After switching from gas to electric, how do new EV buyers feel after a full year of driving? Plus:

We Interviewed 6 New EV Buyers. One Year Later, Do They Regret It?

Last January, we interviewed a handful of Americans who had recently purchased EVs. We wanted to understand, after experiencing all-electric driving for one to six months, were they as disappointed in their purchase as some outlets claimed? Were their hopes and dreams for EV ownership dashed by the realities of insufficient charging infrastructure, range anxiety and technological mishaps?

The answer a year ago was clear: on a rating scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being not happy at all and 10 being happy beyond their expectations, every single buyer rated their experience at 7 or above.

But there was admittedly one giant caveat: Was this all a honeymoon period? These were relatively new buyers, so were they all simply wearing rose-colored glasses to justify their recent purchase? To answer those questions, we recently followed up with these owners to see how their opinions have changed.

What It’s Really Like to Hike the Great Wall of China

BY CHARUKESI RAMADURAI

“Where are all the people?” a friend asks upon seeing my photos from a recent trip to China, where I hiked on the Great Wall (and I have a T-shirt to prove it, so there). Truth is, I had wondered that myself when my husband and I found ourselves practically alone on the entire stretch of the Wall.

Our driver dropped us off at the parking lot at Jinshanling, where we bought our tickets for the Wall and the cable car ride up to the beginning of the hike. All the way up on the excruciatingly slow ride, I kept my neck craned for that first view of the Wall. Would I be disappointed? Would it be underwhelming?

As it turned out, the first glimpse of the Wall — a thin line of grayish-brown stone snaking into the horizon on either side — took my breath away.

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