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The MME will be my wife's vehicle. Title will be in her name and she'll be the primary driver and while her commute is short, her job does require travel around the county 1~3 days/week. She knows nothing about cars and doesn't care to know. The MME was a purchase at my suggestion.
Net, net... she's going to drive it like a "regular car". Heat, AC, heated seats, accessories, etc, etc all on... No changing of behavior because of the range or because it's a BEV.
She'll learn one pedal driving, plug it in each night (primarily to not to let the battery run too low and want the cabin pre-conditioning), and make a few other adjustments. She'll take the benefits of the BEV but won't ask any less of her car because it's a BEV.
That said... no different for me. I'm the "car guy" but aside from driving styles (unbridled for me and whisper for her), I'm not going treating it any different. Not going to be a "high-miler" or baby it to conserve range.
If on the coldest days of the year, from a full charge to 20% charge nets us 100 miles with the heat and heated seats blasting (my guess is that it'll be much better than 100 miles), that's good enough for 2~3 days without plugging in. So no need to "baby" it because it's a BEV.
So what about everyone else? Any "high-milers" out there? Anyone need to conserve range as their daily use case demands it?
Net, net... she's going to drive it like a "regular car". Heat, AC, heated seats, accessories, etc, etc all on... No changing of behavior because of the range or because it's a BEV.
She'll learn one pedal driving, plug it in each night (primarily to not to let the battery run too low and want the cabin pre-conditioning), and make a few other adjustments. She'll take the benefits of the BEV but won't ask any less of her car because it's a BEV.
That said... no different for me. I'm the "car guy" but aside from driving styles (unbridled for me and whisper for her), I'm not going treating it any different. Not going to be a "high-miler" or baby it to conserve range.
If on the coldest days of the year, from a full charge to 20% charge nets us 100 miles with the heat and heated seats blasting (my guess is that it'll be much better than 100 miles), that's good enough for 2~3 days without plugging in. So no need to "baby" it because it's a BEV.
So what about everyone else? Any "high-milers" out there? Anyone need to conserve range as their daily use case demands it?