lencap
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Thanks for the reviews and comments - I was interested in the car, but the 13 hour full charge time is a problem. At that rate you can only replenish the battery pace by 18/miles and hour or so. That compares to about 30 miles/hour on my M3LR using the same 40AMP circuit. If I upgrade to a 60AMP circuit I can recharge at a 40/mile an hour rate at home. That's over twice the Jag's charging capacity.
I typically drive less than 100 miles a day, so for either car the battery pack is fine, but often on weekends I have extra driving chores to run and often recharge during the day. With the Tesla I rarely need to top up during the day, but the few times I have had to I typically charge for under 2 hours. With the Jag, given the lower initial range and the longer charging times, that would take me nearly 5 hours to get the same range (the difference between the standard 240 Jag range and the 310 mile Tesla range if over three additional hours), plus whatever time extra I need for my weekend tasks. That's a time penalty I'm not willing to pay, and so for me the M3 is the preferred car. Still, I applaud Jag for bringing another attractive EV to the market.
I typically drive less than 100 miles a day, so for either car the battery pack is fine, but often on weekends I have extra driving chores to run and often recharge during the day. With the Tesla I rarely need to top up during the day, but the few times I have had to I typically charge for under 2 hours. With the Jag, given the lower initial range and the longer charging times, that would take me nearly 5 hours to get the same range (the difference between the standard 240 Jag range and the 310 mile Tesla range if over three additional hours), plus whatever time extra I need for my weekend tasks. That's a time penalty I'm not willing to pay, and so for me the M3 is the preferred car. Still, I applaud Jag for bringing another attractive EV to the market.