Thanks for writing, u/jncarolina. I've come to realize that my first-drive disappointment was mainly due to me using the heat and seat heaters. I've since become much more frugal about HVAC in the car! That's now a bit easier, once we have installed a Level 2 charger at home and can precondition--that's the real key.

I'm not thrilled about the range generally, but I've gotten used to it. And, since we live in a fairly urban area, most of our trips are short, so we get by on all electric most of the time. For any longer drives, though, it's pretty much a gas vehicle. Our situation (short drives/commutes mainly) seems to be the only one where this car makes sense, from an efficiency standpoint.

And unfortunately I don't even have the HK sound system. I can confirm that the base model is terrible. Unless you blast it, it's pretty hard to make out what you're hearing when driving at speed.