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The dealer recc is for ICE cars Here is the Tesla recommendation, which I think is applicable to EVs: Brake fluid health check every 4 years (replace if necessary)*. *Heavy brake usage due to towing, mountain descents, or performance driving -- especially for vehicles in hot and humid...

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Stuff of nightmares, that. And why I go out of my way to park away from others and to park facing forward for when I leave.

Have you looked at taking out an EA membership for a month for those long trips ? It costs $7 and you pay 25% less of the usual per kWh fee. I think (not positive) that most EA charging these days is 40¢ - 45¢ a kWh usual fee, so with the discount 30¢ - 34¢ per kWh. That about matches Tesla...

Your long trip description does not match my experience. For one, 50¢ a kWh is not average. Second, destination charging can be much cheaper or free. And third, most people start out with a full battery from home. I figure on 400 miles a day of driving, of which 1/2 is DC fast charging at 35¢ a...

Prius Prime is the plug-in. I owned that car for a year while waiting for my Tesla. I owned the regular Prius hybrid for 13 years before that. The plug-in Prius hybrid checks a lot of boxes and is a great upgrade for people who will *actually* plug in every day (not too many of those). The...

It is not helpful, or particularly honest, to paint non LEAFs as $60k+ purchases when a new Tesla Model Y is about $43k + tax these days, is much more than a commuter EV, and may well be a 20 year car purchase that can remove the ICE can dripping oils on much desired garage space. How much...

That is a meme that EV adopters lob at ICE'ers but it is mostly hyperbole, at least for those I talk to. I hear an unwillingness to face a long charging episode before or during car use. The specifics are murky because these people are not well informed about EVs. Actually, I chatted with a...

Why are the CCS cars choosing Tesla Superchargers ?

Awesome story. Mine is similar although I have less technical competency than you. Thanks for sharing

I'm pointing out that the US EV market overwhelmingly does not make your choice, and I'm willing to guess (in part) why: CHAdeMO/LEAF sucks, making the 62 kWh LEAF into a poor trip car. Much the same can be said of the Chevy Bolt, although it at least will have reasonable long term pack...

I very much agree with you that a test drive in winter conditions that mimics daily usage is a fine test. So we recommend that people who live in 4 season climates only buy a LEAF in mid January through early February ? Those are the people who rely on the SOH value and do not look at the...

Sort of. 5/60 for pack degradation 8/100 for pack manufacturing defect (if you can get Nissan to admit it)

2011 + 8 = 2019

I do car money arithmetic in much the same way as you. I'd figure 6 years left in the current car, so 36k for 18 years. And of course cheap fuel as a bonus, and cheaper insurance since there is little reason to buy comp/collision Nice