#EV drivers of the #fediverse I'm hoping you can help me out.

[fname@kamloops.social]

@RantingCanuck
ID.4 owner here (Pro AWD). Ask me anything.

No regrets, would buy again, although it does have some quirks.

Remote app/preconditioning is a subscription—although you get three years included with the purchase. Once the subscription expires (Dec 2026) I don’t see myself renewing it.

I’ve ridden in the Mach E, BZ-LMNOP and Equinox. Of those the Mach E Was the only one that I would consider if I were to choose again.

[nerdfest@mastodon.online]

@RantingCanuck Ioniq5 driver here, and I love it.

[maya_b@hachyderm.io]

@RantingCanuck

this is the kind of behaviour from manufacturers that makes me want to make a Wifi enabled ODB2 (car interface) devicee to control all that stuff myself.

anyone else want one? probably retail for $50USD if produced in quantity

[danlyke@researchbuzz.masto.host]

@RantingCanuck 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV owner: when my wife starts the car and I'm in the house, it connects to Android Auto and all attempts to turn off Bluetooth on my phone get reverted until the car is out of range. Not all Chevy's fault, I'm sure, but the whole entertainment console feels badly designed...

A couple of switches feel flaky,we had some replaced but I'm not sure if it's that or just weird software/state decisions.

A solid "meh" review.

[david@cosocial.ca]

@danlyke @RantingCanuck They’ve solved that problem for 2027 - by removing AA.

[danlyke@researchbuzz.masto.host]

@david sigh. Yeah, part of my "modern software sucks and everything is an attempt to upsell me to shit I don't need" rant.

Give me Bluetooth for music and a good phone mount and you could remove the entertainment console entirely. But instead it's a profit center intended to coerce me into buying a subscription for sometime I've already paid $40k for.

Cc @RantingCanuck

[eedly@mindly.social]

@david Chiming in here. Spouse has a Mach E, and in spite of the way I've written this, I like it alright for a car (not a car enthusiast). However, the phone app has lost connection to the car at least twice in six months. If it happens when you're at home, NBD just take the fob with you, but if you're miles from home and hoping to use your phone as a key, that can be an issue.

We haven't had a problem with the push-button doors yet. Yet.

As an added observation, something about the Mach E suspension does not cope with speed bumps well. You can take a nice, gradual 20mph bump at 15mph and the car still rocks your neck back. Not an issue for most people, but where we live we cannot go anywhere without hitting at least six of them.

@firepoet @RantingCanuck

[adam@mstdn.ca]

@RantingCanuck My brother has the Mach.E and loves it. Can’t speak to it personally, though.

[cppguy@infosec.space]

@RantingCanuck

This will be of limited relevance, because we bought an #MG4, but I'm extremely pleased with it and glad we chose it. It's so much easier and more fun to drive than any ICE car I've ever driven. For our lifestyle — where we rarely drive more than about 200km between charges — range isn't an issue. For the model we bought, the practical range, if you really baby the car, is about 400km. On the few occasions when we've needed more, it's not been hard to find a charger, although the prices of commercial chargers — hiked up until you're paying as much per mile as petrol drivers do — really wrankle when I can charge for 7p/kWh at home.

If you regularly drive hundreds of kilometres a day, range will be more of an issue for you. Think about where you'll charge and how long it will take.

The MG4 isn't perfect. It could do with more physical buttons and fewer features buried in menus. The display really ought to brighten and dim with outside lighting conditions. But the Trophy model is still pretty damned good.

My brother in law recently wrote off my wife's petrol car. We're not going to replace it. She hardly drove it, because she'd already taken up permanent residence in my #EV.

[paulbusch@mstdn.ca]

@RantingCanuck
I'm also in research mode to replace our 10-year old Mazda and trying to convince my wife that an EV is perfect for us. You may want to look at the Subaru Trailseeker which is the equivalent to the Toyota BZ (and Uncharted is the twin of the CH-R). The new EV platforms were developed jointly by the two companies and are almost identical, except for some differences in the front and rear lighting, and Subaru's AWD system. Preliminary pricing shows Subaru to be slightly cheaper but their models aren't due in dealerships until April or May.

Right now I'm leaning towards the Subaru Uncharted. The 338 HP has nothing to do with my decision process...

Driven: Is the 2026 Trailseeker More Subaru or Toyota?

Is the Trailseeker different from the bZ Woodland? Not really—but this wagonlike EV SUV still has Subaru vibes.

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