Wiki

Wiki

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Welcome to the My Next Electric wiki - a space for lowering stress and building confidence in going electric on your own terms. It pairs nicely with our crash course and weekly office hours.

Electric cars 101

We think a little breakdown on vehicle design goes a long way towards lowering anxiety on the gas to electric switch. Let’s focus on 3 critical differences in how these machines work:

  • Gas is way better than battery at storing energy.
  • Electric is way better than gas at converting energy into motion.
  • All we can do with gas energy is burn it; we can do more with energy in an EV’s battery (use it to power our house, sell it back to the utility, power other stuff).

Did you know there were 72% more electric than gas cars on the road in 1900?

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1900-2020ish: Gas’s energy advantage makes that the top choice
2020ish-Beyond: Batteries get way cheaper and electric’s pulling ahead

If you’re in the market for a new or used car, here are a few things to think about.

3 kinds of electric cars

Compare before you buy

Rent first

Or subscribe

Buying’s getting easier

Here are a few good reads for your search. You can also join our office hours any time here.

Alumni Resources

A great review of used EVs from Max at Out of Spec guide
Big EV
Inside EVs Electric Car list
Big EV
Podcast: Will truck lovers go electric? | Canary Media
Big EV
Electric Vehicles With a 250-Mile-Plus Range on a Charge - Consumer Reports
Big EV

Electric homes 101

There are about ten things in your home that you can electrify over the next ~10 years; you’ll save money, and live healthier.

Cheat sheet

Rebate/credit calcs

Don’t replace gas w/gas

Alumni perks

Some cool stuff you can access if you’ve taken one of our cool courses.

Lending Library

Discounts

Appendix

1 billion machines

10 machines in your home

Cohort 1-10 link library

Book list

Newsletters/Pods

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