My EV experience
I have always been interested in an EV, but I've been concerned because of the lack of charging stations. I've done more research on the subject before committing and found that you can charge up a daily commute overnight on just a standard outlet. That means that unless you are doing a trip that is greater than the entire charge, you NEVER NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE TO CHARGE THE CAR AGAIN! My wife and I joked that we would be going to the gas station for her car three times a year.
This also means that charging stations only really need to be by major highways where you'll be doing long road trips, and pretty much everywhere in the US they are already there!
Once I got past my general EV concerns I looked into purchasing a CUV/SUV EV and the Ioniq 5 really clearly is the pack of the lot below 100k or so. I have never driven a car that drives so tight, has such great acceleration, and overall is just FUN to drive. I have never felt so in-control driving a car. Every other car I've driven I've felt like I've had to "learn" what it wants to do and "work with" the car to get it to do what I want it to do, from accelerating to turning. The first time I test-drove this car I literally giggled with delight because of how fun it was. And sometimes, 1000 miles later, I still do.
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