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[โ€“] toofpic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I live in Denmark, and my next car will be electric (e-scenic and xpeng g6 are the best candidates for my needs). I would get ioniq 6, but it's ugly as fuck. I'm sorry, it just is.
Ioniq 5 is, in contrary, one of the coolest-looking cars I see now, but it's not what I need.
My requirements are 500+ km range and quick 20-80 charging, because we will use it for travels, and the car should be quite big because there are 4 of us plus camping equipment. Our current Ceed SW PHEV does its job, but when it's time to switch, I'm going electric - I'm not scared of charging issues anymore.
BTW, I have no idea, why 20-80 charging times are not advertised more: the reason of my anxiety was that 7-9h number for 100% charging, and only several conversations with e-car owners gave me an understanding that I don't want 100% charging, I want 30min bumps when I'm eating and stretching my legs!

[โ€“] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I'm in Denmark too, and I admit the Xpeng G6 looks really attractive.
We don't drive much, so IMO it's overkill to buy a new car. We are looking for something a few years old.
There are a lot of good options for new cars just around DKK 300-350k price including tax. (EUR 40-45k)

Personally I'd prefer the Enyaq iV 80, but it's very expensive as 2nd hand, although the VW iD4 cost the same from new, it's way cheaper used for some reason.

7-9 hour charging is only home charging, I don't know why that's a problem, I guess you have to sleep anyway?
New cars typically charge from 10-80% between 20 to 30 minutes at a charging station. The Xpeng G6 however is very fast, and does it in less than 15 minutes.
But that's not the most optimal charging for most cars either, charging curve is different for different cars, but typically charging speed drops at around 50-60% to protect the battery, so if you only charge it up half, it's way more than twice as fast.

This guy makes some amazing tests on distance driving and charging speeds:
https://www.youtube.com/@bjornnyland/videos

He has also made tests for the Xpeng G6:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHZjV1RY3YU&t=3s