I swapped my Porsche TAYCAN for a POLESTAR 2 The most rEVolting ELECTRIC CAR EVer made!
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- I swapped my Porsche TAYCAN for a POLESTAR 2 The most rEVolting ELECTRIC CAR EVer made! Are Electric Cars the future of Motoring, Will the EV be the number one mode of transport around the world? After owning and Electric Car for 2 Years, I can tell you in my opinion they are not the future and they are let down by the infrastructure.
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A few years ago, I watched a Californian politician slagging off ICE cars because of "waste" heat from the engine. I did a little over a hundred miles in the scottish borders today air temp about 4 C and that "waste" kept my wife and I warm, kept the glass clear etc, thanks waste. I really don't fancy paying 69 pence pkwh to keep warm. And no, I don't have a drive way, my 103 year old ex local authority home, will not accommodate a drive.
It's not waste heat in the winter when you are using it to keep the cabin toasty
as opposed to the waste heat from charging the batteries up every 200 miles and the heat from the chargers and pre heating your pack and the heat you get from using a battery.
You wouldn’t believe the waste heat from the electricity distribution network!
EV have big lobby groups like oil these days
It was all about the Hydrogen Highway. Listen to me now. Thank me later!
Australia sells 1 billion dollars per month of coal to China. Plus iron ore for their factories. I find that Europeans generally are unaware of the fact that Chinese manufactured EV cars are made with massive amounts of coal. 🇭🇲
Don't forget all the aluminium, lithium, gold etc etc we dig up & sometimes process.
Chinese workers probably eat a 20% Australian diet too.
Sadly, we don't sell enough uranium or even have a single nuclear power station.
Nuclear submarines are now ok, but it's coal, windmills & prayers for the environment here.
There are plenty of utter muppets. If you point this out to them, you’re the “conspiracy theorist”. FCS, it IS a conspiracy. To get us out of our cars.
only the evangelists.
everyone else is balanced.
And once built left out I'm fields to decay in the 1000s
Not for me ,,I will stick to my diesel mazda cx5
Dear car manufactures.... Please please please bring back knobs and buttons.
Those digital ipad things look far too complicated and dangerous !....
Not that I ever want a EV...
But if the day comes when we are all forced into having them, can you imagine the carnage that will be caused because everybody is too busy looking at them ipad control panels trying to do a simple task...rather than looking at the road..
Knobs and buttons please !....
The problem with electric cars is that the people who can afford them are usually those who continuously replace their cars, therefore not environmental at all. Those people are generally top feeders and have a much larger carbon footprint despite the ev they drive.
That's only if you're an eco-nut. Most people who have the cars have them because they're great to drive, economical to run, and very convenient to charge at home.
@@moragkerr9577 I disagree. All the people I know who have them are ideologues, feeling morally superior because they drive an EV. However the more that comes out about EV's, they are actually made based on child slave labour, in factories running on fossil fuel energy. If they're Chinese made, they're made using our Australian coal. 🇭🇲
@@moragkerr9577 I've done the sums and they just don't add up at current costs of ev/petrol. Sure if I go all out and put solar Pv etc etc then costs of kwh might come down but I have to have a large property therefore need to be a top earner.
The way to save the environment is keep your old car .. use public transport, buy an electric scooter
@@johannbraunstein1190 My neighbour, who is an engineer, has done all that. He says the various elements are synergistic to produce maximum savings. He says he calculates he'll get his investment back in four years. I'm thinking of just getting the same on my identical house.
But really, the savings you make simply from home charging are substantial. I reckon I'm paying half what I did in fuel for my Golf. Then if you get a wall box and an off-peak tariff you can be paying as little as 7p a unit. And have you taken into account that EVs barely need servicing?
The price of these big DC chargers is a rip-off but if you charge at home you hardly ever see these. I think you should re-do your sums.
TBF, proper Polestar Volvo’s are incredible beasts.
And by proper, I mean petrol ⛽️
😂
How long before companies like this, go bankrupt and you left for the car can't operate because of no software or firmware updates.
I love just turning a key and driving. All this infotainment BS just to turn the heat on. Not for me! Illegal to use a phone screen but these massive phone screens are ok. Makes no sense
We test drove the Polstar 2 single and dual motor cars a few months ago, the single 'long range' was very slow (i was told it was around 240hp) i was told the power was a trade for the 400mile range it's said to have, the dual motor was better but not even close to the Tesla (i was told they are closer to 400hp) but i know exactly what your saying, i had the sales guy franticly clicking options to try and make the single motor Polstar go because it felt dangerously slow pulling out from junctions etc.
Didn't Lee's Polestar show 100% battery and 240 mile range though? 🤔
400 claimed down to 240 in winter...for an EV...sounds about right! 👍🏻😂
The lack of power is most likely bad spark plugs or the fuel injection system. True story.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
possible bad muffler bearing
Get some Redex to clean the battery out😂
"You will have no acceleration and be happy"
Good one! First class comment!
Have you got it in ‘Economy 7’ mode?
That only comes on at night ... 😂
Its a Volvo, and it knows it's wet, my bet is nanny mode is turned on and you haven't found page 457 of the manual yet on screen 54-9-88 there is a little setting you turn off (maybe).
Hi
I used to be an hgv mechanic in the 70s & early 80s so I know what heavy stearing is, if people learn to only turn the wheel when the vehicle is in motion they might find the stearing is OK. I don't understand why all EVs aren't all wheel drive it's not exactly difficult to put a motor in each corner, as I have said about all EVs they share the same technology as a cordless drill
I was taught in the early 1970s to only turn the steering wheel when the car was moving due to a tendency to create abnormal tyre wear, flat spots I suppose.
cordless drills don't have a battery management system.
Pull leaver backwards to go forwards and forward to go backwards. If you steer left does it go right and right it goes left ?
My thoughts exactly!
Here in the states they sell the Polestar 2 and they have a few dealers, but nobody can buy parts. I'm sitting here two hours away from the nearest dealer and if I needed a new window switch, I would have to drive to them, leave he car off, drive home, then a few days later drive back to the dealer and pick up my car and pay parts and labor for my window switch replacement. I will never, ever buy a polestar unless I can order parts from their website.
not acceptable at all!
I love how these petrol free vehicles are full of plastic and synthetic materials, how environmental 😉
Just had a video show up in my feed where a guy with a model Y Tesla is stranded at home with it.
The name of the channel?.....'Just Get a Tesla'! 🤣🤣🤣
Great advert for them. You couldn't write this stuff 😁
95% of a car has to be recyclable under UK law.
How much is a new Tesla battery pack? 💸💸💸
Saving weight because the batteries are too heavy
Yeah they're full of plastic materials and the government and the tree huggers they complain about gas cars it takes fuel to make plastic from your cell phone to the shoes on your feet
You are quite right mac! Mobiles are banned and yet your eyes are of the road all the time? DANGEROUS!
You do know that it has voice control of all the functions like heater, fans, sat-nav and you PHONE for starters. No need to take your hands off of the steering wheel.
On the up side, they will be a lot cheaper by the end of the week.
One careful owner,low mileage, smells of fish and chips.
the AWD version is the fast one (0-60 in 4.5 sec and 660nm of torque), the last thing you want is excess power in a FWD electric, it will understeer and torque steer you off the road.
Doesn't matter one iota what an EV looks like, drives like or costs. If there isn't the infrastructure to support them they are simply going to be an inconvenience. Most households won't have the cabling capacity for a fast charger and our grid can't supply the (potential) demand either. Then there's the issues of insufficient chargers, slow charging, broken chargers, street parking/charging? expensive electricity (and the only way is 'up'), depreciation, over-priced, insurance issues, repair costs, battery worries etc etc.
All in a nutshell. Plus life threatening fires that can't be put out. 🇭🇲
All that taking your eyes off the road looking at the info screen. These cars are so dangerous
Its not the cars you have a problem with. Its the infrastructure. That won’t change with a polestar.
You had it in "Milkfloat mode" 🤣🤣
^^^this
I drove the very same car, at Gridserve. I found it plenty quick enough, it handled well. There may have been an issue with it on the day you drove it, or, perhaps you deliberately tried to dislike it.
What did you drive before a 3 wheel Robin reliant ?
I would go for the " deliberately tried to dislike it option" . . . I could be wrong though, perhaps he just didn't know what he was doing.
@oneeyedgirl617 i suspect you're correct. Each to their own i guess. My wife and i test drove a number of different cars, Teslas, Mercedes, Renault to name but a few, and, we both put the Polestar in the top 3. We liked it so much in fact, we've bought one. Not new i hasten to add, but with the range and spec, it suited us.
I think the Tesla is a better package, with charging etc etc, but my Wife hated the fact the Speedo was so small and on the centre console.
@Nazgulbadger the way it should be. Do your own research, with a mind on your annual driving pattern. It's not rocket science.
They've actually programmed in severe turbo lag in an effort to increase range.. lol
Yeah they'll bring them out faster than new phones then software cripple your battery so you bin them and buy a new one. Very ecological sound, thank goodness Crapple didn't go through with bringing one out. Crapple I-Car, sends shivers.
I cannot believe the havent banned these touch screens to operate the car ! 🤪
In Australia another Tesla burst into flames whilst charging overnight in garage, fire brigade just managed to get car out while still burning before house went up as well. Who in their right mind would have an EV, shear maddness.
What caused the car to catch fire?
Never buy an electric car especially a Chinese one .
That was quick !
According to Volvo, that Polestar 2 would have to do 100,000 miles before it’s carbon neutral with a Volvo V40. Even the (sensible) manufacturers are trying to point out to us all its a gimmic
And I guess that’s only if you charge it with ’carbon neutral power’ which is a scam in itself. 😅
I wonder if the lag had something to do with the weather conditions. I'll give EVs one thing, and thats capable acceleration performance. However, given the choice between an EV that can hit 60 in less than 3 seconds, and a lovely sounding V10 that takes around 5, then suddenly performance isn't everything.
Maybe farting and burping cows that cause "climate change" have to do with this shitbox's "performance". Or maybe it's "antivaxxers" fault...
Another car with no real controls. And a huge screen with stuff on it, that you're not allowed to do with a phone. Ask the lass to drive through dense traffic, and adjust the heating, change radio station etc.
It's almost as if the car companies never heard of distracted driving accidents caused be smaller screens on cellphones!? Attaching the screen to the dash solves the problem!?!
It could drive better than a Red Bull F1 car but I'm not waiting 3 hours to charge at a service station, and for that reason I'm out.
"It's just got nothing, nothing at all" as you over took an ambulance on blue lights!
It's a pensioners car, for those who eventually get up to 30 MPH when they're near their destination.
Effectively it's a Volvo built in China. Then call it a different name.
The steering was that heavy, you had no trouble parking it using one hand. Usual tosh.
Try driving it mi duck.
Wrong model. That’s the base. Try the dual motor
I think it's a nice looking car myself. But I'd have to have a petrol conversion.
They look nicer than a Tesla
The boss of my firm has one and it’s a nasty thing to look at. . He had a bmw m4 and regrets it’s immensely due to being inferior in almost all regards. He’s stuck with it on lease like so many 😊
Oi, my middle name is Derrick. And I’m not an EV advocate, so there.
LOL x
Quite like the look of the Polecat compared to the rest..... When they do a turbo diesel version I could get interested!🤣
It's a Volvo but not of the swedish kind. 2010 chinese Geely bought Volvo, then in 2015 bought Polestar and subsequently brought Polestar to the UK.
The lack of torque may be a unique selling point, in that it saves £700 on new rear tyres every 6 months ? LOL
You beat me to that comment!
I thought that model was front wheel drive .
There's always a down side.... 😂
@@mickhardstaff6605 True. .. Another selling point then..... You may be able to swap the front and rear tyres around unlike a Taycan with its 2 different sizes ?
It seems that controlling and operating that EV, is more dangerous than using a mobile phone, it is more distracting.
Careful or you might be reported for using common sense.
dangerous even if you are trying to pull out into traffic!
I actually prefer the look of the polestar over tesla's or your porker. Why worry about the power (Jeremy) its an old mans car so doesnt need POWER!!!!! Won't ever have an EV myself as I think they are a joke.
Seems odd that when you said you put your foot to the floor you can see the power meter on the driver display clearly showing only 50% power...so either you didn't or there was something wrong with that specific car.
I've driven that literal car from Braintree and it is perfectly quick for an EV.
It comes with BBC iplayer. If you use that it means you need a TV license to drive that car!
Well actually and you laugh at this, if you watch TV on a phone, ipad etc at someone else's house your fine using you own TV licence, However if you plug it into the mains then the persons house you at needs to have a TV Licence 😂😂 so maybe as long as your not charging your ok, to be honest if your still funding BBC Propaganda these days you might as well have an EV because you'll believe Climate change nonsense
@@daddymulk No worries there. I ditched the BBC/TV license years ago. I couldn't stand the very obvious propaganda. The climate change clap trap irritates me too.
@@stuartporter5428 👍
Is it not a possibility that after the Taycan, even a Tesla would appear slow?
When he drove the Tesla he said it felt faster than the Taycan
That's 25 min of my life I'll never get back...! 🤣
That's how I feel every time I charge my car. :0)
@@TheMacMasterare you kidding, you get to experience the shape of a crisp
@@TheMacMaster 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@TheMacMaster Get em mate!
So true about any EV! 🤣😂🙃
Thats probably the basic of the polestar, u can get a performace version which could have been better with acceleration, just checked the website
It's actually the old base version. The new base version is RWD and a fair bit quicker. The one to get is the AWD LR though - that is proper quick with about 400HP and AWD, and drives very well.
It is interesting that you said the pole star has an acceleration delay. I drove Mercedes’ electric vans for 1 year and they have an terrible delay. The next electric vehicle I drove was the Mustang Mach E and I was so surprised when it instantly launched as I touched the pedal. The power should be instant in electric vehicles. Just shows it’s best to test drive some first.
You can fiddle with the screen on an EV but you can't even just touch your phone without getting 6 points plus.
My name is Derek. Thanks, Lee.
I drive a Kia Rio Diesel. 14 year old from new. 126K miles, still going strong. 60mpg.
BTW I like my sandwiches in triangles😂
LOL!!!!!!! Thanks for making me laugh. Was a bit low tonight. :0) x
And it's Derek and Janet.
@@derekthompson5153 Say hi to Janet. That's my sisters name 👍🏼
Last comment. I was looking forward to 140,000 Likes from all your subscribers.
Misha has driven such a car at the Nurburing on several occasions and the car runs phenomenally. There is something wrong with your copy.
Not a Volvo but a Geely from China. It sounds like a real disappointment
It only uses AAA batteries, by the way - What do you expect?
Cheap to replace though ..... 😅
My Polestar 2 very quick (0-60 4.5 sec) ,no lag.Corners great.However I have the bigger battery and 4wheel drive.
Polestar price is 43.950 Lee expensive for something what’s a basic and underpowered EV
You can clearly see where EV manufacturers are cutting corners in order to make their cars somehow affordable. This thing looks like a cheap Ford on the inside.
Torque is available on a monthly subscription? 😁
No power? Try turning the wipers and head lights off...maybe the seat warmers too??
"What is cricket all about?" Well, Lee it's very simple:
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.
Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in, and the next man goes in until he's out.
When they are all out, the side that's out comes in, and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out.
Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out, he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.
There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time, and they decide when the men who are in are out.
When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including the not outs, that's the end of the game.
Hope that clears things up for you. 😁
not a surprise, weighs more than 2000kg. insane.
I like the way the interior and dashboard look, compared to telsa . 😂 it looks like a regular car.
£59,990 from! Ridiculous price.
Wrong! £44,950! Try using your eyes!
@aaronstrickland8121 regardless, it is absolutely ridiculous money. Particularly for a bloody EV! 🙄
Oh OK, Absolute bargain then at 45 bags of sand. I don't think so !
@@aaronstrickland8121 still double what's it's worth.
I look at all of those options, settings, switches, and screens and look back in pleasure at the very first car I bought for £120 back in 77. This was a blue 1967 Vauxhall Viva 1100 saloon. A rusty pile of junk it may have been, but it was my rusty pile of junk and it worked most of the time. The great thing about it was that when it did not I knew why and how to fix it. Everything was so simple and easy to understand. The windscreen wipers worked and so did the heater and I did not require an A level in the subject to work out how to operate the relevant controls. Slide it to red for warm and blue for cold. It did everything that a car really needs to do which is get one from A to B eventually and preferably dry, and warm. Not confused half to death, burnt to a crisp, or bankrupted to the point of wishing that you had been.
Yes, it seems that I turned into a dinosaur, but what can you do? I am sure that there must be at least a couple of things I like about this so-called modern world, but try as I might I can actually think of any.
The internet is better than the TV.
Ahh time to reminisce. My first car was a 77 Austin allegro (don’t judge) 😂 my first set of wheels, and did the biz, although I did seem to push it a lot.
I can't tell you just how much I love my old Volvo V8. So much so that I have left instructions to be buried in it... at least I'll have something decent to drive in the afterlife.
Maybe there was a coke bottle under the gas pedal?
Does it realy matter what ev you’re in ,😂
240 range vs 450 in my 2010 civic 😂 they shouldn’t even have made them until they can get 500 mile range as a minimum.
It accelerates like a normal car. That would be a plus for me.
i think he is saying it is slower even than a 'normal' car!
It’s VERY heavy. That’s why the cornering is poor.
I have a hunch that it’s built for range, but you’d die of disappointment before you exhaust the unexploded bomb, sorry, the battery.
If your normal car's a cv2
@@richardhall6034 Ironically, my first car was a Citroën Ami 6.
20 grand to replace the battery on that POS!! 🤣😂😛
The battery has an 8 year warranty 💡[so it will cost £0 to replace]
Note : that doesn’t mean it will stop working after 8 years !
The BS chat on these anti-EV videos is strong 😵💫🙄🤯😱
@@SDK2006b It is funny though. And they all say the same guff - wonder which moron media outlets fed them? Daily Heil? Or GBeebies?
@@SDK2006b What percentage of capacity compared to new do they warranty ? Usually its about 75% ? I bet the slope of reduced capacity after 8 years is better than 30 degree's. Then there'll be the small print of the warranty. Nobody really knows at this stage of EV rollout what the average battery life will be, and so company's are sticking their necks out to a degree.
@@SDK2006b Go & buy one then...The rest of us will pass.
@@martinavizcomm - I have a Polestar 2, which I’ve been driving for over 3 years already 😊
My car is the dual motor, AWD version with 460bhp, launch edition model, so it has all of the optional packages too ⚡️👍🏻
I give it back in 3 weeks, to be replaced with a BMW iX 😍
Excellent Lee keep exposing the madness 😁👍
Polestar were famous for making ski-mobiles. I think they were bought by Volvo at some point. Volvo bought by Chinese, ergo Polestar electric car. It is no Volvo.
I rented out a Polestar 2 in the UK last week and completely agree with the no power. These are €10000 more expensive than the Tesla Model 3 in my country which is crazy .
The beauty of an electric car is having plenty of time to learn how to use it. My car just switches on and goes just like cars used to
Sounds like my electric toothbrush has more power. 😂
I say go for an old school US muscle car. 67, 68 Camaro, Mustang, GTO. You know, something classy and cool!
I have a 69 Camaro,happy with my choice ,I test drove a new Mustang before I chose the camaro ,Mustang was like drivng a laptop
Sorry, but I hate all vehicles before catalytic converters. They are absolutely hell to be behind for quality air and are detrement to the environment. Also, if you think I just hate old muscle cars, I can't stand old volkswagen beatles and those vans as well. They are eco disasters. If it was up to me all.those cars would be illegal without added pollution controls.
I like your videos but if you are gonna start “reviewing” evs, would be nice to know which variant. Dual motor vs single motor etc.
Polestar 2's do 3.7-6.8 to 60mph depending on spec. This car gave the impression it could only do 0-60mph in 10 seconds, must be something wrong. Be interested if you test it again, when everything is working. I thought it looked good for an electric car, nothing wrong with the interior.
As much as I enjoy your videos I’ve come to the end of the road regarding your coverage of EVS !!
Just watch the ones you like then, you might not like every programme on BBC1 or ITV. x
It looks like you have the standard range front wheel drive car which is the least powerful Polestar 2 you can get. 228hp.
Like you mentioned in your vid the other day.... how much time did you spend looking/messing with that screen whilst driving ?
Yes and he was moaning the Porsche was too complicated with too many screens and now this one is too basic.
The interior looked cheap to me too, it's not Audi interior for sure....😮😮😳
I'd much rather have a polestar than 99% of all other electric cars .. even Tesla .. at least they have an interior that's pleasing not like the Tesla that looks like you could jetwash the inside . 😂
what a song and dance with an ev, balls to all that bumff, pop my key in . put in to gear and im off to fill up
Sadly we won't have the choice once the cashless Digital wallet and Digital ID controls our every move.
Got to say the most revolting EV has to be Tesla’s the polestar is much better than any Tesla.
Yes. I hate EVs, but Teslas are really horrible
If the nhs made an ev,. Tesla
That must be why the model Y is the best selling car in the world then! Tesla has made more staff millionaires than any other company! Tesla has forced every other vehicle company to make EVs and try to catch up!
You might genuinely not like Tesla but calling Tesla like you have, now everyone knows what level you're at.
@@jcfallows 🤣🤣 was waiting for a fanboy comment
@jcfallows best selling car to people with sheep mentality. Wait until they all get older and not financially viable to repair.
Well even if I could afford one, I doubt I'll ever get an EV until they get the charging infrastructure sorted out. Thanks for the video though 👍
TH-cam on a dashboard? They’ve lost the plot.
Something to do whilst your forever waiting to charge?
The PoleStar looks like my choice in women... sturdy 😲
I guess no one is going to step in and sweep it off it’s breeze blocks.
so yer ideal woman, "looks like a WW2 T34 tank" LOL.
From £44,950 apparently, bargain 😃. I like the way Lee complained about touch screens then drove along playing with the controls for miles
He’s no choice because you can adjust almost nothing manually. Cabin ergonomics used to be a very big deal, in large part because they impact safety. Looks like they’ve given up knowing, perhaps, that we won’t be going anywhere.
With that acceleration just imagine the increase in range and tyre wear 😂
If I was to have a Pole Dancer, I’d expect a bit of entertainment. This one’s called Phyllis, and she’s not dancing today.
Which model of Polestar 2 was it Lee ? as the basic one only has 200bhp , the top range model has 460bhp so that could be why ?
Percy abd Phyliss Pratt would love it parked outside 1Mount
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EV1 0HNO😂😂😂😂
The screen in the middle reminded me of some of the very old Android OS.
For context: Polestar 2 are RWD or AWD and the weakest 2023+ Model has 272hp.
As for the Handling characteristics: It shares the platform with the Volvo XC40, which tops out at 250hp and about 300kg less.
Starting price is 48990€... and dear god it looks absolutely hideous. Like who goes to a dealer, looks at the thing and says "that thing looks great, here take my 50k"!?
Latest EV on fire underwater. Wife nearly didn't get out.... What you want is an EV that uses petrol to open the windows??
Had one for 6 months its only good feature is the curry hook from the glove box, terrible car
I suspect the Polestar is in the running For National Highways car of the year. National Highways in Britain are the ones who have imposed the 60mph zone on the M1 at Sheffield for pollution monitoring, yet won't release there findings yet.
Have the electrons gone past their ‘use-by’ date?