Should You Buy an Electric Car Now? Or Wait?

In the last few months, we've seen automakers backtrack on some of their commitments to electric vehicles - and we've already seen a rise in anti-EV rhetoric from certain political spheres.

Combine this with the announcement last year that automakers were switching from CCS Type 1 to NACS in the U.S., and you might be having second thoughts about buying an EV.

But should you wait - or buy now? We're about to try and explore that question.

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00:00 - Introduction
01:44 - People are feeling the pinch
04:38 - Do you *really* need a new car?
06:48 - Do you actually need a car at all?
07:48 - Work from home = Less car need?
08:48 - e-Bikes instead of electric cars?
10:25 - Wait or buy now? - It depends on your situation
11:20 - The benefits of going used first
12:05 - Waiting for NACS or Not?
13:28 - A note about charging
17:37 - Thanks, and Goodbye!

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Links:

- Watch last yer's video on Anti EV FUD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn6TiPUxoAg&pp=ygUYRlVEIEVWIFRyYW5zcG9ydCBFdm9sdmVk
- Watch Kate's video on how Oil Companies knew about climate change a long time ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO7KviuUh0Y
- Watch Kate's video debunking anti-EV FUD from FOX news: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2vpyApk-_I
FUDbusting anti-EV rhetoric:
- https://youtu.be/Xn6TiPUxoAg
- https://youtu.be/R2vpyApk-_I
- Kyle Hill's frustration with Science misinformation from AI generated content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McM3CfDjGs0
- Watch John Oliver cover Sinclair's control over news networks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvtNyOzGogc

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Script: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Presenter: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Editor, Colorist: Michael Horton
Art and Animation: Erin Carlie
Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
© Transport Evolved LLC, 2024

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