Going electric with the '26 Subaru Uncharted, the Crosstrek's history, it'll be missed - 1:1 w/Jeff

As we all know, gas is a little brutal right now. Regardless of your politics, I think we can all agree on this. However, in California, for... reasons, we are getting hit harder than almost every other state by a magnitude of $2+ over most other states. With "designer" gas hitting $6.30 in my area and Costco/Sam's Club gas about 40-60 cents less, yeah it was getting to become a bit difficult to really keep the Crosstrek running with it's less than 30mpg and 16.6 gallon tank. I calculated out that with driving that as my daily, I was spending $600+ alone on gas for commuting, but of course there's use outside of the commuting context, so it could be even more. Sadly this forced my hand in a dramatic way. We've not only traded in the Crosstrek, but we've traded in the gas pump for a charging station by going full electric. I had hoped to go back to Chevrolet, but after having a taste of Subaru's soft-roading prowess and just the base costs for a well equipped Chevy EV, I decided to stick with Team Subaru. So we're now the proud owners of the 2026 Subaru Uncharted Sport. So far the transition from gas to electric has been smooth. Learning the nuances of charging and the world it entails has been fun, challenging, and at times stressful. But here's to hoping that it continues to overall go well. And I'll say it right now, although Tesla does still have the overall smoothest charging experience I think ChargePoint is not too far behind with their combo NACS/CCS stations. But if there's one thing I've learned really quick it's that you can't be brand loyal when it comes to charging. If they build it you should charge. The biggest change going EV from gas is that we genuinely try to plan life around the ability to charge, for better or worse. We'll be taking a trip to So-Cal in a few weeks, and already I'm starting to map out the locations for Super Chargers and other charging infrastructure. We'll see what happens. As far as EV's go, the Uncharted seems to be meeting my needs. An EV is definitely like a cell phone, you're going to need to charge it daily and sometimes multiple times in a day. But eventually it starts to become second nature. The Uncharted is nice to look at inside and out and it's pretty darn quick to launch off the line, so much that it sometimes struggles for traction at all 4 wheels. Definitely put Uncharted on your list if you're thinking of moving to a pure EV. #subaruuncharted #electriccar #s47industries