What Happened to Electric Vehicle Sales?
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Sales growth of electric vehicles has slowed dramatically this year. Tesla delivered 20% fewer cars in the first quarter of 2024 than in the prior quarter, and BYD who was previously the world’s biggest EV maker saw sales decline more than 40% over the same period.
BYD’s EV sales were still up 13% when compared to the same quarter a year earlier, while Tesla’s sales were down 9%. Both companies have been slashing prices to stimulate demand.
While EV sales overall are still rising, they are rising at a slower rate than before. On top of that, the space has become more competitive as legacy automakers have introduced new EVs, and Chinese manufacturers have ramped up exports, overtaking Japan as the world's biggest vehicle exporter last year.
Apple, who spent a decade and ten billion dollars on research, decided in February to end their efforts to build an electric car. The Apple car would have likely cost over $100 thousand dollars and would have had lower profit margins than their core consumer electronics business. Apple’s stock price rose on the announcement that they were abandoning their EV project.
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@PBoyle Ай бұрын
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@mesiroy1234 Ай бұрын
Beuce 2 thungs theh srnt nobelty anymorw And all of them 20%more expsive
@jukeseyable Ай бұрын
im sure brialliant is great, but it doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure out if your buying a porch taycan of any kind, then you are beyond help
@markjones1337 Ай бұрын
To buy an EV it has to be linked to your bank account. Think about that.
@cv990a4 Ай бұрын
California and other such jurisdictions are making a mistake in mandating EVs. What they should be doing, instead, is mandating renewable energy in all forms. So, diesel and gasoline will have to be from renewable sources on a given timeframe - 25% by such a date, 50% by some other date, etc. That means all vehicles in the state or country will eliminate most greenhouse gases over time. Now, it may mean that on such a scheme, it will be cheaper for vehicle owners (whether consumers or businesses) to switch to electric power. If so, terrific. If not, well, all those ICE vehicles will also be green, however old they are. Meanwhile, mandating a phased switch to renewable means that those who create biodiesel and biogasoline have certainty of demand, so it's worth making those investments. There are some forms of transportation for which electric is probably never going to be realistic, such as air transport. Having jet fuel that's from renewable sources is essential if you're going to make that industry remotely green.
@willwiggins1330 Ай бұрын
😊😅😊
@bernadmanny Ай бұрын
We all know that an Apple EV would have required a proprietary adapter.
@ribbonsofnight Ай бұрын
and would have stopped working in 8 years when they stopped supporting it.
@Modelskinny Ай бұрын
@@ribbonsofnight And slows down when the new one comes out to "preserve battery life"
@DistrustHumanz Ай бұрын
And women would only date men who drove an Apple EV.
@JimGee404 Ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@_KnuXles Ай бұрын
@@DistrustHumanz wow, who hurt you?
@randomanon7040 Ай бұрын
California demanding that everyone go out and get an EV a week before they told everyone to stop charging their EVs pretty much sums up my concerns.
@user-221i Ай бұрын
That happened 3 years ago. And since then there was no blackouts thanks to grid storage.
@bunsw2070 Ай бұрын
@@user-221i EVs still make no sense.
@user-221i Ай бұрын
@@bunsw2070 Explain?
@jebotipasmater Ай бұрын
I hate the inconsistent and flaky subsidies. If I could predict just how much the running costs would be in 5, 10, 15 years I would have no issue with getting an EV. That and the lack of non-scammy public chargers put me off 100%.
@hebestreitfan6973 Ай бұрын
@@bunsw2070Well that goes vastly against the common perception
@shmehfleh3115 Ай бұрын
The problem is most new EVs are luxury cars, SUVs or both. Who gives a damn if an EV maker slashes the cost of their new car from $60,000 to $50,000 when most car buyers can't afford that EV at either price?
@seabass8154 Ай бұрын
I 100 percent agree with this. You can't get mass adoption with $50k cars. The used market for ev cars aren't great either and they haven't proved themselves to be long term (10-15+ years) reliable cars so there's a lot of risk with owning one.
@Wavetheory85 Ай бұрын
They’re only $50K - $60K because your politicians force it to be that way with tariffs on Chinese ev imports. You could have a superior EV with 600+ mile range for $30-35K
@unparalleledworld5162 Ай бұрын
@@Wavetheory85 sorry, I don't want a BYD that explodes every other day even for 20k.
@Tokru86 Ай бұрын
@@Wavetheory8530-35k is still way too much. As long as there are no (reasonable) options around 15k, EVs have no chance at replacing normal cars.
@AngryReptileKeeper Ай бұрын
The only way anyone is going to see mass adoption of EVs is if they're cheaper to buy and maintain than traditional vehicles, and if the infrastructure required to charge them is widely and readily available.
@abes.4040 Ай бұрын
a rental car clerk advised me against renting an electric car when me and my family went to Orlando Florida las year. He said if you take an electric, you won't enjoy your vacation. Trust me, go with the regular car, he said.
@3184Patrick 18 күн бұрын
lol clearly he had no idea what he was talking about.
@stuartburns8657 17 күн бұрын
@@3184PatrickThat depends doesn't it? If the person renting had no prior EV experience then the advice isn't unfair
@dimiz3z 16 күн бұрын
Great advice. If you rent an electric while on vacation, you spend your time fretting over charging points instead of enjoying the trip.
@PhillipSpradley 15 күн бұрын
Orlando actually has a lot of superchargers. Many at vacation stops, and major shopping locations. So it's pretty easy to charge here.
@3184Patrick 15 күн бұрын
@@stuartburns8657 then he shouldn't say that then should he.
@ecocodex4431 Ай бұрын
People: *barely have enough money for rent and groceries* Economists: "Hey, why the slow down in buying a new car!?"
@victormoreno2767 Ай бұрын
Agree with you. Lot of people I know are in survival mode, including myself!
@Peekaboo-Kitty Ай бұрын
Me too! Can't even afford to take the Bus every day. 😞
@MrNicoJac Ай бұрын
As an economist, it's not about price. It's about utility. And with today's charging network compared to established gas stations, it's just a hassle/risk.
@MrNicoJac Ай бұрын
As in: It's relatively easy to calculate how long you'd need to drive an EV to profit from lower prices (electricity usually being way cheaper than gas, per mile driven). And since many cars are bought with a loan, economically rational people might still favor an EV over an ICE. It's just a matter of time until you start paying less instead of more, depending on how much you drive and how wide the price gap is between electricity and gasoline. So cost is not the real problem. Depreciation is a concern, but can be legislated away by making the battery health easily accessible. The real problem is charging infrastructure. Especially since the grid underlying all of that has to be updated to cope with the increased demand. Until governments get that done, it's hard to build sufficient (fast charge) terminals. (and there's also the issue of slow-charging it at night for work traffic versus fast charging for other use cases - this needs to be an option users can select in their own cars, to minimize grid loads while maintaining battery life and utility) As long as you have to plan your EV route in order to access load points (without long waiting lines), but can just do your own thing wherever whenever if you drive an ICE, very few (practical rather than ideological) people will buy an EV...
@asdreww Ай бұрын
But are new non-ev cars stalling as much as EV? there is a distinct slowdown in EV...
@dominikmuller4477 Ай бұрын
to be fair, literally everything "has a lower profit margin than Apple consumer electronics"
@markotrieste Ай бұрын
😂 spot on!
@Random_dud31 Ай бұрын
Yeah. Somehow a majority of the population has apple products, and yet their profit margins are something you see in luxury products
@owendavies8227 Ай бұрын
@@Random_dud31They are luxury products. Apple stores are laid out like diamond jewelers' stores. Not to say that they are necessarily superior or more expensive products.
@esterhudson5104 Ай бұрын
@@Random_dud31 “you get what you pay for” is as old as commerce. Apple makes excellent products.
@MarcosElMalo2 Ай бұрын
@@esterhudson5104Last year was the first time I spent more on a phone (iPhone 14 pro x) than I have for a computer. I’ve owned various refurb and “budget” iPhones, iPads, and Macs. My first Mac was purchased in 1991 at the dawn of desktop video (for that purpose). What made me go for the flagship model was the financing.
@garypadiham3221 Ай бұрын
I'm 65 and work from home. The only driving I do all week is a 3 mile round trip to the supermarket. It is not worth spending 50,000 plus on an EV for my weekly mileage. In the UK in 2035 16.9 million people will be retired. 25-30% of the adult population will be retired. Yet the government wants them to own EVs when they do little more than the weekly shopping trip. To me it does not make sense.
@roseguber3240 Ай бұрын
It makes sensed when you realize that they don't want you to have a car...at all
@3184Patrick 18 күн бұрын
i bought my used Hyundai EV for $20k. lots of options now for people who don't want to spend $50k. and if your on a fixed income(retired) that EV will cost you a couple dollars a week while the gas car will cost you hundreds if you average out fuel and Maintenace, repairs etc
@RadioStaring 15 күн бұрын
Buying/keeping a used ICE is more environmentally friendly than buying a new EV anyways. The government should be encouraging retirees to keep what they have or buy something already made.
@3184Patrick 15 күн бұрын
@@RadioStaring that is actually false. or at least needs to be factored by miles driven etc. a new gas car averages 4.6 tons of co2 per year. from what i can find an average EV uses 89 tons to build. which would be 19 years to break even. however the used car pollutes much more as it gets older and then you take people who dont replace their cats or DPF in exhaust and it could be many less years. Add to that if your talking about an older car its even worse. The gas car might make 200,000km before it needs a new engine while the EV battery/motor will go 500k-1 million miles. over the life a new EV will absolutely be cleaner then a used gas powered car and massively cleaner then a new one.
@luobomu9747 5 күн бұрын
@@3184PatrickLike you're suggesting, EVs don't become environmentally net positive until after many many miles (depending on your source of electricity). Therefore it's a terrible idea to get EVs as a second car (it should be the primary driver!) or if you simply don't need to drive that much. Financially I doubt you'll ever come out on top if you factor in the higher purchasing price, higher depreciation, more expensive insurance and tires, and installation of a charger at home.
@dongeorge4037 Ай бұрын
Hi Patrick. I'm basically an older "car" guy. And I know ICE cars, work on mine, modify them to be more suitable. So my (every 6 or 8 year) car purchase is a 10 year old car with 125,000 to 150,000 miles on it. That used car will normally give me another 200,000 miles of driving with fairly minimal maintenance, and I drive around 30,000 a year. S0 if I look to buy a 10 year old EV, how many more miles will I get from it with fairly minimal maintenance? Remember, most of the maintenance is work I do myself. EV's don't work for people like me.
@user-kc1tf7zm3b 9 сағат бұрын
Home solar to run an EV is free. You cannot beat zero dollars. The financial savings of zero fuel bills for EVs, especially a 2 EV household, all the while using solar for home appliances, is bloody massive. Even if you had to pay for public grid electricity to fuel the EV, there is still a drastic 64% saving compared to a petrol car. Do the sums. You will be surprised how damn expensive petrol cars are compared to EVs.
@Herfinnur Ай бұрын
My sister just drove in a rented EV from Paris to us in Tyrol, Austria. The charging network is an unnecessarily complicated clusterfuck of apps and standards. It's put all of us off of getting an EV
@sirkiz1181 Ай бұрын
Well most people who own EVs charge them at home but yes the charging needs to be made easier I’ve ran into the same issue as soon as I try to charge somewhere that’s not at home or a Tesla charging point
@Embassy_of_Jupiter Ай бұрын
ah yes the ""smart"" economy
@braindecay9477 Ай бұрын
Yeah, the charging network here is split up between dozens of different providers, with zero standards regarding how you can actually pay. If we have to use public chargers for longer travels, we plan in advance where we have working superchargers (working with the app we use to pay, it combines several providers in a single app). But if you're not aware of that you're gonna have a bad time, and maybe have to call the ÖAMTC because you cant charge your empty battery despite standing directly in front of a supercharger
@susanmullaney9359 Ай бұрын
Thank you for using my favorite word: clusterfuck
@EllieMaes-Grandad Ай бұрын
Perhaps rail travel would have been better for her? Just sayin' . . .
@jasoncrandall Ай бұрын
I drove Monaco to Paris last summer. 100% of the chargers were either broken or required some crazy app to make work. Most just had red Xs on them and didn’t work.
@yankees29 Ай бұрын
😂
@wvu2123 Ай бұрын
I spent 4 hours waiting to charge at a station in Southern California because of broken chargers
@jasoncrandall Ай бұрын
@@wvu2123 sounds awesome. Where can I buy an EV?😂
@TheRedcroatian Ай бұрын
Do you remember what brand were the chargers that were broken and not working?
@jasoncrandall Ай бұрын
@@TheRedcroatian yes I took videos. One of the brands was Spark
@jabberwockytdi8901 Ай бұрын
The crazy thing is subsidies are largely going to people who are pretty well off to buy mostly luxury EV's , on top of that a large proportion are being bought by companies for the tax breaks - when those cars hit the used market there are often no takers.
@barrydworak 11 күн бұрын
It's straight up theft from the average working American, with the money handed to people with double the average income and up.
@couchmayne4351 Ай бұрын
You and Brian from Clearvalue taxes are literally the only 2 people I watch , I remember when people would call you boring when you were at 30k subs , now your literally catching half a million views in less then a week, proud to see you grow Patrick thank you for the direct and no BS straight forward information.
@desertdwellerpete 5 күн бұрын
Lmao he said literally twice
@McVaio 5 күн бұрын
@@desertdwellerpeteAnd both times unnecessarily.
@lolilollolilol7773 Ай бұрын
The fact that there is no way of knowing the state of the battery of a used EV is almost a showstopper.
@murphaph Ай бұрын
There is a way. There are companies offering certified tests (like Aviloo here in Austria/Germany). With used EVs getting harder and harder to sell on, I expect sellers will start using these certified tests as a USP to shift their vehicle. They cost around 100 bucks but the seller needs to take the initiative because the test takes several days. The test box is plugged into the OBDII connector and measures a bunch of parameters while the vehicle is driven and (crucially) charged for a few days so it's not some quick test a buyer can have done just before buying a vehicle. The box has its own sim card and sends the data back to the company itself. I'd be very hesitant buying a used EV (which is on the horizon for us) without this sort of test result being provided. The risk of buying a lemon battery is too high. The vast majority of used EV batteries are probably in very good shape but if you happen to be the unfortunate one who buys that battery which has been charged exclusively on rapid chargers up to 100% in cold temperatures or whatever then you are screwed.
@MR_THINQ Ай бұрын
Yep, you gotta be crazy to buy a 2nd hand one. Infact you gotta be crazy to buy a new one, if you do want one lease it because you can just hand it back when the batteries fails and cost 40k to replace!
@EmitOcean20 Ай бұрын
@murphaph good go do it. I'll be normal and get a reliable gas car.
@seankauder9721 Ай бұрын
You can test the current capacity by fully discharging, then charging it
@FerroMeow Ай бұрын
I thought most manucafturers do show this somewhere on the car screen, and that there are mechanic shops that do show that. Carwow made a video recently about buying an used nissan leaf, and the state of battery was very easy to find there, despite it being one of the earlier electric cars
@martinr2040 Ай бұрын
i live in germany and our companies have made great cars, but since a decade or so, quality has been going down rapidly. Not because of lack of skill, but because of the fact that the whole automobile industry builds cars on a timer - they are made to break down by design. obviously to avoid market saturation and keep the business model alive - they even say they target "the aftermarket" more than sales, which means they make their money by replacing parts that were made to break down. This design philosophy is built in the EVs too and that is what makes them so expensive. It is also practically the exact opposite of what is being claimed about environmental aspects. The best thing for the environment would be to buy cheap old cars, actually repair them and drive them until they are dead - Instead we are shipping them to Africa and let children scavenge the metals. The hypocrisy of western Elites is on par with their disconnection to reality.
@robertkeaney9905 Ай бұрын
We could make domestic electric cars without the need to import critical metals from Africa. We'd just have to switch to Sodium-Ion batteries. Sacrificing some range. And we'd just have to use simpler electronics in the car. So you'd be back to using a radio/cd player instead of a touch screen. And we'd have to drop the number of smart sensors in the car. There is a completely ethical way to make domestic electric vehicles. And if you are dead set on using old cars till they rust. In America, we have a lot of mechanics that can turn old cars into EV's.
@meikala2114 Ай бұрын
we actually do this old car thing in Tasmania and we still get this Russian FUD that we are "elites" for being cheap
@user-cn8vb9hh5z Ай бұрын
You are so right. If we built cars to last 25 years or more, as Toyota and Mercedes did at one time, then we would cause less pollution than buying 3 or 4 EVs.
@angelikaskoroszyn8495 Ай бұрын
Reduce, reuse, recycle. This is how it goes. Many people living in cities don't really need to drive everywhere. It's safer and healthier for everyone involved when there's less those huge machines on the roads close to squishy and fragile humans. Using public transport and cycling should be encouraged first, not buying a new EV
@alkaholic4848 Ай бұрын
@@robertkeaney9905 But what's the point? It all comes from fossil fuels anyway. There are rare exceptions when EVs might make sense for specific circumstances, for everything else ICE is still far superior.
@NFowerli Ай бұрын
Temperature extremes would be a huge problem where I live. Temps are between -35C and 30-40C where I live. The battery life would be shot so quickly. In Chicago which is pretty close to where I live, tons of cars were getting stranded because the batteries and chargers couldn’t handle the cold.
@inteliov Ай бұрын
Not really, tens of thousthousands of EVs (if not more) in Norway show otherwise. What happened recently in Chicago and other such places comes down to mostly poor consumer education and bad planning (e.g parking over night with ten percent or less while knowing the temperatures are dropping) on the drivers side. There’s a good video by “out of spec” KZfaq channel on the subject. 30C-40C is not that high for modern EVs, for example some of Teslas batteries need to heat up to around 40C for optimal charging. High temps were a problem on older EVs which didn’t have good battery cooling and heating.
@colinpalmer9070 Ай бұрын
I have only one word for you……. Norway.
@anonymoussee8960 Ай бұрын
@@inteliov So @nfowerli is lying? I also live in a place where temps drop to -30C for several weeks at a time. The number of EV's I see on my commute drops as fast as the temperature lol. Turns out, a lot of EV owners have a gasser car as a backup. Politicians are pushing this tech a lot faster than our society can adapt to it. It simply doesn't meet the expectations.
@inteliov Ай бұрын
@@anonymoussee8960 who said he is lying?! I said that the reason some people get stuck in the extreme cold with EVs is no different than the reason some people get stuck in petrol or disel cars: user error and negligence. Combustion engine cars aren’t that great in the extreme cold either and plenty of people get stuck, only in that case it usually happens before leaving the driveway. The fact of the matter is that one of the coldest countries also has the highest numbers of EVs (Norway) and they are doing fine. I have no issue with my EV even in very cold temps. If anything, I’m much more comfortable to get into my preheated, windshield defrosted car and start driving straight away every morning while my neighbors are unplugging their heaters and defrosting the windows and waiting for the engine to warm up while breathing in exhaust fumes.
@slotcarfan 15 күн бұрын
@@inteliovSo it us user error....right.. Norway is a small geographic area. I drive 220 miles round trip just to shop. EV at 25 below F won't cut it.
@Skywolf370 Ай бұрын
Doubt very many people will ever buy a second EV. Maybe the shift should have been more hybrid focused rather than straight to full electric.
@rickybobby7276 5 күн бұрын
The focus should be the cheapest cost.
@rigell2764 Ай бұрын
Expensive to buy Expensive to repair Expensive to insure Rapid depreciation Range anxiety Lack of qualified mechanics Long wait times for parts Poor charging infrastructure Need to spend a lot of money to get fast charging set up at home. Very few options if you rent or live in an apartment. I'll pass
@TanukiDigital Ай бұрын
you forgot... spontaneous combustion.
@m1ty Ай бұрын
you forgot: actually takes GASOLINE to create power, so NOT really green.
@postscriptum9856 Ай бұрын
Still the future.
@Deveonn Ай бұрын
As an EV owner I’ve no clue what you’re talking about. Lease is ending soon after 5 years and being an absolute bargain, while offering great driving capabilities. The 200 km range is limited but hasn’t been an issue for our family of 5.
@rikuzonex Ай бұрын
"range anxity" bruh tesla model 3 perf has same range as my 1999 Mercedes with full tank :D so what the are you worring, and most people dont live 3rd world contrys like a-Murica so chargin infrastructure isnt a issue. But you are right about thouse other things :D
@mooncoinphoto Ай бұрын
People aren’t interested in buying something less useful than the thing it is supposed to replace.
@robinwells8879 Ай бұрын
People have bought the recent editions of iPhones haven’t they!😂
@MR_THINQ Ай бұрын
Exactly right, and that’s the biggest roadblock to getting a sale
@sole__doubt Ай бұрын
People who are into EV's arent the type who think logically. If they did, they wouldnt be buying an adult version of Powerwheels.
@mattvm02 Ай бұрын
I disagree with that, look at a lot of new SUV's and trucks
@antihypocrisy8978 Ай бұрын
Countries with competent governments have charging figured out.
@panamafred1 Ай бұрын
OMG, a presenter who uses "less" and "fewer" correctly. I'll subscribe!
@maximusasauluk7359 25 күн бұрын
If only he didn't speak in AI voice with constant staring and the same facial expression the entire video. I don't want to be mean but the intonational pitch every single sentence is so annoying I can't focus on what he's saying.
@grandmastarflash 14 күн бұрын
I always wonder if spotting grammatical errors makes you more intelligent, I have a strange feeling it doesn't, seems a fairly easy thing to do
@McVaio 5 күн бұрын
@@grandmastarflashThen why aren't most people able to?
@grandmastarflash 5 күн бұрын
@@McVaio apathy
@kimbye1 Ай бұрын
As a Norwegian that has owned 3 ev's, and a hybrid and my current car is an ev. I think what you are saying makes a lot of sense. Our nabouring countries are adopting ev's at a faster pace now, so it's easier to drive long distances, but the charging issue is what everyone finds frustrating. Another point about the charging is lack of roadsigns and you have to have several apps, instead of bein able to pay by card or cash. I've been in a situation with low battery on my phone and poor cell service and trying to download yet another charging app in the rain, it gets your blood boiling.. There are also positives worth mentioning, especially if you live by a big freeway or in a town center, the airpolution has gone down considereably in the last years, it's noticable and that's a big pluss in my book. Noise levels have also dropped.
@simulatethat6099 Ай бұрын
Charging at home. Must be nice for all those folks who don't live in an apartment complex.
@rikuzonex Ай бұрын
??? I have charging station on "apartment complex" and its not that more expencive to install... Just move to europe (Finland) away from thouse 3rd world contrys like MUCRIA
@mangoenjoyer256 Ай бұрын
It's not necessary, but it's nice to have
@sashakrstev344 Ай бұрын
@@rikuzonex omg the ignorance...
@simulatethat6099 Ай бұрын
@@rikuzonex must be fuckin nice
@UmbralGenesis Ай бұрын
@@rikuzonex what a dumb statement
@khathecleric Ай бұрын
The lack of home owners is limiting EV sales
@pigsnoutman Ай бұрын
There's several billion home owners
@ParisHoney1998 Ай бұрын
Yeah that’s definitely a factor in the US. All the apartments I’ve lived in in Northern California don’t have charging stations on site, and even in the state capital it can be hard to find (public) charging stations. And Sacramento, CA is technically considered a metro area (though not nearly as dense or popular as LA/SoCal). Having EV cars definitely skews in favor of homeowners in this country. If you can’t charge at home, you’re most likely SOL.
@priyesh12tiwary51 Ай бұрын
@@pigsnoutman you do understand having a home in San Francisco and a home in Mali is different, also 99.99% areas don't have charging infrastructure.
@993mike Ай бұрын
There are so many issues with EV’s - lack of charging infrastructure, high insurance costs, high electricity costs, terrible resale value, and it goes on. I love my performance ICE cars with their brilliant mechanical soul, and have no desire to switch.
@mikeni1225 Ай бұрын
condos and apartments in LA have chargers installed now, at least the modern ones
@ricardoblikman2676 Ай бұрын
The only reason why people buy them in Europe is because EV's do not pay for road taxes and my government the Netherlands just stacks $100,000 environment tax on a ford mustang or $35,000 environment tax on a toyota GR86 and add 21% VAT in addition lol.
@alkaholic4848 Ай бұрын
Even though EVs aren't better for the environment. The government's attitude towards it all stinks.
@ricardoblikman2676 Ай бұрын
@@alkaholic4848 Everyone knows a phone or laptop begins to suck after 2 years, in my country they said we need 100 km of wiring to increase our electricity network, windmills kill scores of animals like bats and kobalt / lithium mines are a huge disasters and so is the water pollution for making all these processors. But these people man they are stalinists communists, they discredit, cancel, sack every scientist that tries to review it the scientific way, academics are just scared to lose everything if they tell the truth in a review. I think the only country that is worse is Canada but I am not sure, Europe is like the Soviet Union, we can choose our countries politicians but they cant do anything because those laws are set by the EU I really begin to understand why revolutions occurred in France and Russia, you cant get rid of these people, even if you vote them out of office others pick up the mantle or they use slick legal procedures.
@linusspacehead 26 күн бұрын
I'm guessing the Netherlands EV charging infrastructure must be excellent.
@ricardoblikman2676 25 күн бұрын
@@linusspacehead It is we have a small non montanus country with an excellent network, however, this network can not transport that power we need roughly 100.000 kilometers of new wiring which takes roughly 10 years to install but we do not have many blue collar workers. In short we overload the network and have to decharge the net, turn off solar panels or turn them off when it is too sunny and pay to decharge. Most of those EV klimate crusaders charge their EV's at night :) Currently we cant even connect new houses to the net at certain places, cancelled scientist and senior engineers already said this was going to happen 10 years ago because it is simple math, which is a non existing skill in the childbrains of most leftist voters (roughly 1/3 here) who simply label this problem as an acuse of the evil car industry which does not want to sell and make money selling EV's.
@ghfdsgfhs8ughjnv 24 күн бұрын
@@alkaholic4848 they are though and this is well established. Over the lifetime of a car an EV emits around 50% less green house gasses than a combustion engine car. You're just making shit up.
@Biden-SUCKS548 22 күн бұрын
It's simple, those that wanted an EV got them. Those that don't want an EV, STILL DONT want them!
@EmperorShang Ай бұрын
Hmmmm, a basic ICE vehicle costs ~$20k. A basic EV costs ~$30k. You're ridiculous if you think $10k is nothing to the average person
@Roggor Ай бұрын
Adding 50% onto costs is massive for anyone not Scrooge McDuck rich or an idiot.
@Nikla90 Ай бұрын
The EV will be a lot cheaper to run and thus a lot cheaper during the life of the car.
@ribbonsofnight Ай бұрын
@@Nikla90 what is the life of the car and tis doesn't allow for any crashes. I don't budget for crashes either but some people probably do.
@Nikla90 Ай бұрын
@@ribbonsofnight That's why you have insurance. And at least where I live the insurance cost for Model 3 is comparable to similar ICE car. Most bad experiences from EV's for people come from buying shitty EV's just because of the brand or cheap price.
@franciscodanconia4324 Ай бұрын
@@Nikla90maybe if you change cars frequently sure. But if you’re poor, or just frugal, and drive older cars you have to factor in the inevitable battery pack replacement, since the average age of cars in the US is 13 years and a battery will most likely not last that long. Case in point: my wife has a friend that’s a single mom that scrapes by. She bought a used 9 year old Prius. 4 months later, battery pack is dead and has to be replaced. Cost: more than she paid for the car.
@azxsys Ай бұрын
I don't blame Hertz customers..... getting EV from them is 3x the price of getting EV from another service, and they require the car to be fully charged upon return. I had to sit for an hour on a parking lot nearby just to get EV back to 100% otherwise I'd get a steep fine! Zero understanding of their customers, when I get EV from competition locally I return an empty battery and cover minimal charge rate. - I rent EVs regularly.
@KaliYugaSauce Ай бұрын
Hertz gave me an EV unannounced that only had 30 kms in charge left on it. I returned it immediately.
@azxsys Ай бұрын
@@KaliYugaSauce and you did the right thing! Nether you should get an ICE car with empty tank nether. Hertz is terrible for renting electric's, they want you to return 100% charge battery, so you have to find a station close by and sit pushing 80%->100% which is the longest part. My local car sharing/rentals companies let you return empty electric without fines or fees, just regular slow charge rate you'd pay elsewhere, and app tells me how much charge a car I'm choosing have right now, so I can pick another one if it does not have the range I need.
@hughjass6646 Ай бұрын
13:26 I’m staying away from EV cars after watching a video on Setpentza KZfaq channel showing multiple cases of BYD electric cars are catching fire right on the road. I’m worried that the US market is using their batteries. Chinese regime does it best to hide any truth about the real state of affairs in totalitarian communist China, but this Australian guy (who lived in China for 17 years before fleeing) from Serpentza is good at spilling the beans. Recommend
@Luka_3D Ай бұрын
Whoever told you that the ev needs to be charged to 100% is an actual moron. You rarely charge past 80% unless you really need the extra range.
@Luka_3D Ай бұрын
@@azxsys God damn I didn't think hertz would be that retarded
@disciplinedwarrior 16 күн бұрын
The recharging anxiety but is spot on! No charging technology would ever be able to give you a 1000 km range in two minutes, regardless of any sort of tech breakthrough.
@daveg.4862 4 күн бұрын
Middle America here, Great report Patrick, nailed it. A used ford f-150 costs 30K, hauls a ton of stuff (1750lbs) , travels 700 miles, refills before im done in the loo. Toyota CEO is my new Hero. Young voters are begining to catch on here. Policy warps the markets, but eventually markets revert to common sense.
@ravenguard1495 Ай бұрын
I just rented a car for 10 days for a trip around France. They gave me a plug in hybrid obviously. It arrived already empty battery from the start and was impossible to charge anywhere (including hotels except one castle in Loire valley) without downloading and subscribing an incredible amount of complicated apps and putting your credit card in all of them… pointless to say battery remained empty almost all travel and I end up with an underpowered engine that consumed more that a proper one because always under stress… I don’t understand why rent a car give these hybrids when is clear that nobody (even them) will recharge them on holiday abroad and even less why you cannot have a charging network where you simply insert credit card and pay… at the petrol station they are not asking to download an app to fill the pump😂
@RichardEnglander Ай бұрын
Hybrids good. Plug-in hybrid not.
@kentonian Ай бұрын
One has the option to charge from solar the other doesn’t. Strange comment
@Arigator2 28 күн бұрын
All the car charging stations are losing money. They're trying to get some back by selling your data. It might make more financial sense not to charge any cars at the car charging stations.
@dannyb3663 Ай бұрын
My best mate had an electric car. He got rid of it. You couldn't use any electric charger. And for ones that were compatible, you needed to sign up to an account for some reason, simply to get electricity to go down a wire. Then once he'd given them his personal data, it simply refused to charge. Until something as simple as getting electricity to go down a wire is worked out, nobody wants an EV.
@sbillows 24 күн бұрын
I bought a 2nd hand EV a year ago. I can charge at home and it's got a real world range of 250 miles so 90% of my charging is at home so super easy and costs me around the equivalent of 30p per litre. Your friend must have a really weird or old car if he can't use all the chargers as they are standardised to use just 2 types, and virtually all chargers have these two types. The charging infrastructure isn't great at the moment but it's got rapidly better in the last 12 months since owning the car. When I go on long journeys I found out which are the best places to recharge and so always use them.
@posteroonie Ай бұрын
10:00 The slowdown in EV sales is due to the lack of the fake wood option as a colorway. If it was a good idea in the 60's and 70's, it's a good idea today.
@DD-sr9xm Ай бұрын
I live in rural Colorado. Most drives between towns and to Denver are 2-5 hours, 120-300 miles. EV ranges are around 300-350 miles so every round trip requires a recharge and even some one way trips would require a recharge. Further, in the winter, the mountain passes legally require 4-wheel drive which knocks down the fully charged range by 1/3. So for around 4 months a year the effective range is 200-250 miles for trips that are 120-300 miles long. They don’t work in our part of the country PERIOD.
@mark8544 Ай бұрын
Same detail further up the Rockies here in Northern BC.
@raygomez2000 28 күн бұрын
And the range will only go down as the battery inevitably degrades.
@SentinelHirsc 25 күн бұрын
Don't forget the range is also cut in about half by the cold. The cells of the battery shrink under around 40° F limiting your range severely.
@luckylanno Ай бұрын
Looking back on it, it's not too shocking that rental EVs didn't work. When you go to a strange place, you won't know where the charging stations are, your hotel may not have chargers, and obviously you won't have a access to a home charging system. There's too many unknowns to be comfortable with. EVs really only work if you have a routine that includes charging stations, or you don't have to drive that much.
@theguy9067 Ай бұрын
Thats true for now
@wtf_usa5597 Ай бұрын
Combine LONG charging times often in sketchy locations with out-of-control crime & carjacking and, well there you go. 😖
@johnl.7582 Ай бұрын
None of that should be an issue with Teslas, though.
@penponds Ай бұрын
Quite the most remarkably under-researched and misconceived major decision that any CEO has made (obviously apart from those inflicted on Boeing, of course!) in reference history was Hertz buying / ordering was it 60,000 Teslas in the US. Utter madness.
@HermanWillems Ай бұрын
LOL, i never seen a hotel in my country without many chargers. You are a disgrace here if you are a hotel owner without chargers. :) That's how it is here. And at my work 20+ 11kW chargers and 2 fast chargers at my company. There are chargers on EVERY DAMN highway. Yeah it differs per country. But this should be the norm in every country soon.
@matthias_tonitz Ай бұрын
Because states subsidies dried up (i.e. Germany), where most EVs were bought as company cars with favourable tax regimes
@chrisjghunter12345 Ай бұрын
Upvote simply for the correct use of "fewer"
@kraun124 Ай бұрын
I have an EV with 17000 miles on it. Absolutely love it. As a 50 year old who’s owned 10+ cars this is by far the most convenient, mainly due to charging at home. Just not having to visit gas stations on a weekly basis is a huge plus I wasn’t expecting. Downside is that public charging infrastructure needs a lot of help as long trips are a pain and require planning.
@davidcastelli7893 22 күн бұрын
most people do not own 10 cars. this is a toy to you
@kenth151 18 күн бұрын
Long trips in an EV will be a hassle even with a great charging infrastructure. I believe this is the real reason EV sales are slowing.
@adamshinbrot Ай бұрын
I appreciate your somewhat parenthetical comment about "all the screens on their dashboard". There is no way I would ever own a car with controls that don't offer some kind of haptic feedback. Touch screens just offer too much opportunity for confusion and a distraction from what the driver should be paying attention to.
@MrQuay03 Ай бұрын
I guess you’re the few people who still use flip phone, no tablet, no home appliances with any screen. Also when you go to a restaurant with touch order kiosk, you immediately leave
@filipruml Ай бұрын
@@MrQuay03 Are you using your phone or a restaurant self order kiosk while driving?
@philipramirez5406 Ай бұрын
That's mostly just a design choice by Tesla. Other manufacturers will give you multiple displays including a large touch screen but there's a lot of haptic controls as well. Some EVs even support voice commands so you don't have to touch anything to activate GPS or play a song.
@adamshinbrot Ай бұрын
@@philipramirez5406 Thank you.
@stephenallen4635 Ай бұрын
@@MrQuay03oh for shame someone doesnt want bright screens, notifications and pop ups distracting them while driving how silly of them what a luddite
@spacewalktraveller1 Ай бұрын
I've owned both Lexus(Toyota) and Toyota Hybrids for the last seven years. Personally I wouldn't buy anything else. They are super cheap to run, super reliable, great resale value, very long driving range, and you don't have to worry about charging stations, not to mention they just feel so much better than an ICE motor to drive. I love Toyota, and I love Japan.
@dillonbussard9576 Ай бұрын
As a mechanic anyone that tells me they want to buy an EV I immediately tell them to just buy a hybrid. All the benefits of both types of cars.
@spacewalktraveller1 Ай бұрын
@@dillonbussard9576 It was my mechanic who told me to buy a Toyota. My mechanic races Porches and he told me to stay away from the European cars, and get a Toyota. Toyota has been building Hybrids for over 20yrs. I even went to the science museum in Tokyo, and they had the motor on display. It's an amazing piece of engineering.
@abc33944 Ай бұрын
I’ve got a 2020 Camry First hybrid and it won’t be my last, amazing car !!!
@14lou Ай бұрын
I'm extremely satisfied with my RAV4 hybrid.
@zoltankecskemeti1653 Ай бұрын
What do you mean by better than an ICE motor? You drive an ICE motor
@BonsaiBurner Ай бұрын
Hope we discuss the used car market and what happens when the battery goes out for the owner and the disposal/replacement industry.
@kiljaeden7663 4 күн бұрын
Rented an EV during a business trip trip Norway recently. Received it with 97% charge. Had to return it with 80% minimum. Infrastructure was a breeze. Charged it for 40 mins at a fast charger before handing it back. The experience was great, but is probably not replicable in any other country.
@humicroav215 Ай бұрын
Hertz did it to themselves. I reserved an EV with Hertz for a trip, planned out my trip with hotels with charging stations, and when I got to the rental cars, none of them were charged! They were all just sitting there with 25% battery and not plugged in. I changed my rental immediately and the people working there didn't seem surprised at all.
@bubba99009 Ай бұрын
They are also just terrible rental cars. I rented a Tesla once and spent hours upon hours at public chargers charging the stupid thing. And paid more in charging fees than I would have in gas. The best use case is to use it for commuting to work and then charging it at home every night - which doesn't usually apply to a rental car. They are charging 42c per kwh now at public chargers - and you have to waste your life driving there and sitting there while it charges.
@mamba101 15 күн бұрын
@@bubba99009What you on about, it takes like 15/20 mins max to 60/70% to a Tesla.. doing that every 3 hours is hardly wasting your life. The car does the planning to so not even a hassle there. Public charging is too expensive though
@stellviahohenheim 11 күн бұрын
@@mamba101The charging station isn't always reliable, plus where do you think all of those electricity comes from? it's gas /coal, so in the end evs are just gas vehicles with extra steps
@TomLiberman Ай бұрын
I bought the second generation Prius (XW20) in 2004 and drove it for 16 years before the batteries finally went. Very sturdy and reliable although not exactly sporty to drive. I agree with Toyota that the hybrid is probably the best strategy for the foreseeable future. Toyota seems to know what they're doing, no surprise there.
@user-zd5fh3kk7e Ай бұрын
Car owners want cars that are fun (good acceleration) and reliable (hard to break down), but, Fun cars are more prone to breakdowns due to mechanical stresses that cause parts to deteriorate, A boring car is subjected to less mechanical stress, resulting in fewer breakdowns and a longer life span for the car.
@elenabob4953 Ай бұрын
In Paris the taxies have been hybrid fir a while now and the drivers told me that even with the intense usage they can keep it even after 3 years. Note that the regulation impose that they pass a very complicated tests imposed to firefighter trucks and ambulances as they are considered as "public service"
@Veeger Ай бұрын
Toyota are smart enough to not want to burn all the bridges that got them to where they are today. Worldwide governments are not populated by business experts , or experts in ANY field as far as I can tell. Their policies will likely bankrupt long time manufacturers, meaning fewer vehicles being built, therefore a "greener" agenda has been achieved!
@Yura135 Ай бұрын
Building a new car with a giant battery every 16 years is somehow the environmental gold standard now. :/
@ellsworthm.toohey7657 Ай бұрын
The hybrid is utter NON SENSE ! Fine for the mfg though as it can generates revenue on maintenance due to the added complexity. The real hybrid solution, a cheap simple, light EVs for daily commute, shopping, the kids... that you can charge at home and a regular ICE for the rest. No electrical SUV, truck ....
@Confuseddave Ай бұрын
I'm always deeply conflicted about this - I would absolutely love to switch to renewables for my car, but I genuinely can't see that I will ever be in a position where it would be tenable within the next thirty years. I'm in a pretty low income household, and every car I've ever owned has been at the end of it's life - when I've replaced them, they've gone to be scrapped. That's always been a stressful and precarious place to be, when you're constantly having to make the decision whether to repair a fault or replace it, but I feel like we have a fairly mature infrastructure of keeping an ICE car that is ten years old limping along, that is at best unproven for EVs if not permanently untenable. I can't help feeling like reliable EVs are multiple decades away from trickling down to the price bracket of someone who depends on moderately reliable third- or fourth-hand cars, and the UK promises to halt the sale of ICE cars in 2035 the UK (where I live) feels like it will just completely destroy my ability to own any car at all.
@undecidedmiddleground5633 Ай бұрын
I run a Leaf for in-town commuting and a big QX80 for long trips. It's a perfect combination for my family of 5 where we typically have only 4 in a car at any one time. My wife and I figure out who's driving further the night before, and that person will take the Leaf. We've saved the monthly cost of the Leaf in fuel (QX80=premium @ ~14-15mpg in the city) and we charge in our home garage overnight. This has been perfect for the first 4+ years and 54k miles... Until, I took the Leaf on a shortish 180 mile round trip for work. I was able to do what I needed to do, but had to stop for about 30 minutes and eat lunch while charging on my way home. The charging kept stopping and I'd have to disconnect then restart time and again. I charged enough (~30% to ~75%) at a level 3 DC fast charge to make it home. The next morning, the car refused to go into drive or charge over 70% with a "Service EV system" message. Now, the car's at Nissan with a bad traction battery pack and replacement units are 6-12 _months_!! out. If this could be fixed in a timely manner, I wouldn't complain, there are often teething issues for early adopters, but Nissan's flat refusal to address the battery failure and repair issues is unacceptable. I get that the trade war with China is constricting the rare-Earth metals for batteries, but servicing existing customers absolutely needs to take priority over building more new cars that will sit on the lot for months.
@tonyromano6220 Ай бұрын
You bought an electric Nissan? Or hybrid? 😂😂😂😂😂 Nissans are crappy enough with real motor.
@undecidedmiddleground5633 Ай бұрын
@@tonyromano6220 Nah, their only chronic issues are the crap-tastic CVTs. Their 5.7 V8s and 3.0-3.5-3.6 V6s have been super-reliable since the 80s. And, they finally realized that any full-sized sedan or larger is too heavy for a CVT. Apparently, the CVTs will be fine if you have them serviced every 30k miles. 🙄
@seeranos Ай бұрын
I think it’s very problematic that so many bans on ICE cars includes plug-in hybrids. While they do burn fossil fuels, getting people to use an electric drive for something like 60mi or so would encompass a high proportion of the trips people take
@stuffinsthegreat Ай бұрын
Hybrids are also a balm for other concerns. I live in Nevada and have to drive long distance for work semi-regularly. My strongest concern is actually the effects of climate on the battery, so anything that relies slightly less on the battery (i.e. hybrid cars) is just a lot more of a possibility. Not to mention, I can't afford a new car of any kind at this point, much less the most expensive kind
@seeranos Ай бұрын
@@stuffinsthegreat Your use case is worth considering, but depending on the distance you travel, neither the plug-in hybrid nor the electric car will be particularly well suited to reduce the carbon footprint of your commute. What would really reduce your commute is if your city built more compactly and with a greater focus on public transport, or allowed your neighborhood to build up a more mixed use community.
@FRIPPE_THE_GREAT Ай бұрын
How often do you drive for 4 hours straight? I can drive about 450km without a charge; wait 20 min then drive another 400 km... ohh my car is also always full with "fuel" every morning, so the amount of time spent idling at gasstation (ie chargestation) in a month is negligible.
@seeranos Ай бұрын
@@FRIPPE_THE_GREAT People don't buy cars based on what realistically they will use them for. People buy cars based on what they imagine they'll use them for. If they want to imagine themselves going on a road trip, the idea of getting stranded far away from a charging station is much scarier to people than getting stranded away from a gas station. On top of that there are enough people in the Anglosphere who live 2 hours of driving away from a destination they think they will travel to that they will avoid anything that gives them range anxiety at the first sight of traffic. That could have a marked effect on adoption. That's not to mention how that 450km is only for the first year or so of ownership, the tires only last for 15,000-25,000 km as opposed to 60,000 - 120,000 km for ICE cars, and battery fires have been a big topic of worry. I personally don't think these things would drive me away from getting an electric car, but they are definitely having an effect on the market.
@FRIPPE_THE_GREAT Ай бұрын
@seeranos well the tires can take more wear and tear than in a normal car, but I think it depends on how you drive it. To me, the only valid principal argument against EV is the price; but that is offset if you look at the lifecyclecost (asuming you can charge at home).
@muhepei Ай бұрын
the screen-only interior design is dangerous without solid button. When I drive, it takes lots of time, and focus away from actual driving to : swipe, locating the "back button", finding the functional apps, looking for buttons on the lay-out screen to click. Also, the zoom-in-out the map and dragging map with fingers is so fucking stupid, unsafe, and uncomfortable. I have to lean forward, extend my arm to do all kinds of shit and have my eyes looking at the screen (conventionally, the map controller is a solid rotate wheel right next to where my arm relaxed);
@TheDave-bn2tx Ай бұрын
The insurance is higher specifically for Teslas because they're so expensive to repair too. A lot of time you have to send it back to Tesla directly and can't use anyone locally (unless there's a Tesla facility in your state). insurance companies just end up totaling the vehicle because it's cheaper than repairing them.
@elmeric7086 Ай бұрын
IMHO, EVs are good if 1) You can recharge at home protected from extreme temperature 2) You can afford the time to charge slowly to save battery lifespan and retain car value 2) You mainly charge at home and almost never charge on the road (or maybe some overnight places with a charging service like hotels) They can make marvelous secondary vehicle.
@EmitOcean20 Ай бұрын
No. In fantasy land A cheap used car is best, but that's normal. Not into fantasy.
@takawaka1000 Ай бұрын
I would’ve never imagined Harry metcalfe would be mentioned in this video, legendary car enthusiast.
@JoelJames2 Ай бұрын
I mean, I didn’t think Patrick would have such insight on the rap industry or be an amateur wood nymph spotter, but here we are.
@stevendefehr4393 Ай бұрын
Joe ….. 😂 Good one 👍
@chaosisaladder877 Ай бұрын
He’s also older than methuselah and done evolving so take his opinion where it’s coming from
@JoshuaC923 Ай бұрын
Yesssssss
@capraagricola Ай бұрын
My issue with EVs is the same as with all modern car manufacturing -- focus on glitzy, techy junk that detracts from the main purpose of the car: getting from A to B. I hate the screens, the avant garde interior design, removed instrument clusters, etc. Have considered old or even new hybrids as they seem to be more resilient to these innovations but the drive train systems are still getting more and more complex and less reliable.
@kevadu Ай бұрын
Amen! Who on earth thought putting everything on a touchscreen was an improvement?
@fabiolean Ай бұрын
There's huge need for a car that's simple, safe, reliable, and not that expensive. Problem is that car isn't very profitable to make, and automakers are relying on used markets to fill that gap so they can cater to richer customers.
@opensourceanglers8291 Ай бұрын
@@kevaduno doubt. Let's make sure as many systems as possible are dependent on the same weak link.
@devinward461 Ай бұрын
@@kevadu apparently it's cheaper to build than physical buttons
@blob22201 Ай бұрын
@@kevadu the manufacturers lol, it's a lot cheaper and means they can lock more functionality behind subscription services
@Anton-ji4td Күн бұрын
A lot of EV owners have gone back to diesel cars. They have experienced all the problems of ev ownership . 4 hour journeys taking nine hours due to the national charging network ' broken'.
@specialagentzeus Ай бұрын
Gee I wonder could it be that the plummeting sales of every single consumer item have absolutely nothing to do with inflation?
@surfride101 Ай бұрын
The #1 selling EV in Japan is a < 15k USD Nissan Sakura; doesnt go very far, doesnt go very fast; perfect for city driving. The #1 selling EV in China in 2022 was from GM and SAIC a lil, go-cart, 5k usd with limited everything except cute AF. GM and Nissan already have what city dwellers, like me, want a cheap 2nd car grocery getter.
@cisium1184 Ай бұрын
I already have a vehicle like that. It's called a _motorcycle._ 6K USD all-in and comes with a free mechanic-in-training. I liked it so much I bought a second one!
@surfride101 Ай бұрын
@@cisium1184right there w/ ya my primary means of transportation is a motorcycle, always a place to park -and- cops love it too. ive been harassed by three SDPD mc cops, which I end up shaming w/ arguments like "whos side are you on? all these cars are trying to kill us, why are you hassling me?" i digress.
@captainz9 Ай бұрын
Bingo - in would gladly buy a CHEAP effectively glorified golf cart with say a 60m range just for the grocery store, etc. But I don't need all the fancy bells and whistles for that, and i would still want an iCE vehicle for longer trips.
@howardsimpson489 Ай бұрын
I run an ancient Nissan Leaf. It gets me all round town, keeps me dry, charges gently in the middle of the night and costs $15 per month for power. In 3 years it has needed only windscreen wiper blades.Friends have ICE vehicles for long runs.
@pinagrrrr2280 Ай бұрын
@@cisium1184 Danish have it too- their is called bycicle.
@robinspanier7017 Ай бұрын
as a german tesla model 3 owner i can a few things about owning an ev: not beeing able to travel without hustle, big price depreciation, high costs for charging (almost as high as gas), quite simply not a premium car for a premium price what i do like is the instant acceleration, less noise and smell. would i buy one again? idk man.. only if the charging infrastructure gets their act together. the next one will be a ICE for sure.
@Kaffeslide Ай бұрын
Saving money should be the reason to own an EV. Germany just messed up it's energy infrastructure completely.
@MrNicoJac Ай бұрын
Why are charging costs almost as expensive as gas?? 👀 I thought that that was the main selling point....😅🫣
@Kaffeslide Ай бұрын
@@MrNicoJac Because Germany messed up
@asdreww Ай бұрын
@@Kaffeslide Same in UK too. Charing in many places, on motorways etc, literally costs more than a petrol car doing average economy.
@yankees29 Ай бұрын
@@Kaffeslidethey tried to go “green” and now power costs a fortune there. It’s ok you can tell the truth…
@crinklecut3790 Ай бұрын
Lol that clip of the “Family Truckster” had me rolling.
@paulbadics3500 Ай бұрын
Good list..but forgot "randomly explode"
@thisoldgoat3927 Ай бұрын
Aw, c'mon, that's Ev's best selling point. 😄
@kineahora8736 Ай бұрын
I mentioned it in my comment… battery tech has not improved nearly enough. We need to get off of lithium entirely, and we need something that doesn’t degrade quickly in so few charge cycles
@ffjes 18 күн бұрын
ICEs caught fire 4-5 times more often than EVs in 2021.
@MrDietsam Ай бұрын
I have an ICE vehicle (Hyundai Elantra), and I currently get about 35mpg with 140,000 miles on it. I have rented a few EVs and I love the instant torque, high-tech features, and horsepower. Charging wasn't a huge problem due to Southern California having a lot of charging ports. I want to buy an EV, but a few things are telling me to wait. 1) interest rates and savings for a down payment (cost of a new vehicle). 2) my current car is efficient and payed off 3) new charging standards mean in 3ish years there will be more charging ports with the same type of charging port 4) the tech on EVs is getting better every model year, so waiting seems most prudent 5) Legacy car makers are still figuring out what to keep/ditch/improve in their new EVs and i dont want a Tesla due to their build quality All signs point to wait for me at the current moment
@oxaile4021 Ай бұрын
I bought a BYD Dolphin early this year, no regrets so far. It's a fantastic car and the tech works flawlessly. Many of my friends who've had reservations towards Chinese cars have been blown away by how nice it is.
@Coltn3125 Ай бұрын
Tesla's are not the same anymore. build quality is superior with the new castings as they are all the same underneath now instead of 300+ parts welded together now just one.
@truhartwood3170 Ай бұрын
Nice to read a well thought-out post! Thank you! You might want to revisit the outdated "Tesla has poor build quality" myth, though. I would love an EV, but I also have a newish, paid-off, fuel efficient gas car in great shape and I don't have to drive much. I'm currently targeting 2028-9 to get an EV. If I needed a new car now, or could even reasonably justify buying one, a Tesla M3 would be a no-brainer for me.
@coscinaippogrifo Ай бұрын
Wow, I see some hallmarks of deflation here! Wait and prices will go down (and the tech better)...
@JCDenton3 Ай бұрын
Good points all around, though you might want to try a plug in hybrid next, and then maybe an EV after that. With a plug in, you get best of both worlds, can do all your day-to-day stuff on electric, and then maybe EVs will be efficient and cheap enough afterwards to warrant the purchase.
@headoverheels88 Ай бұрын
This is an incredibly imperfect analogy, but here's my journey with smart phones: I started with Blackberry Bold (god I'm old), then to iPhone, then to HTC (Android), went BACK to iPhone (the hardware on HTC was awful)... then Samsung Galaxy(s) and never looked back. The point being is I could have avoided a lot of drama and money if I just waited for the general industry to mature. I'm not making that mistake again, and I'm confident I'm not the only one.
@Melaisis Ай бұрын
I have been involved in software for pretty much all my life and have learned to take the same approach for the same reasons: while I'm sure there are some upsides to being an early adopter, it is generally much more sensible to wait for the kinks to be ironed out (even if that takes years - or in the case of EVs, decades).
@wendymartin6479 Ай бұрын
Absolutely but the worst thing is when it comes to EV cars and solar energy production. With phones we can carry the costs with poor tech pushed by media, but in the case of cars and voltaic batteries for homes it can become horrendously expensive. In South Africa the government gave subsidies for homeowners to adopt solar, gas, inverters etc and then promptly took the subsidies away. People are expected to take loans to purchase these products which have not always rendered the results manufacturers claim they have. One is often left wondering who is truly benefiting here?
@marcd6897 Ай бұрын
@@wendymartin6479South Africa and electricity, two things are not exactly famous for going too well at the moment…. 😂
@marcd6897 Ай бұрын
@@MelaisisSo you have on software all your life, hu? So then I guess you’re still running Windows NT because it’s so much more stable, or in case you’re a Linux friend, Ubuntu 14.10???
@headoverheels88 Ай бұрын
@@Melaisis Well see, that's the thing: I was super duper into being an early adopter. It was definitely a bragging rights thing I'll admit. This time, I'm waiting for the rest of y'all to be the guinea pigs lol.
@jeremypearson6852 Ай бұрын
EV’s make sense if you have a short commute to work or live in an area (Europe) where gas is very expensive. They’re still too expensive and the infrastructure isn’t in place to make charging easy.
@andremoreau7057 20 күн бұрын
The best arrangement, if you have 2 cars, is to have a fully electric vehicle and a petrol vehicle. The petrol vehicle is the no compromise option, while the fully electric vehicle is the one we drive most of the time. My EV is a 10 year old Nissan Leaf with only 100 km remaining practical range and it is the vehicle we drive the most because we charge it at home, the battery is always full when we leave, and most of the time we don't go far.
@spicesmuggler2452 19 күн бұрын
Most of people do not have the privilege of charging from home. That reason will never make EVs more than a niche product.
@Brandon-kw1gi Ай бұрын
Patrick never fails to produce some of the best content - Been following this channel for quite some time, the production quality, the overall structure to your videos are incredible, They just keep getting better! Brilliant stuff Pat!
@olaf2046 Ай бұрын
I had a Mercedes Benz EV for a couple of weeks. Great car but it was a pain to charge it up quickly. Also a lot of buyers would not know how much the in car accessories (like heat, Air Con, defroster, radio) use up the battery. If I drove 30 minutes over whatever miles 60% of the battery goes to driving while 20% went to car accessories. I did not like that ratio at all.
@yankees29 Ай бұрын
Needless to say but you don’t have the Mercedes EV anymore?
@jaysherman3594 Күн бұрын
I urge viewers to watch Simon of MGUY Australia for insightful commentary on the shortcomings of EV technology. Simon points out the many ways that EVs are not yet ready for adoption by most people and how the market not governments must set demand.
@mariusnenu Ай бұрын
I just want to take a moment and recognise the quality of this video, the information, delivery, and the subdued humour, which keeps me engagedand. I am an instant subscriber. Good job 👏
@alvadagansta Ай бұрын
If you live in an apartment, it’s difficult to charge your car. If you live in a house, you’re probably in the suburbs so your drive is longer and charging options aren’t as common.
@s._3560 Ай бұрын
If you have a house, install solar panels, and a home battery then basically you can run your EV car for free.
@fridgemagnet9831 Ай бұрын
@@s._3560yeah but when the sun is shining you likely not home
@Fernando-ek8jp Ай бұрын
@@s._3560Maybe I critically misunderstand how money works: but spending thousands of dollars doesn't sound like "free" to me.
@Fernando-ek8jp Ай бұрын
@@fridgemagnet9831That's why they included home battery
@psychickumquat Ай бұрын
@@s._3560But the panels sure aren't free...
@tomfidler2170 Ай бұрын
the uk taycan market is crazy. 700 for sale with less than 20k miles
@victotronics 24 күн бұрын
Oh boy. How many people would have known what that Sinclair shot was about? Or even what it was. I love your absurdly dry sense of humor.
@johnallen1537 Ай бұрын
I am 81yo and have never bought a new car in my life. Apparently thieves are snipping off charging station cables for their copper. Also insurance companies will not insure unit blocks with EV charging stations. So, no thanks. I am happy with my old 1996 Honda van which I can sleep in when away for a weekend. 400,000 kilometres and it has zero rust, none!
@snooganslestat2030 Ай бұрын
The cost is going to make people buy cheaper Chinese made cars. Personally i don't think we (UK) should be giving China anymore money or giving them another thing we need help with ie getting parts for repairs.
@oxaile4021 Ай бұрын
Chinese companies do what only Tesla in the west seemingly has the willingness to do which is to make actually good EVs. Every EV made by legacy auto seems to be born from the idea of "We need to make an EV to prove everyone they're not good but without making it obvious we're doing so".
@asdreww Ай бұрын
I think it's basically inevitable that Europe/USA will bring in import restrictions on Chinese made/branded cars, to protect their own large industries.
@oxaile4021 Ай бұрын
@@asdreww EU and USA starting a trade war with China because our own companies are incompetent doesn't benefit anyone. The governments tried to nudge them to the right direction with incentives but in the end you can't help those who don't want to help themselves.
@heyitsme1618 Ай бұрын
I'm a company owner, and we have a mixed ICE/EV fleet. Government incentives mattered to us in choosing EVs in our fleet, but not a whole lot. It was more of a "cool factor" thing to impress young recruits. In practice, our EVs (Mercedes and Mini Cooper) have turned out beyond nightmarishly useless, and only sustainable to own for us as a company because we lease them for 1 year and then kick them to the curb for a new vehicle, thus ducking depreciation and battery degradation . My conclusion is that EVs are the NFTs of the car world. I hope hydrogen cars (fuelled by biowaste-reactor H2, which has recently seen huge breakthroughs) will arrive before the planet burns.
@philkeh Ай бұрын
Biowaste, hahahaha, dream on.
@heyitsme1618 Ай бұрын
@@philkeh no need to dream, here we are already fuelling tractors with h2 from biowaste reactors.
@captainz9 Ай бұрын
What I find insane is this policy of "all or nothing" EV push "zero emissions" (a joke when many areas of the country still rely on coal or other fossil fuels for electricity). In would gladly buy and use a CHEAP (under $20k) street legal glorified golf cart without a gazillion bells and whistles (no autopilot, no gps, just give me a radio or CD player) for simple grocery store rubs, etc (10mi round trip to the grocery so say 50-60mi range and can hit 55mph for the short bit of highway)... But for driving any distance I'd still want a fossil fuel vehicle - quick to fill the tank and go 400mi for another under 10 minute refill... My "gas tank" doesn't shrink in extreme cold weather (have our "policy makers" ever heard of winter?), etc.
@cleverkittn Ай бұрын
This ice MINI driver agrees with you
@Satook Ай бұрын
I recently bought a car. I looked at a number of BEV options. I bought an ICE instead. My reasons: 1. Lifespan. Battery will need replacing in 10 years (or less). Essentially meaning the car is worth $0 by then as buyers will have to replace a component that is as much as 1/2 the full price. 2. An equal EV is often as much as 2x the price of a standard car. 3. There are zero regulations around battery interop or releasing specs. I have very little faith I’ll be able to buy a replacement battery from the manufacturer in 10 years and as they’re all unique and proprietary there’s little ability or motivation for spares to be manufactured by 3rd parties. 4. Charging. Relying on fast-charging is a nonstarter. It’s cost-prohibitive and a wasteful to run 3-6 megawatt power infrastructure to most recharge stations. And that would only support charging 10-20 vehicles at once. Most of this can be fixed with some regulation around battery specs or an interoperable standard for batteries. ACT in Aus is trying that but they’re tiny and it’ll take action in the larger markets to make it stick industry wide. Here’s hoping!
@hcdata4289 26 күн бұрын
I love it in videos when I see a mention of Centralia PA and the mine fire, only 25 minutes from me. If visiting is a bucket list item that you have for some reason, remove it - not very exciting. Although I would say the history and story behind it is quite interesting.
@fdk7014 Ай бұрын
EV manufacturers has been focused on the high margin luxury market for a long time and that is starting to become saturated. What's needed is cheaper EV's, it's still relatively few people that can shell out $70k for a car.
@fabiolean Ай бұрын
It won’t matter. There’s not anything close to the required infrastructure in place for mass EV adoption. You HAVE to target the smaller pool of high income early adopters or else you’re going to destroy the market when people realize it doesn’t scale.
@wtrbns Ай бұрын
Where do you live? In America you can by some base-line electric vehicles for a bit over 35000$.
@JCDenton3 Ай бұрын
@wtrbns but in the end that 35k ev doesn't compete with its gas powered counterpart, or ideally, it's plug in hybrid equivalent. Plug in hybrids are the future, not EVs, and it is a shame Tesla meme'd EVs into the top spot instead of letting the evolution of cars continue naturally.
@mysterioanonymous3206 Ай бұрын
Exactly this. EVs are way to expensive for what you get. Basically they maxxed out on their "luxury" or "aspirational" buyers who had the cash and now it's over. I live in Switzerland where people tend to buy rather expensive cars but I'm seeing A LOT of Dacia Hybrids now. 20k to 28k tops. In fact I have one on my own shortlist. I'm not spending 50k+ on a vehicle with less utility than a cheapo Dacia combi.
@ErikDJ123 Ай бұрын
@@wtrbns35K is still expensive. My 99 4runner and my 13 subaru and my 73 pinzgauer combined total cost much much less.
@chrispowell1224 Ай бұрын
James May hit the nail on the head. It’s a charging problem not range problem. I’ve been saying that for years. Your problem is physically impossible to solve. 1. You can’t force electrons down a wire and into a battery quickly. It’s always going to take hours to charge and degrade the battery the faster you charge. It also gets worse the bigger the battery. Remember, you have to overcome the same forces that stop you running through walls, no technology solves that. 2. We literally don’t produce enough power, have wide enough cables or can afford the number of transformers required. What ever problems the cars have the infrastructure is 10 times harder to solve. EVs MUST operate the same way ICE do with respect to fuelling stations. The only solution I can see is hot swapping batteries.
@Nikla90 Ай бұрын
Lol do you live in the uear 2010? A good EV (=Tesla) will literally charge during the time it takes for the human to have a pee.
@useodyseeorbitchute9450 Ай бұрын
Battery car trailer for longer routes? ;)
@philliptemple9841 Ай бұрын
@@Nikla90Takes me around 10 minutes to go 20% to 80% at my local SC, that's a long pee. My underground public parking only has a 22kW charger and it takes around 3 hours, but then again at 20p/kWh I can fill from empty for less than a tenner. I leave it plugged in overnight so I don't care how long it takes. Phillip.
@Nikla90 Ай бұрын
@@philliptemple9841 Well, I do also wash my hands so I'm slow.
@johng4093 Ай бұрын
Generally you don't need a full 100% recharge, only enough to get to next pee break or meal break.
@ZeromuS_ Ай бұрын
Im a big fan of hybrids and phevs for longer distances and the average person. A PHeV for us, its covers 90% ev mode and gas covers a small portion of our driving with no home upgrades and if for whatever reason we cant charge or want a long trip, theres zero stress. EVs really do shine most for homeowners to stay largely local.
@Bb5y 15 күн бұрын
Best thing I’ve done getting a cheap 2nd hand small ev. I now pay less per month to drive an almost new 2nd hand car than what I was paying for my 2012 Skoda. All my commuting costs, are covered in £8-12prm month elec fuel bill. Charging in the uk over the last year hasn’t been an issue. So far I’ve never had to queue. The car driving experience is better than any car I’ve owned.
@308rep Ай бұрын
Multi Toyota Hybrid owner here, my 2008 Prius with 238K miles just had a rebuilt traction battery installed for $1600, and the car has averaged 46 mpg over it's life with an easy 400 mile range and 5 minute fill up. I see no reason to be reliant on plugging my car in.
@Chris-oz9qx Ай бұрын
Same, we have a 2015 Camry and a 2013 Alphard and both (touch wood) are going strong. I doubt the EVs around now will last that long
@jacobtaylor7506 Ай бұрын
Toyota, one of the most reliable car manufacturers. Every country I go to, Hilux. Cheap, reliable and easy to repair.
@Mr_Boifriend Ай бұрын
love the prius only car i’d really want to own unless i need a truck
@Corgiking521 Ай бұрын
Most people want to actually drive something cool though
@anivicuno9473 Ай бұрын
@@Corgiking521 Then "most people" can pay an arm and a leg for gas. More hybrids for people satified with their natural penis sizes.
@amicaaranearum Ай бұрын
If a product is truly great, it doesn’t need subsidies to sell. The fact that sales consistently taper as soon as subsidies are withdrawn suggests a lack of real demand.
@johndoh5182 Ай бұрын
First, I want to say this is about the best coverage of the EV story I've heard. I do my best to follow news and this is pretty much what I understand, although with Tesla I think you missed the bit about some of their slowdown being they're producing a vehicle no one wants, or, about 4,500 people want one, the Cybertruck so this hurts their numbers. But you pointed out something that seems like a BIG problem in the US, and that's American auto makers don't have a good read on their market, or have given up on their market and want to push things on consumers and not give them much choice but to buy an expensive SUV or crossover because they can make more money off a single sale. Meanwhile, Toyota in different years has up to 6 of the 10 best selling vehicles in the US. That sums up American auto makers more than anything else, and their choices for BEV were TERRIBLE, picking crazy expensive things that most people don't want, thinking they'll make high profit margins on these things because subsidies will be enough to get buyers. Well, BEV Cadillic isn't doing well, and neither is Cadillac. I see more TESLAS on the road than I do Cadillacs. And then HUMMER??? So there's been a lot of bad decision making in the US auto market with American companies including Tesla. When Toyota starts making BEV, when prices come down they'll make CARS that people want and the market will pick back up in the US, and by that time the infrastructure will have grown more, unless Trump gets elected and tries to kill it all off with the Republican party.
@sumrakdievca 26 күн бұрын
The idea of an EV, but I’m much more on board with the idea of getting a hybrid. Aside from the fact that I have literally NO idea if there’s even a charging station in my area, I routinely make a eleven and a half hour drive from my home in the Midwest to relatives and friends on the Gulf Coast. Just THINKING about trying to manage that trip while dealing with an EV battery is nightmare inducing! I’ve heard good things about hybrids, though, and I could probably do a lot of my day-to-day driving on an overnight charge up. So, it sounds like I could get the best of both worlds that way. Toyota’s got the right idea, in my opinion.
@DanielKennedyaeos Ай бұрын
I have had an EV for a little over 2 years. The car itself is fantastic, the range is sufficient and the driving experience is better than anything else I've ever driven (including track spec BMW M3's on a proper race track). The issue in Australia is the charging network, and charging etiquette. There's a massive shortage of chargers, with the incumbent government falling way short on their promises for new charges. In terms of etiquette, a lot of people - specifically those in big american utes (trucks) - see no issue parking in EV charging bays "just for a bit" and get really pissy when you tell them off for essentially parking in front of the petrol bowser.
@MaticTheProto Ай бұрын
"OOPS, keyed the blocking car. Tehe"
@SimonWebbRCandModellingChannel Ай бұрын
What about tire consumption?
@MaticTheProto Ай бұрын
@@SimonWebbRCandModellingChannel not too bad if you don’t drive like a madman
@wimeatsworld Ай бұрын
I'm wondering why you'd expect to govt to roll out the charging infra. Assuming Australia's electrical grid is sound, most everywhere gives opportunity for a set up. Gas stations are privately run, just as should charging stations should be. My main concerns with EV are the battery degradation and the network's capacity. Living in Belgium, we had warnings a few years in a row that we could have black outs in winter. That was before EVs were even a thing _and_ we still had more nuclear capacity than we do now. The greens shot them down in favor of gas powered, which makes my pattern recognition capacity tick off.
@tmafungo84 Ай бұрын
@@wimeatsworldStop the cap😂
@TeachAManToPhish Ай бұрын
As somebody who bought an EV last year but not this year, my reasoning is pretty simple. I didn’t buy one this year because I already have an EV
@SaHaRaSquad Ай бұрын
Most people don't ask "is this car (barely) good enough so I can use it?", they ask "can this car compete in value for the price?" And with the fact that the charging infrastructure outside the Tesla ecosystem is still pure chaos and unreliable (e.g. if a hotel says they have a charging port that doesn't mean it actually works, and things like that are really bad when the range is so limited) and the fact EVs simply cost more they are a hard sell. One relative of mine drives a lot and has a hybrid because EV charging times simply wouldn't keep up with his schedule. Eco-friendliness is a nice bonus but it can't replace reliability. The people who have the money and ways to recharge it at home are a niche market and that market is saturated.
@alexw.292 Ай бұрын
I have been driving fully electric in Germany for almost 5 years now and cannot complain. I deem it hard to take anything away from a few months of slower EV growth this year. I know for a fact that in Germany this slump is just the consequence of last year's harvesting effect due to ending subsidies. So let's keep an eye on the rest of this year because the fundamental advantages of EVs have not changed. I am happy I will never ever have to drive a sluggish combustion engine vehicle again.
@HamiltonSurrey Ай бұрын
The fall is because the initial adoption has been led by emotional decisions rather then analytical. Politicians, manufacturers and car buyers have jumped on the band wagon of 'EVs are the future and the answer' without analysing the actual pros and cons. A not uncommon human approach. It has the same feel as other bubbles but it remains to be seen what the outcome will be.
@la7dfa Ай бұрын
It is no doubt EVs will be the future. It is just like the move from disk hdds to ssd. Not all use cases will be replaced tomorrow, but eventually more than 95%
@franciscodanconia4324 Ай бұрын
@@la7dfaone thing you’re leaving out. The government wasn’t mandating you switch from disk based drives to solid state 20 years ago when ssd was more expensive and couldn’t hold the same amount of data. It was adopted as the tech matured to the point it was a good idea for consumers to freely choose it. Plus ssds don’t require a massive increase in infrastructure costing billions.
@la7dfa Ай бұрын
@@franciscodanconia4324 Well, we can not keep on warming the globe forever. So it is high time that all first and second World countries does the conversion right now. Climate change and its effect is well documented as the worst danger to our populations and also to other species in general. And besides that, EVs are 300% more efficient than ICE cars. As we get more and more renewables it makes no sense to use coal or oil to pollute anymore. We have one fucking planet, and in this tiny bubble of air, water and climate we need to stop wrecking havoc to ourself and the coming generations.
@johng4093 Ай бұрын
Actually sales are increasing, just the growth of sales declined. A bit misleading.
@timsmith8179 Ай бұрын
Love my EV. 95% of my driving charging is not an issues as it is done at my home overnight. The other 5% where I need to travel further afield to places that have poor charging networks I rent a car. That small extra cost is worth not breath in poisonous fumes when backing out of the driveway. If you have the ability to charge at home you would be silly not getting one as they're a pleasure to drive.
@bloopbleepnothinghere Ай бұрын
My friend took me for a spin in his heavily discounted top of the range Mustang EV. I couldn't believe what a deal he got on it, until I started asking questions. He charges it at the dealership because he has an apartment with no charging stations. He walks 10 min from the dealership to home and then goes and gets it the next day. His roadtrips sound horrible. He charges when the battery is at about 40% to keep it healthy and charging in under an hour. The total range on this is 450km. The more he spoke about all of this fundamental compromise of giving up one's own time, and convenience for owning an EV the better I understood why he got such a heavy discount on the car.
@princesssoybean Ай бұрын
My dad leases a Tesla and while there are issues with manufacturing and repairs. We’ve driven to the south of France from Belgium as well as Austria and Italy. These are quite long trips but they were actually easier than with a regular car. We made sure where chargers where beforehand and especially with those super chargers you didn’t have to wait long before you could drive again. We saved so much gas money as well
@rffinances8567 Ай бұрын
The comment about most of the people who are interested in EVs already buying them is a good point. They've been a "cool new thing" for a while, so most people who want one would have bought a new car in that time and would have had an option for an EV. So for sales to continue to rise, you need more mainstream customers to buy them, who are less willing to deal with the challenges of an EV. When I got my most recent car I got a plug-in hybrid. This sort of works as a best of both worlds. The battery is enough for most of my day-to-day driving, so I save significantly on gas, but I can fully charge it in my garage with a normal wall outlet, and I don't need to worry about finding places to charge on longer trips (plus it being is hybrid, it gets good milage just with the regenerative breaking). It also wasn't much more cost-wise than an equivalent ICE car. Hopefully, the charging infrastructure will continue to improve and my next car can be an EV. I am optimistic about EVs in the long-term, but I can understand why people want to stick with ICE cars for now.
@stuffinsthegreat Ай бұрын
Well, there's still some amount of "cool new thing" people who haven't got theirs yet. One of my parents who definitely falls into this camp only just got their EV this year. They were doing the responsible thing and waiting until their 10+ year old ICE finally became basically un-repairable. They also are "work-from-home-don't-have-to-drive-long-distances" and would actually take the bus instead if we had decent bus service (they did a lot more when I was younger).
@emmapeel8163 Ай бұрын
i drive long distances for work. i can gas up my Ford in less than 5 minutes & get back to work. also not convinced they're "better for the environment" .. no emissions is great but that's not the only thing creating pollution .. those batteries appear to be very damaging to mine, make, disposal.
@angelikaskoroszyn8495 Ай бұрын
@emmapeel8163 Public transport will always be more environmentally friendly. Better designed cities is another thing. Why would you need to drive so far away to your job? Zoning can make cities unnecesserly segregated. People live far away from their jobs so they need to drive for a long time
@steveryall7669 Ай бұрын
The most unbiased, balanced, summing up of the EV scene that I have watched to date.
@picklikeapro6952 Ай бұрын
Letting inflation take an additional $760 a month for an average person compared to a couple years ago and expecting to sell double the EV’s within 2 years doesn’t sound like a plan that came from smart people. 🤔
@manomano8939 21 күн бұрын
I bought a used EV for £13.5k and my motoring is now 2p per mile for fuel (home charging). Total win. However did some long range journeys. So much hassle it’s a joke. So bought a diesel with 800 mile range as well. We were a two car family anyway, the mix works for us.
@wm3138 Ай бұрын
Did I miss the part where you talked about the expense of replacing the battery?
@kenon6968 Ай бұрын
It's a write-off level cost atm, batteries aren't getting any better or cheaper any time soon and the possibility to sell you a brand new disposable car must be more than a bit of an inducement for the industry to not change that
@meikala2114 Ай бұрын
less of an issue with newer tech, youll looking at over a decade, they have resale value as they are so much bigger than the house wall battery options
@kenon6968 Ай бұрын
@@meikala2114 batteries are 40% of the cost of a car, non user serviceable or replaceable, and, until we have some massive breakthrough in battery tech, dependent on rare earth elements. When that breakthrough comes and magnesium or sodium batteries are an abundant reality, maybe
@PassportBrosBusinessClass Ай бұрын
The real question we should be asking is why were EV sales growing? Government incentive such as the $7500 tax credit were hoping to move electric vehicles. Electric vehicle producers were also offering lower interest rates than you would get on gas vehicles. Now that the government has pulled back their incentives now EV’s are having a harder time because you aren’t seeing a large upfront discount and you also aren’t able to see lower interest rates thanks to the federal reserve. Electric vehicle penetration of the market is still going to happen, but it’s been slowed down by this stagflationary environment.
@indianajones3315 Ай бұрын
So you think the Fed should’ve kept interest rates at zero forever just so we can pay lower interest on EV loans? God you are so clueless.
@cisium1184 Ай бұрын
This is like saying your pie tastes like turds because they raised the price too high. EV sales were growing because they were paying people to buy them, and threatening to force them to buy them without such payments later. This BS worked on trendy people and stupid people (redundant?) but it didn't work on anyone else. If you have to bribe or threaten to get what you want, you have built a figurative house of cards which *will* collapse, because most people are never, ever going to obey, ever. Also, you need to look up the term _stagflation._ It doesn't mean what you think it means.
@realnapster1522 Ай бұрын
EVs are very bad for env and too expensive
@JackCarsonite Ай бұрын
I don't understand how cold weather adoption will continue, except for big leftist cities that burn down their own cities.
@PassportBrosBusinessClass 25 күн бұрын
@@realnapster1522 not true on “bad for environment “
@waltersknight11 19 күн бұрын
My wife has a Tesla Y in CA… we own an ICE vehicle alongside, only charge at a home, and the car is only used sporadically for a lengthy commute. It’s a narrow use case and any EV owner would do well to work out how to charge at home preferably with access to 220v. Otherwise you will likely not be enjoying your EV…
@fredfred2363 18 күн бұрын
What an excellent overall EV related roundup. You covered just about every base.
@budluo Ай бұрын
Cost of repairs, especially the body work. I bought a Tesla Model Y in 2022 and generally it does the job. Range can be a problem for longer trips but I will drive our Acura MDX in those situations. Tesla started to do more "single casting" in their productions so if you need body work done, it can get very expensive. I gently backed into a column in my garage and it dented the rear left bumper area with some scratched paints. Took it to a Tesla authorized mechanic shop and was quoted $15-20k for the repair. The other thing? I am so tired of Musk. I will get another EV down the road, but not a Tesla (I used to drive BMW and will probably get one of their new EVs).
@andybratt6022 Ай бұрын
i dont understand what musk has to do with it. Im trying to think back to when i bought a car to remember if i had considered my feelings for the board members of the manufacturer...lol.
@psychickumquat Ай бұрын
@@andybratt6022 Because he goes above and beyond a typical corporate goon. He's a toddler with billions who promotes anti-semetism and calls his detractors pedophiles. I wouldn't give him money either.
@TRUMP.2025 Ай бұрын
Musk have nothing to do with it this guy is talking nonsense and lies because somebody in Tesla got him angry and he just wanted to give bad review for his own satisfaction, of course that every person with brain knows this is pure nonsense ! 20000$ for rear bumper ?????? My god who believes this SHEET
@TheTraderGuy Ай бұрын
1) Cost 2) I can fuel up with an ICE in a matter of minutes
@cleverkittn Ай бұрын
3) I’m not being totaled when involved in a fender-bender 4) if it catches on fire, any fire department CAN quickly put it out
@ISNEKO Ай бұрын
I drive a 2015 Chevy Spark EV about 15 miles every workday and here and there errands on the weekend. Plug it in at home every day into the normal wall socket, while it sits outside under a carport in New Mexico. I purchased it used from Carvana in 2022 and the guess-o-meter said under ideal conditions it would go 70 miles and that hasn't changed at all. I also just about never get the battery to 50%. Haven't noticed any significant cost added to my electric bill, but honestly, I'm not measuring. I just never noticed a huge spike or increased average bill. I don't know the usage history of the car before me, but I do know it was in Arizona. I absolutely love this little car. The high torque is fun and useful during rush hours, and I came from a 1993 SUV so I'm super happy to have ridiculously cold A/C no matter what. BUT I must admit, I purchased this particular car for my daily driving because it was so cheap, compared to everything else in that horrible used car bubble. Right now, I've seen them as low as 10k on Carvana. We use my wife's 2015 Honda Fit for anything outside the city, but she really wants a VW ID BUZZ so eventually we'll be an EV-only family. I hope to eventually get my hands on one of those announced Scout EVs.
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