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 …
Tag: EV Ownership
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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