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  1. Logan

    What’s your purchasing plan?

    I'm a bit conflicted. Generally speaking, I'm definitely price sensitive. And I'm ok with waiting a bit to get what I want. There is also the "real world" version of me that is thinking "first year vehicle... hmmm"". But, if there are "forum member launch editions" that do something like have...
  2. Logan

    More Merch options!

    Home charging station? To be clear, you're talking about taking an aesthetics cue from those, not the size correct? Just checking, because L2 chargers are (as you know, mostly talking for others benefit) typically pretty small. Something like 9-12in for the width/height, and 3-4in on the...
  3. Logan

    Shopping for a “new” BEV while waiting for the Scout Traveler BEV.

    I lived just down the road/across the road from Moffet Field for a few years. Close enough that I could hear the wind tunnel spin up at night when I had the windows open, and I rode past it on my bike when I commuted to work, or when I did workout rides on the MUT nearby. I had a work colleague...
  4. Logan

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    My recent road trip I used Electrify America exclusively. I charged 14 times across 4 states, over the course of 3 weeks. On that trip, I found exactly 1 charger that wasn't working (Huntington Oregon). There were 3 additional chargers there, and the other 350kw charger worked (although...
  5. Logan

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Exactly. Especially the electric SUV's. Many of them have quite low ground clearance. The Mustang Mach E has only .6in more ground clearance than my Mazda 6 wagon had (5.7in vs 5.1in). Even though I"m not in love with CUV's being called SUV's, I'm at least a bit more ok with it when the...
  6. Logan

    FM Radio

    Agreed. Its been aaaaaages since I listened to FM radio. So much so, I couldn't tell you a single FM radio station in my area, despite living here now for close to a decade. But a subscription to listen to the radio is beyond dumb.
  7. Logan

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    I'm a wagon person too. Our previous vehicle was the Mazda 6 wagon. Great form factor, horrible powertrain. Although, we're continually encroaching closer and closer to wagon (and hatchback) territory with our "SUV's" these days. I mean, its hard to look at a Lucid Gravity and not see some...
  8. Logan

    R2 Launch Watch

    This, even more than the trend of retracting exterior door handles for aero benefits, I think is a dumb design choice. If the power is ever lost to the buttons, you have to pull backup handles. And in the backseats of the Rivian R1 Series, the "backup" is a cable pull located behind the lower...
  9. Logan

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    This is the problem with the Slate. Just too many other good options out there either new, or used, with WAYY more standard features. The only way this makes sense to me is super cheap fleet sales for things like the "pool guy" truck where new + warranty + cost of running/repair is low (plus...
  10. Logan

    First Time EV Owner: Live experience report

    Oh, also. We actually drove quite a bit while we were there. We put 3600 miles on the vehicle in 3 weeks. All the charging was either DC fast charging, or L1 charging. What it was like: We were able to charge with our portable L1 charger most of the time we were parked at my Siblings home...
  11. Logan

    First Time EV Owner: Live experience report

    Thank you very much, I appreciate the generosity/support from you all (internet friends :)). Both her, and the rest of my wifes family have been having a tough time. I actually think my MIL is struggling to process things right now (maybe a protection mechanism??). But as mentioned, we may end...
  12. Logan

    First Time EV Owner: Live experience report

    Sorry, this got buried as I was busy handling life/help/support for the sibling and the funeral. We got the official diagnosis for my mother in law after a PET scan a week ago or so. Still a bit more to check (MRI to check if it spread to the brain), but even without that, its looking like < 12...
  13. Logan

    First Time EV Owner: Live experience report

    The missed charging station in Pendleton? My wife was co-driver on this trip, and she was less familiar with the various apps I was trying to use last time (the electrify america app, plugshare, ABRP). In this case, she was looking at ABRP, and seeing if we'd have enough charge to reach the...
  14. Logan

    First Time EV Owner: Live experience report

    I keep my trip meters to the 10k mile limit, just because I like seeing long term stats. But we hit the 10k limit about 1/4 the way into the drive. And when I took the photo here last night as I got home, all of this mileage and drive time was our trip (the least efficient part too). And you...
  15. Logan

    First Time EV Owner: Live experience report

    Made the return trip last night. We made the ~830 mile drive with only 4 stops. I used the built in navigation guidance with built in charging station selection this time (although did check with ABRP). I did have one segment of the trip that got more exciting than intended, where I thought...
  16. Logan

    First Time EV Owner: Live experience report

    Yep, this is the method I’ve settled on using so far. Plug in, open app, find charger, click “start charge”, and away we go. Yep, this was it. Super remote charger, tiny town (a one gas pump at a general store sort of place), and no internet reception. I bit the bullet and went ahead and...
  17. Logan

    First Time EV Owner: Live experience report

    If I can do my first ever public charging sessions on a 850 mile road trip, without a co-driver/navigator, then I have a lot of confidence that pretty much everyone can make it work :P. If anyone has any questions for this newbie, let me know. Oh. And the $7/month Electrify America...
  18. Logan

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    https://insideevs.com/news/797244/rivian-apple-carplay-obsolete-ai/ I 100000% disagree with Rivian. I don’t want to talk to my vehicle for basic tasks. I’m not opposed to better voice recognition. I just don’t want that to be the primary interface. I dont want have to interrupt a...
  19. Logan

    First Time EV Owner: Live experience report

    Oh, totally. I think I would get more comfortable rolling into stops with a bit less range in reserve, as I get more experience. Especially if I was driving single routes more continuously (just like my parents had preferred gas stations on certain routes we drove more frequently). But given my...
  20. Logan

    First Time EV Owner: Live experience report

    Busy week, but found some spare time as the kids got sick and we're taking a day off away from family to recover/not get them all sick. Some thoughts, in no particular order: Highway range with our 106kwh usable battery on our Ioniq 9 was somewhat underwhelming, at least at speed: I don't...
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