• Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz
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    1 year ago

    It’s 2009, 2014, 2017 and 2020 all over again.

    They keep promising great new battery tech just around the corner and never delivering.

    If I was a cynic, I might think they’re simply doing it to put people off buying current EVs so they’re not saddled with ‘old tech’.

    While you wait for our amazing new battery, pick yourself up a great new hybrid…

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      1 year ago

      I am not currently buying but I looked at the Hyundai Ioniq? Iconic? Whatever numbers yesterday and from what I saw you could get an AWD ~50k on the road with over 300 miles range and a cost of ~$8-$10 to fill the battery going off prices in the U.S. for electricity.

      That is better than what I need for sure and 1/3 the cost of gas, so I have to say the doubts and againsts are getting pretty small here. I think 0-60 was 5.1 seconds (SUV crossover) that’s as quick as I want an SUV to accelerate haha

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        1 year ago

        Also depends on where you live. I can charge my Model S from 0% to 100% for about $5-$6 and get 350-400 miles.

        But my friend in California would have to pay something like ~$40, which makes it a much harder sell.