LittleBill21
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good luck my buddy has a ev6, over 100k, and no real issues so far, awd gets about 270 i think, and battery does not appear to be degrading yet
Electric KIA EV9 SUV review
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Honestly, I don't really know. I never looked at the line items before. I just pay the bill every month and I also know that we have some of the lowest rates around.
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Torvy
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They want to sell new ones. There are shysters in every business.
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I think the real issue is the demand for real pianos has fallen because weighted keyboards have eaten into sales and maybe fewer young people are willing to invest so much time learning to play.
But there are pianists who insist on having not just a real piano, but also screen them for responsiveness and tone. If you are driving 13 hours, must be a special instrument to you?
But there are pianists who insist on having not just a real piano, but also screen them for responsiveness and tone. If you are driving 13 hours, must be a special instrument to you?
Torvy
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It's the one I grew up with. Eventually, it will be my son's. All of the kids are musical, but he is fantastic.
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Myself, I'd rather have tulips on my organ than roses in my piano...lol
Far as EV's go, I think they are all various levels of fugly, especially the Ford electric Mustang.
We have 3 Tesla's in the family and they are also ugly.
If I was ever to buy an EV, it would be a Rivan 4 motor. While still homely looking, they have the range and interior space to be useful and our insurance carrier just put out a notice that if your home has an attached garage and you park and charge an EV in it, they will deny any claim for fire caused by a runaway battery. If I ever bought one, it would be parked outside anyway.
Far as EV's go, I think they are all various levels of fugly, especially the Ford electric Mustang.
We have 3 Tesla's in the family and they are also ugly.
If I was ever to buy an EV, it would be a Rivan 4 motor. While still homely looking, they have the range and interior space to be useful and our insurance carrier just put out a notice that if your home has an attached garage and you park and charge an EV in it, they will deny any claim for fire caused by a runaway battery. If I ever bought one, it would be parked outside anyway.
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We've had the Kia EV9 for about 5.5 months now, and here are some observations.
It has about 7200 miles on it now. My wife just took it on a 3000-mile round trip to Washington DC. They were in 2 EV9's with 8 people on the trip. My son in law did most of the trip planning and finding charging stations. My wife says stopping and charging was really easy. They stopped about every 2 hours to charge, and it took about 20 minutes or so to charge.
This is the first time we charge it anywhere away from home. The cost per kilowatt hour varies at different charging stations but was a LOT more than charging at home. The cost per kwh was between $0.31 and $0.49 compared to about $0.13 at home.
There is a 10-minute grace period after charging. If you don't disconnect after the 10 minutes, it will start charging you $0.40 per minute.
Two things reduced the range on the long trip. One is highway driving is not as efficient as city driving. The other is colder temperatures reduce efficiency. They were driving in temps in the low 20's up in Virginia. At home we rarely get below 40* F. or so. The efficiency dropped from about 3 miles per kwh down to about 2.5 miles per kwh.
She said the overall experience was easy and comfortable. However, the cost per mile for energy was more than I expected, and I don't have the exact numbers, but I believe it cost more per mile than an ICE vehicle for energy
It has about 7200 miles on it now. My wife just took it on a 3000-mile round trip to Washington DC. They were in 2 EV9's with 8 people on the trip. My son in law did most of the trip planning and finding charging stations. My wife says stopping and charging was really easy. They stopped about every 2 hours to charge, and it took about 20 minutes or so to charge.
This is the first time we charge it anywhere away from home. The cost per kilowatt hour varies at different charging stations but was a LOT more than charging at home. The cost per kwh was between $0.31 and $0.49 compared to about $0.13 at home.
There is a 10-minute grace period after charging. If you don't disconnect after the 10 minutes, it will start charging you $0.40 per minute.
Two things reduced the range on the long trip. One is highway driving is not as efficient as city driving. The other is colder temperatures reduce efficiency. They were driving in temps in the low 20's up in Virginia. At home we rarely get below 40* F. or so. The efficiency dropped from about 3 miles per kwh down to about 2.5 miles per kwh.
She said the overall experience was easy and comfortable. However, the cost per mile for energy was more than I expected, and I don't have the exact numbers, but I believe it cost more per mile than an ICE vehicle for energy
CloverKnollFarms
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We are now paying $2.50/gal for fuel. That has to cut into the cost savings if you are paying 3x more for electricity on the road than at home.
Now, to be fair, 90% of ones driving js local and they can charge at home if they own a home.
Renters in cities? Maybe not
Now, to be fair, 90% of ones driving js local and they can charge at home if they own a home.
Renters in cities? Maybe not
CloverKnollFarms
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For me an EV purchase would be financial, not environmental.
