I am looking to buy my first EV, it will end up as our second car and probably our primary vehical for our growing family. I have been looking at reviews and test driving when I have time.
One thing that has been getting to me about the reviews is they focus so much on how sporty the car is, especially it’s acceleration. Thing is, I live in a big city and don’t particularly care about that kind of thing. Yeah, I get that the tech for an EV is inherently more tuned for that, but it’s like every review is “It’s so fast!”.
They also compare to Tesla a lot, but as this would be my first EV, it doesn’t really mean a lot to me and I am not particularly interested in Tesla.
Seems like the things I really want to know never really get talked about - how does it hold up with kids? can it fit car seats without a hassle? How frustrating are the controls I actually use (climate, environment, lights, wipers, etc)?
Are there any resources aimed at just the normal every day experience in the car?
I don’t recall where i saw the review that mentioned it but i think Volvo and Polstar are supposed to have the best controls/software. i also recall reading that Volkswagen has the worst software. Just a slightly helpful tidbit. also, if a car you’re looking at has been reviewed by Doug Dimuro on youtube, he goes pretty extensively into the “quirks and features” of cars, so you might look him up.
I’m not sure how long your timeframe is but an important think to think about is that many manufacturers are switching the type of plug they use over to match the Telsa plug, allowing easier use of tesla super chargers. in my experience driving a Tesla Model 3 for three years, the non-tesla charging stations aren’t very reliable. I charge at home 99% of the time though, so my experience would be kind of limited. the 1% of the time i do take long road trips i find that there are plenty of tesla superchargers for just anywhere in the eastern US.