The next question will be what if I run the battery down and then turn on the Harvester? How fast will it charge? I'm thinking that you drive 300 or so miles to the charging station to find that its full or out of order.
It seems kinda neat that you could sit in line at a full charging station...
I didn’t switch but just added another reservation for the BEV. If the 150 mile battery range is confirmed, I’ll cancel my reservation for the Harvester model.
That’s my thought too. Current hybrids are the worst of both worlds. Might as well drive a gas vehicle unless all your trips are short. That’s why I’m so disappointed in the Harvester’s battery only range.
They aren’t saying that both models will have 350 miles of battery range. It’s not possible given they’ve stated they are reducing the size of the battery in the Harvester model. I had originally hoped, like you, that the Harvester added 150 miles of gas range but that isn’t the case.
I had asked about this in another area of this forum when Scout said the battery size would be reduced in the Harvester model. I was told that 150 miles would be the battery-only range and the rest would be from the gas generator.
I was thinking about that last night. I'm worried that the insanity of gas guzzlers hogging all the EV charging spots out of spite is just going to get worse under the new administration in January. It's one of the reasons I kept my Harvester reservation.
Tesla model 3 here. I had originally reserved the Traveler Harvester but when I found out the EV range was so poor, I reserved the BEV. Kept my Harvester reservation though in case the estimated range goes up from the 150. Being in Canada, that 150 mile range will be more like 95 miles in colder...
This is one of the laws I believe States will be pressured to change once Musk gets into power. I think the old days of dealership-only models is running out. I'm happy about that and I hope manufacturers start pivoting now to get ready.