I quickly fell in love with driving electric on a daily basis. There were so many little perks and conveniences to me. Even without a level 2 charger at home I could recharge overnight from my daily commute. That meant that during a normal week I was able to ditch the all-to-common experience of starting …
Shopping: Chevy Bolt EV – We Have a Winner!
Eventually I got around to trying the Bolt, which, despite my baseless prejudice toward Chevrolet, already seemed very compelling. It's true that compared to all of the new EVs, and even some of it's older peers like the Niro and Kona, its charging speed of 50kW was unimpressive. And it was a miss that the …
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Shopping: Kia Niro EV
The Niro was never a strong contender for me mainly due to price. I just couldn't understand why it cost so much more than something like the Bolt. Faster charging seemed like the main advantage, but that wasn't an important factor to me at the time. I did end up test driving one. What I …
Shopping: BMW i3 (range-extender version)
The i3 was actually the front-runner for a while. The full-electric version (which gives + or - 100 miles, depending on the battery) did not have the range I wanted, but they made a range-extender version with a scooter engine in the back to recharge the battery for extra range. You could technically keep filling …
Shopping: Getting Started
Within my original budget of $10-15k I could really only afford an old Nissan Leaf, so that would have been that. The battery would have probably degraded enough that it would have just been for in-town use and we would have kept borrowing a car or bought a cheap gas car for longer trips. However, …
Deciding to Buy an EV
After leaving the country and selling our cars, my wife and I found ourselves back in Texas without a car to our names. We got by borrowing a car for a while, but in 2021 we decided it was time to get our own; not only that, but we needed two, as our jobs were …
Welcome!
Welcome to Miniwatt Auto, where I detail my experience owning one of the few affordable electric vehicles (EVs). I am fascinated by the shift to electric vehicles. I love reading up on them and watching all of the review videos that come out. But while I find it all very entertaining and informative, most of …
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