Thank you! I’ve been watching with great interest the Ford MachE ever since Elon Musk had gone full tilt right-wing nut.

New to EVs. What a fun car the I5N. I drive 14 miles total per day to work and back (mostly highway). Average about 1.8m/kWh. I get anxiety at around 50% and throw it on our towns only DC charger, 50kWh, and use the time to just walk around and get some exercise. Waiting for an electrician to install a level2 charger at home.

Well, you would crap on Elon right after I decided to like one of his cars for once…lol😂

Yeah, the new scat pack is way too expensive. A Tesla model 3 performance could beat it I’ll bet!

All the car companies are just way too damn expensive except well. The new Tesla model 3! I find that worth the money. And like I said before, I wasn’t really into electric cars until I watched tons of reviews on the new model 3, all trims. So far I really like it, it’s awesome looking too!

I’ve been watching a lot of the 2024 Tesla model 3 reviews and I’m telling you what that’s a nice ass car! I didn’t like electric cars all that much but that one really got my attention! I would definitely give it a try!

TFLEV just did a great test of the VW Buzz from Philly to Chicago. They were not happy. It only has 236 mile range but they did it in 25 degree weather so it was a lot lower. The motel they stayed at had 8 superchargers, all Tesla. The computer directed to a gas station nearby, all 4 chargers did not work. They ran into this problem several times. It took several stops (versus 2 in an ICE) and hours more time added to the trip. They had charger anxiety throughout the trip. Thanksgiving and Christmas millions of people drive more than 100 miles. In the plains and mountain states many people have long distances to drive and few chargers. Millions of people live in apartments - no home charger. I live in a house but it does not have enough circuits to add a level 2 charger. To add it would cost me $5,000 and reworking part of my house. Much of the country can not function with EVs without significant disruption.

Classic NOT electric

My S2000 gets 200 miles to the tank. Less than 100 on track. Most motorcycles have very little range yet people drive them across the country all the time. For some reason as soon as a battery is involved everyone moves the goal posts. 200 miles in a performance vehicle is plenty. Sure, more would be better, but literally zero people refused to buy an S2000 because of its highway range.

But the most important question is left unanswered: will it pass the Columbia Inn pizza oven rear interior 110v outlet compatibility test? I am in Northern New Jersey (sadly without either of my eGMP cars) right now, and need to know if it is worth the drive to get THE OVEN!

Damn that’s nice!! my ionic 5 is pretty fast but the N I see is even faster 🙆🏽‍♂️ I can get my speed up like 0 to 60mph under 5 seconds like it’s rated at 4.5 seconds which is not bad at all

Great video Tom. I had to sub.

Who was the marketing genius who decided to name their upgrade after literal sh!t?

Why don't you just get an ICE vehicle and solve ALL of your problems in one go?

Sorry guys, to me this is an absolute Fail!! Let me tell you. The range anxiety is REAL!! No one is going to drive a car from 100% to 0%. Or from Full to Empty. Unless you like living on the edge and you're leasing the car and you do not care about battery health. This is potentially bad for any EV battery long term. Just as fast charging can be bad for battery health. I have no experience with Hyundai. However, if battery types are similar. Tesla recommends only charging to 80% for daily use and discharge down to only 20%. Not 0%. Now, 80%-20% is only 60% of daily/frequent usable battery. Applying quick math this to "N" model and thats 60% of 232 miles or 140 miles. Then take about 18 minutes to FAST charge at a 300kwh or higher charger if you can find one that is functional. But 18mins?! Thats enough time for 6 fill ups in my 22 year old Camry. Yes only 3 minutes from low fuel warning to full tank. EPA says my Camry does 370 city or 518 hwy on 22 year old tech. My observered mileage is 247/411. Then, to there is a gas station every 2 miles and 30 gas stations within a 2 mile radius of my home. I have zero range anxiety. Trust me i want an electric car. When they are ready. Right now it makes more sense to get a 2024 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid that gets 50+ mpg for $29k. Then get prepaid scheduled service contract for $5k or less. Combined with Hyundai's 10yr/100k warranty. All that and still be thousands below the cheapest new Ioniq 5 ($39k). Hybrids still make more sense than EV in my opinion. When EV battery tech approaches being 50% smaller and lighter, yet yielding 1,000 miles plus on a charge. Then to capable of say 500k charge cycles. Dreamworld? Yes. But the dreamworld is where I'll buy an EV.

I know this isn’t going to be a very popular post, but I have the Ioniq 6RWD, and after a few months, I have pretty much completely stopped paying any attention to the range estimates that the car gives me. I do my own calculations in my head based on my personal experience And a spreadsheet I created that maps current range to the mi/kWh instrument reading. Based on my experience, the spreadsheet is highly accurate at predicting how far I can go at 3.6 mi/kWh vs 2.6 (for example). IMHO, the range estimates in the car are too slow at picking up different changes in conditions and are frequently not accurate enough for my peace of mind.

For this money, I'd rather have a model 3 performance and a nice used miata or boxster and end up with a bettter ev and a better fun car.

Damn!

Anytime in a pinch like that 18 mph not 50

Another reason to buy a 2024 Model 3 Performance over the 5N

Great to see the podcast is back. We almost bought the EV6, but went for the BMW i4 instead. We're car folks, not into SUVs. The BMW is also massive, but it kicks ass on efficiency with the 18"/225 wheels/tires. Lifetime average is 4.1 miles/kWh, meaning it can do 320 miles easy and 400 if you slow down. Honestly, we charge to 75% (for battery life) and rarely use the big range of the 80.5 usable kWhs. We did drive to BC and back from San Diego, and took a vacation through the 4 corners touring national parks. Easy, no sweat. Also, the eDrive40 is WAY more power and instant acceleration than anyone can use, so do NOT bother with the handicapped M50 version that is heavy, worse handling than the RWD variant, and just a straight line weapon.

Tesla road tripping is and has been easy for several years. Driven 7 times from Va to Orlando, once Va to Niagara Falls and multiple trips from central Va to DC. Never worry about charging.

So N button depletes your battery quicker by 10 seconds? Got it!

this was a nail bitter, on pins and needles, kudos

Even the gas ones aren't really selling. They saw production like a year ago and there's still so many on the dealers lots.

Out west highway speeds are more like 80-90mph. I wonder how that extra speed would affect the range? Just give all EVs range extenders. It would alleviate so much range anxiety for road trips.

Tesla also has made tons of money selling emissions credits to other automakers. As those carmakers increase hybrids and ev sales, that revenue will decrease.

Find a gas station, they are full service. Pull in and say fill her up, please. The station may even have a 240volt outlet.

Honda and Toyota are stupid in the sense of them not taking advantage of the 100% tariff that the US has on China. Honda and Toyota could be selling millions of EVs here in the US but they seem to be ignoring this. I have always thought that especially Honda turning up their noses at EVs...having GM build their only EV.

I gave it a thumbs up because I do support the channel. However, the excessive drama was really annoying. Just being honest.

Would you do a similar range test on the Tesla M3 Performance?

Road tripping key: hotel with level 2 overnight charging! Generally cheaper than fast charging, saves time for the next day. Yes, requires advance planning.

Du redest leider dummes Zeug. Der Rentner hat nachweislich das entsprechende Foto geteilt. Ergo greift hier nicht die Unschuldsvermutung. Das eine Hausdurchsuchung dafür nicht angemessen ist, steht auf einem anderen Blatt.

Dodge Charger EV is a miss for Dodge I don't mind that they made it electric but they should have made it just a 2 door version, smaller in size, lighter and RWD, so would be still proper muscle car. Great POD guys keep it up, and can't wait for some guests from EV and automotive world 🤟🤩

They missed with the new Dodge Charger EV, they should make just 2 door, lighter version

I wonder how much will the battery cost if replacement is needed?

“I couldn’t have timed this any better, this is perfect!” Famous last words! 😂😂😂 Glad you made it at the end.

Thanks for a good discussion.

I stopped listening when you mentioned eating at chickfila. as a gay man I can't support anyone who supports that horrible company.

bro's engine sound is autotuned💀

I am interested in the Ioniq5, but I don't need "the spicy version". I drive the most boring way possible, but would appreciate the ability to shift the regenerative braking to move between coasting, slowing down for a turn, and braking. I think I'm slowly getting an idea of what i want, but most cars have all "the bells and whistles" whereas i just want an economy package (no need for high tech, high horsepower, or high performance) with super fast DCFC charging for the few road trips I do.

On the EV6, if you go to the EV charger POI menu, you can filter by charging speed in 50kW increments as well as by charging networks to avoid being routed to slow ones when road tripping. It also gives you a list of options when you search, so if the first one is a 50kW local utility and there's an EVGo station 0.6mi further, the choice is easy.

Got to luv it when the Pro makes a rookie mistake just like I would do

Dodge managed to majorly fail in two ways with a single car. The Charger is a terrible muscle car. The Charger is a terrible EV. I suspect they will be giving very cheap lease deals 6 months from now to move inventory.

Thats when you look for a public outlet on the exterior of the wallmart and take a nap and turn the I5N into a mobile office

The best EV this year fun Rocket Hyundai Ioniq 5N

You’re the senior editor and can’t even pronounce the name of the automaker correctly. SMH.

Hell Tom, tension got unbearable ther for a while 😀.

Remember the ICE performance cars where the EPA range is actually realistic? This is one of those. You buy this car because you love driving without regard to mpg, and refuel when you have to. But EV version. Doesn’t work if you are stressed by having too little chargers where you live. For me it works, 97% is drive less than 150 miles per day, on long trips I already have the habit to stop every two hours for a proper break, the fatique otherwise gets me at the destination anyway. And people are so focused on range, but what if you have to charge? Then this one is fast, ~20min vs ~40min of most other EVs is the difference between a well needed break and driving of, and activity having to W A I T for the car to finish... And usually I bring my kids on long trips, this is one of the few cars that combines being both a great driver's car and family car at once, most people underestimate both the performance and the practicality/size of this car. Ironically this car has pretty good endurance when driven HARD, because it always puts large amounts of electrons back in the battery when braking thanks to being the most accesible 800V platform, and it does it without overheating. /Very, very happy owner

Nice job Tom. Glad you didn't have to call that tow truck.