This is the actual TRUTH about Electric Cars

There are a lot of opinions about electric cars. Sean Mathis, the founder of Miles Through Time Automotive Museum and a huge automotive enthusiast gives his completely unbiased opinion about electric cars.
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😎 ABOUT MILES THROUGH TIME
Miles Through Time Automotive Museum boasts over 100 years of automotive history, memorabilia, art, and unique historical exhibits you won’t find anywhere else.
Unlike other museums where the same displays sit there year after year, Miles Through Time changes often…which means more opportunities for you to see more cars and more history. Memberships are available so you can come back again and again.
Miles Through Time is a nonprofit, “living” co-op-style automotive and history museum in Clarkesville, GA. Automobiles, memorabilia, and historical exhibits have all been donated or belong to those who support the museum and the historical preservation mission of Miles Through Time. This is not one man’s collection but a cooperative collection of dozens of supporters.
This unique exhibit style makes the museum ever-changing, unlike some museums and collections that may remain static for years. This is not the case here, as we are frequently changing and expanding our displays.
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🏁 ABOUT SEAN MATHIS
Sean Mathis is the Founder of the Miles Through Time Automotive Museum.
In 2017, Sean Mathis started Miles Through Time Automotive Museum in Toccoa, GA. Other than an idea and his Pop’s 1959 Cadillac Coupe De Ville, Sean didn’t have anything that would warrant starting an automotive museum.
The concept was to create a museum supplied with exhibits from the community. Initially, storage and consignment were the biggest push to add vehicles to the museum. Fun fact, the very first vehicle to officially be added to the museum belonged to the guy who installed the internet.
By 2019 the museum had been completely maxed out for space and about 50 vehicles had come and gone from being on display. If the museum was open it was because Sean was there. After the first year of being open Sean had moved more than an hour away from the museum and still did everything by himself to not only keep the museum but grow it.
At the end of 2019, Sean made the decision to relocate the museum to the Old Clarkesville Mill. MTT was closed for the season in October of 2019 and the process to relocate the museum began.
Moving the museum was a big ordeal with many changes. The first was that Miles Through Time became a 501c3 nonprofit. The second was Truitt Phillips was made Executive Director and Curator.
MTT officially opened in the new location after quite a few setbacks in May of 2020. Both Sean and Truitt’s ambition and love for sharing cars is never-ending.
You’ll typically see Sean at the museum most Saturdays if you’d like to meet him.
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[@AbandonedClassicsOne]

I’ve had a Tesla Model 3 for about eight months now. As mentioned,if you can charge it at home and use it for short trips, it’s amazing. For longer road trips, it’s a real headache. I don’t want to charge it when and where Elon wants me to charge it. Coming up from Florida, we’d only gone 25 minutes when it needed its first charge. IMO, having something like a Model 3 in the garage is well worth it - it’s fast and fun with a real low CG and when my wife spends too long in the store, I can watch Netflix or KZbin in air conditioned comfort without a motor running. So yep, worth looking at assuming you also have a hybrid or ICE only vehicle for longer trips/commutes. Plus a classic or two of course!

[@milesthroughtime]

You get it. If it makes sense for the driving situation, why not use your best option.

[@mdrudholm]

Thanks for the even-handed rant-free video. As a possible counterpoint to the road trip issue. I just drove 3,250 miles from Los Angeles to the Canadian border and back in a new Model S. Owing to the car's range (which is more than my 1967 Lincoln and about the same as my Lexus LS) and the fact that I was able to charge where I lodged along the way (friends' houses, hotels, and a bed & breakfast) I actually spent less time fueling than I would have in an ICE vehicle. I only had five supercharger stops and they ranged from 9 to 15 minutes (250kW charging is *fast*) which was less time than I needed to hit the bathroom and grab a snack anyway. Something I discovered was that in rural areas like central northern Washington, where there might not be EV chargers everywhere, there are 14-50 RV outlets pretty much everywhere. Those aren't fast enough for charging while underway like a Supercharger is, but they're more than enough for charging at your day's destination.

[@the-tenneseeTim]

I have a F150 with 5 liter V8. With my 36 gallon tank I can go 700 miles between fuel stops on the hwy. And carry all my luggage under cover.

[@moarpwr4414]

To be fair, it will be around 2075 before everyone will be driving electric. That is 50 years from now. I went from driving a diesel F350 to a Kia EV6. I have driven up and down the east coast, no problem with the EV several times. The added time is debatable as I would be stopping to eat. And bathroom breaks regardless. Having done 800-1,300 miles in a day, the charging has added little time. I exceed the range several times a week. I drive anywhere from 35k-60k a year and it works. I bought the EV as an experiment. It works for me. Everyone can drive what they want. Will there be some changes in the future, sure. May some models be discontinued, sure. That happens regardless. Drive what works for you. The only thing that would drive me back to traditional fuel is towing, at least for now.

[@milesthroughtime]

@@moarpwr4414 I don’t see it ever going fully electric at least not in my lifetime. It would be debatable on whether or not that would be wise. There may be better options that can still be pursued. Constant innovation is usually a good thing. Charging is completely different from fueling. If you can adjust to the difference and it works for you great. I find myself limited on time and typically don’t linger much during stops. If you plan to eat and hang out while charging it totally works. I’ve tested this myself on a road trip and it was fine since I had the time but under normal circumstances it would drive me nuts waiting to charge. If I don’t have to wait for a charge, I love it.

[@moarpwr4414]

@@milesthroughtimeI don’t find the 15 minute stops that intrusive. It barely gives me enough time to order my food, let alone eat it. It all depends on the charging speed of the EV for it to really work. I have been able to drive from CT to NC and back to CT in the same day. It is an alternative fuel source. We as a society have to find something beyond fossil fuels as they are finite. Estimates at current consumption is around 42 years. BP and other big oil companies figure we have around another 16 years of it being financially viable to drill, refine and still make a profit. Even if EV’s are just a stop gap, it is something. Less vehicles using oil will allow that resource to last longer as well. Saving $12k in fuel costs in one year also does not hurt. Granted, that was going to an inefficient truck to an efficient EV. If I went with something like the Lightning, I still would have saved around $6k, but the charging times would be a whole other story. With the R&D dollars flowing, and development, the EV’s will vastly improve in time, as will the infrastructure.

[@milesthroughtime]

@@moarpwr4414 everything gets better with time. I have a 2014 P85 Model S and some of the Super Charger stops required over 40 minutes of charging. When the most affordable new car you can buy is an EV they'll start to make more sense for some people. Especially if charging times get below 10 minutes and ranges get closer to 500 miles. It is just not wise to tell people that is what they have to do. Public transportation isn't at a level that would help support EVs either. There are a lot of moving pieces to all of this. I believe we are in agreeance.