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.
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.