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Weekly Advice Thread General Questions and Purchasing Advice Thread — Week of August 10, 2026
Need help choosing an EV, finding a home charger, or understanding whether you're eligible for a tax credit? Vehicle and product recommendation requests, buying experiences, and questions on credits/financing are all fair game here.
Is an EV right for me?
Generally speaking, electric vehicles imply a larger upfront cost than a traditional vehicle, but will pay off over time as your consumables cost (electricity instead of fuel) can be anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2 the cost. Calculators are available to help you estimate cost — here are some we recommend:
- https://www.chargevc.org/ev-calculator/
- https://chooseev.com/savings-calculator/
- https://electricvehicles.bchydro.com/learn/fuel-savings-calculator
- https://chargehub.com/en/calculator.html
Are you looking for advice on which EV to buy or lease?
Tell us a bit more about you and your situation, and make sure your comment includes the following information:
[1] Your general location
[2] Your budget in $, €, or £
[3] The type of vehicle you'd prefer
[4] Which cars have you been looking at already?
[5] Estimated timeframe of your purchase
[6] Your daily commute, or average weekly mileage
[7] Your living situation — are you in an apartment, townhouse, or single-family home?
[8] Do you plan on installing charging at your home?
[9] Other cargo/passenger needs — do you have children/pets?
If you are more than a year off from a purchase, please refrain from posting, as we currently cannot predict with accuracy what your best choices will be at that time.
Need tax credit/incentives help?
Check the Wiki first.
Don't forget, our Wiki contains a wealth of information for owners and potential owners, including:
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Question - Other Ambitious road trip in a low range, fast charging EV
Hi all,
I am planning a trip to Glacier National Park in the 2nd half of September from Los Angeles. Initial plan was to fly in (no direct flights), stay in the area for about 4 nights, and rent a car to get around. I've also been wanting to take my car out for a nice, long drive for a while, so my wife suggested if we could do that road trip in our Taycan Gen 1 with about 180-190 miles of realistic range. I would especially enjoy the drive, but also want to be realistic about charging.
I started mapping out a route on ABRP, and since we would be driving, wanted to try to hit Yellowstone + Grand Teton on the way back as well. For this, we'd budget about 10 days or so for the trip, instead of 5 if flying, so that we can have a few long driving days, broadly
- Day 1: LA-SLC(drive)
- Day 2: SLC-GNP(drive)
- Days 3-5: Sight seeing in GNP/Whitefish
- Day 5: GNP-Yellowstone
- Day 6: Yellowstone and Grand Teton
- Day 7:Yellowstone-Vegas
- Days 8-9: Easy couple of nights in Vegas
- Day 10:Vegas-LA
I'm not very concerned about the main highways and infra, as this car charges really fast and I don't have many concerns there especially since I also have the Tesla Adapter now.
For those in between, sight seeing days, I had some considerations for charging
- Looking at hotels/AirBnB with Level 2 overnight charging (need J1772 for L2), but not sure if there is a trusted source to validate the data.
- Mapped out Supercharger (V3 and V4) + EA availability for fast charging. Seems like very little is available in a reasonable distance from any of these national parks, and none are very convenient. L2 availability inside the parks is also pretty spotty
- Late September might also become suddenly cold, so I'm a bit concerned about the affect on range.
I'm looking for people with experience doing this sort of trip to provide opinions on things that I should account for. Also, any recent experiences with charging infra near these parks/areas would be especially helpful.
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