KingThursday
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Hey, everyone!
First--very happy about these forums. I've been researching EVs as I look to replace an aging car and was surprised to find out little I knew about them. I'm looking to make my first EV purchase, although we do have a Prius, and I have a couple of questions around the practicality of two deals I've found locally.
Car A is a 2015 SV w/ 17k miles on it for $12k. It does NOT appear to have DC support. Car B is a 2013 SL w/ 37k miles on it for $11k. There's the loss of two years on the warranty and the extra usage, but it DOES have DC support and the extra SL features.
Now, my situation: I work from home and nearby coffee shops. Even on the weekends when we run out to do errands, we're rarely traveling more than 10-15 mi from home, unless on rare occasions to visit my parents (70mi) or my wife's (200mi). For those I've looked and there are charging stations en route, but again--we'd probably just use the Prius.
There is a DC charger literally three blocks from us at the grocery store I frequent for lunches. My current thought is that short-term I'd charge at home overnight in my garage (120v) which would be fine for most of my usage and also when we stop to get groceries, and at some point near-term I'll upgrade the garage to 240v (via a professional) and buy a Level 2 base.
From what I've read the 2015 SV would have the 6.6kw charger, so the question comes down to how necessary DC charging support is. For no commute and local use, I'm feeling like the answer might be 'not terribly' necessary. But I don't want to shoot myself in the foot by NOT getting something that would make longer travel tolerable, especially with access to a free DC charger so close to home.
Any thoughts or tips? Are the extra 20k miles in usage and loss of 2 years on the warranty worth it for DC and the other trim perks? Am I nuts to think that it's practical short-term to trickle-charge overnight even on minimal usage?
Thanks!
First--very happy about these forums. I've been researching EVs as I look to replace an aging car and was surprised to find out little I knew about them. I'm looking to make my first EV purchase, although we do have a Prius, and I have a couple of questions around the practicality of two deals I've found locally.
Car A is a 2015 SV w/ 17k miles on it for $12k. It does NOT appear to have DC support. Car B is a 2013 SL w/ 37k miles on it for $11k. There's the loss of two years on the warranty and the extra usage, but it DOES have DC support and the extra SL features.
Now, my situation: I work from home and nearby coffee shops. Even on the weekends when we run out to do errands, we're rarely traveling more than 10-15 mi from home, unless on rare occasions to visit my parents (70mi) or my wife's (200mi). For those I've looked and there are charging stations en route, but again--we'd probably just use the Prius.
There is a DC charger literally three blocks from us at the grocery store I frequent for lunches. My current thought is that short-term I'd charge at home overnight in my garage (120v) which would be fine for most of my usage and also when we stop to get groceries, and at some point near-term I'll upgrade the garage to 240v (via a professional) and buy a Level 2 base.
From what I've read the 2015 SV would have the 6.6kw charger, so the question comes down to how necessary DC charging support is. For no commute and local use, I'm feeling like the answer might be 'not terribly' necessary. But I don't want to shoot myself in the foot by NOT getting something that would make longer travel tolerable, especially with access to a free DC charger so close to home.
Any thoughts or tips? Are the extra 20k miles in usage and loss of 2 years on the warranty worth it for DC and the other trim perks? Am I nuts to think that it's practical short-term to trickle-charge overnight even on minimal usage?
Thanks!