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Would love to get an EV but you can buy a brand new gas sedan for half the price
I am waiting for the prices to drop as well.
You could look for a used one being sold somewhere with a big rebate, I'm in canada and places like toronto have a $10,000 rebate so dealerships are forced to drop prices even further for used vehicles
I am waiting for the Kia Ev3
That Hyundai Ioniq 6 looks ugly. Why would they deviate from the old design to something like that?
Because manufacturers still believe for whatever reason that EVs shouldn't just took like a fucking car, it has to be extremely polarizing.
It’s malicious compliance.
I got the chance to drive the Ioniq 6 and from my perspective it's a great car and feels significantly safer to drive than a Tesla Model 3. It has physical buttons for many important features and an additional set of touch buttons. It has a screen behind the steering wheel + optionally a head up display. I never had a case of phantom breaking in around 10,000 kilometeres, while I had two in a 100 kilometres test drive with a model 3. And it is really efficient. I drive it at around 13 kWh / 100 km (slightly less than 5 miles per kWh) and it has around 550 km (340 miles) of range. In terms of software it has support for Android Auto and Apple Carplay which I personally prefer over the closed app store that is provided by Tesla. I can basically use any app that I want to stream music or navigation.
The only really downside for me is the size. I would have preferred a much smaller car but unfortunately all the smaller ones I checked out (Volvo EX 30, Smart #1, Renault Megane E-Tech) had poor efficiency in comparison. In comparison to the model 3 the size is only slightly larger.
In the meantime as Musk went full lunatic, I anyhow would no longer consider a Tesla. So I would say if you're looking for an EV of that type, I'd give it a try, also if you don't love the design at first sight. As you usually sit inside the car rather than in front of it, that anyhow shouldn't be too important I guess. :)
They went all in on aerodynamics to make the car as efficient as possible. That meant having smooth curves and a raindrop/pebble type shape. The looks are polarizing(codeword for shit) but it is actually pretty efficient so they did achieve their target
Though not mentioned because of no Tesla equivalent, Ford transit van is cheaper as EV than ICE. Equinox seems to be better value than model Y.
Great to so progress!