Been driving my first EV for three weeks now and I get it

Same feeling here with my used Leaf two winters ago. I did the same thing with the app those first weeks, checking charge percentage out of pure boredom more than need. What surprised me most was how much I stopped thinking about fuel entirely. My old diesel wagon had me planning errands around fill ups, now the car is just always ready when I walk out.

One thing I learned the hard way in my first cold snap: range drops a lot when it's freezing, and the heater eats into it. If your Kona has the option, warm the cabin while it's still plugged in before you leave. Makes winter mornings way nicer and saves battery for driving. I don't have a driveway situation quite as convenient as yours either. I run a regular outdoor outlet to the car overnight, which is slower than a wallbox but has been plenty for my commute. Took some getting used to after years of gas stations, but now I sort of resent having to stop anywhere at all on road trips.

The quiet thing never wears off either. My neighbor actually thanked me for the early morning departures being less noisy now, which I hadn't even thought about til she said it.

Interesting reading this as someone who leased a Bolt last year and has never charged at home. I rent a third floor apartment, so there's no driveway and no outlet. My routine looks nothing like yours or the Leaf poster's, and honestly it took about two months before it stopped feeling like a chore. I charge twice a week at the DC fast station near my gym while I work out, and Sunday mornings I hit the level 2 posts at the grocery store while I shop. It works, but it's a schedule, not a background thing like plugging in overnight must be. The quiet and the torque I completly agree with though. My Bolt feels quicker around town than my old Focus ST did, at least up to about 40 mph, even though the ST whould walk it on a highway onramp.

The part that gets me is the one pedal driving. After a year I catch myself trying to coast in my wife's RAV4 and lurching us both. My right foot basicly forgot how regular braking modulation works.

If I ever buy a house, home charging is the first thing on the list, way ahead of the fence or the shed. Renting an EV is doable but you do feel the difference every single week.

The one thing that surprised me with mine was tire wear. That instant torque you mentioned is fun but my rear tires were done way sooner than I was used to with my old sedan. Started rotating them every oil change interval and it evened things out. Also second the driveway setup being the whole deal. I had an electrician put in a proper 240 outlet before the car even arrived and it has been the best money I spent on the whole thing. Charged on a wall plug for a month first and going to the faster one cut my charging time to nothing overnight.