I am thinking about my next EV and the obvious choice is a Model Y. I am coming from a 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV that has a 41kWh Tesla battery, Tesla drive unit and Tesla 40A on-board charger. There were only about 2,500 of these made but it's been a good car for me. Anyway, I want to consider all the other EVs out there and with the Supercharger network opening up, I think it's getting more practical to drive a non-Tesla car. Sure, we have a Model 3 that can already use the Supercharger network, but I want a little larger vehicle as the "road trip car".
If I'm going to use Superchargers, I don't want to be "that guy" that parks all wonky or prevents a Tesla from using the adjacent space because my charge port is in the wrong place. Has anyone else gone through the analysis of which cars have charge ports in compatible locations for existing V3 Superchargers? I know V4 is supposed to fix this with longer cables and centrally located pedestals.
These cars have the charge port at the rear on the driver's side:
What did I miss? Other vehicles? Other considerations?
If I'm going to use Superchargers, I don't want to be "that guy" that parks all wonky or prevents a Tesla from using the adjacent space because my charge port is in the wrong place. Has anyone else gone through the analysis of which cars have charge ports in compatible locations for existing V3 Superchargers? I know V4 is supposed to fix this with longer cables and centrally located pedestals.
These cars have the charge port at the rear on the driver's side:
- Tesla Model 3, Y, S, X
- Cadillac Escalade IQ
- Chevy Hummer EV, Silverado EV
- Polestar 2, Polestar 3
- Volvo C40 / XC40 Recharge, EX30, EX90
- Genesis GV70, GV80 (driver's side)
- Hyundai Kona EV (driver's side)
- Kia Niro EV (center)
- Nissan Ariya
- Acura ZDX
- Audi eTron / Q8 eTron, eTron GT
- Cadillac Lyriq
- Chevy Bolt EV, Bolt EUV, Blazer EV, Equinox EV
- Fisker Ocean
- Ford F-150 Lightning
- Ford Mustang Mach-E
- Honda Prologue
- Jaguar iPace
- Lucid Air
- Porsche Taycan
- Rivian R1T, R1S
- Subaru Solterra
- Toyota BZ4X
- Vinfast VF8, VF9
- Audi Q4 eTron
- BMW i3, i4, i5, iX
- Genesis GV60
- Hyundai Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6
- Kia EV6, EV9
- Mazda MX-30
- Mercedes EQB, EQC, EQE, EQS (including SUV variants)
- Mini Cooper SE
- VW ID.4
What did I miss? Other vehicles? Other considerations?