One month with an electric car update!
So far we've put about a thousand miles on it and this is what I'm thinking so far.
Charging is definitely different from refueling. The way I've been thinking about it is that with a gas car, I could fuel up on the go, and it'd probably only take 10 minutes or so all told. With the EV, I fuel up when I'm stopped.
Just had my home charger installed today and this one is going to make everything so much easier. With the rate I get for off peak charging (After 9 on weekdays, anytime on weekends) I can get a 240 mile charge for between $4.55 and $6.50. I'll admit I'll feel a little smug when gas hits $4 a gallon again!
As for the car itself, it's been great so far. The comment I get most often is how much it looks like a "normal" car, which I definitely prefer to some of the more abstract models out there.
The weirdest thing has been switching from a cabin air heater to seat warmers and a heated steering wheel. The car still has a cabin heater, but it takes more power than the seats and wheel. It feels fine though to me, of anything it feels faster to warm me up than any gas car has.
So that's about it for my one-month report. Let me know if there's anything I can answer about driving an electric car!
Will Hayward