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In reply to the discussion: Do you own or plan on owning an electric car in the near future? [View all]AZSkiffyGeek
(12,657 posts)We use it strictly for around-town driving - It qualifies for HOV access, so my wife uses it for her work commute. It can get around 200 miles per charge, but we still have an ICE for longer trips.
I think the salesperson overplayed the ease of charging. Had we used a regular house outlet it would take days to charge at home, or we'd need to go to a charging station and pay about $20 - and it would take an hour sitting around in a parking lot. The charging stations at my wife's office are basically worthless - 2 hour limit, and can only get about 10-20 miles out of the charge. We ended up paying about $3K to have a level 2 charging station installed at the house, which will do a full charge in about 4 hours. It was a great investment, we have not noticed an appreciable increase in our electric bills over the past 4 months and we don't need to worry about finding an open fast charging station in area.
If I had my druthers I'd do Plug-in Hybrid, but that doesn't qualify for HOV access, which was a major consideration considering my wife's commute. When we replace our ICE car in a few years, I'd like to look at Plug-In Hybrid.