The Dark Sinister Side of EV Ownership. Electric Cars WILL RUIN your FAMILY LIFE Here's the REALITY!
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- The Dark Sinister Side of EV Ownership. Electric Cars WILL RUIN your FAMILY LIFE Here's the REALITY of owning an Electric Vehicle. Think twice before you buy an Electric Car. Follow me on my journey from Brighton to Leeds.
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So the cost to charge my car came to £48.14. Not cheap!
My diesel is £80 to fill at the moment and that gets me well over 400 miles 🤔
Out of interest how much is that per kw/h? I live in New Zealand (ex-Doncaster) and I've only ever charged my crappy Nissan Leaf up once on a public charger last month and it cost $1.13 per kw/h or about 56p equivalent in the UK.
@@michaelhogarth5462 Without the headache of range anxiety. 5 mins to fuel and pay is worth the extra £££££.
It costs me around £78 to fill my diesel tank and I get over 750 to 900 miles out of the full tank of fuel
Not cheap be good if they gave you a discount for useing them
I worked at Porsche in Mexico for more than 14 years and the Taycan project was the reason I quit. I just couldn't see it as the future. If this is happening in first world countries, can you imagine this in third world countries? I am so glad someone is finally saying the truth about EVs! Thank you!
I thought the UN expected developed countries to subsidise 'green' tech in developing nations. And net zero is a punishment for 18th century industrialisation and past CO2 emissions. It's crazy. They're crazy.
I love the look of the car but just don’t want EV, i’m just trying to imagine what my wife would think if I told her, we’ve got to pull in the services and wait an hour or so to charge it, and then I’m explaining to her that I’ve lost £60,000 on it and depreciation in a year, I’m 99% sure I know what she’s gonna say to me lol
Your correct. I live near Toronto in Canada. Our winter get easily down to -30C. My neighbor has an electric car. In winter it takes longer to charge and loses at least 1/3 of its range in the winter weather. Here we go long distances many times and we have few charging stations. Worse that then UK. Hybrid is they way to go for now!
Thanks MacMaster for trying to let people know the truth about these Electric Cars - I got permanently suspended from Twitter for telling people that these vehicles are a total Scam as they can be tracked and switched off remotely but to name just a few of the pitfalls of buying one of these ridiculously expensive cars...they are all about control
"You'll own nothing and be very unhappy"
I filled up my new Hyundai i10, with half a tank of petrol and did a round trip of 140 miles, no worries about filling up again as this car a great in fuel mileage and still have enough for another 70 miles or so, just enjoying the journey, thats what motoring is all about...👍👍👍
Time with your family is far more precious than how an ev drives.......glad you're seeing the light and spreading the word Lee 🤗. As for the 7/10 , total BS !
Totally agree. I live in a flat. I drive 30,000 miles a year in my Transit Van. I’ve asked my MP how they expect me to work with an EV van. I can’t charge at home and don’t fancy doing a days work and then having to charge via the public network every day after I have worked.
Carry on driving your van. It’s not an issue. Commercial vans with ICE are not being banned.
I bet your MP didn't bother replying.
@@woolychewbakker5277 Afraid light commercial vans also have a cut off date for when petrol/diesel vans will no longer be able to be sold.
@@malcolmlytton9114 Oh dear :-( But you can still drive your old van LOL
Thanks for telling the truth, EV is now out of my list
Showing the reality of driving a BEV a longer distance is a great idea, when I’m visiting the UK I can usually drive 300 + miles on a tank of fuel and as you know it takes a few minutes to fill up.
My diesel pickup in Canada has a 140 litre main tank and a reserve tank of 90 litres, which means a range of 1500 kms.
The only time I plug my truck into the mains is to warm up the engine with the block heater during the winter months, usually around -20c.
Keep up the good work.
A lot of EVs can do over 300 miles now, and at a rapid charger, refuel in about 30 mins. So if you're having a stretch of the legs, getting a drink or food, and going to the toilet, it's done when you get back.
@@Nick_Smith1970 If there's a charger free, and working, and not broken. If not it adds more time or you have to search elsewhere.
I prefer to fill up with fuel closer to home where it's cheapest and only have to stop at services for a toilet break, still less stress.
Got to put my oar in again. Several people have said that EVs will be more practical when the infrastructure improves - well that’s true to a point, but for many many people home charging will NEVER be a possibility. Folks who live in terraced houses and street park - sometimes not even in the street where they live. Flat dwellers - especially tower blocks. Folk like me who live in a lodge on a country park where we only have standard 13 amp supply - no three phase fast chargers for us. And that doesn’t take into account the fact that even home electricity is getting expensive. No sorry battery cars are not the answer. Let’s hope these new synthetic fuels come on stream quickly.
I agree whole heartedly. I live in Turin Italy where most parking is done on street as the majority of people in the city live in apartments. Here they are experimenting car sharing using EVs which have there own charging points (on street) but I don't think those are without there problems.
In the US we are luckier than most as we are able to charge at home for less than running a washer or dryer. There are many issues that need fixed before people can own EV without issues
I thought about an EV, but on finding your channel there is no chance I will be getting one now. I think anyone must me mad to get one.🤪
Finally someone who exposes the naked reality of EVs, congratulations. NO EV 4 ME!
Time and the people you care about are the most valuable things you have. When they've gone you can't get have them back. Not enough people realise this.
You were parked literally 50 metres from the charging point at the bottom of portland place. Lol.
I finally read something in the newspaper he said electric cars are crap and too expensive and there will never be enough chargers to cope and the present chargers half of them are broken
£48.14. Plus the cost of the coffee and donut and energy drink. And the lunch you got in another video. Oh, and don't forget that EV versions of cars cost a significant premium over their petrol or diesel cousins. And let's not forget the value of time wasted waiting to charge and cost to your health due to the increased stress. True cost of EV ownership? So not worth it!
I drive from Devon to the North of England 366 miles two or three times a year. I can do this in 7.5 hours without a fuel stop with my trusty 2L diesel returning 54.8 mpg, only coffee & toilet brakes. Would I buy a EV. Certainly Not!!
I really enjoy your videos.
EVs only work for short journeys and also those with driveways and home chargers
I can do a 340 round trip in my C4 Diesel on £40's worth of fuel and it costs you £32 for a full charge to get 236 miles. No brainer, diesels are far cheaper to run ....
You convinced me to not buy an ev. Wasn’t gonna buy one in the first place but you really drove it home. 😊
To answer your question, I recently bought a new car and *seriously* considered an EV, but after testing a number of them and assessing my driving patterns, I then opted for a diesel….at least for the next 4-5 years. For the same reasons you state…..the infrastructure isn’t up to scratch yet, and it would be more inconvenient for me. The clincher for me came in 2 parts…..I had a series of trips to do in one day, and I couldn’t have done them on time in *any* EV on the market today….so a no-brainer. Secondly, a mate of mine is a chauffeur and sometimes has to do some very long trips , and has admitted that if he ditched his current diesel fleet for EVs, he couldn’t do some of the jobs….at least not without asking his clients to wait for an hour while he charges up…. And on top of that, unless you can charge at home most of the time, the cost of running (leaving aside servicing for now) is much the same from what I can see….I can fill up my 5 Series for £100 and get 700-800 range, and yet EV charging seems to be something like £20-£30 a charge to get 200+ miles (generalising but not far off), so how is that much better than my diesel cost/range? Not much, and certainly not enough to offset the range anxiety and extra waiting time.
Without making things up, why not let us know what this one-day series of trips was that was impossible to do in an EV, any EV.
If the OP chose to stop at IONITY chargers with his Porsche he would have only had to stop twice, both for no longer than 15 mins and at a cost of £0.25/kWh. The Taycan has 800V batteries and can charge from 10% to 80% in 15 mins at IONITY 350kW chargers which were available on his route. He is playing his audience :-)
To say nothing about not offsetting the extra cost of the EV vis-a-vis ICE car.
Imagine what the queue will be like in the future, people all hanging around waiting for a charging station to become free. Ive said from the beginning they're only probably useful for local driving.
NOT ONLY NO BUT "HELL NO"! BUT THEN I AM IN THE US WHERE WE STILL HAVE A FEW FREEDOMS!
NO! Never! I own a BMW X5 Diesel and I have a range of 750 miles before I need to fill up. I can drive from Virginia to Chicago before I have to stop.
Top bloke do not buy a electric car
Until the road tax goes up to?? Resistance is futile 😂
Top bloke who drives a 75k electric car but tells everyone else not to buy one 🤔. I have a thought, sell it. He loves this car, he’s always in it. And before you say it I drive a petrol car.
Watch his views this bloke helping the working normal person. Yes he may can afford more than us!! But time you can't get back, as the macmaster says this is not the future.
@@stephenvaughan4555 Anyone who thinks that EV cars are going to be free from road tax in the future needs to think , who is going to be paying for the up keep of the roads when its only ev on it . Free road tax is just like lee says “ it a bait to get you in “
@@kennyjacketblock3333 Goverment has already talked about pricing per mile. Something we can all look forward to.
You really need to make a video like this but now on a hot day with the entire family inside the car! This is when the EV ownership fun starts!! :-)
No tune ups, no muffler system to deal with, brakes last a long time, good torque, all good. Waiting for charges and searching for one, not good. I have to say a big NO at this time.
Great videos mate, and no I would not touch an electric vehicle, and you are right it is a scam to get the ordinary folk off the roads and on to public transport, EVs will be only for the very well off
Dragsters have lots of torque but you wouldn’t use one for commuting, going shopping or taking the kids to the seaside.
A big EV 'NO' from me!....Due to pick up my new 2.0 petrol engine car in May!.....Can't do with all the hanging around waiting to charge, and stress finding a working charge point!
The government are spinning round in V8 range rovers , double standards
You know the old government saying “ do as we tell you not do as we do “
Top man Mac!
I think the ‘acid test’ is as follows
I don’t actually know anyone with an EV
None of my family or friends have an EV
Everyone I speak to on the subject always pull a face and say ‘ no, too much hassle’ !
Keep em coming Mac!!
Loving it!!
Hi am in Australia A average petrol or diesal is about 10 metric ton of co2 to produce The electric car is 14 tons The 4 tons of co2 difference the petrol car wont put into the atmosphere . then in 7 to 10 year's when the battery has to be replaced the cost is very expensive not worth it as the vehicle is disassembled to replace so it will be scraped also at a cost. Then 4 tons are added back on if you do replace the battery and thats just the car the co2 by charging should be added again There is so many hidden costs that no one will tell you
Just let you know I’ve changed updated my emoji Lee. I don’t think anyone around my neighbourhood has an EV. To be honest I cannot even think where the charging points are in my area. It’s a big no no for me buying an EV. Think of all the time wasted standing around charging your EV. On top of that all the coffees and donuts or pastries brought whilst you wait. Yes I agree it’s not worth all the hassle and bother to own an EV. Anyway nice vlog as ever and love the timelapse stuff👌😉
You are SO right, sir!
With our i3 REx here in the western USA, he get enough taste of the miserable public charging network (often occupied, ICED, broken, vandalized).
This means that the 2cylinder piston engine onboard is a godsend.
95% of annual driving is on home electric charges, but no worries with an ICE ready to save the day.
We truly feel sorry for folks whose vacations are consumed with hunting for a working EV charger.
BTW- Good luck having your loved ones play "sitting duck" to criminals/muggers/carjackers while they're stuck for 30 to 360 minutes charging.
Interested to see how the range is affected through the cold weather this winter…
Even if the news said 9 out of 10 people would buy an EV as their next car....I would not. Even winning the lottery. I am messaging you from Cyprus where they are pushing also. Its actually raining very hard at the moment ( after a very long hot summer ), the lights keep flickering because it gets dark by six now. The electric board are having difficulty coping. What will happen if evryone wants to charge their Ev at the same time. its a total nonesense. This summer in july and August the average temp was 38-42 degrees C. Meaning that an EV car would have to keep the batteries cool so the cooling system would be on all the time even when parked. As you say, a total disaster. Well done mate, alot more car owners should watch your blog.
You hit the nail on the head when you said being hurded like 🐑🐑🐑 I will will never buy a ev vehicle I like to have a choice and I will stick with my combustion engine which is 20 years old thank you
Great video once again Lee. There is absolutely NO way that I will EVER get an EV. Like many other people I have an Anxiety problem and unlike yourself NO patience. I have a Mercedes petrol car and I love it. I just jump in and drive from A to B with no worries about waiting around for hours and range issues. 😀
Am I thinking of getting an EV as my next car. Simple answer NO! Would not touch one with a barge poll. Every EV owner I know says the infrastructure for charging is appalling and if they were not able to charge at home it would be pointless owning one.
Own 2 diesels, 20 and 6 years old. No way I will be changing to EV!
That Lee has to be the most honest EV review I’ve seen. I’m ordering a new car in December and no way am I ordering a EV !!!!! The thing what does it for me is the take all the spontaneity out of motoring. Every journey has to be planned. What happens if you go out and get home and there’s a emergency and your car is charging on your home charger and it’s going to take 8 hours to charge?
Your stuffed
It makes driving a nightmare.
Could you do a blog with your car running out of battery and see how you cope with sorting it out on a journey
With a pure EV, your life now revolves around the car, not the car around you. That simply is a massive step backwards and is not the future. If a new technology does not enhance your life more over a previous one, history shows us time and time again it is doomed to fail.
No I'm not getting an EV vehicle , great videos btw !
23:50 "Please DON'T buy an electric car" Thanks for your honesty, which is invaluable for those of us considering an electric vehicle as our next car (and it would be our first EV).
Will I buy an EV?
Before I saw your videos - NO
After seeing your videos - NO
7 out of 10 i call BS i will keep my deisel car forever that's the most green thing you can do keep your car for 30 years or more
I did it, I traded my electric car in for a hybrid, best thing I ever did, and Renault do a brilliant Arkana RS for only £32,000. Cheap as chips and it also steers itself too.
Never will I buy an electric car. One other main thing I thought of is that if you have a crash in one, how safe are they to actually get out of the vehicle as I saw a video where the person in the car couldn't be rescued until it was deemed safe to actually touch the car in the first place!
Seeing how batteries catch fire on buses and even on the cheap electric scooters, it's quite scary to think that an electric car could do that as well, as I'm sure they could and probably will do at some point!
Convinced me. I'll stick with my 3.6L Toyota Prado diesel; 150L tank with a 1500km range! Thanks for the videos. Might buy one for the wife for a shopping cart. ;-))
Buy a Nissan X Trail E Force for the EV driving experience with an on board efficient 3 cylinder ICE engine as generator... Never plug in, no range anxiety, no humongous heavy batteries... ICE engine never drives wheels. Silky smooth, quiet and super responsive... Includes E Pedal single pedal EV regeneration...
Will I get a EV - NO
Interestingly I saw a poll on buying ev's a few weeks ago that had similar numbers saying they would buy one. Turns out the poll was on behalf of Polestar, a car manufacturer that only makes ev's. The old saying stands true "opinion polls aren't for gauging public opinion they are used to form public opinion"
gov have back tracked on the energy bailout for the next 2 years. It will now be reviewed again in April so expect electricity to go up again in April
Funny enough, the Government announced yesterday that EVs will be liable for road tax come April 2025.
I am thinking about getting a Tesla so I can spend more time with my girlfriend and tell my wife I am charging, I appreciate all good ideas
This brings me back to the early days of Diesel you had to know where to find a garage who sold it. Many garages refused to sell it because it was DANGEROUS!!!. I could not go to a motorway service station there were no motorways. Slowly more and more garages started to sell it. So I expect the same will happen with electric charging stations. Off course the government could pull their finger out and put more charges in, like Singapore 2 years ago the target was 500 new charging points a month. Considering Singapore is only slightly bigger than London. They must be fully changed up by now. Also by the way I can't have a fast charger in my house the mains cables are struggling with the normal use. 5 cable break downs in the last 10 years.
Currently the MG EV does 6p per mile less than my diesel car on a long run. Why would i want to spend £25K on a new car to save 6p. How long will it take to recoup the costs, why can’t they make a cheap EV power plant that just slips in my car? I already have all the bits required for a EV except the power train and battery, so why does all that need to be scraped and replaced just to go the EV route.
My dad and I once drove 1150 miles for 17.5 hours in one day from Philly suburbs to an hour west of Kansas City and only filled up twice. Good luck doing that in an EV. We I won’t be buying one and neither will anyone in my family.
I was aspiring to an EV ,even though I can't afford one until I came across your channel . I've recently bought a second hand Peugeot 508 diesel auto estate which regularly gives me over 70mpg. So no I definitely won't be getting an EV.
No. Maybe hybrid. Had one on a hire car I did 140 miles and cost me £ 22 in petrol. No too bad and no charging.
On top of the charge fee you should calculate how much you spend on coffee and donuts across the year, it i am sure will be considerable, plus your time, ev cars make no sense in the real world, short trips fine but long journeys a no no.
I've no intention of buying an electric car, nobody I know wants one either. Joe Achilles is always against them and j-em on cars did a great video about them being dead on arrival.
Lee, you are a breath of fresh air.
You are completely right about EV’s. They are a nonsense, and only a way of getting the average person off the road. Don’t believe anyone that says otherwise, especially other YT channels.
Ps. Have you done a breakfast/dinner review of Tebay services ?
I have no desire whatsoever to go electric. I panic enough over little things now without worrying about being stranded!
Definately another diesel for my next daily driver and petrol for my next sports car.
Absolutely NOT Lee, NO WAY...... and what "sheep" do I most certainly don't. I just like sitting back and watching the lemmings, it's quite entertaining .................
Just bought another 6 in line diesel and ran it for 42000 kms in 5 months- loving its performance as well.
W211 320 diesel OMV 648 R6
Hey Lee! As I will say from yesterday I have ordered my new car and it will be diesel. So no I wouldn’t order one and I haven’t. If it’s honestly causing stress and the amount of time it takes to charge- consider Hybrid instead as you’ll have best of both worlds. It’s gotta be better for your peace of mind plus see your family in the right amount of travel time. Take care 😘👍🏻
I have a Peugeot 207 1.6HDI Sport that regularly achieves 700 miles to a tank! I did Worthing to Scunthorpe, 253 miles, in 3hrs 20mins without excessive speeding!
Ive got a chevvy spark since 2011, cost me £9000, an ev roughly the same size is over £20,000, can you see how much petrol i can buy for the extra £11,000, and i can get to southampton and back on a full tank approx 340miles.
It looks like EVs on our roads are at 14% as of now, wait till they are 100%, there will be signs displaying “ALL CHARGING STATIONS ARE FULL, estimated 4 hour wait from now”😂
Love your videos. I follow Scotty Kilmer in U.S. Never buy a E.V. or Hybrid. Get a Toyota or Honda gas car. Well maintained good for 4-500,000 miles. E.V. & Hybrid's too complicated & expensive to service.
The only servicing is the brake fluid don’t have to worry about cam belts timing chains auto gearbox oil changes really very cheap to service
As long as I have a choice NO, I will not get an EV. There is still much that can be done to make ICE greener in lots of ways, more MPG, less CO2 and diesel particles.
Get rid Lee and get your life back. What a drainer
Love your videos! I made the mistake of getting an EV in September, been nothing but stress.. trying to find a charger, when you do they are all in use and as you mention can add another 40 mins on your time.. and like in your video at 20m40s there always seems to be a Tesla parked in one of the bays not charging. I’m sure people use the bays like disabled/parent bays because they tend to be nearer to the shops and are normally a bit bigger so just park in them for convenience..
The infrastructure in Australia is non existent plus our distances....a big NO.
Interesting Video. I'l start by coming clean and admit I'm an EV owner (Kia), but I wouldn't say I'm an E-vangelist. There are certainly downsides, and people need to be aware of these. Like the author, I do have a certain amount of charger anxiety, though I offset this by careful planning. I suspect in the early days of ICE cars, this was a similar problem. I can remember many years ago driving around the wilds of Scotland and almost running out of fuel before I found a petrol station.
I am probably one of the more fortunate ones. I have a home charger, and rarely drive distances that require charging en route. Over the last 2.5 years (since starting to use an EV), I have done 6 trips where I had to use public charge points. If you are someone who regularly drives hundreds of miles a day, EVs may not yet be for you. However, range is increasing, battery capacity is getting larger, and charging rates are improving. We will probably never reach the 2 or 3 minutes of the petrol station stop, but on the other hand, few ICE users have someone coming round at night and topping up their tank for 1/6 of the cost.
ICE cars have been around for over 100 years, and the infrastructure has grown to suit. EVs realistically have only been around for 10 or so, given which it's unsurprising that there will be challenges.
So, If you are thinking of going electric, do your research first. Speak to other EV drivers. Can you charge at home? Are there convenient and working chargepoints nearby or on your most likely routes?
Unlike Lee, I will never go back to petrol/diesel. The car is just too nice to drive. Campaign for better and faster public charging (I have done this with my local MP and council). If possible, try to charge before you get below 30-40%.
Like it or not, EVs *ARE* the way the world is going, it's not simply sponsored promoters. Hydrogen, at least for cars and vans, is already dead, and, despite pressure from the fossil fuel industry (who currently produce over 95% of H2), refuelling stations are closing.
This is not intended to be a "holier than thou" argument. I drove ICE cars most of my life, and never gave it a second thought.. But unless you disbelieve global warming, or you don't care about the illness and deaths caused by fossil fuel pollution, we have to make some changes in the way we live. It's not going to be easy, and probably won't be cheap, but it is going to happen, and right now, EVs are one way of going forward.
Think of this as a second industrial revolution. Terrifying, yes, but also exciting.
I agree with many of your points and I do actually like EVs. But the things I think are really flawed with EVs are not the cars themselves and to a lesser degree the infrastructure but it’s the dreadful pollution of Lithium and Cobalt, the processing of said materials and the amount of toxic pollution that creates, that’s before the vast amounts of carbon released from the shipping of the materials to China to make batteries and then shipping them back across the globe. And have you seen the toxic fumes that burning EVs give off? Not the usual burn issues with an ICE car, but those batteries give off horrendous deadly fumes that are far worse to both firefighters and the environment. So yes they may be super clean to us as end users but further down the chain, batteries are dreadful. I also- as a trainee Vehicle Damage Engineer - hydrogen is far from dead - in fact we are being taught all about hydrogen and there is a lot of collaboration with Toyota and their Mirai. Look up hydrogen lorries by Hyundai, JCB hydrogen engines which are in production and in use. There are companies who are making hydrogen ‘generators’ to fuel machines for building sites. The hydrogen infrastructure is being hampered by he powers that be as it’s a threat to their EV agenda. A Hydrogen car has the all the benefits of an EV - quiet, fab to drive with water as it’s emission, without the dark side of batteries.
@@RichieRouge206 Also, 86% of the indigenous peoples around the massive refining plant in China have pancreatic cancer, and the land looks like the surface of the moon, but hey ho, at least Elon Musk is richer than God
Thanks Lee, I’ll stick with petrol now, EV cars seem a bit of a joke.
I bought half an EV, it's a self charging petrol, never have to worry about finding a charging point as it charges while I drive it and I can find petrol stations everywhere when I want to fill up, it's a no brainer !
I'm sticking to my 2018 Mini Cooper Countryman 1.5 liter with 530 US mile range on a full tank of gas (petrol). It also only takes a couple of minutes to fill it .
Definitely NO to Electric I love my Diesel Merc ❤
I hate those pro EV videos too. I agree, EV owners can’t think for themselves. They’re sheep.
The very idea that some areas in the US are wanting to go all EV by 2030 or so is idiotic. The cheapest EV in the US is the Chevy Bolt at $26K. So how are the majority of people going to qualify and afford the payments?
11:30 and THIS is why we watch you and upvote you (because you give HONEST answers -- you give the "true reality"). And this is essential to people like me who are considering the possibility of a BEV when the 2015 Nissan I now have reaches the end of its useful (fun!) life.
There is a hideous looking grey car not far from my girlfriend's house and I thought it was an EV which was confirmed today charging cable hanging out the back waiting to see which catches fire the car or the house
7:40 *Quite agree with all your comments, a few years ago did consider buying an EV as were stated to be the best thing since **_sliced bread_** however now so glad I opted instead to get a Mercedes (W247) B200 CDi AMG 8 Speed [Diesel] with 81 miles on the clock (ex Demo) with all the latest tricks etc - and got a massive discount of nearly £10k from list price. This has absolutely amazed me, so so quiet, incredible range and over 35 mile journey (A6/A46) to Newark in Eco Mode [Freewheels when lifting throttle] did nearly 90 mpg - hit traffic near end. This car will no doubt still be running in 20 years time and still giving good sensible practical use. I don't make many journeys outside most EV's Range, but during summertime take generally a trip every week of between 150-300 miles Cotswolds, Wales or Cromer - I start to RangeAnxiety when see only have 60 Miles left in tank and warning light comes on !*
7 out of 10? Well in my house it would be down to 9 already as I'm to old, they are to expensive, the infrastructure is not their to charge them!!
I feel your pain, Lee. ;-(
I can just imagine telling my boss every couple of hours that I need to take an hour off work to charge my vehicle!
I'll give you a £10 for the Porsche. But I want £5 change!
Keep up the good work and stop this madness!
Just to let you know it cost you £47.77 to charge . The price at the services is unbelievable 😳. If you can just put in what u need and then look for a tesco . Use their rapid charger at 28p a kw . As usual a great video . And yes I have the same problems , broken and not enough chargers 😢
Feel for you Mac, my daughter drives me nuts but I miss her when I'm away. EVs are not the way. Forget logistics, wtf do we do with all the batteries??
Recycle them. It's already being done. Why would any manufacturer let all those valuable metals etc go into landfill? Doesn't make any sense. Better to use them again to make the next batteries than to dig it out of the ground all the time. Nissan leaf batteries may have gone into landfill 10 years ago, and fuelled a Daily Mail headline or two. Of course, they become the myths of the future, ignoring any actual facts.
I dont think anyone is stupid enough to fall for that. Cobalt mines in Congo, out of sight, out of mind? Do not be naive, its OK, I am the teacher, you are the mentee.
Hell no I don't want an electric car and won't buy one if I don't have to. The 7 out of 10 people that said they want an electric car are probably kids that don't understand anything about life yet.
I had a Toyota C-HR for 3.5 years. That was enough for me! I now have a 2006 Lexus GS300 SE-L. A 3 litre V6 saloon with a 6 speed automatic transmission. It's very fast, supremely comfortable, absolutely silent and actually CHEAPER to run than my Toyota! There's no way I'd buy, lease or rent an electric car. I can drive from my home in Hull to Cornwall in 7 hours with one coffee stop. EV? 2 days! Not a chance!
Rolling Blackouts = no charging available. Nuff said 🎤
The government is about as transparent with the truth as a pair of lead lined heavy gusset knickers .
There are many problems with electric cars but one that I haven't seen mentioned anywhere is security updates - we have all become used to throwing away working mobile phones after 2-3 years because of a lack of security updates. Same reason we update our computers every few years - new software won't necessarily run on old hardware (looking at you Windows 11) and old software is no longer secure. How long will manufacturers continue to provide security updates for EVs? Do they commit to 10 years or more? Go out for a walk and see how many cars you see that are 10+ years old - or 20+ years! With regular maintenance most ICE cars are good for 30+ years and generally don't require software updates beyond the satnav.
NO. Very few here in Thailand. Not seen any infrastructure for charging.
I guess if you regularly wake up and need to drive more than 200 miles a day, then an EV isn’t for you , does that seem like a fair middle ground?
When was the last Time a politician fixed any significant world problem??????????? They only play around with things that dont need fixing and change stuff that already works well.
I’ve gotten 41.3mpg in my 2021 Mazda 3 hatchback on a 105 mile trip. My car is the premium model with leather, heated seats, automatic everything, heads up display, kickin’ Bose stereo, headlights that turn with the wheel, blah, blah, blah. Paid $27k-tax, title and tags, out the door. Absolutely love it.
And I’m not worried about the batteries suddenly combusting and burning my garage down. And by extension my house and the whole neighborhood.
Never getting an electric car. Here in the U.S that isn't going happen. Only a small amount of people are buying them. I never see anyone at the charge points I've noticed.