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We never got the Smart fortwo diesel because regs killed em. I believe that CAFE is to blame for them trying to fund all these ridiculous abominations. See, that dumb truck is probably selling at a loss. All these companies axed their dirt cheap models. Mitsubishi mirage has gone up from $10500 to $16900. And to get that deep ocean pearl, you have to buy a dumb CVT. CAFE ruined manuals too. I absolutely despise CVT push belt and ev car's lithium batteries. At least Toyota still has the NiMH battery that is long life and safe albeit not as potent as lithium.
I own a 23 Bolt and it is a awesome drive to work grocery hauler. I paid 19k after rebate and they paid to install my 240V charge plug. Best car deal I ever made. I havent been to a gas station since I bought it and my power bill went up just $30
scotty wrong you loose up to 40% energy with an ev in winter up here in canada not 25% that hugely underestimating the power requirements to heat a car with electricity in winter
@@raven4k998not if you spend $400 for a solar generator for the car. Nothing is added to your electric bill and it starts just fine in 0 degree weather.
Yeah good luck with that thing when it's cold, I did the electric car experiment and you lose over 50% of the battery. Not to mention, the battery is proprietary and GM will discontinue it.
@@raven4k998 some ev cars can lose up to %35 percent in freezing temperatures but most ev models lose much less. how is that any different than a gasoline vehicle losing %30 fuel economy in the summer because of the air conditioning running
What dose that have to do with shutting down production of the volt. Their pick up trucks and SUV are selling like hot cakes right now they are focusing on what makes the money and they have a huge pick up truck and SUV following its a business move. Just to buy a brand new silverado right now in California people are waiting months because they are back ordered They ain't calling bankruptcy anytime soon. I will tell you that
That's the plan. Go along with the green new deal democrats in congress. They have to make sure they have greased the right people in congress to get the bailout when the time comes.
You're 100% right that small electric cars are the only electric vehicles that make sense at this time. Maybe batteries will get better someday. Maybe charging stations will become more available someday. Maybe the electic grid will get beefed up someday. Today is not that day.
Nothing wrong the grid....it's how it's distributed is the issue....200 people died in the freeze in Texas, even fewer people had frozen swimming pools....
The whole idea of the green new deal is a joke and the fuel being generated is into the politicians who hold stock in these failed Company's and written off on Gov subsidies. Sucker
I have a Niro EV and i thought i'd need to install a level 2 charger. I don't. I drive about 30 miles a day round trip for work and end up plugging in once or twice a week. They don't work for everyone, but for me it's perfect.
I seen Trudeau in Canada was bragging about how he supports GM and people stopped buying them, I have a friend who always bought new every 2 years but that ended him and GM, As for the electric in Canada people say you lose about 60% range in winter so they are no good and the high cost of electric in Ont makes owning one just stupid. I do know a lady with one but all winter she drives a gas car or truck
Since conventional "I.C.E." powered vehicles use a by-product of the running engine to provide cabin heat, It makes ZERO sense to have an electric car anywhere where the temp regularly goes anywhere near freezing. I live in Pittsburgh, PA (USA) where yeah, we get muggy summers. But to me A/C is still a luxury. (I have had MANY cars with no A/C!) But not using a heater is a deal breaker, it gets cold AF here in winter. Losing 20% of range for heat is not viable. No electric car for me! I see less of a future for electric cars in Canada than I do for Pittsburgh.
Ha ha ha 😂. Degens in Vancouver don’t understand that they have a much more mild winter then the rest of Canada because of the Pacific Oceans moderating influence on their climate.
@@GManWritesVancouver is mild compared to center and Northern Canada. Hell there are only a handful in MN during the winter. They get 1/2 the miles per charge so don't plan on leaving your commuter zone. There are a ton of used Tesla's for sale here. Come get them. No one wants them because of the horrible winters we have. Seriously come get them.
There will be some people buying electric trucks. I see these types of people all around the big city driving 80k trucks that they use for a Home Depot trip a couple of times a year 😂 "Honey, we need the 4x4 option, remember how it snowed that one time last year..."
Well, we had 90 inches of snow last winter, so 4x4 makes life a hell of a lot easier. Don't believe what people say, 2WD is vastly inferior, even with snow tires. There is no replacement for 4x4, but what do I know, I've only been driving in real winters for 40 plus years.
Agreed. I have a PHEV SUV co. car (BMX X3 30e xdrive, max e-range is 44 km at start) and travel 21 Km to/from work each day; I fully consume the battery on average, each day. Speed is never above 80 Kmph (45mph) and I pickup about 8 Km in additional battery range while going downhill (to work). I usually have between 30-34Km of e-range when I leave from work to go home. Full L1 charge can be done overnight (~ 8 hours). This type of driving gets me about 87 mpg (2.7 L/100 Km). Considering gas where I live (Switzerland) is about 2x the cost compared to the US, on avg; in terms of my monthly fuel costs it would be akin to getting around 44mpg in the US with a mid-sized gas-powered SUV. Not bad! However, this is a leased co. car (under managed service). I would never own this type of car for fear that the BMW tech (+BMW PHEV complexity) would require expensive service outside of warranty. Four years and goodbye. If I were to buy a PHEV on my own dime...TOYOTA or LEXUS. Nothing else. If I usually travelled long distances or needed heavy hauling power...DIESEL.
These days, I split less than 50 miles a week, between a couple old ICE vehicles, that were paid off years ago. For me, a new or used EV makes no sense!
Seems the BOLT is a huge success, overcoming the battery fire problem. To date I'm sure the project has lost money, and suspect at $27,500 it still is losing per unit. But it's proven to be good quality and popular, so bump it up to make it profitable! Given it's proving to be good quality and popular, I think folks would tolerate a modest increase.
Reason is partners in Korea, who supplies electric batteries and equipment to GM. Hunday/Kia make electric cars too. Batteries supplied by LG or Samsung. GM competes for the batteries with Hunday/kia, I guess GM just lost competition. No wonder technology level of Hunday/Kia mich higher than GM. Sad story, GM had to start own batteries production like Tesla did. GM managers put billions of dollars into self driving technology instead.
They did the same thing with the Volt. Sales were on the rise but they discontinued it for the Bolt. My 2015 Volt is the best of both worlds, 35 miles electric range, charge overnight on 110, in 4 hours on 220. I'll stick with my plug in hybrid for probably another ten years, while charging infrastructure and battery technology improves.
Probably gonna get flammed for this, but here goes; Not sure why Mary Barra is where she's at as CEO of a major auto manufacturer. Women have proven to be just as good as men in leadership of many different types of businesses, but when it comes to the automotive sector, it's a man's world. It always has been and will be for the foreseeable future. GM needs another dude at the helm, please. Okay, let 'em rip!!!
These American car companies are going crazy with their prices 65k for a base model truck is crazy. They definitely are not making vehicles for the middle class and I hope they get a lot of blowback from it. I’d hate to see them go bankrupt but something needs to be done.
My husband was a supervisor at Jeep for close to 4 years in the assembly plant and one thing I can tell you is the electric vehicles are not dependable nor reliable and actually sales for electric vehicles has stalled and is actually on a downward trend. The chargers are not efficient you cannot get the mileage that they say because so many things affected. The car is way almost nothing because they don't have a engine that can pull the weight so if you get into an accident a lot of times the car is toast. They're expensive and unreliable because they're unreliable they become expensive. The average battery price is $2,000 at its low end. Jim is right in what they're saying they're doing. Scalantis stopped the electric vehicles at the one facility because it's not cost effective. Not to mention the batteries for electric vehicles have far more carbon produced than anywhere near what a gas car emits. Anybody can look that up.
I agree with Scotty about GM and I rarely agree with Scotty. His statement about electric rates going up for EV owners is bogus however. In Pa. we can shop for electricity suppliers and there are nearly 100 suppliers available. My rates have been consistently lower due to shopping. I pay a fixed rate that is not adjustable. As far as being a dissatisfied EV owner, nothing could be further from the truth. I drive my Bolt 500 miles for 20 bucks in electricity , try that in your ICE vehicle.
Love coming to comments here from the room temperature IQ crowd. The only thing more laughable is seeing the muscle car guys get destroyed by my Tesla at stop light drag races. I guess true American values are getting bent over by opec at $4.00 per gallon, somehow I misunderstood freedom. Here I thought was have my fuel tank filled up in my driveway by sunshine was liberating, but I now see how I’m being controlled🤦♂️.
They need to make a small 4 door gasoline hatchback. Power windows and door lock and air condition. Power steering and brakes. Quality, for low income people. Not every body can afford a new car. Make one that they can afford and will las.
that is what i was thinking, especially small trucks. I miss the mid 90's GMC Senomas. I wish i had never sold mine. If they brought back bare bones working trucks again with just power steering n ac, n made em nice n cheap. ill gladly take roll up windows n no power locks as long as its affordable and reliable.
They did that with the Cruze but 1st gen was so bad that the much better 2nd gen suffered poor sales numbers. I wish they still made it and had just kept improving it
@T R Except where they'll rust or corrode, Many of those are still metal - just thiner! And many trucks today need to pull the cab off the frame for major engine work!
He ain't wrong. The analysis I did 20 years ago gave the same results you'd get today. Nothing has changed except exuberant excitement....bunch o' boobs!
Once again, Scotty nails it. Grossly Mismanaged Clustertruck does it again. If you keep shooting yourself in the foot, pretty soon you run out of feet. To coin a phrase.
It's been decided that we'll be *FORCED to buy electric vehicles* by making sure nothing else is available. Therefore making electric cars we WANT TO BUY is not #1 on their agenda.
While my electric bill has increased slightly due to home charging my EV, around $18-$20 a month, my electric rate has not increased at all. In East Tennessee at least, there is no relationship between the amount of electricity consumed and the per kwh cost of electricity on a residential account. Perhaps Scotty is referring to a bill increase, not a rate increase. And, home charging is about as good as it gets. For the ICE folks, think of it as a gas pump in your garage without the smell. As far as time to charge on Level 2 at home is concerned, I don't think Scotty sleeps at all, but I sleep around 8 hrs/night, plenty of time for a full charge for the next day.
go to a GMC dealership..trucks are 4turbos...cars 1.2 3cylinder turbo. Buick is going away..GM leaning heavily on EV direction...I think GM may go away at some point.
I read they want to change Bolt purchases to the EV Equinox purchases- reminds me of when Ford thought cancelling the Ranger in the USA would make more people buy the F-150... then all those people bought the Colorado and Taco(ma) and everything else Not... the brightest.
1st Scotty says GM made a stupid decission for stopping production of the BOLT an EV then trashes the idea of owning an EV & Solar panels all in the same video. All talk without factual data.... This guy is an entertainer...not to be taken seriuosly.
I have a 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV and it is great. It is fast, nimble, easy to drive, easy to park, and save money. In California, you can switch your utility to charge less from midnigth to 6am in the morning. I pay only 9 cents per KW from 12am to 6am and I programmed my charging to start at 12am. I ended up save $150 per month on fuel and paying only $40 for electricity. There is almost zero maintenance and no oil charge, no smog check. It is cheaper than drive a similar size car such as a Toyota Corolla and feel good not polluting the air.
I'm in DC and our solar panels were free for everything. Last months bill was $22, and this month bill was $43. Regular bills before panels were around $180-230. Higher in the summer months. On a metal roof.
She don't want to sell a affordable car. She want SUV and truck. Starting at 100g. Sitting here in Warren, MI at the dog park across from the GM Tech Center. No one in this hood can afford those trucks and SUV. DTE charges 25 cents a KW hour. Yes, It's a bad thing.
It really feels like what they want is to sabotage the concept of EVs. As someone who lives out in the country, I’ll never buy one, I’m liable to run out of battery midway to town, but they’re good for city people who use cars more like glorified scooters to make grocery shopping easier. This makes no financial sense.
You do realize that when you charge your car, it most likely at night. That is not when the power companies have the higher rates. Also, you won't be paying for gas or oil changes.
@@richardfolden3860Said the city pricks who think everyone lives 10 minutes from a recharge station, who fails to realize that the power grid is no where near ready to take on the amount of current load an EV nation would create.
@@andybales7318 Your totally correct on that assumption, but is a 20 year old truck worth more then my home built less then a decade ago?? As a matter of fact property prices have skyrocketed in several years, and with that being said. I think only fools are willing to spend a vehicle loan out on something that costs more monthly than their mortgage payments on their house..... Priorities are different I guess. That's why most Americans not all but most don't have a good solid 1,000 dollars in their savings.
Gm is shutting down production of the bolt because of consumer demand more consumer want ev suv they are going to make things like the ev blazer base price of 30,000
I still have my 72 bug. Then I bought the rabbit. Yes and I had a 69 VW bus. Now I have a 2008 honda accord. I bought new it has 56,000 miles on it. The Bug is on its 4th rebuilt. VW was great in it's time. Oh, in 67 I purchased my only mussel car. Today they dont build cars to last.
Full engine rebuild? What are you talking about yeah they do have issues with some thermostat housing by the way not water pumps but at least they acknowledged it and put a ridiculous warranty extension for that repair so stop crying all car companies have their issues
@@diameadozen The car had 58,000km. Never raced always well maintained. Cylinder 4 crankshaft bearing disintegrated due to lack of lubrication. Engine build required. Plus left front wheel bearing. New water pump as you mention they are aware of this and this issue has been going on for years. Thermostat replaced only as part of the water pump. No warranty coverage in my country. So, this is to be accepted as normal? Not good enough. On the positive they are great driving cars…… when they work.
@@diameadozen After rereading my statement I would say, nope, not telling you that at all. Just agreeing with Scotty’s assessment based on my horrible experience with the marque.
my experience owning a crv, the Japanese version was very expensive to up keep. I wonder if GM is doing this because the parts are becoming too expensive or not available? Either way, things are changing in this country. "American-made" is changing the way companies and consumers inhale the economy and it's products. Out sourcing is being eliminated and the market hasn't set up a way to keep up yet. Make products here. Create jobs. Stop relying on Korea and Japan. It's expensive because we've exploited cheap labor for a long time.
Meanwhile, I keep getting Cadillac brochures in the mail. I guess that's a downside of paying your car off during the lockdown. I really wanted to give GM a chance. Despite the fact that they shitcanned the Camaro and the entire Pontiac line. I'm driving my Encore until the doors fall off and I'm done. 120 years of combined family loyalty ends with me.
No matter how expensive my home electricity rate is I still save over paying for gasoline and I have the benefit of leaving home with a full charge. At three dollars a gallon of gas a car with thirty miles per gallon my home rate would have to be over forty cents per kWh to make them equal, hint it isn't and never has been that high Plus you can install a NEMA 14-50 in your garage inexpensively and use the mobile charger that most EVs come with and charge overnight at an average of 25 to 30 miles of range per hour when rates are the cheapest.
OH, Scottie, You forgot to mention Hoe often you need to Clean the Solar Panels. If you don't they LOSE their Capacity to work when clean. The Dirt and scum dull the glans and shades the Sunlight
On a full charge, my aunt's F-150 lightning extended range has a max range of about 45 miles while hauling a 14ft livestock trailer with 4 cows in it. That's not practical at all since the auction barn is about 50 miles one way. Frankly, it was a really big disappointment.
Well it's literally government subsidized so🤷♂️ I did all 3 of my houses last year. Cost me a fat zero dollars. I guess I'll let ya know when I "lose"🤦♂️🤣
Well I have a fixed bill ranging between $125-$155 a month at each property. Better than the $250-$350 each month at each location. I live in Tucson, AZ. AC runs that power bill through the roof 10 months out of the year. I wouldn't knock it until you try it🤷♂️ or talk to some who had a system install after they passed the inflation reduction act. Good day sir!
I had an older Honda accord and was due for a new car so I bought a Tesla. I drive a lot to meet customers as well as drive the kids to school so I was paying about 250-300 a month in gas. With the tesla my electric bill rose about 60 to 70 a month that’s over 200 a month of savings. I Charge overnight when needed and never have to worry about a gas station As for the A/C in the hot weather of central Florida I loose about 13 miles for every 100 miles driven or about 6 an hour if parked and the ac at full blast.
The Bolt was notorious for burning peoples house down. "The recall followed the Detroit automaker determining two “rare manufacturing defects” in the lithium-ion battery cells of the vehicle's battery pack could cause a fire."
I agree with you Scotty electric cars ain't worth the damn and our government wants to take the cars off that run on gas off the road they got to come up with something else electric cars ain't made for the people I agree with you 100%
GM knows when they screw up the US taxpayers will bail them out as usual. For a $80k EV I can buy alot of fuel and never worry about a $15k battery replacement. Let alone ALL parts and service MUST be done at the Stealership...
A friend of mine was doing an addition on his house, his existing roof was reaching the end of its life! He decided to spend the money on 30-year asphalt roof shingles! He shopped around, no such item was in any building supply inventory!
GM always reaches the point of perfection on a given model and rather than continue selling at a good profit margin, they discontinue it to introduce a more expensive unproven model.
My Family has a 500 gallon water Stove that is supposed to heat with Solar Panels and Wood Heat. It does Good in the Summer with The Solar Panels unless We have Cloudy Days.
Good luck on that road trip you were thinking of taking. I'd love to see how many outages there will be come middle summer when acs are blasting and everyone's charging 2+cars per household
As a former gm tech I can't go into detail about how bad the electric vehicles are. But if you gave me one for free I still wouldn't take it. Myself and lot of gm techs would love to talk to the CEO about the stupid decisions and money they pissed away. Meanwhile screwing their techs over on flat rate and cutting labor times.
I disagree on the solar panels. My nana got them. Her electric bill is $7 per month (smaller house). Then she pays $83 a month to finance them. That’s $90 a month for the next 20 years with a 20 year warranty. It’s been a lot easier on her finances. Her electric bill was $300 per month before that and her warranty covers her solar panels during the entire 20 years. Her roofing is also done around her panels. They do not need to be removed to reroof.
Scott your mistaken with the solar... 25 yr warranty standard... they must've crunched their numbers wrong in Rhode Island. Average payback is about 4-7 years depending on the financing/interest...fyi
I assume you took into account Rhode Island is in the north where they don't get as much sun. (Avg daily 3.5 hours vs CA w/ 5-7 1/2 hours) Localities differ in how much more utilities are willing to pay for electricity produced by solar vs what they sell it for. (subsidizef) If you're counting on a warranty you better make sure installation is done by a big company that won't go out of business in a few years. (more expensive) 10:01
Our payback was just under 5.5 years with a 25 year warranty. I'm in central Florida. We're saving about $500 a month on our previous electric bill and another $300 a month in former fuel costs. In my world that almost $10k a year in savings. Tell me again how the math doesn't work?
Scotty's example was in Rhode Island. (3.5 solar kwh/m2day ave) You're in Florida (5-6 solar kwh/m2day ave) Subsidies vary. My question is what does your utility sell electricity for and what does it buy your solar electricity for. This is the subsidy and affects the economy of having solar. My local area used to buy solar at a rate 4x what it sold electricity for. A year ago California was buying it at 25-35 cents but threatening to lower it to 3 cents because that is what the big solar farms were selling it for. Utility/ government subsidies play a consideration.
@@bluecollarbeat3156 where did you get your insolation data? Looks like Rhode island is at 4.2 and CA at 5.38 peak sun hrs... it's not based on hours of sunshine. Why choose CA to compare? Rhode island and Fla are net metering states so it's not based on buy back...fyi. with the 30% tax credit do the math and speak to people with experiences like @Amaya. Get a quote from a local legitimate company and do the math or keep paying your local utility forever...lol.
14¢ per kilowatt/hour? Where? On average I pay 42¢ in San Diego. Yes, it is in a tier system, and depends upon what pricing system you choose. A person can be doing well with how much electricity they use, but if they were to buy an electric car, it would throw them up in a plan from below the use baseline where electricity can be as low as 41¢, up to the higher tier which is 61¢ per Kw/hr (this is considered to be nonessential "luxury usage"). In one plan, if an emergency reduction in use is called, but a customer doesn't reduce usage, they can be charged $1.16 per Kw/hr. This mostly happens during heatwaves and usage increases. This is also when wildfires happen. What if you need to charge your car in case you need to evacuate an area? Oh, but we are all supposed to be good little peasants and ride the bus or a bicycle.
Man don't listen to this guy so your own research this guy is just a old backyard mechanic set on his old was sorry if I'm being mean but it is what it is
we have solar with a used leaf and a paid off volt and we probably only pay $25 per month for electricity on the house and car. On trips no need to worry about the charging inconveniences because the volt gets 42mpg on gas. The leaf is only for my wife driving around town, it's useless for trips.
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Thank you Scotty
Why not install solar panels on them? Pepboys are too expensive.
Correction, Mary Barra appointed to ceo of gm by Obama is dead from the neck up
@Mark Flanagan Elon musk explained why this won't work
I guess gm thinks there's a huge market for $100k+ electric trucks and hummers 😂
We never got the Smart fortwo diesel because regs killed em. I believe that CAFE is to blame for them trying to fund all these ridiculous abominations. See, that dumb truck is probably selling at a loss. All these companies axed their dirt cheap models. Mitsubishi mirage has gone up from $10500 to $16900. And to get that deep ocean pearl, you have to buy a dumb CVT. CAFE ruined manuals too. I absolutely despise CVT push belt and ev car's lithium batteries. At least Toyota still has the NiMH battery that is long life and safe albeit not as potent as lithium.
At this rate, there may be a huge market to convert their factories and office buildings in to homeless shelters!
Facts
@@harveyhankerson8359 lol it’s not a truck. It barely even has a bed. It’s more like a suv
@@sunbeam8866 Why would we want to make homelessness a bigger problem.
I own a 23 Bolt and it is a awesome drive to work grocery hauler. I paid 19k after rebate and they paid to install my 240V charge plug. Best car deal I ever made. I havent been to a gas station since I bought it and my power bill went up just $30
scotty wrong you loose up to 40% energy with an ev in winter up here in canada not 25% that hugely underestimating the power requirements to heat a car with electricity in winter
I was sad they are killing that line. Almost got an euv, but they are axing all bolts!
@@raven4k998not if you spend $400 for a solar generator for the car. Nothing is added to your electric bill and it starts just fine in 0 degree weather.
Yeah good luck with that thing when it's cold, I did the electric car experiment and you lose over 50% of the battery. Not to mention, the battery is proprietary and GM will discontinue it.
@@raven4k998 some ev cars can lose up to %35 percent in freezing temperatures but most ev models lose much less.
how is that any different than a gasoline vehicle losing %30 fuel economy in the summer because of the air conditioning running
Same thing GM did in the early 2000's and they filed bankruptcy
What dose that have to do with shutting down production of the volt.
Their pick up trucks and SUV are selling like hot cakes right now they are focusing on what makes the money and they have a huge pick up truck and SUV following its a business move.
Just to buy a brand new silverado right now in California people are waiting months because they are back ordered
They ain't calling bankruptcy anytime soon. I will tell you that
That's why gm is a Gigantic Mistake
And we lost our beautiful Pontiac G8 when that happened😢
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That's the plan. Go along with the green new deal democrats in congress. They have to make sure they have greased the right people in congress to get the bailout when the time comes.
You're 100% right that small electric cars are the only electric vehicles that make sense at this time. Maybe batteries will get better someday. Maybe charging stations will become more available someday. Maybe the electic grid will get beefed up someday. Today is not that day.
Nothing wrong the grid....it's how it's distributed is the issue....200 people died in the freeze in Texas, even fewer people had frozen swimming pools....
Maybe do like Edison Motors and run the vehicle like an electric train system.
The whole idea of the green new deal is a joke and the fuel being generated is into the politicians who hold stock in these failed Company's and written off on Gov subsidies. Sucker
GM makes no sense.
Nope
GM = Goddamn Mess
I work for them. Tell me about it
Not only does GM make no sense.
They make no dollar$ either.
@@BubblesTheCat1 yep Toyota has been making bullet proof motors since the 1970s 🤙
I have a Niro EV and i thought i'd need to install a level 2 charger. I don't. I drive about 30 miles a day round trip for work and end up plugging in once or twice a week. They don't work for everyone, but for me it's perfect.
That's the line... they will NOT work for everyone.
The problem is the Govt wants to mandate them for EVERYONE. APPALLING.
I seen Trudeau in Canada was bragging about how he supports GM and people stopped buying them, I have a friend who always bought new every 2 years but that ended him and GM, As for the electric in Canada people say you lose about 60% range in winter so they are no good and the high cost of electric in Ont makes owning one just stupid. I do know a lady with one but all winter she drives a gas car or truck
Since conventional "I.C.E." powered vehicles use a by-product of the running engine to provide cabin heat, It makes ZERO sense to have an electric car anywhere where the temp regularly goes anywhere near freezing. I live in Pittsburgh, PA (USA) where yeah, we get muggy summers. But to me A/C is still a luxury. (I have had MANY cars with no A/C!) But not using a heater is a deal breaker, it gets cold AF here in winter. Losing 20% of range for heat is not viable. No electric car for me! I see less of a future for electric cars in Canada than I do for Pittsburgh.
Ha ha ha 😂 Come and count the electric cars on the streets of Vancouver 🇨🇦 they work just fine.
Ha ha ha 😂. Degens in Vancouver don’t understand that they have a much more mild winter then the rest of Canada because of the Pacific Oceans moderating influence on their climate.
@@GManWritesVancouver is mild compared to center and Northern Canada. Hell there are only a handful in MN during the winter. They get 1/2 the miles per charge so don't plan on leaving your commuter zone. There are a ton of used Tesla's for sale here. Come get them. No one wants them because of the horrible winters we have. Seriously come get them.
I'm not sure where you heard that you lose 60% range in the winter...but I have friends who have no problem in the winter time here in Ontario
There will be some people buying electric trucks. I see these types of people all around the big city driving 80k trucks that they use for a Home Depot trip a couple of times a year 😂 "Honey, we need the 4x4 option, remember how it snowed that one time last year..."
Electric chair standard. Go go gadget ejector seat.
Well, we had 90 inches of snow last winter, so 4x4 makes life a hell of a lot easier. Don't believe what people say, 2WD is vastly inferior, even with snow tires. There is no replacement for 4x4, but what do I know, I've only been driving in real winters for 40 plus years.
@@mplslawnguy3389 damn right. Pardon my lack of grammar, but, there ain't no substitute for experience.
@@mplslawnguy3389 I’m sure you’re right but around here we hardly get any snow at all and still a lot of monster trucks. I don’t get it but whatever.
Seattle?
If you only drive around 30 or 40 miles a day, a level one charger is plenty
Agreed. I have a PHEV SUV co. car (BMX X3 30e xdrive, max e-range is 44 km at start) and travel 21 Km to/from work each day; I fully consume the battery on average, each day. Speed is never above 80 Kmph (45mph) and I pickup about 8 Km in additional battery range while going downhill (to work). I usually have between 30-34Km of e-range when I leave from work to go home. Full L1 charge can be done overnight (~ 8 hours). This type of driving gets me about 87 mpg (2.7 L/100 Km). Considering gas where I live (Switzerland) is about 2x the cost compared to the US, on avg; in terms of my monthly fuel costs it would be akin to getting around 44mpg in the US with a mid-sized gas-powered SUV. Not bad!
However, this is a leased co. car (under managed service). I would never own this type of car for fear that the BMW tech (+BMW PHEV complexity) would require expensive service outside of warranty. Four years and goodbye. If I were to buy a PHEV on my own dime...TOYOTA or LEXUS. Nothing else.
If I usually travelled long distances or needed heavy hauling power...DIESEL.
These days, I split less than 50 miles a week, between a couple old ICE vehicles, that were paid off years ago. For me, a new or used EV makes no sense!
EVs are a sham like everything else for the last 3 years
@@sunbeam8866 I agree, they aren’t for everyone
Seems the BOLT is a huge success, overcoming the battery fire problem. To date I'm sure the project has lost money, and suspect at $27,500 it still is losing per unit. But it's proven to be good quality and popular, so bump it up to make it profitable! Given it's proving to be good quality and popular, I think folks would tolerate a modest increase.
Yeah - but their mentality is that just making a profit isn't enough. They prefer the profit from 80 - 120K electric Hummers and SUVs!
Reason is partners in Korea, who supplies electric batteries and equipment to GM. Hunday/Kia make electric cars too. Batteries supplied by LG or Samsung. GM competes for the batteries with Hunday/kia, I guess GM just lost competition. No wonder technology level of Hunday/Kia mich higher than GM. Sad story, GM had to start own batteries production like Tesla did. GM managers put billions of dollars into self driving technology instead.
They did the same thing with the Volt. Sales were on the rise but they discontinued it for the Bolt. My 2015 Volt is the best of both worlds, 35 miles electric range, charge overnight on 110, in 4 hours on 220. I'll stick with my plug in hybrid for probably another ten years, while charging infrastructure and battery technology improves.
Ps in my experience cold is worse for range loss than hot because the car has to heat the battery and that uses a lot of energy
Probably gonna get flammed for this, but here goes; Not sure why Mary Barra is where she's at as CEO of a major auto manufacturer. Women have proven to be just as good as men in leadership of many different types of businesses, but when it comes to the automotive sector, it's a man's world. It always has been and will be for the foreseeable future. GM needs another dude at the helm, please. Okay, let 'em rip!!!
Shirley Muldowney may have been a better choice.
yeah she is clueless but sure gets paid well
These American car companies are going crazy with their prices 65k for a base model truck is crazy. They definitely are not making vehicles for the middle class and I hope they get a lot of blowback from it. I’d hate to see them go bankrupt but something needs to be done.
My husband was a supervisor at Jeep for close to 4 years in the assembly plant and one thing I can tell you is the electric vehicles are not dependable nor reliable and actually sales for electric vehicles has stalled and is actually on a downward trend. The chargers are not efficient you cannot get the mileage that they say because so many things affected. The car is way almost nothing because they don't have a engine that can pull the weight so if you get into an accident a lot of times the car is toast. They're expensive and unreliable because they're unreliable they become expensive. The average battery price is $2,000 at its low end. Jim is right in what they're saying they're doing. Scalantis stopped the electric vehicles at the one facility because it's not cost effective. Not to mention the batteries for electric vehicles have far more carbon produced than anywhere near what a gas car emits. Anybody can look that up.
Keep budlighting the car companies. DO NOT buy their over priced cars!
🍺 beer? Bud Light?
I agree with Scotty about GM and I rarely agree with Scotty. His statement about electric rates going up for EV owners is bogus however. In Pa. we can shop for electricity suppliers and there are nearly 100 suppliers available. My rates have been consistently lower due to shopping. I pay a fixed rate that is not adjustable. As far as being a dissatisfied EV owner, nothing could be further from the truth. I drive my Bolt 500 miles for 20 bucks in electricity , try that in your ICE vehicle.
Scotty , 100 % speaking the truth , regarding EV's / Solar !
@@richardfolden3860 Thank you , yes I do . As you could also . Try reading articles that aren't pushed by people so biased towards this insanity .
Love coming to comments here from the room temperature IQ crowd. The only thing more laughable is seeing the muscle car guys get destroyed by my Tesla at stop light drag races. I guess true American values are getting bent over by opec at $4.00 per gallon, somehow I misunderstood freedom. Here I thought was have my fuel tank filled up in my driveway by sunshine was liberating, but I now see how I’m being controlled🤦♂️.
Every fall, winter, and spring we use the defrosters. That has gotta use a lot of ev power before you go anywhere.
Can they stay charging while the car is running. That could help with the defrost. idk
@@appiconll Gonna need a pretty long cord unless the stores very close to your house.
@@NoName-zq6ic
🤣😂Naw No, I'm talking about using the defrost before you pull off.
@@appiconll Don't unplug until you leave
Ford ceo was questioned about their f150 lightnings lack of range, he said out loud, stop using the heater in winter and ac in summer, yeah ok
They need to make a small 4 door gasoline hatchback. Power windows and door lock and air condition. Power steering and brakes. Quality, for low income people. Not every body can afford a new car. Make one that they can afford and will las.
that is what i was thinking, especially small trucks. I miss the mid 90's GMC Senomas. I wish i had never sold mine. If they brought back bare bones working trucks again with just power steering n ac, n made em nice n cheap. ill gladly take roll up windows n no power locks as long as its affordable and reliable.
Iccoca did that in 80s,he saved Chrysler!!!(K CAR)
They did that with the Cruze but 1st gen was so bad that the much better 2nd gen suffered poor sales numbers. I wish they still made it and had just kept improving it
@T R Except where they'll rust or corrode, Many of those are still metal - just thiner! And many trucks today need to pull the cab off the frame for major engine work!
They need to bring the Geo Metro back.
Absolutely spot on with the solar roof panel analysis.
Around here after IDA, I know a couple people that won’t even discuss what it cost to repair their roofs.. They bought a dream and that’s all it was
He ain't wrong. The analysis I did 20 years ago gave the same results you'd get today. Nothing has changed except exuberant excitement....bunch o' boobs!
Once again, Scotty nails it.
Grossly Mismanaged Clustertruck does it again.
If you keep shooting yourself in the foot, pretty soon you run out of feet. To coin a phrase.
It's been decided that we'll be *FORCED to buy electric vehicles* by making sure nothing else is available. Therefore making electric cars we WANT TO BUY is not #1 on their agenda.
You mean like gas cars today
Well if they people to buy them need to bring the prices waaaay down.
Scotty keep up the great work, thank you!
While my electric bill has increased slightly due to home charging my EV, around $18-$20 a month, my electric rate has not increased at all. In East Tennessee at least, there is no relationship between the amount of electricity consumed and the per kwh cost of electricity on a residential account. Perhaps Scotty is referring to a bill increase, not a rate increase. And, home charging is about as good as it gets. For the ICE folks, think of it as a gas pump in your garage without the smell.
As far as time to charge on Level 2 at home is concerned, I don't think Scotty sleeps at all, but I sleep around 8 hrs/night, plenty of time for a full charge for the next day.
go to a GMC dealership..trucks are 4turbos...cars 1.2 3cylinder turbo. Buick is going away..GM leaning heavily on EV direction...I think GM may go away at some point.
I read they want to change Bolt purchases to the EV Equinox purchases- reminds me of when Ford thought cancelling the Ranger in the USA would make more people buy the F-150... then all those people bought the Colorado and Taco(ma) and everything else
Not... the brightest.
Glad to hear my long held view on VW's confirmed
1st Scotty says GM made a stupid decission for stopping production of the BOLT an EV then trashes the idea of owning an EV & Solar panels all in the same video.
All talk without factual data....
This guy is an entertainer...not to be taken seriuosly.
I have a 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV and it is great. It is fast, nimble, easy to drive, easy to park, and save money. In California, you can switch your utility to charge less from midnigth to 6am in the morning. I pay only 9 cents per KW from 12am to 6am and I programmed my charging to start at 12am. I ended up save $150 per month on fuel and paying only $40 for electricity. There is almost zero maintenance and no oil charge, no smog check. It is cheaper than drive a similar size car such as a Toyota Corolla and feel good not polluting the air.
I'm in DC and our solar panels were free for everything. Last months bill was $22, and this month bill was $43. Regular bills before panels were around $180-230. Higher in the summer months. On a metal roof.
So you’re saying that tax payers bought them with the benefits.
Nothing is free. It cost somebody.
If the solar panels were free (which they aren’t) you can make them work financially, for everyone else! FAIL
That's because DC robs the rest of the country to get that free stuff.
Well, believe what you want. DC residents can get solar panels and have them installed for free.
She don't want to sell a affordable car. She want SUV and truck. Starting at 100g. Sitting here in Warren, MI at the dog park across from the GM Tech Center. No one in this hood can afford those trucks and SUV. DTE charges 25 cents a KW hour. Yes, It's a bad thing.
It really feels like what they want is to sabotage the concept of EVs. As someone who lives out in the country, I’ll never buy one, I’m liable to run out of battery midway to town, but they’re good for city people who use cars more like glorified scooters to make grocery shopping easier. This makes no financial sense.
It's about the money ; then look at the waist we the people MUST pay for ! America, were getting screwed, again !!!
Were Always paying to get screwed ?! It's the money !!! It's nuts, we pay, to just pay ! And, they label it as a low cost deal !?
As to the solar panel on the roof, the roof wont last as long with the panels on it. The panels trap heat and degrage the shingles faster.
692.927 Motabillity cars in UK around 32.000 buses. Around 280.000 Taxi cabs
You do realize that when you charge your car, it most likely at night. That is not when the power companies have the higher rates. Also, you won't be paying for gas or oil changes.
EV regret is real. People don't think about the consequences of EV's. They just act like sheep and buy one.
And SHEEP they are! BAAHHH! BAAHHH! Please FLEECE me! BAAHHH!
@@richardfolden3860Said the city pricks who think everyone lives 10 minutes from a recharge station, who fails to realize that the power grid is no where near ready to take on the amount of current load an EV nation would create.
@@Plisken65 Actually paid off Corolla! My💰💰💰in the bank and not spent on overpriced depreciated vehicles!
@@andybales7318 Your totally correct on that assumption, but is a 20 year old truck worth more then my home built less then a decade ago??
As a matter of fact property prices have skyrocketed in several years, and with that being said. I think only fools are willing to spend a vehicle loan out on something that costs more monthly than their mortgage payments on their house.....
Priorities are different I guess. That's why most Americans not all but most don't have a good solid 1,000 dollars in their savings.
They make sense for 90% of your vehicular needs
Pontiac should of NEVER gone away!
GM ceases production of the “cheap” Bolt in lieu of $80,000+ pickups. Yea, they are really in touch with buyers.
Gm is shutting down production of the bolt because of consumer demand more consumer want ev suv they are going to make things like the ev blazer base price of 30,000
They want to limit your travel and keep you hostage in a little bubble.
I still have my 72 bug. Then I bought the rabbit. Yes and I had a 69 VW bus. Now I have a 2008 honda accord. I bought new it has 56,000 miles on it. The Bug is on its 4th rebuilt. VW was great in it's time. Oh, in 67 I purchased my only mussel car. Today they dont build cars to last.
In my opinion, your assessment of the VW is spot on. Extremely low mileage water pump, wheel bearing and full engine rebuild. ….. Bought a Mazda now.
Full engine rebuild? What are you talking about yeah they do have issues with some thermostat housing by the way not water pumps but at least they acknowledged it and put a ridiculous warranty extension for that repair so stop crying all car companies have their issues
@@diameadozen The car had 58,000km. Never raced always well maintained. Cylinder 4 crankshaft bearing disintegrated due to lack of lubrication. Engine build required. Plus left front wheel bearing. New water pump as you mention they are aware of this and this issue has been going on for years. Thermostat replaced only as part of the water pump. No warranty coverage in my country. So, this is to be accepted as normal? Not good enough. On the positive they are great driving cars…… when they work.
@@mv55555 and you are telling me that that's never happened to any other car?
@@mv55555 and still don't believe you post the repair order of the diagnosis
@@diameadozen After rereading my statement I would say, nope, not telling you that at all. Just agreeing with Scotty’s assessment based on my horrible experience with the marque.
my experience owning a crv, the Japanese version was very expensive to up keep. I wonder if GM is doing this because the parts are becoming too expensive or not available? Either way, things are changing in this country. "American-made" is changing the way companies and consumers inhale the economy and it's products. Out sourcing is being eliminated and the market hasn't set up a way to keep up yet. Make products here. Create jobs. Stop relying on Korea and Japan. It's expensive because we've exploited cheap labor for a long time.
Doesn't switching a factory over to another type of vehicle cost a lot of money?
It'll cost a lot more when they have to shut the factories down!
All about money.
Meanwhile, I keep getting Cadillac brochures in the mail. I guess that's a downside of paying your car off during the lockdown. I really wanted to give GM a chance. Despite the fact that they shitcanned the Camaro and the entire Pontiac line. I'm driving my Encore until the doors fall off and I'm done. 120 years of combined family loyalty ends with me.
We better not bail out Gm again.
Boy, if you tied his hands together, he wouldn't be able to speak. The Volt had what......a 30 mile range?
That's his schtick😂
I've seen a couple stories recently about insurance companies tripling the homeowners insurance rates on solar equipped homes.
Bull! No cheep electric energy! It's going to skyrocket!
Thanks, Scotty! I watch all your videos! The current automotive situation is just chaotic!
Isane here in Saskatchewan,i had to use an elec heater for 3 months ,my bill was $250 a month i used to pay $40.00 a month
You are spot on no body ever brings up the roof issue you bring up. 😁🛫
No matter how expensive my home electricity rate is I still save over paying for gasoline and I have the benefit of leaving home with a full charge. At three dollars a gallon of gas a car with thirty miles per gallon my home rate would have to be over forty cents per kWh to make them equal, hint it isn't and never has been that high
Plus you can install a NEMA 14-50 in your garage inexpensively and use the mobile charger that most EVs come with and charge overnight at an average of 25 to 30 miles of range per hour when rates are the cheapest.
I'm telling you this guy's the most misinformed person when it comes to EVs and needs to just shut up talking about it
OH, Scottie, You forgot to mention Hoe often you need to Clean the Solar Panels. If you don't they LOSE their Capacity to work when clean. The Dirt and scum dull the glans and shades the Sunlight
The thing I heard from you that really gets me. "The Japanese make them better." Sad but true!
On a full charge, my aunt's F-150 lightning extended range has a max range of about 45 miles while hauling a 14ft livestock trailer with 4 cows in it. That's not practical at all since the auction barn is about 50 miles one way. Frankly, it was a really big disappointment.
Scotty, I enjoy your videos, but I don't think you should bet against Elon Musk.
Go Tesla!👍🇺🇲
Such a man crush
Sounds like if anything a hybrid is a better and cheaper bargain than fully electric SMH 🤔
This guy is spot on! I've done the math on solar and wind power. No pay back
Payback? You don't pay anything🤦♂️ you keep doing that research bud!🤣
@@SeanTucson no you lose
Well it's literally government subsidized so🤷♂️ I did all 3 of my houses last year. Cost me a fat zero dollars. I guess I'll let ya know when I "lose"🤦♂️🤣
@@SeanTucson zero dollars? Sure
Well I have a fixed bill ranging between $125-$155 a month at each property. Better than the $250-$350 each month at each location. I live in Tucson, AZ. AC runs that power bill through the roof 10 months out of the year. I wouldn't knock it until you try it🤷♂️ or talk to some who had a system install after they passed the inflation reduction act. Good day sir!
I had an older Honda accord and was due for a new car so I bought a Tesla. I drive a lot to meet customers as well as drive the kids to school so I was paying about 250-300 a month in gas. With the tesla my electric bill rose about 60 to 70 a month that’s over 200 a month of savings. I Charge overnight when needed and never have to worry about a gas station As for the A/C in the hot weather of central Florida I loose about 13 miles for every 100 miles driven or about 6 an hour if parked and the ac at full blast.
The Bolt was notorious for burning peoples house down. "The recall followed the Detroit automaker determining two “rare manufacturing defects” in the lithium-ion battery cells of the vehicle's battery pack could cause a fire."
That's American industry for you. When things sell really well then they discontinue their products.
Still digging my 22’ civic si
GM was selling full-size Impalas is fast as they could make them. And they stopped making them to downsize
People finally seeing how Mary Barra is destroying GM
good gm needs to go
I agree with you Scotty electric cars ain't worth the damn and our government wants to take the cars off that run on gas off the road they got to come up with something else electric cars ain't made for the people I agree with you 100%
GM knows when they screw up the US taxpayers will bail them out as usual. For a $80k EV I can buy alot of fuel and never worry about a $15k battery replacement. Let alone ALL parts and service MUST be done at the Stealership...
GM and the UAW. Obama wanted votes.
That's what we do with everything...if something is hot and selling they stop making it...
I have a 2014 Silverado. Almost 10 years old now. But for a pickup it's done it's job for 189K Miles and continues to do so no problem. Keepin it!
GM is really governent motor they have made short lasting junk for 75 years
Is he doing a podcast or guiding an orchestra ? 😂😂😂
A friend of mine was doing an addition on his house, his existing roof was reaching the end of its life!
He decided to spend the money on 30-year asphalt roof shingles!
He shopped around, no such item was in any building supply inventory!
Just corporate greed, too sad
My VW Tiguan from 2013 with 200k is a piece of garbage? But if it was a Toyota with 200k that was slipping, it is awesome
Yeah they want to sell you a POS $100K electric truck vs a $20k cheap small electric car. These companies are just so greedy.
Id also suggest that adding solar panels will mitigate that electric bill.
I have zero interest in an EV. I'll do a new hybrid with a warranty but I'd rather stick with my 3.5L V-6 from Toyota. Since 2009....zero issues 🙃
7:00 man, you just described probably most of the new car dealerships in the country right there...definitely not specific to Firestone!
I quit the Chevy dealership I had been working at for 5 years a few weeks ago. The "techs" back there were laughable. Part of the reason I quit.
"A GIANT CLUSTER F--+K!!!?" 🤣
Thanks for sharing Scotty 🙌🏽
GM always reaches the point of perfection on a given model and rather than continue selling at a good profit margin, they discontinue it to introduce a more expensive unproven model.
As a baby, I was once thrown out with the bath water. Now I can only take showers!😂😄😀
Scotty needs to be CEO of GM. I bet things would change, FOR THE BETTER, if he was in that position!!
Agreed. But GM does diversity hiring now...
he hates gm
We tried heating water with Solar. It works in the Summer, but not in The Winter.
Did you just put it out in the sun? Because that's not doing it in a reasonable way.
My Family has a 500 gallon water Stove that is supposed to heat with Solar Panels and Wood Heat. It does Good in the Summer with The Solar Panels unless We have Cloudy Days.
GM cutting corners again and making garbage? What a shock!
And the chassis be waxed to rust
GM NEEDS A NEW CEO ASAP.. THEY WON'T BE AROUND MUCH LONGER IF THEY KEEP PISSING OFF THEIR LOYAL BUYERS
gm gotta go out of business
Good luck on that road trip you were thinking of taking. I'd love to see how many outages there will be come middle summer when acs are blasting and everyone's charging 2+cars per household
You won't be pumping any gas either. You know gas pumps are electric right? Doh!!!!!....🤣🤣🤣🤣
As a former gm tech I can't go into detail about how bad the electric vehicles are. But if you gave me one for free I still wouldn't take it. Myself and lot of gm techs would love to talk to the CEO about the stupid decisions and money they pissed away. Meanwhile screwing their techs over on flat rate and cutting labor times.
I disagree on the solar panels. My nana got them. Her electric bill is $7 per month (smaller house). Then she pays $83 a month to finance them. That’s $90 a month for the next 20 years with a 20 year warranty. It’s been a lot easier on her finances. Her electric bill was $300 per month before that and her warranty covers her solar panels during the entire 20 years. Her roofing is also done around her panels. They do not need to be removed to reroof.
Theyre losing $9k on each Bolt. You think that continuing to do that is a smart decision?
Scott your mistaken with the solar... 25 yr warranty standard... they must've crunched their numbers wrong in Rhode Island. Average payback is about 4-7 years depending on the financing/interest...fyi
I assume you took into account Rhode Island is in the north where they don't get as much sun. (Avg daily 3.5 hours vs CA w/ 5-7 1/2 hours)
Localities differ in how much more utilities are willing to pay for electricity produced by solar vs what they sell it for. (subsidizef)
If you're counting on a warranty you better make sure installation is done by a big company that won't go out of business in a few years. (more expensive) 10:01
Our payback was just under 5.5 years with a 25 year warranty. I'm in central Florida. We're saving about $500 a month on our previous electric bill and another $300 a month in former fuel costs. In my world that almost $10k a year in savings. Tell me again how the math doesn't work?
Scotty's example was in Rhode Island. (3.5 solar kwh/m2day ave) You're in Florida (5-6 solar kwh/m2day ave) Subsidies vary. My question is what does your utility sell electricity for and what does it buy your solar electricity for. This is the subsidy and affects the economy of having solar. My local area used to buy solar at a rate 4x what it sold electricity for. A year ago California was buying it at 25-35 cents but threatening to lower it to 3 cents because that is what the big solar farms were selling it for. Utility/ government subsidies play a consideration.
@@bluecollarbeat3156 where did you get your insolation data? Looks like Rhode island is at 4.2 and CA at 5.38 peak sun hrs... it's not based on hours of sunshine. Why choose CA to compare? Rhode island and Fla are net metering states so it's not based on buy back...fyi. with the 30% tax credit do the math and speak to people with experiences like @Amaya. Get a quote from a local legitimate company and do the math or keep paying your local utility forever...lol.
New here! I made the bell ding ding! Great content Scott!
14¢ per kilowatt/hour? Where? On average I pay 42¢ in San Diego. Yes, it is in a tier system, and depends upon what pricing system you choose. A person can be doing well with how much electricity they use, but if they were to buy an electric car, it would throw them up in a plan from below the use baseline where electricity can be as low as 41¢, up to the higher tier which is 61¢ per Kw/hr (this is considered to be nonessential "luxury usage"). In one plan, if an emergency reduction in use is called, but a customer doesn't reduce usage, they can be charged $1.16 per Kw/hr. This mostly happens during heatwaves and usage increases. This is also when wildfires happen. What if you need to charge your car in case you need to evacuate an area? Oh, but we are all supposed to be good little peasants and ride the bus or a bicycle.
I heard they heat and cool themselves just sitting there to protect their systems
You are correct.
Good to know info about the electric cars! Good to to info about everything you discussed! Thanks again! As always!
Man don't listen to this guy so your own research this guy is just a old backyard mechanic set on his old was sorry if I'm being mean but it is what it is
In the On Grid home solar system or grid tied no need battery storage. Must learn it first.
tell barra to quit and open up a beauty parlor. Leave it to men
They want to sell the HOTTEST toys, not daily drivers. Why can’t you see it?
we have solar with a used leaf and a paid off volt and we probably only pay $25 per month for electricity on the house and car. On trips no need to worry about the charging inconveniences because the volt gets 42mpg on gas. The leaf is only for my wife driving around town, it's useless for trips.