Driving 12 hours to confront the dealership that tried to scam customers with a FAKE EV pickup truck
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Super sweet of that guy letting you charge and moving his truck. Good people exist.
most people are good like that, it's just the bad ones are very loud :D
@@Veikra open your eyes
Yeah and then you have the great people at the hotel..like are they bored or what. If i was an employee i wouldnt care.
The guy who works there and only parked there to stop people from charging without staying at the motel?
If you own an EV you feel for fellow ev users in trouble.
I laughed so hard when he said... "Do you think I belong in a pub?"..... and he walks in and there was the Walmart version of Rich and Steven..... lol
😂😂😂
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This comment has me cracking up, my wife's looking at me like wtf 🤣
I didn't think about the Rich and Steven copies! I was surprised the guy knew Rich!
Oh man, so true!
Bro. That was ballsy of you offering them a ride my guy lol. You definitely a real one for that Rich.
realisticly i dont think the car is able to be stolen like i think it uses an app on a phone i might be wrong but
I was thinking we were gonna have to wait for his next channel, Rich Ressurections
Come on now. They looked and acted like nice kids.
My hometown lol
Why was it ballsy? They seemed really friendly and excited about the truck.
After you gave them guys a ride, when you woke up the next morning I thought you were gonna say "my truck was stolen last night." 😂
I thought that’s why he packed the condoms and was gonna wake up with all them
lol you peep his music he was playing a few times , key Glock and da baby. They probably were blasting some 🔥 while they was riding in the truck together
Why? Because they're black? You realize you're being racist in a black man's channel, right? Your parents did a very poor job with you, Karen...
Imagine drinking with your friend at a random pub in the middle of a random town and you see one of your favorite TH-camrs just walk in 😂.
And Rich was concerned about fitting in at a Pub!
It was a dark pub. Never saw it comming....
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That's so dam hilarious!!!!!!
I will be so fear to say that is Rick and later that don’t be. I really bad with faces
As a north Carolinian I want to thank you for supporting our local businesses, I'm sorry you didn't enjoy your food but you helped that waitresses whether she showed gratitude or not, I want to thank you for her
Elizabeth city ?
She was 12 months preggars. Idk how but thats 3 months late like a library book.
Come on and raise up, take yo shirt off swish it round your head spin it like a helicopter.
@@someguyfromtheinternet5102 She lost her library card and can't get back in
@@buddy3852 Dude it's like $1 to replace your library card at my public library. what the f***?
You should do a yearly video where you see how far the electric car adoption has advanced in certain areas. Just map out a road trip in an EV and just see what's out there once a year. I think that would be a really cool series to do.
I died with the dump truck and new Jersey reference 😂
"She was probably like 12 months pregnant"
😂🤣😭😭
Lmso 🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂😜😜😜😜
Thats not even possible. Well except that one time-
I seen that
"Do you think I belong in a pub?"
*Walks in
"Dude, you're Rich Rebuilds"
"You live in a bubble" is the most honest thing that could have been said.
This is one of your best video’s. Glad the smiles per gallon offsets the miles. It’s incredible the hassle you went through. However, your ordeal should be an EV cautionary tale. Great job Rich!!!!
His ordeal should be a *non-Tesla* EV cautionary tale. We've driven our Tesla across the country and back, up and down the East Coast, and never had the issues he did with these other charging networks.
It's more of a 'be aware that things aren't ready for long travel in an ev, yet' tale
@@shane7965 that's just it though, an EV that bills itself as an adventure vehicle is a bit misleading when the infrastructure is nowhere near ready for prime time.
@@shane7965 You're still camped out in a parking lot waiting for your car to charge 15 minutes to an hour multiple times on a road trip. And that's assuming no one is in front of you. Good luck with that.
@@hamsterbrigade I've done cross-state trips with the Model 3 that has such low range you can't even buy it anymore (the infamous $35k standard range that wasn't even on the website) and had no problems at all, even though WA is far from the highest charger density. Never had to stop for charging more than once per trip, and never for more than 10 minutes. Literally no time lost, since someone in the car always needed the restroom anyway.
But non-Tesla chargers cannot be trusted to exist where needed, can't be trusted to work when they do exist, can't be trusted to charge fast enough when they do work, and are often too expensive, either because the charge for electricity is too high or the vehicle is inefficient or both.
“I’m gonna drive 12 hours to the shady dealer in my new Rivian because I’m petty like that.”
Oh man do I feel you on that. It’s the principle of the matter.
5:40
A few years back I got screwed $400 by a guy who sold me a dodgy ecu on Facebook. I made a complaint with the cops and was fully prepared to spend over $1200 in airfares just to stitch this fker up in court, but he paid me back once he received the summons 😂
@@Rollin8.0 love ppl like you, keep it up boo
Yes exactly! Stand for nothing, you'll fall for everything!
@@Rollin8.0 I have to agree with RiceMaker.
Please keep up the great work, somebody's gotta do it.
Best part about this channel is Rich allows fast forwarding! THANKS RICH!!!
"didn't believe him because he's from new jersey" lmfaoooo
This is probably the most honest EV episode I’ve seen. I see too many videos out there putting EV’s on some unobtainable pedestal like they are gods gift that’ll save the planet. Plus your videos have great comic relief!!
Ev’s are garbage
@@karlkarl5733 they have their place. I mean people spend the same amount on a drag car that constantly breaks and can’t drive on the street. But in my eyes, EV’s are still just a local area commuter car for wild amounts of money. Like overpowered wildly fast fast golf carts with air conditioning. Lol It’ll be interesting to see what tech from EV’s goes into normal cars too.
@@cpftank09 yep people do spend shit loads on drag cars but that’s hobby. Rivian suppose to be daily car but it fails miserably lol EV’s now like early computers. It will take a while until ev’s will actually be practical.
@@karlkarl5733 that’s how I look at EV’s. It’s not a primary vehicle. For a 2nd or 3rd vehicle, I want something fun. EV’s have only one fun feature, straight line acceleration. But there’s no sole, no engagement and feedback. For most the EV hobby is self gratification and the belief that they are saving the planet. But the carbon foot print for a Tesla vs a Camry as an example takes something like 10yrs/150k miles for the Tesla to come out ahead. That’s assuming mostly renewable resources are used for the power source of the energy too. The cost breakdown of an EV to a similar size gas vehicle will hardly ever break even unless charging is solely done at home assuming energy is cheap.
I think EVs would be great if they were advertised on their performance and silence. But don't tell me that its a "green" vehicle thats going to save the world, because at the moment, it is far from that. Don't get me wrong, the concept is great, but our infrastructure to power these things aren't there yet, and making these EVs aren't pollution free like ICE are.
Lets call EVs for what they are: A rich man's toy that is quick and silent.
letting those kids ride in your car was pretty awesome.
I was thinking the same thing. Then I thought, they could have helped Rich fulfill his desire for an adventure by carjacking his new ride.
@@unknownindividual731 yeah i thought he was gonna get jumped
they were all giddy
@@claxtoncurtis811 weird.
While his own kids hate his cars 😂
This is literally THE MOST lucid, pragmatic, and comprehensive commentary on EV life in the day and age of 2022. There are not words that exist to aptly characterize my love for Rich and his perspective of supreme objectivity regardless of the subject matter; but ESPECIALLY when it comes to shooting a cannon straight through the bubble populated by the people who fanboyed him with the subs and views that helped build his channel and bring him to the masses
Yes, me too :-)
I have owned an EV for 1 year now, gone on like 8 road trips, and so far had no problems. In the mainland USA at least the charging situation is fantastic. But only for Tesla. Now that Ford/Rivian/Hyundain/GM have some good EVs, it is mind boggling they haven't taken serious ownership over charging network issues, and just let EA be bad at it.
the sherman anti-trust act prevents price discrimination. this is a federal crime and you should sue this dealership for everything they own.
This is why Tesla started and continues their network. This an issue even with Tesla in some areas. And most certainly an issue for non Teslas.
In USA that is. Not half as bad in Europe.
Imagine spending 100k and on the 1st day you're already disgusted with the stupid car.
I'm glad you did your research and didn't get taken by the dealership. They should have known better and it seems like they were "playing dumb" about the battery pack.
Those dudes were HYPED to get that experience. Good on you for that
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Shout out to the guy on the phone at the Inn with the F150.. Does he not sound like the sweetest guy ever? It would be nice if some of Rich's viewership wound up staying there.. I'm sure he wasn't counting on getting anything in return which is exactly why We should support him if we can..
just might looks like a cool place
what you did is the same kind of thing my dad did when a dealer told him 'buy this or get off my lot'. He bought it some where else and drove up to the dealer that told him to get out, to rub his nose in it.
haven't watch in a while but I totally remember why I love ya - "because I'm petty like that" - you and Louis Rossmann kick ass lol
Much respect to you for going through the trouble to make this video. You are helping people avoid being scammed for features that aren't released yet and for the dealership to act like you're the problem for wanting answers was wild but you handled it very professionally and got the word out there. Keep doing what you do! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I wouldn't have been so kind to that dealership. This would have gotten ugly with me for sure 😮😮
That's an incredibly honest EV review. Thanks Rich, some wool has been removed from my eyes
To be fair, he did this ALL wrong. And secondly, if it was a tesla, he’d have ZERO problems here.
@@justinstewart3248 His point was how expensive electric cars were and how long it takes to charge an EV. Are you just pretending those points go away when you buy a Tesla?
Rich just proved what people knew EVs suck at long distance and people who buy Teslas are in the Elon cult
@@hamsterbrigade for charging ? Yes. It’s simple, fast and efficient. Pricing lol…no
@@justinstewart3248 What exactly is fast? I'm pretty sure I can fill my ICE car up from 0-100% in under two minutes. And once again, any "extra" time is compounded based because it's applied to all people "filling up."
I bought a kia niro ev a couple years ago, strictly for the tax credit and I went through all the same struggles plus I'm in upstate NY and the "300 mile range" goes down to about 120 miles when it's about 5 ° and you have the heat on 74°
This is the first video of yours I have seen. I have had the same EV conversation over and over. The infrastructure just isn't there yet. You cracked me up. Thanks for the content.
Bro what you did for those guys! Giving them a ride and letting them check it out, that brought me a lot of joy! You made those guys night, and I hope they made yours brother!
It was a nice gesture indeed but in today's world he's lucky he didn't get jacked.
@@unclequack5445 Don't let the media reports fool you. We currently live in the safest time in human history. Crime and social violence are trending downwards across the board and have been for decades. It's never been safer to interact with complete strangers than it is now. Not that you shouldn't still be careful, but it's important to acknowledge that today's world is the safest time in all of human history (despite there being more guns in civilian hands than ever before). But the news can't tell you that because they need tragedy and fear in order to keep you coming back and viewing advertisements.
@Uncle Quack yea I was getting worried when it said "group gets larger"🫨😬
@@thanosianthemadtitanic AT FIRST I THOUGHT I SAW A MEDICAL CANNIBIS CIGERETTE
Try giving a bunch of unknowns a ride here in L. A. you'd probably get jacked ! And your cell phone or camera would be taken to.
Traveling the US on motorcycle has taught me that when you buy a $140 a night hotel versus a $100 a night, that $40 is doing A LOT of work.
Damn your hotels are expensive af. Roadside motel would cost 35-45 € here in EU. City center higer end hotel would cost 80-120€.
@@KK-xz4rk Yup… I’ve done $80 motels in SoCal, AZ and Florida and they were at the worst areas and infested with everything oozing out of human orifices and leaking garbage bins. For the same price I have stayed in beautiful three star hotels in the best places in Northwest Europe.
America has cheap cars, cheap gas, cheap junk food and cheap clothes but fresh food and places to stay are priced like diamonds…
It’s actually hard to find anything as ‘cheap’ as $80 by the way.
Damn Mr Rockefeller! lol... when I was doing my Iron Butt National Parks Tour, I got crabby if I spent more than $50 on a motel LOL...
@@KK-xz4rk I dunno man.. our $150/night highway stop, chain motels are probably the equivalent of a 4-star hotel on the Euro scale. Not even 15-16 years ago have I found a European hotel that level that cheap.
Man I've never seen your videos before until this one, but I heavily relate to how you feel about everybody doing the same shit and having the same shit and you just can't do that. Your rants are also absolutely hysterical, definitely gained a subscriber from me
The question is why so many Rivian owners are already selling their trucks to annoying dealerships rather than on their own. Dealerships always offer less for vehicles than direct sales to the public. A vehicle like this is uncommon and in high demand, so it seems strange to see this happening. Makes me wonder if the dealership bought the Rivian with the plan to sell immediately with a high markup from the purchase price.
Maybe they read the latest Consumer Reports on reliability. Rivian is at the bottom.
@@muxionthat’s kinda expected with new companies compared to companies have been doing for over 100 years.
Your rant about how the people aren't ready for EVs yet is spot on. It's exactly why when we got our newest vehicle, we opted for a Pacifica Hybrid. Unplug, drive to work/run errands, get home, plug in. Most daily tasks can be accomplished in EV mode.
Need to go on a road trip? Go! Just fill up with gas and keep on going.
The government should have started pumping billions into charging infrastructure once plug in hybrds were able to be made in mass affordably. By this point we should have 240-480v charging where you work, where you travel and where you live for a fraction of gasoline costs, but here we are.
I put gum in the public charging ports in parking lots.
Plug in hybrids are much worse than EV‘s, as they are much worse than any EV when it comes to range in electric-drive due to the Large and heavy Motor Block that is mostly (in +90% of times) literally carried around unnecessarily. If those few times you are then actually going on a longer trip into remoter areas, renting a gas vehicle for those Days is outstandingly more cost effective than maintaining an otto-motor just for these few occasions! I am an electrical engineer from this field, and I have written multiple studies about this subject. I myself drive a Renault Zoe since a few years now and I have never regret this choice - it‘s sooo quiet inside 🤫
@@Elektrotechniker we do many over the road trips where it would be inconvenient to stop and charge.
I don't know if you actually read my comment properly, as it states we bought a Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid. Show me a pure EV that costs $50,000 USD that can seat 7 with all forward facing seats, and can go halfway across the USA with only 5 fuel/recharge stops.
Tesla Model X won't work. Would take 19 stops and a total of 36+ hrs to drive. The vehicle we purchased will only need to stop 5 times and spend 22hrs on the road.
I'm also an electrical engineer (I design and program control panels and power distribution panels). Once there's adequate 1000kw charging and the time to charge is 5-10 minutes for 400 miles of range, I would be willing to switch completely over to EV.
@@Elektrotechniker The average american can understand and use a plug in hybrid effectively using only electric on normal daily use while feeling comfortable taking them on trips as well as you can use electric or gas. There are so few americans that trust pure EV as there are so few charging stations which are very poorly regulated across the nation in comparison to gasoline stations. Maybe if the government actually puts their money where their mouth is things will actually change over the next 20 years. Even looking at maintenance, when you tell someone shopping for an EV the battery last about 10 years and will cost 10k-25k they drop even the idea of buying one.
The scene where you gave them a ride just made my week. The joy in their voices was beautiful.
Always love the “that’s the best I can do” ha! I enjoy making them go lower each time.
Petty Rich is why we love Rich.
all dealerships are scams, could be the start of a great series
Dealerships (for normal brands) are absolute dead weight, stupid, and unequivocally useless. Literally serves no purpose.
I don't think I've ever heard a positive story about a dealer. lol.. Whether from buying a car there, or taking your car there to get it worked on, or even just buying parts from them. Dealers are to be avoided at all costs. Rich can justify buying this thing, because he can start making videos with it literally immediately (as he did), and he will go on to make so many videos of this thing over time that it will pay for itself anyway. But for me- I avoid dealers.
Funny enough, I used to work in that office park off Hwy 64 several years back. Auto Park Chrysler Jeep was scummy then. Not surprising things haven't changed
I worked for one For 7 month I watch a supervisor of mine rip of a senile 78yr man that had dimension they knew he was off and his family didn't know where he was they kept him in the office for 6hr till they sold him a car at 15k over MSRP. Carr Subaru Beaverton Oregon has the highest concentration of psychopath and creeps you can find.
Well whats the differnce between a dealership and a scalper , at his point nothing
Its great to support new companies, but waiting until a company has proven itself especially with a $100K price tag is a smarter move. Not everyone has disposable income...
feel your frustration Rich, an eye opener and a great perspective from your experiences.
buy a hybrid. electric will never succeed :(
@@J-D hybrid is the future. And toyota know it
Electric is succeeding, hybrids are the worst of both worlds. I have a Tesla but would rather have just gas than a car with twice the problems of things that can go wrong.
@@danparish1344 as someone who worked in a dealership that repaired hybrids, you are incorrect.
Good video on the realities of EV transportation. Sucks getting ass packed in your truck.
Damn Rich! You NEED to either name that dealership, or report that dealership to the consumer protection board, or that state’s Attorney General’s office. At this point they KNOW that they are misrepresenting that vehicle and are just looking for a sucker! PLEASE don’t let them get away with doing that to someone!
Auto Park Chrysler Jeep
If you think the attorney generals office would do something about this you’re living in a dream world.
@@ClaytonF10 , What?! Sorry! I’m still in rem sleep!
@@ClaytonF10 , oh, just to make sure I understand you correctly. You do know I’m talking about the STATE AG and NOT the U.S. AG, right? Lastly, THIS would be EXACTLY the kind of thing a State AG would take up, as they did in Florida with price gouging during the aftermath of Katrina.
@@ClaytonF10 ummm, think most states would love a slam dunk for a huge fine and easy PR....
hell... mine is quite business friendly but man... this is just too blatant
28:36 That is probably the most expensive electricity I have heard of. $1.37/kWh. That is insane. The most expensive fast charger I have seen was $0.45/kWh.
You've utterly convinced me to never get an EV. Who in their right mind has the time and can be arsed with the hassle of finding chargers and waiting 2 hours to charge!
You're a good dude for showing the young'ns some love and attention instead of fear and avoidance. Also, Sam's a lovely gentleman.
Yeah, I agree 100%, pure love and zero fear of being jacked.
It's hard to give trust out like that, mad respect for being friendly and opening up.
@CALL IT IT IS ratio
@CALL IT IT IS they all are
Wow! Funny how dealership asked you to leave because you're well informed buyer & know more than they did & what they tried to scam you on. So much for future customers.
Also happens when trying to buy a laptop.......
Soooooo, you still wanna buy a vehicle orrrrr.... gtfo?
I think it's about time you put an industrial size diesel generator in the bed of the truck.
Charge on the go.
I've often wondered how many EV owners have tried this with a 3-5 kW gas generator. But to take it a step further, I wonder how many kW would be needed to keep it charged while driving.
An industrial diesel unit would be hilarious to see. Someone like whistlindiesel would probably do it 😂
Bruh. I truly love your sarcasm. Not much makes me laugh. Listening to you I laugh.
I understand your quick lingo.
Loved this episode. Nothing like a good old uncle rich rant. Especially love at 33:24 rich was like “Almost lost my cool for a second there” 😂
21:58 this one is good also
Dude said 12 months pregnant😂😂
There were so many comedic gems in this one! From the kids are bad for the environment to the getting rear ended by someone from New Jersey (you set that one up perfectly through out the video) thus was fantastic Rich!
Rich earned the karma points for showing up at the dealership to rub it in by buying it somewhere else
The kids one is funny because it's true 🤣
Im in a province where larger towns and cities are hundreds of kilometers apart. Federal government wants to push for EVs starting in the next 10 years.
Now a gas station can get a car in and out in 2 minutes and provide 800km range. If an EV takes 30 minutes to get 300km of range, imagine how compoundong that issue is going to be. We are going to need 10x the number of "gas" stations
i was going to watch the whole video! until you made that giraffe 3:17 sound! now I need to search how giraffe sound ✌🏻😂
Plug that BnB that let you charge for free! Also, the bigger story of this video is how bad it is to try to go long distances in an EV. As someone whose never owned one, I would have assumed it would have been a lot better by now.
Non Tesla infrastructure is a joke in this country unfortunately
Not being able to travel freely for long distances is part of the engineering. It's the social engineering department that has been conveniently hidden out of view.
If you own a Tesla its great, there's super chsrgers everywhere and its affordable, less then gas. If you don't have a tesla your boned. I thinkTesla should offer subscriptions to non tesla owners to use their super charging stations. They would make tons of money and also help the entire indistry.
@@aaronkamakaze2967 Yeah we just went 2k+ for about 100 dollars.
@@aaronkamakaze2967 Tesla is starting to open the network to others cars, in certain places. But they have to be careful about it or they will wreck the network for their own customers. Other EVs have plugs in different places on the car, so some of them have to park in a way that blocks multiple stalls. A lot of them can't handle fast charging, so they can take up a stall for far longer than a Tesla would. Tesla has to make sure that their own chargers don't get overloaded this way, or everyone gets screwed. What's really needed is for the gov and/or other manufacturers to throw money at Tesla to expand their network much faster, and for other manufacturers to build their cars to optimally utilize Tesla's chargers.
29:25 -- $77 and hours later and still not fully charged?!? Hell nah -- I'll pass on this. Excellent informative video!
Hard pass
It’s common knowledge that retail prices at superchargers are comparable to filling up with gas, ie not cheap. Charging at home for normal day to day use is a significantly cheaper electric rate.
@@Travisrogers87 $77 for a partial charge is not comparable, IMHO, to a regular ICE vehicle -- neither in time nor money. Everyone understands it is cheaper to charge at home.
For real. That is some crazy gouging. it looks like he paid around 73 cents a kwh!@@Travisrogers87
I had a dealership do that to me. Claimed they decided to replace brakes and suspension so they increased the price by 5 grand.
LOL why would somebody want one of these things that you have to spend so many hours charging to drive that distance? What a nightmare compared to gas.
I love how polite he is right up until the second his car door closes and then he lets loose
That B&B owner is TOPS! What a great gesture.
This is confirmation to me that I will never own an EV. Too much time wasted looking for a charging station and sitting around waiting for one. 2 of neighbors own Prius Prime and with the current price of gas vs electricity rate, they said it’s cheaper to run it on gas right now.
This is the EXACT REASON the FTC has made that new rule for Dealerships that make it ILLEGAL to do this.
“The Rivian is an adventure vehicle and it forces you to have an adventure” 😂😂😂 I died
LOL yeah, which is the reason I sold my LEAF.
The algo brought me here and even though I just subbed, my anxiety levels about EVs and battery range just jumped 20x based on this video. The EV community is always full of kind people though 🤗
@@spacep0d I like walking around and experiencing new places on road trips but I would hate having to wait or get out for that long recharging driving around around where I live. So I guess EVs would be nice road trip vehicles for me especially and keep the driving around back home with gas cars
@@Godfly I have the exact same perspective, but you also have to consider the fact that longer vacation trips can require an extra 2 or 3 days, while you're anxiously awaiting your destination. Nevermind if it was a destination with a time constraint. A gas vehicle would have taken 34 hours to complete that round trip, whereas this took a full extra 24 hours of being in the car, assuming you never slept. Easily added an extra 2-3 days to the trip, which can equate to lost vacation time at best, and at worst, and extra few days of lost income for the average person.
I liked the guys who were really excited to see the Rivian for the first time. It was a wholesome moment. Also, I really liked that Sam was in this video. He is how I discovered you (when you two were at the totaled car auction place). I really like when you two make collab videos :)
You mean that random chicken farmer hitchhiker he picked up? The one that was eating chicken in his brand new truck? What a hobo move that was!
Collab? Who’s that Sam guy? Is he a YT’r as well?
i like that guy's mom.
@@mealien0808 step mom…..they’re the best ;)
@@RustOnWheels yeah sorry I'm really bad at spelling
Cool video, I like that you stopped to confront the crooked dealer.
my wife and I bring our own sheets, pillows and blankets when we sleep in a hotel. It is so gross.
Thank you for pointing out all the hypocrisy and facts that EV influencers seem to bypass or leave out on their videos...most of which are just open interstate travel. You're experiencing the truth and showing it. Hopefully things improve drastically over the upcoming years to address a lot of these issues.
Sheep become EV influences, they in turn become Karens/Kevins.🤣
I’ve put 40k on my Tesla in 2022 - no complaints here with the supercharger network.
Check plugshare. He had dozens of 200kW+ CCS chargers directly off highway along his route. The video gimmick was using Rivian dash nav only which.. is a weird worst case scenario since more people use Carplay or Android Auto
@@modlife Great network being built in my area too. It just needs more chargers, better reliability of up/down chargers, the grid needs to support it, and then pricing needs to get a little better. I think Tesla is doing it right - just need more build-out so it's a great experience everywhere. Glad to hear you're having fun and a positive experience with your EV!
@@dmonasmith I travel across the country regularly- I’ve never had a single issue bigger than one station being down and had to change parking spots. Tesla has a distinct advantage in the charging department.
i appreciate you letting the group of guys check out the truck, they were so excited my god haha
I like how he felt that the pub was dangerous, but letting a group of random young males in his $100K truck at 1 AM was perfectly safe.
@@Cttechexpress If you look, he says "Do I look like I belong in a pub?" and points to his hand... which is... I mean... do I need to explain this?
Then if you look at the "males" and you look at their hands they are... do I need to explain this?
@@Cttechexpresslmao lets be real i think even they knew that truck wasn't worth stealing any criminal with a brain would know they couldn't charge it and wouldn't get far with it
Heres an idea. We build a charging station hotel. I know it sounds crazy, but as long as you're waiting, may as well get a room.
Awesome video! You’ve convinced me to never buy an electric vehicle. I don’t want to pay 20k more for the privilege of spending 3x as much money and 3 hours of time to fill the tank. I’ll fill my Tacoma tank for 35 bucks and NOT end up stinking like gas because the attendant fills your tank in New Jersey.
Finally Someone who is honest about the cost of charging an EV on a road trip.
toys for dweebs and betas
Is really cheap to charge.
@@misaelhp1 cost as must as gas and took hours instead of 5 minutes- toys for dweebs and beta males
Depending on the car, a Prius can be full charge in my country with less than 10 bucks
@@misaelhp1 fill ups in this truck were more than a gas fill up even under bidens inflation
Love the brutal honesty. Couldn't imagine dealing with that b.s. on a road trip
Hope the infrastructure gets better. Here in Colombia i barely see a charger, you see them in some malls, few gas stations and that's it.
and the thought of my kids are we there yet
ill take a 5 minute fill up over a toy
Hybrids are still the only way to go
@@jackterry7664 nah real cars are the best-
thanks for showing the charging rates here and there. as a person with zero EV knowledge that was question i was wondering about. thanks dude!
Enjoyed The Video Mr. Rich, Thanks!
Rich! This is great that you documented how much time and stress each stop was. your speech in the middle was perfect. thanks for this!
Great job on this video Rich. I’m so sick of car dealerships in general.
Unlike other TH-cam’s who stay hush hush on markup and predatory practices, thank you for calling this one out!
The funny thing is that the rims on the Rivian actually look a lot like the new Ridgeline wheels, only bigger
" a Toyota Tacoma, that's a little nicer that this" lol! Love it!! Yota Power!
That guy that allowed you to use his charger moved his truck and everything that’s a fucking great man❤
20:45 for the initial nervous laughter. I love it!!! The hood loves Rich Rebuilds!
After decades, Rich finally gained some respect in the hood. ✊🏾
Having fun with em too😭
@@matthewkauffman6110 He did some pulls with em
Lmfaoooo
Rich’s nervous laugh got me weak 😅
The car rental counter "upgraded" me to a Tesla once when I was in San Antonio, Texas. Sorry, but that was a severe downgrade for a work trip. My hotel did not have a charging station. I thought maybe I could get through the week with not a lot of driving. Nope, had to charge it for 45 minutes the day before returning it and returned it with about 15% charge left. It was stressful and awful. Never again will I let them hand me keys to a Tesla when renting. Not fun, not worth it.
These things are selling for $50-60k at auction now w/ low miles
this video is invaluable for anyone that is thinking about buying an EV. What an adventure!
If you think this video represents reality, well, nope... I think Rich purposefully stayed of i95 in order to make it seem like EV driving in any other thing than a Tesla is HELL... A simple app with proper filtering can show you all the High Power Chargers along the route... I paused at 26:53... Rich pays 72¢ /kWh... Electrify America charges 43¢ and is crazy fast... I think he's a Tesla shareholder and wants us to think he's giving us the real deal regarding other cars than Tesla...
@@SasquatchMelee "As long as you don't deviate from i95 you are fine" isn't a real world use of an automobile.
@@SasquatchMelee The thing is even with that. Non tesla chargers are unreliable if they are even working. Superchargers always work.
Totally depends on where you live
unless you work on the road 95% of your charging is gonna be at home, only time i charge on the road trips a few times a year. and thats probabaly similar to most people usage, if thats not you then yea it might be alittle early some places in the US
For Christmas upgrade your brothers charger. That way you can use it when he thinks it was really for him but actually for you!
Absolutely the best self gift idea!
You my friend are not only knowledgeable in what you do, but you're absolutely hilarious. Your Best Western Review had me dying. Subbed and followed, can't wait to watch more.
Driving 12 hours to spend 45 seconds talking to a dealer about something they won't change. Lol.
This was educational, and comical all in one stop. Great video Rich, thanks for being the voice of reason when so many just don't understand.
when he was talking with tavarish about the fast and furious lambo he got scammed there was only two used in the film and one was just for one scene and it was returned to the owner and the one he bought somone painted a yellow one orange cause the one used in the film had a jag engine in it the one he bought had a lambo engine in it plus the vin didnt match up to the one used in the film that was sold at auction days after he purchased the one he got
@@johnc27 Think you replied to the wrong posting
@@johnc27 wait so Freddy bought a completelfy fake murci? or the one one that was used less in the movie only once?
@@domslivin ya but now I'm curious what he's talking about wand what comment lol
You can’t expect free charging when you don’t stay at the hotel
That New Jersey reference was Super Disrespectful Rich👀 thats why its so refreshing and extra funny BabyGirl Hates your porche😏😁
Richard i have to say your best video's are the ones you do solo and show us the whole process.
These are truly powerful and they stand for something, you don't make a lot of them but i respect them the most.
As someone who studies environmental science, thanks for pointing out the serious issue that is current EVs. I also appreciate that you point out real and impactful things you can do to help the environment. Thanks again Rich
if you actually study environmental science, please do some simple research to see how he went out of his way to make this as painful as possible lol
Why hasnt anyone mentioned why rich dumped a shit ton of condoms in his suitcase lol.
First video I see from you and dude you gain a solid sub 😂😂😂funny and honest just love it
The waitress is 12 months pregnant. I’m dead 😵 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. The best one liner I’ve heard in a while. 🙏🏽🙏🏽
I was like hold the fuck up how is a women 12months pregnant😂😂 22:27
I live for the commentary at the beginning of a rich rebuild’s video. By far the best counseling session I’ve ever had. God bless you rich. 🙏🏻 you sir are my hero.
Ev users hate standing outside getting gas for 1-2 minutes but don’t mind waiting hours for there ev to charge lol
Rich: This is taking me forever to charge.
I pull up in my 2017 Bolt Premier.
Me: Hold my beer...
We had free DC charges all over the city (Baltimore) at libraries & public parks but now so many Uber/lyft people have overused them so they're broken now I've been charging a 2023 Genesis G80e for free since April but now i have to pay...... Talk about the five stages of grief lol
This man’s level of petty is something I aspire to reach
yep, why would charging an electric vehicle be free? Also, hating on New Jersey, hating on any place...uugh.
I just aspire to be able to afford a $90K car.
atleast its entertaining
@@shardnugget Actually I'd argue that it's not entertaining at all-- more like frustrating, watching a pointlessly long, repetitive video with a self-important "content creator" at the helm thinking they are "showing us all the way" like we're supposed to care about this on ANY level. It wouldn't surprise me if most YT content creators are actually college level journalist students doing some sort of semester project.
@@sblagg527 Non-stop bitching about things he should have known if he had researched a bit before dropping $100K, and a "confrontation" he didn't record and didn't accomplish a single thing.
“Took a shower, don’t know why” - I’m telling you I watch a lot of car videos and I find them very intriguing and interesting. However I stumbled across your channel, and absolutely love your videos. I love the sense of humor, jokes and positive energy that you bring. Keep the grind going you make great content.
The blood stains, I wonder what was blocking the shower drain...
Being different is driving a 37 packard everyday..
The charging infrastructure is what will keep me from buying an ev. No way I'm planning on how to charge my car if i take a trip.
I almost died with the 12 months pregnant line 😆😆