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Just found this community! What are you currently and/or looking to drive? (lemmy.ca)

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Hi folks,

Just found this community and curious about what everyone is either using as a daily driver or have got their eyes on in the EV space.

I'm from Vancouver, and a few years ago my partner and I bought a new Chevrolet Volt PHEV as a "bridge" car to get us through the next while as charging infrastructure scales out. We get about 100km of electric range in the warmer times and 70km in the winter. Perfect for our needs around Vancouver, while still giving us flexibility to drive out to Whistler or Banff for our vacation roadtrips.

So what are you driving?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

'19 Niro EV. Decent car. Love that no one really notices it.

It's been almost 4 years and no issues really.

Will wait out the next generation. I think the F150 Lightning has the package right (a viable emergency backup battery for the home / V2G) and hopefully it will trickle down to more and more electric vehicles. IONIC5/EV6 got close but missed the mark with the 3.6kW cap.

Also, I won't consider upgrading until I can get 350km of highway driving in the winter for around the same price (or the adjusted equivalent when the time comes). Canada is BIG.

Edit: I second @dom (kona owner). Range is crazy good with a heavy bias towards 60-90kph driving in the summer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

My Niro EV just hit 500km on the guess o meter two days ago at 100% charge(which I do once a month) I'm also in BC. It will likely stay there until late October.

It's such an underrated ev, nothing flashy, just gets you and your shit where you need to be.