How has having an EV change you?

[DblOSmith]

I think I'm spoiled. I used to be a gear head. I've rebuilt engines, and I've had many modified (not loud or annoying) Toyotas in my time. Annoying drivers have always been annoying, but since I got my Model 3 last year, the following things irritate the crap out of me moreso than ever.

• Trucks, especially diesels, spewing particulates (not just rolling coal)
• LOUD modded cars remote starting and idling loudly to defrost early in the morning. This goes out to you Roush Mustang neighbor...
• LOUD modded cars farting down the street. Much like this.

Wake up the whole neighborhood with your Roush when your 0-60 time .1 second faster than my Model 3 with Boost. ...anyway, I've become more annoyed with ICEs. So I'm curious: How has owning an EV changed you?

 

[LoudMusic]

I used to check out cars all the time. See some sports car on the road and slow-motion watch it drive past like a hot woman in a red dress. Look at new cars on the manufacturer's website as if it was porn.

The only thing I look at any more are 'classics' and EVs. And I judge the *sugar* out of anyone who buys a new sports car that isn't an EV. Why are people wasting their money on that? It's not like they're taking a Roush on a road trip. That thing will never burn more than one tank in a day. So the argument of range is total BS. Get a car that goes faster than hell and refuels at home in your non-oil stained garage.

Oh that's another thing. I've always been annoyed by the oil spots in parking spaces. I'm even MORE annoyed by it now.

 

[FOOLSLFDRVNG]

• LOUD modded cars remote starting and idling loudly to defrost early in the morning. This goes out to you Roush Mustang neighbor...
• LOUD modded cars farting down the street. Much like this.

Wake up the whole neighborhood with your Roush when your 0-60 time .1 second faster than my Model 3 with Boost. ...anyway, I've become more annoyed with ICEs. So I'm curious: How has owning an EV changed you?

I have a neighbor like that, but the poor kid spent his hard earned minimum wage on a wide samurai lobster looking body kit and loud exhaust for his GT. He just got it wrapped so the next thing after flipping 10k burgers till summer are wide wheels. I can hear him start his car from 100 ft away behind a brick carport every morning. We haven’t rolled next to each other yet, but we know the outcome.

Unless he’s a skilled driver on slicks, I bet you would beat him all day from a dig till 100mph especially if it’s a stick shift.

 

[DblOSmith]

And I judge the *sugar* out of anyone who buys a new sports car that isn't an EV. Why are people wasting their money on that? It's not like they're taking a Roush on a road trip. That thing will never burn more than one tank in a day. So the argument of range is total BS. Get a car that goes faster than hell and refuels at home in your non-oil stained garage.

Oh that's another thing. I've always been annoyed by the oil spots in parking spaces. I'm even MORE annoyed by it now.

Same here. You'd have to pay at least twice as much for a gasoline car that goes as fast. It makes no sense.

 

[Hurricane4911]

So I'm curious: How has owning an EV changed you?

I'm smiling a whole lot more on the road.
Also, Tesla needs a bigger rear view mirror

 

[AsharpV]

Brake pads and rotors are so inefficient. Just a complete waste of energy, money and wear & tear. Regen is no doubt the way of the future.

With Regen you have much more control over the car.

 

[AsharpV]

I used to check out cars all the time. See some sports car on the road and slow-motion watch it drive past like a hot woman in a red dress. Look at new cars on the manufacturer's website as if it was porn.

The only thing I look at any more are 'classics' and EVs. And I judge the *sugar* out of anyone who buys a new sports car that isn't an EV. Why are people wasting their money on that? It's not like they're taking a Roush on a road trip. That thing will never burn more than one tank in a day. So the argument of range is total BS. Get a car that goes faster than hell and refuels at home in your non-oil stained garage.

Oh that's another thing. I've always been annoyed by the oil spots in parking spaces. I'm even MORE annoyed by it now.

Yea, I'm always looking out for EV's, color, year and style choices. Did they add tints? If you're getting a luxury vehicle it may as well be EV.

 

[JSNH1919]

I first started driving with a motorcycle. I even had my motorcycle license before my auto license. I have put hundreds of thousand miles on motorcycles.
Driving a Model 3 changed me. After a year in the model 3 I sold my last Harley. I now have been without a motorcycle for over a year. I don’t understand it but I don’t miss it.
Pretty dramatic change for me.

 

[Merrill]

Having an EV has been a very positive experience, my dad owned a repair shop in the town I grew up in and I was always playing around with cars. I ended up working in dealership operations for my career, mostly Nissan, Jaguar and Volvo. So for me go from an ICE to an EV was not something I thought I would ever do.

 

[URBAN LEGEND]

I don’t need to touch dirty gas pumps and go inside to pay when the card reader on the pump doesn’t work.

So it’s more time and money in my pocket.

Plus I am can be a little fast when conditions are right.

We have 2 E Trons and 1 Plaid. There is no going back to gas.

 

[DblOSmith]

Brake pads and rotors are so inefficient. Just a complete waste of energy, money and wear & tear. Regen is no doubt the way of the future.

With Regen you have much more control over the car.

I thought about that too. How much energy has been wasted with heat dust all over the road. All the negatives going uphill, non of the regen positives going downhill.

 

[Samcas]

More often to use acceleration to get away from annoying aggressive nearby cars. They normally became humble after seeing me being far ahead in just under a second. Own an MS.

Also go out more often as no more thinking about gas price. No pressure when planning longer trip like the 4 hour driving to ski resorts, as FSD helped 3/4 of the driving.

Feel more painful for the ICE drivers when seeing their cars burning gas = wasting 70 cents of a dollar for useless heat, only 30 cents was used to push the vehicle forward. For EV, 90% of the dollar is use to push the car.

 

[outdoors]

I have an allergy to the smell of exhaust or particulates as such. I know that sounds like a joke. Nope. Dr. diagnosed, and some people here that have camped with me can vouch. Owning two EV's and soon to be a third and a fourth has left my garage smell free.

I could on occasion vomit if any exhaust was in my garage. I don't do tunnels of any slow moving length, and no underground parking garages. I can't stand outside a car idling for more than a few seconds without having to remove myself from the area.

Moving EV has removed that from my life. I am moving to a location that minus the occasional forest fire will keep me out of the smelling of the dinosaur thing. Just a start of changing my lifestyle to be better for the environment I live in.

 

[DblOSmith]

More often to use acceleration to get away from annoying aggressive nearby cars. They normally became humble after seeing me being far ahead in just under a second. Own an MS.

Also go out more often as no more thinking about gas price. No pressure when planning longer trip like the 4 hour driving to ski resorts, as FSD helped 3/4 of the driving.

Feel more painful for the ICE drivers when seeing their cars burning gas = wasting 70 cents of a dollar for useless heat, only 30 cents was used to push the vehicle forward. For EV, 90% of the dollar is use to push the car.

Funny thing about that. I started using Chill mode because of snow and ice, but I've gotten used to it and use it almost all the time now unless I'm purposely wanting to do some spirited driving. Even still there's more than enough oomf to get away from idiots.

 

[Haselsmasher]

We've only had ours a few weeks and it has changed us on multiple levels.

From a basic transportation perspective: About a year-and-a-half ago my wife and I went to one car. Now our one car is a Model Y. Since we're trying to power the car as much from our solar as possible, we had to discuss and think through what was the minimum charge we wanted in the car every night - no matter what. If we need a 2am run to the [hospital, our kids who live 1+ hrs away, etc.] we can't be sitting around waiting for the car to charge. We've also looked at our daily driving patterns to determine what we need for typical errands, and we only charge to that level from the panels. The EV has caused us to really hone in on understanding our energy needs for driving and optimize the combination of what we're willing to pay for (at night to get us to our minimum) as well as solar output (selling excess back after the car has power for our typical daily driving needs in it.)

From an actual driving perspective: The concept of using regen is fantastic not only for energy savings, but IMHO it's an incredibly safer way to drive. Slowing is instantaneous. The other side of that sword, however, is for the passenger it's a jerkier ride. The slow-downs aren't as noticeable to the driver since we're in control and, even if we do something we don't mean to do (e.g. let up on the accelerator faster than we want) the resulting slow-down is understood and it doesn't register in our brains as odd. But to the passenger it can be a less enjoyable riding experience. On another note, I'm much more confident getting into situations that require some acceleration. I'll make a right turn, for example, in situations where with our ICE I would have waited, because I know I can get up to speed quickly and not impact the person I'm pulling in front of. I'm not talking whacky-level things here. But our previous ICE had enough of a hesitation upon calling for acceleration I sometimes had to have a relatively substantial distance before making the turn.

It's mind-blowing to me to think about all the mechanical things that have been eliminated when thinking about what's in between the fuel source (gas tank vs battery) and power to the wheels - ICE vs EV. My wife and I just finished a 2,900 road trip in the Y. I kept saying how smooth it was. And she kept expressing frustration because the ride seemed so rough. We finally settled on the difference between the car's suspension (it's pretty stiff in the Y) vs overall car vibration. In my previous ICE it felt like, when it got up to about 80, the whole car just short of shook/vibrated. I always got the inherent sense it just wasn't comfortable going that speed. But in the Y - holy cow - it seems to exude this attitude of "Yeah. 80. No big deal. Want me to go faster?.....because I certainly can."

Jim

 

[magicman234]

We had a preview of when EVs will be 90% of all vehicles on the road. When the pandemic first started, there were few cars on the road and pollution went down everywhere and so did the noise!

 

[OzarkEV]

I spend more time planning out road trips.

I also waste more time planning out electric conversions I can't afford. Tractor first, THEN an electric Bel-Air.

 

[MG535]

1. Going to gas stations, even in a state where they are all operated by employees and I don’t have to do anything beyond pay for the gas, has become such an unappealing exercise.

2. ICEV acceleration and braking comes across as so much more inefficient and wasteful now, since none of the energy & materials consumed (gas, brake pads, etc) is recovered at all.

3. What were once considered somewhat sporty cars now seem like they have CVTs… press the gas and there’s just way too much noise and waiting before you get any meaningful movement.

 

[DblOSmith]

I spend more time planning out road trips.

I also waste more time planning out electric conversions I can't afford. Tractor first, THEN an electric Bel-Air.

Electric RV's would be amazing. Probably need 1MWh battery. heh

 

[MichaelP90DL]

I think I'm spoiled. I used to be a gear head. I've rebuilt engines, and I've had many modified (not loud or annoying) Toyotas in my time. Annoying drivers have always been annoying, but since I got my Model 3 last year, the following things irritate the crap out of me moreso than ever.

• Trucks, especially diesels, spewing particulates (not just rolling coal)
• LOUD modded cars remote starting and idling loudly to defrost early in the morning. This goes out to you Roush Mustang neighbor...
• LOUD modded cars farting down the street. Much like this.

Wake up the whole neighborhood with your Roush when your 0-60 time .1 second faster than my Model 3 with Boost. ...anyway, I've become more annoyed with ICEs. So I'm curious: How has owning an EV changed you?

I'm on my third Tesla Model S. Looking under the hood of any ICE car seems like an exercise in steam punk. Wires, hoses, air ducts, pumps, electrical equipment, radiator, fans, spark plugs, gas tubes, filters, fluid containers, etc.