Common EV's in your area

On my street and around the corner... 2 H/K, 1 Taycan, 1 Ayria (?), bunch of Bolts, 1 Air, 1 Lightning. Numerous 3/Y's and an older Model S.
That's off the top of my head...

My neighbors just traded in their nice 2011-ish Civic EX for a Kia EV6 to go with their Model Y. They are now an EV only family.
I wanted that cherry Civic...
 
Tesla for sure, but I've seen all the others and even a few Fiskars.
Fiskars, huh? Scissors have wheels now?

I see mostly Teslas out and about. My friend and I visited Fremont today to replace the thermal paste on some servers we have colocated there and there were even more Teslas than the rest of the Bay Area!
 
In Victoria, BC Tesla dominates, with Nissan Leafs a close 2nd (particularly Gen1)

I see some ID.4, Rivian truck and SUV, then the rest seem to be just a smattering of different models here and there.
Last time I was in Victoria, I tried out the “count 10” game. Look at the next 10 cars coming your way and count how many EV’s were in the group. Sometimes I could see one out of 10 which is a lot actually.
 
I assume this will amuse @Ws6 but I would say that the H/K EV's are now as popular, if not more popular than Tesla in my area now. I can't go anywhere without seeing several, in fact, I often see more of those than I do Tesla vehicles, which surprised me enough to make this thread.

Drove to the butcher this aft, saw a couple on the way, one pulled in just before I did, saw another one seconds after I left.

They are popular!

So, I know @DriveHard and @Ws6 have somewhat diametrically opposed views on these vehicles, has anyone else had a chance to gain some seat time? Are they popular in your area?

I did like my EV6 GT...it was a ton of fun to drive. A little heavy, but always put a smile on my face. The downside is road tripping. Here in Iowa you measure travel in hours spent behind the wheel. If you venture off a main interstate, charging is very tough to find...and I like to keep my trips rolling. We found a plug in hybrid to be the best of both worlds.

I will say around here, Tesla is #1...H/K is tied with second with the Ford E-stang. I rarely see the EV6...more EV9's and smaller units. The local dealer is basically giving away EV6's now.
 
Las Vegas, Tesla by a wide margin. One thing I've noticed, even though the cars have massive acceleration potential, all the ones I see are driven normally. No aggravating hypermiling or undue acceleration.
 
Telsa Model 3 is about the only EV you see in my area and even that is still very limited. A few Bolts and Rivians and I think I've seen a Kia once. EVs are not common around here in Central IL, especially in the smaller towns as there are no charging options except at home.
 
Las Vegas, Tesla by a wide margin. One thing I've noticed, even though the cars have massive acceleration potential, all the ones I see are driven normally. No aggravating hypermiling or undue acceleration.
100% true. There are tons of Porsches, etc, exotics, you name it around here. They aren't the ones causing trouble.
 
We have cheap gas - all the EV's are status symbols - so mostly Tesla - several new CT's. Also have seen a couple Ford Lightnings around, one or two Mach-e.

The occasional old Bolt or i3 in the city, but pretty rare.
We have cheap gas also and the Mach-E costs us $50 less to operate per month all in compared to what it replaced, a Mitsubishi Outlander that got about 25mpg. Our electricity is also super cheap, so YMMV.

Would never buy a vehicle as a status symbol. But I know a lot of people do. We have a lot of tech immigrants in our area and for them the Tesla is the status symbol of choice. I would guess 50% of the tech guys from South Asia drive Teslas around here.
 
Still mostly Tesla's around here. I see lots of them charging at the 10 stall Supercharger site at my grocery store parking lot. Occasionally see a CT and a H/K EV.
 
Tesla - all of them
Hyundai - Ioniq5
KIA - EV6
VW - ID4
Ford - Mustang Mach E
BMW - XM
Chevy - Equinox / Blazer
Lucid - Air
and, not kidding....
Toyota/Subaru - XYZ123
 
I assume this will amuse @Ws6 but I would say that the H/K EV's are now as popular, if not more popular than Tesla in my area now. I can't go anywhere without seeing several, in fact, I often see more of those than I do Tesla vehicles, which surprised me enough to make this thread.

Drove to the butcher this aft, saw a couple on the way, one pulled in just before I did, saw another one seconds after I left.

They are popular!

So, I know @DriveHard and @Ws6 have somewhat diametrically opposed views on these vehicles, has anyone else had a chance to gain some seat time? Are they popular in your area?

VW ID3, 4 and 5 mostly 4, Tesla Model, Model X and Model S, BMW Ix, Mercedes EQ of various types

Because of reasons most lease cars are German brands, and for legal/accounting reasons businesses lease electric. So that's what we see now. It only makes sense if you want and can deduct the vehicle costs to run electric (can't deduct costs for ICE vehicles anymore).
 
Used to see Mustang Mach E when they came out, but almost never seen them now.
There are a lotta BMWs sold here so I am sure a bunch are electric. I just can't tell the difference.
 
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