So I have always hated Tesla and don’t like that they’ve in a lot of way tarnished the name of electric cars. The second you say electric cars every person and their mom says OHH you’re getting a tesla! Quite annoying.
Anyways, I’d like to hear from some of you folks some models of electrics you like. I have always been a gearhead deep in the gas and oil, and I still enjoy my cars, but an electric would be fun and a cost savings for me, especially since I have a ton of roof space for solar panels if I wanted to.
It sounds superficial but a big reason I used to hate electric cars is they are for the most part, hideous. Then again, to me, most new cars are hidous, the designs are just not good. But I think i can look past that.
It would also be a huge bonus if there were any models out there with the least possible features. I prefer cars with manual locks/seats/doors and no screen, which is of course impossible with current cars (sadly). But the less digital garbage the better.
Buddy of mine has a Fiat 500e and it’s surprisingly non-gadgety. If you don’t need cargo, more than one passenger, or out of town range it’s probably exactly what you want.
Doesn’t have one pedal driving though. At least his doesn’t. That’s a no-brainer feature on an EV.
I only drive manual so I don’t need 1 pedal drive…I forgot fiat made the 500 electric !
I wouldn’t knock it until you’ve tried it. I would never get an EV without 1 pedal drive. The only downside is it takes a few days to get used to, which isn’t great when test driving and coming from 2 pedal. It feels weird at first.
I think if he’s used to a manual he’ll be fine. 1 pedal just feels like aggressive engine braking.
For me the adaptation period was… 2 hours? Maybe?
Pretty much all BEVs are single speed direct drive. You should reserve judgment till you drive one.
1 pedal driving actually feels more like a manual than an automatic. The regenerative braking feels like engine braking (because it is). I vastly prefer driving a a BEV with 1 pedal driving to a manual transmission in city traffic or on hills - the two of which make up the majority of my driving. I also vastly prefer driving a manual to driving an automatic in the same situations. Automatics legitimately feel unsafe to me by comparison - they WANT to run away from you going down hills and rear end the people in front of you.
One pedal is one reason with so many Teslas have front collisions.
Same thing people said about automatic transmissions and cruise control. Non-issue.
EDIT: Don’t bother arguing. I get it, you don’t like Elon. Shit on him all you want. If you want to criticize a car, learn what you’re talking about first.