005 | Top 10 Best-Selling Electric Vehicles of 2025: Real Talk with Courage

☀️ My dream for solar-powered hoods (Tesla, call me)

And yes — we count down the Top 10 Best-Selling EVs in the U.S. for 2025. Some will surprise you. Some will offend your car guy soul. Some… are Teslas (duh).

🚗 Topics We Hit:

• EV vs gas car convenience in real life

• What makes an EV fun (or not)

• The F-150 Lightning's party trick that might backfire

Courage’s EV rental experience (spoiler: range anxiety is real)

The EV we’d actually buy (if we had to)

Whether you're team gas, team electric, or just here for the jokes — this episode has something for every kind of car fan.
👂Hit play and let’s get into it.

Cool Cars with Chris

00:00 – 🎙️ Intro: Are EVs even cool?

00:27 – 🧔🏾‍♂️ Courage is back! Name origin + childhood stories

02:18 – 🧔🏾‍♂️ Why Courage thinks his name helped him stand out

03:18 – ⚡ EVs in 2025: Hype or hassle?

04:12 – 🏁 Drag racing Teslas and EV performance

05:20 – 🎧 The hidden costs of making EV batteries

06:50 – 🔋 Battery tech, charging cycles & the recycling problem

08:02 – 🎧 How long do EV batteries really last?

10:35 – ⚡ Why charging to 100% is bad for EVs

12:11 – 🚙 F-150 Lightning and power backup features

13:45 – 🎧 EV vs gas car convenience

14:33 – 📉 “Range anxiety” is real

15:17 – 🚗 Courage’s Tesla rental story

16:07 – ⚡ EV driving feel & one-pedal braking

18:09 – ⚡ Are EVs fun to drive?

20:00 – 📉 Long drives & charging station gaps

21:53 – 🎧 EV road trip planning headaches

22:38 – ☀️ Chris’s dream: Solar panels that actually charge your EV

23:47 – 🔄 Range extenders and hybrid tech explained

25:13 – 🔄 Are hybrids actually the best of both worlds?

26:47 – 🔊 Fake engine noise on EVs – cool or cringe?

27:54 – 🚨 PSA: Stop parking your Tesla at gas pumps

28:40 – 🎧 What car guys *really* hate about EVs

30:14 – 🏙️ EVs for city driving vs long hauls

31:28 – 💡 Grid strain, infrastructure, and the future of EVs

31:41 – ⚡ Top 10 Best-Selling EVs of 2025 (countdown starts!)

33:35 – 🛻 Tesla Cybertruck – hate it or love it?

34:56 – 🇰🇷 Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the performance EV scene

38:07 – 🐎 Is the Mustang Mach-E a real Mustang?

39:26 – 🇺🇸 Chevy’s SUV-heavy EV lineup

41:52 – 🚗 Tesla takes the crown: Model Y & Model 3

44:14 – ✅ Wrap-up: Would we buy an EV right now?

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