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EV prices are falling while the average new car tops $50K (electrek.co)
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[–] 2 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Ordered a LWB earlier in the year, still waiting on delivery - currently due mid-Nov., but with the Suez Canal looking to be off-limits due to the conflict in Yemen - not sure if/when it’ll land here in Australia. 😭

How’re you finding it, in these first few weeks? Any quirks/niggles you weren’t expecting, or adjustments you’ve needed to make?

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  • [–] 4 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

    Yeah some.

    Personally I hate that it (and this is probably a fact for ALL new vehicles) is the level of tracking and data collection. Hard braking? Hard acceleration? A collision? Don't worry, insurance knows. VW collects this and much more info and shares it with third parties 🙃. Just read the app ToS.

    Level 1 charging is working okay, needing to too up at a paid charger once in a while but it's still night and day cheaper than gas or diesel.

    It's super comfy and roomy. Overall I'm quite happy with it.

    The charging connectors an unexpected quirk though. Once it's charging you can't release it. You need to either use the app, turn on the ignition and dig through the touch screen settings, or click your fob unlock button.

    But this is my first ev and first vehicle I've ever owned that's newer than 2010 so... Ya lol

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  • [–] 1 point 11 hours ago (1 child)

    Not a fan of all of that tracking, but as I’m doing a novated lease through work (so it comes out of my pre-taxed income) - I’m not sure I’ll have much leeway to figure out how to disable that.

    We’re starting off with a level 1 charger, but as we’re in a 230V nation - we’re hoping that 12am - 6am charging (when our rates are ~8c/kWh) will suffice.

    Good to know about the charging cable lock, and that does make sense - prevents jokers from randomly unplugging cars from chargers out in public. Can imagine having to explain that one to the missus a couple of times before it clicks though. 😅

    It’ll be replacing our ‘16 Honda CR-V; we’re all pretty low-key excited - especially our 3yo.

    How do you find the acceleration - any issues getting up to speed from 0 on freeway on-ramps?

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  • [–] 1 point 8 hours ago

    We have the AWD version:

    RWD: 282 hp, 413 lb-ft torque

    4MOTION AWD: 335 hp, 413 lb-ft torque

    AWD adds a front motor with 99 lb-ft of torque; the rear motor still produces 413 lb-ft.

    0–100 km/h: about 6.4 sec for the AWD version.

    So.. Ya it's pretty quick. No issues with the power st all.

    Depending on how much you drive that window may be too small. You'll get like 1.4kWh of battery recovered per hour, which is roughly 5-8Km of range.

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