Electric-only people get in here! Who's going full EV only? 🔋

[WrekEE]

I am only going full EV...for now. I had a Wrangler 4xe. I was hoping for more electric range out of it for my daily commutes. However when I lived in CO, because of the cold weather, the car would stay stuck in FORM mode (Fuel Oil Remix Mode). So engine would keep running and not go into EV mode. The engine would never get hot enough. I know this is a little different with a small gas motor to charge vs operate the drivetrain however still hesitant due to my past experience.

 

[tkm7501]

@ChasingCoral great to see your familiar name here! I've lurked on Macheforum for months and see your helpful posts there all the time.

I also remember you from the mach E forum!

 

[RMK!]

Pending a miracle with the Harvester Tech e.g VERY low maintenance and close to zero noise, I'm going the safe, sane, less complicated route of BEV. 350 miles of range is all most people with reasonable planning skills need.

 

[charlie26]

I am going EV only. I already have a Tesla Model 3 so I'm used to the EV experience. The 350 mile range should be plenty for me. I don't want the additional maintenance of the Harvester, especially as for most day to day driving I'd never even need it. I'm also comfortable with the charging options even on long road trips I've taken and know that I'd be stopping for rest breaks which I'll use as charging stops anyways.

 

[atebit]

I am only going full EV...for now. I had a Wrangler 4xe. I was hoping for more electric range out of it for my daily commutes. However when I lived in CO, because of the cold weather, the car would stay stuck in FORM mode (Fuel Oil Remix Mode). So engine would keep running and not go into EV mode. The engine would never get hot enough. I know this is a little different with a small gas motor to charge vs operate the drivetrain however still hesitant due to my past experience.

This reminds me of the early days of Toyota & Lexus hybrids that had an “Electric Mode” button that you could push, purportedly to tend the car towards using the electric motor over the ICE. In reality, once you got over about 5 MPH, or encountered more than a 0.005% upgrade, the ICE would kick in. But, they could truthfully state that “there’s Electric Mode…”.