I bought the cheapest used EV, and just posted a video going over my experience with my first EV.
*And* why I don't think an EV isn't the right option for most car owners in the US (at least not yet).
Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQQtFnLefqw
And a blog post, if you're more textually-inclined: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-bought-cheapest-ev-used-nissan-leaf
"don't isn't" hehe oops!
But to explain a little more: EVs are substantially more expensive, require access to charging infrastructure that many don't have, and have extra complication where gas cars don't due to 100 years of gas infra investment.
That doesn't mean I don't think they're a great option for some people. Or that we shouldn't invest in EV infrastructure. Just that right now, like for our minivan, there's no EV equivalent that would fit our family's use case (for any price).
@geerlingguy With the auto tariffs & Canada there is new focus on the Arrow 2 project, a collaboration of Ontario Tech U and Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) of Canada to develop a "made in Canada, for Canada" EV. Prototype is an SUV, perhaps a minivan next?
https://ace.ontariotechu.ca/project-arrow.php
https://www.apma.ca/project-arrow
https://www.projectarrow.ca/rfp
Why the name arrow?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow
Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) selected Ontario Tech as the lead academic institution for Phase 2 of Project Arrow, an all-Canadian engineered concept funded by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev). The Arrow’s ambitious deadline was met, and the APMA’s brainchild made its global debut January 5, 2023 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the world’s the most influential tech event.
Jeff Geerling
Gordon J Holtslander