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Featured VW ID.4 with 3 years free charging

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by bwilson4web, Oct 22, 2020.

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  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    First off, I'm not tempted as my Std Rng Plus Model 3 has some unique capabilities. Regardless, it is a hoot to see VW offering three years of free charging:


    Since VW owns Electrify America, having both the charging network and EV manufacturing is the way to go. IMHO, the problems with Electrify America is they had no unified population of EVs that needed reliable charging. The ID.4 may provide the standard to solve the cacophony of CCS-1 style, fast DC charging.

    Frankly, any CCS-1 style, EV maker should contract with Electrify America for 3 years of free charging. This will deflate the central California, hydrogen experiment.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    Still gotta plug in and wait - time is money.
     
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    I could care less about that, what sucks is that there are ZERO Public quick charge stations (or even slow ones) to the north where I travel making any reasonable priced BEV unworkable

    So free charging on a network I will never see doesn’t make much sense.
     
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    90 + % charge at home, after you put the car to bed for the evening. For now, it's not about the outliers. Maybe the outliers will look into one of those practically free used Mirai fuel cell cars ....

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    Half of Tesla sales are within California. Why is the rest of the country not buying into Tesla?
     
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    Off thread topic, and not quite (about 32%, actually), but that's awesome. Means lots of growth awaits in other states as they follow California.

    Tesla Scores Decent Q3 Sales Results In California
     
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    Good idea and rhymes with the earlier Tesla script. Like the first years with S and X, lifelong supercharging helped build the brand and network.
     
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    Tesla is down in all major markets, California, Norway, the Netherlands, etc. Hundreds of cars in inventory and short wait times too!
     
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    Compared to ICE? No. Ergo, up.

    Your turn, next squirrel. And keep the thread drift going, or not.
     
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    No, asked what your squirrels have to do with this thread. Did you miss that you were incorrect for the umpteenth time?
     
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    Answers to your questions
     
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    No, you just contradict yourself and move on to squirrels.

    So what do you think of the VW ID.4 with 3 years of free charging?
     
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    No contradiction, just providing answers.
     
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    The untruths/contradictions you state can be answers, but stick to the thread.
     
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    Reread the thread and you will find your answers to the devolution of this thread..... but let’s get back to VW.
     
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    That's what has already been asked of you. Again, what do you think of the VW ID.4 with 3 years of free charging?
     
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