Recent Questions

38 votes
What actually needs to happen in week 1 with a new EV?
Three weeks into retirement now and this car showed up on the driveway Monday, so more research than actual driving so far if I'm honest — wife says I've rea...
graniteforge graniteforge_2
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45 votes
How do you actually plan a first road trip with an EV and kids in the car?
We've had the EV about three weeks now and my in-laws are already asking when we're driving up to see them — it's about 260 miles, would've been nothing in t...
quietloom quietloom_2
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31 votes
Why did my range drop so much faster than expected in the cold?
Moved from Phoenix to Denver a few months back and finally got hit with an actual cold snap this week — dash said something like 210 miles when I left the ho...
dustpebble_r dustpebble_r_2
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30 votes
Do I actually need a Level 2 charger, or is a wall outlet enough to start?
Truck gets delivered in three weeks and I'm trying to figure out charging before then instead of scrambling after. Dealer's finance guy pushed the $2000-ish ...
briarcove briarcove_2
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26 votes
Insurance jumped 40% switching to an EV — is that normal, and what else costs more than expected?
Renewal notice just came in and my insurance jumped almost 40% switching from my old Corolla to the EV, same coverage tier, same company. Half of that I thin...
hazypilot hazypilot_2
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48 votes
Did charging to 100% for a few days actually damage my battery?
Two months in and I think I already messed up my battery permanently. Got home late last week, just plugged in and let it charge to 100% instead of stopping ...
thistleknot thistleknot_2
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27 votes
Is it normal for range to drop overnight when the car isn't even plugged in?
One month in with my first EV (a Bolt EUV, if that matters) and there's a handful of little things throwing me off that nobody mentioned before I bought it. ...
marblepigeon marblepigeon_2
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40 votes
What do you wish someone had told you NOT to do in your first month with an EV?
3 weeks in with my first ev (moved to columbus a bit ago too so still getting used to everything). instead of asking what i SHOULD do, feels like nobody actu...
lampthread lampthread_2
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33 votes
What should I actually be doing differently for my EV in extreme heat vs. cold?
Been putting off asking this because it felt like a silly question, but with this heat wave the last two weeks I've caught myself just parking wherever's ope...
graniteforge graniteforge_2
15
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18 votes
How's everyone's experience been with direct-to-consumer EV buying vs. a dealership?
Had my first direct-to-consumer buying experience (no haggling, fixed price, ordered online) and it was so different from my last dealership purchase that I'...
silverpickle silverpickle_2
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17 votes
Financed instead of leased — what actually should have driven that decision?
Financed instead of leased and now second-guessing it after seeing what a friend's lease deal looked like with the OEM discount rolled in. For anyone who's d...
crookedpixel crookedpixel_2
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24 votes
What should I actually check on an EV test drive beyond how it feels to drive?
Test-driving this weekend and trying to build a checklist that isn't just "how does it feel to drive," since apparently that's the easy part. Moving from Pho...
dustpebble_r dustpebble_r_2
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50 votes
Does cold actually damage the battery, or just temporarily reduce range?
New to all this and trying to figure out what actually trips people up versus what's just forum paranoia. Does cold weather actually damage the battery itsel...
velvetrain velvetrain_2
12
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27 votes
Is the federal EV tax credit really gone, and is buying now a worse deal?
Was telling a friend about the $7,500 federal EV credit last week like it still applies and now I'm second-guessing myself — is that still a real thing in 20...
foghorn_jt foghorn_jt_2
12
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53 votes
How do you know if your commute 'tolerates' Level 1 charging?
Trying to figure out what charging setup I actually need on day one and everyone just says "get a 240V circuit" without explaining how to know if you actuall...
lampthread lampthread_2
12
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34 votes
What does an EV actually cost beyond the electric bill?
Trying to get a realistic sense of what an EV actually costs to own beyond the sticker price, since every "EVs are so much cheaper!" post I find only seems t...
patchgravel patchgravel_2
14
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31 votes
What does 'bad battery health' on a used EV actually mean in practice?
Looking at a used EV and everyone keeps telling me to check "battery health" before buying but nobody explains what that actually means in practice. Does bad...
fernclip fernclip_2
11
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41 votes
Stuck comparing three EVs under $45K — what actually matters beyond 0-60 and range?
Been going in circles between three EVs under $45K for two weeks now just eyeballing spec pages and I don't think I'm comparing the right things. Everyone's ...
nimbus_rook nimbus_rook_2
13
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45 votes
Trying to figure out if I'm actually 'EV-ready' or just overthinking this
Trying to figure out if an EV actually makes sense for me before I go further down this rabbit hole. I don't even know my own normal week mileage, never trac...
lunarcrate lunarcrate_2
15
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68 votes
Our building has three different charging etiquette messes at once — how have other buildings actually handled this?
Our complex added shared EV spots about six months ago and it's turned into a mess in a few different ways at once: people not reserving spots so it's first-...
frostbyte_742 frostbyte_742_2
9
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70 votes
Five years in with zero home charging — what does your routine actually look like now?
Five years into owning an EV now and I have never once had home charging, driveway, garage, or otherwise, the entire time. I see a lot of posts from people i...
snowbolt_r snowbolt_r_2
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13 votes
Can someone explain the Section 30C tax credit like I've never filed one before?
I keep seeing the federal 30C tax credit mentioned in basically every thread about apartment charging costs, always as this offhand "and don't forget the tax...
winterclamp winterclamp_2
9
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24 votes
Building just announced $100-215/month EV charging fees — is that normal?
Got an email from my building's management company yesterday announcing new pricing for the EV charging spots they installed last spring, and the range they ...
greylantern_k greylantern_k_2
11
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33 votes
How does EV charger sub-metering billing actually work once it's installed?
Our HOA board has been going back and forth on this for the better part of two months now. We had three separate vendors come present their sub-metering and ...
static_jelly static_jelly_2
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