By the way - just to make clear for those who may not quite understand my history and feelings on the matter, my enthusiasm for electric vehicles does not extend to Those Ones.
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I'd been happier if we stuck to hybrid until the infrastructure for plug in was a little more robust, and a lot less brand specific.
I realize a home install charger isn't difficult but a lot of re-charging happens away from home.
Nope, the adapters will be a small inconvenience for a while (and for me... forever) but the latch design of CCS1 is bad enough for me to be OK with abandoning it.
My main contention, that the CCS pins could handle much more current than NACS, turned out to be incorrect.
(and since they did manage to make it safe for 1000V charging, while the adapter situation is going to be annoying in the short term I'm fine with adopting a better plug in the long-term.)
Makes sense. I suppose it would be dumb to reject a superior technology just because it’s associated with a bad brand currently. Eventually it should lose that association.
Do you have any strong opinions on full electric vs plug in hybrid? With the charger network in Wisconsin I would rather have a plug-in hybrid that is like a Chevy Volt.
I'd assume that to be honest since you seem to like competence and cool stuff and they're lacking at least one, if not both of those things, at all times.
My Chevy Silverado EV RST Truck:
- I Charge 440 miles while I sleep.
- I can 'Refuel' While Braking or Going Downhill.
- I don't leak, spew, smell, or make any noise.
- I can power my house for a week.
- I can provide electricity to anyone, anywhere, at any time.
- I can charge any other EV.
🇺🇸 🪫
I'm not a truck person, so I wasn't paying attention to those. That's pretty impressive. If it was in my price range I might rethink how I feel about driving a truck, heh.
Very cool truck but very expensive too. I’d rather have something like the BYD Shark. Too bad the American manufacturers can’t build an affordable PHEV smaller pickup.
I feel you, I own a chevy volt and have loved it. I know it’s not technically an EV but a PHEV but I do almost all electric miles on it. I’ll never consider a swasticar.
It's the worst thing in the world. The electrification of travel and the pre-Musk engineering that went into Tesla's battery management are marvelous. But musk has only seen it as a way to lie about production to investors to inflate the company's stock price.
Seriously, we should all be driving electric cars by now. BYD is doing $100 of revenue a year in China. Meanwhile we can't in America because one incompetent idiot decided that instead he should lie to become the richest man on the planet.
Overlooked or underestimated is wastefulness of amplifying self aggrandizement instead of rightsizing and longevity. Nearly everyone should have been driving small plug-in hybrids by now, until battery tech like solid state becomes cheap. Will probably replace my 19 yo Prius with another when needed
It is certainly tempting to switch to electric especially given that I never need to drive over 200 miles at any given point so an only home charging station would work perfectly for me, if only I had the money for a new car >.>
My 2020 Bolt EV payment is $122 a month, roughly the same as what I used to pay just for gas - & my battery warranty lasts until 2029. If you can afford a bigger down payment & your state has an EV rebate program, it's absolutely worth the red tape of applying
I converted two ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles to EV in the 1980's and commuted with them for a decade. I love the technology of EV's. I would die before I would even sit in one of "those ones".
It's probably a "work with what you've got" situation. They don't build walkable or bikeable cities in the US for the most part, and there are other channels on YouTube that are better suited to explaining why than Technology Connections - Not Just Bikes, Strong Towns, City Beautiful, etc.
I understand that. It's just hard to divorce from the perceived problems electric cars solve and think that battery cars is the answer to those problems.
Gonna say up front, I'm not a car stan. I'd rather live in a world where public transit is extremely cheap and extremely available everywhere people would want to live.
EV's don't solve the problem of cars existing, but they DO solve a lot of the waste and pollution caused by cars...
Through reducing emissions and improving energy efficiency by using grid power rather than dinosaur juice.
I know we need revolution, not incremental change, and that steadfastly clinging to cars will always bring us closer to climate apocalypse, but incremental change has to be better than nothing
He recently spoke about how public transit isn’t adequate for his commute, or he’d use it. Chicago’s north side has great public transit, but the south side is a little worse and the suburbs stink, unless you’re heading downtown. Even then, the train that a few blocks away doesn’t run on weekends.
I lived less than 3 miles from the terminal at Midway Airport. If I wanted to take public transit, it would take 20-30 min. Walk .5 miles to one bus or .8 to the other.
On the north side you don’t have to walk more than 3 blocks (.375 mi) to get to either a frequent NS or EW bus.
I started buying Ego lawn products back in 2017 much to the consternation of my neighbors. Changes super hard for folks but in 9 years, I’ve not had to but gas, oil or wonder if the mower will start. It’s fairly quiet and gets the job done.
I really wish there were more electric *cars* available. I really don't want an SUV and it's sad that my options are limited to essentially Tesla, Porsche, Hyundai, and Polestar
I enjoy most of it. I could do with less screen real estate, fewer touch sensitive controls, and less body roll in turns. I love the comfort, storage capacity, and zip. All in all, better than average and I'm satisfied.
The oligarchs are expecting Tesla to recover from the reality we know it to be. But, Tesla will be getting competition. Cheaper cars with better batteries.
The crazy part is that every single positive price target is filled with cope about robotaxis that simultaneously misunderstands how doomed their technical approach is and misunderstands how fundamentally unprofitable the rideshare industry is even if they found a genie in a bottle.
They also have the insane belief that somehow Tesla will have a monopoly that no one else can compete with. In both robocabs and androids Tesla is far behind the competition.
Just want to say thank you of all that you do to spread knowledge about technology and the many misconceptions about it. PS: DO NOT USE DISHWASH PODS ONLY POWDER IN THE SPOT MADE FOR IT!
If you buy a used Tesla you are contributing to the demand side, which ultimately drives more sales of new ones, and sends a message to Musk that he has your support as he tears down regulations, environmental and consumer protections.
ah okay, reread your first message, maybe you're right ... but after all this blows over and we stop destroying our country, it'd be a waste to have a bunch of electric cars go-to waste
I hate to think of the waste, too. But I can't let that distract from the bigger picture. And there is always going to be a buyer at some point. Someone with less ethics or awareness. I mean, there's a buyer for most anything, at the right price.
If you're in the market for a new car any modest EV is a good bet. Lower maintenance and fuel costs over the life of the vehicle, and fuel doesn't fluctuate wildly based on corporate greed and incompetent trade policy.
Oh I'm definitely getting an EV, or at least a phev when I buy my next car. We have solar panels, too, so no doubt I'm doing it. @techconnectify.bsky.social has a few videos with his Ionic 5, if you haven't seen them.
I thought you made it very clear in your video about accelerometers and brake lights ones what you thought about EVs in general. As in, every major manufacturer is making EVs, and Those Ones are not keeping up AT ALL in vehicle quality, public image, price, or their mandatory insurance.
A lot of other stuff went into it but the first spark of why I'm driving an Ioniq now is your video about the brake lights. I have the 6 and I love it! Had to drive one of those others as a rental on a trip and the whole experience was crap after being used to my nice good car.
You have persistently been one of my favorite creators and information sharers for a while now, and have given so much useful (sometimes life changing!) day to day knowledge. It’s such a breath of fresh air seeing you ALSO be based and cool and smart with these kinds of takes :)
Don't forget Elons's baffling hatred of IR sensors. You know what kind of sensor I'm talking about because it prevents a car from running into a scene painted on a flat surface, like Wile E. Coyote.
Just to guage your position, if I were to build a vw beetle with 35 lead acid batteries driving a washing machine motor, would you be more interested in that than Those Ones?
Tesla gets their due credit for kickstarting the EV revolution and stuff like the NACS connector, and for sure their earlier models were excellent cars for the time. But I hear their QC has gotten worse in recent years, to say nothing of the Cybertruck...
You're not a fan of hatches that will crush your fingers, doors firefighters can't open, and controls you can't operate without looking away from the road?
The ONE thing I still give credit to Tesla for, is that they made EVs "mainstream cool" back in the Model S days. EV went from a sad joke on the Simpsons to a car for the famous.
In 2025, they are old tech, old design and overpriced. Even without Elon I wouldn't buy one. And I drive Stellantis EV
Tesla wouldn't have gotten off the ground without ENORMOUS subsidies paid by the US Federal government. Tesla has coasted for years on income from federally mandated green credits paid by other auto manufacturers. Now other EV builders can keep those green credit dollars.
Great point. Tesla was a forcing function for the other automakers to get into EVs. If not for Tesla, EVs would still be a niche thing. Yes, there are the hydrogen fuel cell EVs but their growth is constrained by limited H2 production and dispensing infrastructure.
In my city are one or two H2 stations. Which is fair, since I've never seen more than 2 Toyota Mirai in my city. One blue and one black. Fueling them seems to be way more effort than just plugging in my EV and go for a coffee, even if they get a bit more range than I do.
To me it’s so disheartening because I know people who work/worked there. And they’re amazing. The cars are actually pretty fantastic and as far as value goes they’re great.
But, I just can’t justify the brand now because he’s absolutely thrown it in the damn toilet.
It’s really neat we’re in a time now where the option to ignore a major (arguably founding) EV manufacturer is viable. There are tons of good options, we drive some of them.
You do you, and I fully support boycott of the Tesla company until it separates from the giant arsehole that Elon has become.
But there is cognitive dissonance in trashing Tesla back through time.
They did very important work, good people invested hard in their products, deserve to enjoy their car.
If you're looking curious about electric cars, there are many, many more options on the market from mainstream automakers and, get this, many of them have more advanced technology than what Tesla has because Tesla spent a solid 8 years ignoring the importance of 800V battery architectures.
I’ve seen plenty of your videos and know you love your current EV (I believe it’s a Volt, but unsure of the year). Do you see any current EV on the market that you’d rather have? I don’t currently have an EV, but am always looking towards what I will need to replace my decade+ ICE vehicle with.
I believe he's actually got a Hyundai Ioniq 5. That or its stablemate the Kia EV6 (or their cousins) are a great place to start looking. I'd buy an EV6 today without hesitation if I were in the market.
I believe at one time you said you had an EV. I know you're our here by the Lakes if I remember right. What was your experience with one in the frozen wastes of Hoth?
Around Cleveland in the past 25 years I have seen zero charging stations. Out by where I am no way one could be practical.
Unless it's regularly (not a couple times a year, I'm talking months at a time) 20 below, a modern EV will have no significant problems. Cold temperatures reduce range some, but not to an unusable degree.
It's not 20 years ago friend, there's a good number of public EV chargers out there. At least a couple hundred in Cleveland. Plus keep in mind that every house with an outlet near a garage or driveway is a charging place.
And please, please understand *I rarely use these chargers*
I plug in at home like 98% of the time. The only times I use a public fast charger are when I'm going 100 miles away from home or the rare "oops, plans changed and I need a charge right now"
In January we replaced our remaining ICE vehicle with the Ioniq 5, to pair with its older little sibling the Kona Electric. Hyundai has been killing it with electric vehicles. Our usage case is such that we would almost never need to charge both at the same time, so no additional EVSE needed.
I'm glad you said that because man, I've been having a hell of a time trying to communicate that two car families only need a single charging point if both people drive normal amounts. You don't need to charge every day!
Absolutely do not need to. We charge each once or twice a week, depending on kids activities or trips to the larger city nearby for Costco runs. It’s not no-thought required but it’s not complicated to coordinate. If we both need to charge for some reason, they don’t both need to charge to ‘full’
I'll keep my paid-off 2018 Model 3 until it turns to dust; cars are expensive! At the time there really weren't any better options for a > 200 mile range car... now there's tons of (cheaper!) options. I'm seriously hoping that Aptera is still around when I have to go car shopping again.
Put it this way. Tesla is almost the sole contributor to the crash in EV demand currently. Take it off the market and suddenly everyone else will be at least break even if not profiting modestly.
Tesla is only best in one thing. Driving assistance programs (I refuse to ever call it self driving). And not by a lot either. They make themselves out to be the cutting edge, but the industry has caught up. You have to pay a lot to access “fsd” too. Hyundai, polestar, VW, all have great offerings.
800 volt battery achitectures have both upsided and downsides. The "more is better" vibe leads too many people to assume 800V is inherently superior. It is not.
The single biggest advantage is that for a given charging power, the amperage in the charging cable is half as much.
That's nice - but Tesla's cables can deliver 250 kW at 400 volts, and few if any cars can absorb power at that rate or higher for more than a few minutes. EA chargers can deliver 350 kW, but only at 800V. At 400 volts their 500 amp limit restricts them to 200 kW.
And once inside the car, it makes almost no difference if the battery is arranged as 400 volts or 800 volts. The battery is made up of many cells. Let's arbitrarily say 200.
Each cell is ~4 volts. A 400 volt pack would have 100 instances of 2 parallel cells, put in serie to make 400 volts.
The same cells, with all 200 in series would make 800 volts.
During charging, all the current in the 800V arrangement would go through every cell. In the 400 volt arrangement half the current goes through each cell. The 800V pack only needs half the current for a given power, but the although the
400 volt pack needs twice the current, the current per cell is the same as the 800V pack. Bottom line: there is no reason an 800V pack can charge faster than a 400V pack - unless the limit is in the charging cable.
Are you saying you don't like having wipers randomly raking across bone dry wind shields, while ignoring torrential rainfalls at the most inopportune moments?
As someone who's owned EV from three different brands and a variety of high end vehicles, Tesla has nothing going for it *anymore*. A Leaf has enough range now. Lots of makes have great self driving. And with much better comfort, fit and finish, number of dealerships, etc.
thats why im holding on to my old car as much as i can. first ev manufacture that can demonstrate they can be responsible with telemetry im on board. Cheers alec
People have hacked into Teslas in motion and taken over driving controls, more than once if I'm remembering correctly. I'm still surprised it wasn't a giant scandal. 🙃
You would be amazed the stats that a new Toyota seems to have. Acceleration. braking speed. braking distance. delta of the speed limit. location, both gps and triangulation on nearest cell tower. Trip length, trip distance, with gps locations at both ends.
I will probably wait until somebody manages to create an open-source firmware for a used vehicle before I get one. But that may never happen, so, the bus it is
I know the smartphone thing is your opinion that the data and privacy controls aren't meaningfully different between cars and phones.
I do wish we had you on our side about privacy in connected devices tho, especially when EVs seem harder than ICE to physically disable telemetry w/o consequence.
Internet connectivity is no more prevalent in EVs than ICEs.
Any car that can come with onstar or equivalent has the hardware and connection regardless of if you pay for it. Removing antennas/dedicated fuses is required to avoid.
E-call via cell network is mandatory some places too.
It was the trip with Aging Wheels that pushed me to get an EV - *an EV road trip is actually feasible in 202X* - which I didn't watch until sometime last year. That, alongside the myriad of positive accolades it's received, convinced me to go with the Ioniq 5, especially with the 2025 updates.
Even going with the N, 190 miles (after losses) is more than enough on most of the routes I would take. It's spacious as hell on the inside, too, despite looking smaller from the exterior. I also did a lot of research across all the review sites out there. Hyundai is hitting the marks these days!
no not really. they feel ancient and gaudy by comparison. love my model y more than anything. hate the nazis. miserable about not being able to get the revised one because of nazis.
I think the Ionics look pretty futuristic. I admit I don't really think the polestars look anything but "normal" - but some people want that, so it's good to have that as an option.
I don't really view the Teslas as futuristic though. They look nice, but I see nothing special.
I have the same feeling about Musk too, unfortunately. I read an excellent piece about how people stuck with Musk and felt abandoned by him. I like how he drove tech forward, but his morals and the new government bullshit is really problematic - and just a continuation of what we've already seen.
Haha. I've driven Electric in Norway, since 2006. The first was a rebuilt Renault Clio.The batteries had to have RO water refreshed every several hundred k. I love my Kia Soul 2015. I would never buy one of Musk's penis extenders.It was only when they came on the market here that more bought El cars
Even if Toyota isn't perfect as a brand, I would consider an EV Toyota if they weren't soft banned in my state (driving vw Toyota or basically anything not explicitly American or luxury branded gets your car smashed eventually)
There’s absolutely no niche Tesla fills anymore. Other companies make better cars, for cheaper prices. Even the “I need to show I’m a raging rich asshole with my road destroying monster truck” crowd can get themselves a Hummer EV instead over a cybertruck.
Tesla isn't even the only one-stop-shop for energy storage and solar anymore. Granted you'll still get better value having a contractor subcontract it to more specialist crews, but the alternate AIO option is there now.
They do still get the rebate for the time being Which is a pretty big incentive. No telling how long that will be available or whether any other affordable car will qualify in the next year.
There's a car dealership just south of my house and it has an electric pickup truck on the lot that is both far too large to actually be useful for anything but looking like you're pretending to be someone who actually needs a truck and damnit if it isn't better looking than the other trucks.
I got stuck behind a Hummer EV while driving my own EV the other day. It made me wonder who is concerned enough about EVs to want to make the switch, but also so cavalier about efficiency as to decide to buy one that gets 1.5 miles per kWh, which has to be close to the lowest of any EV.
I think it's important to remember that EVs are just *better vehicles* by most measures, so someone who wants a Hummer (for whatever reason that you or I might giggle about), if they're sensible then they'll get the good one, which is the EV.
Unless what you want to do is haul a trailer long distances, or one of the other very niche tasks that EVs really aren't good at, I completely agree. Also, it's just fun being in either a sub-compact or a 3-Row SUV and be able to out accelerate an ICE sports car.
Ars Technica just had an article about Polestars. Apparently Toyota is getting in on the game as well.
Frankly, my idea of beneficial innovation leans more towards classic SAAB than the unholy lovechild of an iPad with a Dalek.
i was wanting to convert a two seater from the 90s into an ev just for funsies but it seems like a lot more money and effort than it’s worth. looks like i’ll continue bussing it lol
Tesla did a pretty good job at making their cars look high-tech thru shiny gimmicks, most people wouldn't understand what a 800V battery architecture means.
Back to the Future (1985), which used a 1981 DeLorean. I love the movie and the DeLorean is pretty nice looking and reasonably proportioned, unlike cybertruck. John DeLorean project managed a bunch of iconic Pontiacs like GTO before trying own company. He knew how to make cars look cool.
tesla might be one of the only EV makers i know of that has actively gone backward in technology when they made the absolutely insane decision to remove radar
I recently discovered (thanks to MKBHD) that used, low-milage Taycans are electric, chargable at home, and have a reasonable range for no more than my new Rav 4.
And also you can get EVs that look like conventional internal combustion engine cars. I drive a BMW that is literally identical to its gas counterpart and it's great. I traded some of EV perks like a front-trunk but it's not doing anything "future" or "spacey" and it's ~a car~ (that goes very fast).
They ignored little things like screws or clips to hold on BODY PANELS! 800v battery architecture is wayyyy over their heads/a$$ (since they are pretty much in the same place).
They’ve been ignoring pretty much every advanced technology for the last 8 years, and putting all the money that would go into R&D into marketing to generate hype that boosts their stock prices and does little else. They’re now solidly the worst option for vehicles, let alone EVs.
It's the most accident-prone brand in the US and the brand with the most mechanical errors in the EU. Their brakes in particular are useless for panic situations.
Not only have they been ignoring the importance of new innovation in the space, but also actively making their products worse by removing things like sensors because "you can do the same thing" with shitty webcams and software
You should contact GM public affairs to see if you can come down to Tennessee and see the EV Cadillacs rolling off the line down here. They might be willing to let you film.
And a bunch of them also have gauges and screens that aren't just on an inconveniently located tablet taped to the middle of the car that is also where every setting is located so when you need to change something you can be absolutely sure you keep your eyes off the road for as long as possible.
Absolutely, and better quality as well.
Have been driving EV's since 2014, last one now is the Kia EV6. So much better than the other car, which name should not be mentioned, in every aspect.
we are looking for our first full EV. The Kia EV6 is out on top atm. Not looked at the nazi car because it's not that good (there's much better available in EUl) and now it's tainted and will be worth bugger all.
My bet is that you will be happy with it, I know we are 🙂
Have had a lot of cars the last 40 years, the EV6 is the best by far.
Also the best we've had to tow our caravan 🙂
With V2L it is perfect for free-camping.
Thanks, how does it tow?
It did not cross my mind as I have forrester for work (towing occasionally) but that will have to go one day and then it would be the EV6 that picks up that roll.
Sometimes almost forgetting our caravan are behind 😁
It is really steady to drive, found that 75-80 kg on the tow bar suits our caravan.
The torque on an EV is beautiful, full power from first moment, no lagging like on a diesel car. Uphill is like driving on flat road.
1800 kg on the new EV6 🙂
Similarly, too many brands are using a touchscreen and touch controls for *everything*. They've got their place for sure, but what was wrong with good old buttons and dials?
Buttons and dials are much easier to operate without looking, or with just a quick glance. I don’t know why they don’t seem to consider that these days.
I've driven EV since 2012. From test driving only a few (so this is a fraction!) competitors recently, tesla still stood out in a) software - integration, smoothness, trip planning, diagnostics, updates b) drivetrain preciseness/responsiveness. Closest I liked so far (cf: m3) - BYD Seal (no OPD!)
The former I see no statically valid evidence for. The latter does concern me a lot. But ours not a purchase decision as I’ve had mine four years. I do wonder where Tesla goes from here, and whether they can ditch musk
I'm sure it would be a gargantuan task but I'd love to see a deep dive into electric cars on your channel. I've been thinking of getting an electric or hybrid recently and feel like I have an absolute wall in front of me as far as researching them
Owned a '22 M3P. Sold shortly after the salute. Leased a '25 Ioniq 5.
Cons: WHY IS THERE A POWER BUTTON? WHY DOESN'T IT LOCK WHEN I WALK AWAY? Why is the app so bad? Why is the regen so much worse? Non-dash headunit sucks (yet better than the '22-24)! Crossover 🤮. MPGe.
The I5 is a good vehicle. Its build quality and fit/finish is better so far than the Tesla. It is NOT a luxury vehicle, and not was the M3P. There's so much hopeless plastic in the silly I5.
Truly, the app is indefensible compared to the Tesla app.
Tesla fans cheered in the domineering nature of the automaker and there I sat, trying desperately to make it click for people that it's Not Good for automaker-exclusive charging networks to become a thing.
I'm not going to forgive that mindset no matter how many others get SC access.
I agree! I thought that too. When my moral scruples said I needed to leave ICE, supercharger native made sense to avoid the sub. (a la Apple, which I don't partake).
I hope other businesses own the charger network business one day. But in the US? Today? I voted with my $ now!
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is a pretty good vehicle in 2025.
It truly sucks to have so few sedans available in 2025 as EVs. Most people do not need a crossover and would benefit from the CoD of an aerodynamic sedan or coupe.
One is outrage about a single content creator no one outraged had ever heard of before getting a single can with their face on it. The other is outrage about a fascist oligarch systematically dismantling our country. Legitimate outrages lead to more anger than reactionary culture war slop.
I assume they’re making the point that only one of those is a violent protest and that it’s not a good thing. Which I kind of agree with, but when the C side have Jan 6th in their very recent history they have no room to talk.
I mean, the Dodge Charger had a certain specific buyer let’s just say since it has been brought back on the market. An EV version of this is is just laughable, although I think I see what they were getting at.
The reviews I've seen by EV people say it's not great if you're a muscle car fan. And it's not great if you know about all the options for EVs. If you know little about either, you may walk away impressed.
Hey don't forget Genesis from the Hyundai family. We bought a GV60 a year ago and absolutely love it. I'd buy it again today if I was still in the market.
It is very nicely appointed inside. What impressed me the most was rapid charging on a road trip. In the time it takes to buy a coffee and hit the washroom, it's charged & ready to go.
I remember when Ford used to be like that, before COVID and the current CEO. The company did the work to be deeply equity conscious. Then days after inauguration and without being asked, CEO Farley (also on the board at Harley Davidson which did the same) destroyed it all while kissing Trump's ass.
While I own two EVs, a Leaf and, well, one of those, I have to say that owning one is really a "meh" experience. There's the efficiency, which isn't bad, and then there's a plethora of things which are small annoyances.
When they were first designing, it was all open source.
That was admirable.
Some of the design improvements,especially in assembly
robotics,are industry changing.
The downhill slump,exemplifies the 'Peter Principle'
And, he is...
there's great options out there, i use an eletric bike that although not perfect, it does it job well and can cover great distance on a single full recharge.
I’ve been in a 2024/25 Kia Niro EV for the last few months (my third EV) and it’s great! My only complaint is that the already-quite poor max charging rate of ~80kW is almost never seen, its usually under 45, and in cold weather under 20 (if you forget to activate the battery conditioner)
I’m hoping my current car will make it until Scout Motors releases the Traveler. I remember the International Harvester Scouts from when I was a kid and love the look of the new ones
They’re tech bros, always have been, they paved the way fornev popularity but were constantly trying to do things their own way (which makes engineer brain justifiably RAGE!)
Stock has LONG been overinflated with hopium and misleading empty promises… fraud imo
Japanese EVs are safer, ride better, and are much cheaper. It’s a shame they haven’t caught on more over here— maybe because they are “cheap” and Tesla fans enjoy the status symbol aspect of it? Maybe Lexus should lean further into the luxury EV market??
The Japanese brands had really nothing available until about a year ago aside from the leaf which didn't have enough range for most and that unfortunate Toyota/Subaru collab with the wheels that fall off. Catching on requires actually producing vehicles to sell. They likely will though.
For that company, I knew that any claims of wanting to fight climate change and reduce global impact was simply a lie when the whole "everyone has a taxi now" concept was announced. The goal is to maximize the number of cars on the road.
But, I knew that I never wanted to even be driven in one
The thing was just like a cheap piece of plastic that creaked and had a crappy screen with dumb shit hanging out in the way of driving a car, begging to be ripped off by a ten-year-old child or a drunk Pete Hegseth.
the cybertruck mattering to anyone at all is proof of their indoctrination to the cult, because the rivian r1t came out earlier and is the actual functional form of this electric pickup thing
The rivian truck is a better truck than the cyber truck in almost every conceivable measure. I’m actually not sure what the cyber truck does better, if anything.
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I realize a home install charger isn't difficult but a lot of re-charging happens away from home.
My main contention, that the CCS pins could handle much more current than NACS, turned out to be incorrect.
- I Charge 440 miles while I sleep.
- I can 'Refuel' While Braking or Going Downhill.
- I don't leak, spew, smell, or make any noise.
- I can power my house for a week.
- I can provide electricity to anyone, anywhere, at any time.
- I can charge any other EV.
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Well, I do. But my EV doesn't!
I’ve had my 2020 Bolt Premier for about a year now and I love the EV life, especially since I can charge at home
They were extremely informative and taught me everything I needed to know about general EV lifestyle, thank you so much for making those videos
EV's don't solve the problem of cars existing, but they DO solve a lot of the waste and pollution caused by cars...
I know we need revolution, not incremental change, and that steadfastly clinging to cars will always bring us closer to climate apocalypse, but incremental change has to be better than nothing
This is the kind of stuff that takes community collaboration and a significant culture shift.
On the north side you don’t have to walk more than 3 blocks (.375 mi) to get to either a frequent NS or EW bus.
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Gotta look at the bigger picture.
We need to move away from this disinformation environment.
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And there's lots more where these came from.
In 2025, they are old tech, old design and overpriced. Even without Elon I wouldn't buy one. And I drive Stellantis EV
But, I just can’t justify the brand now because he’s absolutely thrown it in the damn toilet.
But there is cognitive dissonance in trashing Tesla back through time.
They did very important work, good people invested hard in their products, deserve to enjoy their car.
Around Cleveland in the past 25 years I have seen zero charging stations. Out by where I am no way one could be practical.
That's the problem you have when you're not living in a city proper. I've never seen one in outlaying counties.
I'll be making a video about the process on my second channel.
But for now, here's the progress of just *one* charging provider.
https://youtu.be/6T2bvot37D8
I plug in at home like 98% of the time. The only times I use a public fast charger are when I'm going 100 miles away from home or the rare "oops, plans changed and I need a charge right now"
wait, hold on a sec. my producer is waving me over
The single biggest advantage is that for a given charging power, the amperage in the charging cable is half as much.
Each cell is ~4 volts. A 400 volt pack would have 100 instances of 2 parallel cells, put in serie to make 400 volts.
During charging, all the current in the 800V arrangement would go through every cell. In the 400 volt arrangement half the current goes through each cell. The 800V pack only needs half the current for a given power, but the although the
But I won't drive that
(Oh no) No I won't drive that.
But I will just caution you that this is *not* an EV thing. Practically all new cars are connected for better and worse.
I do wish we had you on our side about privacy in connected devices tho, especially when EVs seem harder than ICE to physically disable telemetry w/o consequence.
Any car that can come with onstar or equivalent has the hardware and connection regardless of if you pay for it. Removing antennas/dedicated fuses is required to avoid.
E-call via cell network is mandatory some places too.
I don't really view the Teslas as futuristic though. They look nice, but I see nothing special.
If you get a chance to test drive a Genesis GV60 (iirc), turning on boost mode for a launch...whoof. Goes like a bat out of hell.
Not saying that's a *good* reason, but if you're going to buy a Hummer anyway, the EV is a much more impressive vehicle than the ICE version.
Frankly, my idea of beneficial innovation leans more towards classic SAAB than the unholy lovechild of an iPad with a Dalek.
How would you suggest I get through to them?
I'm thinking more the giant iPad and the self-driving premises.
Have been driving EV's since 2014, last one now is the Kia EV6. So much better than the other car, which name should not be mentioned, in every aspect.
Have had a lot of cars the last 40 years, the EV6 is the best by far.
Also the best we've had to tow our caravan 🙂
With V2L it is perfect for free-camping.
It did not cross my mind as I have forrester for work (towing occasionally) but that will have to go one day and then it would be the EV6 that picks up that roll.
It is really steady to drive, found that 75-80 kg on the tow bar suits our caravan.
The torque on an EV is beautiful, full power from first moment, no lagging like on a diesel car. Uphill is like driving on flat road.
1800 kg on the new EV6 🙂
Too many brands think that a glovebox should be opened using a touchscreen...what on earth was wrong with a latch?
Cons: WHY IS THERE A POWER BUTTON? WHY DOESN'T IT LOCK WHEN I WALK AWAY? Why is the app so bad? Why is the regen so much worse? Non-dash headunit sucks (yet better than the '22-24)! Crossover 🤮. MPGe.
Good vehicle. I like it. 🧵
Truly, the app is indefensible compared to the Tesla app.
I wish companies had held off and not joined the NACS Standard once it was SAE'd, but here we are.
The MPGe and coefficient of drag on the I5 is so sad compared to the M3P. I don't need a crossover. But the I6 just isn't there yet.
If I was going to own this vehicle, the subscription paywalls would be offensive. But I'm leasing it and then going to ditch it.
The dealer network is hapless and anti-consumer.
The main reason I never wanted a Tesla is that the supercharger network fit in my brain in precisely the way you described: and offense subscription.
I do not really care to be beholden to a carmaker to drive it.
I'm not going to forgive that mindset no matter how many others get SC access.
I hope other businesses own the charger network business one day. But in the US? Today? I voted with my $ now!
Thanks for all you do
It truly sucks to have so few sedans available in 2025 as EVs. Most people do not need a crossover and would benefit from the CoD of an aerodynamic sedan or coupe.
I just want to say that... there's a lot of stuff you don't like that I actually *do* like. I am glad the car has a power button, for one.
And to be honest I never even used the app much. I've let the bluelink trial expire because what I want is *a car*
Then there's safety issues.
I was boycotting Tesla ever since its corporate takeover by some rich douchebag.
Hope this priceless insight is useful ❤️
Vroom vroom muthuh fukkas
No reason at all to get a swastikkkar
Kinda makes “luxury” brands look like a rip off to me.
My Ioniq 5, for example, takes 18 mins to get to 80%
Wouldn't buy again.
And the community is just bonkers.
That was admirable.
Some of the design improvements,especially in assembly
robotics,are industry changing.
The downhill slump,exemplifies the 'Peter Principle'
And, he is...
Stock has LONG been overinflated with hopium and misleading empty promises… fraud imo
Oh yeah and now all this
Until then I'll stick to diesel, and decades old diesel, at that.
You can not drive, glove box receipt printer out of cyan! Please authorize $49.95 for next day Amazon delivery.
But, I knew that I never wanted to even be driven in one
The thing was just like a cheap piece of plastic that creaked and had a crappy screen with dumb shit hanging out in the way of driving a car, begging to be ripped off by a ten-year-old child or a drunk Pete Hegseth.
Nothing remotely redeemable about the IRL version.