We bought a Cadillac Lyriq last week to replace Bonni's RX450H.
It has a range of 314 miles on a full charge
The batteries are modular and elements can be replaced in the vehicle rather than having to change out the whole battery.
It is AWD
Very comfortable with lots of leg room in back seat.
I like the large one screen appearing display (It is actually two)
It rides very nicely. This is a good review for a 2023. This is a 2024, the 2nd year
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl962mMnUsU
We did not get the one with massaging seats or the speakers in the headrest
We looked at Tesla's, you can get a great deal at a much lower price right now. Rachel has the Y long range and the ride is just too bouncy
Sarah has the Ioniq 5, nice vehicle but just not what Bonni was looking for
We went and looked at the Lexus EV. 220 miles range and a slow charger. If you keep to the 80% charge level, that could make a trip to Fort Collins Anxious with traffic in the winter. Stopping to charge would take a while compared to others
So we then went to look at The Cadillac. The new Acura shares/ will share the same platform.
Had the best ride and was the most comfortable. Still trying to figure out all the software options
Why were we looking? There is a glut of EVs right now on dealer lots. That glut will go away as manufacturers are slowing production. The current glut provides an opportunity. In addition, the current Colorado $5K incentive reduces to $3.5K next year
So we negotiated to $2400 below MSRP. They provided the $7500 Fed EV credit directly. We will reduce our state taxes $5000 that we will get when we file, or just not pay tax now as the year goes on.
so we got almost $15K off MSRP, plus got a good price for the Lexus on a trade in
I converted my 3 prong Welder plug to a NEMA 14-50 plug using a GFI 50 Amp breaker and 6AWG wire to provide margin
I am expecting charging the Lyriq to utilize the reduction in consumption from getting rid of old AC's and replacing them with Heat Pumps
I wait until about 10AM to charge it. The Solar Panels are producing a lot and the batteries are fully charged by then. Unless we have driven a lot it utilizes the panels and batteries to recharge 20% (~60 miles)in 2 hours allowing the batteries to recharge when done to cover the night usage of thee house. I have the batteries set to discharge to 70% unless the grid goes down. Yesterday the Lyriq went down to 40% with lots of driving and it took us 5 hours to recharge to 80%. That used 20kWh more than we produced, but that was easily made up the next day when we didnt need to charge.
The real test will come over the summer, my first with two heat pumps. With just one Heat pump in 2023, we had a 1.9mWh surplus of generated over used. Also for 2023 with just one Heat pump, used for 2023 went down 1.3mWh's compared to 2022. Not expecting as big a reduction as the 2nd AC was a bit newer and a 13 SEER vs 10 SEER
Note, the 13th below is incomplete as of 5:30PM. This does not include the 10kWh of battery power available before it reaches the set point. That just means that the rest of the day is covered by batteries and part of the next morning
Since all the EV charging smarts are in the cars these days, I bought the highest rated level 2 dumb charger for $350
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082LMVSLY?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1
So far we are pretty happy with this.
We will have 1 EV I hope to be fully covered by Solar and two ICE vehicles; The 200 and future Tacoma. We should be ready for anything
It has a range of 314 miles on a full charge
The batteries are modular and elements can be replaced in the vehicle rather than having to change out the whole battery.
It is AWD
Very comfortable with lots of leg room in back seat.
I like the large one screen appearing display (It is actually two)
It rides very nicely. This is a good review for a 2023. This is a 2024, the 2nd year
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl962mMnUsU
We did not get the one with massaging seats or the speakers in the headrest
We looked at Tesla's, you can get a great deal at a much lower price right now. Rachel has the Y long range and the ride is just too bouncy
Sarah has the Ioniq 5, nice vehicle but just not what Bonni was looking for
We went and looked at the Lexus EV. 220 miles range and a slow charger. If you keep to the 80% charge level, that could make a trip to Fort Collins Anxious with traffic in the winter. Stopping to charge would take a while compared to others
So we then went to look at The Cadillac. The new Acura shares/ will share the same platform.
Had the best ride and was the most comfortable. Still trying to figure out all the software options
Why were we looking? There is a glut of EVs right now on dealer lots. That glut will go away as manufacturers are slowing production. The current glut provides an opportunity. In addition, the current Colorado $5K incentive reduces to $3.5K next year
So we negotiated to $2400 below MSRP. They provided the $7500 Fed EV credit directly. We will reduce our state taxes $5000 that we will get when we file, or just not pay tax now as the year goes on.
so we got almost $15K off MSRP, plus got a good price for the Lexus on a trade in
I converted my 3 prong Welder plug to a NEMA 14-50 plug using a GFI 50 Amp breaker and 6AWG wire to provide margin
I am expecting charging the Lyriq to utilize the reduction in consumption from getting rid of old AC's and replacing them with Heat Pumps
I wait until about 10AM to charge it. The Solar Panels are producing a lot and the batteries are fully charged by then. Unless we have driven a lot it utilizes the panels and batteries to recharge 20% (~60 miles)in 2 hours allowing the batteries to recharge when done to cover the night usage of thee house. I have the batteries set to discharge to 70% unless the grid goes down. Yesterday the Lyriq went down to 40% with lots of driving and it took us 5 hours to recharge to 80%. That used 20kWh more than we produced, but that was easily made up the next day when we didnt need to charge.
The real test will come over the summer, my first with two heat pumps. With just one Heat pump in 2023, we had a 1.9mWh surplus of generated over used. Also for 2023 with just one Heat pump, used for 2023 went down 1.3mWh's compared to 2022. Not expecting as big a reduction as the 2nd AC was a bit newer and a 13 SEER vs 10 SEER
Note, the 13th below is incomplete as of 5:30PM. This does not include the 10kWh of battery power available before it reaches the set point. That just means that the rest of the day is covered by batteries and part of the next morning
Since all the EV charging smarts are in the cars these days, I bought the highest rated level 2 dumb charger for $350
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082LMVSLY?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1
So far we are pretty happy with this.
We will have 1 EV I hope to be fully covered by Solar and two ICE vehicles; The 200 and future Tacoma. We should be ready for anything
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