EV
CURIOUS?

About the Book

After ten years and seven different electric vehicles—from our first Tesla Model X to our current Volvo EX90 and Porsche Macan EV—I've learned that most EV advice out there is either overly technical or frustratingly vague. This book cuts through the noise to share what actually matters when you're living with an electric car every day.

I wrote this because I kept seeing the same questions pop up in online forums and Facebook groups—questions I remember asking myself when we were starting out. How does regenerative braking really work? What's the deal with all these different charging speeds and plug types? Why are there three different ways to measure efficiency (kWh/100mi vs miles/kWh vs MPGe), and why do different cars display them differently? Can you actually take road trips without getting stranded? And why does everyone obsess over range when my friend happily drives his BMW i3 with an 80 mile range all over town?

This isn't about convincing you to buy an EV or diving deep into battery chemistry. It's about the practical stuff: charging strategies that actually work, what efficiency really means in the real world, how to plan your first road trip without stress, and why you probably don't need all those expensive adapters everyone says are "essential."

You'll also discover some surprising EV history along the way—like how electric cars were cruising New York City streets in 1897, why NASA's lunar rovers were actually the first EVs to leave tire tracks on another world, and how Norway went from zero to 89% of new car sales being electric in just a few years.

Whether you're EV curious, recently switched, or just want to understand what all the fuss is about, this book will help you navigate the electric driving experience with confidence—and maybe even enjoy it more than you expected, because once you experience that smooth, silent acceleration, it's really hard to go back to the old way of doing things.