Our Chevy Blazer EV Has 23 Problems After Only 2 Months | Edmunds
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Our 2024 Blazer EV is very, very broken. A road trip from Los Angeles to San Diego revealed a number of faults, but when we got the diagnosis from the dealer, we were shocked at what we saw. Read up on all our EV's problems right here.

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    • flames5123@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      You have less moving parts so there’s also no replacing fuses, coolant, belts, etc. and then you also don’t have to go to the gas station every week. It’s just simply charging at your home.

        • flames5123@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          11 months ago

          True. But the coolant is for the battery, not for a combustion engine that is constantly hot, so it’s hardly ever changed. I use 120v at my apartment to charge. It gets me about 5 miles per hour. Because I live in a city, I’m not driving all the time, it works for me. I see people using extension cord across the sidewalk on my way to work. Our city, Seattle, is building charging infrastructure. Most work garages have chargers, so it’s still charging at work.

          There are still less moving parts than an ICE though, meaning there is less to go wrong. An electric motor isn’t running from friction like many parts of an ICE.

          An EV isn’t for everyone, but it will work for most people once the price comes down.

            • flames5123@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              11 months ago

              I’m not sure how many it has, but is only for 4 hours. If you have charging at home, it’s too much hassle to charge at work and fight the crowd. It’s for people that need it. And charging for 4 hours on 240v 40a will be 48kWh, which is 144 miles. You only need that every few days. But it is a huge parking garage in the city. It can definitely handle 200 EVs charging if they wire it up right.

              I’ve only had an EV for 2.5 years. It just works. It’s good and reliable. It’s not “let’s wait”time anymore. I’ve driven to the country in Canada and camped in the heat with my AC and made it back to a charging station. They’re everywhere now. It’s not 2015 anymore.

              The price does need to come down still though.