[KS circutguy]

Portugal,

[Charlie Brengun]

Originally Posted by Scarebird

Charlie, what make/model is this?


March car sales up here in PT by 9.1%, of which 74.3% are EV's. I do note more on the road and charging stations getting busier.

It's a 2021 skoda enyaq with the 77kwh battery. I got it from a coworker when he left and I wanted it as it still falls under a very fortunate tax scheme (private use of a company y car means paying a level income tax over the cars value here in NL).

Longest trip I did with the car was from Hardelot-plage (FR) to Zaltbommel (NL) in December, that's approx 360 KM, no charging but driving like an old snail and sticking to 100 kph.
Newer cars can charge 3x as fast, mine averages around 60 kw charging speed.

[Scarebird]

Originally Posted by Charlie Brengun

It's a 2021 skoda enyaq with the 77kwh battery...

I drove a gas version of that a couple years ago - perfect size for a rental or commuter car. It is a magnitude smaller than our e2008 w/54 kWh battery - your range is almost double what we get.

[einstein]

One of my old bosses bought a used Tesla from his wife's parents. Live in Orlando. Son goes to college in Tallahassee, they go visit. Very few charging stations at all, much less any higher capacity ones. They were stuck in Tallahassee for 2 days trying charge car enough to get home. Hotels, meals out and 2 days unexpectedly out of the office.

It's only 200 miles.

[TXSTARFIRE]

How much money did the EV save them on that trip?

[einstein]

There are 2 kinds of people.

1. Those who can extrapolate incomplete data

[Nobuddy]

Must be FSU people if they cant find a rapid charger in Tallahassee

[einstein]

Well, it was probably 6 or 7 years ago.

[nas t eh]

Originally Posted by einstein

One of my old bosses bought a used Tesla from his wife's parents. Live in Orlando. Son goes to college in Tallahassee, they go visit. Very few charging stations at all, much less any higher capacity ones. They were stuck in Tallahassee for 2 days trying charge car enough to get home. Hotels, meals out and 2 days unexpectedly out of the office.

It's only 200 miles.

I live in what could be described as low EV adoption rate Alberta. But even here you couldn’t have this scenario happen today. Your follow up post that it happened 6-7 yrs ago makes sense, but not now.

[einstein]

This made me laugh:

[242177P]

Originally Posted by nas t eh

I live in what could be described as low EV adoption rate Alberta. But even here you couldn’t have this scenario happen today. Your follow up post that it happened 6-7 yrs ago makes sense, but not now.

That's not entirely true. Folks were having trouble
finding working chargers as recently as Mar 2025.

[JimFB400HO]

Originally Posted by einstein

This made me laugh:

Think they would need government intervention, coercion and/or subsidies to sell?

[nas t eh]

Originally Posted by 242177P

That's not entirely true. Folks were having trouble
finding working chargers as recently as Mar 2025.

Well, I guess the Elon/EV hate in Boston is a thing. But a Tesla charging map of the Boston area shows multiple dozens of locations to charge and at least 3 with multiple super chargers like the one that is shown in the news. Maybe they were all vandalized?

[Region Warrior]

Originally Posted by ta6point6

Hey since you worked at GM dealership let me ask you a question or 2. I thought with the Ultium battery packs, that if one goes bad they just change the one module not the entire thing. Also I was reading that car manufactures not just GM are making it so that only brand dealerships can work on their own brands. That essentially car dealers are saying that when you buy a vehicle it is yours but the software in vehicle is only loaned to the new owner.
My two biggest concerns with EVs or new cars in general is the software glitches that often come along with it. Look how many times you have to update your phone just to have something else start glitching on the phone.

Had a couple modules fail separately.

GM has alot of sofrware reprogramming notices on many vehicles.
Some downloaded from GM to vehicle so yes brand pacific.
Mostly trucks from braking, cruise control and transmission shifts(replaced 1-2 each 8 and 10 speed valve bodies every day).
Out 18 techs 3 did just trans repairs and replacements.

[KS circutguy]

NASCAR all electric?
Making The O'Reilly Series All-Electric Would Be a MASSIVE Mistake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q3reHLQT8o

[kingbuzzo]

no noise complaints here... 🤡

[KS circutguy]

Originally Posted by kingbuzzo

no noise complaints here... 🤡

lol

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by kingbuzzo

no noise complaints here... 🤡

That sound is music to my ears.

[KS circutguy]

Originally Posted by kingbuzzo

no noise complaints here... 🤡

Blasphemy

[KS circutguy]

Side note;
Actually watched in car driver cam on Cleetus McFarland ride, was cool hearing banter - instructions and watching maneuvers.