They nail you when you charge at public chargers. Non-Tesla owners can charge at Tesla charging stations but get hit with an extra 30-40% on top of the already high prices.
If you aren’t back soon after the charging is complete, they also charge you an idle fee. My car estimated it would take 2 hours to charge but then finished in under 1:20 while we were still shopping.
Got that app, made an account. Cool! I’ll be ready if I ever rent or buy an EV.
The Electrify America has a useful feature where you can see your current battery percentage (as well as duration of charging and current rate) remotely while you go shopping/dining. This was especially useful the couple of times that the the charger failed after a couple of minutes so that I could go straight back to swap out for another one.
A little while ago. I had the opportunity to see a BYD for the first time, in person. (Dealership in Canary Wharf, while changing trains on my way to my hotel.)
I wish we could get them in the US.
I saw a Subaru Solterra on the road the other day. It looks pretty slick, and the 2026 one is supposed to have beefed up batteries/range. (Jaspess has a '24 Crosstrek.). Haven’t seen a Trailseeker or Getaway on the road yet.
The EPA has certified the iX3, max of 434 miles with the right wheels. It’s odd that the range is 16 miles less with the 20” all season vs 21” all season, I don’t know if that’s a typo or they picked an inefficient tire. Whatever, even 384 miles is pretty far.
Yes, normally there is a range penalty for larger wheel size.
One psi more in the tires, maybe?
So you know one thing for sure, you’ll never get 384 miles of range out of it.
I believe that’s EPA range, which is more useful than CLT. Might be able to get close to 384 if mild conditions, no headwind, traveling 55mph. If traveling at 70mph might need to subtract around 20%.
Edit: Actually it might be a bit better than that. For the 2025 BMW i4 -
Above ~65 mph, aero drag ramps up dramatically; at 75–80 mph, expect 10–20% less range than the EPA combined figure.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the EPA should publish city and highway range. Even then, temps, wind, it’s an estimate. But yeah, the current number sucks. Most people really only care about the highway number, I think.
They should also note “Miles Per kWh.” Higher is “better.” I’d limit my search to those higher than 4.
Here is an inverse, where lower is better, and “4 or better” equates to 25kWh/100miles or lower:
https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/electric-car-range-and-consumption-epa-vs-edmunds.html#chart
The second chart, not the first with the ranges.
Kia Niro with 13,500 miles near me for $23,500.
Since buying an EV I find that my routes selected are sometimes different.
We are members of a winery that we visit a couple of times a year. The last charger we use before getting there is on the interstate and we have a choice between a 1hr52m 121mi drive and a 2h8m 105mi drive. The former is predominantly 70mph zones while the latter is 55mph. We choose to drive the latter and even though we lose 16 minutes, end up with quite a bit more charge. Added bonus is that the latter is much more scenic.
That will measure efficiency, which is great, but does favor smaller cars (with less battery weight). For instance, the Dacia Spring gets around 5mi/kwh but only has a range of 140 miles.
Mpge / 33.7 to get mi/kWh.
For what I would using an EV for, I wouldn’t need some exorbitant range. I do not want to spend the same amount of money on electricity as I do on gas, though, and that is the primary decision lever for me.
Your Metaphorical Mileage May Vary.
An EV would be replacing my wife’s hybrid, which would replace my 23mpg, old-enough-to-purchase-alcohol heap. I barely drive my car, maybe 3K/year at most. We drive hers more, mainly for long-distance drives (to Seattle and back, or to LV and back), and we’d still have to use her car for that. EV would handle most of the driving about town or even the into-LA-and-back trips. Would just need to make sure it has the range before we go (typically a 100-mile trek to The Forum or The Crypto or The Lawry’s).
And I’d love to be able to purchase that car, though it would be anxiety for those day trips mentioned above.
After the Lucid, another highly efficient ev is an ioniq 6 lowest trim level. No longer being sold new. I am looking for one coming off a lease. Mid 300’s range, but north of 4 mi /kWh . Might be low 20’s for a 3yo low miles before any state/local incentive.
I’ve noticed that, I assume some combination of a sedan being more slippery than the SUV shape of most EVs (and cars in general nowadays) plus maybe some good motor tech? But yeah, this model has really impressive efficiency stats. And very nice range!
We might be seeing these in Brazil fairly soon
BYD has said its “flash-charging” technology will remove the “final barrier” for consumers to switch to electric vehicles, allowing it to woo more customers in China and Europe away from the internal combustion engine. BYD has developed rapid-charging technology that enables an EV to be charged in as little as five minutes, an advance it believes could boost its attempts to take on cars that run on petrol globally.
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/2fd19cd6-7bf3-4cd9-a863-e826a7e5f211
