Replaces gas taxes that one would otherwise have paid - they gotta get their money from somewhere so I’ve no issue with that. I’d prefer something more equitable (mileage based) rather than a flat fee, but don’t have an issue with having to pay something. It’s $150 here but going up to $220.
My service from the local Nissan dealership for my EV has been fine, but that’s caveated. They only have one EV tech at that dealership. He appears to know his stuff, but with there only being one you’re at the mercy of that person being available.
For non-EV service, I’ve not had bad service from any of the local dealerships - GM, Ford, Toyota, and Honda. I’d say I’ve been happiest with GM just due to timeliness and ease of the interactions.
Service in general is highly specific to one’s local dealerships and techs.
It does cycle the heat pump on and off, but is very quiet inside the car.
Front and rear seats in the Nissan Ariya fold flat to make a good surface. There’s no specific camping mode, but just leaving the car on works fine for heat.
Mine cost less to insure than the car it replaced. Car insurance varies a lot though. If you only checked on insurance for one type of EV, such as a Tesla, check others as well.
Registration is more, but not enough to amount to much.
Opportunity cost: Don’t buy a new car until you’re ready to replace your current car, whether it’s an EV or not. Set a budget before you’ve selected a type of car and stick to your budget. Now you’ve removed the opportunity cost. Or lease.
Supercharging will never be cheap. For me charging at home IS cheap, and what I do all 95% of the time. How well the economics of that work out is highly dependent on where one lives.
Depreciation: If this really concerns you, then either lease or keep your cars longer. All cars are depreciating assets.
Am I missing something??
Lower maintenance costs. No oil changes, no transmission fluid changes (in most). This basically makes up for the higher registration.
I can go 3x as far on $1 worth of electric than I can $1 worth of gas.
Car insurance pricing is based on a lot of different factors including (as permitted by the state) driving history, your age, gender (it’s better to be female), marital status (cheaper if you’re married), education level, housing situation (generally it’s cheaper if you own your home), location (neighborhood) of primary residence (and that neighborhood’s crime rate), region, state and that state’s regulatory environment, and the specific car. I probably left out a few things.
At 22, you’re likely to have moderately high rates unless you live with your parents. If you live on your own, are unmarried, and have ever had an at-fault accident or gotten a DUI your rates are likely to be through the roof.
Helped a lady with a Hyundai who had never used a fast charger before, and she asked me out. I’d have taken her up on it if I wasn’t married. She seemed pretty nice.
Doesn’t BYD make buses in CA? Anyone know where this bus is made?
A few things going on here, potentially…
Hard to say which of these factors is relevant here, although from all that charring and burnt electrical box behind the plug I’m betting on proper torquing, but yes, you need new wire. It’s (literally) toast - wire is a good conductor, not just of electricity but also heat. The issue that caused the fire could also have melted the wire’s insulation in the walls. Think about that for a minute, and then be REALLY happy nothing else caught…
IMO, airports should be installing a crap ton of L1 chargers for this purpose. Taking a couple days to get a full charge is perfectly acceptable if one is away on a trip, and it would lower the install and operating costs allowing the airport to install more of them.
IMO, the simplest solution is to just build the stations, and re-work existing stations, so that they provide a place to physically queue up. This would be easier of the charging stations were built with a pull-through design. If there are multiple groups of chargers, there could be multiple queues.
I generally keep my cars for 8-10 years, and don’t worry about most of the above. Yes, cars will advance, and that is happening at a fast rate right now with EVs in particular. Improved infrastructure benefits everyone, not just new EVs and advances to new cars don’t make my car any less capable than it ever was.
Because I keep my cars for so long, and generally put more than 200K miles on them, I don’t care that much about resale value. They usually don’t have a lot of resale value, and I expect that to continue.
IMO, the concerns above really boil down to: Will my car have good resale value, and that’s more a question for those that don’t keep their cars for 10 years or more…
I have one of these. It’s basic, but does the job.
Are you replying to me? I literally wrote, “I’d prefer something more equitable (mileage based) rather than a flat fee” …