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Unrelated to the current line of questioning (sorry).

My family just jumped aboard the EV train earlier than expected. With the federal tax credit going away, and some seriously massive incentives by manufacturers to move product before then, combined with the likelihood of tariffs and inflation driving up vehicle prices more over the next few years, we took the plunge.

We picked up our 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 yesterday. We got it for almost 25% off of MSRP. Enough of a discount that instead of paying a premium for an EV, it was actually a few thousand less than a similarly equipped Toyota Sienna/grand highlander.

Still pricy for my blood, but I’ve done the math 6 ways through Sunday, and even compared to used 3 row vehicle pricing, it’s not bad. We paid a few thousand more than the avg used 3 row vehicle with <60k miles on it. And the math shows that over 5 years, the “fueling” costs for the Ioniq 9 is between $6000 -$14000 cheaper if charging at home.

Anyway, we are still learning. But our PHEV experience was good enough we wanted a 3 row family vehicle. Although we did keep the PHEV for road trips for now. Maybe the scout will be a harvester for that purpose when it arrives. Or maybe we will be comfortable enough with EV’s by the time the scout comes out to get the BeV version. We will see.
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These 2 vehicles are 29 model years apart!

I'm really torn on doing something similar. I have found a 2025 Honda Prologue 2WD EX that, if the online quote can be believed, would be $4999 down, $73/month to lease for 3 years, and 15k miles a year (I will probably drive ~20k). I think that plus charging and increased insurance costs comes out to ~$6500 more in 3 years than I would spend on gas a month with my current car, so if I had that much in maintenance and repairs I would be better off leasing the Honda. It is hard to decide which is the better bet. And with a potential government shutdown coming up, I don't know if I want to give up the $5k for the downpayment. But I'd hate to have my car die on me a year from now and not have any good options.

 

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Okay I have another question. I had to go to an appointment in Chicago today and my husband drove the Supra. It was 100 miles to where we were going. Now between us and Chicago there’s long stretches where it’s just corn fields and no traffic and you look down and you are doing 90.

I keep hearing this 70 mph number for range. Let’s say you do go over that for a period of time how much does it affect your range?

How Does Speed Affect EV Range?
We took a blocky Kia EV9 and an aero-friendly Lucid Air to the test track at speeds between 35 and 95 mph to find out.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a65490029/how-does-speed-affect-ev-range-tested/