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I was an early adopter, and I went back to gas. My car only had like a 30 mile range though, which was cut in half during the winter. I’d consider that new Mustang SUV though, that looks like a bad-ass vehicle.
Chevy Volt. It had a gas generator that would kick in and charge the battery after the battery was drained. It was pretty gutless on generator power though, even though it had a lot of character on straight battery. The generator was nice for longer trips though. I drove it across the State and didn’t have to worry about charging it, since it could run on gas only for extended periods. It wasn’t considered a hybrid though, because the gas engine wasn’t connected to the powertrain at all. The gas engine was just a generator that charged the battery, which drove the electric motor.
My parents bought one of the mustangs. They are pretty conservative people who live in FL now. He says it is his second favorite car ever behind the 98 BMW 540i he had and they’ve owned a lot of cars. It’s wild to me that he loves this electric car so much.
By all accounts it’s a fantastic vehicle. Idk why they put the Mustang name on there, which earned it a lot of scorn, when it seems like it can stand well on its own. I know I dismissed it as stupid myself because of the name, until I learned more about it.
I just wish there wasn’t all this spying with modern vehicles. I’m going to drive my current car as long as possible, because I don’t want to drive a rolling surveillance machine.
I was an early adopter, and I went back to gas. My car only had like a 30 mile range though, which was cut in half during the winter. I’d consider that new Mustang SUV though, that looks like a bad-ass vehicle.
A 30 mile range? What did you buy, a Sinclair C5?
Chevy Volt. It had a gas generator that would kick in and charge the battery after the battery was drained. It was pretty gutless on generator power though, even though it had a lot of character on straight battery. The generator was nice for longer trips though. I drove it across the State and didn’t have to worry about charging it, since it could run on gas only for extended periods. It wasn’t considered a hybrid though, because the gas engine wasn’t connected to the powertrain at all. The gas engine was just a generator that charged the battery, which drove the electric motor.
My parents bought one of the mustangs. They are pretty conservative people who live in FL now. He says it is his second favorite car ever behind the 98 BMW 540i he had and they’ve owned a lot of cars. It’s wild to me that he loves this electric car so much.
By all accounts it’s a fantastic vehicle. Idk why they put the Mustang name on there, which earned it a lot of scorn, when it seems like it can stand well on its own. I know I dismissed it as stupid myself because of the name, until I learned more about it.
I rented one in TX last April and drove Houston to Austin to Dallas and back to Houston. Loved it. Wanted to take it home with me.
I just wish there wasn’t all this spying with modern vehicles. I’m going to drive my current car as long as possible, because I don’t want to drive a rolling surveillance machine.