You're not taking an EV on track. Get the EV best suited for commuting.

Thoughts? I live in a wintery biome so having awd gives me a bit of peace of mind

  • domOPEnglish
    31·
    1 year ago

    Totally agree. But I’d rather have good driving habits, good tires, and awd than just the first two.

    I dont buy the argument from others that being safer means you will drive less safely.

    If I saw a study that showed a clear increase in preventable accidents in awd vehicles in winter, I would reconsider my position that awd is generally better than fwd

    https://www.torquenews.com/1083/four-wheel-drive-and-all-wheel-drive-vehicles-found-be-safer-two-wheel-drive-vehicles-same-category

    • SkepticElliptic@beehaw.orgEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Here in the Midwest everyone is super cautious on that first snow in January.

      Then that last one in March there’s tons of vehicles in the ditches as people become overconfident.

    • shitescalates@midwest.socialEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Awd doesnt help you stop or turn. Thats when you go in the ditch and get stuck. AWD is not a safety feature unless you live in the mountains.

      • domOPEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        And yet IHS found it to be safer to have an awd. /shrug

          • domOPEnglish
            4·
            1 year ago

            I’d ask the same for all the anecdotes ive seen in the thread saying awd is less safe

            • zephyreksEnglish
              11·
              1 year ago

              Sure, but you might as well show your IHS source first.

              • domOPEnglish
                1·
                1 year ago

                I did earlier in the thread