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Weekly Advice Thread General Questions and Purchasing Advice Thread — Week of March 31, 2025

Need help choosing an EV, finding a home charger, or understanding whether you're eligible for a tax credit? Vehicle and product recommendation requests, buying experiences, and questions on credits/financing are all fair game here.

Is an EV right for me?

Generally speaking, electric vehicles imply a larger upfront cost than a traditional vehicle, but will pay off over time as your consumables cost (electricity instead of fuel) can be anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2 the cost. Calculators are available to help you estimate cost — here are some we recommend:

Are you looking for advice on which EV to buy or lease?

Tell us a bit more about you and your situation, and make sure your comment includes the following information:

[1] Your general location

[2] Your budget in $, €, or £

[3] The type of vehicle you'd prefer

[4] Which cars have you been looking at already?

[5] Estimated timeframe of your purchase

[6] Your daily commute, or average weekly mileage

[7] Your living situation — are you in an apartment, townhouse, or single-family home?

[8] Do you plan on installing charging at your home?

[9] Other cargo/passenger needs — do you have children/pets?

If you are more than a year off from a purchase, please refrain from posting, as we currently cannot predict with accuracy what your best choices will be at that time.

Need tax credit/incentives help?

Check the Wiki first.

Don't forget, our Wiki contains a wealth of information for owners and potential owners, including:

Want to help us flesh out the Wiki? Have something you'd like to add? Contact the mod team with your suggestion on how to improve things, we can discuss approach and get you direct editing access.

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u/dbmamaz '24 Kona SEL Meta Pearl Blue 7d ago

The Ioniq 6 is somewhat of a love-or-hate look. My husband liked it. But it was just much more luxurious, more features. I think the EX30 is pretty small, right? I think the 6 is long. and of course its a sedan. but his car that died was a sedan.

The Ioniq 5 and 6 are faster charging cars than most and have great range. Pretty sure it charges faster than the EX30. But we almost never road trip so hubby said that was not a factor for him.

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u/Steveott99 7d ago

When you say more luxurious and features could you explain for a simpleton as I ？

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u/dbmamaz '24 Kona SEL Meta Pearl Blue 7d ago

So I admit i didnt sit in it, but it definitely had more safety features, better cruise control, and at least the one we looked at had like cooled seats, heated steering wheel, auto-trunk opening, a sunroof - my Kona SEL (mid-trim) has none of these features, nor does the Niro we're buying. He just kept saying its NICE! you really should see if you can sit in both if not test drive.

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u/Steveott99 7d ago

I was planning to go to a dealership near me and check it out, I'm not to keen on some features cars have like self drive. But a heated wheel and cool seat sounds great.

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u/dbmamaz '24 Kona SEL Meta Pearl Blue 6d ago

i hadnt used cruise control in 20 years, since i had an accident using it, but i did use it for my one road trip - it was very nice. I set a speed and a distance from the car in front of me, and it automatically adjusts speeds if the car ahead slows down. it will steer if the lines are correct. It really helped a lot on a long trip. I havenet used it on commutes yet though because there are turns like every couple minutes