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Originally Posted by Rafichicago
There you go. Those theoretic ev fanboys trying to prove that it “can be done” or “is possible” or “with some planning “
are making me….��WE ARE NOT THERE YET. Until next generation of batteries is widely available evs will not be alternative to ice cars.
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As I recently got an EV, this really proves me that the "problem" with EV adaption is resistance to change and ignorance.
I was ignorant and arrogant about EVs just like you. I went to the dealership with the intention of buying off my leased M340i. But when I've realized if I lease an almost fully loaded iX my lease payments would be like $900 for a car that has Rolls-Royce level comfort and X7 level luxury, I thought, why not, something new; let's give it a shot!
Now I'm realizing how pointless were my fears and my 'range anxiety'. And since I traded in my Renault Megane in 2008 for an E93 330i, I've never been this impressed with a new car that I got.
I've already put like 700 miles on the car in 2 weeks.
First of all, I didn't pay a DIME for charging as BMW gives free Electrify America charging, which I have 3 mins away from home.
As for long distance driving; I drove to NYC from Boston and back, and it was unquestionably the BEST road trip experience I've ever had in my life. First of all, there were multiple Electrify America DC chargers on the way. I made a 30-45 mins stop on my way to NYC, and another one on my way back. Both FREE. So no problem regarding charging. The drive? OMG! It's so quiet, so smooth, so comfortable that I became an EV smug right away. These vibrating dirty engines really look like a relic from old bad times now. Driving iX, it's almost like you're looking at all other cars on the road with pity. Especially seeing more expensive ICE cars; you fell like: "Oh these poor people if only they knew my experience, if only they weren't brainwashed". It's like you're on a completely different level; they're guzzling gas, puking smoke and vibrating and while you're just hovering over them in your spaceship.
I mean I've been in smooth and quiet cars before, but this is at a completely different level. I always liked BMW's inline-6 and the sound it made; but this iX is so good at what it does, it's impossible to not be impressed.
Also, iX has the interior space of an X7, and the weight is also comparable to an X7. It drives better, it's faster, it has better balance than X5 and X7 in my experience; and steering is the same. If you look at my car history, you'd see that I have quite a bit of experience with these characteristics.
On top of all this, I'm discovering some other cool stuff about EV experience, particularly iX. As you don't need to run the engine for AC or heating, you can just run the heater or the AC and chill in the car for hours. With AC on, music playing, it would burn like 1.5 kW/hr approximately, which is 1.3% of the battery. Considering how amazing the interior of this car is with glass all around; you can take it to place with a beautiful view, sit in the giant lounge-like seats, turn on radiant heating, massage, ventilated seats; turn on music from awesome sound system, connect your laptop to the really fast charging ports, and chill for hours. I mean it's better than any office space, seriously.
So how are we not there yet? Where am I wrong?