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How much of a insurance price increase did you get hit with, we looked at Kia once, I called to see how much the auto insurance would cost, needles to say it was almost double what we paid for her Toyota due to the ease of it being stolen or so we were told...
2 questions, how far do you go in those winter conditions? How many charging stations are available. In the USA in places that regularly see -40C there are Not many places to charge unless your daily commute is less then 25 miles from one of those charging stations, or you have the level 2 or better home charging, you will not have adequate charging. the battery has to supply heat for itself, for you, and motivation power that cuts your range in half or less I have looked at that a lot because I grew up in North Dakota and along the northern border those little towns any EV even the best just isn't a viable winter car. So that means you need a summer and winter car, granted many do have that already with a 4x4 suv or truck as the winter vehicle.
we don't go very far in the winter.if we do have to go,we take the ram.it's built for winter driving.as for charging stations,there is a station about every 150 kilometers at the most,all the way up towards the Yukon. in b.c there is a charging station at every tourist info station,which are in virtually every town.and there are stand alone stations all over the province.the gov has pushed hard to accomodate ev's here.we've never had an issue with finding a charging station and have 3 chargers built into our garage at home.it gets driven more than the ram.it's a great daily commuter.if we need to run in to town we take the tesla,no matter the season.
that's why we own a tesla and not a stellantis ev.we get it,you don't like electric vehicles.doesn't make the rest of us wrong.nobody is putting a gun to your head and making you buy one.even if they were mandated tomorrow there will still be ice vehicles around for decades to come,so quit your crying.
We are not crying, just exchanging opinions and experiences
Our last 2 cars have been Hyundai hybrids, first a Sonata, now a Tucson. Hybrids have made a lot of sense for us and we haven't had any issues with either. I'm a little concerned that the Tucson has a DI engine, but we'll see how that works out. It's a '22 and so far so good. No plans for a plug in hybrid or an EV, though I don't have any issues with them. The infrastructure just isn't there yet (and may never be) for me to switch.
So you have a problem with Day Drinkers??? You do understand that some people work nights.
- sometimes it's hard to tell.We replaced my Wife's 2018 Kia Optima with a Toyota Camry. The Kia cost more to insure than my 2020 Ram 1500 even though the Kia has the theft prevention system in it (thieves don't know that). The Camry is less than both.
