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The EV6 has a lot of things equivalent Teslas don’t offer - cooled seats, 360 view cameras, Apple Carplay/Android Auto and it offers similar performance.
by akmarinov 5y ago
The EV6 has a lot of things equivalent Teslas don’t offer - cooled seats, 360 view cameras, Apple Carplay/Android Auto and it offers similar performance.
- spaceisballer 5y agoNot a big fan of the styling of the car but I am interested. No price listed anywhere I can find so we will see how that all pans out. If someone would make an electric car with the space inside of a minivan, I would be very interested. Instead the market is all about giant SUVs, which are big but not a lot of space inside.
- sp332 5y agoIt will be around $40-45k. The fully loaded limited edition ones are $58,500.
- radicalbyte 5y agoIt looks a lot better in real life - the only issue is that it's too small for us... but then so is the Model 3 and this is a Model 3 competitor.
- clouddrover 5y agoThe vehicle to load capability is nice too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AlfsRk21TU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AlfsRk21TU It's a feature of Hyundai's E-GMP platform cars (Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Genesis GV60).
- darkwater 5y agoI put my eyes on the Ioniq 5 but I think its aerodynamics are worse than the EV6 (but I have no numbers and I'm not an expert). Anyway this record is about charging time, not energy usage. E-GMP supports fast load with 350kW chargers, and I'm pretty sure that, being a benchmark, they used all the tricks up in their sleeves.
- willvarfar 5y agoThe article is about how in a real world test they charged faster than Teslas. YouTube has a lot of amateur enthusiast videos of real world range tests and charging speeds and things for most electric vehicles. People drive different electric cars to meet at some random charging station and compare their efficiency and recharging. (I should know, I attentively watched a bunch before testing and then ordering an EV6 last week :) )
- beachy 5y agoWe got our ioniq 5 last week. My impression was that ioniq 5 is the family wagon and ev6 is if you're more footloose and want a sportier image.
- Xunxi 5y agoThe world is such an odd and funny place now. My 2007 Toyota Avalon Touring drives pretty well with none of those 'trinkets'. The utilitarian value of a car seems to be an outlier to a lot of people these days. I wonder if we'll be able to get back to the place where products we manufacture will span decades and commands good value. Electric cars in my opinion should have fewer points of failure but here we are, hankering for adornments. Maybe I'm wrong.
- csunbird 5y agoExactly, I want my Golf, but electric. 150-200hp, Carplay and Android Auto is all I need.
- jtbayly 5y agoThe ash tray and the paddle game. That's all I need! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZTdqh-a0tU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZTdqh-a0tU
- pornel 5y agoI think you're describing VW ID.3.
- boardwaalk 5y agoNot sure where the GP is, but if it's the US they don't sell 'em to us.
- xattt 5y agoThere was the e-Golf.
- lordnacho 5y agoHave to say you're right, apart from the 360 cam. It allows me to park confidently in a way that just can't be done without it. Also if you have kids is good to know they aren't going to be squashed.
- bmitc 5y ago
- nabla9 5y agoKia's EV reliability > Teslas is maybe the biggest win.
- jmpman 5y agohttps://www.greencarreports.com/news/1129993_fire-concern-prompts-stop-sale-us-recall-for-2019-2020-hyundai-kona-electric https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1129993_fire-concern-pr... I don’t remember Tesla recalling all their EVs for fire concerns.
- digianarchist 5y agoKia operates independently of Hyundai.
- jmpman 5y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Electric_Global_Modular_Platform https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Electric_Global_Modu... Looks like they’ll be using the same electric platform for future vehicles.
- bdcravens 5y agoThey haven't recalled them, but fire concerns are real. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/08/04/tesla-fire/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/08/04/tesla-f...
- stevewodil 5y agoLiterally from the linked article: "Hyundai and Kia have the same parent company, however the Kia Niro EV has completely different batteries on board—sourced by a different South Korea–based supplier...". So nothing about Kia's having a recall. Also Tesla's have caught fire. It's a risk with all EV's.
- stevenpetryk 5y agoAnd also worth pointing out that traditional engines catch fire far more often. Battery fires are just harder to extinguish.