It's been about four years since we leased our first EV, a 2020 Hyundai Ioniq, and since then there has not only been a huge shift in EV adoption, but major advancements as well. The Model 3 at the time was going on two years old, and the Model Y was just introduced. Both were expensive, and had some teething pains they needed to get through. The Ioniq EV was a cheap, economical 138 HP EV that shared a platform with the hybrid. With a 170 mile range, a good commuter, but not good for anything more than 50 miles away.
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Today we own or lease three EV'S. And the experience has been mostly positive. The best part is we fuel them at home, and the driving experience can only be described as buttery smooth. Despite the weight they carry, it's like you are defying gravity every time you put your foot down on the pedal. Travel with the Model Y has been eventless, with ample superchargers everywhere. In fact it's our heaviest used car. Our 2013 Sienna hardly gets driven anymore.

I just want to mention that although I've adopted EV'S, my love for cars in general hasn't changed. Among my favorites are the M3/M4 Comp, and the Lexus IS350, especially the 2nd Gen. If I had the space, I would probably have one of these as a weekend car. I'm not a fan of four cylinders combined with fwd, and I'll probably get a hard time for saying this, but I make an exception for the Civic Type R. Love that car. But not so much the boy racer looks 😂

One last thing I would like to mention is I did not make my move to EV'S to save the environment. It's not that I don't care about the environment, it's just that this is not a reason. I also didn't make my move to EV'S to save money, because ultimately they are not cheap, and in California they have larger registration fees. It's purely for the performance, and convenience of being able to "fuel" at home. Also, they don't need much maintenance. In three years and 36k miles, I've only taken my Polestar in once, and all they did was check it, do some diagnostics and checked the battery health. My Model Y has only had the tires rotated, and our Ioniq 5 a software update to address a recall

 

Cleaned out the interior of the Model Y today, washed the mats, vacuumed and cleaned the interior and seats





Nice and clean inside. Only downside, it's 91 F today....

 

 

Very nice! 1 question though....why plastic floormats in California? I mean some of my cars get them in the winter. But I'm also outside of Chicago, and it gets really gross here. And as soon as it warms up, the carpet goes back in.

 

I used the all weathers year round when I lived in CA because of mud or other gunk. Was easier for me to take out and wash vs. beating out carpet mats. In the Rivian, I've put the all weathers in the back for the kids but have continued to use the Chilewich mats up front. They're pretty nice

 

They are actually not plastic like Weathertech's, but more a waterproof material that's weaved together. We still have rainy season here and they get muddy in the winter. Plus people spill stuff when we go on trips etc. Very easy to clean, just wash them down and some soap and brush, let them dry and they are like new

 

we've had this discussion a few times... i love the all weather (rubber prefered over plastic) mats even here in florida.

 

There is for sure some rubber weaved into these mats. The plastic WeatherTec they replaced were a fail, especially the front drivers side which ended up curling and blocking the throttle