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Yeah, if level 1 works for the range you need, it's totally fine. We've had our ID.4 for ~8 months now and have only used level 1 charging. Still top up every night to 80%, and if there's a day or two where it doesn't hit 80, it will over the weekend. Installing our level 2 EVSE is on the list...

Right. It's not about tariffs then, is it? China’s market barriers never stopped foreign brands from flourishing there. Volkswagen, GM (Buick especially), BMW, and Mercedes have been dominant in China for more than a decade, with Tesla being insanely popular. Your original claim was: That’s...

I'm not sure I agree, but to each their own.

Quite a few Polestar 2's. I just saw one yesterday! I'm actually considering a used one. They can be had for very reasonable prices right now.

Yep. These EVs also have to pass crash tests in the EU. The offerings from BYD like the Seal, Dolphin, Atto 3 etc all got 5 star NCAP ratings in the EU. Also, China has built cars for the US for years now. The Polestar 2, a slew of Volvos, many Buicks, etc. The only reason more Chinese built...

The one that I get annoyed at is the sentiment that Chinese EVs (or cars in general) are garbage. A) it's just not true anymore and B) it's willful ignorance.

If you read what I wrote, I said they’re designed to function well below freezing. I didn’t say there wasn’t a range hit, ya goober. eyes wide open, folks.

Realistically, the lifetime of the vehicle. Battery degradation tends to decrease over time, so as traction batteries age, they degrade less and less. Really though, there's nothing special you need to do outside of charging. Traction batteries are designed to function in extreme cold; you can...

I think we'll see more and more independent shops replacing cells and overhauling packs, similar to how most places around now can swing an engine in an '05 Taco. Typically only one (or a couple) of cells in the pack fail, so there's no real need to replace the entire (expensive) pack. There are...

Sure! Til it breaks :CWL:

I don't think that really matters for the 99% of people who buy a Wrangler as a daily driver, never once taking it offroad lol. For most they want to know they have the ability to do it, or are unwilling to admit to themselves it'll never be used as intended haha

I also wouldn't touch a Stellantis product with a 10' pole.

I believe it will be a dual voltage charger. The new Ioniq 5s & EV6s now come with a similar one. We got a dual voltage charger with our ID.4 from the VW dealer, though it was not a VW specific charger.

We've seen already that the tiedown points can be placed anywhere along the rail inside the lip of the bed. I agree that highlighting that would be cool

I would wholeheartedly agree with you if this thing was actually low price. The new base Leaf may actually come in CHEAPER than the Truck. And you’d at least have somewhere to have it serviced. All I’m saying is that I’m unwilling to give them slack when the product is still comparable in price...

Exactly.

I agree. My ONLY qualm is that if I'm going to be doing warranty work, I should be compensated at the standard technician rate using the standard repair time for a given repair. This is something I'm intimately familiar with. I would never expect any other automaker to outsource warranty work to...

This seems like a far more complicated approach vs. an EREV. At least with the EREV you can operate a peak efficiency, instead of variable RPMs. Plus you have to add a transaxle in this setup.

...yes? This feels like a trick question. Where else should pedestrians be walking if not the cross walk?

What an asinine comment lol