If you could choose any other SUV.....

Honda Pilot. Had one... loved it!

 

Can I make that other SUV have a 250 mile EV power train? Otherwise I'm not interested.

 

Since my top priority is that it must not make a sound and accelerate like the proverbial 'bat outta hell' from zero it makes it quite hard to find a substitute. Now if the supposed 'long tail' of other items is lacking enough to tip the scales then I might just wait around until they are inevitably fixed instead of going back to the ICE age. The XC90 was a contender for a short time until I found out how horrid the acceleration is under battery alone. Talk about a non-starter!

 

We custom ordered a GL350 in Feb and took delivery in April once I realized the X wasn't coming anytime soon and neither was the XC90 T8 and I needed a replacement for the Odyssey that was capable of limited off roading, carrying at least 7 and cargo, and getting decent gas mileage. We also didn't want to go full sized and haul around a lot of extra space like in a sequoia. Going pure EV wasn't a requirement and still isn't. Now the question is whether to replace the 5 series wagon that is currently the second car with either an S or an X. I think the GL will probably be the last ICE vehicle I buy. I intend to take my 8 year old to college in that SUV and then trade it in for something a lot smaller.

 

my ICE backup is a MB cla

 

Right on!

 

My choice would be Escalade

 

Our last ICE car is a Sequoia. 170K, tight as a drum. I'd recommend it any day of the week. It'll stay with us probably forever as our backup as well. No plans to shift to an X at this time - 2 Ss are enough and when we need big or towing - especially into Mexico - I prefer gas.

 

Volvo XC90 T8 or BMW X5 eDrive.
Not full EV's. But plug-in hybrids at least.

 

Will keep this until they get the X sorted out.

 

If I could choose any other SUV to be all electric, we'd love to buy a smaller SUV - Volvo XC60, BMW X3, or Audi Q5 - with 200+ EV miles.

Alas, no one will sell us one, so Model X is it.

 

I hope you don't mind my editing your comment

 

Throw a Tesla Model X drivetrain into the Infiniti QX60 or Cadillac XT5 and that's my car for sure.

 

I'm not going to compromise and buy an ICE. Period.

I'm going to make do until Tesla refines the X to a point where it can work for us. Then I'll buy it.

 

I think a Mercedes Sprinter with 200+ miles of electric range and access to super chargers would be perfect for me. Heck I'd even settle for a PHEV Sprinter with ~50 miles range.

 

Yeah, that's fine. I just use the phrase "sell us one" to capture both that someone needs to a) manufacture one, and b) sell in it our non-CARB state.

Simply making one isn't enough.

 

I thought about it and there is really no other SUV I have any interest in other than the X. I could come up with cars other than the S though.

 

I was emphasizing the sad truth that there are few other players in the EV game and without competition the innovations and economies of scale are slower to becoming reality

 

I've never been interested in SUVs. The X is the first one that, surprisingly, got my interest. I thought I liked the S more until just ~1 or 2 months ago, but am now more into the X.

I'd definitely prefer a smaller version of the X (Y, please!).

Outside of Teslas, I actually like the Porsche Cayenne and BMW X3, but only aesthetically. I can't imagine ever buying a non-electric. I have to rent them a bit, and even if I didn't care a great deal about tackling global warming and air pollution, I'm really turned off by the drive quality of even higher-end gasmobiles.