Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4

Re:Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4 by tzs on Friday April 23, 2021 @03:53PM (#26918492)

I'd definitely like my next car to be electric, and to be an SUV, and I don't want it to be cost much more than a fairly basic configured Honda CR-V. 2021 CR-Vs start at about $26k.

My current car is a 2006 CR-V with about 80k miles on it. It's in good shape and I drive less than 1200 miles/year so should be able to stick with it it for a long time.

My plan is to keep driving my CR-V until:

(1) an electric SUV comparable in price and features to the then current basic CR-V becomes available and switch to that, or

(2) rules change to prevent future sales of new ICE cars, in which case I'll decide if I'm OK with an electric non-SUV. If I am, I'll switch. If not, I'll buy a new ICE CR-V (or Hybrid CR-V if that is still only about 20% more expensive than the base ICE model like it is now), which should be able to last me for the rest of my life, or

(3) the CR-V actually needs to be replaced, in which case I'll do the same as in #2.

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Re:Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4 by Elora on Friday April 23, 2021 @05:26PM (#26919380)

1200 miles/year is an atypical use case for a vehicle in the US and your options can be anything, including many older cars, and also possibly human-powered transport and/or electric-powered scooters/bikes/skateboards. We have a '12 CR-V w/ 120k miles which right now is doing standby vehicle duty, our Tesla Model 3 takes all the miles (15-20k/year).

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Re:Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4 by rsynnott on Friday April 23, 2021 @06:21PM (#26919886)

At 1200 miles a year, you should possibly question whether you need a car at all, tbh. Renting when you need one might work out cheaper.

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