EV/Plug-in/Other vehicles

[irvinehomeowner]

At least they are using heavier paper now... the first ones I got when they started doing this was just regular paper... so rain and wind would wreak havoc.

I've seen a few cars with no license "paper" so it's a common happenstance.

 

[Danimal]

Not sure if anyone saw the list of vehicles qualified for tax credit starting 2023. IRS just released the list:

Manufacturers and Models for New Qualified Clean Vehicles Purchased in 2023 or After | Internal Revenue Service

List of vehicles that are eligible for a 30D clean vehicle tax credit and the amount of the qualifying credit, if purchased between 2023 and 2032.

www.irs.gov

 

[irvinehomeowner]

That list is getting updated frequently actually, yesterday morning there were only 4 makers on that list and the current list doesn't have information for some of them.

No GM cars on that list yet and for Tesla, the 5-seater Y is considered a sedan so a $55k limit... for Ford, the Mach-E is considered a sedan but for VW, the AWD ID.4 makes the SUV classification.

 

[qwerty]

Totally unrelated but if anyone is looking for a 2023 Honda pilot elite - they have some available coming January (norm reeves Honda in Irvine). MSRP is about 53k but the have dealer addons totaling 12k (LoJack, tint, one other item).

I do like the look of the new pilot but for 65k may as well make the jump to an x7.

It will be interesting to see how these sell vs the telluride and palisade

 

[irvinehomeowner]

Never pay over MSRP for a value brand.

 

[someguy]

Anyone else notice that as of now the most popular Model 3s (long range & performance) and Ys (5 seaters) are ineligible for the new tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act? How about that...

 

[Hugo Township]

Does anyone have a lead on getting a near-luxury EV at MSRP in stock? Namely one of these?
Ioniq 5 SEL/Limited
EV6 Wind
GV60 Advanced
Mach-E Premium

Tuttle Click Hyundai/Genesis quoted 5k markups on Ioniq/GV60 and Tustin Hyundai is out of stock with months-long waitlists..

 

[CalBears96]

Does anyone have a lead on getting a near-luxury EV at MSRP in stock? Namely one of these?
Ioniq 5 SEL/Limited
EV6 Wind
GV60 Advanced
Mach-E Premium

Tuttle Click Hyundai/Genesis quoted 5k markups on Ioniq/GV60 and Tustin Hyundai is out of stock with months-long waitlists..

Tuttle Click Ford doesn't mark up for Mach-E Premium, but most likely there's a long waitlist for all Mach-E.

 

[Danimal]

For those of you who purchased MY and M3 during second half of December, free 10k miles (4000kwh) supercharger should show up on your account. I’ll be making lot of trips to local station before it expires in 2 years.

 

[irvinehomeowner]

This was crazy:

Tesla driver intentionally drove car off a cliff with family, but everyone miraculously survived

A Tesla driver intentionally drove his car off a 250-foot cliff in California with his family inside, according to the...

electrek.co

Sad about the father doing this intentionally but incredible how none of the 4 occupants got seriously injured in this crash.

 

[iacrenter]

I would say that is more luck than Tesla build quality. But glad that the family made it out alive.

 

[qwerty]

For those of you who purchased MY and M3 during second half of December, free 10k miles (4000kwh) supercharger should show up on your account. I’ll be making lot of trips to local station before it expires in 2 years.

So what is 10k miles of free charging equate to in term of dollars?

 

[Danimal]

So what is 10k miles of free charging equate to in term of dollars?

Depend on the local rates. Superchargers around here costs 25 cents per kwh. So it’s $1k

 

[CalBears96]

So what is 10k miles of free charging equate to in term of dollars?

First of all, as Danimal mentioned, it's 4000kWh free charging, which actually works out a whole lot more than 10,000 miles for M3 or MY.

If it's M3 base, which has a 50kWh battery for a 272 mile range, it comes out to roughly 21,600 miles.
Let's take Danimal's MY LR, which has a 81kWh battery for 330 mile range, then it comes out to roughly 16,300 miles.

As for how much 4000kWh equates to, that depends on when and where you charge. As of September 29, 2022, Culver City, Hollywood, DTLA, Long Beach, and Irvine had peak rates of $0.55-0.65 per kWh. During off-peak hours, however, which run from midnight to 8:00 a.m. at those locations, the rates range from $0.21 to $0.41 per kWh. So we're looking at $840 to $2,600.

 

[hurijo]

So the free supercharging miles was based on 4000kWh? And it won't differentiate between on-peak and off-peak charging? That's pretty nice if that's the case.

 

[irvinehomeowner]

I always wondered how you measure 10k miles in charging as mileage differs based on so many factors.

How does that track that in the app?

 

[CalBears96]

I always wondered how you measure 10k miles in charging as mileage differs based on so many factors.

How does that track that in the app?

The app shows the mileage (how many miles remaining), so it would be easy to track in the app. For example, before charging, the app shows 180 miles and after finishing charging, it shows 232 miles (based on limit set), so that's 52 miles charged.

 

[Danimal]

It’s very subjective converting 10k miles into kwh. My guess is that they use EPA, battery size to convert.

For example, MYLR has 81kwh battery with epa 330 miles. So you get around 4 miles per 1 kwh. That makes it equivalent to 2500kwh for 10k miles.

 

[Danimal]

Tesla rep is correct about 10k miles = 4000kwh. I just charged 27kwh using supercharger and mile deduction is 68 miles from 10k miles. It’s about 2.5 miles per kwh.

 

[aquabliss]

New Model Y owner here, so learning the ropes. How often do you guys charge? Is it bad to charge only once every 3-4 days? Online opinions are all over the place. Some say you should charge every night regardless, others say it's fine to let it get down to 20%-30% before charging.