I was wondering when somebody would post this lol. I guess Audi gets a pass, while poor ole jags gets sh#$@@d on?

 

apparently no pass.



in case anyone doesn't go to x...

 

Yesterday drove alongside a Tesla Semi:



Darn thing is so quiet. It has so much torque, even hauling a huge trailer it takes off really fast. I'm seeing a lot of them around Fremont lately

 

I assume you are letting your wife drive the Model 3 while you drive that Malibu? You're a true gentleman!

 

Yep, her commute is longer than mine, and she hates moving to vehicles she's never driven. My commute is half hers, today I'm already having to go to a gas station. Probably Costco 😕

 

You're a good egg!

 

I decided to post this in the General EV section, this is by no means an ICE vs EV post, it's just my observations from having to transition from an EV to ICE...for only a very short period Well as most of you know if you read my Model Y thread, the Y is in the body shop due to an accident, and now I'm in a 2025 Malibu rental. The Malibu is only a 1.5L four Cylinder, one of the smallest in use, and gas mileage has not been what I expected. I've been averaging around 23.8 MPG, and I'm not even being a lead foot...in fact nowhere near being one



That's pretty bad. Really bad. I got the car at half tank on Tuesday, and had to fill up today. The cheapest gas is Costco @$3.99 for regular unleaded



It came out to about almost $60. For a car that's not that fun to drive, that's a lot of money to spend on fueling every week. I spend that per month on the Model 3. So basically, this just makes me double down on owning EV's. The way I see it, if you live in a place like California which is EV friendly and has plenty of charging options, I just can't see owning a gas car, the exception being you need a minivan, work truck, or some specific needs. And it's not just about the cost of fueling, but the 100 percent better driving experience. I'm just going to jump out and say it...I can never go back, and will never go back

 

Tom Moloughney from the excellent State of Charge channel has the same truck as me and he just released a video redoing the tests he performed when new on his now 3 year old and just under 40,000 mile truck.

The TLDR/TLDW is that on the highway range test, where he runs from 100% to 0% at a constant 70mph he got 17 more miles at three years (287) than he got when new (270), driving the same route at the same speed in broadly similar conditions and he also tested DCFC charging from 0% to 100% to see how much energy the charge consumes and he got identical results at 3 years/40K than he got when new from the factory,

In other words, the truck at 3 years old and 40,000 miles is delivering slightly better than it delivered when it was brand new. Of note, the range test being entirely conducted at 70MPH means he would have massively exceeded the truck's 320 mile estimate had he driven the EPA mix (55% city, 45% highway).

 

That's not surprising. Ford sets aside some capacity that isn't part of the 100% calculation at new. You won't see much until degradation eats through that hidden capacity.

 

Can someone explain why this guy says ev trade in value will tank after tax credit goes away end of the month. I couldn't follow his reasoning.

 

Has it already began? Someone mentioned this Hummer sold for $40k under sticker.

 

i mentioned TRADE IN VALUES (not new cars), AFTER tax credit expires, and the hummer is a ludicrous ev at 9000+lbs and 200kwh battery which will take a loooooong time to charge.

did you watch the video?

 

2nd owner paid $71k for a 2024 6k mile vehicle someone mentioned is $40k under its brand new price.

Does a used Hummer EV pickup not fall under that category? Would the $71k price not reflect its current trade in value?

Maybe I need to watch the video, my bad.

FWIW, 3rd gen Tundra owners not too fond of the guy in the video. He “loves” 3rd gen Tundras.

 

It bears repeating that when Tesla lost the original EV tax credit back in the day, neither the EV market nor Tesla sales crashed. I don’t expect the EV market to crash in Q4, there’s gonna be a lot of cases were customers ordered prior to 9/30 and paid a deposit locking in the credit. As the tax credit works its way out of the system, manufacturers are likely to adjust pricing to substantially compensate. It’s gonna be a while before we can truly figure out if there was any meaningful impact.

 

drove a new friend's red '23 model S... very nice!



he also has a '13 (yes 2013) model S! he keeps it because it has free supercharging and he's uber frugal.