QUOTE(shaniandras2787 @ May 14 2025, 09:17 AM)
Honestly, i personally think that China EVs have matured enough that you can't really go any more wrong than buying an ordinary ICE vehicle. The fact that rebates/discounts are flying everywhere because like all technologies, they go obsolete pretty quickly. Just like smart devices, you can get massive rebates by just only waiting for 1 year but that doesn't mean that it is out of date, it's just "not as good".
this endless vicious cycle will not cease.
i think we are still a long way from an affordable and mass produced EVs that is going to have up to a 1000km range, probably in the next 10 years or so but i don't think it's practical because it's just going to take far too long a time to charge it too full. most people are going to get it up to 70%/80% and then get on with life.
by the way, there are performance EVs at the moment, it's just not within the reach of many people.
with respect to the EV charging rates, what do you mean by "grace period" and "charges can rack up pretty quickly"? thought the rates are set and regulated?
ada yang priced same dengan eMas7 ke?
share?
that's the whole point.
battery is nvr good if u always go from 100% > 0% & vice versa.
ideally, u'll want it to always close to 50% charge.
so a higher capacity battery not only boast longer range on paper, but it will also im average degrade slower.
i'm talking about idle fees that prevent hogging.
it's different from brand to brand & location to location.
most of the busy area will hav 15 minutes grace, then RM 1-2 every 5m.
some location allow overnight charging with no idle fees.
tesla supercharger idle fee is RM2/m, or RM4/m if fuly occupied.
imagine, u drive your EV to a public charger location. u plug it in, it says 20m to charge.
great, u'll just go hav lunch around that area.
u sat down, look order, but service is slow today, u waited long time for your food.
by the time your food arrived, 5m left for grace period. ideally, u should be already walking bck to your car at that moment.
u eat quickly & pay, knowing every minute that u're late, u rack up charges.
overall, u dont enjoy your meal, & the whole charging experience is stressful.
cherry on top, each public charger brand requires its own app, which is really annoying.
imagine each brand of petrol station only accept its own currency.
actually, that'a not so bad cuz petrol stations are plentiful & most people stick to their favorite brand anyway.
buy EV charger, u're left with the mercy of whichever available in the vicinity.
owning EV now adds unnecessary stress & anxiety into my life.
there's proper use case & compatible ownership.
infra, r&r is just not there yet.
This post has been edited by unknown_2: May 14 2025, 12:03 PM