Fire&Blood
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- Jan 13, 2009
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300 mile range on the S/X is not doable and the driving compromises necessary to get close to the 300 mile mark, a sane person could not drive like daily, especially not with all that torque at disposal at any given time. There doesn't seem to be much room for weight reduction, so a 100 kWh battery seems necessary to achieve that range with the same mindset as with driving a ICE car. And still the range is less than that since a ICE car driver gets to "procrastinate" the quick trip to a nearby gas station while the EV driver has to compromise sooner as the charge is used up unless they are lucky to charge while at work. One could own a EV without anxiety and with minimal battery degradation (<10% over 10 years) but there are many variables, crucial one is opportunity to charge while at work.
In cold climates, a garage goes a long way not only for charging and limiting climate impact on battery but also to keep the bumper and headlights free of accumulating snow and ice since it doesn't have an engine to keep the front warm. Some Norwegian posted a youtube videos detailing practical issues he encountered in daily real life situations. Snow and ice easily disable the parking sensors.
Some issues are sure to be deal breakers for many, fortunately I could work around them if the car is indeed a BMW 3 competitor.
In cold climates, a garage goes a long way not only for charging and limiting climate impact on battery but also to keep the bumper and headlights free of accumulating snow and ice since it doesn't have an engine to keep the front warm. Some Norwegian posted a youtube videos detailing practical issues he encountered in daily real life situations. Snow and ice easily disable the parking sensors.
Some issues are sure to be deal breakers for many, fortunately I could work around them if the car is indeed a BMW 3 competitor.