10 Reasons You Might Want to Consider Buying an EV in the Future
By: Richard Chien
Tags: Automotive, Tesla, Electric Car, Auto, Cars

3. EV cars tend to be quite safe. The Tesla Model 3 for example has a 5-Star Overall NHTSA Rating. One reason comes from the fact that the car has most of its weight quite low on the bottom of the car because the engines and batteries are at the base of the car making it quite difficult to roll over. Another reason why the car is so safe is due to the fact that the engines are not where engines traditionally located, they are closer to the ground and with the front space empty, there are no engine compartment parts that would crush into the driver during a car crash. Finally, the roof of a Model 3 is made out of rigid glass that can support the weight of the car during a roll over compared to the average car that has a metal roof that is generally a sheet so thin that all it really does is provide a general structure.

4. You no longer have to waste time going out of your way to gas stations. One of the things people ask me quite often is how do I charge the car. I had that question myself at first, but I realized later on that I really just need to charge the car at home pretty much 90% of the time with some people charging their car at home even more than that. All you really have to do is plug your car in with the provided charging port which I will admit is quite slow at 4 miles an hour with a regular 120v outlet. However, just like most EV owners, I installed a fast charger at home and the car will now charge to full in just a few hours, so all I have to do is drive home to my garage and plug it in and the next day it’ll be at full or whatever charge I set it up at.

5. You’ll save a lot of money on maintenance. I cannot believe that after two years, the only true maintenance I had to do for my car was changing out the cabin air filters for the car. There’s no real need for me to do anything else other than maybe rotating the tires. I did go over some nails and was forced to change out tires, but that’s not maintenance. Since electric engines are completely sealed, they do not get dirty, so no oil changes are needed.

6. You will absolutely not believe the amount of power an electric engine can provide. I cannot believe it the first time I drove my Tesla, but to have a car that drive 0–60 in 3.2 seconds is crazy to me. The reason why is because unlike a gasoline engine that increases horsepower as it revs up, an electric engine provides instant power. That means also instant response from the car that you will become addicted to.

7. Needing to use the breaks a lot less. One neat thing I found out about Teslas and other electric cars is that electric engines will slow down the car when you decrease the amount of power provided to the engine. That means you can use the gas peddle to drive and break. I found out that I needed to use the break pads quite a bit less which leads to me not needing to change them out as much. Not only that, it’s quite a bit more comfortable to drive when you get used to single peddle driving. Just ask a friend of yours who own an electric car and I bet they’ll attest to single peddle driving.

8. I think this relates more just to Teslas, but the company’s auto-pilot feature is amazing. You will still need to keep your hands on the steering wheel, but the car will do the driving most of the time when you are on the freeway. It makes you less tired when driving and allows you to drive much longer distances before needing to rest.

9. The sentry mode for Teslas are also brilliant where you have the ability to see videos of people walking by your car. We’ve had a person ding our car with their car door and we were able to pull up the video of that happening. You don’t have to look far on Youtube to find other instances of sentry mode being used for things such as a Tesla being keyed.

10. Remote control functions allows you to do things such as turning on the air conditioning with your phone. I cannot state just how amazing it is to open the car door for people without having to hand them my keys or even doing things such as having the car move out of a parking space with my phone because someone parked so close to my car that I cannot get to my door.

11. I know I said 10 reasons, but this is so great that I just have to add it, but having your phone as the key feels great. It’s a lot easier to lose your key than your phone and that’s just one less thing you need to worry about carrying.