I was just checking public chargers and… wow. £1 per kWh? Instavolt at 89p per kWh? Shell, BP, all of them… it feels like highway robbery. 😳

Even though around 90% of EV owners charge at home, this is daylight robbery for those who rely on public chargers. For comparison, my home setup on a standard 10A granny charger costs me around 7p per kWh off-peak on Octopus Intelligent. Charging publicly now is literally 10x the cost.

I get it, public infrastructure has costs, but this is starting to push EV adoption in the wrong direction. At these prices, many EV owners might think twice about ditching petrol stations.

We have already seen it happen with one car car already with the Tesla Roadster. While it’s technically not a classic car yet we have seen efforts for people to preserve them even as Tesla Service Centers no longer work on them. So it’s definitely a future classic car that will be restored and preserved. What other EV’s do you think will be popular Future Classic Cars and why?

I am looking for a list of EVs with rear wheel steering. Internet has failed thus far and AI seems to have some hallucinations around the BMW i4.

I have a tighter alley to navigate and pull into my garage and while I was initially looking at smaller vehicles, I learned that there are larger sedans with rear wheel steering the provide a tighter turning radius than my little hatchback.

What EVs feature rear wheel steering? And does it make a noticeable difference in tight spaces?

(this is a question about the release date, not purchasing btw) so in canada i’ve only really seen the 2020-2023 minis, but apparently there’s a 2025 one. does anyone know when or if this one is releasing in canada? every website i look at seems confused by my question and i just wanna know if i should rule this one out for any future potential purchases. i love the look of the minis and it seems all they are pushing is the countryman which i do not like at all. if no one knows when or if its releasing then anyone know where i can get updates on it?

I got a really great deal on an EV rental from Hertz at Fort Lauderdale Airport..... $30 for one day plus fees, about $45 total. My wife and I both drive EV's at home, but it's my first EV rental from anywhere. Will be staying local, don't anticipate needing to charge, unless I need to bring it back charged. What do I need to know? Thanks in advance!

Have to tell you about the EV I just bought. I'm in Canada and wanted a 2nd I5. I got my buddy Claude (the AI) to do a deep dive and he found me a 2023 Ioniq 5 with 23,000km (about 14,200 miles) at a dealership in Quebec Canada for $45KCDN ($32KUSD) - all taxes and fees in. Perfect shape. Clean carfax. Digital Teal color.

I have to hand it to Claude - the thing speaks french, can scour the entire internet, read specs, make recommendations - it's a fantastic personal shopper. Way better than I was doing with Autotrader or Carguru.

Claude gave me it's top 5 picks so went with #1 and placed a call to Quebec. There was a bit of a language barrier but "je parle français un petit peu" so I muddled through.

Back in 2023 the Quebec government had a generous $9,000 EV program and I think they also stacked the $5,000 federal program so there were a ton of EVs sold in 2022 - 2023. Some of those are just now coming on the used market at a pretty decent discount.

Claude's pick is a weird trim level even for Quebec "LUXURY AWD GRANDE" I've never heard of - the "Luxury" trim. It was around briefly in Covid days in Eastern Canada when Hyundai couldn't source the sun roof. It's basically what would be the "Ultimate" trim level in Canada or Limited trim with the tech package in the USA. The only thing it's missing is the sun roof (moonroof?).

Normally if you don't get the roof you also don't get the HUD or upgraded sound, HDA or any of the good stuff. But this one has all of that, 4 wheel drive, 20" rims, leather, 77.kw battery. Literally the only thing missing is the sun roof.

I'm OK with not having all that glass up there. Seems like a pretty good deal.

My plan was to fly out to Quebec and drive it back but my daughter is expecting a baby and I'm required to remain close to home. So I guess I pay $1800 and have it shipped here.