We've Owned an EV for 3 Years, Was it Worth it?

WheezyWaiter August 12, 2024
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Use code WHEEZY50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus 20% off your next month at https://bit.ly/44TfsnA! 🎁 PATREON http://patreon.com/wheezywaiter 1991 Corolla was from my band Driftless Pony Club's music video, Inspectors of Inspectors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zZzYg2q9YY 0:00 Intro 0:48 BYD Tangent 1:32 Do We Like It? 1:49 Don't Have to Pay for Gas 2:07 Home Charging 2:42 Little Maintenance 3:28 Quiet 4:27 Instant Torque 4:54 Our Car Specifically (2021 ID4) 5:08 Turning Radius 5:34 Lane-keep Assist 6:13 No Hump! 6:32 What We Don't Like 6:59 Need More Chargers 9:18 Thoughts Overall 10:05 Factor 11:35 Conclusion Assistant Editor Steven Markley https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvmG9iBcVIJKRSZ9q9QpsA MY USUAL PLACES 📰 TUESBETTER NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com 🐦 TWITTER http://twitter.com/Wheezywaiter 🎥 2ND CHANNEL http://youtube.com/wheezynews 🎁 PATREON http://patreon.com/wheezywaiter 🖼️ INSTAGRAM http://instagram.com/wheezywaiter 🗣️ REDDIT http://www.reddit.com/r/BeardLovers 🌐 WEBSITE http://wheezywaiter.com 📱TIKTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@wheezywaiter 🥬 PODCAST: Two Guys Talking About Lettuce https://anchor.fm/lettuceguys 👕STORE https://wheezywaiter.myspreadshop.com 👕OTHER STORE https://store.dftba.com/collections/craig-benzine SOURCES Expensive? https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/advice/why-are-electric-cars-so-expensive https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/hybrids-evs/will-an-electric-car-save-you-money-a9436870083/ https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/advice/electric-cars-save-you-money Environment https://www.npr.org/2024/05/09/1250212212/ev-batteries-environmental-impact Reliability -https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-reliability-owner-satisfaction/electric-vehicles-are-less-reliable-than-conventional-cars-a1047214174/ -https://www.consumerreports.org/media-room/press-releases/2023/11/electric-vehicles-are-improving-but-charging-and-battery-issues-persist-in-consumer-reports-2023-annual-auto-reliability-survey/ -https://www.hotcars.com/reliable-electric-cars-that-will-last-you-for-years/ -https://cleantechnica.com/2023/12/03/adding-context-to-that-consumer-reports-electric-car-reliability-report/ Long Distance Driving https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/hybrids-evs/is-an-electric-vehicle-right-for-your-next-road-trip-a3742578426/ EV Sales -https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-04-16/the-ev-market-is-in-trouble-the-latest-sign-is-teslas-layoffs -https://theicct.org/us-ev-sales-soar-into-24-jan24/ -https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-28/the-slowdown-in-us-electric-vehicle-sales-looks-more-like-a-blip BYD Overtaking Tesla https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/03/chinas-byd-is-set-to-beat-tesla-in-2024-battery-ev-sales.html#:~:text=Tech-,China's%20BYD%20is%20set%20to%20take%20Tesla's%20crown%20as%20the,producer%20of%20battery%20electric%20vehicles&text=A%20new%20report%20on%20Tuesday,%2C”%20said%20Counterpoint%20Research%20analysts.

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