Just a foot note this is designed to generate some talking points and opinions from people. Not about right or wrong and try not to waste your energy going off the deepend, not worth it. And for those who seem convinced I hate EVs, I don't I'd buy a Rimac tomorrow once I can off load some Red Lobster shares.

An electric Aztec will solve all problems.

Reviews in 2028 : It's quiet, has a long range, pumped in audio & weighs 3 tonnes. Copy & paste on any EV review.

“I was there when VHS slew Betamax. I witnessed HD-DVD struck down by Blu-ray. My nights are haunted by the cries of the Sega Dreamcast. I know this same fate awaits the Kia EV6.”

The rot set in when the loopholes for SUVs and trucks was created.

We used to make cars here in Australia. And the industry was propped up by the federal government for a very, very long time. But then as South Korean and Chinese brands started to infiltrate and get better and better, that was no longer viable. We don't make cars here in Australia anymore...

It feels like the 90s and early 2000s were kind of a goldilocks period for ICE cars - They were built robust, had enough tech and safety but were not excessively expensive, complex and heavy like today's offerings. It is strangely refreshing seeing cars like the MG3 on the road because at least they're simple, cheap and have only the essentials. A lot of the problem seems to stem from the SUV craze and trying to make them do everything well (impossible). You can't have cheap, agile, economical, practical, rugged and luxurious attributes in one package. Dedicated family cars like Holden Commodore or dedicated sports cars (MX5), Luxury cars (E39 bmw) etc worked better and were simpler, lighter and cheaper all for it.

These "talk" videos are my favorite, they are the reason this channel is the only car review channel I am subscribed to, and watch every video of. They distinguish you from other channels, and add a layer of depth not found anywhere else. Especially during these transitional times, having videos that talk about the reality of things, and what happens behind the scenes is very appreciated.

At 63 think I might just daily my ‘89 300E for the next 35 years. 355km still runs like a swiss watch.

Dang, as a Bolt owner, I wasn’t expecting to catch a stray from a goose today

I love listening to this guy talk. Minimal edits too, what a boss

All industry, not just the auto industry in the US needs to get away from the idea of "infinite growth". Its not sustainable. All levels of the supply chain (from the nuts and bolts) to the dealership lots need to become leaner, and they just aren't willing to do that. That means reasonable shareholder returns, reasonable executive compensation, and fair employee waiges. Its going to be a change to a "slow and steady" mindset.

I come from both worlds, having owned and driven a Chevy Bolt for 4 years, and now driving a ram truck with a hemi V8 engine. The Chevy bolt was fun to drive as a daily commuter but after all the costs of having two vehicles, it came down to consolidating to one for insurance reasons alone, plus the extra fees they put on electric cars for the license plate tabs. Consolidating to one vehicle it became clear to me that the Chevy Bolt, while fun to drive, would not work as my loan vehicle. The compromises of having an electric car are real; the charging cost are cheaper than gasoline but not zero, the range loss in Winter temps is almost 50%, people don't factor that in. It meant that I could barely drive 100 miles from my home in winter, I live in northern Michigan and we have actual real winter here. I couldn't tow even my lawn mower trailer with a plastic kayak in it. One thing, I never understood - the irrational hatred for EVS from some people, it somehow got associated with politics and that's a damn shame because my Chevy Bolt was more American made than my co-workers Ford truck. Government getting involved in vehicle electrification was a death blow, many people have a natural and understandable aversion to anything the government wants them to do. This was a good video and a good summary of where we are, I think electrification will (slowly) continue but the less government is involved the better it will be for the consumer in the end.

Low emissions + vehicle durability peaked in EFI NA 4-6 cylinder cars with a couple airbags and plastic bumper covers. We should reset CAFE requirements to the late 90s but include trucks.

There's so many factors going into it just making everything worse. For example, one reason Hertz cited for cancelling their Tesla fleet was chargers requiring accounts to use them, which people renting cars didn't want to bother with. Recently I ran into the same issue with just parking. I went to a parking lot in a big city that I often use when I go there and they had changed from just requiring payment to needing your name, phone number, e-mail, etc. I just left and street parked because I don't want to deal with that BS.

Great video! You should do one on the constantly rising car insurance issue. Mine goes up every six months without tickets or claims 😢

Mark, Easily the best segment ever. When politicians become engineers and engineers become politicians a recipe for disaster along with this thing called physics….

I said this when helping my mom buy a new car, “Remember everything the dealer wants is to convince you that scaling up a bad decision is going to somehow save you from those consequences.”

Years ago, when Giorgetto Giugiaro paid his first visit to America, safety was the big issue in the auto world. And when interviewed by a journalist, he said "if safety is your only priority, we should all be driving the same car." Fast forward to today, when emissions are the issue. We will all be driving the same car.

"LOL make EV's the savior of all these bad decisions". Well said Mark! I like that this segment treads between any political side and talks about common sense, gradual, smart adoption strategies, and above all Mark is protective of the end user and consumers when it comes to practicality and affordability. Great segment.

They need to close the "light duty truck" loophole. In my opinion I think that will have a real impact on how many rolling tanks you see on the road and make both pedestrians and other drivers safer.

Last time I was this early Turbowski was still co-host.

Why am I hear wishing this videos was twice as long?! Masterfully done. I love these "Conversation" videos you make. It almost feels like it's live and your streaming it.

This was excellently done. If people would calmly talk like this, we'd be a lot farther along. Instead, people get angry and start insulting each other.

The main problem with this conversation is demonstrated right here in the comments of this video. The point isn't about loving or hating E.V.'s, it's about actually speaking about facts and issues. -Are E.V.'s expensive (in America)? Yes, but they don't have to be. Right now, it's a luxury item, and it doesn't have to be like that. When a car is well over the average cost of a new vehicle, that means at least 50% of buyers can't afford it. -Is the infrastructure for charging millions of cars available (in America)? No, not yet. If we have more E.V.'s on the road, we need more chargers (Period). The answer isn't adding video games to your infotainment. Sometimes, waiting 2 plus hours at a grocery store or mall isn't an option. -How many shops near you (that are not the manufacturer of the vehicle) will even work on any E.V.? The answer, very few if any at all. While manufacturers claim allowing independent shops to work on their vehicles would violate I.P. laws, buyers are left shipping E.V.'s for 100's (or 1000's) of miles to get them fixed. All while voiding any warranty that might have been left. Until we can all talk about these things in a somewhat civilized manner, we won't get very far. I really like cars, working on them, talking about them, and driving them. But when any mention of any known issue surrounding E.V.'s is met with combative attitudes or name calling. We all lose.

I can only speak about my experience with the Model Y, it has been fine. Reliable transport, good performance and practicality, averaging about 240 wh/mi. real world. Cost 46k after 8k rebate.

Good discussion. I think the missing element is that there are many in government who have no desire for people to have personal vehicles. Therefore, many of these policies are designed to make it impossible for people to have vehicles.

Completely agree with all the points you make in this article, all eloquently put - and I’m equally aghast at the state of the car industry, and depressed about its current and future trajectory. As you state, the decision to pursue EVs, and force them on the market/consumers, is (catastrophically) ill-informed - made by politicians, both in America and Europe. All based on ideology, over scientific fact. I remember an interview with Prof Gordon Murray, two or three years ago. Apparently, he sits, for has sat, on the board of an independent body that has advised government here in the UK, on all aspects affecting road transport - both private and commercial; road infrastructure, fuels, etc (anything and everything). The panel is comprised of industry experts and scientists. The original decision to force all motor manufacturing to EV was made without referring to that body at all. The focus on the single aspect that an EV does not emit CO2 while running has completely blinded the decision-makers to the elemental fact that EVs are not actually green at all. The mining of Lithium and Copper is catastrophically poisonous to the environment. It also directly generates acute cancers in those working the mines (bone cancer, leukaemia, organ cancers, extreme birth defects, you name it) - and mostly in poorer countries around the world such as Africa, where PPE is limited or non-existent. Further, disposing of spent batteries (at the end of their service life) is even more poisonous to the environment. Some of the battery chemicals can be recycled, but that requires a furnace - which will never be powered by solar panels, wind, or wave power - and then you’re left with an even more concentrated toxic waste to dispose of. Metal chemical waste remains poisonous, not for thousands, or hundreds of thousands, but millions of years. The only way to dispose of these poisons is to seal them up, bury them and leave them. Eventually, though, it will leach into the water table - and we will ingest it. The big elephant in the room is the basic question of where all the electricity will come from. A household charging a car overnight approximately doubles its electrical energy usage. Scaled-up nationally, that leaves any energy grid with a huge problem. The only ‘clean’(-ish) way to currently meet that demand this is to dramatically increase the building of nuclear fission reactor power stations. Here in the UK, Government has commissioned Rolls Royce to design and build a projected 16 such power stations. They will be small, but most will be built well away from any coastline, where there is no supply of water, sufficient to flood the reactor in case of an ‘accident’. Of course, we are told these are very new advanced designs which will be very safe. Good luck selling that to the public. I’m very sure the reaction to this will be exactly the same in the US. The United Nations publishes a ‘state of the world’ report (I believe) every 4 years. It’s huge, and covers all aspects of socio-political and economic interest, including environment. The current report, states that all road transport, including commercial vehicles, accounts for 14% of global CO2 output. Commercial vehicles account for 65% of this pollution. That means only approx 6-7% of global CO2 is produced by private passenger vehicles. Most CO2 pollution is produced by industry and agriculture. The UN report also states that China increases its CO2 output by more than the entire national output of the UK every year - just increases it. And that’s just China. Sadly, I think the first two high-profile casualties of enforcing the move to electrification will be Lotus and then Jaguar-Landrover. I’m afraid I can see both becoming just a badge on a Chinese car, like MG. I truly fear for the global motor industry - just as I’m sure you do. It may realise too late that it’s allowed itself to be painted into a corner. Tens of millions of jobs around the world depend on the motor industry - and there is also the potential knock-on effect on global economy. Hydrogen combustion seems a practical potential solution. Many motor manufacturers around the world have been conducting practical engineering studies. The CEO of Toyota has very recently stated he thinks EV will only comprise a maximum 30% of car sales. JCB conducted a study into electrifying earth-moving vehicles and equipment. They worked-out that their mid-range earth-mover - a 20 metric ton machine - would require between 8 and 9 metric tons a of batteries alone to power it. Then there is the fact that those sorts of machines often work a 2-shift work-cycle per day. No company can afford an expensive machine like that to be idle while charging. JCB have been through a long technology and development programme, and are currently building production examples of hydrogen combustion earth-moving vehicles for sale. I’m very sure Caterpillar in the US must be doing the same. Volvo will have a hydrogen combustion articulated truck cab/tractor on sale on 2026. I’m sorry I’ve rather gone-on a bit but I’m as fed-up as you to see cars becoming ever more complicated, expensive and over-weight. Many thanks for the channel.

It's the takes and knowledge like this that just keep me coming back. Phenomenal content.

The infrastructure point is the big one for me. I own a condo in an old building with street parking, it's simply not feasible to buy an all-electric but the government here in Ontario want to force it in less than 10yrs. Good luck with that, seems like a free win for whichever party promises to roll back that agenda a few years from now.

You guys should do a video that promotes the better value cars. Get exposure on cheap but well built cars

We bought a 2024 Camaro and a 2024 Subie BRZ, both manual, and we intend to keep them until they make gasoline illegal.

Well said! As a Nissan Hybrid owner, one big problem is finding a dealer that is qualified to service the hybrid side of the drivetrain. The dealer that we bought the car from is not qualified to fix our car for hybrid issues.

Off topic but eagerly waiting an update on your 2024 red Honda Pilot Elite. Thanks.

Great video Mark! Unfortunately, it is not just cars that are afflicted with this issue. I am in the middle of a kitchen renovation and I am seeing the same problems with kitchen appliances and to a lesser extent cabinets and countertops. Lots of companies trying to sell feature packed garbage with poor warranties and no one to provide reliable service or repair. Just spend more and more money for items that do not last as long as older versions. Similar to cars, one has to be vary when putchasing something with all the bells and whistles.

“Broken ideas and broken laws.” Regulators are throwing the book at problems instead of realizing nuanced and strategic approaches are likely to be more fruitful in the long run. As always, consumers pay for it and we have ever-divided sides battling it out to no end.

I paid off my lease early on my 2022 Volvo XC60 B6 in order to get a new 2023 Lexus GX60. I wanted to get the GX before it went away with the intention of owning it for a long time. Overall, the Volvo was a nice vehicle, but I leased it for a reason -- a super complicated drivetrain from a brand with a very sketchy reliability record. I can only imagine the cost of maintenance and repair once outside of warranty. The GX is loaded and it wasn't cheap. I'm financing at 2.5% over 4 years, but I anticipate having it for a long time without much drama. This brings me to my point. I am not an early adopter and I am not willing to help industry finance its way through this maze. It's anyones guess how this will ultimately shake out. So until then, I'll wait it out in an old-school vehicle with proven reliability.

Great video Mark. The point about massive EVs is something that is so backwards it's hard to fathom. Somehow EVs are supposed to be about efficiency and green and yet we have multiple companies pushing out gigantic monstrosities that weigh close to 10,000 pounds and are absurdly fast. It makes no sense, and by the governments mandates they would rather us trade in a Prius for a EV Hummer or Cybertruck, since all that maters is being dogmatic pure EV no matter any other consideration. Lunacy.

I appreciate you for all that you said here mark, this was well intentioned, no biased and exactly what us in the auto industry is dealing with. I will be reviewing this for a while to use as taking points for my clients. Again, thank you!

The only "affordable" car left is Versa. This is an enormous problem.

here in the philippines there are still remote areas with no electricity. where tge basic mode of transportion is a motorcycle

Great video, thank you. I think Toyotas approach to hybrids is a winning strategy. You will see a new generation of hybrids coming up that will improve peek thermal efficiency from 40% to 45%.

I think tons of people including me wouldn’t have as much of a problem with EV’s and electricifying things if they just gave people the choice between ICE and EV. Completely gutting gas powered cars just isn’t the way, it feels forced Edit: love videos like these Mark, as someone who feels that they were born too late to enjoy the best of what automobiles had to offer, it’s nice to hear people older than me talk this way about something I’m so passionate about

Well said. I agree. The transition needs to be at a pace society can swallow and companies, economies, and geopolitics can do in a manner that is sustainable, fair and balanced.

Car tecnologies should work for everyone. As an example when Hurricane Maria hit here in Puerto Rico in 2017, we did not have electricity from 4 up to 12 months. Even if we had all the EV infrastructure in place, EVs would have been a nightmare during that time. The generators available were needed for powering up everything strictly essential. Solar power it's available now but I wouldn't want to choose between charging a car or having a working refrigerator.

Most new cars are being cost cut to the bone

Excellent analysis. Something else to note. I addition to the crazy prices for the cars and charger installations, insurance is insane. Why? Because you get tapped just the wrong way and you’re looking at a battery replacement. Since the battery replacement will cost damn near the value of the car (or exactly the value of the car given the crazy depreciation of most electric cars), your insurance company will total it. So the financial and environment hit is much worse than ICE vehicles. Electric vehicles are just nowhere near where they need to be to be truly viable transportation.

One of the best and most concise contributions to this topic I’ve seen. Thank you so much.

Great video, but my main takeaway is that a guy that has driven MANY cars is enamored with the Lucid Air. I need to test drive one of those.

Direct injection has already shortened the lives of engines. I’ve had a CR-V need a new cylinder head at 89,000 miles because of the carbon buildup. Something like that in a Honda used to be unheard of. Unfortunately, ever tightening fuel economy standards are forcing automakers to do more of this, even on hybrids (where it wasn’t necessary before)

Excellent video, and it's exactly what I've been saying since Pete Bootygieg made the comparison of an EV to the smart phone, which just demonstrated the absolute cluelessness of politicians. We readily adopted the smart phone because they made it appealing and we WANTED to go there... it wasn't shoved down our throat.

I am an Engineer for the South Korean brands (north american market). The performance of internal combustion vehicles is detrimented because of government regulations, forcing us to reduce torque to meet emissions and fuel economy. The revenue margin on plug-in hybrids is minimal, unless we talk about high performance vehicles (like mentioned in the video), and the cost is just too high for most customers. Automakers are backing up from only doing EV development, as sales and market share are not as expected. MSRP for new vehicles, regardless of Propulsion Systems, is ridiculous, but EV cost is just outrageous. In my view, the best option for a good mixture of performance/fuel economy/cost, is to go regular hybrid. Still, I will always prefer internal combustion, as the system is simpler, easier to maintain, and there is no need to worry about high voltage battery replacement over the years. Good video guys, I enjoyed it.

I hope this video is viewed by millions. Well done. You can’t just take away every job. Bingo.

There needs to be further adoption of public transport options nationwide. We’ve designed this country around the car and it’s been backfiring for decades. Not to say we need to get rid of cars entirely but the fact it’s the only option a lot of the time, people will gamble on car payments that aren’t reasonable.

Well Stated. Would like to see large cities (Chicago, NYC, Philly, Boston etc) become less car centric and put emphasis on public transportation, bicycles, walking to get around while we enact many of the policies you mentioned for rural and suburban areas with one personal wish....we tax GIGANTIC Trucks and SUVs more so not every soccer Mom is driving around in massive vehicles and can't see anything directly in front because their too high up. Always hit like on your videos. You and Jack are great.

Why is it always about the safety of the occupants of the vehicles when it comes to accidents, but not the safety of those outside the vehicle? I think Volvo was the only one who advertised about this but that only really worked with vehicles with low hoods. Now that everything's an SUV or truck, how do companies account for the safety of others outside the vehicle with these high hoods? Plus, with the addition of weight for vehicle safety it just makes them heavier and even more lethal at lower speeds. Wouldn't it be easier to remove some of the safety features that have been created and added for people who can't properly drive? Also limiting speeds as well? It'll make cars lighter, more efficient, and safer by making people who operate them feel less safe and more careful drivers. That last part was a stretch

Great summary of the challenges of this transition… you really summed it up incredibly well!

Hybrid yes, ev meh; love your view point, you hit the nail on thr head. No more throw away cars

In the words of DJ Khalid, I appreciate you. Spot on information and excellent delivery.

The conclusion is very true. My last ICE car a BMW X1 2 liter turbo pile of garbage started costing a fortune to fix and keep running around 100,000 miles. Timing chain, guides, water pump, exhaust manifold, catalytic converter.... In 2020 I leased an Audi Q8 afterwards. I ended up at the dealer 3 times during the first year for electrical problems that left me stranded with the rear windows wide open in a snow storm. I sold it back to the dealer after the pandemic and bought my first Tesla. Never going back to Legacy automakers, never going back to gas.

I want an EV, but I live in a big city with no garage or driveway. Until charging infrastructure allows me to somehow fully charge super quickly (like in 10-15 mins) at a supercharger that can be found everywhere, I don’t think I can live with one. Will that day ever come? One can only dream…

you didn't even mention the apartment dwellers and their complete inability to install power charging. we all have been to los angeles...this is the ONLY way you can live...looking out your window into the courtyard and its dirty, unusable pool and directly at the apartments across from you i just read how today the homeowner is going the way of the dinosaur and, in fact, homeownership is out of the reach of most young families. and no power to charge their forced purchase? and the regulators, the unelected bureaucrats, they have no clue about this????

I like this type of evolutionary video. It’s like the manual transmission. Nobody likes to be told HOW to drive. If I’m spending the money, no one tells me how to drive.

Governments need to let the free market decide the future of all industries. Whenever they dictate what the solution is, they only create new problems.

As a long time EV owner (Model S since 2013, Model 3 added in 2018) I agree with what you have said. Electric is the future, but there are issues right now. I’ve had range anxiety only 3 times, in my 11 years of EV driving. I remember these well! 😊 Two were due to chargers being further apart in 2013-2014 time, and one, due to unexpectedly high cross winds on a mountain pass silently eating my range quickly! All these were on long distance journeys. For the 95% of the drivers, it’s the daily commute, and that’s no problem at all with EVs. EXCEPT for renters with no access to good charger going infrastructure. The charging infrastructure sucks because they make little margin, compared to gas stations. Most margin for gas stations is from the merchandise and food sales in the gas station. However, almost all EV chargers are separately operated from convenience stores. This should change. In fact, existing gas stations which own some chargers also, would be the ideal way to do this, IMHO.

I like the freedom aspect of cars, you can jump in them and go wherever you want at high rates of speeds. With gas cars you don’t need to think where to go, there’s gas station absolutely everywhere and they just work. I can drive for hours with the A/C blasting and still cover hundreds of miles. I went to some amazing remote areas that no EVs could take me. And there’s cost… you can buy a 5k$ Honda Civic right now and take it across the states. A 5k$ electric car will be a 2011 Nissan Leaf with 60 miles of range.

I think the main issue and problem that I see is, for the people who truly like and care about driving cars, it is very hard to get access to the true ultimate fun cars out there for a reasonable price (cars that have a great feel/sound of engine/transmission/exhaust). For example, in Porsche's line up, there's really only a few models that everyone really wants (GT4, GT3, GT2, 9000RPM NA Engine, etc) but even if you had the money you may not be able to make the approved list anyway. I think this kinda ruins the car industry because what is the point of selling all these different models of 718s and 911s if really what the people want is an affordable version of that holy grail engine design which nobody can get their hands on to begin with?

Yall are one of the best car based youtubers out there. Telling the consumers what they need to hear instead of just telling people what the manufacturers want you to tell them

I will never personally own an EV but I’m cool with other people owning them

My car requirements: - Gas powered - No screens for critial functions; including the speedometer - Buttons for basically everything - Minimal "smartness". If there is blue tooth for playing music there should be an AUX or USB input also - As much safety things as possible. < EUR 25 000 I've find these cars from around 2016-2020.They have radar, angle detection, automatic breaking, an infotainment but also buttons for AC and everything else and analog speedometer. The silly depreciation is mostly over. I can fix and repair many things myself.

The first two points for entry into electric car ownership, 1. Money and 2. A home, for home charging, rules out most folks id wager. We have to remember that no one can buy a house, the cost is astronomical, and not just for folks who are gen z, but for most millennials as well. We also have to remember that if you’re financially responsible, you have to be making well over six figures to afford a $50-$70,000 car. The median income in the United States is what, between 60 and 70,000? These cars aren’t for normal, regular folks. They never were. We are completely basing regulatory models off of the top like 15% of earners in the United States. That’s absolutely insane.

A very honest conversation.... we need more conversations like this on multiple topics.

Remember when 4 transmission replacements woudl cost $1800 for a good one that wont fail again.... Gm 8 speed is $7k and will fail in the exact same way. Dont forget the labor, $12k job. 🤦‍♀️. Bleading people dry. Sure you could trade and pay the $8k to get rid of the car. But now you have to take on more debt. Its just a no win. You could go old (2000's) and reliable. But new cars are so strong in accidents, now you are playing with your life.

We need light and simple cars. Diesel for long distances, petrol for fun, a cheap EV with a small battery for everyday commute .. Also, there shoule be a weight limit, like 2000 kg. It could even be limited per seats, like 1000kg+ 100kg/person .. or something. Weight kills everyting! Look at the Citroen Oli Concept from 2022. That is the way, that should be followed by every automaker. Its design is questionable (yet i'm personally like it), but the thinking behind it is futureproof. It's simple, clever, LIGHT, so it can do like 250 miles with its 40kWh battery .. And please, get rid of the screens, we want BUTTONS!

Autotrader did a video on a 356 that had been modified to be electric. It looked absolutely perfect. The motor maxed out at 8k rpm and was pretty weak, so it still required the transmission to use. I think for car enthusiasts, that’s excellent. I just kinda refuse (while I can) to have a rolling computer. A product that costs $40-80k or whatever where I’m still the product because an OE’s line must go up. I’d love to see more of everything on the road. Hybrid, hydrogen, EV, naturally aspirated performance cars. Addressing passenger car emissions and not the 6 mpg that big rigs get is disingenuous. I feel no compunction to personally sacrifice when corporations aren’t held to account.

Colin Chapman said it, simplify and than add lightness. A weight limit on car types would motivate to think more efficiently. Think about better materials, better manufacturing. Makes cars more simple, more fuel efficient, cheaper to build, takes less resources, more environmental friendly and also make them more agile and nimble so speaking fun to drive. If your car gets heavy, you need more power, stronger brakes, more crash structure, stronger suspension and so on, what makes your car even more heavy. More power helps in one direction and that while beeing compromised. Less weight helps in every direction. As a Miata MX-5 daily driver, I know what I am talking about.

Great video, great points. Tax auto manufacturers on a sliding scale that makes larger or heavier vehicles more expensive than smaller cars(currently the system is completely backwards). Allow range extenders in vehicles and still tax them as EVs. As long as the wheels are solely driven by electric motors. ADAS should not be considered in a vehicle's safety rating. Automatic emergency braking saves lives, but the rest of the systems seem to just make lazier worse drivers, and cause the cost of vehicle repairs to be insane.

Hey man. I really enjoyed this segment from you, and was enlighten on the topics you discussed. In addition, bro that shade of blue your shirt is really compliment you well. Great job overall!

We’re a family of 5 with one income. We recently had to buy a van to move everyone. We ended up choosing the 3.5L Odyssey over the other hybrid options. Many things influenced our final decision, but one of the main ones was the fact that many of the mechanics I trust don’t really work on hybrids. I didn’t want to be forced to pay the dealer repair fees when something needs repair 10 yrs from now. Great video, by the way.

This is the smartest video I've seen addressing this topic. I feel exactly how you feel about the future of cars right now. The 2020s will be interesting to look back on when hopefully we figure out what direction we want to go in when it comes to personal transportation for the masses. Maybe we'll look back at this era like we did the 1970s

My main issue with EVs is that you have to carry the weight of your fuel source with you and this creates an inverse issue from ICE vehicles for the low-end of the market, cheaper cars will always have less range. There's no cheap, efficient, simple EV equivalent to a Corolla or Civic and I don't see how it could happen barring a battery miracle.

I can lease an EV for the same amount as my Subaru Outback. That's what I plan to do. Better for me and better for the planet. 😎

Really refreshing to hear a properly balanced discussion of the topic. So many channels online are either Pro-EV or Anti-EV and take an almost religious stance either way. As someone with both a diesel and a basic EV (for four years), each has its pros and cons and it all depends on which country you live in, and what your requirements are as an owner. EVs are neither the devil nor angels - they are just cars!

Just got out of a 2024 Honda accord hybrid after renting it for a week while on vacation. The hybrid system is seamless and the car achieved 48 mpg over about 500 miles. It was honestly really pleasant to be in and I could see anyone spending 35k on it. Hybrids have been widely available a lot longer than EVs, even if it’s less reliable, people are more exposed to the idea of putting gas in a car. I doubt EVs are going anywhere though.

Our enemies are moving away from oil and natural gas as they are strategic targets. Wind and solar are decentralized forms of energy, they are harder to destroy. When goons who want to live in the 9th century can fire cheap weapons and sink slow moving tankers, we need to do something different. If you put the environmental concerns aside, electrification from renewables is a smart security move.

In my country we have zero subsidies for EVs. Cheapest one is Tesla model 3 at 54K USD whilst average price of a new car is 32K. 86% of population live in a flat (no home charging). And charging at supercharger is more expensive than buying petrol. We have 6500 petrol stations throughout the country but only 160 chargers. And our government wants to push EVs heavily and wonder why the uptake is soo low… 😂😂😂

Interesting topic, thanks for sharing. I attended a local Township meeting, and there was a presentation from a consulting company which was hired by the regional government to study the progress of emissions reduction. Although they were paid very well by our tax dollars, the data was two years old, and frankly outdated. The results were dismal in meeting a 50% reduction in emissions by 2035, and 80% by 2050. Since the study started pre 2019 there was only a small dip in the emissions (from all sectors including industry and transportation) due to the timing of people being forced to stay home. Otherwise the data was fairly flat. However the message was very biased towards electrification of vehicles. It’s a rural community, farming is a livelihood of many who live here, and the message was we need to stop driving trucks, SUV’s, and equipment to meet unattainable targets. The town needs electric buses etc, and businesses need to allow people to work from home. The Mayor listened patiently and finally spoke up with a comment similar to “good luck with those ideas, I’ve been trying for more than ten years with no success, please follow up with the Township and Municipal Governments to tell me how to do it? Ok, let’s carry on. Whats next on the agenda?” Interesting.

Well spoken my friend--as I am at a point in my life where there is absolutely no car under $100,000, that I’m interested in buying.

Big prices seem to be driving some people back to small cars. Let's hope this trend continues.

My neighbour has 2 Tesla and just level one changes them, they are constantly plugged in. He never has any problems

Solid discussion points. Im going to use this to help educate others about thr complexities of it all. Thank you for making this!

I just dropped my Mustang GT off for a recall and this is what I see.

The comment section proved your point. People states their true concerns they have about EVs and they get trashed by EVangelists.

All I want is a NA gas vehicle with either a manual transmission or a traditional automatic, with no touch screens and very very minimal tech outside of some useful things like a backup camera.

Honestly this EV trend is starting to go away. Sales are plummeting, Benz, and several manufacturers are slowing down their ev department. There is clearly not enough infrastructure and demand for these vehicles anymore. But only time will tell, thanks for sharing your thoughts I love your videos.

These are my favorite kind of SG videos. Love to get your opinions and thoughts on things.

We are entering a world where all cars are mechanically totaled after 8 to 10 years.

EVs make sense for commercial, delivery, and NPC commuters that drive a lot. I don’t mind cleaner air but let enthusiasts and car people afford and purchase the cars they want. If they want a Mustang GT V8 with a manual in 2045, let them.

This video perfectly summarizes my feelings towards EVs. I'd love to own one, but they're not going to be a serious consideration for at least 10 more years.

Best summary of the situation I've seen so far.