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Mine aren't in UK. Costs me 1/7 of cost of running petrol or diesel using 100 % renewable elec. Reliable and minimal servicing. Guarantee on battery was 7 years, now 4 less. Much better than most ICE cars. Battery deterioration 2% over 40K miles. Ultra smooth and quite. There are some places not appropriate for EVs but the longer those who have no idea about them spout rubbish, the more likely their own car manufacturers will be left behind.
The charging stations are usually owned by supermarket chains, hotels and hydro electricity producers. Petrol stations are going electric, too. Do not think there is any oil or gas money going into it.
Hypocrites? The foolish ones are purchasing their oil. They know what the wise thing to do is. Other countries, not wise at all. The speed at which China is moving is staggering. Once electricity is made by all renewables, the price of electricity goes down. The citizens have more money. The country has more money to purchase excess battery capacity. They will be able to use excess solar to produce green hydrogen or ammonia and use it during times the sun is down. They can even store large amounts of propane at homes and small generators to run their homes in case of emergencies a few days of the year. Foolish nations will not see the potential. The wise will see it.
Hydrogen sounds like a viable alternative to batteries. There is, however one major problem: Hydrogen has a considerably lower energy density than does petroleum. also, hydrogen is produced through electrolysis of water. Electrolysis requires more energy to break the H2O bonds than the amount of power you get out of the resultant H2. Guess where that electrical energy for electrolysis comes from. Yep, the grid. All you’re doing is changing emitters from the car to the power plants. But, I guess you can’t virtue signal that.
It's even worse than that as (US 2021 figures) 95% of hydrogen is 'blue' generated by steam methane reforming. Yes, that is using natural gas to create the hydrogen.
H2 can be made from other alternative than Eloctrolysis. Only people with lack of knowledge thinks it's the only way to make H2. It can be made i.e. of natural gas where the carbon is captured and then the carbon is a solid that can be used to other things. It's such a stupid argument that production of H2 uses electricity, so it's better used in batteries. What about: the pollution in making Lithium batteries? What about the amount of water used to make Lithium? What about all the mining for the batteries? What about, theres isn't enough materials to make the worlds fleet of cars and truck with batteries? What about most power plants in this world is using coal, gas and oil to make electricity?
Been doing research on hydrogen fuel cells and it’s very interesting why manufacturers like Tesla don’t use it It’s a nightmare to transport to filling stations Construction of a filling station is 10-20x more than construction of a electric car charging station and hydrogen storage has too much red tape (rules and regulations) Have u seen Hyundai version of thier hydrogen fuel cell vehicle? Very large no interior space due to the 3x large hydrogen tank Just it is very costly and dangerous (explosive as it’s under high amounts of pressure)
Electric does not mean ecological. Th amount of natural resources to produce an electric car is higher than a conventional one. In addition,the battery life is still undetermined. Repair costs are also on the roof.
@@gumachad Wrong. Battery life on current EVs has been proved in several studies to be very good indeed. As to repair cost EV's have much longer guarantees on batteries than ICE car engines. 7 years verses 3. As for environmental you are wrong again. If you do the UK average of 12k a year the amount extra emissions from production will be offset within 3 years (given mixed electrical power generation) and over the lifetime it's way better.
Wrong. They serve us all, not just you. Just like those people in 1880 that said "nothing will replace horses" you are wrong. Talk to someone who owns their own EV.
@@gerryparker7699 He said 'us' not 'me '. Combustion engined cars replaced horses because they were better . They required no subsidies , no incentives and no mandates to dominate the market....unlike EV's which are on the road to failure.
Here in the UK, the used EV market which is extremely important is at best flat. All data points to EV desirability being low. Which translates to used car retailers having to be prepared to keep hold of used EV stock much longer than either petrol or diesel.
A lot of Brits are also not able to charge EVs at home on a low energy tariff, due to having to park in residential streets. This makes charging electric vehicles more inconvenient and expensive to run. I can’t see this situation changing in the near future.
Give people the choice of different technology vehicles and let the market dictate where the market goes. All companies cover all the technologies, they then cover there risk. Some of these CEOs are not worth there salaries.
The only smart choice when buying a car is a TESLA. Tesla cars can now drive them self. FSD tech is freaking AMAZING. I spend about 65 dollars a month home charging my Tesla. The app on my phone is a key and it tells me exactly how much money i spend in electricity .
No CEO are worth their salaries. Remember Brian Thompson CEO of United Healthcare. $10.2 million salary plus $5 million in bonuses for denying claims plus insider trading.
@MikeSmith-lx9jg check to see if they have geo fencing and time fencing software. They are getting prepared for 15-minute cities and control the distance you travel.
The government in the UK don't want that. They are commited to the 2030 ban on ICE cars. They don't want people to have the choice because a very few people will buy EV cars. The government attitude seems to be it's our way or no way
Here’s the truth, in the United States over 40% of the people that have owned EV‘s are returning to gas engines. There are too many problems, not enough range in real driving conditions and complicated software issues and the realization that the whole climate change initiative is one big scam have thinking people and people with more discretionary income still wanting sophisticated combustion engines and I predict this EV push will shortly recoil back/truly there can be numerous power plant possibilities for vehicles and combustion engines are solidly one of them if Bmw throws all its eggs into the EV or hybrid market they will get destroyed as soon as a hybrid is initiated in a vehicle. It’s white goes up at least 500 pounds. Nobody talks about that. People don’t talk about the fire issues with batteries either as that is being suppressed. This is the globalist push to have China as a dominant player.
Bmw electric cars are unperformant, extremely ugly and extremely expensive! This is the simply truth! Hydrogen is more expensive than gas so you are talking for nothing! EV cars are verry chip to operate.
Not that funny if you work for Ford, GM etc. Most of the old Ice car manufacturers will go bust or shrink. Just look at the Japanese car mergers this week. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean you are able to stop it.
100 % by 2035 - is not only ridiculous - its impossible and just plain insane ...for many reasons - but many people just do not want EV's ....as the general public learn and understand all the negatives about them, they just will NOT buy them - not with currently dangerous lithium based battery technology.
What fool would buy a EV that the replacement battery will bankrupt your bank account. Insanity. Give a 18 year warranty on the battery and get the charging down to no more than 18 minutes and they will sell.
You are so smart that you do not even realize that Tesla has an 8-year 120k mile warranty on their battery. Many used Tesla cars are getting over 200k miles on their batteries. The price of batteries are coming way down. You can now replace a battery for about 6k dollars less than it would cost to replace a GAS MOTOR.
What a fool would buy an ICE that the critical engine failure will bankrupt your bank account. No ICE manufacturers give 18 years warranties either. Tesla has surpassed all the legacy automakers in quality and reliability.
BMW is field testing a hydrogen powered vehicle. How does the BMW iX5 Hydrogen concept vehicle work, and how is it different than an electric vehicle? A hydrogen or fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) has an electric motor just like a battery electric vehicle (BEV). The key difference is in the energy storage system. Instead of electricity in the battery, hydrogen is stored in tanks and then converted into electrical energy for the drive unit via the fuel cell. This means that a hydrogen vehicle has the benefit of being completely refueled in just 3-4 minutes, much like a combustion engine vehicle, but with all the benefits of electromobility.
With the huge increase in road tax,the writing is on the wall for these vehicles and do not have a hope in he'll of competing with the Chinese, after all electric cars are a throw away item!
You know that Norway almost has 100% ev:s as new car sales… So give it time and they will get there. They also export electricity so they are in the green right now at least. Electric grid must be in balance to work so it is impossible to produce for 100% ev’s if you dont have 100% ev’s
@@stevedavies-pp7dpChina has rather populous cities where EVs are selling well. Many don’t understand, how little EVs need electricity. You can use my home country Finland as an example. During the current decade, they have comissioned much more new electricity production then what a 100 % EV fleet would need.
@@MrSnejkaj Norway’s topography gives it the unique ability to generate large amounts of electricity using hydro. Not very many countries have this ability, and some that do have some hydro capacity, are shutting down dams in the name of this or that. So don’t make the mistake of using Norway as an EV example, when the conditions there are not similar to conditions at the majority of countries. Even in places where hydro is going, and idiotic opposition is not there, it is not possible to build hydro-electric dams to meet expected needs. Simply not enough rivers left, Norway being a possible exception.
Where’s the New Battery Technology’s?!.....Are the batteries really 800+ kilograms? It seems ridiculous that humans of 70 kilograms are using 1,000kilograms + to get around?! Bonkers is more like! Don’t forget to switch off your 15 watt light bulb indoors...When getting into your rented 1,000 kilogram+ vehicle to get a bag of crisps?!
Clearly not an engineer. You ride around on trains that have way way more weight and yet they are more efficient at transporting people. The bonkers bit is where ill informed people seem to think they know what they are talking about.
BMW used to make fast reliable handling drivers cars up until the mid 1990's but now makes unreliable breakable plastic-infested junk thats just like driving a cheap plastic computer with a fast-draining battery which could go up like a torch if you hit a deep puddle or bump it on a kerb....... the thing they need to make is a Time Machine so they can return to the 1990s and bring back those automotive engineers and designers!
Hydrogen is a nonstarter and EVs are dead until someone makes a battery that isn't a serious fire risk AND the power generation plants and distribution grid are updated to carry about 50% more electricity (percentage varies by country based on driving habits and non-EV electricity usage and by safety factor applied).
It took over 100 years to build up the power grid on the most efficient fuels available. Doubling that in 10 years with windmills and solar panels.... not going to happen.
Lithium ion batteries are also non starters and jet they started them dispite them being a fire risk, heavy, expensive and only short lasting with toxic waste and no recycling.
@@seglarmange EU is not building anything! EU is a political collabroration! They make the rules forced on to the public! A part of their Zero emission is H2. Look up PtX.
There IS no future for ev's. Why would any person of sound mind pay over the odds for a disposeable, throwaway car, of limited use, doubling as a mobile crematorium?
With that design I´m surprised they sell any cars at all. Ugliest cars ever? Highest maintenance cost of all cars (in the USA). BMW management worst in the world? Il merite faire failleté.
The EU 2035 ban on combustion engine cars is only for the sale of new cars, so I envisage that people will just keep their current combustion cars longer, Here, in the UK, the government wants it to be 2030. But I don't worry, as neither will happen.
I've owned two BMWs, however an i4 is not worth two-and-a-half Tesla Model 3s. I bought a Tesla and am happy I did. Hydrogen is incredibly expensive to manufacture, inconvenient to distribute, energy inefficient to produce, and to use. Don't hold your breath waiting for widespread adoption of H2 as a vehicle fuel.
European luxury brands just need to diversify and look at producing hybrid technology. That will address the infrastructure issue and provide a solid transition solution.
European luxury brands have to return to the basics. BMW is building ridiculously oversized and phenomenally ugly toy cars designed for the taste of Chinese Pimps.
The 2030 or 2035 target according to which country you live in has one main aim and that is to restrict person freedom. Expensive cars which the masses cannot afford to buy along with terrible depreciation will mean many will be forced out of their cars altogether
BMW is falling behind in battery technology and is trying to evade the issue! Hydrogen is not the answer, more investment in r & d in EV is the answer!
Surely, the reason is greed. If you want that pretty light on the front of your BMW or a wireless phone charger, it's part of a £2K package. If you want electric seats in your Audi, its part of a 4K package. Do you want to go faster? Thats another £6K. And you say it doesn't come with that spoiler unless you pay another £2K. Thanks. That's 40K plus 14K of options for the lowest range car in your lineup. That chinese car that's quicker, has all the extras you want or need and more AND includes the spoiler and is only £26K all in, is looking much more attractive.
@@davidlloyd1526Na California is Not Even Close to 20% it's more like 2% if You count All The Vehicles VS EV'S it might Make Up to 2% Toyota Selling More Than All the EV'S Combined in California 🎉Well A lot of States Are Not CA and Have 000 EV'S 🎉
@@davidlloyd1526Na California is 2% and that's Max Out Some States Are Almost 0%🎉🎉Count 100 Cars in California then You'll See More Honda and Toyota than that Of EV'S
@ I hope they do, but pinning hope of H2 is a bit like Porsche and its synthetic fuels nonsense. The main problem is that people happily watched the legislators pass these climate change laws thinking that the burden wouldn’t fall on us…
EV cars are the future and let us hope we have better alternative energy sources that is safe and reliable to use in our modern car. Currently, Lithium batteries are difficult to mine and they are fire hazard issues to the surrounding environment impact we are living here.
"All EV" ' EU law for all EV by 2035 does not exit, a zero emission policy for 2035 exits. It's for car makers to meet the challenge of cleaning the air we breath......is the EU car industry be able to meet that challenges will it be end of the EU car industry???;...???
The concept may be viable and cost saving if manufacturers first researched on basic raw material availability - batteries as well as post sale infra -charging station networks to make EV vehicles to customers a viable purchase let alone drive to transform the automotive landscape as a whole towards sustainable future
What both BMW and Toyota seems to have missed when comparing hydrogen to electricity, when it comes to propelling vehicles, are two very important factors. The efficiency factor is the first thing to consider. The total process to produce hydrogen, then distributing it, and finally making a vehicle run on it is as low as 25%, which means it is even lower than fossil fuel. When comparing with EV's, we already have the production and distribution network in place and the total efficiency factor all the way to run the vehicle is around 70%. This big difference in efficiency is absolutely decisive as it means that running vehicles on hydrogen is very costly compared to electricity. The other factor is that a hydrogen propelled vehicle is more technically complicated than an EV and it has a lower range than most EV's, due to the fact that hydrogen has a lower energy density.
Why are BMW taking so long to release the Neue Klasse? Why did they stop innovating after the i3? The multi option successors have been uninspiring to say the least, the Neue Klasse vehicles might be great but not if they don’t release them for 2 years. Forget Hydrogen, too complex, most of the buying public is not interested.
As far as I’m concerned, the EV REVOLUTION is doomed to failure (and it needs to fail in order to save the international Automotive Industry because the current mandates WILL destroy automotive manufacturing)
(Q). If FCEVs are highly hazardous, will residents want to live above these thousand FCEVs parked in multiple basement lots? It's highly unlikely that residents would want to live above a thousand FCEVs parked in multiple basement lots, given the hazardous risks associated with hydrogen fuel. The concerns would be: 1. _Explosion and fire risks_: Residents would worry about the potential for explosions and fires, which could put their lives at risk. 2. _Toxic gas exposure_: Hydrogen leaks could lead to toxic gas exposure, posing health risks to residents. 3. _Noise and vibrations_: FCEVs' high-pressure fueling and refueling processes could generate noise and vibrations, causing discomfort to residents. 4. _Property value concerns_: The presence of FCEVs in the basement could negatively impact property values, as residents might view it as a hazardous liability.
I think that moving to hydrogen powered cars is fools errand. Think about hydrogen distribution versus electrical distribution to cars. Electric distribution involves high voltage wire, hydrogen involves trucking, maybe pipe lines. In my case 99% of time I can charge my car at home, and for those who live in apartments they will be able to charge their cars at street parking, garages... Hydrogen cars imply more gas like stations... I think that BMW and Toyota CEOs lost their minds pushing hydrogen, that will not happen. They should spend more energy to figure out how to successfuly compete with the Chinese automakers. Both BMW and Toyota are very good and inventive car companies, they can do it in electric domain!
It seems many people have not noticed that there is in many places enough sunshine to power motor vehicles. I bought a 2 year old Mini electric and totally charge with my solar system. And an 8 year battery warranty. Perfect car for everyday town driving. And what fun to drive. Far better value than a petrol model.
No, there are very few places that have enough sunshine to power EVs if you factor in all the considerations in sizing rooftop solar systems. How many people have their cars at home charging during mid day when solar is producing? How many people will buy battery energy storage to go with their solar panels? How many utility companies will support grid connection of more solar when they already have more power than they can use during sunny periods?
Most people don't have a roof ie appartments etc Many people cant get solar as they rent or are leasehold How many miles do you do to get enough power from solar to cover it? Are you on the equator? This is all nonsense speak for ANYONE in the UK.
The real main reasons why the EV are not sellling: 1) much higher buying price than gaz car 2) the total asshole, the enormous stress and waste of time of recharging 3) much higher oprating cost (insurance, tire, repair , maintenance etc) 4) the lost of the battery autonumy every year 5) a lifespan of 6 years maximum compare to app. 15 years for gaz car. 6) the residual value going almost to zero after 5 years because you must replace your battery for 10k, 15k or more if available. 7) more EV on the road will double the requirement of electricity (power grid not enough) 8) EV are subsidized, meaning a taxe on everyone. (I am fed up of all taxes in Canada and US). A parasitic society never prosper. etc It is out of reached and not practical for 95% of the population. To all politicians , bureaucrats and MSM, stop trying to force us to buy EV. It will not work.
Smaller lighter cars with cheaper smaller capacity sodium battery to give 100 miles electric range, range extender 300cc petrol will only run when battery getting low, should be a lot more affordable if the government allows it.
Never mind their electric vehicles. Owners are ditching their ICE vehicles as well. BMW lost its way 25 years ago and produce vehicles that are some of the most unreliable and expensive on the road. Not a single mechanic has a good thing to say about BMWs.
BMW have been raising it service and repair costs year after year. It is an endless money pit. Their EV are Chinese EV, why not just buy Chinese and save a bundle
Wake up and start smelling the roses! You too will go the way of the dodo bird. Tesla is not afraid of the Chinese challenge. Why is Europe industry so blind?
My BMW i 3 that I purchased 7 yrs ago, is the best car I have ever owned. That said, not only are car manufacturers 20 yrs behind the Chinese, the rest of the world as a whole is 20yrs behind. Every city in China whether it is a Tier 1,2, or 3 status are all up about 67% electric. That is all vehicles, cars, scooters, motor bikes, taxis, buses etc. The UK and USA is at 2% and that is being generous.
Plus their % of ev drivers may be high, but their population isn't, & they're an almost unique state in terms of per capita gdp & their sovereign wealth fund, ergo they can afford to be faux green utopianists.
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We got rid of ours, nothing but a hassle plus a huge money pit
They are absolute rubbish just like VAG products. Glorified rubbish.
Mine aren't in UK. Costs me 1/7 of cost of running petrol or diesel using 100 % renewable elec. Reliable and minimal servicing. Guarantee on battery was 7 years, now 4 less. Much better than most ICE cars. Battery deterioration 2% over 40K miles. Ultra smooth and quite. There are some places not appropriate for EVs but the longer those who have no idea about them spout rubbish, the more likely their own car manufacturers will be left behind.
@@gerryparker7699Can I ask where your 100% renewable electricity has come from in the last month in the UK? Have you seen the Nat Grid daily figures?
And oil prices have come down
How does Norway manage to pay for all the EV charging stations? By selling oil and gas! Hypocrites!
Or just let Tesla build most of it.
The charging stations are usually owned by supermarket chains, hotels and hydro electricity producers. Petrol stations are going electric, too. Do not think there is any oil or gas money going into it.
The Norway state has heavily subsidised the EV industry with eV lanes on roads and grants etc
Hypocrites? The foolish ones are purchasing their oil. They know what the wise thing to do is. Other countries, not wise at all. The speed at which China is moving is staggering. Once electricity is made by all renewables, the price of electricity goes down. The citizens have more money. The country has more money to purchase excess battery capacity. They will be able to use excess solar to produce green hydrogen or ammonia and use it during times the sun is down. They can even store large amounts of propane at homes and small generators to run their homes in case of emergencies a few days of the year. Foolish nations will not see the potential. The wise will see it.
@@jamesaughney8470 No, but it has levied less taxes on EV than ICE.
Reason number one: that crazy ugly ‘kidney’ grill
Looks more like a pig snout or beaver teeth to me 😂
0:28 reminiscent of the Ford Edsel
Yeah UGLY. Bad styling
@@SteveLomas-k6k In those days that Edsel grill was too sexy haha!
Hydrogen sounds like a viable alternative to batteries. There is, however one major problem: Hydrogen has a considerably lower energy density than does petroleum. also, hydrogen is produced through electrolysis of water. Electrolysis requires more energy to break the H2O bonds than the amount of power you get out of the resultant H2. Guess where that electrical energy for electrolysis comes from. Yep, the grid. All you’re doing is changing emitters from the car to the power plants. But, I guess you can’t virtue signal that.
It's even worse than that as (US 2021 figures) 95% of hydrogen is 'blue' generated by steam methane reforming. Yes, that is using natural gas to create the hydrogen.
And what if the power plants are solar and wind?
@@timothyrussell4445 then you'll still end up with nothing.
H2 can be made from other alternative than Eloctrolysis. Only people with lack of knowledge thinks it's the only way to make H2.
It can be made i.e. of natural gas where the carbon is captured and then the carbon is a solid that can be used to other things.
It's such a stupid argument that production of H2 uses electricity, so it's better used in batteries. What about: the pollution in making Lithium batteries? What about the amount of water used to make Lithium? What about all the mining for the batteries? What about, theres isn't enough materials to make the worlds fleet of cars and truck with batteries? What about most power plants in this world is using coal, gas and oil to make electricity?
Been doing research on hydrogen fuel cells and it’s very interesting why manufacturers like Tesla don’t use it
It’s a nightmare to transport to filling stations
Construction of a filling station is 10-20x more than construction of a electric car charging station and hydrogen storage has too much red tape (rules and regulations)
Have u seen Hyundai version of thier hydrogen fuel cell vehicle? Very large no interior space due to the 3x large hydrogen tank
Just it is very costly and dangerous (explosive as it’s under high amounts of pressure)
EV's are not sustainable.
Electric does not mean ecological.
Th amount of natural resources to produce an electric car is higher than a conventional one. In addition,the battery life is still undetermined.
Repair costs are also on the roof.
@@gumachad Wrong. Battery life on current EVs has been proved in several studies to be very good indeed. As to repair cost EV's have much longer guarantees on batteries than ICE car engines. 7 years verses 3. As for environmental you are wrong again. If you do the UK average of 12k a year the amount extra emissions from production will be offset within 3 years (given mixed electrical power generation) and over the lifetime it's way better.
Hooray for the decline of Politicians telling us what we can and cannot do, They are there to Serve us not the other way round!
Wrong. They serve us all, not just you. Just like those people in 1880 that said "nothing will replace horses" you are wrong. Talk to someone who owns their own EV.
@@gerryparker7699 He said 'us' not 'me '.
Combustion engined cars replaced horses because they were better .
They required no subsidies , no incentives and no mandates to dominate the market....unlike EV's which are on the road to failure.
Here in the UK, the used EV market which is extremely important is at best flat. All data points to EV desirability being low. Which translates to used car retailers having to be prepared to keep hold of used EV stock much longer than either petrol or diesel.
Force of law surplants reason, laws of thermodynamics and economics ... until reality hits hard.
Used car dealers don't want EVs
@ used car retailers need EV to be desired. Your statement is naïve.
Hmmm just Googled the UK numbers. 24% of new cars were EVs in November. That doesn't sound like "desirability being low"...
A lot of Brits are also not able to charge EVs at home on a low energy tariff, due to having to park in residential streets. This makes charging electric vehicles more inconvenient and expensive to run. I can’t see this situation changing in the near future.
Will they send space ships to mars using electric powered rockets??? 🤣🤣🤣
You laughed at my dinosaur park too😭😭😭
The bosses wife had one. Battery crapped out 2 weeks after warranty expired - quoted 28k to fix. resale was 32k...
Not suprised
Give people the choice of different technology vehicles and let the market dictate where the market goes. All companies cover all the technologies, they then cover there risk. Some of these CEOs are not worth there salaries.
The only smart choice when buying a car is a TESLA. Tesla cars can now drive them self. FSD tech is freaking AMAZING. I spend about 65 dollars a month home charging my Tesla. The app on my phone is a key and it tells me exactly how much money i spend in electricity .
No CEO are worth their salaries. Remember Brian Thompson CEO of United Healthcare. $10.2 million salary plus $5 million in bonuses for denying claims plus insider trading.
@MikeSmith-lx9jg check to see if they have geo fencing and time fencing software. They are getting prepared for 15-minute cities and control the distance you travel.
The government in the UK don't want that. They are commited to the 2030 ban on ICE cars. They don't want people to have the choice because a very few people will buy EV cars. The government attitude seems to be it's our way or no way
@@MikeSmith-lx9jg There is nothing smart about buying an EV, Tesla or otherwise, for most people. They are practical for some but not for most.
Here’s the truth, in the United States over 40% of the people that have owned EV‘s are returning to gas engines. There are too many problems, not enough range in real driving conditions and complicated software issues and the realization that the whole climate change initiative is one big scam have thinking people and people with more discretionary income still wanting sophisticated combustion engines and I predict this EV push will shortly recoil back/truly there can be numerous power plant possibilities for vehicles and combustion engines are solidly one of them if Bmw throws all its eggs into the EV or hybrid market they will get destroyed as soon as a hybrid is initiated in a vehicle. It’s white goes up at least 500 pounds. Nobody talks about that. People don’t talk about the fire issues with batteries either as that is being suppressed. This is the globalist push to have China as a dominant player.
"It's weight goes up 500 pounds", rather
Bmw electric cars are unperformant, extremely ugly and extremely expensive! This is the simply truth! Hydrogen is more expensive than gas so you are talking for nothing! EV cars are verry chip to operate.
You better not have a problem with an EV because your very cheap goes to wtf… i can’t afford the repair.. in need and IC car ..like NOW!
Bmw will fall if they leave the piston😂😂😂😂😂
Not that funny if you work for Ford, GM etc. Most of the old Ice car manufacturers will go bust or shrink. Just look at the Japanese car mergers this week. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean you are able to stop it.
100 % by 2035 - is not only ridiculous - its impossible and just plain insane ...for many reasons - but many people just do not want EV's ....as the general public learn and understand all the negatives about them, they just will NOT buy them - not with currently dangerous lithium based battery technology.
What is so hard to understand. If Europe wants low-cost cars, the car workers need to work at Chinese pay scale. Duh.
Or ditch this net zero nonsense - Chinese cars would disappear off the ships then
@@HappyBagger I'm sure if you bury your head in the sand on a beach the waves wont roll in either.
What fool would buy a EV that the replacement battery will bankrupt your bank account. Insanity. Give a 18 year warranty on the battery and get the charging down to no more than 18 minutes and they will sell.
You are so smart that you do not even realize that Tesla has an 8-year 120k mile warranty on their battery. Many used Tesla cars are getting over 200k miles on their batteries. The price of batteries are coming way down. You can now replace a battery for about 6k dollars less than it would cost to replace a GAS MOTOR.
What a fool would buy an ICE that the critical engine failure will bankrupt your bank account. No ICE manufacturers give 18 years warranties either. Tesla has surpassed all the legacy automakers in quality and reliability.
A new battery is only $8k or so... and these prices will go down in future. New batteries will be like new transmissions in future.
@@MikeSmith-lx9jg replace a battery for about 6k dollars less WHERE U GET THIS NUMBER?
You're not well informed 😂
Bmw cars look hideous, use cheap plastics would not have one given.
Clearly you've never been in one to compare.
Setting up a Hydrogen infrastructure will be extremely hard. It is the ‘leakiest’ stuff in the universe.
"Oh the humanity!"
And Daimler Benz worked with hydrogen for years, and dropped it. 9 times as expensive as LNG.
I think you mean Helium
BMW is field testing a hydrogen powered vehicle.
How does the BMW iX5 Hydrogen concept vehicle work, and how is it different than an electric vehicle?
A hydrogen or fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) has an electric motor just like a battery electric vehicle (BEV). The key difference is in the energy storage system. Instead of electricity in the battery, hydrogen is stored in tanks and then converted into electrical energy for the drive unit via the fuel cell. This means that a hydrogen vehicle has the benefit of being completely refueled in just 3-4 minutes, much like a combustion engine vehicle, but with all the benefits of electromobility.
Its streight up too expensive ...but so are lithium ion batteries ... so its all political.
I like my BMW - but it is a petrol powered motorcycle !..and have just bought a new Diesel van - no EV fire bombs for us
With the huge increase in road tax,the writing is on the wall for these vehicles and do not have a hope in he'll of competing with the Chinese, after all electric cars are a throw away item!
Wow you really don't read the news much. ICE cars will be much higher on tax.
Never EV
Nokia & Ericsson mobile phones today = BMW cars before 2030.
Name the country that actually makes enough electricity to sustain 100% EV use 😂😂😂😂😂
You know that Norway almost has 100% ev:s as new car sales… So give it time and they will get there. They also export electricity so they are in the green right now at least. Electric grid must be in balance to work so it is impossible to produce for 100% ev’s if you dont have 100% ev’s
@ and a population of 5m …. We have cities larger than that
@@stevedavies-pp7dp so?
@@stevedavies-pp7dpChina has rather populous cities where EVs are selling well. Many don’t understand, how little EVs need electricity. You can use my home country Finland as an example. During the current decade, they have comissioned much more new electricity production then what a 100 % EV fleet would need.
@@MrSnejkaj Norway’s topography gives it the unique ability to generate large amounts of electricity using hydro. Not very many countries have this ability, and some that do have some hydro capacity, are shutting down dams in the name of this or that. So don’t make the mistake of using Norway as an EV example, when the conditions there are not similar to conditions at the majority of countries. Even in places where hydro is going, and idiotic opposition is not there, it is not possible to build hydro-electric dams to meet expected needs. Simply not enough rivers left, Norway being a possible exception.
Where’s the New Battery Technology’s?!.....Are the batteries really 800+ kilograms? It seems ridiculous that humans of 70 kilograms are using 1,000kilograms + to get around?! Bonkers is more like! Don’t forget to switch off your 15 watt light bulb indoors...When getting into your rented 1,000 kilogram+ vehicle to get a bag of crisps?!
Clearly not an engineer. You ride around on trains that have way way more weight and yet they are more efficient at transporting people. The bonkers bit is where ill informed people seem to think they know what they are talking about.
BMW used to make fast reliable handling drivers cars up until the mid 1990's but now makes unreliable breakable plastic-infested junk thats just like driving a cheap plastic computer with a fast-draining battery which could go up like a torch if you hit a deep puddle or bump it on a kerb....... the thing they need to make is a Time Machine so they can return to the 1990s and bring back those automotive engineers and designers!
BMW already went through this Hydrogen stuff years ago. I sat in the BMW 7 series iH in Germany back in 2001. Here we go again.
Hydrogen is a nonstarter and EVs are dead until someone makes a battery that isn't a serious fire risk AND the power generation plants and distribution grid are updated to carry about 50% more electricity (percentage varies by country based on driving habits and non-EV electricity usage and by safety factor applied).
It took over 100 years to build up the power grid on the most efficient fuels available. Doubling that in 10 years with windmills and solar panels.... not going to happen.
@@SteveLomas-k6k I agree. Plus, we built the American power grid back when people were far more productive.
@@kirkjohnson6638 And the American power grid is far from reliable, compared with Europe.
Lithium ion batteries are also non starters and jet they started them dispite them being a fire risk, heavy, expensive and only short lasting with toxic waste and no recycling.
Ev designs need to improve
EU's 2035 target for a 100% EV market , 'poses significant challenges' ,,is a euphemism for ' it will never happen '.
Hydrogen in 2040? Ridiculous.
Yeah? Especially when is a cornerstone for the European energy sector. Very ridiculous!!! Go and tell that to EU. They will listen to your opinion!! 😂
@@robina.jensen6114 They will bould stations ? Nice , when will they start?
@@seglarmange EU is not building anything! EU is a political collabroration!
They make the rules forced on to the public! A part of their Zero emission is H2. Look up PtX.
There IS no future for ev's. Why would any person of sound mind pay over the odds for a disposeable, throwaway car, of limited use, doubling as a mobile crematorium?
1 in 20 cars in the UK are electric. They are everywhere.
@@davidlloyd1526 And non of them will have a second life as used cars.
3 years of leasing and then streight to landfill.
Show me all the hydrogen stations in Europe.
I got one at the gates of my city ... jet Toyota sells no Mirai here QQ
(its for Trucks, Trucks already use hydrogen).
I am a long time BMW owner and will never buy a BMW EV.
With that design I´m surprised they sell any cars at all. Ugliest cars ever? Highest maintenance cost of all cars (in the USA). BMW management worst in the world? Il merite faire failleté.
The EU 2035 ban on combustion engine cars is only for the sale of new cars, so I envisage that people will just keep their current combustion cars longer, Here, in the UK, the government wants it to be 2030. But I don't worry, as neither will happen.
I think BMW stands for Been Made Wrong. as are most European cars and trucks.
BYD = Burn Your Driveway
You must ride a horse...
I’ve often stated I will never buy an EV. I don’t understand why anyone would. Nothing I’ve ever witnessed has convinced me my decision is wrong
I've owned two BMWs, however an i4 is not worth two-and-a-half Tesla Model 3s. I bought a Tesla and am happy I did. Hydrogen is incredibly expensive to manufacture, inconvenient to distribute, energy inefficient to produce, and to use. Don't hold your breath waiting for widespread adoption of H2 as a vehicle fuel.
European luxury brands just need to diversify and look at producing hybrid technology. That will address the infrastructure issue and provide a solid transition solution.
European luxury brands have to return to the basics. BMW is building ridiculously oversized and phenomenally ugly toy cars designed for the taste of Chinese Pimps.
Chinese car quality is its downfall. Germany makes amazing cars so I just needs to get the right balance.
I have an old BMW 118, It will see me out.
The 2030 or 2035 target according to which country you live in has one main aim and that is to restrict person freedom. Expensive cars which the masses cannot afford to buy along with terrible depreciation will mean many will be forced out of their cars altogether
Stop building large EVs! No one wants them. An small 2 seater city commuter could work if affordable.
How can the extramly intelligent auto excutives not see the obvious.
EV's are only a 20% option of the overall auto inventory.
I don't think they had much choice with the IC rationing mandates looming. Toyota invested least in EVs, but were they smarter, or just freer?
I'm confused. If EVs an charge in 20 minutes, why is it only a 20% option?
Akio have brains and balls
They are ugly! And stupidly expensive even if they were not so ugly and unreliable! E46, E39 and E38 were last real BMWs!
thanx, that was very interessting.
How are they planning to provide refueling stations. Hydrogen ? Dumb and desperate AF.
What should they do? The utterly stupid EU and other governments want it that way.
The closest hydrogen refueling station to me in Florida is in Toronto. I can't see hydrogen vehicles in my lifetime.
BMW is falling behind in battery technology and is trying to evade the issue! Hydrogen is not the answer, more investment in r & d in EV is the answer!
Surely, the reason is greed. If you want that pretty light on the front of your BMW or a wireless phone charger, it's part of a £2K package. If you want electric seats in your Audi, its part of a 4K package. Do you want to go faster? Thats another £6K. And you say it doesn't come with that spoiler unless you pay another £2K.
Thanks. That's 40K plus 14K of options for the lowest range car in your lineup.
That chinese car that's quicker, has all the extras you want or need and more AND includes the spoiler and is only £26K all in, is looking much more attractive.
Why Don't BMW Just Build Gas Diesel and Hybrid Let Tesla and Chinese Build EV'S Problem Solved,EV'S Going To Make Up To 1% Of All Cars In US By 2035🎉😂
The US is years behind China, but California is at around 20% EVs now...
@@davidlloyd1526Na California is Not Even Close to 20% it's more like 2% if You count All The Vehicles VS EV'S it might Make Up to 2% Toyota Selling More Than All the EV'S Combined in California 🎉Well A lot of States Are Not CA and Have 000 EV'S 🎉
@@davidlloyd1526Na California is 2% and that's Max Out Some States Are Almost 0%🎉🎉Count 100 Cars in California then You'll See More Honda and Toyota than that Of EV'S
Hydrogen is a non-starter, do your homework
Yes... but they've got to come up with something.
@ I hope they do, but pinning hope of H2 is a bit like Porsche and its synthetic fuels nonsense. The main problem is that people happily watched the legislators pass these climate change laws thinking that the burden wouldn’t fall on us…
Did you know that fuel cells work really well with petrol! No need for hydrogen.
EV cars are the future and let us hope we have better alternative energy sources that is safe and reliable to use in our modern car. Currently, Lithium batteries are difficult to mine and they are fire hazard issues to the surrounding environment impact we are living here.
"All EV" ' EU law for all EV by 2035 does not exit, a zero emission policy for 2035 exits. It's for car makers to meet the challenge of cleaning the air we breath......is the EU car industry be able to meet that challenges will it be end of the EU car industry???;...???
The concept may be viable and cost saving if manufacturers first researched on basic raw material availability - batteries as well as post sale infra -charging station networks to make EV vehicles to customers a viable purchase let alone drive to transform the automotive landscape as a whole towards sustainable future
What both BMW and Toyota seems to have missed when comparing hydrogen to electricity, when it comes to propelling vehicles, are two very important factors. The efficiency factor is the first thing to consider. The total process to produce hydrogen, then distributing it, and finally making a vehicle run on it is as low as 25%, which means it is even lower than fossil fuel. When comparing with EV's, we already have the production and distribution network in place and the total efficiency factor all the way to run the vehicle is around 70%. This big difference in efficiency is absolutely decisive as it means that running vehicles on hydrogen is very costly compared to electricity. The other factor is that a hydrogen propelled vehicle is more technically complicated than an EV and it has a lower range than most EV's, due to the fact that hydrogen has a lower energy density.
Children just starting out on their school days, will be driving hydrogen cars by their twenty first birthday.
LPG adoption would have been a great instant solution…
LPG is a by product of the production of Gasoline and Diesel fuel. There is a hard limit in the availability of LPG.
I am by no means a BMW fan or consumer of their products(They are rubbish quality) BUT an electric powered BMW sounds like a toy car.
DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH, ESPECIALLY IN THE CHOICES OF FUEL TYPES OF ENGINES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES !
Why are BMW taking so long to release the Neue Klasse? Why did they stop innovating after the i3? The multi option successors have been uninspiring to say the least, the Neue Klasse vehicles might be great but not if they don’t release them for 2 years. Forget Hydrogen, too complex, most of the buying public is not interested.
The damage is already done. EU is sinking.
If you raise the import taxes, China will raise the price of their batteries or raw materials.
Not a win-win situation.
USA wants to hurt both EU and China ... and USA controlls the EU.
As far as I’m concerned, the EV REVOLUTION is doomed to failure (and it needs to fail in order to save the international Automotive Industry because the current mandates WILL destroy automotive manufacturing)
мандаты это не проблема авто производителей,Мандаты это конец человеческой цивилизации и это 100%.
BMW & TOYOTA should merge and concentrate on Hydrogen technology.
Costs way to much to make liquid hydrogen in a ratio of almost 3 to 1
(Q). If FCEVs are highly hazardous, will residents want to live above these thousand FCEVs parked in multiple basement lots?
It's highly unlikely that residents would want to live above a thousand FCEVs parked in multiple basement lots, given the hazardous risks associated with hydrogen fuel. The concerns would be:
1. _Explosion and fire risks_: Residents would worry about the potential for explosions and fires, which could put their lives at risk.
2. _Toxic gas exposure_: Hydrogen leaks could lead to toxic gas exposure, posing health risks to residents.
3. _Noise and vibrations_: FCEVs' high-pressure fueling and refueling processes could generate noise and vibrations, causing discomfort to residents.
4. _Property value concerns_: The presence of FCEVs in the basement could negatively impact property values, as residents might view it as a hazardous liability.
Diversity (of automotive propulsion) is a strength
You can not charge EV more than ICE cars... and Hydrogen fuel generation and delivery are highly unrealistic...
I think that moving to hydrogen powered cars is fools errand. Think about hydrogen distribution versus electrical distribution to cars. Electric distribution involves high voltage wire, hydrogen involves trucking, maybe pipe lines. In my case 99% of time I can charge my car at home, and for those who live in apartments they will be able to charge their cars at street parking, garages... Hydrogen cars imply more gas like stations... I think that BMW and Toyota CEOs lost their minds pushing hydrogen, that will not happen. They should spend more energy to figure out how to successfuly compete with the Chinese automakers. Both BMW and Toyota are very good and inventive car companies, they can do it in electric domain!
Stay well clear of EVs if you value your social mobility.
It seems many people have not noticed that there is in many places enough sunshine to power motor vehicles.
I bought a 2 year old Mini electric and totally charge with my solar system. And an 8 year battery warranty.
Perfect car for everyday town driving. And what fun to drive.
Far better value than a petrol model.
No, there are very few places that have enough sunshine to power EVs if you factor in all the considerations in sizing rooftop solar systems. How many people have their cars at home charging during mid day when solar is producing? How many people will buy battery energy storage to go with their solar panels? How many utility companies will support grid connection of more solar when they already have more power than they can use during sunny periods?
Most people don't have a roof ie appartments etc
Many people cant get solar as they rent or are leasehold
How many miles do you do to get enough power from solar to cover it?
Are you on the equator?
This is all nonsense speak for ANYONE in the UK.
The real main reasons why the EV are not sellling:
1) much higher buying price than gaz car
2) the total asshole, the enormous stress and waste of time of recharging
3) much higher oprating cost (insurance, tire, repair , maintenance etc)
4) the lost of the battery autonumy every year
5) a lifespan of 6 years maximum compare to app. 15 years for gaz car.
6) the residual value going almost to zero after 5 years because you must replace your battery for 10k, 15k or more if available.
7) more EV on the road will double the requirement of electricity (power grid not enough)
8) EV are subsidized, meaning a taxe on everyone. (I am fed up of all taxes in Canada and US). A parasitic society never prosper.
etc
It is out of reached and not practical for 95% of the population. To all politicians , bureaucrats and MSM, stop trying to force us to buy EV. It will not work.
EVs sold 20% worldwide. They are selling fine.
Smaller lighter cars with cheaper smaller capacity sodium battery to give 100 miles electric range, range extender 300cc petrol will only run when battery getting low, should be a lot more affordable if the government allows it.
Anyone who wanted one of these overpriced go carts has bought one by now.🙄
Never mind their electric vehicles. Owners are ditching their ICE vehicles as well.
BMW lost its way 25 years ago and produce vehicles that are some of the most unreliable and expensive on the road. Not a single mechanic has a good thing to say about BMWs.
BMW have been raising it service and repair costs year after year. It is an endless money pit. Their EV are Chinese EV, why not just buy Chinese and save a bundle
The next SAAB
too expensive and too inefficient. EV should be green and economical. They failed both.
Toyota FJ Cruiser > Any BMW EV
ALL big auto grappling at the last of the "Easier to Design to Fail " junk ICE
Hydrogen powered car = Space shuttle Challenger on 4 wheels.
BMW EVs outsold Tesla in the EU...
Wake up and start smelling the roses! You too will go the way of the dodo bird. Tesla is not afraid of the Chinese challenge. Why is Europe industry so blind?
Super expensive even a one series is super expensive I’ll go for an mg4 next as my first ev you can’t beat the Chinese.
Gas is king!
The technology is just not need to be at2150
Batteries are for torches and toys
An account with a name like 'Piston Pundit' predictably repeats a whole load of anti EV myths.
Hydrogen combustion or hydrogen fuel cell?
My BMW i 3 that I purchased 7 yrs ago, is the best car I have ever owned. That said, not only are car manufacturers 20 yrs behind the Chinese, the rest of the world as a whole is 20yrs behind. Every city in China whether it is a Tier 1,2, or 3 status are all up about 67% electric. That is all vehicles, cars, scooters, motor bikes, taxis, buses etc. The UK and USA is at 2% and that is being generous.
Actually the UK is at 5%... California is at 20% or so.
China will regret their bad decision on EVs, no profits and become trash quickly.
Tesla or none for me
Too Bad BMW.
the pheeu has no supply chain its all in china like it or not
diesel !
IT TAKES PEOPLE A LITTLE TIME TO LEARN NOT TO BE A SHEEP
Plus their % of ev drivers may be high, but their population isn't, & they're an almost unique state in terms of per capita gdp & their sovereign wealth fund, ergo they can afford to be faux green utopianists.