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Canadians Are Holding Out For Chinese EVs (insideevs.com)
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According to Automotive News, a September survey published by the think tank Clean Energy Canada showed that 48 percent of respondents want an EV as their next car. And now that Canada will be allowing some Chinese EVs into the market, close to half of those potential customers are willing to wait for them.

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[–] 3 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

What car has a 40km battery. What car gets 650km range without filling up.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    40km is the average actual charge on available PHEV's (including my Escape, which Ford has discontinued), because the NA market thinks PHEV's are a joke. Also would like to note I lost (according to Ford) ~18% of my range recently due to them using shit parts in their batteries.

    The MHERO II coming in at some point has an electric range of 150km, which, for me, is actually useful.

    There are no cars in NA that have a real-life range of 650km, at least under $100k. I know Tesla claims the Model 3 can, but I have strong doubts that's true, especially in the winter (plus I would never touch a Musk product). China has a few lines with ~700km range, that are cold-weather tested, though not sure if any of those are hitting the Canadian market at a reasonable price.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    my hybrid gets 660km range.

    Why complain about PHEV range when PHEVs are designed for typical commutes, not 150km. Sounds like your lifestyle is going to take a lot of gas money.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago

    Your hybrid gets 660km with a full tank and full charge. I was discussing specifically the charged range, not fuel. I am complaining that there aren't any reasonable options currently available in Canada for me to reduce my fuel usage, and I am looking forward to there being better options soon.

    My commute isn't by choice, the travel costs are just significantly lower than the cost to move somewhere better,,and my household income can't really support dropping everything and just going somewhere else.

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