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Chris Johnston is the author of SAE’s comprehensive book on electric vehicles, "The Arrival of The Electric Car." His coverage on Torque News focuses on electric vehicles. Chris has decades of product management experience in telematics, mobile computing, and wireless communications. Chris has a B.S. in electrical engineering from Purdue University and an MBA. He lives in Seattle. When not working, Chris enjoys restoring classic wooden boats, open water swimming, cycling and flying (as a private pilot). You can connect with Chris on LinkedIn and follow his work on X at ChrisJohnstonEV.

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I Just Bought My Exotic Dream Car For $35,000 and It’s a 1993 Acura NSX That Was Abandoned at a Body Shop for Five Years After a Minor Fender Bender, Now I’m Finding Parts and Restoring It to Mint Condition 0
Thermal Camera Proves That Keeping My Ford F-150 Lightning Warm in the Driveway All Winter Costs kWh and Money, So I’m Going to Have to Find Another Option 0
After a Year of Owning A GMC Hummer EV and One of The Worst Financial Decisions I’ve Ever Made Other Than My Ex-Wife, I Was Able to Get Almost All My Money Back 7
My Tesla Model Y Is the Best Car in the World Except for Its Easily Scraped Rims, but I Found a Cheap and Easy Way to Fix Them 1
Super Sad but I May Need to Get Rid of My Ford F-150 Lightning Because I'm On My Third Wire Damage Claim from Rodents, I’m Trying Some Fixes but May Need to Sell It 6
My Volvo EX40 Is in for Repairs and Insurance Gave Me a Ford Mustang Mach E Rental, Compared to my EX40, It Is Unrefined, Loud and Obnoxious, Very American 0
I Test Drove a Tesla Model X and Asked the Salesman About Range Loss in Extreme Cold and He Said That It Will Only Lose 5% Range, but I Don't Believe That Is True 0
Tesla Model Y FSD Will Soon Let You Text and Drive, and the Legal Reality Is Blowing Up Online 0
The 2027 Porsche Taycan Is Getting Fake Gearshifts from a Fake Transmission and The Social Media Reaction is Very Heated 0
I Believe My Tesla Model Y Lane Assist Jolted My Steering Wheel and Caused Me to Do a Full 360 Degree Spin and Crash Into the Concrete Highway Divider Wall, but I Wasn’t on TACC or FSD 0
My Tesla Model X Plaid Burned Through $800 Rear Tires in 10,000 Miles and Tesla Couldn’t Correct the Alignment, but I Found a Few Aftermarket Fixes and Need to Decide Which One to Go With 1
SMS Connectivity Died in My Chevy Silverado LT EXT While on a 1,000-Mile Road Trip and OnStar Couldn’t Fix It, Left Me Blind Without Maps, Apps, and Charging Locator, but I Was Able to MacGyver My Way Out of the Jam 1
I’m a 300 Pound Man and I Want to Buy an EV, but People Tell Me That My Weight Will Affect Range and Tire Wear, You Wouldn’t Believe the Comments I’ve Gotten 0
EVgo Is the Worst and Most Expensive, as They Didn’t Honor an Active Promo Code from My App, I Paid $0.69 Per kWh Plus $0.99 Activation Fee to Charge My Ford F-150 Lightning Which Is Equivalent to $5.85 Per Gallon of Gas 0
I Get Paid to Charge My GMC Sierra EV, with 18kW of Solar on My Shop and an 85 Mile per Day Commute, I Make About $120 per Month from My Utility and Solar Compatible Charger 0
I Placed a “Bet” on a Legal Trading Site That Tesla Will Cancel the Cybertruck and a Few Other Related Events, the Topics and Odds Are Crazy 0
My Boomer Dad Swears That Old EV Batteries Just Sit in Landfills Leaking Toxic Stuff, and I Think They Are Supposed to Be Recyclable or Reused Somehow, What I Found Out Is Pretty Cool 0
Had The Most Horrific Experience I’ve Ever Had at a Car Dealership, After Spending Two Days Finalizing a Deal on A Cadillac Lyriq, The Final Paperwork Was $10K Over the Price the GM Gave Us the Day Before 1
I’m a Ford Loyalist and Have Owned an F-150 EcoBoost and an F-150 Hybrid CC, IMHO the Ford F-150 Lightning Is Superior to Both Versions Hands Down but I’m Worried Ford Might Kill It 9
Dealers Don't Want to Sell EVs, I Looked at A Subaru Solterra and Asked If It Has One Pedal Driving, The Salesman Acted Like I Was A Moron and Said "The Car Has Two Pedals" 57
I Paid $49,000 for a Tesla Model Y and It Didn’t Come with a Spare Tire, Tesla’s Explanation Annoyed Me 0
I Want to Buy a Tesla Model Y, but I’m Hearing That There Will Be Huge Sales Incentives at The End of The Year and Now I Can’t Decide Which EV I Want to Buy 0
Someone Hit My Tesla Model 3, but My Insurer Won’t Total It and Says It Must Be Categorized, Now I’m Facing a Huge Value Loss and Must Fight Them 2
I Was Going to Buy a Tesla Model Y Until I Found That the Service Center Is Over Two Hours Away, So I Bought a Different EV Brand and Love It 0
I’m 70 Years Old and Just Bought My First EV, I Love My Toyota BZ4X, but There Were Some Challenges 0