rvajamesriviera OP t1_jc2qz1e wrote on March 13, 2023 at 4:50 PM

Reply to comment by HickNamby in Having an Electric Vehicle in RVA by rvajamesriviera

Good point, I'm actually mostly looking at used cars. Is it fairly easy to find a compatible public charger (I still don't fully understand how it all works) for longer drives? I.e. up and down 95 give or take 2-3 hours?

HickNamby t1_jc314lh wrote on March 13, 2023 at 5:57 PM

On long trips I just use it as a hybrid. You still benefit from 40+mpg and the gas tank is only 7 gallons so you fill up very quickly and only spend like 20 bucks each time. You also get regenerative braking which saves you a ton of money on brake pads. The clarity is a FANTASTIC highway cruiser and my passengers have also said it's quite comfortable. Up to NOVA and back can be done on half a tank on a full battery and I usually charge back up on arrival off any available wall outlet

rvajamesriviera OP t1_jc3ap5d wrote on March 13, 2023 at 6:57 PM

Wow, amazing! I'm going to keep an eye out for that one and some of the other plug-in hybrids