Depreciation is a real killer. After five years replacing a battery after accident damage is more than the car is worth. Average age of gas cars on the road is approximately 14 years old, with many a lot older. No EV will last that long even if you store it. The battery begins to age from day one. If it lasts ten years you're lucky and by then it's worthless except for scrap. They are a rich person's luxury.

The USA President pushing EVs is a negative for about half our population.

I had a MG5 EV , I backed it after 6 month, I charged it every day, costs more to charge than petrol. Nightmare every night for 6 month. I can go on and on as to why not to buy one.

Just filled my diesel up , showing a range of 650 miles, EV car owners will read this with envious eyes.

They "WEF" are pricing us of the Road.. sinking in yet ?

Electric cars must be the best thing that ever happened to Mc Donalds.

The president of the US doesn’t even own one himself and probably wouldn’t own one given the chance. Politicians who yell about gas vehicles are always getting caught pretending to ride bikes to work, drive an electric car, or walking.

being a cynic always helped me in life....if some thing is pushed too hard in media i always do the opposite thing to it......

Its an absolute con......at every single level of EVs someone is ripping you off and taking advantage.

My Lexus gas SUV, insurance up 20%. Gas VS EV should be insured separately, we shouldn't have to pay for EV collisions.

I've also heard that even small accidents can cause an EV to be considered as a total loss due to unknown damages that may have occurred to the battery.

Yes my ICE car insurance practically doubled this year from £178 to £335. I hate EVs.

EV's are a joke !

I’ve just heard Donald Trump’s latest speech in California where he said he will not enforce an EV car. He stated that under his tenure we will be able to purchase whatever car we want be it gas electric or hybrid. So that’s good news

Here in America, my commercial insurance more rhan doubled. Never had a claim or violation. My personal vehicles went up a little. All gas cars. I know a few people with ev's that are going back to gas.

Even if you have an ICE car, it's possible you could ding an EV and total it. Insurance is absolutely raising everyone's rates because of that possibility. We are all paying for this madness now.

My insurance more than doubled this last renewal with Aviva and when I enquired why I was told that one of the reasons was that it was costing them more to repair electric cars than they anticipated. I replied that I drive a diesel car and I have no interest in subsidising electric cars….. hence I now have cover elsewhere…!!

Remember how they gave us concessions, benefits and discounts for Diesel cars? Then when many switched over, Diesels were being taxed higher, charges for going places and now can't give away Diesels? See an emerging pattern?

In California insurance has gone through the roof for both houses and cars and, yes, it does seem that older ICE car owners are being punished for something they have no part in. My liability only car insurance has gone up quite a bit in the last 3 year. This is only part of the story though because our home electricity costs have also gone WAY WAY up. There are a few reasons for this but I would be willing to bet one big reason is because nearly everyone is putting solar on their roof through government incentives and/or empty promises so the power providers are simply making way less money off their average "customer." I put quotes around customer because, lets be honest, we have no choice. It's really starting to get to the point where you either lube up and take the cost now or risk potentially losing even more by not putting panels on your roof. Worst of all is that no one is fighting for people like me who simply don't want to pay a ton of money to hopefully break even on that investment 15-20 years; and are also unwilling to allow any company to lease space on their roof so that company can profit while slightly lowering my energy bill. I honestly find it shocking that so many people willingly do this, but a lot of people also buy brand new electric cars that wont be worth half their price in a few years while they also carry around a cell phone they have to charge twice a day because the battery no longer holds a charge like it did a few years ago... So; here we are. Out here in Cali it's getting kinda close to a government forced investment because its clear the people that have the power to stop this nonsense have zero intention of doing so and every intention of pushing this woke narrative further into the brains of those that live based on what they are told without actually researching and thinking for themselves. I get climate change is important and you can believe me when I say preserving nature and our planet is extremely important to me but THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS IS. These are businesses gouging people based on government narratives and government allowing it to happen because those companies lobbyist have convinced them that they are in it for the greater good and not the massive profits they reap off legacy customers who are not buying into new "green" products.

EVs are costing all drivers. I'm pretty certain that if an insurance company specialised in EVs, the costs would be enormous. It's only the petrol and diesel cars that are keeping THEIR costs down. I'm very happy with my 3.0L A5 Cab and wouldn't dream of swapping it for a heap of trouble like an EV.

I wish we had more people like you with the balls to tell the truth

The more people that get rid of these EVs and flood the second hand market the better

EVs cannot be economically repaired in a prang, the app-centric charging stations are unusable and the miles you get from a battery is appalling. Just say no

How many police departments, fire departments, ambulance services, and which branch of the military has switched to all electric vehicles? I'll never buy any of that junk until I see it proven by those departments and the military prove to me it is a viable option. Until they switch totally, I won't.

Fast charging degrades the battery much quicker so it won’t take long before your new battery losses 20% of its capability to charge up.

I think insurance companies are spreading the cost of potential losses from EV claims across all their existing or potential customers.

As he says, 5 minutes with petrol/diesel and you are on your way. This ev lark is ridiculous - why not do chip n pin or contactless like they do in shops? And why not have ONE standard plug type. I'm 71 so all this banging on about the climate doesn't interest me at all. If they don't get the charging time down to matter of minutes and sort the infrastructure out by the time that evs are in the majority there is going to be chaos at charging points. No road rage, more like charging rage. BRING IT ON!!!

I'm with you. Just because someone is offended, doesn't mean they're right ... :)

Hi Lee, You are right regarding insurance premiums, I also know someone in the industry and they told me the same, that due to the cost of write off EV's being so high, that premiums have increased to cover this. Annoyingly for me as an ICE driver (a proper car) this also affects me, he said they have just increased across the board. My 2022 BMW 4 Series Coupe increased by £300 year on year. Bloody evangelists! :) Keep up the great work on your videos, love them all.

EV insurance has to be high because they burn for no reason in your garage and take the house to , Hertz car rental got rid of them the upkeep was to much.

A drunk driver hit my Tesla Model 3 LR, That was christmas. The cut off before they scrap it is 30k. I am told it's at 20K already and they havent even stripped it down to check it out. Parts still not afrrived. Don't buy an EV. Well done Mac!!

The amount of time you have to wait for the charger to start charging and disconnecting, you would at least think they would put them undercover if it's was raining you would be dripping wet by now

Hertz just revealed they are to dump 20,000 Tesla rental cars and buy Petrol ones in their place. Good day's work there.

Doesn’t matter how many chargers we have the national grid can barely cope now and will cost trillions to upgrade.

I saw a guy sitting in his car at tescos charging it up. I came back out after doing some shopping and he’s still there. Who has that sort of time to waste. I’ve got work to do. The shopping alone cost me too much time. Time is money also.

In America you see people buying EV trucks, put a generator in the bed, and have it plugged in and generator running into the vehicle 100% of the time so the battery stays 100% charged. And there is no reduction of miles that can be driven with your EV truck. American ingenuity at its finest. And one I bet the politicians didn't expect.

Toyota just decided to move away from EV production.

My insurance for a 10 year old Skoda Yeti has almost doubled for no apparent reason, Im bloody sure Im subsidising electric vehicles.

Can you imagine going into a petrol garage, handing over £50, waiting half an hour to put the fuel in, only getting £20 pounds worth of fuel and the guy in the garage saying come back in four days and I'll give you the change. What if it spreads to supermarket shopping or going to your local swimming baths? Hand over the cash and we'll give you the change in a few days.....maybe!!

My husband's diesel car does 72 mpg in total comfort. And he can pay cash

Insurance companies have been scamming us for decades. When I asked why my insurance had nearly doubled, considering I have 20 years of no claims, I was told that it's because of uninsured drivers causing accidents, so we all have to subsidise the costs to the insurance company.

in regards to insurance ,have ev owners house insurance risen as well ,if they have a charger fitted to the outside wall . bearing in mind there is more chance of a fire happening than a house that doesnt have one fitted.

EV's we're dead along the highway here in Alberta in our minus 40°C cold weather. They ran out of power trying to heat inside of the car and keep battery warm. Nope couldn't even think of owning one. I dontbwant to freeze in winter

And why don't they have a large roof over the charging area to protect people while filling their cars like at gas stations do ... Absolute lunacy ...

All of this has happened essentially because a collective humanity truly loves being ruled over. They believe that being owned is the same as being protected and cherished.

Here in Norway is extreme winter now. Down to -40 degree. In Oslo its about -30 degree. All electric busses has problem with charging caused by 35% range. They now use Diesel as backup. Ev evangelist has problem with their EV now. Total useless in winter. The best solution is gas cars right now.

A guy in BC,Canada run over something on the road, supposedly damaged the battery on his Ionic 5 , insurance wrote it off because the battery cost 56,000$ Ca. and another 5,000 for shop . He only paid 61,000 new.

I live in Calif.USA& few can afford an EV, maybe a hybrid, most are trying to just pay their rent, food which is $$$. We love our old gas cars, the older the better with less computer inside it. We'll put in victory gardens in our backyard this summer & can our food. Stay safe folks. Conserve your money & don't get into debt!

My daughter looked at getting a EV a couple of years ago, all good until the insurance. they wanted 3x the cost of her car insurance. Luckily she got a small petrol car instead

If the police were to move enitrly over to EV's, are they going to risk writing off a police car (battery damage) doing a TPAC maneuver or using it to block or ram a fleeing car theif? I'd imagine our council taxes would be rocketing to cover the exesive repair costs or write offs. 🤔

Years ago when my house insurance took a jump I called and asked why. I live in Ohio never made a claim. They told me that their Huricane losses in Florida needed to be shared by the rest of us. Insurance is about sharing risk. In Ohio we don't have hurricanes we don't have landslides we don't have raging floods we don't have tornadoes we don't have forest fires..... what risks do I have that I'm sharing with people in Florida? I drive ICE, Why should I share the risk of an electric vehicle?

I never bought an EV, but I found you video interesting. Ironically the most interesting thing I found out was your coffee. I live in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA. Our McDonald's in Pittsburgh only have drive-thru service. (drive-thru is buying your McDonald's coffee at a window). Since Covid19 Pandemic, McDonald's have closed all their restaurant seating. I think it is ironic because in the past, things in America were ahead of Britain. Our standard of living has been dropping since 1970. Actually, I quit eating at McDonald's years ago.

Three weeks in Spain and NOT ONE advert for an EV - it was bliss!

People are sitting around for at least an hour to get a charge, some more than that??!!! I'll stick with my 5 minute fillup. That's CRAZY!!!

EV’S are the Trojan horse 👍🏼

In Australia I was speaking to a guy who replaces broken glass. The guys are on call 24/7 when rostered. They are legally able to park their light trucks at home in the street as they are under 4.5 tons and can drive them with a car licence. There are plans to change the fleet to EV’s. There are some issues: 1) The weight of the trucks will be over six tons and require a heavy rigid ( Cat C in the UK) for dual rear axil truck license, which most of the drivers don’t have. 2) Trucks of this weight cannot be parked in the drivers home street as they will block suburban streets due to the size. 3) There too many trucks to park at the company office yard. They will need to find a field to park them in. Another additional cost. 4) The charging infrastructure needed to charge the batteries would be that of a small city meaning even the power companies network would need a massive upgrade to cater for the charging of the trucks. 5) There would need to be massive increases in charges to the public to cover the infrastructure upgrades. 6) Delays in after hour services as the driver would to travel to a yard to pickup a vehicle which they don’t do now. This will also add costs. 7) The cost and time for all drivers to upgrade their licences. 8) The distance travelled each day to outlying areas and back will mean range anxiety as they would have highway driving to return to the yard. EV’s what a joke. They are not practical. There was a plan to change all the small vans with Royal Mail a few years ago. How is that turning out?😂😂😂

Thank you for warning public about this new scam! I’m an accountant and have seen how bad this is getting! It’s going to get worst by around 2028. Many people will end up with a huge debt to pay in car finance, a car with a dead battery and another£20k debt to buy a new battery. High electricity charges and the inability to drive whenever needed! Thanks but no thanks!

Everyone’s insurance has gone up sharply as folk will find out when they renew mine went up 30% for no reason my theory is the cost of repairing EVs is being passed on to everyone

So you gotta charge your car then to shop or eat somewhere while you wait so you end up paying even more.

I suspect insurance companies are spreading the risk of EVs across all car owners insurances. We carry all the risk, not insurance companies.

4:20 into the video and I can say categorically that the insurance has went up for diesel cars. My wife recently renewed her insurance and questioned why it had gone up so much - hinting about ev's and the chap on the other end said that they were definitely a major factor in the price rises. He also concurred that the storage and repair added a lot to the claims, along with car hire while the EV was off the road. No doubt some avid EVangelists will reply to this claiming that I'm a liar, anti ev or some other such nonsense, so I'll reply to them now. You're blinkered and in denial. Take the rose tinted glasses off and admit that for most people in most circumstances that EV's are a bad idea.

My insurance on a 2017 Volvo XC60 2L diesel has just gone up from £587 last year to £1007 this year. The reason given was that repair costs and parts etc have all gone up significantly in the last 12 months. I have not made any claims or had points on my licence so i feel i am being ripped off to offset electric vehicle costs.

If you really want to change, peoples minds about buying an electric vehicle, have them go to a car rental and rent one,that’s all you need to do.

Love your videos I also hate EV's with a passion, I drive a nice Merc Diesel and claim back the V.A.T. in the Diesel so it's cheap enough, My son has an VW ID3 it dropped 50% in 2 Years, very hard on tyres because of the weight of the batteries, in cold weather the range drops 30%, and here in Ireland most of the electricity used to drive EV's is generated by fossil fuels crazy stuff, they have electric buses here in Dublin City and they use Diesel generators to charge them insane, My son go rid of the ID3 now has a Golf Diesel never again he said, do you have this disease called range anxiety. My next door Neighbor has a Porsche like yours it cost €170,000 he said it's super fast, but will go back to Diesel shortly

Could never have an electric car. Haven't got the bladder for all that coffee.

How much do EV drivers pay for food and snacks while they wait ? it all adds up...

When EV batteries get slightly damaged mechanics don't want the risk of their garages burning down so they write off the battery and insurers write off the car.

Just thinking, if you do high mileage and have to charge a few times in a trip, it would become unsustainable having a £45 hit everytime

Our prime Minister in Australia says you should get a big solar array on your house so you can charge your car up overnight for free😅

They know there's a financial apocalypse heading down the tracks and are stealing as much as possible before it hits, Government debt is unsustainable.

We have so many evangelists that rave that electric is everything, I drive a diesel and I’d be horrified if I had to wait that long for diesel.

How can so few enslave so many without a speck of objection.

I live in Adelaide south Australia and have no compulsion to buy an EV ,my Toyota Camry runs perfectly and I simply don't have the income to afford an EV but I simply don't want one the Camry suits me perfectly

And over half the electricity you're charging your car with comes from fossil fuel generated power off the national grid, so not really zero emissions is it

Rishi sunak priminister of England. 😅 I think you'd ment to say he United Kingdom. Allso you'd be surprised England does not have a parliament either. But getting back to EVs. The planet is not ready for them.

What happens ' if like millions of people, you live in a permit parking only street where most of the time your car is 200 metres away from your home? I suppose you can charge after or before work for a few hours. That.ll go down well. Not.

My 66 plate Skoda Superb diesel, is £280 per year fully comp. I have a £250 excess and legal cover in that. Due ro renew in September, so no doubt it will quadruple to cover the costs of electric cars burning most of the western world to the ground. There is currently a ship anchored off Alaska which has a huge fire on board. Carrying electric car batteries. Hmmm

First 1st year of having an EV my insurance was approx £360 Pa, then it went to £900 approx, now I’m being quoted over £1300 Pa. Where do I go from here.? The cars was £32,000 to by just 2years ago, but now valued at £15,000. I’m still paying for the car with £22,000 to go. Just hading car back won’t solve the problem, because I’ll still owe thousands of pounds and nothing to show for it. I feel like I’m heading towards a financial cliff and no way of stopping.

I think insurance companies will tell you anything. I drive a petrol car and my insurance has gone up by 3/4. I asked them why this was the case, and they told me it was to do with having to pay out on people that weren't insured. Al Capone was less of a racketeer than these insurance companies.

Well they keep setting on fire, blowing up, sinking ships, burning down carparks and airport carparks.....

How much have you spent on coffees and snacks that you wouldn’t normally buy since you got your car? Seems like this needs to be included in the overall costs of running an EV

Could have filled up 50 lorries up and 50 cars the time it takes to charge ev..

Yes, they're hypocrites. They want us to drive EVs, but they don't.

The greatest con ever shoved onto the general public and in a few years they will be worthless. Petrol vehicles are here to stay

Im a diesel BMW driver and I have just renewed my insurance in jan 24. I can confirm it has increased by 50%

We need to re open the coal mines

Just for reference, my business partner in Wanaka (NZ) bought a second hand Leaf 8 years ago. It had 93% of its battery when he got it, and it was only ever intended to run around Wanaka. It was just the second Leaf in Wanaka at the time. In the last 7 years he has replaced the tyres once, and the windscreen wipers, and a cabin HVAC filter - but he has NOT even had to replace brake pads or brake discs. The car now has 60% of its battery left, and he slow charges it every night at home (outside - obviously!) - and it still runs absolutely perfectly for daily driving around town. He now plans to run the car for ~1 more year, and then scrap it, removing the battery pack, and putting it inside a small outside shack as the basis of a solar power system, which stores energy in the battery overnight (from mains - he gets free power from 11pm til 7am) and the solar will run all day. His calculations show that even with 50% battery life he will effectively have zero electricity cost year round, and he may in fact have an excess, meaning he can put that into his new EV! I'd say that's a pretty efficient use of capital, and a pretty good example of how an electric car CAN be far more efficient and handy than a petrol one.

Why on earth would anybody have one of these milk floats , all the messing about and waiting about to charge it , is it really worth the hassle ? I think not , long live petrol and diesel ⛽️

"I don't care, cos I'm not woke". One of the reasons I watch Lee's channel.

Let's not forget that electricity prices will skyrocket once these cars are forced on us! This will no doubt drive down petrol prices which the electric company will buy up cheap, to produce the needed electricity.

My old petrol focus was insured with LV, for 7 years, and last year it was £375. This year they wanted £550 ! Full no claims bonus, 66 years old, no convictions. Told them to shove it. Went to Esure, and it cost £250 for same cover…. Not only a cheaper quote, but even cheaper than last years …..ridiculous, innit. The insurance industry has got issues….

They have now increased them to cover a burnt house

My elderly fathers diesel car insurance went up 60% this year, I looked around and got slightly better deals and went back to he’s preferred insurer and got it down to 55% more than last year, it’s a national scandal 🤬

Good video,what a shambles the UK is in🤦🏻⚡️

The 1500 cars that were burned to a crisp at Luton airport car park can't have helped insurance costs much

Coming from an electric car *owner,* this video means everything.

Kinda happy now I had to give my BMW i4 back when I left the NHS last year. Home charging was ok but going anywhere was just a flipping hassle . Its certainly not the future. Now back to fun and conveniene with a 3.2l V6 gas guzzling beastie that sounds amazing when hitting the pedal.

You're doing okay in the UK with insurance rates. Here in Ontario, Canada we're paying double or tripple that for average insurance rates. I drive a Rav4 hybrid and pay $1700 cdn / year, with an accident and ticket free driving record.

Done 30000 miles in my model y so at 4 miles per kwh that is 7500kwh. I have mostly charged overnight on a cheap electricity tariff 7.5 p per kwh or in summer from my solar panels for free. So about £400 for 30000 miles. The only maintenance in that time has been to top up the washer fluid and put some air in the tyres. £630 insurance, no road tax, and depreciation on a par with similar costing car. The fastest, best handling car I’ve ever owned. Oh and it drives itself on motorways too which I have found is safer and less stressful . It was quite expensive but on the whole I think it was worth the cost.

No cash? So come the next lockdown when your card is programmed not to work more than a few miles from your home, EV owners will be nicely 'under control'.