Saturday, December 7, 2019

An Excellent Electric Car Review Channel

When I started this blog about eleven years ago, there were a smattering of cheap electric scooters available, and the only electric cars sold were Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, effectively fancified golf carts built for driving inside gated communities. How much the world has changed since then! A new carmaker called Tesla Motors introduced a little convertible based on a Lotus sportscar followed by a sedan and several other models, and while the company has still not become profitable, it has a cult following that could ensure it's survival. On the other hand, Tesla's opening broadside met a response at the lower priced end of the car model spectrum from Nissan-Renault and General Motors. There are more than a dozen new manufacturers of electric cars now, some legacy manufacturers, some startups, and some old names revived by investors from China for the major part. If you are interested / considering buying an electric car, the selection is big enough to bewilder all but the most diehard electric-mobility enthusiast. Fortunately, several entrepreneurs have come forward with dedicated electric vehicle reviews for the public, and in my opinion, Driving Electric is easily the best of the currently available efforts. The lady who reviews cars for this channel has a practical approach that will appeal to the vast majority of buyers: enough technical details to hold your interest while ignoring the silly "my favorite brand is better than..." arguments on some other channels, combined with a fantastic analysis of what it would be like to live with each model that she reviews. There is a practical approach minus the bulls**t that you get on some other channels, that is especially appreciable. Do check it out, and let the hard working people who put a lot of effort into this channel, what you think.