Go out and test drive some it you haven't already. You might be surprised with the offline zip some EVs can provide. The batteries are low so lower center of gravity feel might amaze you. We had a BWI 3 and it was a blast to drive....felt like a rocket off the line.
You can look at their charts which show for various makes and models which systems (cooling, electrical, brakes, etc.) have fewer problems and which car systems have more problems than average.
Same with Ford. Our car has gotten about 20 updates over the air at home and while driving around. Evidentially we are up to date now.
It's probably fine for its class, but the Interwebs report that the I3 does 0-60 in about 7 seconds. That's slower than my late lamented V6 Camry... which in fact, yes, I did take to the local drag strip.
I loved to drag race in my youth but have lost the passion for it as I grew up.
Fair enough. Though it's hard to resist when characterizations are made that don't apply to Tesla. But I'll make an effort to comply, and post less on this thread.
We were debating b/w a Tesla model X and the Cadillac Lyriq 3 and in the end we went with the Cadillac because of the lacking in luxury of the Tesla. Having said that, we think we may go with a Tesla when we do our 3-year new car refresh. We got our Lyriq end of 2024. We miss the 100% self-driving capability of the Tesla. Cadillac's Supercruise is better than straight adaptive cruise control, which we love and had that with our Subarus since 2015.
Thank you! I never paid much attention to it before because I had "ASS U ME"d that all Tesla Superchargers are available to non-Tesla with an adapter.
I'm really enthused about how EVs offer a scintillating new potential (see what I did there?) for drag racing and performance overall. We just need lighter batteries and an engineering philosophy that prioritizes driver engagement over passenger/cargo capacity. The latter will be a harder sell, as the market today - electric or internal combustion - is dominated by large, upright vehicles designed around passengers and cargo, rather than to be driven by one person alone, with nothing but the occasion grocery bag in the passenger's footwell. But that debate is orthogonal to that of which-brand or the eternal ICE vs. EV. It's more a matter of consumer taste, than engineering.I loved to drag race in my youth but have lost the passion for it as I grew up.
I am not sure why you have concerns with EV's ability to drag race. Tesla's model 3 performance goes from 0 to 60miles in 2.9 seconds. Even a large and heavy Cadillac Lyriq-V goes from 0 to 60 miles in 3.3 seconds. EVs beat most ICE cars wrt to drag racing. These times beat out Aston Martin's performance easily.
Plugshare is also an excellent resource for finding chargers, what is supported in terms of connections, and includes customer comments.
You can also use the Tesla app it will show the chargers you can use and which need adapters.
Lucid Air Sapphire hits 60 MPH in 1.89 sec, with a top speed of 205. Quite a bit faster than I ever want to go.
At the low price of $249,000…
I'm OK at 0 to 60 @ 6.5 seconds. By 60, I'm up the butt of the traffic in front of me! But it only cost ~ $28 K after the tax credit. My old Vette was not this fast 0 to 60.
My Lyriq goes 0-60 in 4.6 seconds.
Just be careful and on the look out for red light runners. Being first off the line could be dangerous. I still remember a few years ago I was sitting at one of those odd angled 4 way intersections. There was a car on my left and I could not see the cars coming from the left through the intersection. We got the green light and had I been in a hurry and jumped off the line I would have been t-boned at about 40 plus miles an hour by a red light runner flying through the intersection.
Of course! The car is watching all cross traffic and doesn’t immediately start anyway. Somehow it still manages to leave others in the dust.
You sound like the younger me. I used to be the first off the traffic (safely) and left others in the dust. My ex-husband and I used to drag race each other on the road when we were driving separately, usually on the way or back from "dawn patrol".
It’s not me driving, it’s the car and it speeds up quickly, yet it’s not enough to push me back in my seat, it’s very smooth. Even even when I am driving I usually clear the intersection well ahead of the others. I’ve never tried drag racing.
