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When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?

When will you buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?

  • Already Own One

    Votes: 39 5.5%

  • In the next year

    Votes: 7 1.0%

  • Between 1-5 years

    Votes: 128 18.1%

  • 6-10 years

    Votes: 169 23.9%

  • 10+ years or never

    Votes: 363 51.4%
  • Total voters
    706
We will be in the market for a new vehicle next year to replace my husband's vehicle-which will be going to our daughter. My husband has looked into an EV and really wants to make the switch. We keep weighing the pros and cons of everything that is available but are having a hard time making a decision.
 
Our Mach E works great for about 95% of our driving. I dont think I would want to take it any further than Des Moines or so. Charging isn't quite there. Today I went down to Ames and stopped in Northwood both ways to charge and also charged while I ate lunch in Ames. Probably added twenty minutes to my trip because of the wind being stiff from the west.

But at less than $10 compared to the $100 of gas my truck would've gone through I feel ok about that trade off.

Whoever does the range though for Ford...they should most certainly be fired. I feel like it shouldn't be much more difficult than kwh x miles per kwh. They disagree.
 
CycloneDaddy said:
My F150 with a 35 gallon tank would be able to do it. Never fun to fill that thing up.
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When gas spiked last yr(?) more than once I had to restart the pump because it had reached it's preset limit. ($125?) at Casey's more than once. That freaking stings.
 
dmclone said:
I've seriously consider it in the past and with Tesla lowering prices, it's becoming harder not to pull the trigger. Some of things I'm thinking about

$7,500 tax credit on the Model Y
Tesla cutting prices
Tesla's superior charging network even though 99% of the time would charge at home
Acceleration/performance
Wife wants a new car
We have an ICE SUV that is great for long trips
Tesla inferior quality control
Tesla's 25k level of interior in a 50k car
Phantom breaking issues
Cost to put charger in the garage
A LOT of new EV's coming to the market in the next few years.
Cold weather impact on range
No service centers in Iowa for Tesla

May have to try a turo out. I'm kicking myself that I didn't try one from Hertz the last time I went on vacation.
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There is a service center in Urbandale and in Council Bluffs.
 
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I said 10+, but that might be high. My wife will want a new car (and I want one for her) in a couple years. We are strongly considering EV. We have an amazingly difficult driveway in the winter though, and that concerns me a bit. I’ve seen EVs do well in snowy, icy, “off-road” conditions on YouTube, but I’m not entirely convinced.
 
StevieISU23 said:
Serious Question:
What is the Electricity/Charging Cost to Drive an Electric Car-

I Typically put 12,000 miles a year on our SUV.
24 MPG, say $3.50 per Gallon
Annual Cost: $1,750.00

How does that compare to an EV that you put 12,000 Miles on?

Go.
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I have driven 11,500 miles in the last year, and used 3,900 kW/h of electricity. The rate in Iowa is $.09 kW/h. So let's call it 10 cents, so that is $390 in electricity.
 
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nfrine said:
How do the road use taxes get paid on EV's?
Edit: And on vehicles filled on the farm?
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You pay the road use tax on all gas when you buy it, even when you have the farm barrel filled. You have to file for a refund if you burn exempt gas. Dyed or off road diesel is purchased without road use tax.
 
Hopefully never… But that’s only because I’ve been thinking of whether or not it’s feasible to get rid of my current fairly fuel-efficient hatchback. Tempted to go the bus, light rail, cycling, walking route (i live in Denver). When I’m able to move to a more consistent and frequent bus route, but likely not until after my dog passes, which hopefully won’t be for several years, I will most likely be getting rid of my vehicle
 
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ISUAlum2002 said:
I have. At the gas station on 13th by I-35, guy left the pump running and went in, and gas was pouring out of the filler. I ran over to shut the nozzle off and went inside. Saw him go back out there very confused about why there was gas all over the side of his truck and on the ground.
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It happened to me personally a little over a year ago.

What I find more often is the self-shutoff nozzles won't stay on. Seems like about 10% of the time I have to stand there and hold the lever while it fills. No matter how I position the nozzle, the emissions bit doesn't seal right and it clicks off after two seconds.
 
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brianhos said:
I have driven 11,500 miles in the last year, and used 3,900 kW/h of electricity. The rate in Iowa is $.09 kW/h. So let's call it 10 cents, so that is $390 in electricity.
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9 cents? Im paying 16 cents to Alliant in CR (just for power, no hookup charges). One reason i got solar.
 
My coop is just under 10 for winter and bumps up to 12.6 for the summer. Alliant at home is 18 cents I believe.
 
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