so I've taken it on two ~550 mile round trips so far and really had time to settle in, enjoy the car, and reflect on it outside of quick commutes every day.
Here are my thoughts, issues i saw, and things i liked
Here are my thoughts, issues i saw, and things i liked
- EAP is great. you already knew that but I never realized how much driving fatigue i removes when driving for 4-5 hours at a time. I didn't feel tired when i arrived at my destination and eye strain was not an issue although this could be unrelated. Oddly when I turned it off i almost messed up a few times by forgetting to steer. You get so used to not steering it's weird
- The trip meter was pretty darn accurate and i drove fast. SoCal to Vegas on the 15 fast...for those who know that route. Averaged 271 Kwh/mile with lots of elevation change along that route from ~sea level to 5K or so feet and down again. I no longer have range anxiety. I was nervous when it told me 'charge for 20 mins and you'll have 18% at your destination' especially driving out in the middle of the desert but it was no problem. Temps were ~50-65
- I used 149Kw on my most recent trip which using my household electricity rate is ~$31 (CA electricity is not cheap). That got me 550 miles and free hotel destination chargers are awesomeness. According to the Stats app ~40Kw of that 149 was free!! BTW love the Stats app...check it out.
- Ride is very smooth and quiet at 40-42 PSI. I've heard some complain about road noise. I heard some wind but not a problem for me. My last car was a Nissan sports car so maybe that's what I was used to.
- Many times when i had a car in my 5 o'clock position and put the blinker on to change lanes the car wanted to slow down and let them pass before switching even though I had just cruised past them at least 5-10mph faster than they were going. if the car waited just a few seconds we would have easily cleared ahead of them. This feels too conservative. I took over control every time as the slowing was abrupt and unnatural. the people behind me probably thought i was driving like an ass.
- I wish the blind spot warning had an option for an audible alarm. the cheapo orange mirror things Nissan Sentras have are better. Looking down at the screen is not natural. i guess if you rely entirely on it you'd be ok but i still turn and look over my shoulder out of habit...a good habit to keep i suppose.
- I wish the blind spot warning showed green when it was ok....not just red when it isn't.