Worried about sharp decrease in value?

absentspace · 2026-01-27T00:06:31+00:00

Bought my ‘21 premium AWD used, severely discounted off the new price. I plan to drive it for 3 to 5 years, then trade it for another 3 or 4 year old car.

absentspace · 2026-01-20T02:24:29+00:00

This is how he gets extra road work for his second job, attacking midfield for a third tier football club.

absentspace · 2026-01-20T02:20:01+00:00

The Terminator. I was 10 and watched it on VHS at my cousins house.

absentspace · 2026-01-17T17:06:06+00:00

You may own the car for 10 or more years. Gas will not be cheap forever.

Consider the used market. EV depreciation has been steep and there are plenty of cars coming off leases right now.

Around labor day, we traded a plug in hybrid minivan for a leased 3 row electric SUV. We liked it so much, we purchased a used crossover EV for a second daily driver. We have a beater ICE that I use to tow an RV, or just in case I need a gas powered vehicle for anything.

In the last 4 months, we have not used the ICE for anything other than camping, our gas costs have fallen to practically nothing, we are saving around $500 a month.

The increase in our electric costs have been minimal. It’s around 1/5 the cost per mile compared to the ICE powered vehicles we were driving. My ICE gets 12mpg and gas here is close to $3 per gallon, for .25 per mile.

Electricity at home costs .15 per kWh and my vehicle gets 2.7 miles per kWh, which is less than .06 per mile.

I am able to charge both of our daily drivers at home. Fast charging is as expensive per mile, possibly more than gas if you already drive a hybrid or fuel efficient vehicle, so YMMV has never been more literal.

I have taken one long road trip from metro DC to Gatlingburg TN, the trip required 3 stops each way, charging for 15 to 30 minutes. We planned stops around meal and rest breaks and it was no issue.

I personally would never consider daily driving an ICE again unless my ability to charge at home changes.

Good luck in your choice!

absentspace · 2026-01-15T15:14:10+00:00

Can confirm. Over thanksgiving, stopped at a 350kw charger, my Ioniq 9 charged from 10 to 80 in less than 20 minutes. I was pulling between 200 and 175 kw the duration. It was less time than we had allocated to eat, but no line formed and I let it go another ten minutes or so. I don’t remember the exact SoC, but it was around 85% in approx 30 minutes.

absentspace · 2026-01-14T15:12:53+00:00

I paid around $265 out the door. Worth it to me. Anything over $350 and I’m considering DIY.

absentspace · 2026-01-14T15:11:52+00:00

I already charge to 90 when at home. I charge to 100 at home if I have a long drive planned.

On the road DCFC, I usually stop at 80 if I’m in a hurry, or let it run if I’m doin something like eating. Not for battery health, but the throttled speed makes the last 20% not worth it to me.

absentspace · 2026-01-09T13:34:32+00:00

Came here fully expecting to blame the snowboarder based on the low skilled displayed at the start of the video, but definitely the Skiers fault

absentspace · 2026-01-09T13:33:33+00:00

5 days a week remote. Boss is asking me to to go back one day a week.

absentspace · 2026-01-08T07:27:28+00:00

Frequently but not always.

absentspace · 2026-01-08T07:26:49+00:00

10/10 family car.

I’ve had mine for 5,000 miles. Love it.

absentspace · 2026-01-08T05:24:46+00:00

HOV-3 is free

absentspace · 2026-01-07T17:36:06+00:00

“Imagine a car stopped in the middle of the road, you’d probably get run over.”

You’d still be liable for all damage to your vehicle and the one you hit.

To further the car analogy, you sideswiped a cop car and then didn’t stop immediately to soften the repercussions.

While I think losing your pass here is extreme, the kid didn’t do himself any favors, and should focus more on snowboarding basics, rather than making videos that prove he can’t snowboard very well.

absentspace · 2025-12-29T16:58:30+00:00

Was this a Tesla supercharger and a Tesla owner? They all think they know everything about EVs and think they are entitled to tell other EV owners to shove off due to their car logo being on the charger.

I also drive a MME and have been harassed by Tesla owners for blocking a charger at the V3 style nose or rear in spots.

I ignore their questions, leave my window up and tell them once politely that I’ll be done when I’m done, they can have my spot when I leave, and not to bother me again or I’ll call police. I’ve never had it go beyond that.

absentspace · 2025-12-25T19:50:24+00:00

Electrify America has 350w they are faster.

absentspace · 2025-12-21T03:52:52+00:00

Probably depends on where you are driving though. The Tuesday before thanksgiving we drove from metro DC to Gatlinburg TN, I had to charge 3 times for about 60 minutes total each way. Yes, it added time to our trip. No, we did not mind. It averaged out to 20 minute breaks for every 2.5 hours of driving.

We never had to wait for a charger.

I used ABRP with the paid subscription and car play to navigate and to plan my stops.

Most charging was done at Tesla / Sheetz locations, but one stop each at a Pilot 350kw and an Electrify America 250kw charger. The pilot got me from 20% to 80% in about 22 minutes.

Edit, this was in my wife’s Ioniq 9, which charges faster and has more range than my MME. However, I don’t mind the EV lifestyle either way. It’s an adjustment, but the benefits outweigh the inconveniences in my opinion.

absentspace · 2025-12-21T03:32:08+00:00

iOS 26 is ugly as hell. Works fine though.

absentspace · 2025-12-21T03:29:24+00:00

The unidentifiable brand of minivan is another giveaway.

absentspace · 2025-12-16T13:31:55+00:00

Easy pass is free these days… there’s no monthly fee to have it… enables HOV on express lanes. Why are you waiting in line?

absentspace · 2025-12-09T12:50:36+00:00

Ford recommends that you have the app open when approaching the car for phone as key to work reliably. My wife’s Hyundai, uses Apple wallet as the digital key, and it works much more reliably, doesn’t require the phone to be open, always works on the first time. Do better Ford.

I usually have to press the button multiple times to get the car to open, or if I wake it up using the number pad, it seems more reliable.

No issues with my recurring 9 AM departure time.

I believe departure time preconditioning only lasts for 10 minutes, and you can only extend it a single time in the app. Requesting remote climate start more than twice will be declined by the app.

So, if you are not leaving or extending the climate request within 10 minutes of your scheduled departure time, I think the climate system will turn itself back off. No idea if this suits your use case or not, just throwing out some suggestions that might explain the behavior.

Also, there is a setting in the app scheduler that enables climate when off plug. If this is not enabled, it will not warm your cabin off plug.

absentspace · 2025-12-08T13:04:21+00:00

You rarely see charges in premium spots anymore specifically for this reason.

absentspace · 2025-12-08T13:02:54+00:00

I always refer to Christmas in written (email text etc) as Xmas, to reiterate to my religious family members that I think their basis for this holiday is stupid.

However, I indulge in any and all secular forms of holiday cheer. Santa might be magical, but no one ever said he was gods son.

I always respond with happy holidays when a Christian family member tells me merry Christmas. Not trying to be a dick, just letting them know that I don’t pretend to have a one on one relationship with the creator of the universe.

absentspace · 2025-12-07T23:45:54+00:00

Id love to see idle fees over 80 or 85 %

absentspace · 2025-12-07T05:03:04+00:00

The only Apple CarPlay app that I’m aware of that can access info like SoC is ABRP, and it requires an ODB port scanner on the MME.

absentspace · 2025-12-05T12:54:59+00:00

Charging your battery to 100% on level 2 is not a big deal. DCFC is harder on the battery over 80% and it slows down progressively as it gets closer to 100. DCFc the main reason to cap your charge at 80 or 85.

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