2025, Your Support - And What's Been Going On Behind The Scenes. Hint: It's (Not) Fine!

We’re getting to the end of the year, and usually around this time we make a video explaining what’s been going on behind the scenes — where our support has come from, and what we’ve spent it on. But in a world where costs are rising everywhere — where U.S. health insurance costs for the team rose by 40% over last year, and where YouTube ad revenue fell to its lowest level in more than nine years — we decided that this year we needed to be a little more frank, and a little less vague. So here’s what 2025 has really been like for the team, what saved us, why we didn’t make it to Everything Electric in Vancouver, and what our plans are for next year. TL;DR: We’re not going anywhere — but there are some changes coming. --- *⏱️ Episode Timeline* 00:00 – Introduction 00:44 – Things Are a Little Different This Time Around 01:43 – This Year Has Suuuuuckkked 03:52 – YouTube and Social Media Have Pushed Down Independent Voices 05:02 – YouTube Isn’t Recommending Us — and Is Unsubscribing Viewers 05:40 – Why We Didn’t Do Everything Electric 09:19 – Patreon Saved Us in 2025 10:39 – Support Must Come After Looking After Yourself First 11:19 – The Future Is Very Uncertain Right Now 11:51 – The Awesome People 14:03 – Increased Threats 16:01 – What’s Next? 19:07 – Rolling Up Our Sleeves 20:35 – The Algorithm Is Dead — So We’re Making Videos That Make Us Happy 22:25 – TEN Is Going Nowhere 24:02 – We’re Not Fine 24:46 – A Special Thank You 25:36 – Thanks, and Goodbye *👥 Today’s Sponsors* 🌱 Electric Vehicle Association - https://www.myeva.org ⚡ EnergySage - https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101290941-16952262 — ✊ Get Involved 🗳️ https://indivisible.org/town-hall-resources ❤️ Support the Show 📰 https://www.transportevolved.com 🔥 https://www.patreon.com/transportevolved ☕ https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved 📺 https://www.youtube.com/transportevolved 👕 https://www.redbubble.com/people/TransportEVd/ 🛍️ https://amzn.to/40xOyjm ₿ 1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH *💬 Join the Conversation* 🐘 https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/@show 💬 https://discord.gg/9WAjfQn 🌀 https://bsky.app/profile/transportevolved.bsky.social 🔁 Subscribe to our 2nd channel - https://www.youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2 --- *🎙️ Credits:* Host: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Camera, Edit, Color: Vi Horton Art & Animation: Erin Carlie Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Music: via Artlist.io © Transport Evolved LLC, 2025