Looks more like the Polestar. What is Geely doing??
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435 miles is the WLTP range, which is more optimistic than US EPA range (some guess that US EPA range will be around 370 miles).
The ES90 needs a 101 kWh battery to get that range, so its efficiency is not that good for a non-SUV, and it needs that fast charging to recharge on the road in terms of range reloaded.
Starting cost $70,000 and optioned up to $82,000.
Sorry folks, there is no car on this planet that is worth that much to me.
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Small steps forward. But it still looks too much like a Polestar 2. Polestar is based off a Volvo and was the racing division and made performance advantages for them.
After having my EV for almost 7 months the whole range thing isn’t as big of a deal as once thought. I spent 150/month on gas. I barely pay anything for electric at my house. My has about a 320 mile range in warm weather. It’s actually over that in warm weather but of course you do lose with colder weather even with pre conditioning the battery.
My old Honda Accord got close to 480/miles on a full tank… Lol.
I think 400 miles range will be the buy in miles for a lot of people. Hopefully prices will drop also. This one ain’t cheap either.
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I totally get it. I just noticed it looks too much like another car in Geelys aresnol of cars.
FYI. My neighbors just paid $39K out the door for a new Tesla Model 3.
My boss has a Tesla. It has a range of a little over 100 miles now that he’s had it a couple of years. No thanks.
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Very weird. Our 2017 X still has a decent range… we estimate a range loss of about 5-7% over almost 8 years.
Now if the question is whether we will buy another one, the answer is “no thanks” 
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If the rated range is 30% or more worse than the new rated range within the time and mileage of the battery warranty, then that likely falls into a warranty repair (replace battery) situation.
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Our neighbor had Model S for 12 years.
We need a different word than recall. A traditional recall = call dealer, make appointment, take in car…hope for a loaner…pick up car.
Meanwhile in Tesla land. One goes to sleep and wakes up to a completed ‘recall’.
’ The company has released an over-the-air software update to fix the issue, it said.
This recall marks the automaker’s second large recall this year, following a January recall of about 239,000 vehicles due to malfunctioning rear-view cameras.
Our 10 year old Tesla S has lost range, but not too much. Would we buy another Tesla? No, but for other reasons. I won’t elaborate or this would need to be in the Politics Discussion Thread.
Good things about driving an older Tesla are we’re grandfathered into free supercharging and Slacker radio. And it’s still fun to drive.
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Ditto your post. We will run ours into the ground and look at other options.
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Last year I posted about a college visit to Wilmington NC from our home in the Triad, and how it turned out the charging infrastructure had not kept up with the growth in EVs. Well, we visited again last week, and it was such a smooth trip that I wanted to leave a comment on it. There’s a new bank of six chargers at a shopping center in Wilmington now, so we were able to drive all the way there and charge up while we grabbed lunch.
Over the next few weeks we’re planning out a couple admitted students’ day visits to colleges a little further afield. It’s just wild pulling up PlugShare these days, there are SO many chargers along my routes now.
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Son just called from inside his brand new Reservoir Blue Toyota Camry hybrid so whew! It’s been close to a year since I started nagging him to replace his 2002 Corolla. He’s very excited and slightly overwhelmed with how much there is to learn. But happy.
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I think that is exactly what my DD will get when she replaces her current Camry.
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We picked up our new Lexus NX 350h hybrid (regenerative, non-plugin) a few days ago. Other than the splurgy price, we can’t find anything to complain about. I imagine it’s much like the RAV4 hybrid, but around here they are sold out so far ahead we never had a chance to do a test drive.
Wanted to come back with follow-up that I really do like the HUD (heads-up display). We were not keen on the $900 cost, but we got this particular vehicle because all other options and color combos were what we wanted. I am short and sit quite far up, and the HUD is much easier to look at than the dashboard.
Said goodbye today to my 2006 Honda Odyssey. It only has 104k miles, I was delighted to sell it to a dear friend who is in desperate need of new vehicle. Her Odyssey with 260K miles is on its last legs, so timing is perfect. Win/Win. Love my new car, but I do envy the fact that she will not have a learning curve on all the new controls.
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We test drove the VW ID Buzz a few weeks ago.
It’s super cute, but the range is poor, and the price is high. So unless we use it literally for in town only, then it makes no sense for us to buy one.
Note, it was $72k (now $62k when I looked online to see if still on the dealership lot) bc it was the two tone color and first edition model I think they call it. But even for $62k, I’d want a better range.
(The dealership has 7 of them on its lot, including the two that were there at time of our test drive in early Feb.)
If it was a hybrid, I might consider it.
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Toyota Tundra? Definitely deserves the spot. 25 years and counting. At least 2 other Tundra owners can say that in my hood judging by the trucks parked in their driveways.