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Originally Posted by jray3
Thank you Darcane! It was a pleasure to meetup with another ecomodder, and I'd encourage you all to do so, perhaps even without insulting each other's cars first!  |
It was a pleasure to meet you too. And interesting that we happen to know several of the same people.
To be fair, I didn't insult
your car, it was more a general insult at
all EVs. Er, wait... I don't know if that is any better.
In all seriousness, I meant no insult, just an observation of significant shortcomings of any battery operated car. There are ways to manage range anxiety, but you have to plan for it and, in general, people don't want to do that. I think this is a leading driver for the poor resale market on EVs.
Battery life is a significant issue too, but the i-MiEV seems to have less of an issue with it than the Leaf since the battery pack is cooled. Your car is a 2012 and it still indicates a full range, right? Leafs that can claim the same are certainly a minority.