Americans Refuse to Buy EV’s… Why?

I agree, mandates are unnecessary.
EVs are better cars in almost every way and getting better rapidly.
ICE vehicles are pretty much as good as they'll ever be.
In a couple of years, you'd need to be pretty dumb to pay more for an ICE vehicle that's worse than an EV in every way.
It'll literally be an IQ test by that point.

@@airchie2Extreme weather, towing capacity, range, performance, build quality tests:
I AM NOT PRO-EV, IM NOT DEFENDING EV’S IM DEFENDING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

I couldn't possibly disagree more but I guess I flunked my IQ test.

Ford just took out a patent for ICE engines and Toyota continues to advance their ICE technology, so the sunset of internal combustion is way beyond the horizon you claim to see.@@airchie2

They should just mandate gas vehicles can't be above a certain size and have a $0.05 gasoline sales tax to fund electric infrastructure. The idea that they could just mandate everything be all electric within the next ten years is absurd.

"Sooo raise the price to 100k for a simple vehicle and make it payable over 900 months?" -the government

Also car prices going up 1000%

You're right. This is a no brainer to understand why people aren't buying new cars.

I couldn't understand why the low-carb/carnivore craze is on the rise in the US. Now I know, that poor Americans have to survive on a beef-only diet after "price of food going up 500%" 🤣🤣🤣

Repossession of cars is at a 30 year high .
Someone should Tell 😴 Biden ❗️

Thats already happening in uk.

😂

They did that to the tesla chargers down the street and it took 4 months to fix it because the whole charger has to be replaced not just the cable.

@@markmiller8903 WOW!

In my state it is 7k worth...
They have security guards at charging stations now. 😂

And tax givebacks

They aren't necessary. EV's prove their value every time gas prices get out of control. (I would argue they have been out of control for 10+ years, we just keep getting accustomed to it.)

They are superior. Let's see a gas guzzler drive itself.

@@O5680 that’s just a computer program that could just as easily be adapted for gasoline cars. Not that I would ever want to own a self driving car.

@@Barada73 Not so simple. First of all, the multiple gpus require a larger power source than a 9v for extended use. Secondly, nobody will ever give that software to gas guzzlers. You may not want it, but you should have it eventually when it is a better driver than you are.

My 2014 Yaris that needs to hit the shop once every half a year still run cheaper and better than any EV out there.

@@bigfoxki How much do you pay per month for gas, oil changes, smog checks, transmission fluid, regular maintenance? I have a Tesla and pay $0 for maintenance (because there literally is no maintenance required other than filling up windshield washer fluid) and have spent less than $100 to charge and drive it for the last 6 months. So, for 6 months of driving I'm paying less than I used to pay to fill up my gas car for 1 month!

@@MattLockhartlol no maintenence until a battery cell explodes and you have a $24,000 repair bill or you’re shopping for a brand new car, good job mate!

​@MattLockhart if ur driving it into the ground, there's no maintenance either :P

@@MattLockhart Brakes and tires dont care what is powering your shitbox

I agree. Let the merits of what is being proposed sway peoples' opinions. No more of this censorship bs either.

Amen to that!!!

Liberals..

Proving we are all slaves.

Mostly a bunch of rich man-children who base their politics on whatever "comedian" said the previous night.

9. If you damage your battery even a tiny bit, your car is totaled.
11. If you park in an area that gets flooded with seawater, your car might explode right away or a week later in your garage.
12. Lithium burns very hot, even underwater.

Exactly 100%

You are wrong on like 6 of these.

Depreciation huge. 50% in a year.
Resale impossible

@ToBeOrNotToBeThatIsTheQuestion Bought a 3yo 100TKM EV 7 years ago. I don't worry about depreciation anyway. The battery is still fine now at 307TKM.

Especially salt water when hurricanes hit Florida and flooded those teslas they would suddenly burst into flames

Innovation is needed here. In UK, the fire fighters put a dome looking cap over the burning vehicle and the fire is choked out in less than a minute.

​@cottagegymfun but each cell can reignite as far as 8 days after being put out. Not each battery each cell. Theres like 1500 cells.

I was in full support of more nuclear until I realized half our country is basically neo-soviet. We shouldn't expand nuclear until we get these DEI looneys out of power.

Wise mature people don’t need toxic nuclear plants.

Ok, we'll build one in your backyard.

Nuclear energy just like EVs got cloak and daggered by stupid politicians and corpos.

@@kenbob1071 there are plenty of solar farms that can be replaced across the nation, no need to take this poor man's backyard

EXACTLY!!!!!

YOU ARE RIGHT. THEY WANT US TO HAVE HORSES!!!!

That's crazy talk.

Horsecrap.
Be specific, just how in hell is it easier to prevent someone from driving an electric car than a gas one? They cost the same to buy (new obviously, they havent been out long enough to have many used ones so prices are still high), ALL require registration anywhere in the US, they are ALL controlled by computers and can therefore be shut off remotely by satellite; and theres probably 1000x as many electrical outlets near a piece of pavement in the US than gas stations in the US.
Not saying you cant stop someone from driving an EV, nor that they wouldnt love to control you; just that its no easier than stopping someone from driving an ICE.

Can't save the planet with batteries

And of course because all thieves are Aladdin, they aren't punished at all, so they keep doing it.

Good on them, can't have EV's if you can't charge LOL

Good to hear. I hate EVS. The more inconvenient the better.

Yep, I agree. My son has a Prius, gets good gas mileage and is reliable.

Hybrids are taking off for Toyota, you dont need to talk about it, people are lining up to buy them

They don't fit the narrative

@@duanesamuelson2256
Exactly...

Hybrids are have many EV issues too.
Complexity, vendor locks, remote control, high repair and ensurance bills (because of battery fire hazard, and high components cost), fast depreciation.
Sometimes, hybrids are taxed twice, both as ICE car and as electric car (sometimes because of plug-in part, sometimes, owner are taxed for all motors independently - ICE motor and electric ones)
Hybrids cost more than ICE cars. There is fuel economy in city rides, but it struggles to make hybrids profitable.
Plug-in hybrid cars also support no fast charging.

like when they have been pushing foreign oil on us for the last 60 years?

Problem of them bursting into flames, or charging them curbside of high density housing, in californica trying to charge due blackouts, finding charging points of long trips plus battery replacement costs as much a new purchase.

When politicians have to push anything on you as "good" for you and the planet run as fast as you can. Still baffles me that so many people fell for the clot shot covid vaccines that they tried to push on people for not just "free" but were also giving people bonuses for taking them. were those free French Fries, Lottery tickets, coupons for fee hamburgers etc worth the suffering side effect and deaths?

Tesla Model Y was the best selling car on Earth of ANY drive train type in 2023, it will be again this yr. Political BS aside, BEVs are the very near future. Ppl don't want legacy auto BEVs and for good reason.

@@allenseymour1895shout out California public utility commission for allowing pg&e to increase prices by 11% starting april 1st

Congress people buy stock in electric car companies> Congress passes billions in subsidies for said companies > Profit. Literally half if not more of America’s problems can be solved by stopping bribery.

Um, none of the people you list (bureaucrats, lobbyists or ideologues) are in charge of "ridiculous policies".
Politicians are.

@@obroniClearly, you have no idea what an entrenched incumbency is and/or who funds it, and there within lies the problem.
The public is spoon fed a narrative.

@@jasminecrandall2262GOSH THANKS FOR EDUCATING ME.

Absolutely right. politicians really aren't in charge.

idk what reagan was smoking that is very clearly 11 words. and very dumb too

​@@thefingerling167I'm as a conjunction is 1 word

Yeah, the evil government even disallows dumping used oil into the next river.

free markets always won't win. you forgot cartelization. just something sounds good on books doesn't mean it is always right. just like the opec cartel/ building materials cartel. basically a bunch of guys join hands and keep the prices high. for them profit = high price * low production => low costs => more profit => stop others from entering the market by stupid lobbying and blah blah blah... it never ends. do we have an alternative? my answer is no. let them bleed money. no one can keep this game running forever.

The tires wearing oht faster is a big deal too. In a regualr corolla you can burn through tires. Either thsy last 80k or you do a rotation and theyre already critically flawed and have to be replaced which happens to us. And if its noy that its a hole in a bad place thet cant plug. Or once i hit this dumb curb in the mjddle of an intersection and just had to buy a new tire. So these very lightweight corollas and civics their tires can go farther and farther and tires are expensive consumables they cost like 150 200 250+ depending on the vehicle so on a tesla youre talking thousands and thousands of dollars in tires and over the course of 20 30 years youll see theyll be using considerably more. Rubber is a big business man

Very good points👍 Also what if the battery runs off in a big city traffic jam or while rushing your wife who is about to give birth to the hospital, etc.

Maybe the solution would be a gas powered generator in the bed of the truck with a 5 gallon tank of gas. So much cheaper than the wait and the towing.

Agreed 100% definitely gas over electric anyday.

Agreed 100% definitely gas over electric anyday.

I bet he has that new stupid Ford Lightning or that overpriced Rivian truck.

Nobody wants a used EV. Battery could have water damage which equals spontaneous fire.

Its a niche market. Thats like buying a beanie baby, to find out ONLY you would pay $2,000.00 for a beanie baby.

Biden is the best President ever we stand with him 😎🇺🇸

I notice a lot of minorities driving used Teslas they just bought. You watch in a few years they will say they were tricked into buying them.

@@MaxAndersonn🤡🤡🤡

Great idea!

Wouldn't that be crazy when they don't turn up to speaking events because their Vehicle Wouldn't go ...ha.ha.ha.ha.

They would just get something like a 516 mile range Lucid Air and then tell everyone how great EVs are.

You wouldn't want politicians to drive EVs. Because they would lie through their teeth , even if they blow up ! They would still promote them because it's money in their pockets!

​@MrDuncl EVs aren't bullet proof. This would kill the industry

Unfortunately, the EVangelists didn't know. Or chose to ignore the facts.

Isn't it CRAZY that our economy is such an Illuminati fraud that it took THIS long for a company like TESLA to finally start crapping the bed? TESLA stock never should have been worth more than maybe $10 a share.

EV owners are like Vegans .... always trying to get you to be like them, even though they're not right..lol

Shut up MAGA !!

It isn't just the government making this push its also gen z and all making evs the holy grail

Exactly! Govt can’t make me buy one, & I don’t want my car to catch fire either

it is a solution to reduce co2 pollution and noise pollution.
another solution is to force everyone to use public transport and bike or walk

@@jacketofthe80s13nah, it’s just fun to make boomer shit their pampers w

and how much the actual miners make ... or their age :)

piedmont lithium

Or gas stations where they get their stinky gas from.

Or cell phone.... but most new batteries I think I are going with more common material. They do don't want the experience stuff for mass production.

5 star comment.

Ouch I didn't know what you said about EV owners trading them in for gas fuled vehicles. I have a 24 years Acura with low km and will use that until i dies then get another cheap gas powered Honda or Toyota gas vehicle.

Oil is not a finite material as they would have one believe. It's the second most common liquid next to water and is constantly replenished. Maybe we should just stick to that and turn our gaze to pollutants from other countries than just the Western ones.

F*ck 'em! But don't let that dissuade you from considering an EV. Teslas have instant torque, insane 0-60 times, literally the safest car you can buy, and I literally spend less money to drive my Model Y every day for 7 months than I did filling up my gas car for ONE MONTH! Now, is an EV for everyone? Hell no. But if you're considering a new daily-driver the Tesla Model 3 sedan is under $30k in some areas. There is a lot of wrong information on the internet, so I'd suggest talking to someone who actually owns one and see what they say.

scientist Nassim Haramein has proven that there is an infinite amount of everything in this Universe - there are only manufactured shortages - his work is available free on this platform should you want to see for yourself.

@@MattLockhartit’s literally not the safest car you can buy

​@@MattLockhartyour other comment said you have your tesla for 6 months but now it's 7 months. Are you just an EV company mouthpiece or something?

Great point. Better to let the marketplace work when it comes to consumer products.

Anything the government gets ahold of turns into tools for power-plays, corruption, or just falls apart due to sheer incompetence.

They took a fauci-ouchy in droves, lest me remind you.

Who forced you to buy an EV and how didi you resist? It was a battle, a struggle at the dealer?!

@@mikestevenson576 Of course it is but you realise that in order to have a charging network you need cars that uses that network. But it's simpler, just look in some countries in Europe and do the same. Strangely, nordic countries have more EV's than warmer climate like Greece, Italy or Spain.

you mean is like removing the water from your nuclear plant xD

The good news: You rarely need to take it to a garage.
It's not going to be long when even small workshops will be able to service or repair EVs. In fact it's a big chance to specialize in EV repair as the contract garages' of the manufacturers are asking hefty hourly rates.

​@dirkvornholt2507 you don't repair batteries, you replace them

@mro9466 Nope. A battery is a bundle of cells or cell bricks. Bricks are combined to modules. Modules are combined to make a battery. Changing the elements (cell, brick, module) is referred to as repair, while changing the whole bundle is rather an upgrade as you get new cells with improved technical characteristics. Most battery defects can be attributed to the failure of a few cells. In this case, swapping cells is a viable option. Some 3rd party battery refurbishers already exist. More will follow. It's similar to ICE engines. You don't swap a faulty engine for a new one, but get a refurbished replacement.

You need to take it to an accredited garage where technicians have been trained and they use the recommended analysis and repair equipment.

they have valet and a parking garage..

​@@remynady have you been to New York? Parking is an issue

​@remynady spoken like somebody who has never been to New york city..
There aren't valets and parking lots all over...
Only in the tourist areas...

Seems like someone in this thread, has only seen New York City via the movies. 😒

I always wondered about those people. They CHOOSE to live all cramped up against 4 other families, they have to sell the car because there's no parking, their rent is through the roof and there's homeless everywhere. No THANK YOU

There's no infrastructure because "they" don't want you peasants driving anywhere, in ICEs or EVs. They want you stuck in your 15 minute ghetto where you can be more easily controlled.

Trudeau will be gone next year, ICE will stay

When is this ban to become effective? Where exactly are you looking for EV chargers (charging stations?)? EVs can “survive” Canadian winters - they are on the roads in every type of weather, just as are ICE vehicles. No infrastructure? There are far fewer EVs than ICE vehicles (for now) and of course the development of “infrastructure” will take time - just as there were very few gas stations when ICE vehicles first came on the market. Cheers.

@@gwarlow do you even live in Canada? When is government investing into infrastructure? Are you familiar with Toronto transit? People that live in areas like the GTA aren't driving far but if you want to drive far you're screwed. People that live in rural communities are screwed as well. I live in a high density area and I have never seen an EV charger

Don't count on it. I live in Canada as well. Trudeau and his libtards will be history soon. Common sense will return. EV's are just a passing fad. Those who got sucked in by the gov't hype have had their wallets lightened significantly. So many EV owners have buyer's remorse right now. For the few who don't, they will in the future as their EV value vaporizes to virtually nothing. Right now, car lots are full of unsold EV's and manufacturers are stopping production or have already stopped production because consumers are being educated on the pitfalls of EV ownership and won't buy them as a result.

Yeah, clearly this is the best thing for the environment! Not like those century old Model T and Model A Fords you see still running and driving at car shows... those are EVIL!! ROFL

Hyundai ioniq 5 too in Canada. multiple incidents...

if it was me I would epoxy a metal plate over the puncture and call it a day.

@@garymartin9777I`d do the same if the car was out of warranty.

That's only because you still know how to "fix shit" But, if you watch South Park Enter the Panderverse, you'll quickly see laid bare the issue with modern people. LOL!!

Yep, and it's too early to mandate everyone who wants to buy a car it has to be EV. Electric vehicles are new technology, and its going to need to have time to build the infrastructure to support charging stations.

When a politician says something is good for you, they likely will profit handsomely from the suckers buying into it.
I'm pretty sure Nancy Pelosi can tell you how it works.

Just like when politicians say “You don’t need an AR.” I now have ten. 😂😂😂

@@goodyearguy2382 ... you're a Democrat bolt. Go away.

@@goodyearguy2382hell yeah brother!

Wise thinking

Meanwhile they’re still selling 😂. Don’t believe the clickbait

where and how?

People are utterly stupid to believe corrupt politicians who pushed this EV agenda.

yeah true but the thing is they are still selling but slowly here in europe most cars on the road are dissel eco boxes

@@victoryepik1950 give it a few months, there is a flood of cheap chinese EV's coming to europe.

That’s offensive to butts

Man idk but ngl i saw an alpha wolf truck on ig other day looks cool

They might have had a contest for the ugliest design and decided to produce that one.

Because the back has a tiny space that can potentially carry some stuff.

They’ve got to be trolling everyone with that design.

Too bad they do work, you're just brainwashed by propaganda

Brilliant lol- sad fact is, you're a tax payer and renting them every term. Sorry.

wait list for tesla still... model Y is #1 selling car in the world... EV or ICE... video doesnt make sense.

​@@user-xj5xp6qz5g Too cold to drive? Batteries exploding & catching 🔥😮 , complete failure!

@@acebrigade9586Yet millions of other people figure them out. Gasoline is dying, deal with it.

I honestly think that the EV market is one of the best pointers of lower iq. Imagine buying a car that has a exotic fuel when compared to the energetic matrix available (i am talking specifically about cars, not bikes or anything else that runs in electricity.....those are obviously, more or less, specially the general equipment of a household, absolutely native to the general power grid structure).

I love when I fill my EV's "tank" for $3 at home. I never stop at a gas station ... ever.

@@LouisDuranMy electric bill is very high

Buy a horse 🐎 much safer then EV 😊

If I have 2x5 gallon gas can in the trunk. I have total 800+ miles range

Did you short Tesla stock?

That’s because corporations own most of the government. All republicans and a few democrats.

Elon has too much power over the politicians, watch John Oliver's analysis on Elon Musk to find out why.

You cannot trust them at all. They are all ungodly heretics and God’s judgment is upon the nations, including the US. We were handed over to the false idols and material madness that most worship.

I don't drive a lot, so I would qualify for a short range vehicle. However, that same fact means that the EV would be ten years old before the consumption of resources would match with a much lower cost gas vehicle.

Peter Santenello style.. or Mark Dice

I think he's on to something.

that's how bad the housing market is....Our boy had to expand.

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Wouldn't that be "Kens" ?

I've heard of this happening.. and I was astonished when my co-worker and I were having a discussion about this and I was mentioning the lack of charging stations where we live. He sarcastically said, 'you do realize that you can charge EVs anywhere there is electrical power.' I said, 'so what are you going to do when there is no charging station and you are out of range, pull up to someone's house and run a long extension cord??' And he said sure, why not? I was speechless.. it was as if he thought the electricity usage to charge EVs is free.

@BC-yd6dl Well, that is apparently the way they see it. Never mind that people have to pay for it, as long as it isn't them. These free charging stations have given people the impression that electricity is free. That rugs close to being pulled out from under the EV owners.

I had a rental company do that, and I refused it from them.

Note that the ownership and rental experience of an EV would be far different

@@anonymousfu Exactly. I drive a Tesla every day, including the dead of winter when it's -5F. No issues at all and it's not a limitation. I've spent less than an hour at charging stations in a year. I would not rent one with the current arrangement, if you can't charge at home EVs make 0 sense.

GO WOKE, GET BENT OVER

@@harryballsacky wtf does woke have to do with electric cars

same

Ethanol instead of gasoline is the 100% ecological solution - we have food overproduction so why don't we turn it into clean energy of today (not tomorrow). We could still use our normal internal combustion engines and they would emit only H2O and renewable CO2. Electric cars are not eco at all, they run on coal anyways.

God Bless you my friend!

❤Hold on to that farm and teach your kids the value of family land.

​@1MCfocus1 No, because ethanol is highly corrosive. It's not the miracle you think it is. Fuel consumption is as high as 50% greater. Imagine doubling you fuel consumption. And look up what happens to rubber and your cylinders while running alcohol in cars.
You do know it can burn without being seen? Imagine a ruptured tank burning, where in dayliggt you cant see the flames.Absolutely a huge no on ethanol.

So you don't want to have an evnironment that supports human flourishing?

@@GregPrice-ep2dkwhere do EV’s fit into that whatsoever?

And what a useless blanket statement as well that in no way at all even applies to anything this government has ever done

@@GregPrice-ep2dkand slave labor extracting nickel, cobalt and lithium? Much 'flourishing' so wow!

LMAO you actually fell for the lie telling you it saves the environment? Lemme guess you like Biden too? ​@@GregPrice-ep2dk

Me too 😊

He pivots content masterfully. So has "Hannibal is hungry" who used to do gig economy content.

What about conspiracy theories or whatever is going on in Florida

​@@DefinitelyNotAFerretwhat's going on in Florida? 😮

Great channel

EV mandates are brought to you by the same people that think men can have babies. Reality will inevitably bite them in the ass.

Forced compliance from a monopoly on violence = government.

We are also going to run head on into the collapse of supply versus overwhelming demand, as materials for these huge batteries become harder to get as the market for them skyrockets, but no new mines are opened in the US. There's no way the current supply chain will keep up with mass ev use.

There should be a solid infrastructure to charge put in before sales happen to the average consumer, if they were actually serious about pushing a capable product. I'm banking on the negligence and incompetence of those in power and those they hire to push the papers, write the code, etc. to just let everything fail, let their agenda be thrown away. Likely the case, but it'll be thrown away for the next get rich quick at the expense of everyone and everything around me scheme they come up with. Don't even appear to care making people miserable, almost seems as if that's the goal.
Well, I mean the goal is 15 minute cities, no access to rural areas, Citizen IDs, impossibly expensive air travel or travel at all for the average person. Think prison, but country sized and with more government employees :D

lol the tech is well proven. Teslas are better than most other cars and Model Y is top seller for a reason. But I agree that it shouldn't be mandated.

Not even Teslas 50,000 supercharger stations that have a 98% + uptime and they continue to build out more each month?

OK, you didn't think it through, but others have. Now you get your "facts" from Fox News and the oil industry?

True, they work so good i did not burn any fossil fuel since 2019. And safe a bunch of money all the time. I pity all those fossil car drivers.

@@stevecha3612 until theyre as prevalent as gas stations, chargers are at every highway rest stop and people without garages or driveways have a reliable means of charging, most average joes arent even going to consider them...

EVs suck. They do nothing better than ICE and are inconvenient.

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What should they have done? You need a critical mass of chargers for them to be useful

Vid is title is false, BEVs continue yr over yr rapid increase in sales. Ppl don't want EVs, they want Teslas, and for damn good reasons.

*LOL*
That comment was beautiful. 🙏

😂

I live in rural America . I have the response.

Must be driving a non Tesla and non supercharger

You did neither of those things lad. Sorry.

How are the Australian lady's ?

@@djzrobzombie2813Damaged goods.

Living in the Midwest with cheap housing, solar, and seeing people complain about where they choose to live or that they can't afford something.
It's your own fault. Most people here have half a dozen kids going to private school and parents that "maybe" had a certification in welding.

@@syspowertools3372 People live where the jobs are and there are few job opportunities in the MidWest

The Hose-Guy.

@@syspowertools3372 If everyone was that "maybe certified in welding" person then how would society function?

So everyone moves to the Midwest and then it would be expensive there. More population density equals higher cost of living. Your comment lacks critical thinking.

M0rons. They are targeting m0rons😂

Someone who doesn't want the whole neighborhood to wake up on a Sunday morning. Gas powered mowers should be outlawed, as gas-powered scooters and motorcycles.

@@igvc1876now your lawn later in the day. Problem solved.

Pretty sure the science is to decrease carbon emissions so that your fellow americans half a country away aren’t suffering billions in wild fires every year.
We should be banning planes, no joke. Look at the live map. Soo much carbon right into the air by big air.
Far too many careless people who want as little inconvenience to their lives as possible. F all the people who get flooded or their neighborhoods burned. We got ours.

@@igvc1876please daddy government ban those noisy mowers my wife's boyfriend is trying to sleep!

Ah, I see you don’t live in any state west of the Mississippi. In my city, there are more brodozers than there are any other type of car.
And more of those hyper luxury trucks get sold every day than any level of fuel efficient vehicles.

@@eviltepes1837 A bought a used thing from someone a couple months ago and he had one of those. $100k! Sure, it was nice but thats THREE TIMES the price of a reasonable truck! AND it had a tiny bed!!!!!

lmao EVs keep dropping in price, clearly don't know what you're talking about

@@eviltepes1837 Nah, they're already starting to pile up on dealer lots. Too many high end trucks...and I live in an area full of them. The BIG Auto are delusional if they think people will keep buying them (and paying the payments) at the higher prices AND interest rates. Already defaults spiking.

wait list for tesla still... model Y is #1 selling car in the world... EV or ICE... video doesnt make sense.

FINALLY. Everyone else in these comments lack any sort of critical thinking whatsoever. But an Australian would understand. This isn't about the utilities or the automakers, this is about the government's ability to control the movement of individuals. It is impossible as of now to get between any major city located along Highway 1 using a BEV.

Hertze sold all of them out of there fleet in nevada

Just read this morning the hertz CEO is going bye bye.

I rented a Model Y from Hertz last fall. I kept it in the DFW area for a month, then drove it to LA. Had a great experience.

In the US the rental companies revolted and don't have them anymore

Fellow Texan here, I agree, & will not get one until it’s super convenient, & reliable, EVs are not there yet, & this corrupt govt can’t make me buy one.

So a whole hour?? Wow, you mean I'd have to drive a whole 60-70 miles before I could charge up my 320 mile range EV?? Oh the horrors!...lol.

@@kenbob1071 you have misunderstood- I didn’t say there was a charging station every 60-90 miles.

​​@@kenbob1071but there's 0 guarantee that you'd find a charger there tho😮 plus you keep assuming you're always going to be at a 100% charge before you start any trip....that makes zero sense. And what happens when 300 million people switch to this? Waiting 30mins-1hr just to get a decent range is ludicrous considering you're not the only one on the road wanting to charge now innit?

@@thatoneguywholovesthena-4529 Teslas have navigation software that tells you where the nearest charging station is

I don't get the true issue with that, since going digital will save far more than 1 sheet of paper.

EV batteries discharge while the car isn't even running. The batteries aren't modular and can't be swapped out like the AA's in your TV remote. EV batteries are built into the chassis of the car so then they fail, the whole car has to be disassembled. And how are people who live in apartment building supposed to charge their car overnight?

Elon has too much power over the politicians, watch John Oliver's analysis on Elon Musk to find out why. And the general public doesn't bother to read anything beyond the headlines, they have no idea that Elon Musk creates more problems then solve them...

@@Blizofoz45My friend had an electric Smart car. The battery was leased and cost more than the actual car. His wife ran over a stick and punctured the battery. So that totaled out the car.

​@@thebunsenburner
Because that 1 paper very quickly stacks up when their sending it to all their customers.

Not a claim, fact.

Still cheaper than driving a gas car. You pay the higher tag fee because you're not paying gas tax. Unless you don't drive much, you still come out ahead.

​@@CharlesF
I paid $6k for my car new in 1979 and I still drive it.
How much does a new EV cost and how long until the break even point? 50 years? 100 years?

@@CharlesF Yeah I can see how it is cheaper to power an EV. In California they have blackouts so you can't power your EV and hence you don't drive much. BTW do you still have your old bicycle as a backup for your EV?

@@mikey92362 Good point. I tell myself gasoline is free no matter how much it cost because any savings with electric would be lost with depreciation. 1979? Wow, you don't see many of that year on the road. What make?

If you count the battery pack as 1 unit. EV’s have less parts than a combustion vehicle. So EV’s have less maintenance.

@@GROGU123 Yeah, then consider the cost of replacing it and it's like replacing the engine and transmission at the same time, as a WEAR ITEM

Despite of the present problems I believe EVs are the future, not in the next few years but eventually they will solve all technical challenges and become popular

@@thebeacon2 Make a EV battery that costs 1000$ and is standardized across the industry (something like 3 or 4 standard pack sizes and interfaces) and then the thing will be viable. Otherwise people here are confusing simple and viable. Simple is replacing a 8000$ module. Simple is replacing a 1000$ module that can no longer be purchased. Viable is not being stuck in either of those scenarios. Then we just need strong enough right to repair that we can go to a junk yard and pull a motor to replace a bad one and there will be plenty of parts around.
The battery is really the sticking point because if they all go bad, you won't find good ones at a junkyard when it comes time to need one.

@@GROGU123 And if you count the vehicle as 1 unit you only have to fix 1 car... Uhm wait, hold that thought 😂
For crying out loud there's lots of electronics that can, will and do actually go wrong in electric vehicles, things that aren't being talked about because of shame. Less maintenance is just a terminology that doesn't mean anything without context, so here's something that you also can relate to: What does this or that car cost to own per year given the same amount of use if you compare a similar kind of electric compared to an ICE vehicle.
Personally I believe there's a lot of things around electric cars that are just burried in fear and shame and all of that because of climate change propaganda. People wanting to be perceived as good obedient little puppies who purchase the car someone else want them to have so they can be poster sheep of the week...
Anyhow, some people got to show integrity and just say: No f'ing way!

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They are also not greener. Looking at the whole life carbon footprint, they are worse

​@@lowermichigan4437It's about not choking folk in cities , you burn the nasty stiff out in the sticks to make electric vehicles for urban environment

Heat is also a problem

@@panzerswineflu These modern ones have heating and cooling for batteries so pretty good,you just have to read the instructions which most folk don't.

Think about it. Outside Tesla, the charging infrastructure sucks even with government incentives. Car companies and government don’t know how to properly implement solutions to an issue that really isn’t an issue.
If there really was a climate crisis, we would have had a space race type of R&D for alternative energy generation and transportation decades ago.
When cars were first introduced, the public did not buy in until they got substantially better. EVs are still very early in development and forcing adoption of a technology that should be allowed to naturally grow is like a college student writing their essay an hour before. It makes a garbage product.

That’s why Tesla chargers are going to become industry standard.

I like vehicles where computers don't tell it to die. I refuse to buy even a push button start

Mining for lithium and cobalt..is disastrous for environment the scam of climate change is to tax on carbon footprint and making the social credit system..black mirror

​@@battery_wattagethere absolutely is a climate crisis. Several have tried to raise the alarm but the crisis doesn't hit immediately. It instead grows exponentially over many years. The sea level is absolutely rising, icebergs are melting, and extreme weather is becoming more common.

It’s so accurate you don’t even know

They've already had brown-outs in CA where people were specifically told not to charge their EV's.

"America's gasoline distribution system won't be able to handle a predominate amount of gasoline powered vehicles," --Horace T. Dumass, 1895.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 so what you're saying is that if I have solar panels and a wind turbine both renewable energy sources the power grid won't be able to handle me having a car ??? Trust and believe the only States still running coal and nuclear are predominantly red or are overpopulated..... Do you know how big America is? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Are you 12?

​@@taylorlibby7642wtf is a BROWN out?

This is the #1 way to know that EV is a scam. For the country to go fully EV, we need to add 3x current generation capacity to what we already have. In practical terms, we should be adding electric power plants as fast or faster than India & China, but we're not. In California, which already has summertime electric brownout / blackout problems when everybody is running their A/C, they even voted to shut down their one remaining nuclear power plant. It's as if what they really want, is for everyone to walk or bicycle.

That is the point. If they cared at all, they would have already come to this conclusion.

Yep, here in Florida, we have rolling black-outs because the grid can't even keep up with air-conditioning.

@@LisaGrace Florida is a big place - could you be a little more specific? I have cousins just south of Tampa and have never heard of electric problems.

Yes exactly this!!!!! This is the biggest problem in my opinion! We can’t even sustain or support this all EV by 2030 push 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

Sounds like these issues are to get most people out of cars completely. Bicycles for everyone.

Or a clumsy attempt by the government to limit free movement by the people.

@@JohnSmith-ux3ttGee just like China and the rest of the Third World

@@JohnSmith-ux3tt a soft version of the 15 minute city that communists are forcing on Europe now

I hear Agenda 2030 has something to do with it.

so you drive non stop for 10-12 hours. I´d hate to be a passenger in your car. If I´m on a long trip I would stop every 2 hours for a stretch my legs, maybe a bathroom break and grab a coffee. After 6 hours of driving I would have covered 400 miles so stop and check into a hotel have a nice meal, a good sleep and finish the trip the next day. V4 superchargers will boost your battery from 15% to 80% in 20 minutes.

I envy your bladder sir. What a moron...

@@robertwoodhouse-bm7kt There is the traveler and there's the serious traveler. I to am a serious traveler. I make the 831 mile trip from Lancaster Pennsylvania to Jacksonville Florida. I sit very, very comfortable in a large large full size luxury automobile which tesla dosent even make. My jaguar XJL provides me with a highway range of 570 miles which supersedes any EV. No matter how many times i stop for what ever reason, i only have to stop once to fuel and takes me 3 to 5 minutes and not 20 to 30 minutes. I can easily drive for 3 to 5 hours before stopping to waste time. I'll keep my long range Jaguar XJl and leave well enough alone.....

@@robertwoodhouse-bm7kt , _>"so you drive non stop for 10-12 hours"._
Who told you that he drove non stop 10-12 hours?
He said "I don't have to stop at all", but he didn say "I didn' stop at all".

agreed. Some people process their negativity while reading instead of comprehending first what the other was saying @@FirstNameLastName-hy1pf

You have another EV that can give you charge.

very light 😂 solar too

@@RandomGuy53667 but EVs aren’t as common as gas cars so you might be waiting awhile for another EV to come along and will they have the excess battery to fill yours up? Hopefully.

@@lorddeus369 too bad the generator takes gasoline to run so your still hurting the environment. Also the sheer amount of square footage you need to get any substantial return from solar energy is massive, so throwing up a mini solar panel when you run out of energy isn’t going to be enough to get you anywhere for days. But I guess eventually you would be able to move a little.

@@garbearfar1394 not true solar is very good and price per watt is decreasing every year, huge boom

I’m so sorry. My dad passed away and I didn’t get a say so in choosing the buyer for his house. My brother sold it to a investment firm ( cash) just a few days ago , against my advice. It wasn’t even the better bid! I gave him a lecturer on dads home going to good family and private ownership kind of thing…not to be rented out! But he liked the quick sale cash thing. Sorry this is happening to you too🙁

That sucks. :(