Great Electric Vehicle Hindered By Some Software
This was the first totally electric vehicle that I felt was viable for me in terms of price, range, and convenience. The price wasn't very different from gas vehicle with equivalent size and trim. The average range per charge for me is about 300 miles, but it can be more or less depending on variables like temperature, A/C and accessory use, city vs highway driving, etc. I was worried about charging convenience as there are not many public charging stations in my location, but the vehicle comes with a home charger that you can plug into a standard outlet and use. It's a much slower charge than a station provides, but I've found that just letting it charge overnight or whenever it's just sitting at home is enough that I haven't needed to visit a charging station at all with just typical daily use. One thing I do hate about it is the camera midway down the steering wheel that it uses to watch you and determine if you're paying attention to the road when using the adaptive cruise control. There is no way to turn it off in the settings and it disables the adaptive cruise control if it can't see you or determines that your eyes aren't on the road. It frequently misjudges what I'm looking at and sounds alerts when I use it. I wear eyeglasses and it just can't seem to tell what's going on if I am in anything other than an optimal (and uncomfortable) position. Even after an update that was supposed to improve the issue I still notice no difference in behavior. I strongly dislike the inability to turn off the alerts and having functionality gated behind allowing a camera to watch me. This alone is what stops me from giving a higher review.
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