> It's worth noting that neither the Kia EV6 nor the Lucid Air have shipped a single unit to customers, so the above are only promises based on the optimistic claims of manufacturers.
False. The EV6 is shipping in Korea and Europe right now. North America to follow. But let's do some different cars since you're distressed:
> This video by Marques Brownlee is an interesting example
That is not a road trip from Vancouver Island to Calgary, which is what we're talking about. Do you have any specific information about driving from Vancouver Island to Calgary in particular?
Yeah the issue and imo the difference between my drive and MKBHD's is that mountain driving has a whole set of challenges you don't get with "regular" driving. As an example, between Kelowna and Merrit, we hit a snowstorm -- it took 40+ minutes extra driving 15-25kmph and we burned through an extra 20% battery. Had I not charged to 100% the night before I would not have made it (that drive is basically a fairly steep hill 50% of the way)
1. You need more range than your current car has to deal with these unexpected situations easily instead of luckily.
2. Balkanized charging infrastructure is brain dead. You need Tesla to switch to CCS in North America (like all other EV manufacturers have already done) and you need Telsa's chargers to charge all brands of EV (like all other charging networks already do).
The good news is Tesla will supposedly open their chargers to other brands soon. They can go ahead and put two ports on the chargers like they already did in Europe:
False. The EV6 is shipping in Korea and Europe right now. North America to follow. But let's do some different cars since you're distressed:
- Volkswagen ID.4 Pro is 18 hours and 4 minutes.
- Porsche Taycan 4S 93 kWh is 17 hours 56 minutes.
- Audi e-tron 55 is 17 hours 50 minutes.
> This video by Marques Brownlee is an interesting example
That is not a road trip from Vancouver Island to Calgary, which is what we're talking about. Do you have any specific information about driving from Vancouver Island to Calgary in particular?