Well, That’s One Way to Sell Americans on Electric Cars
www.theatlantic.com
The U.S. has been wary of EVs. As the cost of gas soars, we’re now paying the price.
  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 months ago

    The first gen ones had a weak range and batteries failed because they lacked temperature control.

    Gen 2+ are fine and really cheap used with 60,000 miles.

    • Midnight Wolf@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Ehh the range was fine, I had a pretty degraded battery (nearing the required threshold for battery replacement) and it still got 75-80 miles on a charge consistently, and 5+ miles per kilowatt. The battery chemistry got a refresh in… 2013? To help defend against this. I live in the place that was most impacted by this, actually. The battery really doesn’t appreciate being fast charged in 115F (air) temps.

      Afaik gen 2 still lacked active cooling, unless they fixed that. I’d like to get another gen 1, do a battery swap and heat pump upgrade, and enjoy it. That car was fantastic, other than wishlist items like AWD and getting more power (gotta go fast), it was perfect.