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It will definitely be interesting following your journey with Alaska freezing weather conditions.
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Update on our order.
In late December VW sent an e-mail indicating a move to MY 2022 and since then no word or updates.
Monday, the local (and only AK VW dealership) called as they had a MY 2021 come that the reservation holder didn't want. We bought the vehicle (AWD Pro S) and plan to pick it up this afternoon. We're not fully prepared for it as we don't have a level 2 charger yet but that will, hopefully, not be much of an issue in the short term.
Check out this thread for L2 EVSEs. Many good choices there.
JuiceBox 40 named best EV charger for 2022
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/best-ev-charger/?utm_campaign=Newsletters&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=205450406&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--qUun7GD0U6-_NRUvDZeKBiHQ7S6ZlayZffnfFHnVmsuzwfRpope6LO11zv4myieoY7iQ_U6NTJQ5o8EVL3S6B0LaOAw&utm_content=205450406&utm_source=hs_email
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You might get by with the included L1 charger for a while, depending on your daily mileage.
Yours is a gusty move, I don't see many fast charging options in Alaska on Plugshare. Makes the midwest look over provisioned.
Yours is a gusty move, I don't see many fast charging options in Alaska on Plugshare. Makes the midwest look over provisioned.
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It will be nice to keep updating on the freezing weather conditions and how battery is doing. And is this one with heat pump?
As far as I know it does not have a heat pump. Happy to confirm if you know a way to check. I'm aware range in the winter will take a significant hit but if we go on a road trip we can take the Rav 4 hybrid. On a side note the hybrid gets 42 mpg in the summer and around 32 in the winter as the engine turns on a lot to stay warm.
I haven't driven it much yet as I wasn't ready to order winter tires for it. We had 10 inches of snow Saturday and sketchy traction on the ICE car even with Blizzak tires.
There are only a few L3 chargers I'm aware of. The longest road trip I'm contemplating is up to Fairbanks which is around 400 miles and I'd do that in the summer.
Hello from Montana! Let’s show this forum how the ID.4 does real winter. This thing is better than ICE cars in the snow because of the balanced weight. Slap some Ice X or Blizzaks on it next winter and you’ll see what I mean. I even have the RWD. Enjoy that heated windshield!
Welcome, from another northern newbie, now awaiting my first EV. I'm curious about your rav4, is it a Rav4 Prime PHEV or a regular Rav4 hybrid? I have gone back and forth trying to decide between the RAV4 Prime PHEV and the ID4. I'm interested in any feedback you may have as an owner of both, as well as sharing notes about northern driving.
P.S. On another thread (about Canadian heat pump), a Minnesotan said s/he didn't know anybody who needed winter tires there once they got AWD. I can't even imagine that... here in VT I wish people would stick to studless winter tires because of the stress studs put on our already terrible roads, but I can't imagine forgoing winter tires altogether even tho I've had an AWD Rav4 for years.
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I’m in NH. I have some studless Nokian winter tires and 18” rims on the way. I used to have studded, as I live on a dirt road, but they’re not a great deal better unless it’s really icy.
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I went to Prudhoe Bay in a Suburban. Camped out in it. I'd love to do that with an ID4. Unfortunately no where to charge along the way lol
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