"We do not have range anxiety, we have charging anxiety" - well said.

James is confused, shrinking a car is easier than shrinking its price, as seen with the mini/smart twofor

No dip stick. Read what I said! Your natural ability to generate "cheap" power is well known, and in comparison to the UK it's FREE.

It's best if ICE and EV or Hybrid are presented to the market and let the consumer decide.

Clarkson was correct. Ev's for general driving around the country are pathetic. Small city cars I can understand.

The cheaper, smaller EVs are coming in greater numbers - Dacias, the new Renault R5 (though the Zoe, which has been around for years now, is a really good car), Hyundai Inster and more, but I think James is right that if they could increase the charging speeds of those cars (the R5 is only a maximum of 100kW DC compared to 250+ on Teslas and other cars) then we really could see them take off.

James said he rarely drives over 100 miles. The man literally spent the last 22 years driving over 100 miles.

1000 miles is 'not needed'?? Who the hell are you to tell us what we do and don't need? I have to drive up and down the country to run my business and ****heads like you want to make my journeys longer. Go to hell.

James said he wants a car with 150 miles of range which takes 5 minutes to charge up. My second hand Audi A4 diesel will do 750 miles and takes 3 minutes to fill up. Electric cars are great compared to walking or riding a bicycle, but rubbish compared to a proper car.

The energy density of fuels like petrol will always be vastly superior to batteries. Electric cars are all s***.

I bloody well hope they eventually produce an ev 911 - that’s what I promised my wife I’d get as soon as it comes out.

I don't have any problems with waiting to finish a charge, I'm only getting enough to meet my needs - 5-15mins or so. What I have a problem with is waiting for others to charge (45-90mins), who are going to excess at the time expense of others.. eurgh.

I agree, electric cars are the way. After you have your first drive people tend to get hooked. We should learn from our experience with the introduction of Japanese cars in the 70’s. They are coming we might as well embrace them. My 300 mile EV6 charges from below 10% to 80% in less than 20 minutes at a 250 dc charger

I would buy one but don't have a driveway so I can't ......biggest reason 4 me to get one would be cost but having no access to home charging it's a no as it's probably cheaper running a diesel.

@evpowered PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE on your next (excellent BTW :- ) video leave aside the green day-glow frame that surrounds the view of you and your guest? It is SO distracting and actually makes your video quite difficult to look at. OTHER than that this was an interesting and thought provoking video. THANK you! Cheers from Canada!

EV stands for Exploding Vehicles and I do not wan't one even near my garage or my house. Thank GOD common sense is growing back in peoples heads and they are banning parking/charging those indoors. Having an EV depends very much on the profile of people who is buying it. If it is useful or it is a crap. For my everyday going to work? (less than 100 miles) Maybe, but my work is close to my house, so I use bike on sunny days. For a short trip to the market and things like short distance delivery? Maybe. For anything else beyond that? NO. Hybrid is still better idea.

Try living a bit more rural and working rural - the infrastructure is terrible, the cost is high and with so many companies being involved (i have about 10-15 apps on my phone) the charging is a nightmare, i have walked away from so many charging stations for different reasons. I have had a phev (mercedes a250 saloon) for nearly 4 years, leased through my work place the nhs. From my personal point of view it is the structure and the networks and the costs that are the problem. I live in a terraced house and am not allowed to fit a charger because this would go over the pathway which is owned by the council. The 1st problem i encounted was local chargers, there were 3 in my local area when i first took ownership of the car, but they were ran by CYC (charge your car) and BP which were the same company as BP pulse had bougt out CYC, i have never been able to charge from these charge points as they were left to go ruin, the car park up on the high street was relaid and new charge points installed about 2 1/2.years ago, finally some investment but only for BP pulse to run 1 of the charges as BP pulse and the other as CYC even tho they were phasing out CYC, when i tried to join and charge there were loads of problems, lots of phone calls and the staff didnt even have the charge points on the system, for all the time i go up to the high street the charges are never used and i think they are obsolete now and the council is looking at another provider installing new charging points. The next problem is the cost of them even the 7kw charges when i first started would cost about 18-21p to charge but now it costs 40-50p to charge (plus also a joining fee and subscription) plus also a connection fee at times when you start a charge. The fast chargers costing nearly 80-90p is awful. For me there are too many companies not providing adequate charging and connection points. I remember going for a family day out in doncaster to a zoo and they had charging points it took me 20 mins to set up an account and then the app kept on failing so in the end i didnt end up charging it. I think i have aboiut 10-15 apps on my phone, I've come to charge at some charging points (when away) and there asking me to put a minumum of £10-20 on the account and with having the phev i will probably only use it once (and spend about £3-5 on a charge) and i might not use that provider again because they dont have charging points near to where i would travel, so again not able to charge. For me it is the structure and access that is failing accessing charging points. If o could go up to the high street, use chip and pin to charge my car thats not gonna coat me more than running the petrol engine i would but it doesn't. Thankfully the council have caught up from my intial contact nearly 4 years ago and they are looking into given access to charge from a terraced house, as long as you have an approved matt on the path, liabikity insurance and pay £50-80 each year, for them to write a certificate then you can get a charger installed. It is madness.

I loved this, someone sensible, acknowledging all the challeneges that people face and not just coming from a rigid point of view. I have had a phev (mercedes a250 saloon) for nearly 4 years, leased through my work place the nhs. From my personal point of view it is the structure and the networks and the costs that are the problem. I live in a terraced house and am not allowed to fit a charger because this would go over the pathway which is owned by the council. The 1st problem i encounted was local chargers, there were 3 in my local area when i first took ownership of the car, but they were ran by CYC (charge your car) and BP which were the same company as BP pulse had bougt out CYC, i have never been able to charge from these charge points as they were left to go ruin, the car park up on the high street was relaid and new charge points installed about 2 1/2.years ago, finally some investment but only for BP pulse to run 1 of the charges as BP pulse and the other as CYC even tho they were phasing out CYC, when i tried to join and charge there were loads of problems, lots of phone calls and the staff didnt even have the charge points on the system, for all the time i go up to the high street the charges are never used and i think they are obsolete now and the council is looking at another provider installing new charging points. The next problem is the cost of them even the 7kw charges when i first started would cost about 18-21p to charge but now it costs 40-50p to charge (plus also a joining fee and subscription) plus also a connection fee at times when you start a charge. The fast chargers costing nearly 80-90p is awful. For me there are too many companies not providing adequate charging and connection points. I remember going for a family day out in doncaster to a zoo and they had charging points it took me 20 mins to set up an account and then the app kept on failing so in the end i didnt end up charging it. I think i have aboiut 10-15 apps on my phone, I've come to charge at some charging points (when away) and there asking me to put a minumum of £10-20 on the account and with having the phev i will probably only use it once (and spend about £3-5 on a charge) and i might not use that provider again because they dont have charging points near to where i would travel, so again not able to charge. For me it is the structure and access that is failing accessing charging points. If o could go up to the high street, use chip and pin to charge my car thats not gonna coat me more than running the petrol engine i would but it doesn't. Thankfully the council have caught up from my intial contact nearly 4 years ago and they are looking into given access to charge from a terraced house, as long as you have an approved matt on the path, liabikity insurance and pay £50-80 each year, for them to write a certificate then you can get a charger installed. It is madness.

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My partner has just leased a Tesla model 3 performance. It is a magical experience. It makes the old pistons compressing a mixture of fuel and air creating thousands of little explosions seem primitive one old fashion. The Tesla is actually the simplest car I have ever driven but levels a smile on my face

Fantastic interview. Dave Richards represents the best of Britain. Very knowledgeable and articulate. I'm always fascinated as to why Prodrive never became a fully fledged OEM like McLaren

Considering EV's are undoubtedly low maintenance, it always raises my eyebrow that the fixed servicing costs for them at my local dealership is alot higher than the fixed service costs of ICE vehicles!?

I live in Australia and a lot of people I know say they won't buy an EV because of the large distances in Australia make them impractical. Then if I ask them when was the last time they drove from Melbourne to Sydney or Adelaide it's "oh, never, I fly." or "About 5 years ago". The fact is that most people only drive locally. The main issue is, as James said, if you live in a flat or don't have a garage, you don't have an easy way to charge.

I love James' comment about a fast-charging, short range, light, sporty EV! Club racing my Model 3 Performance great fun but I miss racing a lightweight Rx7, Miata, or my old Corvair. Note, those cars were only good for 100-200 miles miles too! Lighter EVs please!

Fascinating!!!!

Just remember that when James May first saw the Nissan Leaf he said the battery would need to be replaced in a months time .

There are 7 million terraced houses in the UK & 13k high rise flats they may want an EV but it impossible for them to own one currently perhaps in 2050 the infrastructure will be in place, EDF & the French people will love us propping up their economy.

Your dad did a fantastic job reviewing the Leaf. I’d like to see him review a bunch of EVs.

EVs are Suitable for 90% of journeys. Thats exactly the enormous elephant in the room. You need another car for 10% of journeys, as James said. Therefore you may as well buy the ice car which is suitable for 100% of journeys.

James May talks such sense. He, or people like him need to be involved with the government and planning the transition etc. I’ve been saying for ages we need to get away from big SUVs & 4x4s and back to hatchbacks & estate cars. Things like the Dacia make sense. So many people would find 150 mile range to be enough. But if there was guaranteed fast charging on route then occasional longer journeys would not be an issue. Currently I’m not changing my current car, Toyota 2.0 self charging Corolla estate as it suits my needs. Plus, as I only do 8k a year usually on long journeys it is very economical. We also need to remember that scrapping ICE cars it not a great idea as they exist already & the CO2 has already been used to make them so is long as they are not stupid great gas guzzlers they should be used until end of their natural life. As for electrifying classic cars, i don’t get this! As James says, keep the classic with its original engine and/or just buy a standard EV. Biggest things about classic cars is the noise & smell, get rid of this and it’s just nice thing to look at 😂. I love driving a small sports car, the noise when heal & toeing is just brilliant. James, you really should be involved with government as you are actually are in touch with the world & talk sense 👍🏻

When all EVs see a road tax increase next year to 199 per year base, and for EVs over 40k (which is really most of them) £410 per year under the Expensive Car Supplement, that's going to put most EVs not that far off the top tax band. They are doomed at that point, if people are expected to jump from sub 200 tax for a small engine ice, up to 500 per year for the equivalent small EV, the incentive is gone. I know the government are trying to fill the void of fuel duty, but they are killing the whole market with the additional tax coming down the line

James is more intelligent than Jeremy and Richard and it's funny that my two brothers always said I was like him as a driver, They say I'm slow and careful, I'm driving electric now because of the very reason's James May say's are good but also it's dam cheep, Good on you James it's nice to see someone who knows what he's doing, As for JC, well Dinosaurs are now fossil fuels and so are people who just don't get it.

James May appears to be the only sensible member of the old Top Gear.

Fueling your car with H2 will always be 4X more expensive than with petroleum (here in the US anyway) and 16X more than "fueling" with electric. The lack of efficiency is chemically intrinsic to making and using hydrogen. Petroleum and electric are the only scalable personal transportation technologies. H2 is a fun science project for some, and misinformation for others.

Fine if you can charge (massive IF) but the giant screens unnecessarily large dimensions interchangeable designs and sheer dullness of driving at 20 mph make them an appliance for sure

I'd like to take back some of that stuff i was saying about the Poms. A lot of it is obviously true, especially the cricket cheating and general ungratefulness. But imo James has spoken well here. FWIW, and despite being an enthusiastic driver myself, I've long seen cars as transport appliances and made jokes about wishing Samsung would hurry up in extending their product portfolio.

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Fast charging is less important when there are level 2 chargers everywhere people park. Especially if they are wireless chargers.

Talk about blowing your own trumpet

Give us affordable options.

Any thoughts on the Hyundai Inster as the peoples car James is suggesting. €23k for 360km version here in Ireland.

Bad review. Get knowledgeable reviewers to improve channel. How bout some enthusiasm and knowledge.

Put your hat on correctly. Better yet leave it off

Stupid crap

Boring as hell

Gin sucks

Any thoughts on the Hyundai Inster as the peoples car James is suggesting. €23k for 360km version here in Ireland.

The car has no future in any form, we are getting priced out of owning and running one, it will be for the rich.

The issue that the fires are more intense leading to more injuries

I've still got the small battery 60Ah i3 REX, very close to 10yrs old, on 122k miles, and range hardly affected at all. I adore it ❤