Considering the almost non-existant infrastructure to support EVs nationally, and the growing laundry list of problems that have ALWAYS been associated with EVs, when exactly was it a "good" time to buy EVs??? Sheeesh.... LOL....
Tesla is the best car company ever and no maintenance no gas stations no oil changes no smog check no belts no hoses no spark plugs no air filter no alternator no radiator no starter
EV cars are an option at best but reality shows they will never be a replacement for many decades. I have thought of buying an electric vehicle but now know that it is not feasible for my use. I drive very little and I know batteries degrade, regardless if you use them or not. I would just not get the mileage out of the vehicle and therefore the savings, before it would need replacement.
@@FrankGallagherrYou will still have to replace the 12-volt battery, the tires, and there are still suspension components that will need replacing just like any other car. Many electric vehicles still have drive axles off the single motor, which may need to be replaced. And like any vehicle with many electronic sensors and components, such as the BMW ICE vehicles can go bad and fail. There are very few repair centers that work on electric vehicles but yes that number is growing, but they can pretty much name their price on a repair once your car is out of warranty. Most people that drive ICE vehicles will go to a smaller shop after their warranty has expired just to save money on repair costs. This will not be an option for most ice vehicle owners. Look at your electric vehicle like you would look at a old computer or TV, once they get old the apps and programs May no longer be supported and your option will be to replace it just like an old TV. I have an old web TV that I can no longer use it as a television but a monitor because Microsoft will no longer support the system. Luckily I have a old Blu-ray that has internet that gives me that ability to get some of the functions the TV used to. It amazes me that people are willing to take the financial risk of buying something that will be only useful for maybe 15 years years that is if all the support is there or if the company is even still in business. Everyone's thinking about the battery but this is something I have not seen anyone talking about.
If your camry and accord can get 35 to 40 mpg and be filled up ready to go in 3 to 4 mins why would u buy a EV. Even a 10 year old civic is more reliable than any EV. We got 3 f150 lightnings in our fleet gets 70 to 90 miles to a full charge loose range in the cold day. Our gas powered f150 can get 580 to 630 miles range on a full tank of gas.
Mattel have really got to sort this out. It's unacceptable that you buy your child a toy car and they end up living in the box that it came in because they can't afford to maintain the vehicle.
Another issue with public chargers that I have found is that copper thieves are stealing the charger cables. That leaves less charging stalls available to recharge with.
I saw a video where a Tesla driver was saying gas-powered pick-up truck drivers were cutting the cables used for charging. Everyone in the comments said it was probably tweakers.
The Tesla service centers near me don't even use Teslas if the techs have to go out on the road, like when they have to come to our bodyshop every now and then. They use Ford diesel pickups or the small Ford transit vans.
Debs husband says that in itself should tell people something. I just saw a story where Biden is backtracking on his ev fiasco. People accuse President Trump of being a dictator but its the Biden administration that used mandates to force the auto industry to build electric vehicles and force them on American citizens. Think of the billions of dollars wasted on this pie in the sky utopia delusion. The government getting involved in the private sector seldom has a happy ending. In their misguided attempts to save the world idiots will destroy the world.
EV manufacturers are targeting women, young and old, because their an easy sell. They don't realize the dangers of Lithium batteries or the long run cost of operation
Barring that fire thing, females and oldsters are the very demographic that would be best served by EV’s … If it doesn’t burn down our house, an EV would be the perfect grocery-getter for my wife. And after the prices come down and safety goes up, I’m sure that’s what she’ll have.
@@akheeboss2726 - Statistically, more men buy cars than do females, even though there are as many female drivers (in US). Kinda like washing machines - males buy them, but they’re marketed to women.
@Clyde-2055 OMG, I laughed out loud at your comment! "Oh hell yeah, other than that time when I found my wife burned to a crisp in the Tesla, I LOVE the thing!" 🤣
I have had a Tesla for 2 years now. All of this is true and there is more. Do NOT buy an EV unless: 1. You are a homeowner and are willing to buy & install the proprietary fast (50 amp) charger in your garage. Do NOT buy an EV if you live in an apartment/condo-that’s called buying a nightmare. 2. all of your daily driving can be comfortably accomplished with less than half of the vehicle’s published range. In general half the published range is what you have to work with between keeping the battery between 80% & 20% and actually using heat/air conditioning. 3. You are comfortable paying more for insurance than you might for gas ($350/month through Tesla insurance, and that’s just for the Model Y). 4. Both you and your significant other aren’t absent-minded. The car needs constant stewardship to avoid damaging the battery and running the battery too close to 0% can damage it. You have to remember to plug it in every night. Missing even one night is a headache you don’t want. You can’t take it to the airport and leave it in the parking garage because a freeze will turn it into a brick. In general, your life becomes constantly being paranoid about the health of the battery and you never get to just park the car in the driveway and not think about it. 5. You are willing to spend $2,000 on tires every 2-3 years. No, we don’t drive crazy. 6. You are okay with service being VERY expensive for even minor things because your options are limited. Yeah, there’s some fun things and I don’t regret buying our Model Y, but at the same time I won’t get another EV. There are pros, but the cons outweigh the pros. Gonna get a non-hybrid Toyota next. The only battery I want in my next car is one I can buy at AutoZone and swap out myself. Update: another tire popped on the Tesla within 2 weeks of posting this, so that makes a consistent $1,000 per year in tires, a second time having a tow truck come to my house, and another loss of use of the car for 2 days. That was the last straw. We just went to a Toyota dealer and traded the Tesla in today, straight out of the shop. Good riddance.
Several of these are just not true depending on what model you buy or where you live. Service for my 2015 Kia Soul EV has been very cheap, and I haven’t had to replace the tyres yet. Our experience with 2020 Ioniq 5 seems similar so far. Owning an EV with an apartment is not a problem at all in much of Norway now. In 8 years the infrastructure has gone from zero to absolutely abundant. No reason to think it’ll be any different in other countries in another 8 year. The technology is cheaper and better now. There are still growing pains in the whole field of EVs, but it’s gotten much, much better in just the last 3 years. Of course, do some research before jumping into it. Like any other big purchasing decisions.
There are lots of EVs for sale on Market Place. Some of them have been for sale for 4 or 5 months. Lots more that are 1 or 2 yrs old. I wouldn't buy a new one, far less a used one. If you're happy with your EV, power to you. I, however, will never own one.
@@k.b.tidwell I will bet that most, if not all EV owners have a second ICE vehicle. When the "status" is gone, it will mostly be used to get groceries. It would work well for that, unless it is cold outside.
@@BuilderofRat that's a very high price to pay for a vehicle only good for minor errands, huh? But then I see people all the time who buy a 3/4 or 1 ton diesel truck just to do the same thing.
@@k.b.tidwell I hear you. I have one of those diesel trucks, but I do not get groceries with it. I slide in a home-made rack the holds 2 quads. I load them over the side of the pickup. Then I hook onto my 25 foot travel trailer and head to the mountains. It is an 09 that I bought in 10. It was on the lot for a year, so the warrantee had started, so I got a $50,000 pickup for $35,000 because they had to sell it as used. The reason it was on the lot for so long was that it was a long bed crew cab diesel with a manual 6 speed trans. I have since replaced the clutch/flywheel assy. The Dodge clutch setup is awful. I only have 80,000 miles on it. You could not give me one of those new diesel pickups! The EPA has totally destroyed the diesel engines, and for what????? My truck is sitting next to the shop with 2,400 pounds of gravel in it for some holes in my driveway. I picked the gravel just before dark, and I was going to shovel it out the next day. The only bad part of my plan was that it froze pretty hard and now I have a frozen pile of gravel in my bed. LOL Oh well, it will thaw out some time. Thanks for the comment.
@@BuilderofRat I've been stuck with that gravel load problem myself, and yes I've sold a bunch of those dual mass Ford and Dodge clutches over the years. A lot of people convert them to old style.
Could have fooled me. There are thousands of EV cars in Florida. I can't drive down a block without seeing one or more EVs pass me by. I literally could be at a stop light and there would be like 4 EV cars around me.
My car: 5 minutes fill up once or twice a month at gas station and twice a year servicing. That's the only time I think about my car because I have a life.
Okay. I plug in a cable. Takes about 10 seconds. Why do you need service twice a year if you only fill up once or twice a month? Do you drive an old car?
@@robertkubrick3738 Your calculator is wonky. If you charge for say 6 hours per night, that's 43.2 kWh assuming 7.2 kW charging with a Zappi. EVs typically do 4 miles/kWh which would be about 63k miles for a full year. Incidentally, the cost would be £1182.5 at Octopus' overnight rate of 7.5 p. compared to £12600 at 20 p/mile for petrol. The cost of running an EV is further reduced if you have solar panels. EV maintenance costs are trivial.
@@robertkubrick3738 I drive ~20k a year and can't charge at home at all. How is having your own gas station at home being "a prisoner"??? You prefer to not being able to refill your car at home and have to rely on other people? That's more independence?
With the technology today ,a gas electric hybrid is a much more logical choice. You get very good mileage , lower emissions ,and you're not reliant on charging stations.
If you have a plug-in hybrid, you only get the stated maximum range by charging the car. If not a plug-in, your mpg goes up a little, but you still have all the same maintenance costs, plus any potential battery/electric drive train issues, few as they may be. As an apartment dweller, that may be the best choice, but not as a home owner who can reap the full benefits of an EV.
@@Pimpernicholas I am a retired mechanic. (76) I have been around these things my whole life. My lungs are fine, and I can breathe just fine. All that you EV owners need to worry about is being trapped in a burning EV, and the fancy doors won't open. Then you have the idiots that smoke cigarettes that EVERYONE knows causes cancer, but they don't stop either. You know, if you love your EV, that is fine with me. I, myself, will never ever own one, and it makes me mad that people such as your self are trying to cram these things down our throats. It also amazes me at the lengths that you fan-boys will go to to TRY to make yourself feel good. Do you think that I care what you drive? Why do you care what I drive? Just let the people show where we think we need to spend our money for transportation. Oh, that is right, we ARE showing you that the majority of the population wants nothing to do with an EV!!!!!!!! The manufactures are going broke.
@@BuilderofRat Have you checked your lungs,bloodstream, and brain for nano-carbon particles? Everyone is susceptible to these since there is no dilution of these particles to zero in the atmosphere, in particular, produced by diesel engines. Escape from a burning EV is more likely than from an ICE with a tank of volatile petrol. Google "Rainbow Bridge car explosion" It was in the news about 2 months ago. I assume that you believe that it's the battery that is causing the burning of EVs. You likely have the same batteries in cameras, ipods, ipads, laptops, etc carried in your own car or at home. Same risk? A friend's farm tractor, ICE of course, caught fire and burnt the whole garage. Not sure what other vehicles were involved. My dad was always warning ud that if we were caught stalled somewhere on the road, to wind the windows down a few inches. Unfortunately, the son, 18 year old, of a cousin was asphyxiated from a lack of doing just that. Not all smokers have or get lung cancer, but the statistics prove the connection. Some day, driving an ICE vehicle will be shunned the same way, sociologically, as a person today is if they smoke in an elevator. No one is forcing anyone to drive EVs. I just wonder why the ICE crowd are on these sites trying to convince the EV bunch that driving EV is for the birds. You would thing that they did care about what we own and drive. By the way, I own 8 ICE cars which are driven very sparingly. I suspect that they will enhance a museum's collection someday. The swich to EVs is coming whether we object or not. They are cleaner and cheaper, if not today, will be shortly in the long run. The Chinese EV market will overtake any and all of the so called Big Three' businesses because of pricing. Much of the legacies' products are not manufactured in the USA, even. Tesla has most percentage component structure of any USA manufacturer for their cars. How long do you think that crude is going to last? It might be a little less selfish to save a bit for future genarations to manufacture other objects than those for simple transportation, particularly when there are alternatives. I'd bet that you drive a pickup for basic transportation. What could be more fuel ineficient than one of those? It's almost as if pickup owners have to get to more than their share of crude before someone else does. Have you ever driven an EV? Been driving ICE cars for well over 65 years and before that ICE tractors from a young age. The EVs have a lot more to offer than ICEs. Your friends will inform you.
@@Pimpernicholas Sounds like you have been listening to a EV salesperson or online orders will tell you anything to make a sale... young unknowing buyers are an easy sell ! If it's Lithium or Lithium base or like most rechargeables.. Beware ! Here you go, in plain English Lithium batteries are regulated as a hazardous material under the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 C.F.R., Parts 171-180). Exposure to Lithium can cause loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. ► Lithium can cause headache, muscle weakness, twitching, blurred vision, loss of coordination, tremors, confusion, seizures and coma. This isn't for me or my family. Good luck, with your so called .. clean energy !
Indeed , electric cars have less range , cost more in the first place, and last half as long , because you can guarantee, when that EV runs out of warranty down the track , and the battery range has degraded , no one in their right mind will want to spend anything from $20,000to $60,000 bucks on a replacement battery on an 8 + year old shitbox EV. In comparison a good well maintained ICE car with minimal maintenance cost could last 15 to 30 + years. And this brings up the question, what's greener and better value , an ice Car that could last potentially 30 years or more if looked after , or an expensive EV that will likely be sent to the wreckers in a much much shorter period of time , and which is better value ? because no one will want to buy an older EV with a degraded battery.
There's no need to blame Elon Musk for the failures of EVs. The problem is the government and corporatists keep pushing for a 100% EV world. In spite of EV problems, I believe there's room for these vehicles in the market and Musk himself has said that gas vehicles should not become obsolete. There's nothing wrong with being able to opt for gas, electric, hybrid, diesel, etc. We all make our choices based on our own purposes and desires. But when the government gets involved in these decisions, we end up with market distortions, shortages, and all the other frustrations to go with tyranny.
@HighMojo Are calling Elon Musk a con artist because you can prove that he deceived his customers, or because you just don't like that he's offering a free speech platform?
@markmercieca5569 But you can use the heat and the A/C in your "LAWN MOWER" with a negligible effect on their range and fill it up in 5 minutes anywhere in the country. You can also have your lawn mower serviced by an independent shop at a reasonable cost because of readily available OEM or aftermarket parts and the insurance isn't ridiculous either!
Huge red flag with EVs no one is talking about; Hyundai recently quoted a battery repair of 60k on an Ioniq 5($65k new)because the owner scraped the battery cover while driving through a construction zone. The dealership said they can't verify the integrity of the battery. Now, please tell me what happens to lithium ion batteries in the event of an accident. That is almost guaranteed death. No, thank you!
When you scrape the bottom of youre ICE over a rock destroying the carter pan ..with loosing the oil and than blowing up the engine is also very costly....possible a write off at once....maybe a technical total loss if that oil ignates on hot exhaust or engine parts. (And I've seen these type of accidents...) It was NOT replacing a battery only...it was accident damage repairing including chassis repairing. (EGMP platform IS the chassis of that car). The battery in that car is built up from modules ...only replacing one damaged module (without other car damages) id 1: guarantee repair, 2: Not that expensove. But of coarse ICE owners know better....without doing research on such issue.
@@mikem9536 Just today in the news...a trucker lost 2 tyres and after that the car went up in flames due to overheating brakes....that was a diesel truck.
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
Mechanic here. EVs have to monitor their battery packs all the time. In case of an accident the battery gets instantly disconected. Its required by law. But yes, still wont hinder a fire in many cases.
Have you noticed all the Used Electric Cars sitting on car lots.? I drive alot up and down the CA. State, I've noticed a lot of EV showing up in these used car lots. I've even seen newer used 2024 models just a few months old. That says it all, .. evidently not too many people like their EV . Looks like more are going back to Gas.
@americanegale697 Trade one pollutant for another. Lithium EV batteries are highly toxic to people and our environment, a constant fire danger adding one more thing to an already polluted environment . EMF are another concern.
Ev's battery last only for approximately 8 years. To replace them will cost you $20k! Or you might as well buy another car! I have a rav4 toyota for 20 years. Still working well and have only replaced the batteries 3x ($50 each)! THE COST Of REPAIR of EV's IS HIGH and the time to recharge a dead battery is 20hrs. WE dont have enough EV mechanic in AUS!
Where is this "batteries only last 7-8 years!" comming from? I see it all over youtube comments and it baffles me as a lot of EVs commes with like 7-8 years of battery warranty these days. Lots of 2012 Teslas with their original battery still going strong with 200k+ kilometers on the clock. Shure there are some cases where batteries had to be replaced early, but this is by far not the "standard" for a modern EV 😱
Lessons learned. A few copies of a high tech item is amazing when its "entire" cost of production, overhaul, modification and repair gets pushed aside to facilitate govt subsidies, reelection donations to politicians and tax detection incentives. Estimation of the cost of building more in scale based on the camoflauged prototype is what bites us in the butt down stream. When built in scale it turns out that with the shortage of essential rear earth metals we can never build/recycle enough batteries the make EVs cost effective or repair account for environment
Trade one pollutant for another. Lithium EV batteries are highly toxic to people and our environment, a constant fire danger adding one more thing to an ready polluted environment . EMF are another concern.
That was always released by legacy ICE companies in the past. Chrysler has packed in production of its muscle Dodge because it can't compete with EVs. Why do you suppose the legacies are not revealing zero to sixty times anymore?
We rushed into E.V without allowing the technology to properly mature and develop further. Yes.. we will eventually run out of fossil fuels. Yes.. we do need to seek alternative fuel source for our daily mode of transportation. But not like this.. we should be more focused on futher increasing fuel efficiency in existing combustion vehicles and transition to hybrids. (Half gas/half electric) Then over time go from hybrid to full electric. But we didn't because many wanted to get rich quick by jumping onto the next big thing. Wanting to be the first. And it was all about making as much money as possible. It was never about the environment, the climate or our future. It was all about prestige and profits. I have nothing against E.V technology. There is a genuine need for an alternative fuel source. But this change will have to happen organically and not be forced. E.V tech needs to develop for another 20 to 30 years atleast before it can trully be utilized. By then we can revisit the idea and try to re-intergrate it into our lives. For now we'll just have to smoke crack and run everywhere..
Yes, just keep buying that ad blue 😂🤡 don't forget your 80% fuel duty 😂🤡 and your blocked egr valve 😂🤡 and your blocked dpf 😂🤡 and your snapped timing chain 😂🤡 and your seized injectors 😂🤡 and your relentless constant oil servicing and filter changes 😂🤡🤡🤡
@@bEEBO178 You only have to replace your oil once every 2 months or so on average. And I've never snapped a timing change or seized an injector on a diesel before.
The WORST part of price going up in electric due to so may more EV needing power to charge is that every one ells that don't drive EV have to pay more on electric bills as well. Thank a lot!!!!
@@Pimpernicholas Home heating oil actually saves the grid and also isn't subject to the road taxes. If you want to keep your BEV you shouldn't attack anything that takes stress off the grid.
@@Pimpernicholasyou don't use gasoline to heat anything. It actually makes home heating oil more expensive because there is less demand for gas and they can't make as high a profit so they have to raise the price of heating oil. Gasoline and home heating oil are two separate parts of the crude oil and they are separated at the same time. Gasoline was a byproduct of oil at first and was mostly burned off and disposed of before cars
@@robertkubrick3738 Solar panels especially when used to charge EV's take stress off the grid and greatly reduce running costs of EV's. A lot of environmentally/economically minded people are doing that.
Yes, just keep buying that ad blue 😂🤡 don't forget your 80% fuel duty 😂🤡 and your blocked egr valve 😂🤡 and your blocked dpf 😂🤡 and your snapped timing chain 😂🤡 and your seized injectors 😂🤡 and your relentless constant oil servicing and filter changes 😂🤡🤡🤡
My Lyft driver told me that he would not recommend an EV, he actually pushed hybrids. He mentioned "range anxiety". I recently saw a video about EV challenges in NYC.
@ravindrapersaud7608 say that again when theEV is improved with shorter down times for a range of atleast 500 miles. For guys like me, a large full size luxury automobile which Tesla doesn't even make. As long as you have to plug in and sit 20 to 40 minutes and all for a short and shitty range, EVs are not all that.... sorry.
A very important reason people are shying away from EV's in my opinion is that they start to realise that they've been told only half of the story of EV's. And that half is the positive side of EV's. As more people have now used EV's as daily drivers, more and more of the negative side comes to light. And that both scares off new buyers and has many EV owners abandoning their EV's and reverting to driving an ICE or hybrid vehicle.
The whole story is that owning an EV is even better than what you will hear or read online etc. Safer than the safest gasoline cars, faster than most muscle cars, lower cost of ownership than internal combustion cars.
I was an early adopter. EVs can be fun with the instant torque but when the lease was up, I was glad to be done with it. With my gas-powered car, I can once again drive anywhere without having to worry about finding or waiting hours at chargers. They were a fad.
I was interested at first...because most of my drives are short, living on an island. I bought a small petrol car for those runs, because the equivalent electric model was three times the cost! Now im thinking phew, glad I didn't splash out.
I was interested first, after doing basic research I realised the only benefit of an ev is that the running costs are cheaper. But overall it’s not worth it.
ya, EVs are a scam, n a failure. they didn't work over 100 years ago, didn't work 50 years ago (liz carmichael - "the dale" car), n still "don't make the grade".
Here's my own streamlined list of present-day EV shortcomings in point form: (just an opinion) Charging Time Battery Issues Charging Infrastructure Range Anxiety Battery Disposal Common Issues Costs of Repairs Cost of New Batteries Cold Weather Performance Battery Fires/Runaway Fires Charging Issues Charging Station Accessibility Charging Station Prices Electrical Grid Capacity Limited Model Selection Material Intensity Overheating Cost of EVs Cost of Insurance Weight of EVs Malfunctioning Chargers Charging Station Reliability Insufficient Charging Stations Loss of Battery Power Resale Depreciation Fragile Battery Insulation Feel free to add or modify these points based on your specific focus or requirements.
Charging time, charging infrastructure, charging issues, charging station accessibility, charging station prices, malfunctioning chargers, charging station reliability, insufficient charging stations
I’ve seen photos of people in the Congo mining the minerals for the Lithium batteries. Some of them included children working in Chinese communists party owned mines. And please don’t try to disconnect the CCP and any Chinese company. They are one of the same.
Actually, EVs are not in any way simpler than a conventional vehicle , for a start the battery packs are composed of thousands of single cells with every cell and it's connection being a potential fail point , add to that , it still has gears(not in a conventional sense)and lubricants , it has multiple cooling systems and battery thermal systems , multiple charging systems , and then everything is run by computers and sensors , Make no mistake there is nothing simple about electric cars ! And they still have brakes, suspension, steering , electric motors, wipers ,Masses of electric solenoids to open and close stuff , and these things are heavier than a conventional vehicle, so you can expect your tyres to wear faster. And we haven't even got to the bit about how the battery has to be pandered to so it degrades at a slower rate , or all the other charging cons or the mediocre range from the very beginning. And I could go on , you couldn't pay me to own one of these things.
Just one video of just one EV burning uncontrollably into the ground convinced me (as if I needed further convincing) that I'll never willingly own an EV. All the rest of those negatives are just more nopes on top of that one great big NOPE.
its a marketing, they say that EV have simpler engine. Witch is true, just forget to add the rest of the car is more complicated and fragile. Also any electronics is sensitive to environment changes and like stable dry condition. Combustion engine, specially old and cheap cars are way simpler. More parts, easy repairs even engine swap is rentable. EV are one use and anything happened to the battery its cheaper to buy a new one then repair it.
Yes mate I recently saw a TH-cam video where the technician had pulled down the motor and transmission unit and it was just full of fail points such as flimsy gaskets and seals for the lubrication of that unit.
A recent study found that electric cars release more toxic emissions than gas powered vehicles and are worse for the environment. Electric vehicles also present safety concerns. Reduced range in cold weather when heat and window defrosting are required will discourage their use, decreasing visibility and putting lives at risk, especially on longer trips. If EV gets stuck, stranded in a snowstorm, or slides off road, heat will not be maintainable. If stuck in a traffic jam in summer heat, air conditioning will not be usable and will be used less often in general, to maintain range. Opening windows increases vehicle drag and reduces efficiency. Drivers are also less alert when uncomfortable and arrive at destinations annoyed, possibly requiring a shower, if available. This is not good for the professional traveler attending a business negotiation or meeting. EV fires are very difficult to extinguish. An EV traffic jam fire in a confined area could be horrific. The study found that brakes and tires release 1,850 times more particulate matter than the exhaust of modern gas powered vehicles. EVs weigh about 30 percent more than gas cars, causing brakes and tires to wear more quickly, releasing increased particulates into the atmosphere. Particle pollution can increase health problems including heart disease, asthma and lung disease. More total energy is also required to perform the equivalent work with an EV. Extracting one ton of lithium requires about 500,000 liters of water and produces large quantities of mineral waste. Mining the cobalt used in EV batteries emits toxic chemicals and gases that leak into the environment, and extracting metals from the ore emits sulfur oxide and pollutes the air. Vulnerable people are exploited to secure these resources. Go green? news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/01/18/the-paradox-of-lithium/ www.emissionsanalytics.com/news/gaining-traction-losing-tread www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13155147/ev-pollution-worse-exhaust-emissions-study.html
Just think EV is like your iPhone. Always worry about having enough battery, where to charge , cost a fortune to repair if broken. The cost to replace the battery is crazy. So why want an EV ?
So why do you use an iPhone then if you have so much issues with it? Why has the whole world switched to smartphones when their battery life is so inferior compared to traditional mobile phones?
The LIFEPO4 (lithium ferrous phosphate) batteries are a lot more reliable. They are designed to be charged 100% but older type lithium batteries only 80-90% unless going on occasional long trip. The LIFEPO4 can last the life of the car or more.
Yes, just keep buying that ad blue 😂🤡 don't forget your 80% fuel duty 😂🤡 and your blocked egr valve 😂🤡 and your blocked dpf 😂🤡 and your snapped timing chain 😂🤡 and your seized injectors 😂🤡 and your relentless constant oil servicing and filter changes 😂🤡🤡🤡
@bEEBO178 and I'll fix it all to. Money I have, time I don't. I'll keep my Jaguar XJL and it's 3 minutes of fueling for a range of 570 miles. Not available in any EV.
I must be the exception to the rule. I have had EV’s since the very first Nissan leaf. I’ve had Teslas and I am currently driving a BMW i3. Never had an issue with any one of them other than user error. Never broke down. Never needed to get Recovery. Always had enough charge to get to my destination. never worried about range anxiety. As I always buy secondhand cars never had to worry about depreciation. Oddly the Nissan Leaf, that we sold made us more money than we bought it for. I would never ever buy a diesel or petrol car ever again.
And things will become worse ... Both elecricity and insurance (for EVs per se and garages, parkings, houses with EV) will rise or be limited. Also, EVs parking would be limited or totally prohibited in most places because of fires and insurance.
@steveinoz8188 that is not true at all, EVs are collectively much more likely to catch fire . You are an EV owner and you are coping hard. Just admit you are having second thoughts about your precious EV
@steveinoz8188 The difference is, 99% of ICE car fires can be put out with a fire extinguisher. How many BEV cars fire could you put out with a fire extinguisher? How long do they burn? How much Doomsday Bomb COBALT is released by the BEV? You should study up on Cobalt poisoning. They add Cobalt to atomic bombs to make the halflife 25% more deadly.
@steveinoz8188 Argue with insurance companies, who tend to cancel house insurance, if EV is envolved in accident. That could be a kind of statistics lie, like that, states that aeroplanes are the safest transport. Even if so, ICE fires are far more predictable and pretty easy to extinguish, unlike EV ones.
Banning EV’s from public parking due to fire hazards is something I think would happen , sooner or later , too many reports of ships carrying EV’s catching fire , the Luton airport parking garage etc etc
Gas works. Never be in the first group to do anything. I see it all the time. People in line waiting for the first day the brand new thing will come out. Wait and see what those people think about it, then you can see what is worth your money. If you wait long enough you can get it much cheaper too.
EV's massive depreciation kills any cost savings of going electric. I saved $3000 last year in gas savings on MYLR but according to TESLA TRADE IN VALUE IM 16K UPSIDE DOWN.....NO MORE EV's for me
I never got rid of my ICE vehicle after getting an EV nearly a decade ago. I kept my ICE car in excellent condition while owning it, but the KBB value didn't reflect that, so I kept it rather than almost giving it away. I ended up purchasing another EV as well. EV's have been my daily drivers, and I'll drive the ICE vehicle only a few times a year. I have to keep the ICE car 12 volt battery connected to a trickle charger so it won't be dead when I want to drive it. I'm fortunate to have both an EV and ICE vehicle, which I can compare the two by way of ownership, instead of going by what others say online who don't own both.
My sister's fam has a tesla since 2017 (came with free lifetime supercharging) but I have never seen it outside of garage because they don't want to drive NJ to MD (200 miles) because of range anxiety. With recent EV charging catastrophe due to cold weather I asked if she is having similar prob. She said their tesla is summer only car. That's right; even people who own EV'S and have free lifetime charging can't or don't want to deal with EV'S shortcomings.
I have been driving my Model 3 for the last 2 years without any issues. I've done roadtrips in the winter without any problems, it handles snow like a beast.
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
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The WEF wants all cars off the road. 1 they tell you EVs are cheaper to run so you buy one. 2 they then tell ice car manufacturers to stop making ice cars. 3 only the top 50% of the population can afford EV but don't like them so don't buy them 3 Increase cost of Ev with insurance and maintenance costs now only top 25% can afford 5 car manufacturers cost Increase due to lack of sales so price increases. Now only top 10% can afford them so car manufacturers go bust so no cars on road 6 force tax and insurance onto push bikes to reclaim lost taxes 7 now no one can afford any form of transport so everyone stays at home 9 introduce 20 minutes city's 10 now everyone is imprisonment and controlled by WEF and backed by governments. You now own nothing, and you will be happy as ordered by the WEF and a German finally rules the world.
This is the best comment yet. So true people need to wake up to what's really going on. EVs are garbage and you can't repair them yourself, but it's bigger than that. It's about making you a slave. Soon no one will own any kind of vehicle. They will own nothing and live in pods and eat bugs and be happy
Last year I purchased a Chevy Spark 2020 with auto windows and locks and Apple 🍎 car Play along with upgraded sound system. It gets 37 to 40 MPG I drive it like I did my EV and it the Gas model. I have added mobile Eye and a few other Goodies. The Car is amazing. I paid $14,000. Out the Door. Love the New Hydrogen tires. It has independent rear suspension. I feel Blessed
They don't even tell you that the public EV charging stations require apps to use. Imagine 5+ different apps to find a charge station and then to access the "network" no one wants that.
@@robertkubrick3738epic battery issues are not that common, they are not something most drivers deal with as part of owning an EV. Kinda similar to having your engine or tranny blow, it sucks, it's expensive, but it doesn't happen very often. Further battery prices are now dramatically lower than they once were and the cost will continue to go lower as packs are now produced in the millions. By the time my battery might need replacing in 10 years or so the replacement cost could easily be less under %25 from what it was when my pack was new in 2022.
@@MarkMaxwell-author WRONG! Battery packs develop faults. There are sensors and there are about 15,000 electrical connections in each pack any one of which can require replacement with a rebuilt pack Cobbled together from MULTIPLE Already FAILED packs. What could possibly go wrong? The Tesla Uber driver had a pack fail at 40,000 miles, then again 6 weeks later for the same fault, THEN AGAIN just under his 100,000 mile warranty. He gets to buy the next pack and it's equal to the value or possibly more than the value of his car now. That's for another pack Cobbled together from MULTIPLE failed packs, what could go wrong? You can find this guy on YT. BEV makers are COUNTING on you to keep the mileage low so they can get out of warranty. Gently home charge and your range anxiety and battery life anxiety keeps you from making longer drives and just tooling local. Try and use it like you would an ordinary ICE car and it fails. Hertz rental tells you they fail and are money pits. SIXT car rental says the same
true. friend of mine works a major rental car company and says the EV's are the biggest pain in the ass to deal with. 1. cost for body repair is 3 times more and takes 3 time longer due to expensive parts IF they are available. a hood for a Polstar cost 15k - yeah. if an EV has body damage, the electronics behind the panels get damaged and cost a crap-load to fix. 2. software glitches, tesla's will shut down and won't turn back on after a "required" update. 3. EV's chew up tires 3 times faster thus having to be replaced at 10k miles usually. 4. tesla's have poor build quality: interior is "snap together" and breaks often. 5. range is poor, way under what's advertised. mostly because the more "electricity" you use (ac, lights, charging phones, on board cameras, etc). 6. tesla's HVAC system is designed weird, the filter is under the condenser thus dripping water onto it making the AC smell like a$$. ...and everything else mentioned in the video. tesla's charging stations are far superior to the rest, even though other manufacturers EV's are built better they are difficult to charge unless you can plug it in at home.
Rental cars are not treated as one's own car. And EVs are not driven like conventional ICE cars either. It took me a while to get used to my Tesla3. And a few months to know 90% of its features. That's why rental cars get thrashed faster.
You make the petrol industry very happy. Please keep on like that. You are their perfect customer. (Notwithstanding that, don't expect any discount at the gas station).
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The unreliable charging network is definitely one of the biggest gripes for a lot EV owners out there if you don't use a Tesla (or have a home charger installed). If I dig around for non-Tesla EV chargers on PlugShare in my city, the most common problems I find reported are: - Charger has no power or is faulty. - Charger doesn't activate/start charging or doesn't let you pay. - Charger is blocked by ICE vehicles. - Charger is derated (has much less charging power than advertised). - Charging cables or connectors are cut off (seriously?). - Can't use the charger because it is not open to the public (i.e. it's only for staff/employee use at whatever establishment the charger is located at). Apparently Tesla seems to be the only EV maker to have a pretty reliable charging network (maybe at most 1 or 2 charging stalls don't work per location at some point, but that's not really a huge problem) although at the moment there's only 2 Tesla Supercharger locations in the entire city (one with 12 charging stalls, another with 8).
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
When was the last time that a gas powered vehicle spontaneously combusted parked in a garage and burned the house down? The answer is NADA. There's been many reports of EV's doing just that while charging or not. If you did your homework, you'd find a plethora of reasons why EV's are a bad investment..
True, but I really enjoy driving my model3. It has so many safety features giving me comfortable daily driving , especially at night and freeway driving. Only Tesla owners know this. Non EV owners do not have these experiences. And I did not buy the FSD either, too expensive. By the time my Tesla 3 reaches 100K miles, I may not be able to drive any car as I get too old.
@@Grievance_Studies_Affair_2018 Haha assuming you could sell a used on last time i looked on autotrader there were several 8-10 year old Tesla with less then 60k miles on them and they could not even sell them for 20% of the original cost. Because no one wants to buy a used car that at any moment could stop working tell you to take it to a Tesla shop and be told you need to spend 25k plus labor to replace the battery. Oh you want to scrap it well unlike an ICE car where a junkyard will tow it away and pay your for even a non working car with an EV you may have to pay for the towing and disposal fee.
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Um , 3,000-4,500 degrees Fahrenheit lithium battery fires is a good concrete melting reason to switch back to internal combustion vehicles. Then there's the fact that the batteries are fragile, one 35 mph crash and the batteries are potentially compromised. Lithium battery packs can't be plugged in overnight or risk waking up to an angry, raging fire . Power outtage severely reduces your ability to charge up . The more electric vehicles there are , the more inefficient charging becomes because the electrical grid for one , can't handle the increased load and electricity will have to be made from diesel generators . Too many cons , not enough pros .
I've retired and got rid of my e class and clk cabrio and bought a 2013 Mercedes B180 blue efficiency with 40,000 miles on it for 10,000 gbp. 18 months on we've got 60,000 miles . This will easily last me another 10 years , and it does 50mpg. It's bright red and looks brand new. Why do people spend so much on cars. Its beyond me, I simply don't get it. The money spent on EVs is also beyond me 😳
My cost to charge my Tesla Model S on PG&E EV off peak rate has gone from 12.7 to 34.6 cents per mile from 2014. So the cost per mile went fromn4 cents per mile to 11 cents per mile. I replaced it with a new model S Plaid which os a bit more efficient so my chaging cost is now 10 cents per mile. My overall cost per mile including depreciation, maintenance, charging, etc has been higher than most ICE I have owned even though I had free supercharging. I also found maintenance costs to be higher than most ICE I have owned.
Your are still trying to be way too nice, one: as a retired Ford mechanic during our training it is required for 2 people to work on an EV in case someone gets electrocuted so if the shop rate is $175 an Hr double that and 2 the Ford Lightening once hooked up to a "trailer" not sand bags only went 97 miles before it ran out of battery, yup! I'll keep my gas pot thanks
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
I don't think so. I used to own a small car and get really good gas mileage. Now I own a small SUV and get much lower mileage. I like not paying for gas. The cheap operation of both hybrid and electric cars is very appealing. Then there's the whole global warming thing that the video producer conveniently swept under the rug. Besides, they are selling a lot of these things and people I talked to like them. I talked with a Rivian owner. He didn't give a rat's a** about global warming, but liked the fact that his big new truck had wonderful acceleration.
@@daniellarson3068 As long the power source to charge your car is completely solar or wind turbine you are really eco friendly, otherwise if the source comes from a central that burns coil and fuel, your car is not absolutely different than mine. Have a good day
Yeah, like you said. Keep telling yourself that, while refilling gas. (And changing oil, and oil filter, and air filter, and gas filter, and belts, and plugs (or DPF)).
@@albtub this is when some people do not understand the reading. We were talking about energy sources, right? No about tear down auto parts but if you wanna talk about it, be happy replacing tires from your EV car every 6 months or 5 thousand miles and how much cost that? About 3 grands and 5 5 grands. Better I stop here because if we talk about the battery will be laughable 😅🤣😂😅🤣😂
@@oscarpaisi4037 Talking about not understanding the reading, I was not answering to you but to the main comment. Anyway I can tell you the same as I told him. Yeah, yeah, keep on repeating yourself that. (To you anyway, I added one yeah).
@@alleyoop5185 I have no problem with nuclear energy but coal is very polluting. There is no coal used for electrical generation in our province. The last coal generator was dismantled many years ago. To replace this pollution, we got the blow-over from Ohio from their coal plants. My educational background involved some nuclear physics.
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
You forgot another one, EVs doesn't work good in the cold. A friend bought one and Chicago had frigid temps. Went to work with negative windchill and after a 10 hour shift his battery was at 11%. Couldn't even make it to the next changing station and had to tow it home, sold it a week later.
Not the general experience, especially now that battery conditioning is standard in most models. The first automobiles were abysmally trouble-fraught. Horse owners said they would never buy one.
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
Easier said than done. Most of these EVs are financed. To get out of your lease early will cost. In many cases the pay out will be more than the value of the vehicle. So many people wanting to get out, won’t be able to unless they want to lose thousands. Buying any car is really a long term commitment unless you pay cash.
Tens of thousands at these depreciation rates. It's a trap. Buy GAP insurance also, if your BEV gets totaled because the battery is scratched, they don't pay but actual present book value. Market value might be a couple thousand higher but you'd have to pay the lawyer to sue them.
Across here in the UK a survey was conducted in 2023 and around 70% of British motorists had said that they would not and didn't really want to buy an EV in any way, shape or form. Instead they would simply make do with the car they have until a better option becomes available or their car no longer works.
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@@bEEBO178 yup I will!, and to think , all of that will still be cheaper then replacing the battery in your Barbie jeep. Not to mention your insurance when it burns down your garage and drives itself into a tree..🤡🤡
In the end, I just think we should have a choice and not any type of mandate or “phasing out” of anything. When it comes to EV’s I feel like all the positives were screamed from the mountain tops, but the negatives were rarely discussed. So now we’re seeing the backlash of not keeping the volume equal between the positives and negatives. We’re also seeing the reality of the infrastructure that just isn’t ready for a mass level of EV usage.
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Just a friendly reminder about EVs: - They are use with Lithium Ion Batteries, came from a mine with heavy duty vehicles. - Lithium Ion Batteries can suddenly explode, without warnings.
so the trend i’m seeing is the same it has been for years, there are EVs and then there are Teslas’. Aside from spending more on tires and more expensive to repair at body shop, the rest is pretty much a non issue on a Tesla
@@badhairday_247 You are confused about the Reason tesla lowered prices. The niche market was getting filled so tesla lowered prices to try and keep selling into the full niche market. You will notice that the actual new tesla affordable model isn't coming until 2025...If EVer? Why would they delay it if they wanted more to afford the Regression which you call the future?
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
I was never dumb enough to buy an EV for the obvious problems with rechargeable batteries. Another problem not mentioned is that EV batteries will become unchargeable after so many recharges. Replacing the entire battery unit costs more than the car itself.
Don't forget for home chargers you need to get a new power box as well to use the fasr charger that cost money as well as the new higher electric bill it comes with.
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
The "higher electric bill" slaughters the gasoline bill: At $0.10/kwh a plugin hybrid can drive 30-45 miles/$. A 42 mpg ICE only car on $3.50 gasoline = 12 miles/$. Plugin hybrid on 110V FTW.
I Feel sorry for electric car drivers and future owners. They will simply have to learn the hard way .. as I did. These things are a huge hassle, all those lost hours sitting in those charging stations, huge anxiety, plus a outrageous expense in the long run. Good luck trying to sell a used Electric car with wore out battery modules. You'll find out nobody wants to pay the ridiculous price of batteries ... Batteries are very ... very expensive to replace ( thousands and thousands of dollars) ... and make no mistake, you will be replacing them. These batteries are highly toxic to our environment and a constant concern for fire, also a high potential for disaster to our surroundings. These new specialized automotive grade batteries ... are not green clean energy by any means... Don't fool yourself and certain don't listen to a manufacturer or salesperson, ... they will say anything, do anything to make a sale . I wish I knew all this before I bought my car . For some of you younger people, you probably already made the mistake, but that's how you learn in life !
Yeah, like you said. Keep telling yourself that, while refilling gas. (And changing oil, and oil filter, and air filter, and gas filter, and belts, and plugs (or DPF)).
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
@@Lovingkindness. Unless it gets cold. Or like the couple in Scotland who drove their Tesla in the rain and had to buy a battery because moisture ingress wasn't covered under warranty?
Can´t speak for US EV owners, but I can assure you that in EU that (the title) is absolutely wrong, and the video is most probably made with an agenda.
I don’t know about that. In my house we have two EV a 2017 Volt, a 2021 model 3 and a 2018 Dodge Durango. The two EV’s have been very reliable, and I have not had any issues with them. The Durango also have not given me much problem, but it is costly to maintain. However, I’m a mechanic, so continue buying gas car so I could have job security.
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently
Yes EVs are the future, just not in the form of cars and trucks. E-Bikes, E-Scooters, Electric Unicycles (EUCs), E-Skateboards and Skates, One Wheels are the EVs of the future and their sales and growth have been skyrocketing the past 10 years. And anyone investing in the above EVs now will be very prosperous/wealthy in the future. This is the next big industry Car and truck are the wrong EV's to pay attention to...and invest in. People are tired of cars and trucks in general. They are tired of high car payments, insurance, gas prices, charging prices, high maintenance fees, traffic jams, parking fees, hard to find parking, etc.
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
I’m happy with my EV. Saved me a ton of money and it paid for itself in the first two years. Charging at home is the equivalent of paying $1.50 a gallon in a state where it is over $5 a gallon.
No, it didn't pay for itself in two years. Your forgot to factor in the higher purchase price of your EV, the higher insurance cost, the massive depreciation, the time you wasted waiting for it to charge (hourly rate x time), the cost of replacing new tires and brakes more frequently and the inconvenience of having to deal with range anxiety all the time. You didn't save a dime.
@@bigmacdaddy1234 even with all that factored in, it did pay for itself in two years because with 73k miles, I got reimbursed $0.66 per mile delivering cannabis product.
What's funny is with combustion Engines, they can already utilize BioFuels and Hydrogen Fuel, no modifcations needed. So in the long run, it's cheaper to buy a combustion engine over EV as I honestly believe EVs will be the replacement for the likes of Petrol powered cars whilst Hydrogen and BioFuel Cars replace Disael and Hybrids
We've had our EV for two years and love it, much cheaper to run than an ICE vehicle and fun to drive. We intend to keep ours long term, it's a pity so many people are put off owning by all the fake news in circulation. Second hand EV's are at bargain prices so a good time to buy.
you must drive short distance everyday and charge at home, and you better want to keep it a long time because of the depreciation and battery degradation you wont be able to sell it. god forbid you dont run over anything that could bump the bottom of your battery or apiece of metal that pierce the battery, because its unrepairable and would have to be replaced, if its under guaranty they will re place it but not with a new battery, but a reconstructed battery with used cells from accidented batteries. Bet you did not know that. If your warranty is over your replacement will cost minimum 40,000 dollars. if you ever get hit from the side impact your car will be automaticly totaled. how is your insurance rate? I can tell you it will double and triple with time. your battery will lose 15% charge after 4 years. still good for city driving but not for trips. And I would never buy a second hand EV.
Note I live in the UK but I think you've been misinformed by watching too many of these click-bait videos! Our EV is a city car but it's ok for 90% of journeys without having to use a public charger, we do also have a full hybrid that has a range of 500 miles as another option. The batteries are guaranteed for 8 years, and they hardly degrade at all if you only charge at home, we've not noticed any reduction in range in two years of ownership. If you use rapid public chargers all the time there may be some degradation but most people mostly charge at home. The insurance doesn't cost any more than for the ICE car it replaced. We don't have to pay any emissions charges in cities (eg to drive a diesel in London costs £12.50 per day, or around $15). You have to remember petrol (ie gas) is more expensive over here, about $2 a litre ($10 a gallon), so it's much cheaper to run an EV. At some point we'll replace the hybrid with a larger EV. Find out for yourself by taking a test drive, ICE vehicles won't be made for many more years, manufacturers are giving up on them and they will be taxed to death eventually by governments, eg already over here some cities are starting to charge ICE owners more for parking.
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently
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Considering the almost non-existant infrastructure to support EVs nationally, and the growing laundry list of problems that have ALWAYS been associated with EVs, when exactly was it a "good" time to buy EVs??? Sheeesh.... LOL....
Tesla is the best car company ever and no maintenance no gas stations no oil changes no smog check no belts no hoses no spark plugs no air filter no alternator no radiator no starter
EV cars are an option at best but reality shows they will never be a replacement for many decades. I have thought of buying an electric vehicle but now know that it is not feasible for my use. I drive very little and I know batteries degrade, regardless if you use them or not. I would just not get the mileage out of the vehicle and therefore the savings, before it would need replacement.
@@FrankGallagherrYou will still have to replace the 12-volt battery, the tires, and there are still suspension components that will need replacing just like any other car. Many electric vehicles still have drive axles off the single motor, which may need to be replaced. And like any vehicle with many electronic sensors and components, such as the BMW ICE vehicles can go bad and fail. There are very few repair centers that work on electric vehicles but yes that number is growing, but they can pretty much name their price on a repair once your car is out of warranty. Most people that drive ICE vehicles will go to a smaller shop after their warranty has expired just to save money on repair costs. This will not be an option for most ice vehicle owners. Look at your electric vehicle like you would look at a old computer or TV, once they get old the apps and programs May no longer be supported and your option will be to replace it just like an old TV. I have an old web TV that I can no longer use it as a television but a monitor because Microsoft will no longer support the system. Luckily I have a old Blu-ray that has internet that gives me that ability to get some of the functions the TV used to. It amazes me that people are willing to take the financial risk of buying something that will be only useful for maybe 15 years years that is if all the support is there or if the company is even still in business. Everyone's thinking about the battery but this is something I have not seen anyone talking about.
If your camry and accord can get 35 to 40 mpg and be filled up ready to go in 3 to 4 mins why would u buy a EV. Even a 10 year old civic is more reliable than any EV. We got 3 f150 lightnings in our fleet gets 70 to 90 miles to a full charge loose range in the cold day. Our gas powered f150 can get 580 to 630 miles range on a full tank of gas.
My God. Do you know what an incomplete sentence is?
@@lazyhusband EV owner and atheist?
@@EnthusiasticTent-xt8fh No EV for me.
@@lazyhusband How about you address the point made rather than attacking the grammar?
@@ironclaw6969what point?
I tried ev's years ago. My daughter's power wheels barbie jeep needed a battery after 2 years. I told myself never again.
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Mattel have really got to sort this out. It's unacceptable that you buy your child a toy car and they end up living in the box that it came in because they can't afford to maintain the vehicle.
I’m still not selling my 20 yr old Lincoln Towncar. At the rate I drive the engine is good for another 50 years.
Best cars ever made.
I feel the same about my Malibu. I’ll just put money into it to keep it running, though it’s ancient.
I have my neon 23 years and she is gonna go 20 more
@@derrickclark5510 It’s still a crying shame that Ford stopped making them.
You can't stop progress
Another issue with public chargers that I have found is that copper thieves are stealing the charger cables. That leaves less charging stalls available to recharge with.
Based thieves
Didn't see that coming?
True, but the same could be said about ICE vehicles with catalytic converters.
That's because they need their FIX!!!!!!
I saw a video where a Tesla driver was saying gas-powered pick-up truck drivers were cutting the cables used for charging. Everyone in the comments said it was probably tweakers.
The Tesla service centers near me don't even use Teslas if the techs have to go out on the road, like when they have to come to our bodyshop every now and then. They use Ford diesel pickups or the small Ford transit vans.
Debs husband says that in itself should tell people something. I just saw a story where Biden is backtracking on his ev fiasco. People accuse President Trump of being a dictator but its the Biden administration that used mandates to force the auto industry to build electric vehicles and force them on American citizens. Think of the billions of dollars wasted on this pie in the sky utopia delusion. The government getting involved in the private sector seldom has a happy ending. In their misguided attempts to save the world idiots will destroy the world.
THE INSURANCE IS WAAAAAY 2 HIGH...
BUY 1,MAKE 3 PAYMENTS, GET IT STOLEN OR FLOODED OR SOMETHING...
Lies!! Pure lies!!
EV manufacturers are targeting women, young and old, because their an easy sell. They don't realize the dangers of Lithium batteries or the long run cost of operation
Barring that fire thing, females and oldsters are the very demographic that would be best served by EV’s …
If it doesn’t burn down our house, an EV would be the perfect grocery-getter for my wife. And after the prices come down and safety goes up, I’m sure that’s what she’ll have.
That's funny. Statistically more men buy EVs than women. Research the facts before speading non-sense.
@@akheeboss2726 - Statistically, more men buy cars than do females, even though there are as many female drivers (in US).
Kinda like washing machines - males buy them, but they’re marketed to women.
@Clyde-2055
OMG, I laughed out loud at your comment!
"Oh hell yeah, other than that time when I found my wife burned to a crisp in the Tesla, I LOVE the thing!" 🤣
yep chicks and simps/wimps cars only
I have had a Tesla for 2 years now. All of this is true and there is more.
Do NOT buy an EV unless:
1. You are a homeowner and are willing to buy & install the proprietary fast (50 amp) charger in your garage. Do NOT buy an EV if you live in an apartment/condo-that’s called buying a nightmare.
2. all of your daily driving can be comfortably accomplished with less than half of the vehicle’s published range. In general half the published range is what you have to work with between keeping the battery between 80% & 20% and actually using heat/air conditioning.
3. You are comfortable paying more for insurance than you might for gas ($350/month through Tesla insurance, and that’s just for the Model Y).
4. Both you and your significant other aren’t absent-minded. The car needs constant stewardship to avoid damaging the battery and running the battery too close to 0% can damage it. You have to remember to plug it in every night. Missing even one night is a headache you don’t want. You can’t take it to the airport and leave it in the parking garage because a freeze will turn it into a brick. In general, your life becomes constantly being paranoid about the health of the battery and you never get to just park the car in the driveway and not think about it.
5. You are willing to spend $2,000 on tires every 2-3 years. No, we don’t drive crazy.
6. You are okay with service being VERY expensive for even minor things because your options are limited.
Yeah, there’s some fun things and I don’t regret buying our Model Y, but at the same time I won’t get another EV. There are pros, but the cons outweigh the pros.
Gonna get a non-hybrid Toyota next. The only battery I want in my next car is one I can buy at AutoZone and swap out myself.
Update: another tire popped on the Tesla within 2 weeks of posting this, so that makes a consistent $1,000 per year in tires, a second time having a tow truck come to my house, and another loss of use of the car for 2 days.
That was the last straw. We just went to a Toyota dealer and traded the Tesla in today, straight out of the shop. Good riddance.
My 2024 it’s Toyota Camry gasoline non-hybrid🎉😂
Even for free I don't want
Thanks for the honest review. Interesting to hear a non biased opinion from someone with an electric vehicle
still running old diesel 1.9 tdi vw passat over 400k km
Several of these are just not true depending on what model you buy or where you live.
Service for my 2015 Kia Soul EV has been very cheap, and I haven’t had to replace the tyres yet. Our experience with 2020 Ioniq 5 seems similar so far.
Owning an EV with an apartment is not a problem at all in much of Norway now. In 8 years the infrastructure has gone from zero to absolutely abundant. No reason to think it’ll be any different in other countries in another 8 year. The technology is cheaper and better now.
There are still growing pains in the whole field of EVs, but it’s gotten much, much better in just the last 3 years.
Of course, do some research before jumping into it. Like any other big purchasing decisions.
There are lots of EVs for sale on Market Place. Some of them have been for sale for 4 or 5 months. Lots more that are 1 or 2 yrs old. I wouldn't buy a new one, far less a used one.
If you're happy with your EV, power to you.
I, however, will never own one.
Agreed. I figure that the more people buying EV's, the more ICE vehicles available for me to choose from.
@@k.b.tidwell I will bet that most, if not all EV owners have a second ICE vehicle. When the "status" is gone, it will mostly be used to get groceries. It would work well for that, unless it is cold outside.
@@BuilderofRat that's a very high price to pay for a vehicle only good for minor errands, huh? But then I see people all the time who buy a 3/4 or 1 ton diesel truck just to do the same thing.
@@k.b.tidwell I hear you. I have one of those diesel trucks, but I do not get groceries with it. I slide in a home-made rack the holds 2 quads. I load them over the side of the pickup. Then I hook onto my 25 foot travel trailer and head to the mountains. It is an 09 that I bought in 10. It was on the lot for a year, so the warrantee had started, so I got a $50,000 pickup for $35,000 because they had to sell it as used. The reason it was on the lot for so long was that it was a long bed crew cab diesel with a manual 6 speed trans. I have since replaced the clutch/flywheel assy. The Dodge clutch setup is awful. I only have 80,000 miles on it.
You could not give me one of those new diesel pickups! The EPA has totally destroyed the diesel engines, and for what?????
My truck is sitting next to the shop with 2,400 pounds of gravel in it for some holes in my driveway. I picked the gravel just before dark, and I was going to shovel it out the next day. The only bad part of my plan was that it froze pretty hard and now I have a frozen pile of gravel in my bed. LOL Oh well, it will thaw out some time. Thanks for the comment.
@@BuilderofRat I've been stuck with that gravel load problem myself, and yes I've sold a bunch of those dual mass Ford and Dodge clutches over the years. A lot of people convert them to old style.
Could have fooled me. There are thousands of EV cars in Florida. I can't drive down a block without seeing one or more EVs pass me by. I literally could be at a stop light and there would be like 4 EV cars around me.
Horrible
Yup. First they ignore you, then laugh at you, then fight you, then you win.
Great, another reason why Florida is doomed.
@mystockroom soon like all trends, they will fade away....
@@carlsmith1118 Tell that to the millions of Telsa owners
My car: 5 minutes fill up once or twice a month at gas station and twice a year servicing. That's the only time I think about my car because I have a life.
Okay. I plug in a cable. Takes about 10 seconds.
Why do you need service twice a year if you only fill up once or twice a month? Do you drive an old car?
@@Tschacki_Quacki Drives more than 10k miles a year. Of course you are prisoner to your home charger so you wouldn't know about driving more miles.
@@robertkubrick3738 Your calculator is wonky. If you charge for say 6 hours per night, that's 43.2 kWh assuming 7.2 kW charging with a Zappi. EVs typically do 4 miles/kWh which would be about 63k miles for a full year. Incidentally, the cost would be £1182.5 at Octopus' overnight rate of 7.5 p. compared to £12600 at 20 p/mile for petrol. The cost of running an EV is further reduced if you have solar panels. EV maintenance costs are trivial.
With a EV you plug it in their garage and charge overnight. It’s not complicated.
@@robertkubrick3738 I drive ~20k a year and can't charge at home at all.
How is having your own gas station at home being "a prisoner"???
You prefer to not being able to refill your car at home and have to rely on other people? That's more independence?
Buy a tow truck young people! The more EV's there are, the more business for you, trust me.
Diesel generator on a truck.
@@icedriver2207And more lung cancer.
Make sure it's a flat bed.
@@Pimpernicholas Better than COBALT poisoning.
Brilliant
With the technology today ,a gas electric hybrid is a much more logical choice. You get very good mileage , lower emissions ,and you're not reliant on charging stations.
No it isn't.
Hybrid pushes the weight of it's other fuel opt on the primary one.
This reduces efficiency.
If you have a plug-in hybrid, you only get the stated maximum range by charging the car. If not a plug-in, your mpg goes up a little, but you still have all the same maintenance costs, plus any potential battery/electric drive train issues, few as they may be. As an apartment dweller, that may be the best choice, but not as a home owner who can reap the full benefits of an EV.
Doctors say, ... if you want to live a long health life, stress free and without worry, ... then never, ... ever, .. ever buy an .. Electric Vehicle.
Yah, you just have to worry about lung cancer or asphyxiation. Not much worry!
Tesla is the SAFEST car on the road, my doctor told me
@@Pimpernicholas I am a retired mechanic. (76) I have been around these things my whole life. My lungs are fine, and I can breathe just fine. All that you EV owners need to worry about is being trapped in a burning EV, and the fancy doors won't open. Then you have the idiots that smoke cigarettes that EVERYONE knows causes cancer, but they don't stop either.
You know, if you love your EV, that is fine with me. I, myself, will never ever own one, and it makes me mad that people such as your self are trying to cram these things down our throats. It also amazes me at the lengths that you fan-boys will go to to TRY to make yourself feel good. Do you think that I care what you drive? Why do you care what I drive? Just let the people show where we think we need to spend our money for transportation. Oh, that is right, we ARE showing you that the majority of the population wants nothing to do with an EV!!!!!!!! The manufactures are going broke.
@@BuilderofRat Have you checked your lungs,bloodstream, and brain for nano-carbon particles? Everyone is susceptible to these since there is no dilution of these particles to zero in the atmosphere, in particular, produced by diesel engines.
Escape from a burning EV is more likely than from an ICE with a tank of volatile petrol. Google "Rainbow Bridge car explosion" It was in the news about 2 months ago. I assume that you believe that it's the battery that is causing the burning of EVs. You likely have the same batteries in cameras, ipods, ipads, laptops, etc carried in your own car or at home. Same risk? A friend's farm tractor, ICE of course, caught fire and burnt the whole garage. Not sure what other vehicles were involved. My dad was always warning ud that if we were caught stalled somewhere on the road, to wind the windows down a few inches. Unfortunately, the son, 18 year old, of a cousin was asphyxiated from a lack of doing just that.
Not all smokers have or get lung cancer, but the statistics prove the connection. Some day, driving an ICE vehicle will be shunned the same way, sociologically, as a person today is if they smoke in an elevator.
No one is forcing anyone to drive EVs. I just wonder why the ICE crowd are on these sites trying to convince the EV bunch that driving EV is for the birds. You would thing that they did care about what we own and drive. By the way, I own 8 ICE cars which are driven very sparingly. I suspect that they will enhance a museum's collection someday.
The swich to EVs is coming whether we object or not. They are cleaner and cheaper, if not today, will be shortly in the long run. The Chinese EV market will overtake any and all of the so called Big Three' businesses because of pricing. Much of the legacies' products are not manufactured in the USA, even. Tesla has most percentage component structure of any USA manufacturer for their cars.
How long do you think that crude is going to last? It might be a little less selfish to save a bit for future genarations to manufacture other objects than those for simple transportation, particularly when there are alternatives. I'd bet that you drive a pickup for basic transportation. What could be more fuel ineficient than one of those? It's almost as if pickup owners have to get to more than their share of crude before someone else does.
Have you ever driven an EV? Been driving ICE cars for well over 65 years and before that ICE tractors from a young age. The EVs have a lot more to offer than ICEs. Your friends will inform you.
@@Pimpernicholas Sounds like you have been listening to a EV salesperson or online orders will tell you anything to make a sale... young unknowing buyers are an easy sell !
If it's Lithium or Lithium base or like most rechargeables.. Beware !
Here you go, in plain English
Lithium batteries are regulated as a hazardous material under the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 C.F.R., Parts 171-180).
Exposure to Lithium can cause loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. ► Lithium can cause headache, muscle weakness, twitching, blurred vision, loss of coordination, tremors, confusion, seizures and coma.
This isn't for me or my family.
Good luck, with your so called .. clean energy !
The news over the past year on EVs has taught me to stay away from them. I will just keep my very old cars fixed and on the road.
Lmao I bet you believe everything they say on the news
@@deadshota736 No, but please tell me what is inaccurate in this video.
Good luck with that......
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Indeed , electric cars have less range , cost more in the first place, and last half as long , because you can guarantee, when that EV runs out of warranty down the track , and the battery range has degraded , no one in their right mind will want to spend anything from $20,000to $60,000 bucks on a replacement battery on an 8 + year old shitbox EV.
In comparison a good well maintained ICE car with minimal maintenance cost could last 15 to 30 + years.
And this brings up the question, what's greener and better value , an ice Car that could last potentially 30 years or more if looked after , or an expensive EV that will likely be sent to the wreckers in a much much shorter period of time , and which is better value ? because no one will want to buy an older EV with a degraded battery.
There's no need to blame Elon Musk for the failures of EVs. The problem is the government and corporatists keep pushing for a 100% EV world. In spite of EV problems, I believe there's room for these vehicles in the market and Musk himself has said that gas vehicles should not become obsolete. There's nothing wrong with being able to opt for gas, electric, hybrid, diesel, etc. We all make our choices based on our own purposes and desires. But when the government gets involved in these decisions, we end up with market distortions, shortages, and all the other frustrations to go with tyranny.
Nope.
Elon Musk takes full blame.
He is a con-artist on the level of Elizabeth Holmes.
@HighMojo Are calling Elon Musk a con artist because you can prove that he deceived his customers, or because you just don't like that he's offering a free speech platform?
@@HighMojo what about all the other brands that made EVs
@@gop4usa12 He deserves 10 years just for his cringy dance alone.
@@WhoCares-ml9fg All the other brands are just foolish followers, Elon is the Pied Piper.
They are nothing more than extremely fast golf carts with air conditioning.
If you use A/C or heater in your EV your mileage goes down dramatically.🙂
And an ICE car is a lawnmower with big wheels.
@markmercieca5569 But you can use the heat and the A/C in your "LAWN MOWER" with a negligible effect on their range and fill it up in 5 minutes anywhere in the country.
You can also have your lawn mower serviced by an independent shop at a reasonable cost because of readily available OEM or aftermarket parts and the insurance isn't ridiculous either!
@@jamesdallas1493 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Golf carts used to be ICE powered. Why the switch?
Huge red flag with EVs no one is talking about;
Hyundai recently quoted a battery repair of 60k on an Ioniq 5($65k new)because the owner scraped the battery cover while driving through a construction zone. The dealership said they can't verify the integrity of the battery.
Now, please tell me what happens to lithium ion batteries in the event of an accident. That is almost guaranteed death. No, thank you!
When you scrape the bottom of youre ICE over a rock destroying the carter pan ..with loosing the oil and than blowing up the engine is also very costly....possible a write off at once....maybe a technical total loss if that oil ignates on hot exhaust or engine parts. (And I've seen these type of accidents...)
It was NOT replacing a battery only...it was accident damage repairing including chassis repairing. (EGMP platform IS the chassis of that car). The battery in that car is built up from modules ...only replacing one damaged module (without other car damages) id 1: guarantee repair, 2: Not that expensove.
But of coarse ICE owners know better....without doing research on such issue.
@@reiniernn9071Scraping your oil pan is far less likely to end up in a fiery death and still far cheaper than replacing toxic dangerous batteries.
@@mikem9536 Just today in the news...a trucker lost 2 tyres and after that the car went up in flames due to overheating brakes....that was a diesel truck.
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
Mechanic here. EVs have to monitor their battery packs all the time. In case of an accident the battery gets instantly disconected. Its required by law. But yes, still wont hinder a fire in many cases.
Have you noticed all the Used Electric Cars sitting on car lots.? I drive alot up and down the CA. State, I've noticed a lot of EV showing up in these used car lots. I've even seen newer used 2024 models just a few months old. That says it all, .. evidently not too many people like their EV . Looks like more are going back to Gas.
Less reliable brands are harder to sell but not Tesla or BYD.
It’s only going to going to get worse. No one in their right mind would walk into a store and buy a used battery. Even worse a used EV
Everyone knows that EVs are the future.
@americanegale697 Trade one pollutant for another. Lithium EV batteries are highly toxic to people and our environment, a constant fire danger adding one more thing to an already polluted environment . EMF are another concern.
EV never hold it's value. cause they design to b replaced not repair. Also software gets old very quick.
Ev's battery last only for approximately 8 years. To replace them will cost you $20k! Or you might as well buy another car! I have a rav4 toyota for 20 years. Still working well and have only replaced the batteries 3x ($50 each)! THE COST Of REPAIR of EV's IS HIGH and the time to recharge a dead battery is 20hrs. WE dont have enough EV mechanic in AUS!
Untrue with a LFP chinese battery of BYD or Tesla model Y and 3 with the same type of LFP .. 1,2 million of km .
You can't afford an EV. That's absolutely fine to admit. No shame you don't have much money.
Darn, u must be poor
Where is this "batteries only last 7-8 years!" comming from? I see it all over youtube comments and it baffles me as a lot of EVs commes with like 7-8 years of battery warranty these days. Lots of 2012 Teslas with their original battery still going strong with 200k+ kilometers on the clock. Shure there are some cases where batteries had to be replaced early, but this is by far not the "standard" for a modern EV 😱
@@AndersLundin-gp2ey End of warranty does't mean end of battery, like 3 years of warranty of a car doesn't mean end of the car.
Lessons learned. A few copies of a high tech item is amazing when its "entire" cost of production, overhaul, modification and repair gets pushed aside to facilitate govt subsidies, reelection donations to politicians and tax detection incentives. Estimation of the cost of building more in scale based on the camoflauged prototype is what bites us in the butt down stream. When built in scale it turns out that with the shortage of essential rear earth metals we can never build/recycle enough batteries the make EVs cost effective or repair account for environment
Trade one pollutant for another. Lithium EV batteries are highly toxic to people and our environment, a constant fire danger adding one more thing to an ready polluted environment . EMF are another concern.
Also very hard to put out the fire .
When all you hear about is 0-60 times of EVs you know they are hiding some things
That was always released by legacy ICE companies in the past. Chrysler has packed in production of its muscle Dodge because it can't compete with EVs. Why do you suppose the legacies are not revealing zero to sixty times anymore?
@@Pimpernicholas Teens will be driving cars. What could go wrong putting a teen behind the wheel of a car that does 0-60 in 4 seconds?
And bullet proof doors.
@@robertkubrick3738and with a battery impact turns into the core of the Sun?
Get a super bike if you want fast 0-100 times - an H2 will do that in 3.1sec in first gear.
We rushed into E.V without allowing the technology to properly mature and develop further.
Yes.. we will eventually run out of fossil fuels.
Yes.. we do need to seek alternative fuel source for our daily mode of transportation.
But not like this.. we should be more focused on futher increasing fuel efficiency in existing combustion vehicles and transition to hybrids. (Half gas/half electric)
Then over time go from hybrid to full electric.
But we didn't because many wanted to get rich quick by jumping onto the next big thing. Wanting to be the first. And it was all about making as much money as possible.
It was never about the environment, the climate or our future.
It was all about prestige and profits.
I have nothing against E.V technology.
There is a genuine need for an alternative fuel source.
But this change will have to happen organically and not be forced.
E.V tech needs to develop for another 20 to 30 years atleast before it can trully be utilized. By then we can revisit the idea and try to re-intergrate it into our lives.
For now we'll just have to smoke crack and run everywhere..
Quite happy with my 10 year old diesel, still gives me over 60mpg, drives just fine & hasn't failed me once as yet.
i also love diesels. i have two Hiluxes and they are fast and efficient
Yes, just keep buying that ad blue 😂🤡 don't forget your 80% fuel duty 😂🤡 and your blocked egr valve 😂🤡 and your blocked dpf 😂🤡 and your snapped timing chain 😂🤡 and your seized injectors 😂🤡 and your relentless constant oil servicing and filter changes 😂🤡🤡🤡
@@bEEBO178 You only have to replace your oil once every 2 months or so on average. And I've never snapped a timing change or seized an injector on a diesel before.
The WORST part of price going up in electric due to so may more EV needing power to charge is that every one ells that don't drive EV have to pay more on electric bills as well. Thank a lot!!!!
What about home heating oil? Gasoline usage will push up oil prices by the same logic.
@@Pimpernicholas Home heating oil actually saves the grid and also isn't subject to the road taxes. If you want to keep your BEV you shouldn't attack anything that takes stress off the grid.
@@Pimpernicholasyou don't use gasoline to heat anything. It actually makes home heating oil more expensive because there is less demand for gas and they can't make as high a profit so they have to raise the price of heating oil. Gasoline and home heating oil are two separate parts of the crude oil and they are separated at the same time. Gasoline was a byproduct of oil at first and was mostly burned off and disposed of before cars
@@robertkubrick3738 Solar panels especially when used to charge EV's take stress off the grid and greatly reduce running costs of EV's. A lot of environmentally/economically minded people are doing that.
Yes, just keep buying that ad blue 😂🤡 don't forget your 80% fuel duty 😂🤡 and your blocked egr valve 😂🤡 and your blocked dpf 😂🤡 and your snapped timing chain 😂🤡 and your seized injectors 😂🤡 and your relentless constant oil servicing and filter changes 😂🤡🤡🤡
EVs are rubbish. Don't waste your money on them. Spend it on something decent, with a proper engine.
Vroom vroom ftw
Let's be real most people can't afford something decent especially right now
Buy a Tesla and avoid these problems.
@@Lovingkindness. Nobody wants a fire prone death trap guaranteed to kill you.
@@matthewgodwin3050 If that's the case, you are likely carring a battery powered telephone or similar appliance. Any fears?
My Lyft driver told me that he would not recommend an EV, he actually pushed hybrids. He mentioned "range anxiety". I recently saw a video about EV challenges in NYC.
Bro everything is a challenge in NYC. As a matter of fact cars are not efficient there at all. So my conclusion is that gas cars are BAD!. Stupid 😂
@ravindrapersaud7608 say that again when theEV is improved with shorter down times for a range of atleast 500 miles. For guys like me, a large full size luxury automobile which Tesla doesn't even make. As long as you have to plug in and sit 20 to 40 minutes and all for a short and shitty range, EVs are not all that.... sorry.
A very important reason people are shying away from EV's in my opinion is that they start to realise that they've been told only half of the story of EV's. And that half is the positive side of EV's. As more people have now used EV's as daily drivers, more and more of the negative side comes to light. And that both scares off new buyers and has many EV owners abandoning their EV's and reverting to driving an ICE or hybrid vehicle.
Never had a problem in 3 years and 42k miles, in fact I've just ordered another one
The whole story is that owning an EV is even better than what you will hear or read online etc. Safer than the safest gasoline cars, faster than most muscle cars, lower cost of ownership than internal combustion cars.
@@MarkMaxwell-author No it's not, but hey, be delusional as much as you want
But, but, but we are saving the planet! You just dont get it. Big brother knows best- just do as you are told!
@@simonhunter8338 lol horse and buggy crowd will catch up in about a decade
I was an early adopter. EVs can be fun with the instant torque but when the lease was up, I was glad to be done with it. With my gas-powered car, I can once again drive anywhere without having to worry about finding or waiting hours at chargers. They were a fad.
The problem across the board for all new cars is "Right to Repair."
What EV did you buy
I never fell for the EV scam😂😂
I was interested at first...because most of my drives are short, living on an island. I bought a small petrol car for those runs, because the equivalent electric model was three times the cost! Now im thinking phew, glad I didn't splash out.
I was interested first, after doing basic research I realised the only benefit of an ev is that the running costs are cheaper. But overall it’s not worth it.
I didn't either , and got flack for it but I don't care
Neither do I but I have other reasons to go electric though. Still wanna go back to ICE but too expensive to do so.
ya, EVs are a scam, n a failure. they didn't work over 100 years ago, didn't
work 50 years ago (liz carmichael - "the dale" car), n still "don't make the grade".
Here's my own streamlined list of present-day EV shortcomings in point form: (just an opinion)
Charging Time
Battery Issues
Charging Infrastructure
Range Anxiety
Battery Disposal
Common Issues
Costs of Repairs
Cost of New Batteries
Cold Weather Performance
Battery Fires/Runaway Fires
Charging Issues
Charging Station Accessibility
Charging Station Prices
Electrical Grid Capacity
Limited Model Selection
Material Intensity
Overheating
Cost of EVs
Cost of Insurance
Weight of EVs
Malfunctioning Chargers
Charging Station Reliability
Insufficient Charging Stations
Loss of Battery Power
Resale Depreciation
Fragile Battery Insulation
Feel free to add or modify these points based on your specific focus or requirements.
You mention charging stations 5 times on the same list and call it "streamlined". Fail
Charging time, charging infrastructure, charging issues, charging station accessibility, charging station prices, malfunctioning chargers, charging station reliability, insufficient charging stations
I’ve seen photos of people in the Congo mining the minerals for the Lithium batteries. Some of them included children working in Chinese communists party owned mines.
And please don’t try to disconnect the CCP and any Chinese company.
They are one of the same.
I forgot to mention these folks were practically swimming in toxic Cobalt.
Actually, EVs are not in any way simpler than a conventional vehicle , for a start the battery packs are composed of thousands of single cells with every cell and it's connection being a potential fail point , add to that , it still has gears(not in a conventional sense)and lubricants , it has multiple cooling systems and battery thermal systems , multiple charging systems , and then everything is run by computers and sensors ,
Make no mistake there is nothing simple about electric cars !
And they still have brakes, suspension, steering , electric motors, wipers ,Masses of electric solenoids to open and close stuff , and these things are heavier than a conventional vehicle, so you can expect your tyres to wear faster.
And we haven't even got to the bit about how the battery has to be pandered to so it degrades at a slower rate , or all the other charging cons or the mediocre range from the very beginning.
And I could go on , you couldn't pay me to own one of these things.
Just one video of just one EV burning uncontrollably into the ground convinced me (as if I needed further convincing) that I'll never willingly own an EV. All the rest of those negatives are just more nopes on top of that one great big NOPE.
I agree
its a marketing, they say that EV have simpler engine. Witch is true, just forget to add the rest of the car is more complicated and fragile. Also any electronics is sensitive to environment changes and like stable dry condition. Combustion engine, specially old and cheap cars are way simpler. More parts, easy repairs even engine swap is rentable. EV are one use and anything happened to the battery its cheaper to buy a new one then repair it.
It seems like EVs tick all the wrong boxes 😂😂😂
Yes mate I recently saw a TH-cam video where the technician had pulled down the motor and transmission unit and it was just full of fail points such as flimsy gaskets and seals for the lubrication of that unit.
A recent study found that electric cars release more toxic emissions than gas powered vehicles and are worse for the environment.
Electric vehicles also present safety concerns.
Reduced range in cold weather when heat and window defrosting are required will discourage their use, decreasing visibility and putting lives at risk, especially on longer trips.
If EV gets stuck, stranded in a snowstorm, or slides off road, heat will not be maintainable.
If stuck in a traffic jam in summer heat, air conditioning will not be usable and will be used less often in general, to maintain range. Opening windows increases vehicle drag and reduces efficiency.
Drivers are also less alert when uncomfortable and arrive at destinations annoyed, possibly requiring a shower, if available. This is not good for the professional traveler attending a business negotiation or meeting.
EV fires are very difficult to extinguish.
An EV traffic jam fire in a confined area could be horrific.
The study found that brakes and tires release 1,850 times more particulate matter than the exhaust of modern gas powered vehicles.
EVs weigh about 30 percent more than gas cars, causing brakes and tires to wear more quickly, releasing increased particulates into the atmosphere.
Particle pollution can increase health problems including heart disease, asthma and lung disease.
More total energy is also required to perform the equivalent work with an EV.
Extracting one ton of lithium requires about 500,000 liters of water and produces large quantities of mineral waste.
Mining the cobalt used in EV batteries emits toxic chemicals and gases that leak into the environment, and extracting metals from the ore emits sulfur oxide and pollutes the air.
Vulnerable people are exploited to secure these resources.
Go green?
news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/01/18/the-paradox-of-lithium/
www.emissionsanalytics.com/news/gaining-traction-losing-tread
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13155147/ev-pollution-worse-exhaust-emissions-study.html
Just think EV is like your iPhone. Always worry about having enough battery, where to charge , cost a fortune to repair if broken. The cost to replace the battery is crazy. So why want an EV ?
So why do you use an iPhone then if you have so much issues with it?
Why has the whole world switched to smartphones when their battery life is so inferior compared to traditional mobile phones?
@@Tschacki_Quacki You think an iCar would be better than an iPhone?
Ever watched the fairful lining up at the Apple stores? Must have the latest no matter the cost or problems. EV is the new must have.
@@rell660 I haven't compared phones to cars, I have compared old phones to new phones.
The LIFEPO4 (lithium ferrous phosphate) batteries are a lot more reliable. They are designed to be charged 100% but older type lithium batteries only 80-90% unless going on occasional long trip. The LIFEPO4 can last the life of the car or more.
Back to gas!!!100% agreed!!!
you will have to piss in your tank with WW3 AHAHAH
Yes, just keep buying that ad blue 😂🤡 don't forget your 80% fuel duty 😂🤡 and your blocked egr valve 😂🤡 and your blocked dpf 😂🤡 and your snapped timing chain 😂🤡 and your seized injectors 😂🤡 and your relentless constant oil servicing and filter changes 😂🤡🤡🤡
How much lead paint did you eat as a kid
@@bEEBO178that's a life were willing to live and I'm not buying something that's made out of child labor
@bEEBO178 and I'll fix it all to. Money I have, time I don't. I'll keep my Jaguar XJL and it's 3 minutes of fueling for a range of 570 miles. Not available in any EV.
I must be the exception to the rule. I have had EV’s since the very first Nissan leaf. I’ve had Teslas and I am currently driving a BMW i3. Never had an issue with any one of them other than user error. Never broke down. Never needed to get Recovery. Always had enough charge to get to my destination. never worried about range anxiety. As I always buy secondhand cars never had to worry about depreciation. Oddly the Nissan Leaf, that we sold made us more money than we bought it for. I would never ever buy a diesel or petrol car ever again.
And things will become worse ...
Both elecricity and insurance (for EVs per se and garages, parkings, houses with EV) will rise or be limited.
Also, EVs parking would be limited or totally prohibited in most places because of fires and insurance.
Correct. Electricity costs are going up. In Australia it costs more to commercially charge an EV than buy petrol.
@steveinoz8188 that is not true at all, EVs are collectively much more likely to catch fire . You are an EV owner and you are coping hard. Just admit you are having second thoughts about your precious EV
@steveinoz8188 The difference is, 99% of ICE car fires can be put out with a fire extinguisher. How many BEV cars fire could you put out with a fire extinguisher? How long do they burn? How much Doomsday Bomb COBALT is released by the BEV? You should study up on Cobalt poisoning. They add Cobalt to atomic bombs to make the halflife 25% more deadly.
@steveinoz8188 Argue with insurance companies, who tend to cancel house insurance, if EV is envolved in accident.
That could be a kind of statistics lie, like that, states that aeroplanes are the safest transport.
Even if so, ICE fires are far more predictable and pretty easy to extinguish, unlike EV ones.
Banning EV’s from public parking due to fire hazards is something I think would happen , sooner or later , too many reports of ships carrying EV’s catching fire , the Luton airport parking garage etc etc
Gas works. Never be in the first group to do anything. I see it all the time. People in line waiting for the first day the brand new thing will come out. Wait and see what those people think about it, then you can see what is worth your money. If you wait long enough you can get it much cheaper too.
EV's massive depreciation kills any cost savings of going electric. I saved $3000 last year in gas savings on MYLR but according to TESLA TRADE IN VALUE IM 16K UPSIDE DOWN.....NO MORE EV's for me
I am shocked. Not really. Always saw this push for EV's was going to fail.
Tesla model Y was the Best selling carmodel on planet Earth in year 2023 😂
@@mikafiltenborg7572 after they lowered the price because they were not selling which de-valued the car for current owners.
@@eduardoreal1056 It is not even close to the best selling car in the world but Musk fans will eat all the shit he puts out.
You saw wrong. That's why you are poor. Don't make any more predictions.
@@bEEBO178 Hey Robocop, I'm amazed how you can pass the "i'm not a robot" checks !
Look in a Tesla owners garage and the car next to it has a gas engine. Nuff said.
Because they can afford it😂
I never got rid of my ICE vehicle after getting an EV nearly a decade ago. I kept my ICE car in excellent condition while owning it, but the KBB value didn't reflect that, so I kept it rather than almost giving it away. I ended up purchasing another EV as well. EV's have been my daily drivers, and I'll drive the ICE vehicle only a few times a year. I have to keep the ICE car 12 volt battery connected to a trickle charger so it won't be dead when I want to drive it. I'm fortunate to have both an EV and ICE vehicle, which I can compare the two by way of ownership, instead of going by what others say online who don't own both.
They need to solve the battery replacement cost. It should be affordable and available anywhere.
Why should it?
That's only one issue in a long list of issues.
@@certainly2509share some of it
Ha! I never left gas, boy, what a great feeling! I love my fossil fuelled Audi TT Roadster.
My sister's fam has a tesla since 2017 (came with free lifetime supercharging) but I have never seen it outside of garage because they don't want to drive NJ to MD (200 miles) because of range anxiety. With recent EV charging catastrophe due to cold weather I asked if she is having similar prob. She said their tesla is summer only car. That's right; even people who own EV'S and have free lifetime charging can't or don't want to deal with EV'S shortcomings.
I have been driving my Model 3 for the last 2 years without any issues. I've done roadtrips in the winter without any problems, it handles snow like a beast.
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
Sounds like your sister doesn't know how to use Google Maps?
DOWN WITH EVS,
Yes, just keep buying that ad blue 😂🤡 don't forget your 80% fuel duty 😂🤡 and your blocked egr valve 😂🤡 and your blocked dpf 😂🤡 and your snapped timing chain 😂🤡 and your seized injectors 😂🤡 and your relentless constant oil servicing and filter changes 😂🤡🤡🤡
@@bEEBO178ironic how repairing all.these things is still cheaper than a new battery pack
Real human check
The WEF wants all cars off the road. 1 they tell you EVs are cheaper to run so you buy one. 2 they then tell ice car manufacturers to stop making ice cars. 3 only the top 50% of the population can afford EV but don't like them so don't buy them 3 Increase cost of Ev with insurance and maintenance costs now only top 25% can afford 5 car manufacturers cost Increase due to lack of sales so price increases. Now only top 10% can afford them so car manufacturers go bust so no cars on road 6 force tax and insurance onto push bikes to reclaim lost taxes 7 now no one can afford any form of transport so everyone stays at home 9 introduce 20 minutes city's 10 now everyone is imprisonment and controlled by WEF and backed by governments. You now own nothing, and you will be happy as ordered by the WEF and a German finally rules the world.
Sounds like a solid plan.
This is the best comment yet. So true people need to wake up to what's really going on. EVs are garbage and you can't repair them yourself, but it's bigger than that. It's about making you a slave. Soon no one will own any kind of vehicle. They will own nothing and live in pods and eat bugs and be happy
Hybrid and PHEV are the way to go , fuel efficient , safe and reliable
HAHA!
You still have a battery to replace. No thanks. 🥶🔥
Yes, very smart concept to torture a battery with a full charge cycle every day.
1000+ cycles after only 3 years.
Great idea!
Shows you have not seen the stats....Hybrids are the most prone to fire! Pure EV are 10 times safer than gas cars.
looked at PHEV - far too complex, with more to go wrong than ICE ..so bought a petrol Kia. Happy wife, happy life.
Last year I purchased a Chevy Spark 2020 with auto windows and locks and Apple 🍎 car Play along with upgraded sound system. It gets 37 to 40 MPG I drive it like I did my EV and it the Gas model. I have added mobile Eye and a few other Goodies. The Car is amazing. I paid $14,000. Out the Door. Love the New Hydrogen tires. It has independent rear suspension. I feel Blessed
They don't even tell you that the public EV charging stations require apps to use. Imagine 5+ different apps to find a charge station and then to access the "network" no one wants that.
Tesla chargers work just by plugging them in. No app needed. That is becoming the standard now.
Go back! Now try to sell your EV!
like selling an old phone, it has near zero value because the battery is essentially unreplaceable due to cost.
I would not trade my Tesla Model Y Performance for any other car on the road, period.
@@MarkMaxwell-author We will see when that battery issue pops up.
@@robertkubrick3738epic battery issues are not that common, they are not something most drivers deal with as part of owning an EV. Kinda similar to having your engine or tranny blow, it sucks, it's expensive, but it doesn't happen very often. Further battery prices are now dramatically lower than they once were and the cost will continue to go lower as packs are now produced in the millions. By the time my battery might need replacing in 10 years or so the replacement cost could easily be less under %25 from what it was when my pack was new in 2022.
@@MarkMaxwell-author WRONG! Battery packs develop faults. There are sensors and there are about 15,000 electrical connections in each pack any one of which can require replacement with a rebuilt pack Cobbled together from MULTIPLE Already FAILED packs. What could possibly go wrong? The Tesla Uber driver had a pack fail at 40,000 miles, then again 6 weeks later for the same fault, THEN AGAIN just under his 100,000 mile warranty. He gets to buy the next pack and it's equal to the value or possibly more than the value of his car now. That's for another pack Cobbled together from MULTIPLE failed packs, what could go wrong? You can find this guy on YT. BEV makers are COUNTING on you to keep the mileage low so they can get out of warranty. Gently home charge and your range anxiety and battery life anxiety keeps you from making longer drives and just tooling local. Try and use it like you would an ordinary ICE car and it fails. Hertz rental tells you they fail and are money pits. SIXT car rental says the same
true. friend of mine works a major rental car company and says the EV's are the biggest pain in the ass to deal with.
1. cost for body repair is 3 times more and takes 3 time longer due to expensive parts IF they are available. a hood for a Polstar cost 15k - yeah. if an EV has body damage, the electronics behind the panels get damaged and cost a crap-load to fix.
2. software glitches, tesla's will shut down and won't turn back on after a "required" update.
3. EV's chew up tires 3 times faster thus having to be replaced at 10k miles usually.
4. tesla's have poor build quality: interior is "snap together" and breaks often.
5. range is poor, way under what's advertised. mostly because the more "electricity" you use (ac, lights, charging phones, on board cameras, etc).
6. tesla's HVAC system is designed weird, the filter is under the condenser thus dripping water onto it making the AC smell like a$$.
...and everything else mentioned in the video. tesla's charging stations are far superior to the rest, even though other manufacturers EV's are built better they are difficult to charge unless you can plug it in at home.
Rental cars are not treated as one's own car. And EVs are not driven like conventional ICE cars either. It took me a while to get used to my Tesla3. And a few months to know 90% of its features. That's why rental cars get thrashed faster.
Good LUCK EV owners!..... I'll just stick with my ICE automobile.... FOREVER!
Crude runs out before forever.
Tesla model Y was the Best selling carmodel on planet Earth in year 2023
You make the petrol industry very happy.
Please keep on like that.
You are their perfect customer.
(Notwithstanding that, don't expect any discount at the gas station).
Yes, just keep buying that ad blue 😂🤡 don't forget your 80% fuel duty 😂🤡 and your blocked egr valve 😂🤡 and your blocked dpf 😂🤡 and your snapped timing chain 😂🤡 and your seized injectors 😂🤡 and your relentless constant oil servicing and filter changes 😂🤡🤡🤡
You'll get priced out of your car soon anyway and won't be able to afford to run it so you'll have no choice 😂
I have a Chevy Bolt and 4 Gas Cars- EV's are only good as a golf cart for seiners / getting food and shopping.
I have a Tesla and 8 ICE cars. The EV is better than the 8 ICEs added together.
Yep, but only when you can charge at home.....even then, who needs the worry?
What the hell is a seiner?
Exactly! And there are those types of short range minded people who are okay with that. I'm not one of them, however. Nothing but ICEs for me!
@@simonhunter8338 What's the worry you have?
The unreliable charging network is definitely one of the biggest gripes for a lot EV owners out there if you don't use a Tesla (or have a home charger installed). If I dig around for non-Tesla EV chargers on PlugShare in my city, the most common problems I find reported are:
- Charger has no power or is faulty.
- Charger doesn't activate/start charging or doesn't let you pay.
- Charger is blocked by ICE vehicles.
- Charger is derated (has much less charging power than advertised).
- Charging cables or connectors are cut off (seriously?).
- Can't use the charger because it is not open to the public (i.e. it's only for staff/employee use at whatever establishment the charger is located at).
Apparently Tesla seems to be the only EV maker to have a pretty reliable charging network (maybe at most 1 or 2 charging stalls don't work per location at some point, but that's not really a huge problem) although at the moment there's only 2 Tesla Supercharger locations in the entire city (one with 12 charging stalls, another with 8).
outside of California charging networks are a joke
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
Let's not forget that EV's pose a serious fire hazard.
..and gasoline doesn’t?
When was the last time that a gas powered vehicle spontaneously combusted parked in a garage and burned the house down? The answer is NADA.
There's been many reports of EV's doing just that while charging or not. If you did your homework, you'd find a plethora of reasons why EV's are a bad investment..
@@corvettesforever4619 Rare things make the news, common things do not.
Keep sniffing the petro fumes. In ten years you can keep cruising in your ICE mobile using your Nokia flip phone and Kodak camera.
There is nothing 'rare' about the negative issues surrounding EV's and the reasons why they're not selling. Enjoy your EV, Willie.
EV = Expensive Vehicle
You aren't forced to purchase one.
Some can afford luxury, some can't. Not everyone can afford it, and that's ok to admit.
True, but I really enjoy driving my model3. It has so many safety features giving me comfortable daily driving , especially at night and freeway driving. Only Tesla owners know this. Non EV owners do not have these experiences. And I did not buy the FSD either, too expensive.
By the time my Tesla 3 reaches 100K miles, I may not be able to drive any car as I get too old.
My truck only takes under 3 minutes to fill and has almost 400000 km and still runs great.
Yes, EV's are a scam
Tesla model Y was the Best selling carmodel on planet Earth in year 2023
@@mikafiltenborg7572 and will be the worst re-selling car, lol
@@Grievance_Studies_Affair_2018 Haha assuming you could sell a used on last time i looked on autotrader there were several 8-10 year old Tesla with less then 60k miles on them and they could not even sell them for 20% of the original cost. Because no one wants to buy a used car that at any moment could stop working tell you to take it to a Tesla shop and be told you need to spend 25k plus labor to replace the battery. Oh you want to scrap it well unlike an ICE car where a junkyard will tow it away and pay your for even a non working car with an EV you may have to pay for the towing and disposal fee.
Yes, just keep buying that ad blue 😂🤡 don't forget your 80% fuel duty 😂🤡 and your blocked egr valve 😂🤡 and your blocked dpf 😂🤡 and your snapped timing chain 😂🤡 and your seized injectors 😂🤡 and your relentless constant oil servicing and filter changes 😂🤡🤡🤡
Um , 3,000-4,500 degrees Fahrenheit lithium battery fires is a good concrete melting reason to switch back to internal combustion vehicles. Then there's the fact that the batteries are fragile, one 35 mph crash and the batteries are potentially compromised. Lithium battery packs can't be plugged in overnight or risk waking up to an angry, raging fire . Power outtage severely reduces your ability to charge up . The more electric vehicles there are , the more inefficient charging becomes because the electrical grid for one , can't handle the increased load and electricity will have to be made from diesel generators . Too many cons , not enough pros .
My insurance cost went down when changing from a Chrysler 300 SRT to a Model S Plaid Tesla. Same company, same coverage.
Chrysler 300’s are expensive to insure because they are predominately ghetto-mobiles.
I drive a 14 year old Lexus and be driving it 14 years from now 😂
No you won't 😂
In the UK the EV depreciation is 50% after three years!
Hertz is selling them 50% off after 2 years and they are very low miles.
@@robertkubrick3738 I still wouldn’t buy one
@@alastairjhunter3666You can't afford one anyway
After the first year of ownership the depreciation is up to 39% !!! (more specifically in the range of 17%~39%)
@@terabit. it’s getting worse😂 people are wising up, at last.
I've retired and got rid of my e class and clk cabrio and bought a 2013 Mercedes B180 blue efficiency with 40,000 miles on it for 10,000 gbp.
18 months on we've got 60,000 miles .
This will easily last me another 10 years , and it does 50mpg.
It's bright red and looks brand new.
Why do people spend so much on cars.
Its beyond me, I simply don't get it.
The money spent on EVs is also beyond me 😳
I never saw EV's as more than just a toy.
Tesla model Y was the Best selling carmodel on planet Earth in year 2023
Love my EV, but also my gas car. I use them for different purposes and provides me with great options and cost savings as both are paid off.
My cost to charge my Tesla Model S on PG&E EV off peak rate has gone from 12.7 to 34.6 cents per mile from 2014. So the cost per mile went fromn4 cents per mile to 11 cents per mile. I replaced it with a new model S Plaid which os a bit more efficient so my chaging cost is now 10 cents per mile. My overall cost per mile including depreciation, maintenance, charging, etc has been higher than most ICE I have owned even though I had free supercharging. I also found maintenance costs to be higher than most ICE I have owned.
Your are still trying to be way too nice, one: as a retired Ford mechanic during our training it is required for 2 people to work on an EV in case someone gets electrocuted so if the shop rate is $175 an Hr double that and 2 the Ford Lightening once hooked up to a "trailer" not sand bags only went 97 miles before it ran out of battery, yup! I'll keep my gas pot thanks
Ev is the biggest dumbest idea for rich fools 😂
Next to having voted for Biden in 2020.
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
Im still using my 14 year old camry still runs great if i gonna buy a car it will be a camry or crown hybrid
This is the beginning of the end for EVs.
I don't think so. I used to own a small car and get really good gas mileage. Now I own a small SUV and get much lower mileage. I like not paying for gas. The cheap operation of both hybrid and electric cars is very appealing. Then there's the whole global warming thing that the video producer conveniently swept under the rug. Besides, they are selling a lot of these things and people I talked to like them. I talked with a Rivian owner. He didn't give a rat's a** about global warming, but liked the fact that his big new truck had wonderful acceleration.
@@daniellarson3068 As long the power source to charge your car is completely solar or wind turbine you are really eco friendly, otherwise if the source comes from a central that burns coil and fuel, your car is not absolutely different than mine. Have a good day
Yeah, like you said.
Keep telling yourself that, while refilling gas.
(And changing oil, and oil filter, and air filter, and gas filter, and belts, and plugs (or DPF)).
@@albtub this is when some people do not understand the reading.
We were talking about energy sources, right?
No about tear down auto parts but if you wanna talk about it, be happy replacing tires from your EV car every 6 months or 5 thousand miles and how much cost that? About 3 grands and 5 5 grands. Better I stop here because if we talk about the battery will be laughable
😅🤣😂😅🤣😂
@@oscarpaisi4037 Talking about not understanding the reading, I was not answering to you but to the main comment.
Anyway I can tell you the same as I told him.
Yeah, yeah, keep on repeating yourself that.
(To you anyway, I added one yeah).
Every time I see one of these videos I buy more Tesla stock. I love you guys!!! 😂😂😂😂
I was looking at a report of Tesla stock falling ANOTHER 14.65%, Elon thanks you. $690 to $200 ish, really going in the right direction?
Me too
@@robertkubrick3738TSLA 2900$ in year 2030. Warren Redlich
@@robertkubrick3738 Up 1000% in 5 years. I hate when that happens😥
Facts they have no idea 😭😭😭😭
I had a Chevy Volt. It had so many issues. I'll never buy another EV. The car didn't even last 120k miles before the battery took a dump.
I laugh at the claim of EVs being less complex - the batteries alone can have 9,000 individual cells, which in turn have several components lol
If they say it has less moving components that is only because they are not counting all the electrons in the battery.
@@icedriver2207 Keep in mind that few ICE cars would even start without an electric motor and flowing electrons. And the sparkplugs?
@@Pimpernicholasthat’s like saying few EV would even run without coal/ nuclear power plants to fuel them
@@alleyoop5185 I have no problem with nuclear energy but coal is very polluting. There is no coal used for electrical generation in our province. The last coal generator was dismantled many years ago. To replace this pollution, we got the blow-over from Ohio from their coal plants.
My educational background involved some nuclear physics.
Lol, imagine if all EV drivers were forced to stick with thier expensive problematic EVs 😂
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
You forgot another one, EVs doesn't work good in the cold. A friend bought one and Chicago had frigid temps. Went to work with negative windchill and after a 10 hour shift his battery was at 11%. Couldn't even make it to the next changing station and had to tow it home, sold it a week later.
Not the general experience, especially now that battery conditioning is standard in most models. The first automobiles were abysmally trouble-fraught. Horse owners said they would never buy one.
EV is aame as hard drugs. Just say NO.
😂Tesla model Y was the Best selling carmodel on planet Earth in year 2023
@@mikafiltenborg7572 yes, most sheep will follow the shepherd to the slaughterhouse 🙄
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
Easier said than done. Most of these EVs are financed. To get out of your lease early will cost. In many cases the pay out will be more than the value of the vehicle. So many people wanting to get out, won’t be able to unless they want to lose thousands.
Buying any car is really a long term commitment unless you pay cash.
Tens of thousands at these depreciation rates. It's a trap. Buy GAP insurance also, if your BEV gets totaled because the battery is scratched, they don't pay but actual present book value. Market value might be a couple thousand higher but you'd have to pay the lawyer to sue them.
A never ending money pit
They will lose anyway. And I actually pitty the lease companies trying to sell the off lease cars ....soon there will be no takers.
Across here in the UK a survey was conducted in 2023 and around 70% of British motorists had said that they would not and didn't really want to buy an EV in any way, shape or form.
Instead they would simply make do with the car they have until a better option becomes available or their car no longer works.
Yup…. Ev’s suck big time
Yes, just keep buying that ad blue 😂🤡 don't forget your 80% fuel duty 😂🤡 and your blocked egr valve 😂🤡 and your blocked dpf 😂🤡 and your snapped timing chain 😂🤡 and your seized injectors 😂🤡 and your relentless constant oil servicing and filter changes 😂🤡🤡🤡
@@bEEBO178 😂😂 chooch
@@bEEBO178 yup I will!, and to think , all of that will still be cheaper then replacing the battery in your Barbie jeep.
Not to mention your insurance when it burns down your garage and drives itself into a tree..🤡🤡
@@Audiodreamer192-24 Batteries last longer than ICE engines now, dude. Pisses you off when a Barbie Jeep flies past you on the highway, doesn't it?
In the end, I just think we should have a choice and not any type of mandate or “phasing out” of anything. When it comes to EV’s I feel like all the positives were screamed from the mountain tops, but the negatives were rarely discussed. So now we’re seeing the backlash of not keeping the volume equal between the positives and negatives. We’re also seeing the reality of the infrastructure that just isn’t ready for a mass level of EV usage.
With 3 minutes of fueling once a month and a range of 570 miles, I'll keep my Jaguar XJL and leave well enough alone...
I am one of those who return to gas power car
So you have a crappy EV from legacy ICE automakers? (not a Tesla?)
Yes, just keep buying that ad blue 😂🤡 don't forget your 80% fuel duty 😂🤡 and your blocked egr valve 😂🤡 and your blocked dpf 😂🤡 and your snapped timing chain 😂🤡 and your seized injectors 😂🤡 and your relentless constant oil servicing and filter changes 😂🤡🤡🤡
ev,s are the #1 buyers remorse since retreaded tennis shoes
Just a friendly reminder about EVs:
- They are use with Lithium Ion Batteries, came from a mine with heavy duty vehicles.
- Lithium Ion Batteries can suddenly explode, without warnings.
so the trend i’m seeing is the same it has been for years, there are EVs and then there are Teslas’. Aside from spending more on tires and more expensive to repair at body shop, the rest is pretty much a non issue on a Tesla
Insurance. 50% depreciation in 2 years.
High depreciation is due to Tesla lowering prices so more can afford the future. This has affected the whole used EV market. Good on them.
@@badhairday_247 You are confused about the Reason tesla lowered prices. The niche market was getting filled so tesla lowered prices to try and keep selling into the full niche market. You will notice that the actual new tesla affordable model isn't coming until 2025...If EVer? Why would they delay it if they wanted more to afford the Regression which you call the future?
I can see hybrids being the future, but NOT EVs!
No.
ICE
Tesla model Y was the Best selling carmodel on planet Earth in year 2023
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
I was never dumb enough to buy an EV for the obvious problems with rechargeable batteries. Another problem not mentioned is that EV batteries will become unchargeable after so many recharges. Replacing the entire battery unit costs more than the car itself.
Don't forget for home chargers you need to get a new power box as well to use the fasr charger that cost money as well as the new higher electric bill it comes with.
If you can't afford the box, you can't afford an EV. Problem solved.
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
The "higher electric bill" slaughters the gasoline bill: At $0.10/kwh a plugin hybrid can drive 30-45 miles/$. A 42 mpg ICE only car on $3.50 gasoline = 12 miles/$. Plugin hybrid on 110V FTW.
I Feel sorry for electric car drivers and future owners. They will simply have to learn the hard way .. as I did. These things are a huge hassle, all those lost hours sitting in those charging stations, huge anxiety, plus a outrageous expense in the long run. Good luck trying to sell a used Electric car with wore out battery modules. You'll find out nobody wants to pay the ridiculous price of batteries ... Batteries are very ... very expensive to replace ( thousands and thousands of dollars) ... and make no mistake, you will be replacing them. These batteries are highly toxic to our environment and a constant concern for fire, also a high potential for disaster to our surroundings. These new specialized automotive grade batteries ... are not green clean energy by any means... Don't fool yourself and certain don't listen to a manufacturer or salesperson, ... they will say anything, do anything to make a sale .
I wish I knew all this before I bought my car . For some of you younger people, you probably already made the mistake, but that's how you learn in life !
Yeah, like you said.
Keep telling yourself that, while refilling gas.
(And changing oil, and oil filter, and air filter, and gas filter, and belts, and plugs (or DPF)).
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
Yes, please don’t buy an EV specially a Tesla. We don’t want our supercharger stations backed up.
Gasoline ⛽️ less headaches!! Ev so many problems 😪
Buy a Tesla and avoid problems.
@@Lovingkindness. Unless it gets cold. Or like the couple in Scotland who drove their Tesla in the rain and had to buy a battery because moisture ingress wasn't covered under warranty?
Can´t speak for US EV owners, but I can assure you that in EU that (the title) is absolutely wrong, and the video is most probably made with an agenda.
I don’t know about that. In my house we have two EV a 2017 Volt, a 2021 model 3 and a 2018 Dodge Durango. The two EV’s have been very reliable, and I have not had any issues with them. The Durango also have not given me much problem, but it is costly to maintain.
However, I’m a mechanic, so continue buying gas car so I could have job security.
Tried an EV 3 years ago. Found out I saved $8400 over 3 years year in gas and maintenance over my gas car. Buying another EV!
Okay bot
What you are actually telling us is your BEV was trash after 3 years.
If your EV is so good, you should keep it beyond 10 years ! Just like my 2012 Honda civic with 220000 miles! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Forgot to mention, I do all the maintenance!
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently
That's why... People need to buy BYD
- Malaysia
Yes EVs are the future, just not in the form of cars and trucks.
E-Bikes, E-Scooters, Electric Unicycles (EUCs), E-Skateboards and Skates, One Wheels are the EVs of the future and their sales and growth have been skyrocketing the past 10 years. And anyone investing in the above EVs now will be very prosperous/wealthy in the future. This is the next big industry
Car and truck are the wrong EV's to pay attention to...and invest in. People are tired of cars and trucks in general. They are tired of high car payments, insurance, gas prices, charging prices, high maintenance fees, traffic jams, parking fees, hard to find parking, etc.
Exactly what I have been thinking the last couple years.
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently.
I’m happy with my EV. Saved me a ton of money and it paid for itself in the first two years. Charging at home is the equivalent of paying $1.50 a gallon in a state where it is over $5 a gallon.
No, it didn't pay for itself in two years. Your forgot to factor in the higher purchase price of your EV, the higher insurance cost, the massive depreciation, the time you wasted waiting for it to charge (hourly rate x time), the cost of replacing new tires and brakes more frequently and the inconvenience of having to deal with range anxiety all the time. You didn't save a dime.
@@bigmacdaddy1234 even with all that factored in, it did pay for itself in two years because with 73k miles, I got reimbursed $0.66 per mile delivering cannabis product.
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And that is considering electricity is also expensive where you live
@bigmacdaddy1234 ev brakes actually last longer
What's funny is with combustion Engines, they can already utilize BioFuels and Hydrogen Fuel, no modifcations needed.
So in the long run, it's cheaper to buy a combustion engine over EV as I honestly believe EVs will be the replacement for the likes of Petrol powered cars whilst Hydrogen and BioFuel Cars replace Disael and Hybrids
We've had our EV for two years and love it, much cheaper to run than an ICE vehicle and fun to drive. We intend to keep ours long term, it's a pity so many people are put off owning by all the fake news in circulation. Second hand EV's are at bargain prices so a good time to buy.
Preach! Most on here have never driven one. Too busy at the tractor pull😂
you must drive short distance everyday and charge at home, and you better want to keep it a long time because of the depreciation and battery degradation you wont be able to sell it. god forbid you dont run over anything that could bump the bottom of your battery or apiece of metal that pierce the battery, because its unrepairable and would have to be replaced, if its under guaranty they will re place it but not with a new battery, but a reconstructed battery with used cells from accidented batteries. Bet you did not know that. If your warranty is over your replacement will cost minimum 40,000 dollars. if you ever get hit from the side impact your car will be automaticly totaled. how is your insurance rate? I can tell you it will double and triple with time. your battery will lose 15% charge after 4 years. still good for city driving but not for trips. And I would never buy a second hand EV.
Note I live in the UK but I think you've been misinformed by watching too many of these click-bait videos!
Our EV is a city car but it's ok for 90% of journeys without having to use a public charger, we do also have a full hybrid that has a range of 500 miles as another option.
The batteries are guaranteed for 8 years, and they hardly degrade at all if you only charge at home, we've not noticed any reduction in range in two years of ownership. If you use rapid public chargers all the time there may be some degradation but most people mostly charge at home.
The insurance doesn't cost any more than for the ICE car it replaced.
We don't have to pay any emissions charges in cities (eg to drive a diesel in London costs £12.50 per day, or around $15).
You have to remember petrol (ie gas) is more expensive over here, about $2 a litre ($10 a gallon), so it's much cheaper to run an EV.
At some point we'll replace the hybrid with a larger EV. Find out for yourself by taking a test drive, ICE vehicles won't be made for many more years, manufacturers are giving up on them and they will be taxed to death eventually by governments, eg already over here some cities are starting to charge ICE owners more for parking.
good for you not for me at least not yet.@@bristolview56
Charge my model y once per week using my dryer outlet takes about 5 hours in my garage. Over 100,000 miles now no problems. Took a 4,000 mile trip no problem either. Ignorant people who don’t own a Tesla. Drive what u want. I love my Tesla. 😊 ps I’ve lost about 3 % range for over 100,000 miles. Typically a Tesla will lose about 5% range in 200to300000 miles. You think your gas engine doesn’t lose efficiency over time? 😅 my range is 300 miles currently