Kia EV9
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Got my EV9 back last Monday. Apparently the modem was locked up. They pulled the 12v for an hour then reconnected and everything came back up. They did a couple of recalls and tire rotation and sent it back to me. It's taken 3 additional OTA updates this week since I got it back. So seems all is well with it. Hated being without it a week. I just don't enjoy driving combustion vehicles now. Have to start thinking about what I'll do in 8 month's when my lease is up.
99.9% it won't be a tesla, unless they start giving them away and even then it would be a tough choice. Probably be another EV9/Ioniq 9, but been tempted by some Lucid leases for the last week. RIvian or Porsche if I go crazy and decide to purchase. Vistiq is a possibility. Been looking at F150 Lightning for deals too, but Ford dealers around here suck. Actually been most tempted to trade my Yukon to Carvana for a Rivian R1T and then decide if I need to keep a 2nd vehicle when the EV9 lease ends.
Have to see what it ends up being. I really like my EV9, so that is still my most likely vehicle. I just need to decide if I want to keep a spare vehicle.
Supposedly there is a Rivian publicity launch event next week. Right now I'm afraid the battery may not be big enough on R2 just from leaked material. 250-280miles real world at 70-75mph at 100%. Speed limits are 80-85 on the interstates around here, so range will be even less.
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I would have said you would need to check out the Hyundai Ioniq 9, but then here comes Toyota with the Highlander EV. It might have the comparable price and space as the EV9.
His lease is up too early for that, but will certainly be among my options in 20 months.
Been resisting trading my Yukon in on a used r1t or lightning the last 3-4 days. I don't need the extra vehicle for driving but I do for insurance purposes. My homeowners goes way up if I lose my multi line discount so have one car on personal policy and I also need any vehicles used for work on my commercial policy to satisfy some of my contracts.
Yeah, well, funny you ask. The new 2026 Dodge Charger EV? Its Charge(r) port is CCS1, which means they missed equipping this with NACS by not signing up in time. Now, Stellantis is writing off over twenty billion dollars in losses from over-estimating the demand for EVs. Mostly, it's bone-headed moves like the Dodge Charger and Jeep Recon. Both are late to the party, and in the case of the Jeep, wildly over-priced.
