torgo
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Pre-ordered an R1T last week, and am excited to be one of the few EVs in my town.
It's no real secret that BEVs are less than popular around here, and public non-Tesla fast chargers don't really exist.
I expect that a majority of my trips can be achieved with a high SoC from my planned garage Level 2 charger. Even 200 mile "day trips" should not be a problem. Fast charging may be a little more worrisome. Most of my long-range destinations go through Utah or Colorado, which have more well-established networks. Will take some planning to convince myself it's a good idea to hit the hills for a weekend without worrying about depleting charge.
Winters are long and hard. Wind can be absolutely killer. Interested to see how these factors affect practical range. One of my plans is to leave a Level 1 charging adapter plugged into the block heaters we have at my work parking lot. That way, most of my commute can be replenished during my time at the office, and I can conceivably have the car all preconditioned and defrosted at the end of every day.
Thanks for letting me think out loud. Ever since my dad let me drive his Jaguar I-PACE last time I visited, I'm convinced that EVs are the way of the future. And few look as interesting to me as Rivian's planned EAVs. I'm pretty dead set on this being my new car to supplant my old Nissan Xterra, hopefully by the end of 2021.
It's no real secret that BEVs are less than popular around here, and public non-Tesla fast chargers don't really exist.
I expect that a majority of my trips can be achieved with a high SoC from my planned garage Level 2 charger. Even 200 mile "day trips" should not be a problem. Fast charging may be a little more worrisome. Most of my long-range destinations go through Utah or Colorado, which have more well-established networks. Will take some planning to convince myself it's a good idea to hit the hills for a weekend without worrying about depleting charge.
Winters are long and hard. Wind can be absolutely killer. Interested to see how these factors affect practical range. One of my plans is to leave a Level 1 charging adapter plugged into the block heaters we have at my work parking lot. That way, most of my commute can be replenished during my time at the office, and I can conceivably have the car all preconditioned and defrosted at the end of every day.
Thanks for letting me think out loud. Ever since my dad let me drive his Jaguar I-PACE last time I visited, I'm convinced that EVs are the way of the future. And few look as interesting to me as Rivian's planned EAVs. I'm pretty dead set on this being my new car to supplant my old Nissan Xterra, hopefully by the end of 2021.
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