Yesterday I took my wife to the airport in our Chevy Bolt. I keep it in the garage where I charged it and warmed it up in advance. It was around 12 degrees with 6 inches of snow all over the roads and I drove slowly at first until I got used to it and was able to get up to around 45 mph in some sections where the snow had blown off of the road. The trip was about 50 minutes there with no problems. On the way home I had become a more confident snow driver and was passing people who were just venturing out.
To summarize my experience: EVs are great for daily commutes and running errands all over town, but not so great for long trips. Benefits are low maintenance, zippy performance with instant torque and ... that’s about it.
“ To summarize my experience: EVs are great for daily commutes and running errands all over town, but not so great for long trips. Benefits are low maintenance, zippy performance with instant torque and ... that’s about it.”
Spot on. Love my Mach e. Charge at home only, use it as my commuter car only.