I debated this myself--and went with a Gen 2. However, I would have kept my Gen 1 if it hadn't been in an accident and I didn't want to deal with the inevitable long-term issues that plagued every car I' owned that's had bodywork. Heck, I knew all the quirks of the Gen 1 was used to them... and my ICE only had about 15K of miles on it (out of 55K total). This was basically a new car.
Gen 2 is an evolution, but not a revolution. I prefer the Gen 1 style, but the Gen 2 is definitely more refined in every other way.
For me, the extra range will make my round-trip work commute EV only in moderate temps--big game changer.
You have some specific reasons for the Gen 2, so you should probably do an in-depth test drive in various conditions to make sure it has the power you want. 0-30 will please you, but it tends to be a bit less pronounced above that.
I will add that while Gen 1 is an engineering marvel, it also had its unusual "first gen" issues. I had to get a partial battery replacement and had many "teething pain" issues that would frustrate all but committed early adopters. Part of that was design and the other part was simple local inexperience and training with working on these rare(r) cars. My "hope" is that the redesign fixed some of these other powertrain and software gremlins that is to be expected with such a revolutionary car.
Good luck with your thought process and let us know.
Gen 2 is an evolution, but not a revolution. I prefer the Gen 1 style, but the Gen 2 is definitely more refined in every other way.
For me, the extra range will make my round-trip work commute EV only in moderate temps--big game changer.
You have some specific reasons for the Gen 2, so you should probably do an in-depth test drive in various conditions to make sure it has the power you want. 0-30 will please you, but it tends to be a bit less pronounced above that.
I will add that while Gen 1 is an engineering marvel, it also had its unusual "first gen" issues. I had to get a partial battery replacement and had many "teething pain" issues that would frustrate all but committed early adopters. Part of that was design and the other part was simple local inexperience and training with working on these rare(r) cars. My "hope" is that the redesign fixed some of these other powertrain and software gremlins that is to be expected with such a revolutionary car.
Good luck with your thought process and let us know.
