Electric Vehicles

Exploring news, reviews and analysis of electric vehicles, charging, and battery technology.

Tesla Killer: FUD and Competition

Tesla Killer: FUD and Competition. There are many people filled with fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) when it comes to EVs and Tesla. Myths are spread by groups (teslaq) that have an axe to grind against EV adoption, and in other cases well-intentioned people who believe the reasonable sounding my

Tesla And Maxwell Technologies

Tesla and Maxwell Technologies together changes everything. With the deal to buy Maxwell Technologies done, why is it such a big, big deal? It’s another one of the laundry list of items that investors and analysts seem to not fully appreciate how much this may push Tesla even further ahead of the co

Tesla Model Y First Impressions

Here are my Tesla Model Y First Impressions after attending the Model Y event, which was a little bit press event, a little bit rock show, and a little dash of crazy. While there weren’t any big surprises, the Model Y looks really promising and has me very excited for the car and Tesla’s future. The

Tesla Service Problems - Growing Pains

The Tesla service problems are real, but they're a startup going the growing pains that every company goes through. Right before I went on my holiday road trip I had my first experience with Tesla Service. What happened? How’d it go? The end result was exactly what I wanted, but it wasn’t without a

Electric Cars: Myths vs Facts

Electric Cars Myths vs Facts. I dive into some of the most common arguments I hear about why electric vehicles are bad. Things like taking too long to charge, batteries not lasting, not being as clean as you think and being worse for CO2 emissions, and not enough range.

Tesla Model 3 Wireless Charging

In my Tesla Model 3 review video, I included a minor complaint around the lack of wireless Qi phone charging in the phone dock.  With most of the major phones on the market supporting wireless charging, I’m not sure why Tesla decided to not include it, but thankfully, it’s fixed easily.

Tesla Model 3 AWD (Dual Motor) Review

Was it worth the 894 day wait and rocky delivery to get the long range, AWD (dual motor) version of the Tesla Model 3? The acceleration and power is incredible. The build quality is tremendous. The interior design may be spartan, but it's beautiful. As many "pros" as this car has, it also has some "