I have given FOUR PLUS solid years of my life debating the rubbish spewed out on Social Media and in the press along with starting my KZfaq channel giving so much positive information on Electric Cars. I’ve been name called many times and been bullied by a mass of people. Being hard skinned helps AND believing in facts and not fiction from BIG OIL. GO FOR IT GENTLEMEN 👍🏻⚡️⚡️😎

Biggest myth is range anxiety. There are so many people out there who believe that an EV with a range of 200+ miles in real world is deficient, you can tell them until you are blue in the face that the average daily drive in UK is c.20 miles and that even a 150 mile range EV is enough for 95%+ of drivers for 95%+ of time provided they have home or destination charging. For the very few trips where you need to charge an EV a bit more than you would need to fill an ICE, I just accept that the journey might take a little longer - for me bladder anxiety is far more important than range anxiety. Finally Robert is completely wrong, "tree hugger" is not a right wing phrase - the first reference to tree huggers goes back to 1730 in India. It is true that it is often used in a derogatory way by some bigots, but it was not a right wing to start with

Debate Geoff Buys Cars .

Is it true the Quentin Wilson, a man I've grown up watching, a man I've met, a man who owns a collection of classic cars, is paid £100k a year by Tesla? Asking for a friend who wants some clarity :)

I’ve got an EV and have no plans to go back!! Going to a petrol station again puts me off

Own 2 electric vehicle, 32 solar panels, no fossil feuls in my life, no going back ever.

I WILL NEVER BUY AN ELECTRIC CAR - EVER!!!!!

Interesting to see dealers offering 0% APR on some EV car PCPs but not on diesel/petrol. They really are getting desperate to shift EVs… I wonder why?

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Was going to write/ email Robert to encourage him to come up with a positive response to all the negativity and inaccurate journalism in the press/media who seem to print whatever they want wether there is any truth or facts in it! And here you are doing it with out my encouragement! Well done, you have my backing all the way!

Thought something was going on , as I got an onslaught at work (work in the car industry )which I still don’t understand my colleagues but I am viewed as eco nut . What really upsets me is the fact that our press is allowed to lie and can get away with it on several front.

Quentin the man taken to court for clocking vehicles is definitely not an amazing man.

Having had an electric vehicle, was very disappointed with its performance especially in winter in the UK was like driving a six volt old Morris Minor or Beetle with half a gallon of petrol in the tank no heater windscreen wipers that reduced the range considerably if used constant range anxiety. I have reverted back to petrol did a 750 mile journey from West Wales to Sunderland and back in a day with two fuel stops that would have probably taken two days plus an overnight stay in an EV! I was gobsmacked to watch this program as there was not one reference I can see to the abominable public charging situation in the UK it is a complete fiasco, and will only get worse as the number of EVs increases. How much copper will have to be mined to provide a proper charging infrastructure? IINMHO the only way to run an EV in this country is to have it on your driveway, charge at home and just use it locally for shopping etc or leave it at the Railway Station for long journeys. In typical EV hype fashion the fat cat EV supporters now want Joe Public to finance them to promote EVs. When they don’t address the elephants in the room ie Cost of EVs pathetic and inadequate charging infrastructure and garages unable to repair even the simplest of faults.

Having a electric car is the best car I have ever owned. Amazing to drive, cheap to run

All this FUD directed at EVs is driving down the prices of used EVs and they're now selling at a discount to their ICE equivalents. So, if you're in the market for a used EV, especially those coming off lease, this is a great time

Three years ago I decided to embrace EV’s, to coincide with the installation of solar panels at home, I bought a ev. Let me say what I do for a living and how I use my vehicle. I own 9 amusement arcades on the Yorkshire east coast. So Saturday sometime three years ago, I woke to a service call in Bridlington, 75 miles from my home, I set 0ff at 9 am and arrived by 10.55, I started off fully charged with 236 miles or range, it was a cool 11 degrees outside, yes I drove with the heater on. I travelled 75 mile and arrived with 122 miles of range left? What? I then had a coffee in Mac Donald’s during which time I got a breakdown of three machines in my bishop Auckland arcade 130miles away, now what, I studied the map on where to charge, two hours later and a small wait, I was at 200 miles, I set off on the two hour journey. I arrived, at 16.55. What had happened to my day, and four hours of lost revenue on my machines. I know had only to miles left, I was 109 miles from home, back to find some place to charge, two hours later I was back at 180, enough to get home so I thought, I arrived home at 1am in the morning shattered with 5 mile range left and stressed to the hilt, a few weeks later I did the same trip in my wife’s diesel car, I filled it up and the range was 650 mile, that was it, I arrived home after a long day at 7pm, I hadn’t though of fuel for the rest of the day. Two years later, I sold my ev at great loss, it had retained less than 30% of its value, these are not maths or negativity, as an engineer not knowing where my next call is, I can’t easily plan my day or know where I’ll end up, but that day amd many others like it, cost me fours hours extra on an already long day, dare I say I was so tired and stressed I was probably not safe and shouldn’t have driven for those hours, I have never worked such long hours before owning an ev, or since selling it. Diesel just works for me and is my easy option, I retire at 70 next year. I intend to buy a new Renault hybrid next year and will keep it until I hang my hat up or die which ever is the sooner. The charging network didn’t work, was plagued by issues, theft of cables, non working chargers and few and far between in the north of the U.K. recently my car was in for a service and I was loaned a half charged EQA for the day, the charging network is even worse than 9s was two years ago, due to the number of new EV’s, but chargers not meeting demand, with 20 miles left I was third in line to charge on the motorways services, 4 hours later I drove out, a complete joke, I drove it home, parked it up and used my wife’s, now petrol car until mine was fixed. Don’t know who’s paying you to say all this, but my experience was totally a complete sham. The cars are nice, but expensive. Compared to petrol equivalents. No sir not for me…. And I don’t agree with what your saying. A quick scroll through autotrader, looking at used prices, across bmw EV’s, Porsche EV’s, Mercedes EV’s, and polestar EV’s, my -previous car shows huge depreciation. I so don’t agree I have unsubscribed from your channel and won’t be following it any longer, clearly someone is paying for this dribble, not my experience in the real world at all.

I work in a main dealer who deals with EVs and conventional cars. All I can tell you is, we are always being asked to check the battey condition, because they don't have the promised range. We have had one car combust whilst on charge, so now we have to quaranteen the EVs. We dont really see them between services, except for tyres and brakes ( which they go through at a heavier rate than other vehicles) they are also heavier, but the big issue is the electronics, Battery Monitoring system failiers also the safety issues when working on the hot side electronics. They also need to be quarantined if theres any battery damage in an accident, insurance companies instantly write them off if theres any battery damage. One fact is when the batteries are finished they are landfill fodder. Most other fueled cars are very recyclable. Personally working " in the Trade" I will never have an EV unless thats all thats left, then I might go to steam first.

Thanks guys. I wholeheartedly support your campaign to dispel the fake news and disinformation about EVs. I'm already a convert to electric vehicles, but applaud your efforts and have shared your content on social media. Keep up the good work! 👍🏼

Misinformation is a HUGE problem that has the potential to derail the transition. This project could turn out to be the most important thing you have ever done. I am very happy that you have committed to this.

Interesting video, I am an EV owner - Audi E-tron 50 Technik which I bought new in 2020, and here are my good / bad / ugly real world experiences and thoughts. First off, do I like the car? yes, very much, I love the way it drives, and can find very little that I don't like about it. Will I be buying another EV? (I will be changing the car this year at 3 years old) An emphatic no I will not, certainly not until the charging infrastructure is vastly improved. So, here we go, I was told by Audi that the range of the car was 193 miles on a full charge, that turned out to be untrue, the most I have ever been able to get out of it was around 165 miles in the summer, in winter that goes down to more like 130 miles, and the charge time increases. I hear Tesla fans saying "should have bought a Tesla" sorry, I wouldn't buy a Tesla for a couple of reasons, I just don't like them, I think they are ugly, I hate the interior with that huge iPad type screen, and (not from personal experience, but from speaking to several Tesla owners while waiting at charging stations) questionable build quality. I would say that over 30 months of ownership, I have wasted more than 500 hours of my life (an hour a day 4 days a week) hanging around at charging stations waiting for my car to have sufficient range to complete my journey - I travel the country in the course of my business. "Should have planned your journey more carefully" I hear you cry, believe me I do plan as carfully as possible, yes I use ZapMap, that oh so useful app that forgets to tell you that a charging station is not working, or that your planned charge point is occupied by other drivers wasting more hours of their lives. Why do I need to download different apps for different charge points? when I used to stop for petrol or diesel, I could fill up in a couple of minutes, and pay with contactless card. I didn't care too much about the weather either, if it was pouring with rain I could fill up under the shelter of a huge forecourt canopy, I have lost track of the number of times I have been soaked while waiting for the charger to authorise the charge, why are all the charge points out in the open? Finally, cost, I have a home charger which is fine, marginally cheaper than ICE fuel, (For now, what's going to happen when Tax on ICE fuel starts to decrease, higher tarrifs for those with home chargers?) on the road charging is at least equal, and in most cases more expensive than ICE fuel. One minor point, I have probably negated any potential cost savings with the money I wouldn't normally have spent buying service area cups of overpriced coffee.

Well done I have been lobbying my MP Kemi Badenoch by writing and sending her information and links to items on your show. So far I get the stock reply. We mere mortals siply don't have an effective route to those that have the real infuence. I get the impression that career polititans such as my MP really dont care, its whatever will win them their jobs back no more than that.

Get Dave from 'Just Have a Think' involved, he would be a great addition to the community as Quentin suggested it be called. It's a pity that the press are so negative, but that really is exactly what they like to report on.

Thank you for pushing back as Misinformation has really gotten out of control lately. Some people genuinely do fear electric cars and the newspapers play to this fear as it generates clicks and revenue.

I had an electric car for two years and thought it was great. I did not have range anxiety, or did not do lots of long journeys. However when my lease came to an end I decided to go back to an ICE as when I was doing long journeys I was noticing that it was getting more and more difficult to drive straight into a charging point. Also joining an uncoordinated charging queue was becoming stressful and adds random extra time to my journey so makes planning difficult. I would love to go back to an ev but not until the charging infrastructure significantly improves!

The UK opted-out of manufacturing in 2016. Obviously there is simply no point in establishing an automotive or consumer goods factory in a place with such a small domestic market. It joined Europe when it could no longer sell to the Commonwealth. All it can rely on for income now is money-laundering and other dubious banking practises.

I've seen cars blowing up all the time in movies...oh...hold on..those are liquid-fueled vehicles, not EV's

It's intriguing to observe, in a way, this display of chaos and panic. Corporations are known to act impulsively when they're backed into a corner, an action which often accelerates their downfall. This, in essence, is them inadvertently facilitating their own demise.

I am a veterinarian in outback South Australia 400km north of Adelaide. We have changed all our vehicles to EVs and it has been a fabulous experience but there is no charging in this part of South Australia. So we have installed a 100% privately funded DC fast charging station in the car park of the local veterinary clinic and it has opened up the Eyre Peninsula to people wishing to tour In an EV. What has surprised us is the disinterest from local and state government.

One of the biggest (and hidden) obstacles is the Building Insurance industry. One very large insurance company is insisting that any new workplace charging stations are positioned at least 5 meters from the building. We live in a block of flats and have received the OZEV infrastructure grant to put in 25 charging stations. However, we have been banned from ever doing this because the freeholder of the building has been told by their insurer that we need to:- install a complete sprinkler system in our car park (about 50,000). Segregate any EV charging station from all other cars by at least two spaces (we will have to turn the car park into the tardis!) Lots of other restrictions but you get the idea. We will have to relinquish the Government grant, which will mean that residents will probably purchase a new ICE car when its time to change. Plus, nobody knows what to do with those blocks of flats which have already had chargers put in and will now retrospectively try and to find staggering amounts of money. The government recognise the problem but are unwell to say what they will do about it. Any chance of the programme trying to find out. Thanks for the show everybody.

The pothole one makes me laugh...it can't possibly be anything to do with the trend to SUVs or loads of delivery vans on the road. The RAC has written a good reprot on tyres too, dispelling the tyre wear myth.

Thank you all, you certainly have my support and I have just subscribed to FairCharge and added my name to that campaign. Well done for bringing our attention to that and the need to combat the media rubbish!

One thing that has been brought to my attention recently is the issue of mobility cars in the UK going electric. My mum is due a new mobility car and she has had a double knee and hip replacement, so has real mobility issues. For the past month my dad has kept note of the electric charging points in places near to them that they often go. At home they need to park off street, so can’t charge. Every single point he has found is either at the far end of the car park or in a location that means, at least for my mum, far too much walking. With the amount of mobility cars on the road, this is an issue that is going to need a solution in the very near future

Why would any sane person loose 50 percent of a investment in twelve months buying an ev is exactly that fact.

Kudos to Quentin Wilson, sang the praises of the Tesla Roadster over 15 years ago in the Sunday mirror.. opened my eyes to EV and the possibilities before anyone else

Rowan Atkinson was given the Goodwood Festival of Speed slot to reinforce his views on evs citing Hydrogen as a better solution, he needs inviting as a guest and see if his opinions can stand up to reasoned arguments!

Ev isn’t better for the environment but it’s not about that. It’s about “control”and AI for which both requires ev and not ICE. People will realise this when it’s too late

"Slows the transition" Slows the transition of private transport to the most wealthy 10%. "Electric cars aren't for everybody" That's the truth. The 90% will be forced out. And people who don't live in dense population areas are completely forced out. "Electric cars work" Electric motors work, for sure. Everything runs off batteries nowadays. The battery technology is rubbish. "There's new battery technology coming" They've been saying that for at least 50 years. About twenty years ago they were saying that aluminium batteries were going to change the world. We're still waiting. Beware of cons.

I'm always trying to dispel myths about EV driving. I'm sure the oil companies are behind much of the misinformation.

We picked up our EV from Kia three years ago, at the the time I had more knowledge about EVs than the KIA salesman, that was due to the fact that I have been watching Fully Charged for more than five years. When charging I am often approached by people with a ton of questions and often with stupid remarks about EVs and their “many problems”, misinformation is definitely a factor holding many back from buying EVs.

The EV is promoted like the Covid vaccination 🤔🤔🤔

The biggest issue with electric vehicles, aside from the mining of the rare elements that are required for the batteries, is that people cannot afford them, at least in the UK. The cost of new electric vehicles is horrific, I for one cannot afford to buy one and I'm not poor. That, combined with the depreciation curve, makes EV ownership a pipe dream for many people.

I'm an automotive engineer, but even then, people will believe some stupid article over my knowledge. Infuriating. There is some of this fud in the Netherlands too though.

I have no axe to grind either way. I've always run older cars which cost £2000 or so, then run them for 4 or 5 years, maintaining them myself. My issue is that I can't see how this bangernomics model works 20 years from now. I fear the age of the cheap car is nearly over.

For a video to come out like this. says everything. Buy one dont buy one. Choice.

I notice how EV's are championed by people who are quite well off & who do not have to rely on one vehicle! 🙄

As I have been an EV fan for years but sadly not an owner due to my disability/unemployment the last 4 years I do spend around an hour or more a day on social media defending and correcting the miss information on EVs and renewable technology. Usually its the same miss information over and over again so any help with fact-checking will be helpful. I would say its mostly coming from our North American and UK "friends" but I'm pleased to see more owners replying to the mistruths more so lately.. Maybe its just me looking in the wrong place but the correct information regarding cobalt and lithium mining I find hard to correct people on as I'm not clear on the good and bad parts and if anything is improving in that area?

New supporter here! Great idea to work with the community of the ev drivers. Keep up the good work ❤️

What is your comment on why used EVs are difficult to sell and the value has dropped drastically?

New Jeep Avenger EV is selling so poorly that the brand is now launching petrol versions in more and more markets, including the UK.

Great to see you're fighting for this. I'd love to get involved. When I see these crazy comments and hear them at work, it really annoys me and I have to comment. But in a position way. I have had my EV for 3years now without a driveway. So no home charging but I'm managing fine😊

The problem about a fact checking piece after the fact (and it is important to do that) is that it is significantly less effective... I've had lots of people mention the Rowan Atkinson piece to me. I've had no one mention the fact checked corrections to me... (With the exception of EV sites and such) Also, as someone in the US.... No, this isn't just a British problem... ;-) I figured you guys got that from us...

Another car transporter ship is on fire with at least one dead. Battery cars are a bad joke.

This is the first time that I have come across your channel. I own a 10 year old diesel vehicle and haven’t switched because I simply cannot afford to buy another vehicle. I would love to own an electric vehicle in the future and hope that the infrastructure and the technology will be there to make my transition seamless.

Its not just newspapers, KZfaq has been suggesting lots to watch from EV detractors to me.

I've spotted this and glad to see you guys have picked up on it too. The issue is that EVs can be charged using YOUR home generated solar energy, something a few colleagues are already doing. So guess what, they want to push hydrogen and so called clean carbon fuels for ICE engines because big oil wants to keep control of energy production, distribution and sale.

How strange that everyone bashes the macmaster when he's the only one who's telling people About EV's while driving around in one and showing the real time problems, instead of sitting in front of a Mikrophon bashing others.

Just signed up to StopBurningStuff on Patreon. Can't even get the Honda and Nissan dealerships here in Dubuque to turn on the ChaDeMo or mixed fast chargers that they have installed. I'm participating in an event in September where I will be talking up my 2018 Leaf and other EVs, and your correction of disinformation will be essential. "We will do it with grace, and we will do it with transparency, and we will do it with honor and expertise." Gave me a thrill.

Just got an electric car. Best thing ever 🎉

Brilliant initiative gents; thanks for making a stand for common sense!

People in the UK are broke. Physically, mentally and financially. Telling them they need to spend £100k on Solar, Home Batteries, Ev chargers, Smart Meters, EPC Home Upgrades, Electric Cars, Heat Pumps and smart subscriptions... isn't going down well. On top of interest rates, inflation, energy pricing, cost of living & constant barrage of Social & Main Stream Media. If the Government get the people fighting each other first... it takes the heat off them. People are thick. That's the problem.

Well, a lie within the first 2 minutes-don’t bother watching this- ev sales are falling i.e. Volkswagen And you should see just how many Chinese ev’s catch fire.

I'm right behind you guys. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I have just changed my diesel Yaris verso for a lovely Dacia Spring Expression. Wish I'd done it before, but am so enjoying it. Perfect for my life in the French countryside. No longer having to do 20 km round trips to filling stations, I just plug it in at home. Thanks Fully Charged, keep it up.

Some of us don't have the luxury of a new car, EV or otherwise. Cheap diesels are what I can afford and run. Currently running a 2006 Audi tdi. I find EV's are for the rich only. Its unobtainable to me and I love EV's. What fully charged are currently promoting is reduction of social mobility. Please think about the poor ffs!

I am on of "those" people that likes my wife's PHEV. We can do the shopping and small commutes without adding to the atmospheric detritus in the city. We can charge relatively cheaply at home without specialised tariffs. when we use the ICE engine it is backed up by the EV portion so it doesn't sit there crapping out particulates in traffic - but we also do not need to deal with the current challenges with regards to long journeys. for all in tent it is an EV for over 60% of our use cases, but its also a convenient car where an EV would not be (for example long breaks in the lake district where we do not have an agenda or a plan). what's weird is that its clearly a compromise car, you find normal hybrids are probably more efficient hybrids and real BEVs are better at electrical travel - but that compromise really works if it fits your usecase's (and in our case, it does).

Great discussion. Unfortunately, the rebuttal does not receive the same coverage, clicks, engagement as the misinformation.

I just signed up. Thanks to all three of you and your team members for ALL YOU DO!

Who's TRYING To KILL The ELECTRIC CAR? Well the EV's themselves looking at the Dutch EV cargo ship having a meltdown in the North Sea.

A timely and interesting case study in journalism. I can use this in the classroom. Thanks!

Yes, please, fact check everything and push back where it is needed. But, also, just spew out better stories: "I drove 100 miles in my electric car and didn't need to charge it". "I had to perform maintenance on my Tesla (I refilled the windscreen washer reservoir)". And the negative ones: "Range Rover, towing a caravan, caught on fire on M5" etc. There are lots of clicks to be had.

Excellent ideas and initiative to fact check the nonsense. Thank you for standing up for rational discussion.

At least one crew member has died and several others were injured overnight after fire ripped through a car carrier ship off the Dutch coast, with an electric car believed to be the cause. Rescue helicopters and boats evacuated 23 crew members from the Panamanian-registered Fremantle Highway, a 18,500-ton car-carrying vessel with almost 3,000 vehicles on-board. Officials have said there are 'many' wounded. Crews could not extinguish the fire

EVs are not fit for purpose for many of us. We need to reverse the 2030 ban and give us the choice. Freedom of choice is no bad thing. If more people want to lease a new EV they can. Most of us would prefer a simple, light petrol car, that has none of the charging, range or horrendous depreciation issues.

I'm in Portugal,and was thinking about getting a Dacia electric/LPG hybrid,or an electric quad bike,but I had been put off by the rumours. Thanks for setting the record straight!!!

These "EV-negative" stories go viral because they feed into what people already think/hope to be true... 😕

You're missing the point: the reason for the kick-back against EVs is because people feel they are being forced into buying something they cannot afford and effectively priced off the road. When people feel forced into doing something they fight back and say F. you I won't do what you tell me and find all sorts of crazy 'reasons' to justify their position. I worked in the solar panel retail I dustry in 2011 and we couldn't install them fast enough because they were made attractive through subsidies. When the subsidies were withdrawn - surprise, suprise - the market collapsed. To suggest that the oil companies are behind this is illogical: for the foreseeable future we will have to depend on fossil fuels to generate electricity. The more electric cars, the more fossil fuels will be needed to generate that electricity because - despite our best efforts and the latest technology - 'renewable' sources are not renewable from an infrastructure viewpoint: wind turbines and solar panels have a relatively short life compared to a gas, oil or coal power-station. Solar panels & wind turbines have a high land-density compared to (say) a nuclear power station. People are not stupid: they see wind & solar farms threatening the natural environment and what for? So those same people can be FORCED into buying a car they cannot envisage affording? People are not stupid: when they see the argument change from ozone depletion to global warming to climate change to air quality and then to road -charging they rightly smell a rat. People are not stupid: a cheap, second-hand IC car or van is a viable transport option; a £30K EV is not - especially when they're going to be charged per mile to use it and be victim to a closed market of ever-increasing electricity prices. People are not stupid. But when they feel threatened they resort to any argument (especially the stupid ones) to defend their freedoms & liberties. Those who can afford an EV and solar panels on the home they own need to get out of their ivory towers and get in touch with the common man & woman. We are fast becoming like the elitist politicians we all despise: we're failing to understand the needs of the many. So let's drop the smugness of our privilege position and show a little sympathy for those who are facing a stark choice: An EV they can't afford or nothing

You won't change them. Much like you won't get them to admit that Brexit has failed.

Had our Leaf for 7 years. Now 80k+ miles and i have saved thousands of pounds in the process. Only lost about 10 miles of range in all that time. I believe this misinformation is deliberate, coordinated, and funded by the fossil fuel industry.

This has been such an important episode, it's about time we out FUD busted the FUD.

Here's one for you.....Electric car to blame after 18,000-tonne cargo ship explodes into fireball in North Sea.

I have a few questions. Where does the hard to produce lithium come from, how long does lithium last in a battery, how many working charging points are available and whats is the honest range of a charge and you do know that you need electricity to charge them. You blokes are technically unqualified to make any statements to support these current non eco products. Who is sponsoring you ?

I bought my first electric car in March this year (2023 for those finding this video in the distant future). I got all of the anti-EV stuff from various family members prior to my purchase (e.g. videos of an EV blowing up in a charging station, somewhere in China I think; the "leave you stranded at the side of the road" stuff, you won't be able to charge it, it won't be cheaper than your old petrol car, yada yada). Needless to say, it has completely failed to explode - it's not even slightly caught fire, nor has it left me stranded anywhere, the tyres have all failed to burst, and I've yet to come back to a pile of rubble when I park it in a multi-storey car park. Clearly, all very disappointing outcomes.... Instead, I get to waft about in near silence (the first few times at traffic lights were eerie - no vibrations, no noise, just the radio playing). I don't even have a fast charger yet, I charge it entirely using the "granny lead". I've not yet had to use ANY public charging infrastructure (and, if I'm honest, that's the ONE aspect of ownership that I'm even remotely jittery about). I'm totally sold so far, and when the lease is up on this car in 2 1/2 years time - by which time I hope Sodium batteries are available, or LiFePo are more widely available, then I shall certainly be replacing it with another EV. Coming from owning a 2001 supercharged Jaguar XJR - one of the nicest things about owning an EV, is not having to wonder if it'll start in the morning!

I’ve just changed to a electric car and I don’t know why a lot of people are against them . Their brilliant

If only all press information was just fact checked, thanks for your work. I’m a domestic gas engineer ironically with a Electric van and want to transition to renewables* edited * I now have some renewables training booked .

Thank you so much for doing this. I thought about it when I was at Fully Charged North, and as you say the disinformation has only got worse since. I ordered an MG4 yesterday so I'm soon to join the fold!

This is great news. I too have noticed what appears to be a recent uptake in anti EV news, I guess it’s because the clock is ticking down and EV sales are up.

I have joined we are on our 2nd EV and never going back keep up the good work

You conveniently omitted the story about the electric bus in Yorkshire which exploded and caught fire in 2015. 🙄

I've got to 19 minutes, that enough I'm off. What rubbish.

I decided to buy an EV as my next car in 2018. I have an Aptera on order. They hit my price point first. Your videos helped me make this mental shift. Good show!!!

I’m fighting them daily on all major social media platforms. They all think EVs are worse for the environment. They still think Batteries can’t be recycled. They think mining is worse than pumping for oil. I went to a car show yesterday and one individual insisted that I’ll need to buy a new battery in 10 years. I told him a Tesla Model 3 has 375,000 miles right now and he said that’s just that one outlier. In USA EV sales from 3rd quarter 2021 was at 3.7% to the 3rd quarter in 2022 was 6.1% I posted about this and some guy said the reason was there were not enough petrol cars made and so people had to buy EVs! LOL But he also said that the 1st quarter 2023 the sales tanked. HAHA. Unfortunately for him the real stats state that the sales for the 1st quarter 23 in the USA was at 7.1%. So, it was an increase. If it keeps going up like this, then in 6 years 100% of NEW Vehicle sales will be Electric. I think they are really scared about it and scared of change. I bought my 1st LEAF in 2012 Me and my EV Friends crash Gas Car Shows with our EVs to teach regular citizens about EVs. I’ve been told that Tesla doesn’t test their vehicles and if you slam the door too hard the car will blow up. HAHA, someone actually told me this and she was driving a convertible corvette. There’s so many unintelligent people out there with so many strange facts about EVs. I’m trying to spread the word about EVs to people who don’t own them but it seems that 90% of the comments I get are negative.

No one wants to be the one holding the ticking money time bomb of being the one who has to fit the bill of disposing and replacing an EV battery, at least with an ICE car you can scrap it for a few hundred quid where you will have to pay £1000’s to dispose of an EV car

My (company financed) iX3 is currently on its way from China on a boat. I wonder how long it will be before my new ‘green’ form of transport pays back the vast carbon footprint it has already generated? Never mind the environmental damage that has been caused mining the materials for the battery. Fortunately for me it now allows me to go out and buy a second hand petrol car that I will actually enjoy driving. What a bizarre world we live in.

Keep up the good fight. I am a petrol head, but ev are just great vehicles for everyday use. I will soon say goodbye to my last ice vehicle and will be fully electric soon. Even my series 2a landrover is going electric.

I'm glad this has been noticed, every day the daily mail has had anti-ev articles, most full of total lies. One claimed the battery needs changing every 60,000miles!

Please source a plethora of Australian contacts to support and endorse this push back. The fear and ignorance of EV's and Heavy Transport solutions is out of control. We are just pawns in the global EV sales but what the UK does reflects our policies and drives change. 🙏🏼❤🇦🇺

Great conversation about a really important and very disconcerting subject. I've noticed a big increase in anti-EV and renewable views expressed on mainstream and social media, which seems to have coincided with a big increase in EV sales. I'm not surprised to hear Quentin Willson say that big automakers are getting very worried about the potential impact of this negativity on their manufacturing strategies. I really like the idea of getting the voices of ordinary people who have adopted EV's, solar panels and home batteries heard. This will stand more chance of being believed by the general public than the voices of most politicians.

I will forever be indebted to you you've changed my whole life contiune to preach about your name for the world to hear you've saved me from a huge financial debt with just little investment thanks so much Mrs Christine Reynolds

I think the biggest hindrance to EV adoption, at least here in the US is ICE car Dealerships. They just don't want to sell EV's. I have yet to see any Ice Dealer serious about selling them. Most would rather not have them on their lots as not much of the same maintenance as an Ice vehicle. They are not wise enough yet to see what products and services to market to an EV owner.

What an EVil trio

As a US consumer that needs to buy a new car I am all for buying an EV, but after doing my research I found that even with the $7500 federal credit EVs are simply out of my budget. It seems to me that the main obstacle is the greed of car manufacturers, who don't even want to offer inexpensive EVs or PHEVs in the US. So, for me the only viable option is to buy an inexpensive, reliable and fuel efficient ICE car like a Nissan Versa and plan to buy my EV in 10-15 years, once prices and battery reliability are better. TBH I even considered paying a bit more for a Prius Prime (and since most of my driving is short range and I will have a charger in my garage, most of its use will be electric), but every indication is that I'd face a waiting list, andbwhen ready to buy I will need it either the same day or at most within a week of placing the order. That pretty much made it a non-option for me.