I grew up in a family of gear junkies. Drag racing, burnouts, classic muscle, classic JDM. That was just normal life growing up. It shaped everything about how I see cars and honestly I wouldn’t change that for anything.
So when Electric cars started becoming a thing I wasn’t interested. No noise, no character, not for me. I had my opinion and I wasn’t looking for anyone to challenge it.
Then I test drove one. And I genuinely did not expect what happened next.
I Wasn’t Ready for That
The second I got on the throttle I understood immediately what all the noise was about. Instant power. Zero hesitation. No waiting, no buildup, nothing. It just goes the moment you ask it to.
And here’s the thing. That feeling is literally what people spend thousands of dollars chasing in gas cars. Better turbos, better tunes, better everything just to get that instant response. The EV just does it from the factory. Out of the box. Every single time.
That was the moment I had to be honest with myself.
Built Not Bought Is Real and I Respect It
I want to be clear about something. I completely understand the hobbyist side of car culture. The people who build their cars from the ground up, who know every part, who put in the time and the money and the love. That’s a whole different thing and that passion is real and it matters.
But that’s a separate conversation from whether EVs are fun to drive. Because they are. And pretending otherwise is just not being honest.
These Things Do Everything
What actually surprised me most was how versatile they are. You can drive your grandparents around in complete comfort and total silence. Or you can take the same car to the track and have an absolute blast. Willow Springs, the drag strip, whatever. The car handles it all.
That range of capability is actually really hard to pull off. Most cars are good at one thing. EVs somehow manage to be good at all of it at the same time.
You can control some of them from your phone. The tech inside is genuinely on another level. We loved RC cars growing up and some of these you can literally move around without being in them. Software updates make the car better while it sits in your driveway. They handle like slot cars and ride smooth at the same time.
None of that is a gimmick. That’s just what these cars are.
Why Are You Putting a Limit on the Potential Fun You Can Have
Look if you’re someone who grew up loving gas cars and you’re avoiding EVs because of what your friends might think or because it doesn’t fit the image you have of yourself just ask yourself one question. Who is that actually serving?
You’re not being loyal to car culture by avoiding something fun. You’re just missing out. You can love what you’ve always loved and still be open to something new. Those two things have nothing to do with each other.
And If You’ve Been Talking Trash
Same. I did too. Most people in the car world have at some point.
If you’ve been clowning on EVs for years and you’re now kind of curious just go drive one. That’s it. Form your opinion after you actually experience it not before.
And if you change your mind that’s fine. Who are you living for? You’re the one behind the wheel. Nobody else is in that seat.
Changing your mind when you get new information isn’t something to be embarrassed about. Staying wrong on purpose because you’re too proud to admit it is.
Where I’m At
I’m a car person and that’s never changing. Everything I grew up around is still a huge part of who I am.
But EVs are genuinely great at what they do and I’m not going to pretend otherwise because of some unwritten rule about what I’m supposed to like.
Like them for what they are. Appreciate them for what they can do. And don’t let anyone else tell you what you’re allowed to enjoy.
That’s it.