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Article: Charging The Electric Rivian R1S Was More Expensive Than Filling Up Some Notorious Gas Guzzlers

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The article was for literary entertainment. The author had to find something to write that nobody wrote about yet.
He is right - I met many people who think that the EV Range is the same as the ICE Range - what you see in a car is close to what you get.

Did you see any place on the EPA sticker saying not to drive above 80 mph or are you in trouble? Here in TX, we have roads with 85 posted speeds. People drive 85+ on many roads. Just did one trip (Austin -> Houston, 185 miles). Went from 100%(323 miles) to 15% (45 miles left, that is really 25 miles). So on full charge, I can do about 210 miles. On 10-80% - 147 miles. With the average DCFC kWh charging price in TX 0.40c, my R1T is 20% more expensive than the F-150 on long trips.

Anyway, EVs are more expensive (depreciation), and not the best for road trips ( trips 500+ miles). They are great as an around-town car, the second car in a family, or a car for enthusiasts.

And just 0.02c for sustainability - let's not talk about this when we own a 7700-pound car.
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I may be daft but I am not aware of a similar ICE SUV that gets 20mpg. I consider the Range Rover a similar proportion SUV to the R1S. Are people actually getting 20mpg on the highway with a RR? I must have been doing something wrong because I was getting closer to 8mpg.
Grand Cherokee L with the V6 gets 26 mpg on highway road trips. Very similar proportions to an R1S.
 

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Grand Cherokee L with the V6 gets 26 mpg on highway road trips. Very similar proportions to an R1S.
And many others as well - BMW X7, 23mpg. MUCH better car for on-road. Zero off-road capabilities through.
 

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sounds like a user error not a vehicle problem..
I think he's right to point out the price gouging at the EV chargers - the prices have skyrocketed to the point of be a disincentive and on top of that we have the all-too-frequent issue that something is wrong with the charger that makes it unusable. I love electric cars but I can't think of a time when I pulled up to a gas station and ALL the pumps were out of order.

I realize they need the $ to maintenance the chargers but the combination of bad and expensive service is not enticing at all.
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