I am VERY tempted, but know the first year of the R2 models won’t get the hardware required for full self driving.
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I’m tempted in part because they won’t have the self-drive. 
I love my used Lightning I bought in September, but now with gas prices spiking, I'm even more glad I bought it when I did.
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No commission. Wow.I love my used Lightning I bought in September, but now with gas prices spiking, I'm even more glad I bought it when I did.
Maybe too long of a roadtrip for you, but I can't say enough good things about the dealer where I got my Lightning, Greenwave Electric Vehicles. Their main location is in NH and they just opened a new location in Salem, MA. They are unlike any dealer you've ever been to. They are the antithesis of the stereotypical sleazy, rip-off artist car dealer. They don't work on commission so as not to encourage bad behavior. If you call, ask for Jesse Lore, the owner. He is a really great guy.
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Rare to have someone complimenting a dealer-and a used one at that. Glad you had a great experienceI love my used Lightning I bought in September, but now with gas prices spiking, I'm even more glad I bought it when I did.
Maybe too long of a roadtrip for you, but I can't say enough good things about the dealer where I got my Lightning, Greenwave Electric Vehicles. Their main location is in NH and they just opened a new location in Salem, MA. They are unlike any dealer you've ever been to. They are the antithesis of the stereotypical sleazy, rip-off artist car dealer. They don't work on commission so as not to encourage bad behavior. If you call, ask for Jesse Lore, the owner. He is a really great guy.
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This is why you can’t trust articles. They wrote “87% of reservations are for the Terra harvester. So when you start quoting articles on the internet realize they typically aren’t fully accurate.
It increases resale value, so that is where my head is at.I’m tempted in part because they won’t have the self-drive.
I wanted to wait out my new vehicle purchase for the Scout Traveler BEV, however I had several factors that influenced me to purchasing a new ride.
1. My daily driver was getting 13-15 MPG (2001 Toyota Sequoia)
2. Daily driver - 2001 Toyota Sequoia (4.7L) with about 200K miles good for another 200K but maintenance items more frequent
3. Needed to semi-retire the Sequoia as it is my "work horse" like my '79 Scout (fully retired) was
4. I'm not getting younger and will easily be 70 before my new Scout is ready to pick up
5. After renting a BEV while on vacation last year, several things about ICE vehicles became "irritations"
6. From the valuable information provided by @SpaceEVDriver and other EV owners in this community, I had been studying available BEVs
7. I was playing online car quotes with no immediate intent to purchase
8. As gas prices started to rise and my Sequoia throttle sensor failed, it was a sign
9. The anticipation of owning a BEV and learning more about what I wanted my Scout to be, it got the best of me
I can say that, so far, my new BEV has met and exceeded my expectations.
1. My daily driver was getting 13-15 MPG (2001 Toyota Sequoia)
2. Daily driver - 2001 Toyota Sequoia (4.7L) with about 200K miles good for another 200K but maintenance items more frequent
3. Needed to semi-retire the Sequoia as it is my "work horse" like my '79 Scout (fully retired) was
4. I'm not getting younger and will easily be 70 before my new Scout is ready to pick up
5. After renting a BEV while on vacation last year, several things about ICE vehicles became "irritations"
6. From the valuable information provided by @SpaceEVDriver and other EV owners in this community, I had been studying available BEVs
7. I was playing online car quotes with no immediate intent to purchase
8. As gas prices started to rise and my Sequoia throttle sensor failed, it was a sign
9. The anticipation of owning a BEV and learning more about what I wanted my Scout to be, it got the best of me
I can say that, so far, my new BEV has met and exceeded my expectations.
Hey this is transportation and everyone has to do what works for them and their budgets. What’s did you get?
2026 Ioniq 5 XRT. It's kinda their "off-road SUV". Having a Scout, I would say it's neither an off-road nor a SUV, but it's still a fun little vehicle with lots of features and roomy interior for its size.
More people looking at EVs, and meanwhile Honda is cancelling their plans and writing off big losses.
https://electrek.co/2026/03/12/honda-scraps-three-most-important-evs-us/
https://electrek.co/2026/03/12/honda-scraps-three-most-important-evs-us/
seems to be the latest trend in the industry by Legacy Auto. some legacy manufacturers just can't learn to build the tech.
Honda never believed in the immediate transition to EV anyway, so I'm surprised they're writing down so much loss on this.
Honda was more invested than you think. From Automotive News:
"Honda was caught out more than most its Japanese competitors because it was the most aggressive in buying into an EV future, plowing billions into EV production hubs in the U.S. and Canada. It was the only Japanese carmaker to set a timeline for phasing out internal combustion, by 2040, even though full electrics make up less than 2 percent of Japan’s domestic market."
Another Ioniq 5 owner here. I hope you enjoy your Ioniq 5 as much as I enjoy mine.
Hope Scout lawyers jump on that one fast and get themselves added to the bill.
Welcome to the club! The XRT is pretty cool.
I got my EV in September. And while I wouldn't "wish" high gas prices on anyone/anywhere like this, the fact that its making the Ioniq 9 a better purchase (by making the competing gas/hybrid vehicles we were considering instead have a higher cost of ownership), doesn't hurt anything.
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