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Lead Lap
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I believe you, you don't have to try and convince me. In my current position, hybrid or phev doesn't make sense. I have a charger at home, the Y for travelling, and the Sienna as backup. If I had to rely solely on the Polestar or Ioniq, then maybe a hybrid or phev would be needed. In fact the only hybrid I would consider would be the Sienna or Pacifica
You have to go Sienna. You can’t abandon Toyota all together lol. Speaking of, I saw 2-3 B4Zs today. Although I’m not a huge fan of them, I saw a black one and it made the standard black fender flares not look out of place. I think the range and charging speed on them is terrible last I checked.
All in all, the model S is sexy!! Honestly that’s the first time I’ve seen an EV of any kind run those kinds of speed on highway for that extended distance. My friend and I joke all the time that women drive faster than men and this model S was driven by a woman. Looked like a small woman at that. She made people get the heck out of the way.
Lexus Champion
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From: California
Add in the fact the price of gas your way I don’t blame you going EV. I filled up today for $2.42/gallon.
You have to go Sienna. You can’t abandon Toyota all together lol. Speaking of, I saw 2-3 B4Zs today. Although I’m not a huge fan of them, I saw a black one and it made the standard black fender flares not look out of place. I think the range and charging speed on them is terrible last I checked.
All in all, the model S is sexy!! Honestly that’s the first time I’ve seen an EV of any kind run those kinds of speed on highway for that extended distance. My friend and I joke all the time that women drive faster than men and this model S was driven by a woman. Looked like a small woman at that. She made people get the heck out of the way.
You have to go Sienna. You can’t abandon Toyota all together lol. Speaking of, I saw 2-3 B4Zs today. Although I’m not a huge fan of them, I saw a black one and it made the standard black fender flares not look out of place. I think the range and charging speed on them is terrible last I checked.
All in all, the model S is sexy!! Honestly that’s the first time I’ve seen an EV of any kind run those kinds of speed on highway for that extended distance. My friend and I joke all the time that women drive faster than men and this model S was driven by a woman. Looked like a small woman at that. She made people get the heck out of the way.
My daughter is one of those aggressive drivers. She drives way too fast, gets frustrated when someone drives slow and tailgates. I'm constantly warning her to ease up, take it easy and stop tailgating. She also happens to be short and feisty
When I travel in any of my EV'S, I drive at a constant speed between 75 and 80 mph. I've hit over a 100 passing trucks or slower cars. Last night we were invited to a friend's house who lives almost 60 miles from our house in the central valley, winding highway through the hills, lots of uphill inclines. About a little over an hour drive, I maintained 80 mph most of the drive. Basically I drive my EV'S the same way I would drive a gas car.
I've basically adopted EV'S, and really have no desire to go back. The exception would be a weekend car, but that is not in the cards for awhile
Lead Lap
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Yeah, when I go into the office, I'm usually the first one there, so I get my pick of chargers. A good situation that works for me and a l2 at home would rarely help. And I do have access to an unused dryer nema 14-30 right off my garage that I can use with my mobile charger, but I haven't had to do it. I still like the ICE fueling model better. I'd much rather swing in a station that I already drive by every day and fill up in 5 minutes once every 10 to 14 days and just forget about it. And be able to do that just about anywhere, anytime.
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Haha we don't have extreme weather here, and I don't miss going to gas stations, even a little. About every four or five months I fill up our Sienna, and I find it inconvenient
Mandatory full service in NJ so it's nice and easy for me when I have to drive the Ody 
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Re: charging at home. I like knowing that I'll get the charge level I want each day when I get back. The 5 seconds it takes me plug it in is worth it over the 5 min fill ups every week of I was driving ICE full time
.Re: charging at home. I like knowing that I'll get the charge level I want each day when I get back. The 5 seconds it takes me plug it in is worth it over the 5 min fill ups every week of I was driving ICE full time
Lead Lap
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I’m not trolling🤥
Lexus Champion
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I like better getting home, pulling in my backyard, plugging in and the next morning she's full
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Lead Lap
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Stay away from those lamp light hot dogs, they will put you on the 💩’er.
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80% full😉. My friend said he’s been trying something different. He’s been charging to 65% as of late. Also yesterday he was addressing the discoloration of his window trim. He said he has to touch it up every couple months. I saw the same discoloration on the window trim on the Model S I saw on the highway yesterday.
Stay away from those lamp light hot dogs, they will put you on the 💩’er.
Stay away from those lamp light hot dogs, they will put you on the 💩’er.
The discoloration is caused by residual soap stuck in the trim from those automated car washes. Have him just get a lint less cloth, some interior spray, easily cleaned
Lexus Test Driver
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Sounds like it's due to the harsh chemicals that automatic car washes use. Laziness has its price!
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Lead Lap
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