THERE HAS BEEN SOME NEWS. CCS is probably dead. I made a video which you can watch. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/knqAmq-Eenury4U.html Most of the other info here is still relevant, but I may remake or re-edit this video at a later date.

"Level 1 is good enough for many people who need 40-50 miles a day, unless it's really cold where you are." Has been my unpopular opinion forever, and I'm so glad to see you address it so well.

I just realized that I haven't ever watched a single episode of TC that I didn't really enjoy. Like, I'm not planning on replacing my car for another 5 years at least, and I just spent nearly an hour learning about the realities of owning one, and enjoyed every minute of it. Just a damned good show.

I just want to add that the "kWh/100 miles" makes way much more sense for metric folks because we already use "L/100km" as our fuel consumption unit :p

"What now, toaster boy??" 😂😂😂 This is a very good video. The best explanation on basically everything one would need to know. And trust me, I've watched a few. Congrats on the great content!

When I was in school, it felt like "it depends" was the answer to absolutely everything. Now that I'm an engineer I find myself answering almost every question with those great two words. Thanks for the very informative video, and the laugh!

I feel like in Europe, or at least in Poland, the current biggest obstacle for the adoption of EVs is that many people really have no way of charging them. That is, in many cities you want (or borderline need) to have a car, but you live in a flat and park your car outside. Even new buildings sometimes have outdoor parking only. And if the building is older than 15-20 years you'll be lucky to find even a street-side parking spot. When 45% of population lives in flats, most of them in older buildings, currently with no possiblity for a charging infrastructure, it's a huge obstacle.

I absolutely love how you strive to get people value out of any product. This channel is one of my favourite things. c:

On the dryer plug splitter option: There are more advanced splitters. (More like an actual large box than just a splitter.) They actually do load balancing so that power to your car is cut off if you turn the dryer on. Some also have a built in breaker switch in case too much power goes through it.

I think what often gets lost in EV discussions, which you somewhat address here, is that EVs or any new technology doesn’t have to be perfect. It only has to be *better*. In my experience, people who are resistant to EVs focus on the unique aspects of operating an EV without actually comparing it to the effort of operating an ICE vehicle (getting gas, maintenance, longevity, etc).

Technology Connections: *uploads a video about lanterns* Me (broke) : *buys lanterns* Technology Connections: *uploads video about electric cars* Me (still broke): .....damnit.....

The transition at 18:49 from the plug to your shirt is beautiful.

We had an existing 240V outlet on a 50 amp circuit in the garage. It wasn’t in the most ideal location but it was good enough. We used an EVSE which could plug right into the outlet and provide 40 amps or 9.4 kw to the EV. Based upon my experience 30 amps would have been sufficient. We only plug into charge once a week to accomplish our typical driving. As to range, it is largely about speed as you so clearly said. We’ve had our Ioniq5 since February and have found everything you said to be true. Carry on!

I would like to add a small detail that can make a big difference in the winter : I drive a Hyundai Kona EV and I live in Montreal (so winters get pretty cold out here). Most EVs now have a feature that allows to heat up the car before you go. However, if your car is already plugged in to your charger, it draws the energy from the grid, which significantly helps with the range (getting from cold to hot is usually what consumes most of the energy). Other that that, great video! :)

I like how Carl and Brenda are becoming regular example characters on this channel. I hope Carl can figure out why Brenda refuses to use the dishwasher. Come to think of it, Carl needs to go pick up some more of those magic detergent packets!

Man this is an amazing youtube channel. I have learned about rare stuff to look out for while thrifting, a microwave I want to get my wife so she stops burning popcorn, and some reason I watched a video about water heaters. Thanks for making these videos, can't wait to hear what you have to say about EVs. They are the future for sure. I'm about 200k miles into EV ownership over the last 8 years.

So worth the length; great call on consolidating this all into one video. I hope many, many people find this video and benefit from your clear, concise and always entertaining delivery. This video was loads of work I'm sure, many thanks for the dedication and detail you put into it.

Your video essays are among the best in the world. Comprehensive, in-depth, well organised and full of anecdotes/ examples. Brilliant!

This is good stuff. Have you considered doing a video about electric bicycles, and all the varieties that are available? Like you, the car dependence of this country is deeply frustrating to me, so it might be worthwhile to demystify the alternatives like e-cargo bikes and the like.

This is my experience charging my EV. There are a lot of people who won't have the same experience, but I need to point out how GREAT it CAN be. I live in an apartment with a garage, my apartment doesn't charge for electricity on the garage so I plug in everyday and charge for free overnight (110v is enough). I don't have to plug it in everyday, I could probably get away with every 2 or maybe 3 days but it's now just a ~10s habit. Admittedly, my daily commute is definitely shorter than average. But that's not all, even if I didn't have the garage, my apartment has free unlimited level 2 charging. So I can charge from completely empty to full overnight also for free. Don't often do it because it's unnecessary. But that's still not all, my work has several level 2 chargers that I could charge at unlimited for free (admittedly there's a waitlist, but I could if I wanted to). I tried it once, but it was unnecessary for me. But that's STILL not all, my work actually pays for a charging plan that let's us charge unlimited anywhere in the city at a level 2 charger for free. I tried it twice in the year of having it, but both instances were again unnecessary. So I RARELY pay for charging AT ALL, I rarely think about it, and I rarely wait for it. About once every month or 2 I make a 600mi round trip to visit my family. The only inconvenience in doing so is from my own doing to save like $3 and 5 minutes. I'll set my charge limit to 100% from 80% (or more recently 70%) a day or two before leaving so my car definitely gets to 100% by the time I leave from my regular garage charging habits, or I'll plug in at my apartments level 2 charger overnight, either way it's free. Then I admittedly need to stop to charge for 10-15 minutes after driving ~2.5 hours straight at 70-75mph, which will cost me ~$10 (who doesn't want to take a break after driving for that long?). Then I charge overnight to full at my parent's for free (they joke it's the price to see me). I now use a 220v to charge overnight, but I could get enough charging over the weekend on 110v before heading back. Then after another 2.5hrs at 75mph I stop for 15min to charge for $10 to get home (where i charge to full for free either over a few days in my garage or overnight at the apt's charger). So I might spend on average $10-20 and 15-30minutes a month on charging. The calculator I have that tells me how much I'm saving based on how much I drive says I've saved over $130 vs driving with gas this month, and I drove more than usual. Any combination of factors could make up for the lack of the others, so for some people it may be FAR better, easier, and cheaper than you think.

I loved this video. I would recommend that instead of the splitter for dryer/ev level 2, that going with a smart switch for a few hundered bucks is worth it for safety and convenience. My new 23 Bolt EUV charges now with no worries of telling my better half to hold off drying the clothes.

As an electrician in central Canada ( extreme cold winters ), I can say that a 40 amp circuit would be required here to accommodate the battery heating and charging of any car not kept in heated storage, given our winter temperatures.That said, it is still an option here for the right person. Great video, very informative !! Oh, BTW, that wiring you were showing needed proper support, looked horrible with the romex flapping in the wind. Sorry, but it really does.

Fantastic video, as always. The Technology Connections standard: always exhaustive, never exhausting. Well, one quibble on exhaustive - a missing piece from the fast charging discussion, IMO. The narrative is often ‘look, you don’t drive more than 250 miles in a day all that often!’ And then jumping into ‘and when you do, here’s what continuous highway driving looks like - charge every x hours of driving for y charge time’. But for me, if I’m going more than 250 miles in a day, it’s rarely because I’m driving continuously to the Grand Canyon. It’s usually because I’m driving 300 miles in a day. So I leave full, go out for a hike or something, and 50-ish miles from home, stop to juice up. But I have the electrical grid in my garage; I’m only going to charge to like 25% to get home. That 25% charge is in the best part of the charge curve. So what this means is that if you want to road trip America, you need to think about 0-80% charging, but if you tend to fly when going 1000 miles, and just have some weekend destinations a little further than your range will allow, fast charging will be really, really fast

+1 on the trickle charging (L1) being good enough. I got my Leaf over a year ago, and I keep intending to have an electrician install a 240v breaker/plug in my garage, but haven't gotten around to it yet. There's only been a few weekends where I wish I had it. Did quite a bit of driving, so ended up having to use the gas car in some cases.

Thanks for the video. I was just arguing with someone as he said that because he got 3 cars at home (his car, his wife's and his son's) that he'd need 2-3 supercharger installed and a complete service upgrade 😅 Its incredible how some people overthink the charging of EVs.

I started out thinking I’d need a 50A L2 circuit, and then I actually got the EV and found I only need to charge an average of 4 hrs on L1 per night to meet my needs. The biggest issue we’ve ran into is remote road trips, like visiting national parks. There are some DCFCs in unexpected places, but I definitely have range anxiety when we’re headed out camping. The pro-tip there is RV parks, if you’re willing to camp in one every few nights, because you can just bring your EVSE with you and charge at L2. I hope RV parks start catching on to this and advertising it better, there’s an untapped market of people who want to charge for a few hours but won’t eat an entire RV spot overnight.

The one, extremely thin, silver lining of Australia's extreme lag on adopting EV policy is that by the time it was worth Tesla moving here in any substantial capacity there was already a standard in place that required Mennekes/CCS connectors on all EVs, so if you buy a Model 3 here it'll plug into exactly the same chargers as an Ioniq 5 or a Taycan, without an adaptor. Edit: said J1772 initially, have been corrected

Fantastic video!!! I really appreciate your thoroughness. All those practical considerations with charging/driving an EV are really helpful.

I watched this video from start to finish. Thank you for making it. As someone who has been driving EVs exclusively for nearly 4 years, I think this video is actually much, much more than is actually necessary for most people. Aside from geeks who need to know all the details (like myself), you need to know little more than to plug it in every night. Aside from road trips, EVs are actually far easier to deal with day to day. Some thoughts: - Most people could just use a regular 120V power outlet for their charging needs as long as they don’t want to charge solely during off-peak times. That said, if you plan to do that, I’d highly recommend replacing the outlet you intend to charge from, and make sure the wires are attached to the screws on the outlet, not the part on the back of the outlet where you can just push the wires in. 12A for hours and hours is a lot for a standard outlet, and if the plug is loose or there is an iffy connection at the plug, it’s going to significantly decrease the life of the outlet. It’s probably not going to cause a fire unless you are using a “too cheap” charger from Amazon since any reputable charger will have a temp sensor in the plug, but still. - DC fast charging, for most, is almost an insignificant thing. I drive a lot, and at least 90% of my charging is done at home overnight. Having an Ioniq5 and a Bolt EUV myself, the difference in fast charging speeds is…substantial, but in actual use, that almost doesn’t matter. I’ve road tripped the Bolt plenty of times, it’s doable. I’ve road tripped (more than 500 miles) the Ioniq5 about 4 times since I got it in May, it’s very easy. For our daily use, both cars are great. The Bolt is actually slightly better for the daily commute since the efficiency is about 15% better than the Ioniq5 at highway speeds, and it’s WAY less expensive to buy. - Cold/wet weather affects all cars, we just notice it more in EVs. I used to quite regularly (every week) have to “commute” from Seattle down to my hometown of Salem, OR, about 250 miles one way. At the time, I had a 2016 Civic. On perfect weather days, it would get 40mpg consistently during that trip. However, if it was cold, I’d lose 3mpg. If it was cold and wet, I’d lose 6mpg. On a cold, wet and windy trip, I lost 10mpg, all at the same overall speed. Cold temperatures will cause a range reduction on any car, including ICEV and EV, even if you don’t use the heat, because the air is more dense. Air drag is by far the biggest thing slowing you down at highway speeds, so an increase in air density leading to an increase in drag will occur on every car. - Some cars come with dual-voltage chargers right out of the factory. The Bolt EUV, older Teslas (like 2021 and older), Polestar/Volvo are the ones that come to mind, though Fords may as well. That means that those chargers can charge from either 120V (at 12A) or from 240V (usually 32A). If your car comes with one of those chargers, you don’t need to buy any other EVSE. My partner and I, who both drive EVs and both commute 90mi/day EACH charge both of our EVs solely during off-peak times (from 10pm-6am here) using just the dual-voltage charger that came with our Bolt EUV (plugged into a NEMA 14-50 240V outlet). I think the highest our electricity bill has ever been, including the energy to charge both of our EVs AND power our 1750sq.ft. home has been is $250. We would spend double that just on gas if we were both driving ICEV.

I’m an electric vehicle enthusiast and I still found this video fascinating all the way through. Thanks for putting together a comprehensive and easy to understand guide! Will definitely be sending this to some people I know. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

You have long ago convinced me that my next vehicle will be an EV, but this was a great refresher and reminded me to look into garage circuits when my family builds a new home in the next few years. I imagine it will take some convincing, but I'll make sure it happens. Thanks, Toaster Boy!

54:17 To those of us who work retail at places that stay open in inclement weather, that is much less of a surprise. Have you ever tried to push a(n empty) shopping cart (or better yet, a strapped-together row of like 10 carts) through two inches of snow? It's not twice as hard (as pushing on dry asphalt), it's easily ten times as hard (though granted, if carts had bigger wheels it would likely be less of an issue). You may find it almost as difficult as trying to push it over a curb (as some customers do when they're parked far from a cart corral but close to the edge of the lot). If you aren't a particularly heavy person, it's very possible your shoes will lose traction before the carts move even if it's only two or three (or one cart with a full load of groceries).

This video was one of the main things that kicked me into the EV mindset. I drove my new to me Model 3 home yesterday, and I am already loving it even before I have the adapter to plug it into the Nema 6-50!

I really appreciate your ongoing updates over the years on the ever-changing situation of electric cars.

I was glad to hear you mention that just because you have an EV doesn’t mean you keep the thing plugged in all the time. I switched to an EV earlier this year and I probably plug it in at most once a week. EV only seems complicated until you actually get one and realize how easy it really is.

Thank you for this detailed video. It changes my perception on the overall "EV". My wife and I drive round trip 110 miles a day to work. Seems in a worse case scenario (winter months) we'd still be okay. With more and more public areas starting to adapt charging station this is definitely the future I think as long as the grid can handle it. As always keep the videos coming!

Great job -- thank you. This has helped me get over some of my fears 💪🏽

Cheers from the lovely Netherlands, where we have the highest density of AC public charging stations on the street of the whole Europe. This video should become mandatory for everyone buying an EV. Complete, clear, to the point. Even if I already knew everything, I really enjoyed spending one hour watching it. Amazing job! Thank you for your help in making EV driving real and not the usual annoying chit chat.

Fantastic video. My work supplies me with a 2013 model S and it has helped me see how easy it is. I charge with a dryer plug off-peak, I plug in only when needed and have even taken a few 800km+ trips in it with ease. It really is that simple. Getting over "range anxiety" was a huge hurdle.

Thank you so much for this video. For me, someone who is new to EV’s, such clear and concise information makes all the difference.

I live in a condo, and I’ve had two EV cars for about 5 years in total. I still watched this whole video. It was really informative as your videos usually are.

As a Volt owner since 2013, and driving 98% electric. I have always just used the "travel charger" that came with it for my 40 ish mile commute. I did adapt the gen 2 evse to 240v, but I have never actually needed the faster charging.

I absolutely adore your videos. There is a special kind of passion that you put into your videos that is awesome. Thank you for all the content you create.

Hello! There has been news. In May 2023, Ford signaled their intent to switch to Tesla's charging connector. I'm pinning this comment the day they announced it - assuming it happens, well then charging landscape will remain fractured but in a different way now. I'm disappointed with Ford but I can't really blame them given the CCS charging networks as of this writing. I can't predict whether other automakers makers will join them or not, nor do I want to - time will tell.

I've been driving a 2012 Mitsubishi iMiev for 4 years now. Other than the few times I've forgotten to plug it in overnight, I've never had any issues with it. I can easily make round trip to work and back. As someone who dabbled in car mechanics, I know little to nothing about my EV actually works. I've been watching your channel for awhile now. This was a great video. Thanks.

MPGe exists partially as a marketing ploy: Everyone in the US generally intrinsically understands MPG, including that a bigger number is better, and that 30+ is "good" to then see a number 3 times that must REALLY be good . Whereas m/kWh (which I agree is the better unit) is relatively small. To consumers that may not know better: small number may be seen as bad since we've been trained to see bigger numbers as better. They're comparing the number they see to the MPG numbers they already know, even though that's a case of apples to oranges. kWh/100 miles again creates a bigger number. (and ais nicely analogous with liters per 100 km which is the standard fuel efficiency rating in Europe)

Another excellent video. I'm not a beginner to electric vehicles, but I still watched every minute. You do such a great job of making it easy to understand.

Its really cool you put out a video to help people through this transition from ice to ev. It's like a public service announcement. Thank you.

The details you go into are appreciated. Very well done!

"It depends" has been my go to answer about how long it takes to charge an EV ever since I got one, so glad to see it getting centre stage here.

I don't have an EV, live in the UK, and even if I could afford an EV, I only have on street parking. I watched all this video enthralled. Alec is an evil genius and must be protected.

Thank you! I have a hard time explaining my Volt in simple terms. I’m sad that range extenders seem to have died. I bought it as “training wheels” for owning electric to see what my typical needs were but with the confidence that I could use gas if necessary. Currently I can only charge at work using an extension cord but I still go ~900 miles between gas fill ups. The number one thing that keeps me going all electric is that I drive to remote places where a charging station is much too far away for my comfort in even the longest range Tesla. We’ll see where infrastructure is in 5-10 years when I need a new car.

This channel would do amazingly well as a show on PBS. Thank you for all your content!

Even though I've been driving an EV for 10 damn years, and charging via a 110v outlet from my apartment, I STILL learn so much from your EV videos. (and your other awesome videos too!) Keep being rad.

Love the video! I switched to an EV 18 months ago (That Company, Model 3), and got the Tesla Charge installed in my garage before delivery of the vehicle. I knew I didn't need that much power, but I had a couple of reasons that may be worth sharing: 1. If your paying an electrician for labor and the wire needed is not that long, going from a 30A 240V connection to a 60A connection is a very small difference. So if your going to have it done, go big and be done with it. 2. Having the extra power means I can share among future vehicles with that one circuit if I care to. 3. Being able to top up in an hour or two and getting a usable amount of power can be handy for those who regularly have unexpected 50+ mile trips crop up from time to time. 4. I didn't want to use my mobile charger daily. That's the cable that comes with the car. I want to get home and plug in, then just unplug to leave. I REALLY like having a mobile charger in the car at all times for emergencies, and if I use it at home, I'd have to pullout and put away the mobile charger EVERY DAY. 5. So if you want to keep the included charger in the car, and your paying an electrician to run power anyway That all being said, 20-30A at 240V is more than enough for most people. In fact, I usually leave my charge rate at 30A at home even though it can draw 48A, as I just don't need the speed. Regarding Charging habits: 1. Most of the time, I only charge to 65% to 70% most days. I do plug in every 1 to 3 days to top it back up to this. Some research shows this may make Li-Ion last longer than charging up to 90% and waiting until 20% to charge it. However, it's probably so negligible, people can do what they want. But I have no problem keeping my battery in the 30% to 70% range about 99.9% of the time. 2. Note what type of battery the EV has, as they have different charging preferences. For example Li-Ion likes to be in the 20% to 80% most of the time thought 90% is fine for packs that don't use ALL of the pack in their nominal range. But LFP batteries love being charged to 100%, so might as well keep it maxed all the time. Last, some advice to most potential EV owners: EV's are MUCH easier to live with than gas cars. Yes, change is hard. Yes, you do have to give a little extra thought & time to a road trip. But unless you travel more than 200 miles on a very regular basis, EV's are fantastic to live with! Charging at home is way better than a weekly trip to the Boom Juice station. Yes, EV's still have some growing pains due to early designs/software versions of Cars, DC fast chargers, etc., but it's really a better experience for everyone overall.

Great video and such. Did some math on the side while watching it to apply the things you said to my situation. But honestly I'm just writing this comment to appreciate the transition at ca. 18:47 from the cars plug to the plug symbol on your shirt. I applaud you. Well done :D

Notes from an electrician should anyone be interested. TC I have a note for you at the bottom. I'm a member of the IBEW in Local 26, lots of good information in here. One of the last things we did in my apprenticeship was get certified as EVSE charger installers. Ranging from household to large commercial charging stations. Also because of my DC, VA, MD location my normal work commute can rage from 100-200mi a day round tip, so the average amount listed here wouldn't work for myself and quite a few tradespeople. Considering the US average miles driven per day, according to KBB, is 35 miles; I wholeheartedly agree that 7.3kw is overkill and plenty for 90% of drivers. TC brought up many things that I would have commented about had he not done so, excellent research as usual, especially the service upgrade and overloading a circuit. Service upgrade I agree, I can't say someone wouldn't need it, many 50 amp main panels still exist in the wild, but its largely unlikely this would need to be done. As TC mentioned, its very unlikely that one would have their heaviest loads all running at the same time. In that vein of thought, there are adapters for dryers like TC mentioned that let one have the dryer and 'car charger' plugged in at the same time. I'd personally recommend spending the extra money on the ones that are 'smart.' They have an internal switch that won't let you try and charge your car and turn the dryer on at the same time. Just extra piece of mind for a small price, on the off chance that your dryer breaker doesn't trip if one had both loads going at the same time. Breakers fail all the time, breakers fail in the ON position all the time. Sadly, this mostly only gets noticed when it really matters that the breaker works as intended. *Edit: If anyone, anywhere, has a panel and it says FPE or Federal Pacific on the face have it replaced by an electrician immediately. Major fire hazard.* Bog standard 120v outlet, I'll provide a use case. TC mentioned as well, how much power that EVSE is going to pull on a regular outlet. Its just about equivalent to a space heater in draw. Lets say one is charging their car in their garage from said outlet. A very common thing is also in the garage for a lot of people. A spare fridge or chest freezer. A household outlet on a 15a circuit with 80% rule is just about tapped out with that charger plugged in. Add in a freezer or fridge kicking on and the likelihood of that circuit being tripped is very high. And a condition that might not get noticed until you went to get in your car in the morning; since fridges / freezers don't run all the time. Its worth noting that even if the charger and the fridge / freezer are technically below the breakers amp rating, the inrush from the compressor starting will be what trips the breaker. Since that short amount of time of inrush is going to slam the breaker for its rated capacity. This is partially why the 80% rule exists. Now, if one has a 20amp circuit in their garage, all of the above is less of an issue. But that's still only two devices for the entire garage. If this particular example applies to you, its likely you have more than one thing plugged into your garages circuit. Such as a garage door opener. Just something to keep in mind, should one use the 120v route. To add to the very long paragraph above, if you have 120v outlets on the outside of your house 9 times out of 10, that outlet is being powered by whatever circuit is running the room on the interior side of that outlet. So a EVSE plugged into these could very easily overload the circuit. I'm sure there's more I wanted to mention, but this is plenty long enough. TC since you did the install for your EVSE yourself, and used a metal J-box, it needs a ground tail installed to protect the box from getting energized by accident. That's what that little bubble in the box with a screw hole is for, if you have enough slack on your feed wire its an easy fix. I must say though, that's probably the cleanest resi panel interior I've seen in a long while. MC or armored cable is fine, Chicago is either lucky or unlucky as all of their wiring needs are required to be in conduit. Including residential. Makes any EVSE install that more expensive sadly.

Just had a charger installed in my UK house. It has a current clamp installed non-intrusively on the live wire coming into the house. The charger automatically balances it's load to charge as fast as possible without blowing the main fuse in the house. It's really neat.

Perfect timing! This video comes out after I have just convinced myself that a 20 amp circuit was enough for my usage and I have an 80 mile commute. I’ll get about 120 miles in my Kona electric (3.5 mi/kWh average) overnight at that speed. I am sharing power with my laundry equipment and will setup load balancing with home assistant and a smart charger so I can charge at 16amps when possible. Nice to see my thinking validated by someone else!

Thank you for the video, this did answer some of the questions I have had. I'm now 90% sure that my next vehicle will be a plug-in hybrid (for the just-in-case moments that call for a long commute).

I like your videos in general, and your “Tesla Won The Plug War” video was nicely done. So sitting through this hour sounded like fun (in spots), like all your others I’ve watched. I’d guessed correctly! One suggestion though: as a former TV Director, I would advise you to start PUTTING YOUR NAME ON THE SCREEN, JUST ONCE, FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AT THE START OF YOUR VIDEOS! That’s true even if you use a name you made up! Giving those of us who don’t know a name to call you you would be helpful. Those who have never seen one of these videos should know your name before we’re 15 seconds into the video. Even if it’s a name you make up and use only on these videos. And it could help raise your number of regular viewers! (Insert your own joke here). Good job!

I already have an EV and knew most of this already but man this just an excellently made video. I enjoyed every second watching it. Anyone thinking about getting an EV who finds this video is getting a real treat.

Thank you so much for untangling all of the various facts and figures on this topic. 🔌🚗

Love your videos. I listen to them while I'm at work every night

A note on the dryer splitters, you can actually get smart ones that interlock the two so only one can be on at a time, with the dryer having priority

As much as I enjoy the thoroughly researched and carefully presented information on a world-saving technology, the real reason I tune into these videos is for the conversion to kcal/fathom you just dont get that on other youtube channels

"Through the magic of having two of them" immediately followed by "toaster boy". You're freakin' awesome. I love the cut of your jib. And thank you for your rightful promotion of EVs. This transformation needs to happen yesterday.

I watched this video when it first came out, and it was great. Now, though, I am watching it as we prepare to buy our first EV, and it is fabulous. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain all of the details!!!! I feel much more empowered to make the right decision for us!

Very new, very big fan... Thank you for your work! Much appreciated!

I fully expect half this video to talk about how important heat pumps are in EVs

As someone who works in the automotive industry and who constantly has to address misconceptions and disinformation about electric vehicles, their charging habits, and average operating experience….thank you for this video.

I didn't read all of the comments but think there are 3 more things you need to consider? Based on my road trip from Kansas to Seattle and back last summer, the distance to the next charging station is the starting point for calculating how many kwh you need to pump into your vehicle. But, since not all road are flat, significant elevation changes can have as much of a negative effect as speed or driving into a headwind! And then if it happens to be 102° and you are driving uphill - the air conditioner can also reduce your mileage significantly! But the worst 2 words that a roadtripper wants to hear are "Unplanned detour" . On my last day on the return trip, a planned 90 mile leg turned into a 150 mile senic tour uphill thru Aspen when a rock slide took out I-70 for several days. Lots of white knuckle range anxiety and 2 lane (sometime 1 lane) goat trails over Independence Pass later I arrived in Frisco, CO and filled up before heading to Denver. Fortunately, I added a lot of "just to be safe" miles to the car while I enjoyed coffee while charging up and there was just about as much downhill road as there was uphill. Of course, I didn't know that when I was directed off my intended and well thought out route onto an "Unplanned Detour" 😵‍💫

Liked the video. Very informative, as always. Thanks for your research and work on this.

I'm helping my elderly mother decide on an electric car. Currently she has serious range anxiety. I will definitely watch this with her. Though after doing the math, we found that she drives at least 108 miles a day. So maybe her range anxiety is somewhat warranted.

Thanks for the note at the end framing electric cars as "harm reduction". I really like how you always use a critical/systemic eye for things like this. We shouldn't need cars as much as we do, but since for the moment we need them, we should do them right.

Another excellent video! I sat through the entire video, didn't realise it is one hour long!

No need to apologize for the length of the video :) There is still plenty of us out there that has the interest and attention span to appreciate long and detailed videos like this. Keep up the good work. Your videos are always a treat!

I have looked at many tech channels and this is clearly the best one. His explanations are excellent and so well presented.

Holy smokes, this is exactly the video I needed right now. We'll be migrating daily drivers to an EV and a PHEV within the next year or so, delayed only because of you know, 'supply line issues.' This really helped.

I'm not even in the market for an EV, but this video was fascinating and well done. Thanks!

For years I've said that my next vehicle will be an EV. And in my small Appalachian town, everyone always scoffs. (Maybe I can get them to watch this video. lol) My hurdle has always been lack of garage, renting, money stored up to actually afford (any) new car and irregular work/school schedule. But now that I'm a homeowner, working a well-paying and consistent job, I know that it is right around he corner. Good to know that there are many easy options for the home charging and that "average" charging speeds are more than enough for you. My commute is about 30 miles one way, and I bet I could even find a way to charge at work if I hassle them enough. (Though, I'm home enough that I probably won't need to.)

I bought my first EV, an Ioniq 5, about 4 months ago (Thanks in large part to your videos explaining it so clearly) My commute is 140 miles a day and the level 2 charger in my garage is more then enough to replace energy I use everyday. Going EV is saving me about $350/Month when compared to my Hybrid that gets about 40mpg. My wife drives my old Hybrid during the week and the EV on the weekends. She drives so infrequently that she only has to fill up once every 2 months or so. EVs are very practical and once the prices and availability start to become competitive it will really start making a lot of sense for most families.

Thanks for including us euro folks in any capacity provided you don't have to. I learn so much about US and EVs in such a pleasant and comprehensive manner!

This is random, but I really wish you would do a video on the cord winding mechanisms inside of vacuum cleaners! You're the only person I could think could do it. What are they? Why don't they ever work? Why do they roll up 60 percent of the way and just stop and refuse to go anymore until you pull it out again!? Why can't they be improved? Only YOU can do this and make it interesting. I NEED you to do this. The world needs you to do this.

So, I'm 1 second into the video and I already know that I will listen to my favorite nerd for one hour talking (or maybe ranting?) about a topic I'm not actually into and that's not really relevant to me. And I know I will enjoy it because you made the weirdest and most obscure things interesting to me in the past. Keep up the good work, Alec!

Your videos are such a delight! It’s just weirdly nice to listen to someone so consistently thoughtful and earnest (while getting to learn something about all that goes into the conveniences around me)

Thanks to this video I was inspired to switch and this weekend installed my 7kw wall mounted EVSE.

Another well researched and explained video. Thanks

This is fantastic and hugely informative - thank you. A great resource to send to people with questions. I didn’t know the exact math on L1 and L2 chargers and it’s cool to see how capable they are, especially from the perspective of home energy use. It’s crazy that an efficient car uses the same power as 20 microwaves on the highway. And yet a decent gas car uses the gasoline equivalent of 4 times that. I love that you’re pushing so strongly for more home charging infrastructure because that really is the answer for most people and most driving situations. I can’t wait to get a mostly atomic fission powered car and soon after upgrade to collecting nuclear fusion power to charge it. We really live in the future in some ways, don’t we? I know this was mostly about charging, but when advocating for EVs, I think it’s worth mentioning how relaxing and comfortable EVs are compared to most cars. The lower noise floor, lack of vibration, smooth power output, and often standard autonomous driver assist makes for a very sedate driving experience with lower stress than the older cars I’m used to. Sure, compared to a late model luxury car with low NVH, smooth engine and transmission, ADAS, and ACC, it’s not that big a jump, but I think a lot of people getting into mid level EVs are coming from 10 year old mass market cars with rattling 4 cylinders, poor NVH, and last gen transmissions with few autonomous driver assistive features. I knew all the tech specs and objective metrics of EVs, but driving my parents’ model 3P was still a revelation for how calm it could be. Even with the fucking 20” Überturbine wheels and harsh Tesla suspension. Just getting in it is so different from having to start up a car and idle, although the contractor clunk was a satisfying surprise… I still like having a lightweight manual RWD gasoline roadster for fun driving so I’m excited to get a quiet, practical, and soft daily EV for the boring trips. Yesterday’s announcement of the equinox EV is potentially game changing in the way the “35k” model 3 or the cheap and cheerful bolt hatchback weren’t. Or maybe I’ll stretch my budget for a lyriq, i4 e40, or ID Aero wagon…

I need you to know how jealous I am of how big a fan the Green brothers are of your work lol I have heard them mention you multiple times on multiple platforms. I keep expecting this big influx of nerd fighters, but either way, happy that people are seeing your work :)

Very well put! Thanks for the info. I have a 30 amp circuit to my unattached garage that I could install an electric vehicle charger but no other large current draws other that the garage door opener. When our daughter had a new unattached garage replacement, I made sure that there was upgraded wiring installed, such as 50 amp service. Though neither of us have electric vehicles yet both of us are prepared to have chargers installed without the worry of having to upgrade the service panel. Thanks again. Mike from Northeast Ohio.

Thanks for this! I’m exploring L2 options for my home now, and this video is very informative. Was recommended from Reddit.

Very informative video, well done. Something I think would be interesting for another video is a deep dive into battery degradation and battery servicing/replacements.

Would love to see a new video about home automation after 6 years. Keep up the great work!

Your video earlier this year with Auto Connections inspired me to make my first car trip from Chicago to Orlando. We ended up renting a Tesla Model Y and we experienced some of that range loss due to several heavy rainstorms we drove through. Where we ran into to trouble was near the end of our first day on the return trip, we got a flat tire which, since Teslas have neither a spare nor run-flat tires meant pulling off the highway and trying to get a tow. We were close enough to our intended destination that the per-conditioning had started but couldn't get there. The displayed battery life got down below 8% and it was close to midnight so we drove across the street to a hotel to spend the night. We were very lucky that they had just in the last month installed a level 2 charger on the higher capacity end at the hotel that we used to do some charging the next morning while we waited for the tow. We were apparently the first to use the new charger. That gave us enough range to make it to a Tesla supercharger near the tire store where we were also very fortunate that just as we were arriving another Model Y owner was leaving after replacing his factory tires with new ones and they gave us one of his old tires for just the mounting charge.

10 times longer than it needed to be! Best of luck!

2017 Volt using L1 charging has worked for the last 3 years getting me to and from work (48mile round trip). The gas has helped on long trips but for my daily I just charge overnight and it is enough. I actually went 6 almost 7 months this year not having to refill my gas tank.

Alec, your new Ioniq 5 most likely does not come with amber rear turn indicators unlike it’s European and probably Asian model counterparts. Remembering your episode on turning lights color which I totally agree with, how do you put up with it?

Very well informative, great job. I am looking into getting an EV for myself, and with the data I received from this video, I know what to look for as well as what I'd need to get going.

So helpful, thank you! I'm (hopefully) many years out from replacing my current car, but I want my next car to be electric. At the same time, I'm moving to a more rural & colder place soon and have some concerns, which this video has helped mostly assuage.