2021 PoleStar 2
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Lol, well it is a problem for lots of people. We're so used to finding a gas station everywhere, spending a few minutes there so you don't have to worry about it again for 400-500 miles. Yeah paying $70 for a tank of gas gets old but it's what we're used to. We prefer the convenience.
Regarding the safety... I have never personally seen an ICE on fire. I feel that you'd have to do something pretty stupid for that to happen, unless you're a Kia or Hyundai owner. With an EV you could be charging your vehicle in the garage, not doing anything out of the ordinary, when something malfunctions. Then if that does happen, your entire property is toast as well as possibly other people's. No chance at containment.
Maybe that's why I've been a Toyota owner most of my life. We have something in common: We don't like new tech. We prefer to use what's been out for many years instead of jumping on the newest, flashiest thing.
Regarding the safety... I have never personally seen an ICE on fire. I feel that you'd have to do something pretty stupid for that to happen, unless you're a Kia or Hyundai owner. With an EV you could be charging your vehicle in the garage, not doing anything out of the ordinary, when something malfunctions. Then if that does happen, your entire property is toast as well as possibly other people's. No chance at containment.
Maybe that's why I've been a Toyota owner most of my life. We have something in common: We don't like new tech. We prefer to use what's been out for many years instead of jumping on the newest, flashiest thing.
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The Chinese make excellent products including cars. My Polestar is just as well made as my Lexus. Your iPhone or Android phone, your TV, fridges etc are all made in China lol. As long as quality control is in place, they make better products than any American worker could make here, at a fraction of the cost. Please people, come out of your shells and take off your binders lol
As far as fires go, the risk of that isn’t even on my radar. Like I’ve said before, if you are that worried about things like that, don’t go swimming in the ocean, you may get bitten by a shark.
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The Chinese make excellent products including cars. My Polestar is just as well made as my Lexus. Your iPhone or Android phone, your TV, fridges etc are all made in China lol. As long as quality control is in place, they make better products than any American worker could make here, at a fraction of the cost. Please people, come out of your shells and take off your binders lol
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I wouldn’t have minded if my Tesla was made in China. I feel like quality control would have been better but who knows, just a thought.
As far as fires go, the risk of that isn’t even on my radar. Like I’ve said before, if you are that worried about things like that, don’t go swimming in the ocean, you may get bitten by a shark.
As far as fires go, the risk of that isn’t even on my radar. Like I’ve said before, if you are that worried about things like that, don’t go swimming in the ocean, you may get bitten by a shark.
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The issue isn't about the quality of a product it's about your supporting the Chinese Communist Party when you buy a car made in China when you have other options. You need to take off your blinders, China is not the USA's friend, they are our enemy. They have been plotting for years to take away our freedom and stealing our technology. You're probably too young to know what it is to serve your country. Of course I don't know you, maybe you aren't an American citizen and don't care. Your posts certainly show you have no regard for your actions and everything is hunky dory in La La Land.
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Next Thursday I will be doing my first long trip in my Polestar to Southern California, a 380 mile (each way) round trip. Well that is if my COVID is gone by then. I've been sick since Thursday night and tested positive...thankfully I'm immunized and boosted so it's more like a bad cold with low grade fever. Not fun stuff. Anyway, if things are cleared up, I look forward to documenting my experience, availability of Superchargers on the way, and any good or bad experiences I have. Talking to other Polestar owners in my area who have done this similar trip, everyone has said it was easy and uneventful. I look forward to recording the journey
hope you get well soon, with vaccine most people i know recovered within a week.
don't think you will hit any problem on a planned trip. it's fun only when it's big holidays like thanksgiving sunday night
don't think you will hit any problem on a planned trip. it's fun only when it's big holidays like thanksgiving sunday night
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Thanks, I'm also taking Paxlovid to speed my recovery. I try to avoid driving holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, I've been stuck on the highway as long as 15 hours. When you have to stop for restaurants they are understaffed and over packed. We once waited 2 hours at a Taco bell for our order of Bean burritos
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Thanks, I'm also taking Paxlovid to speed my recovery. I try to avoid driving holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, I've been stuck on the highway as long as 15 hours. When you have to stop for restaurants they are understaffed and over packed. We once waited 2 hours at a Taco bell for our order of Bean burritos
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We were all hungry, all the restaurants were packed...we left nearby Denny's because of the wait, and we were at least 6 hours from home. Now we just pack food if we have to travel over busy holidays
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
Thanks, I'm also taking Paxlovid to speed my recovery. I try to avoid driving holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, I've been stuck on the highway as long as 15 hours. When you have to stop for restaurants they are understaffed and over packed. We once waited 2 hours at a Taco bell for our order of Bean burritos
Don't forget to use PlugShare app as people identify bad chargers on that app. Also, the most effective way to charge fast is to only charge to about 60-65% and take it down to about 10% then charge. A Better Route Planner usually recommends that strategy.
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Can't you take that horse medicine that's supposed to be effective
Don't forget to use PlugShare app as people identify bad chargers on that app. Also, the most effective way to charge fast is to only charge to about 60-65% and take it down to about 10% then charge. A Better Route Planner usually recommends that strategy.
Don't forget to use PlugShare app as people identify bad chargers on that app. Also, the most effective way to charge fast is to only charge to about 60-65% and take it down to about 10% then charge. A Better Route Planner usually recommends that strategy.
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
Haha no horse medicine for me. The Electrify America app shows which chargers are available, in use, or unavailable. The built in Google maps does a really good job and does similar recommendations. Since I will be leaving early in the morning, I probably won't worry as much about charging times. I'll start out at 100 percent, go to about 30 percent, than make two more stops going to about 80 to 90 percent each time. I'm not going to worry about too much about saving time this trip
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Google maps has the built in alerting from Waze. Saved me from a ticket a few times. 3.05 kWh per mile is pretty good at that speed, I get between 2.99 and 3 kWh per mile, I'll probably end up doing pretty good because although there are a lot of steep inclines, what goes up also comes down... meaning lots of regen