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Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

nakkers said:
@brian p has your annual mileage gone down using EV? Or is travel still limited by the pandemic?


I’m back in the saddle for work and travelling by vehicle again. Not as much as before but, still pretty heavy.

If I had an EV, there would be some planning ahead of just jumping in the car and go.

My only reservation out EVs at the moment is winter range anxiety as I travel from St Catharines to London fairly regular and the stops are not near a charging station.

We also travel from St Catharines to Chesterville 8 times a year.

So a secondary vehicle that is EV could work and use the petro vehicle for those specific circumstances.


The other concern is if we use the EV a lot, what is the impact to battery life and range down the road?

Brakes and tires, wheel bearings and other wear bits occur after 3/4 years and 100k. But, the fuel efficiently and range stays relatively the same.

EV maintenance can be less but, a looming battery pack replacement could be discouraging. Like those that lease vehicles and run way over on their mileage…..

I like the idea of charging at home and have a fairly consistent cost on electricity. Bombing around here and the GTA wouldn’t be a worry.


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Im not a fan of plug in hybrids, however you are prime candidate for the new Prius.....


other than that, for pure electrics, I still think Tesla "does it best" at the moment. been saying it for years, and its still true today.
 
nakkers said:
@brian p has your annual mileage gone down using EV? Or is travel still limited by the pandemic?


I’m back in the saddle for work and travelling by vehicle again. Not as much as before but, still pretty heavy.

If I had an EV, there would be some planning ahead of just jumping in the car and go.

My only reservation for EVs at the moment is winter range anxiety as I travel from St Catharines to London fairly regular and the stops are not near a charging station.

We also travel from St Catharines to Chesterville 8 times a year.

So a secondary vehicle that is EV could work and use the petro vehicle for those specific circumstances.


The other concern is if we use the EV a lot, what is the impact to battery life and range down the road?

Brakes and tires, wheel bearings and other wear bits occur after 3/4 years and 100k. But, the fuel efficiently and range stays relatively the same *for petro vehicles

EV maintenance can be less but, a looming battery pack replacement could be discouraging. Like those that lease vehicles and run way over on their mileage…..

I like the idea of charging at home and have a fairly consistent cost on electricity. Bombing around here and the GTA wouldn’t be a worry.


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Only jump in and go right now option is a Tesla right now. Stated my full owners review earlier in the thread but basically I visit work locations in Kitchener, London and Sudbury. Literally just jump in my car and go, no need to plan stops. If I get below 20% I just navigate to a supercharger along the way.

A lot of new EVs currently don't have a lot of data on battery life but the old faithfuls you'd be able to find info on most forums (Bolt, Priuses, Teslas, etc.)
For Teslas, the rate is known to be around 10% per 100,000 miles from last I checked.

edit: brakes you almost don't touch with most EVs that have regen braking. Tires do get used a bit faster, I'm 30,000kms and about 30% tread left. Everything else (bushings, bearings, etc.) shared with ICE should be around the same maintenance intervals.

Saw VINfast at Yorkdale, they are starting a subscription/lease service for the batteries. You can buy the car and lease the batteries.
 
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I've been looking at new electric cars recently a lot - what do you think about Hyundai's new Ioniq?
Like the style way better than Tesla's and mileage looks on par, could be a good choice if prices lower than Teslas'...

Also came across rumors about new electric Tacoma - that could be a new cult machine for already existing community...

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Sochi said:
I've been looking at new electric cars recently a lot - what do you think about Hyundai's new Ioniq?
Like the style way better than Tesla's and mileage looks on par, could be a good choice if prices lower than Teslas'...

Also came across rumors about new electric Tacoma - that could be a new cult machine for already existing community...

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Ioniqs seem fine. I know someone that has one and they like it.

I wouldnt go near an electric taco for a while. Toyota has made some pretty crap decisions around batteries and I dont know if they've learned how to do it in a way that works long-term yet. Their biggest issue was air cooled batteries using cabin air. Have a pet in the car and the battery dies and is big bucks to replace. Not ideal but I would be more forgiving if they fixed that. Problem was present in generations of their vehicles. Aholes.
 
Sochi said:
I've been looking at new electric cars recently a lot - what do you think about Hyundai's new Ioniq?
Like the style way better than Tesla's and mileage looks on par, could be a good choice if prices lower than Teslas'...

Also came across rumors about new electric Tacoma - that could be a new cult machine for already existing community...

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I think the Ioniq range is gorgeous and I would love one. Once (if ever) prices start going to normal levels I'll definitely look into one.

I want to go full EV as it looks like BIL is keeping his GTI (he loves it after his 435 was returned), and isn't planning on returning it at the end of the lease. If he doesn't, I'll trade the Volt in on something fully EV.

Top of my list are:
- Ioniq / Kona EV
- Mach-E
- BOLT (Edited in...how could I forget this thing)
- Model 3

Fortunately all of them are currently out of my price range.
 
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For those not willing to take the EV plunge, the new Prius looks good and apparently is also good to drive: Tested: 2023 Toyota Prius Drives Even Better Than It Now Looks

Interesting tidbits.
The drag coefficient of the swoopy-looking new bodywork isn't as good as the old one, but the frontal area is lower, offsetting that. (Cd = 0.27 for this, that's not a lot better than the 0.31 of my box-on-wheels Bolt, or for that matter the 0.31 of my box-on-wheels Ram ProMaster)
The swoopy shape has apparently cut down headroom and trunk space a bit.
I think it's a worthwhile trade. I don't recall ever seeing such a big transformation from hideous to good-looking in one vehicle generation.
Ride and handling are supposedly improved, too. (The last - and only - Prius that I've driven was a second-generation one, and my description of the steering and suspension is one word: Novocaine.)
 
Will like to see the Prime plug-in version and what it's battery-only mileage will be (or has that been finalized yet?).
 
Up to 57 mpg and 7.1 to 60

Toyota has outdone themselves

There will be a long wait list for this one
 
reminds me of the Hyundai Pony and Stellar days back in the mid 80s, truly bad cars that only "car guys" really knew to steer clear of for their dismal build quality and notorious for premature rust and falling apart.

the general public viewed it has another option for a cheap car.


nowadays, bad news travels fast, with the power of the internet, and information at your fingertips, VinFast won't stand a chance in NA
 
LBV said:
Will like to see the Prime plug-in version and what it's battery-only mileage will be (or has that been finalized yet?).
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I read something today that the battery only range was approx 40miles +/- ... so not great. But the new Prius looks sleek as hell. I'd buy one if I was in the market and had 2 years to wait for it.

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The Prius gets a glow-up, but it’s still just a hybrid

A better-looking Prius is arriving a bit too late.
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Looks like the Prime is already on TOYOTA.CA where they say "the newly developed lithium-ion battery pack increases the EV range by more than 50% over the previous range of 40 km" so that's about 60 km ... still lame after all these years. Keeping the Volt.

Toyota Prius Prime 2024- Hybride branchable | Toyota Canada

Discover the 2024 Toyota Prius Prime Plug-in Hybrid. The 5th generation powertrain delivers fuel efficiency in three powerful models. Learn more today.
www.toyota.ca www.toyota.ca
 
LBV said:
Looks like the Prime is already on TOYOTA.CA where they say "the newly developed lithium-ion battery pack increases the EV range by more than 50% over the previous range of 40 km" so that's about 60 km ... still lame after all these years. Keeping the Volt.

Toyota Prius Prime 2024- Hybride branchable | Toyota Canada

Discover the 2024 Toyota Prius Prime Plug-in Hybrid. The 5th generation powertrain delivers fuel efficiency in three powerful models. Learn more today.
www.toyota.ca www.toyota.ca
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Agreed. Def not worth to upgrade from the Volt in terms of range.

If I was upgrading from an ICE car that was dying...sure. But current car may not last long enough to actually wait it out.

It is sexier looking than the Volt...but I'm for function over form.
 
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