Can't argue here.

As I mentioned my spouse is from Rochester. If you have no garage and/or park on the street, you get to spend 30-45 minutes digging your car out just to drive through a blizzard to work. Yeah, no thanks. FWIW not nearly the amount of EVs up there that are here.

 

Does this count as snow?

 

Garage stays fine even when it gets super cold here at night, haven’t opened it yet to leave. But sure, I would still use that preconditioning feature anyway if I had an EV.

 

no.

haha

 

Totally....I HATE the cold.

Saw today that one of my agents traded her Range Rover Sport in on an EQS SUV...

 

Good for her

 

She says she loves it!

 

This is what I love about having a PHEV. When one is low or need charging, I can switch over to the other. Best of both worlds imo.

Thank you for your honest reviews

 

So @signdetres now that you've shared your experiences driving two EV'S in the bone chilling cold and talked about the reduction in range you have experienced, tell us honestly and truthfully, would you go back? Honesty is key here

 

just trying to understand... you left a charger plugged in for a week even though your car likely would only charge for a couple of hours so no one else could use it?

you don't love the s-class power as much as driving the pacifica phev on electric drive?

sure is. i haven't been to a gas station since i got my ev. i only drive the lexus on weekends so a tank lasts a long time.

 

I don't know about a phev, but you can keep an EV plugged in for months. Tesla recommends that if you don't drive for a week or more to keep your Tesla plugged in.

It's awesome having to rarely go to the gas station. Especially since gas is currently around $4.59 right now

 

I just learned that Supercharging isn't great for Tesla batteries.......

You really need to have a plug at home for one of these.

 

Absolutely not true. A study was recently published that shows battery degradation between those who supercharge regularly and those that charge at home is similar...1 to 2 percent per year. This study covered Teslas and non Teslas. You can find it posted in the Tesla business thread.

All my EV'S are covered by an 8 year, 120k mile warranty, so battery degradation doesn't worry me one bit

 

Would I go back to ICE cars? No way. I would still only choose an EV from here on out. These cars (EVs) are still in their infancy and will only get better from here on out. I'm already looking forward to swapping our 2023 EQS SUV for a 2025 EQS SUV because it'll add 3 major features that should really improve efficiency, in general and especially in the cold. Compared to my 23, the 24+ models will have a bigger battery with new cell chemistry (+10 kWh), a heat pump, and the ability to disconnect the front axle and cruise using only the rear. That should translate to a lot more range in the summer and especially winter. But I'll tell you this...

We just booked a trip in February to Los Angeles to visit some friends and family. We'll be driving around Los Angeles, Newport Beach, and then have a road trip to Vegas and back. We chose to rent a gas car (2024 GLC Coupe) so we could avoid having to charge in LA and on the way to Vegas and back.

The only EV we considered renting for this trip was a RWD EQS Sedan (EQS 450+) because we knew it would be comfortable and it has shown to get around 400 miles of highway range in the real world, but again, we didn't want to deal with charging in LA and especially at a non-Tesla charger. That said, we probably would've gone ahead and booked the EQS sedan anyway but my partner and I weren't old enough to rent it. The 2024 GLC Coupe had a lower renter's age so that helped sway our decision.

 

That sounds like an awesome trip. Be ready for the worst traffic you've ever experienced!

Not old enough?? You're under 25? That's the age rental companies require, at least from what I remember. Correct me if I'm wrong