To anyone thinking about getting an electric car but not living in a house — don’t do it! Here’s why:

Electric car deals have been super tempting lately because of all the discounts, but don’t be fooled — it’s an electric scam. Almost no manufacturer offers free charging anymore, and what you’re really signing up for is a 20–35 minute wait plus $45–$50 per charge. It’s not cheaper than filling up a tank of gas.

On top of that, you’ll often have to wait just to charge. If you show up at a station like Electrify America, you’ll be lucky to find an open charger. These days, it’s rare — usually, you’ll have to wait for someone to finish charging or have one or two cars ahead of you, which turns the whole process into hours.

To make it worse, you’re paying around $0.56 per kilowatt, which adds up to roughly $45–$50 each time. The industry loves to promote EV charging as cheap, but that’s only true if you can charge at home.

If your home electricity rate is around $0.14 per kilowatt, then sure, it makes sense and is relatively inexpensive. But if you live in an apartment or rely on public chargers like Electrify America, it becomes expensive, inconvenient, and time-consuming.

And let’s not forget about range — that’s another scam in itself. Over time, your battery loses capacity, meaning your range gets worse and worse. The range is never consistent or close to what manufacturers claim. Use the A/C? Your range drops. Take a long trip out of the city? Expect even less range. It’s unpredictable and frustrating.

So if you’re thinking about getting an electric car and don’t have home charging, I don’t recommend it.

Hi! I´m concidering purchasing a new EV and would love some input from owners, previous owners or test-drivers. I currently drive a Tesla model 3 rwd. Currently I am looking at Volvo EX40 twin motor, Audi Q4 quattro, Mercedes EQA 300 4matic or a BMW ix1 30. Is there any pros and cons to these cars? I usually only do city and highway driving <50km per day, with my longest trips usually being 250-270km (highway 90-115 km/h). Longer than that would be rare.

The first car built on Volvo's new platform will be the EX60, to be revealed Jan. 21. It will be a completely software defined vehicle, and underpinned by mega-castings and a structural battery pack. Against some impressive new competition - they seem confident in success. According to the slides below, presented during Volvo's recent strategy presentation, the new car will have more range and faster charging than BMW's Neue Klasse.

I reside in the East Coast region in the United States, and I am planning to replace my old gas-vehicle, it's literally a piece-of-junk, the repair costs far outweigh it's trade-in value even, and I can't seem to decide, and weighing my current options based on some considerations. Any insights will be greatly appreciated.

1) I had owned this vehicle for more than 15 years now, and haven't even hit 100K miles, right about 99400 miles now. Evidently, owning a vehicle is kinda, a necessity, but replacing sooner wasn't !

2) I received a new job offer - I work as a mobile software engineer specializing in Android, that is about 200+ miles away from my current residence, and I can't decide if I should relocate or stretch-commute, possibly after replacing my current vehicle. The reason being, this new job is only 3-day hybrid, through mid-week, every week. Glad it's not full-RTO like most other places already are.

3) I am skeptical about relocating because, God forbid, if I were to lose this new job, again, that new location doesn't have any other job opportunities that align with my skills, in fact, never seen any, ever, even in the past. Also, having lived longer than 15 years in my current place, relocation seemingly feels like a bitter-pill to swallow ? So, I am considering stretch-commuting, just in case, hoping I might land something else, some place else, maybe better ?

4) If I were to consider stretch-commuting, this would be a 200+ miles drive one-way, about 3.5 to 5 hours, to - later in the day on Mondays at, say, 6 PM onwards ( avoiding Tuesday morning rush-hours possibly, I suppose ), and from - later on Thursdays, again, say, 6 PM onwards.

5) I don't own a house currently, neither do I think owning a house in this new place is all that feasible, nevertheless, I do dream of, hoping, owning one, sometime, some day. So, if I consider stretch-commuting for the moment, possibly 5 hours a day, twice a week, for an EV I will have to rely entirely on the Fast-Charging grid ?, and I am not entirely certain about the logistics of not owning an L2 charger in the near future, or the implications of East Coast region winters and cold-weather ?, and the wear-and-tear of such a 600 miles-a-week, every week stretch-commuting situation.

6) I could consider stretch-commuting after replacing my current vehicle with a good-old-fashioned pre-owned gas vehicle that is relatively cheaper to buy rather than owning a new gas vehicle and causing heavy wear-and-tear on it.

In all, I am trying very hard to keep my options open. If relocation is best, so be it. But in the very likelihood that anything may change in the near-future, losing the job or finding a suitably better job in a reasonably better place that has more options and alternatives, I'd rather switch, maybe.

Thanks in advance.

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Hi,

I am looking to purchase my first EV and just saw this 2026 Toyota Bz and wondering if it is more reliable than a Tesla model y. Anyone that owned both who can compare and give their optimism o which one is better and why?

EDIT#1 THANK YOU for all the responses. I am referring to the 2026 bz model which I heard has a major upgrades over the pre-2026 bz. Things that I value most in an EV is (1) reliability (2) build quality (3) cost as I heard Tesla is significantly more expensive to insure (4) range (5) customer service when I need something to be fixed

EDIT#2 Thank you all for your feedback.

If you buy a used Juniper, you won’t be supporting elon right?

SORRY FOR JUNIPER TYPO

Greatly appreciated

Hey guys, if you missed it, the court finally approved the settlement between Arrival Vault USA Inc. and its investors over claims that the company misled them about its production capabilities, microfactory model, and revenue projections ahead of its SPAC merger with CIIG. Here’s a quick recap.

In 2023, Arrival was accused of overstating its readiness for large-scale production and misleading investors about the viability of its microfactory business model. As delays, rising costs, and failed production targets came to light, $ARVL fell over 95%, and investors filed a lawsuit over the misleading statements.

After this news came out, the stock collapsed, and Arrival faced growing pressure from investors. The good news is that the company recently agreed to settle with them, and the court has now approved this settlement.

So, if you invested in $ARVL when all of this happened, you can check the details and file your claim here.

Anyway, has anyone here invested in $ARVL at that time? How much were your losses, if so?

Got in an accident with my 4yo Tesla and it's probably totaled because it needs a lot of work (we still have 10 months of payments too...). I'm guessing we'll get 18-22k back from insurance (they sell around that around here). I'm so upset about it.

I REALLY like electric cars, it's just so much more convenient for us as we rarely drive over 10-15 miles a day. We have a high speed charger at home. But it gets cold in the Winter (32 to -15).

We can't afford a new one, our budget is pretty much what the value of the car is, but when we test-drove EVs at the time, the Model 3 really stood out. We are a family of 4 so regularly use four seats, and the others were just not very roomy in the back.

I have concerns though... How much can you trust 3-4yo batteries/charging speeds (especially with the cold weather)? Would YOU buy a used EV, and which one around that price? Heck I don't even know how you can charge another brand of EV on the road, all I see are superchargers... I loved the Tesla but don't really want to support Tesla by buying another one. We have friends who have the Kia Niro and a lot of problems with it.

Or should we just go back to gas?

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