Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

[nakkers]

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Is there ever a point at which plugging in and unplugging your car becomes too much and you take the ice car for convenience?

p.s. Canadian Tire said they didn’t have rims to fit mine. It also doesn’t show my make/model in their system. I think it shows the U.S. non PHEV model, which is different, instead.

Going to see if the dealer can get decent looking rims and non Japanese tires. Otherwise, I’ll have to settle for the Yokohamas on steelies, and paint them black every Spring.

I fuel the ice vehicle whereas the PHEV gets plugged and unplugged by my wife all the time.

I think EVs are more practical charging at home and knowing the cost of charge over watching the price at the pump and being strategic at when to fill up to save a buck to two depending on reports of when the price will increase or drop x cents the next day etc.

The only draw back would be longer road trips and planning charge spots/timing and the cost to change but, even then still less of a concern than the price of petro at the enroute.

 

[DJM]

I've forgotten to plug in at night 3 times over the last year and a half. Never left myself without enough juice to get to work the next day though. Since I keep the vehicle at 80% charge I'm only usually down to 70% or so. Maybe 60% in the winter.

It's practically muscle memory at this point. Still easier than remembering to stop for gas imo and I don't have to deal with Costco savages.

 

[DJM]

Is there ever a point at which plugging in and unplugging your car becomes too much and you take the ice car for convenience?

p.s. Canadian Tire said they didn’t have rims to fit mine. It also doesn’t show my make/model in their system. I think it shows the U.S. non PHEV model, which is different, instead.

Going to see if the dealer can get decent looking rims and non Japanese tires. Otherwise, I’ll have to settle for the Yokohamas on steelies, and paint them black every Spring.

I went to the rthibert wheel catalogue, they are pretty definitive for fitment specs. It looks like X48566 is a fit for the PHEV. Cross-referencing that, Nissan and Infiniti also uses the same hub specs so a 17" option X47561 may also be available if the clearances are good.

Alloys may be a stronger, higher QC option. I've heard about steel wheels having runout and tolerance issues although it's never happened to me.

 

[nobbie48]

Is there ever a point at which plugging in and unplugging your car becomes too much and you take the ice car for convenience?

In nasty weather with an ICE car needing fuel and full of passenegers, the driver gets out into the cold or wet for four or five minutes and the drive continues. With an EV the driver plugs in and goes back inside for four or five times longer but is warm and dry, chatting with the gang.

A Tesla will even tell you jokes or stories if you want.

 

[GreyGhost]

In nasty weather with an ICE car needing fuel and full of passenegers, the driver gets out into the cold or wet for four or five minutes and the drive continues. With an EV the driver plugs in and goes back inside for four or five times longer but is warm and dry, chatting with the gang.

A Tesla will even tell you jokes or stories if you want.

I have so much mobile data now that watching Netflix while waiting would not be an issue.

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