We are a two car family and we want get an ev as the second car. Options for a family-sized ev are getting better but a bit limited right now. We are considering the ev6, Id.4, etron, MY, and Mach e. The q4 etron is not available yet and i prefer a first edition ev6 to the ionic. All of these evs cost within a few thousand dollars of each other. The etron is at the high end of the range but discounts are possible making it closer than one would think.
A few things: 1) I’ve test driven the etron three times…all good experiences; 2) I will be able take take delivery before the end of the year (for tax credit); and 3) we liked it more than the mach e we also test drove. IMO, the interior of the etron was nicer than the Mach e and Tesla MY, and interior is far more important to me than other factors. Though we only drove the mach e select, the ride quality and interior were very different. Maybe that’s an unfair comparison because we are more interested in a premium/gt mach e. Range is not really an issue for me because we rarely drive more than 50 miles a day, will nearly always charge at home, and we have an ICE as a road trip car.
I like the Kia because it’s a first edition, it charges fast, the interior looks high quality and the tech is arguably better than the etron or the mach e. But…I can’t test drive it.
I am worried about ev reliability and long term repair costs for any of these cars, but particularly with the etron.