🔋 The Extended Battery Decision (Poll: Which battery option suits you best?)

[AZFox]

Again, no one at slate actually said the $27,499 number.

Categorically false, however

Reasoning will never make a Man correct an ill Opinion, which by Reasoning he never acquired --Jonathan Swift in 1721​

 

[KevinRS]

Categorically false, however

Reasoning will never make a Man correct an ill Opinion, which by Reasoning he never acquired --Jonathan Swift in 1721​

You can say it's false, but every time someone tries to point out an example, it's not a quote, it's a calculation based off of "below 20k after incentive"

 

[AZFox]

it's not a quote, it's a calculation based off of "below 20k after incentive"

 

[Neil Nelson]

You can say it's false, but every time someone tries to point out an example, it's not a quote, it's a calculation based off of "below 20k after incentive"

And it is a very easy calculation. "Below 20k after incentive" means below $27,500 without incentive. If Slate wanted to sell their vehicle farther below $20k, they would have said that.

 

[AZFox]

Ability to correct yourself leads to wisdom.
It's simple. Notice i didn't say "easy".

 

[Thutchis]

I live in Rural NE Oregon. Extended range works better for me. An 60-90 round-trip drive to larger cities is a pretty regular occurance.

 

[AZFox]

I appreciate all the knowledge that's been contributed in the thread. Advice from current EV owners, especially, is valuable to us EV n00bz.

I reserved Slot #2 for a summary of some sort. Ideally it'll be a single place someone can the information they need for making a decision they won't regret / will be happy about.

Not sure what to put there yet. So far I've scanned the thread and put some mostly-paraphrased notes in a text file. Is there any point of view missing?

@GaRailroader: Extended reduces the rate of accumulating cycles (Battery Longevity)
@Adam W: I'll still have my ICE car for those times when I need the range.
@Dorbiman: Expect the extra weight to have a negligible effect on range.
@cadblu: [T]he population who gets the standard range battery will deeply regret their decision. The $4.K you 'saved' on delivery day will long be forgotten in the future. (@Garbone disagrees with this.)
@GaRailroader: Avoid Standard if you plan on road-tripping.
@KevinRS: The best option for occasional long trips would probably be just rent an ICE vehicle, or fly.
@Trace26: Cost and weight are the biggest factors.
@RetiredOnPaper: Newbees will spend more time at Buckie's then they expect.
@HTXSlate: Long range if the price is under 4k
@atx_ev: The vast majority of people drive around 35 miles/day. Obviously if you drive more you need the bigger pack. Otherwise invest the money and let it grow.
@Mac-Tyson: Thinks standard range is suitable and it will make the Truck more fun to drive.
@AZFox: Traveling at highway speeds reduces range significantly (could be 30%(!) less range).
@JoeUser: First time EV buyers put 'long range ' at the top of their shopping list. Second time EV buyers do not.
@cvollers: Resale for extended vs. standard most likely will favor extended.
@AZFox: Resale value for options tends to be low. A 2021 Mustang Mach-E Extended option has depreciated by ~90% ($5,000->now $500 as of August 2025).
@KevinRS: With home charging you're "topping off the tank" every night. How far do you drive in a day and what is the farthest you will regularly be driving?

 

[atx_ev]

resale value is a bad reason

4K put into the market will double in value about every 7 years. There is no circumstances where the battery recoups that.

my wife has 60 miles on her PHEV, we are still using L1 charging and a tank of gas has lasted 2500 miles and was only halfway done.

With L2 charging I think we would have used no gas. I havent bothered with the L2 charging because I dont want the gas to sit in her car for 9 months.

 

[Daemoch]

Ive got a buddy with a hybrid Volt that says he goes through 3 tanks a year, and that only because the car tells him the gas is getting old and it auto-switches to it to use it up. Dunno if that helps anyone, but there ya go.