One of the most repeated arguments against electric vehicles is that the electric power grid can not handle tens of millions of electric vehicles. This is simply false, but not for the reasons you may suspect: 1 – Slow Drip, Not a Surge Probably the biggest mistake pundits infer is Read more…
In this video we show our 2021 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus driving in extreme cold winter conditions and you will be shocked to see the amount of battery drain: This is Canadian winter driving of a Tesla Model 3. It is driving in very cold weather and the Read more…
How does al Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus with the factory All Season Tires handle during a Calgary blizzard? In this video we drive through the snow on icy roads speeding up, slowing down, cornering and even trying to do some donuts.
If you pay attention to the business press, or Rivian and Tesla fan-boys (and I own a Tesla… my second Tesla actually), you will hear that Ford, General Motors and all the other “legacy” car builders are doomed. They give Tesla unlimited credit for executing to perfection their vision while Read more…
We spent more than a week compiling a list of all new EV’s expected before the end of 2024 but it is a long list of more than 60 electric cars, trucks and SUV’s. So we decided to convert it to a video:
Below is the complete list of 64 electrified vehicles coming before the end of 2024 which means it includes a few 2025 model year products. The problems with the word complete are: auto manufacturers love to surprise consumers and shareholders with new product so there will be many more than Read more…
What Environmental Advancements Have Traditional Automakers Made In The Last 40 Years? Many people look at the old automakers like GM, Ford, Mercedes, Chrysler and Honda as useless and non-responsive. However the truth is quite a bit different. Here are some quick facts you are not likely aware of. Since Read more…
If you want to understand how plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) work in real life, join me on my long drive to work and back. Also, if you find this of interest you will likely be find useful information in our recent article and video “Is there a future for Read more…
In 2020 we recorded a video of our 2019 Tesla Model 3 allowing very loud road noise into the cabin. In fact, on decent roads at highway speeds it often surpassed 80db which is very loud. We sold out 2019 Tesla Model 3 SR+ and bought a 2021 Tesla Model Read more…
Many Tesla fan boys will tell you that 110 volt charging (aka Level 1) that uses a standard household outlet is unacceptably slow. We show in the three videos below that while level one charging is not the best, it will be acceptable to most EV consumers: Tesla 110V Charging Read more…
We have two videos showing how Tesla’s perform in heavy rain covering both road noise and handling. Tesla Model 3 SR+ Handling in Heavy Rain 2021 Tesla Model 3 SR+ Road Noise in Both Wet and Dry Conditions
In this video and in the table below we explore the reasons a someone who is recently laid off would spend the money on a new Tesla Model 3. At first this seems nonsensical but once you run through the logic, it makes a lot of sense. We focus on Read more…
If you think Tesla is unbeatable, think again. Tesla makes a superior EV product overall but there are many deficiencies that provide Tesla with room to improve. In this video we explain that my old 2014 Ford Fusion Energi Plug In Hybrid has several distinct advantages over the Tesla Model Read more…
Hydrogen has been next years technology for 25 years, so why should anyone thing that is going to change now. There have been several breakthroughs that make hydrogen a real option for passenger cars in the very near future. Proton Technologies of Calgary has patented a simple way of extracting Read more…