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I don't know if "shit" or not, but I hadn't realized that many of the traditional ICE manufacturers are simply retrofitting ICE cars with EV parts. I test drove
by mbesto 3y ago
I don't know if "shit" or not, but I hadn't realized that many of the traditional ICE manufacturers are simply retrofitting ICE cars with EV parts. I test drove an audi q6 the other day and I was like "oh this feels and looks exactly like the ICE version". Turns out it doesn't even have a frunk. Why? because its the same exact model as the ICE, they just ripped out the ICE engine and put an EV one in. No wonder there expected range is awful...nothing about the car is engineered towards the advantages of using all electric (with the exception of no exhaust pipe).
- DHPersonal 3y ago300+ mile range seems pretty good. Most of my car use only ends up being maybe 10 miles a day, with only maybe once every three months going anywhere close to 300 miles. With three kids, I don't really want to travel longer than that.
- mbesto 3y agoLet's compare a Luxury SUV (Q8) vs Luxury Sedan (Tesla) Range: - Tesla Model S - 385mi (95 kWh battery) - 10hrs to fully charge - Audi Q8 - 257mi (106kWh battery) - 11hrs to fully charge Cargo volume: - Q8 - 569 L - Tesla Model S - 709 L These ICE converted cars simply are not optimized for battery setups. How on earth does a luxury sedan have that much more space than an SUV and still performs better on battery efficiency? The Rivian R1S (built from the ground up), has an optional 140 kWh battery with 400mi range, and has 1,323 L cargo (or ~480 L with a 3rd row seat). Source: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x4Dyf_HkXDoXnuh6rJ5zZeH313fVaM1i4qPCmkmBtuw/edit#gid=1256284032 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x4Dyf_HkXDoXnuh6rJ5z...