How many of you own an EV?
I know a few folks on here do. Have posted pics and relevant info etc. But with the proliferation of threads arguing about how great and economical they are, how many of y'all, especially the noisy ...
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I own one Grit; unlike some on this forum that don't own one but just talk.
It's a fully loaded Sonata PIHB with a 10 kwh battery that is rated for 28 miles on the battery alone. It can go somewhere around 625 to 650 miles when both "tanks" are filled.
I bought it used with 20K on it. To me it was a brand new car. The 80 YO that owned it had a stroke and couldn't drive anymore. Due to a recall, the factory replaced the battery and all major electric components in the car right before I bought the car.
Fast forward to somewhere about a year ago. My wife told me there was something wrong with the car. She would get a message on the dash that said check the "HB system" or something like that. Only once in a blue moon though. Then the range dropped down to like 25 miles...then to 20 miles...then to 13 miles...then to 7 miles...then the car would not even charge.
Took it to the dealer in March of this year and they determined the main battery is toast. 10K for a new battery. Fortunately it was under warrantee so good right? Nope, they said back in March it would be August before they will have a battery for my car. Then in August they said it will be October before we get the car back. Still in the shop to this day.
I really like the car but the ol lady said NOPE we are going back to strictly gas. She is in the process of lemon lawing it right now as I type this. I hope I can talk her out of it......but.......:S
Now for economy. The car is rated for like 42 MPG and my wife would regularly get 50 on gas alone. The car would pull down 90+ MPG combined.
Lets do some math. I pay .20 cents a KWH and my car can go 30+ miles on a charge. So about $2.50 dollars a day to go 30 miles. So a dollar/12 miles or 12 cents a mile.
Gas is about $4.75 a gallon right now in my town. My wife can get 50 MPG on gas alone. So about 10.5 cents/mile.
So as you can see Grit, I can drive cheaper by a hair with gasoline "right now." When gas was $7.00/ gallon I made out on electricity only.
When gas was $2.50/ gallon like it was a few years ago, it was way cheaper to not even plug the car in.:R
All in all I really like the car.....not because it's a PIHB but because it's a nice car. It can pull down 40 to 50 MPG and that's very good for a mid size car.
Whether I run on electricity or gasoline you can throw a blanket over both cost wise. (at least right now). Who knows what 2024 is going to bring us. :B
It's a fully loaded Sonata PIHB with a 10 kwh battery that is rated for 28 miles on the battery alone. It can go somewhere around 625 to 650 miles when both "tanks" are filled.
I bought it used with 20K on it. To me it was a brand new car. The 80 YO that owned it had a stroke and couldn't drive anymore. Due to a recall, the factory replaced the battery and all major electric components in the car right before I bought the car.
Fast forward to somewhere about a year ago. My wife told me there was something wrong with the car. She would get a message on the dash that said check the "HB system" or something like that. Only once in a blue moon though. Then the range dropped down to like 25 miles...then to 20 miles...then to 13 miles...then to 7 miles...then the car would not even charge.
Took it to the dealer in March of this year and they determined the main battery is toast. 10K for a new battery. Fortunately it was under warrantee so good right? Nope, they said back in March it would be August before they will have a battery for my car. Then in August they said it will be October before we get the car back. Still in the shop to this day.
I really like the car but the ol lady said NOPE we are going back to strictly gas. She is in the process of lemon lawing it right now as I type this. I hope I can talk her out of it......but.......:S
Now for economy. The car is rated for like 42 MPG and my wife would regularly get 50 on gas alone. The car would pull down 90+ MPG combined.
Lets do some math. I pay .20 cents a KWH and my car can go 30+ miles on a charge. So about $2.50 dollars a day to go 30 miles. So a dollar/12 miles or 12 cents a mile.
Gas is about $4.75 a gallon right now in my town. My wife can get 50 MPG on gas alone. So about 10.5 cents/mile.
So as you can see Grit, I can drive cheaper by a hair with gasoline "right now." When gas was $7.00/ gallon I made out on electricity only.
When gas was $2.50/ gallon like it was a few years ago, it was way cheaper to not even plug the car in.:R
All in all I really like the car.....not because it's a PIHB but because it's a nice car. It can pull down 40 to 50 MPG and that's very good for a mid size car.
Whether I run on electricity or gasoline you can throw a blanket over both cost wise. (at least right now). Who knows what 2024 is going to bring us. :B