So I’m about to go lease a bz4x today, and I find the EV community’s hatred of the car irrational. It’s a very well put together car that’s behind the curve on range and charging, which isn’t surprising from a company that’s focused on hybrids over pure EVs. No need for a conspiracy theory. Like—why couldn’t Toyota get 300 miles of range and proper fast charging to work? Well, why can’t Tesla put together a suspension that isn’t brutal and an interior that doesn’t fall apart? The companies obviously have different strengths.
In our case we’re looking for a secondary commuter car, so range and charging don’t matter. We were about to pull the trigger on a Model Y, but I worry about my wife’s safety in a car where software updates change key features such as how the cruise control functions with little notice.