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 …
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, …
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 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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