@davidpwolfe
Do I have an EV? No. Do have the right situation to buy an EV in the near future? No. Did i watch this entire video? Yes.
@PocketBrain
Also, your electric company might have an electric car plan, making it even cheaper to recharge at home. Here in Georgia, I pay 2 cents per kWh at night, giving me the equivalent of a gallon of gas for 20 cents.
@GregLeVine1984
Charging at home is LIFE CHANGING. When we first got our electric VW, it came with free charging at affiliated chargers. Since we didn't have a fast charger at home, I thought that meant our best option was heading out to the fast charger and plugging in there. Eventually we realized we could charge off the 110 at home and get more than we used in a day overnight, and that has been such a breakthrough. I still like the free charging for road trips (we drive from Austin to Houston regularly to visit my mom) but for daily use home charging is all we need.
@rich1051414
As odd as it sounds, I almost feel like we have to blame cellphone manufacturers for the poor health of the used EV market. They have misled people so long about how long a lithium-ion battery can last if treated correctly. Whether it was intentional or due to bad priorities, i'll let you argue that, but yeah, the effect of those decisions are extending beyond just cellphones.
@clara7517
I recently adopted my parents' 2016 Leaf. It came off the line with a whopping 125km of range. After 11 years of good charging habits and about 100,000km driven it still has 110km of range. It doesn't like highways or subzero temperatures but it's perfect for my 20 minute commute and short trips around town. The only charging option at our building is a level 2 charger, which fills the battery in under 2 hours once or twice a week. It's seriously the perfect second car ... and the undervalued market for used EVs meant that insurance was also super cheap.
@m.g.b.2236
I have never felt so validated by a youtube video! I am a brand new EV owner and was worried I had made some egregious newb errors, but I bought a teeny used EV mini cooper last month with 115 mile range and I just plug it into my normal outlet in the garage, and it’s been so delightful and adorable. Feels like a toy car and super easy to keep charged enough for puttering around town and costs about $1.50 each time it charges.
@rooboy69
housing crisis has impacted EV sales not just in the "can't afford" scenario but also in the "there are 4 grown adults living in the one house that all need/have cars and the garage was converted to a bedroom so theres literally nowhere to charge" scenario
@CarterBoer-s8s
“Oh is that crypto??” “No it’s not crypto!! Yeah no no I’m leaving that in” Hank you’re the best
@KooblayKhan
Gas cars have longer range, but my bladder doesn't. STRONG argument!
@InSearchOfScience
You should leave the coin segment in because the little interviews were very wholesome.
@garysager1333
OK, as a (former) fellow Montanan - you probably need a 240v outlet to charge in the winter unless you have a heated garage. I found that 120v @ 15amps was barely enough to keep the battery warm on very cold days and on just plain cold days charging was much slower. So, if you live in a cold climate you may want to add a 240v outlet; in my case it was relatively cheap to do. Other than that, this is an excellent video for prospective EV buyers and owners.
@jackdog06
A big advantage of EVs in the UK is that the longest “road trip” you’re ever likely to go on is like… a 3 hour drive Edit: I made the horrible mistake of attempting comedic hyperbole on the internet. I now have every resident of the UK informing me of the exact length of their daily commute.
@dln97
Another thing you can do if you don’t have a “road trip car” but you want to go on a road trip, is just rent a car for the trip. One of the things I learned from living car free for the past 4 years is that even though renting a car can be more expensive on a dollar per mile basis, it’s still cheaper than owning a car full time. If you own a car full time, you are always paying for it. I feel a huge sense of liberation being in a situation where I only pay for a car during times when I’m actively using it
@leslyesantiago831
Thank you to everyone who donates! I used crash course in highschool and undergrad. As a first generation broke college student it not only helped me pass my all AP classes, which got me a scholarship for undergrad. It fostered my curiosity for learning! Something I can see now in hindsight. Fast forward a couple years and I'm going to graduate medical school this week! Thank you Hank, John, and the crash course team!
@ToledoTerps
6:24 Battery tech PSA!! - it depends on the battery type!!! You’re taking about NCM/NCA batteries that like to be as close to 50% as possible and degradation when stored in the top or bottom 1/5 SoC, not LFP - LFP wants to stay at 100% to stay happy with balanced cells. Just a VERY important note for people that don’t realize there are different lithium ion batteries with varied chemistry. If you have LFP, charge baby charge! anything ether, 80% max but with a style that keeps your average SoC around 50%. So for example if you use 20% / day nominal, charge to 60% for any lithium battery that’s not iron based (LFP).
@Caity438
We installed a smart charger at home with no regrets because 1. No garage and running the charger cable out the window in winter gets old fast 2. Will eventually pay off because we can charge only during free power hours on our electric plan 3. Elderly home wiring protected from load issues 4. Bank has excellent "green mortgage" terms making it very affordable to do. Otherwise our decision making has been very similar to yours! Really enjoy our second hand Leaf.
@walterriblethegreat
I recently bought a (used) Chevy Bolt because of you and John. With the tax break, it was under $10k. We live in the south and regularly drive 100-150 miles in a day, but we have 240V in the garage, so it takes about 8 hours to charge from 10% to 100%. We have never had to worry about range (but since this is our first EV we worry anyway). Without you (and John) I wouldn't have known to consider the Bolt and we were unwilling to rep certain other EVs, so thank you. We also got a minivan so we can fit the whole family, including the dogs, in for a road trip. It's a great setup. Now my sister has me looking for a cheap EV for her. A few off the cuff comments on Dear Hank and John is turning into multiple EV owners just in one listener's life. Keep making a difference.
@Jack93885
Please don't delete that ad - it's so wholesome. At least preserve it somewhere, please.
@DragoonKain3
As someone who lives in a country with a relatively long winter, I humbly disagree with the "don't buy an EV with a bigger battery". Between winter tires being less efficient, the colder temperatures and snow, I can expect up to 50% reduction in range, and getting an EV with a big battery was the best decision I made regards to getting an EV after experiencing last winter.
@shayneweyker