Debunking the Debunk - In defence of Rowan Atkinson

[@GeoffBuysCars]

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[@JoelBergmark]

China is the leader in changing to Renewable, but they still is growing so much so they still need oil for some time, it's not possible for 1.4 billion people to be renewable at day 1 nor 1000...

[@robmanueb.]

@@JoelBergmark China doesn't have a domestic supply of fossil fuels, they are being incredibly wise and doing everything they can to make sure they are not held hostage by oil producing countries. Worlds leader in EVs and renewables.

[@kalmmonke5037]

dendrite forming battery degradation makes a small part of battery not recyclable. most electric battery are not being recycled, and they dont last as long as is apparent in low prices in used market for electric cars, lower driving range in higher mileage cars etc. combustion cars last as long as the metals dont rust, anti rust systems exist but arnt used, most combustion cars dont last as long as they could also because people dont change oil and oil every 5k miles and oil filter every other oil change (when its dirty). oil is recycled by us government , bio fuels, e fuels, hydrogen combustion, are all sustainable. current ev will rust and short circuit in wastelands under rain, moist air etc, they will not be recyclable even when they do somehow start recycling battery by weird materials science stuff without chemical side affects that would make such thing unworthy. if people really wanted to reduce emissions, they would use the limited battery supply to reduce emissions where they happen most, through all cars through all of time: in low speed high engine power situations, which is especially bad in traffic happening near people like crowds of people at sidewalk in a busy city street. normal hybrid cars already do this better than electric car approach, where you can make many hybrids out fo the same battery mass used to make 1 electric car. even better: have electrci assited turbo small single combustion chamber engine charging up pressurized liquid and or air and making electric energy with linear movement, the piston will be pushed back into place by hydrallic switch or something so combustion can push it to make energy , with something like linear electric actuator, which maybe similar to electric spinning motor then the power would be released as needed. they probably will need to use minimal amount of battery (assuming its meaningful to reduce emissions to such a extent). recycalable electric motor by mahle, but it needs transmission, subaru wrx high torque transmission, and toyota uses a first gear for high torque then continues the other gears with ContiniouslyVariableTransmission. such system will be easier to package than combustion and ready for switch out systems easier when a new technology becomes worthwhile, like maybe hydrogen combustion that isnt too hot so the only emissions is water or something, or electric hydrogen, or a proper electric car battery . consider tony heller suspicious observers, and tom nelson, etc in their takes on climate change... also see richard vobes on ulev expansion, romanian tvee video called why woke wont go broke, and see how they print money and give it to people like blackrock who can weaken people to make them easier to control fro power centralization, especially with printed money given my private corp called federal reserve, making money more abundant but it represents the same real wealth, causing everyones dollar to be worth less, whiel they have more... its stealing. blackrock promotes climate change narrative. they constantly get their predictions wrong, they apprently dont know what their talking about and i cant prove their narrative as even proabably correct either. they are taxing productivity and using climate change as a excuse to get ways to control people more in way that favors them at cost of us. look at hwo they put emissins laws retsirctions based on length and width of car but dont tax height, which makes cars unsafe in crash as i explain here, less areoydnamic, they tend to roll over more so less momentum preservation and less safe. they also set restriction based on engine size, which isnt fair because for eample, porsche used a bigger engine because it has less emissions per size than the samller engine which wouldve been less emissions. they also would tax weight of car, for reason i explained. theyd also not make it more difficult for small cars to meet emissiosn stansards, and not relax anti roll over standards and emissions standards for "suv" cars. but consider that burnt food feels bad like other things in nature that normally feel bad when harmful... similar to smelling smoking fumes like tobaco burning smoking fumes, such stuff causes cancer. such smoking wasnt seen as being so harmful until after so many people were moved to seed oils instead of natural fats as cooking oil stuff, which is known for causing health problems like cancer... and thats just 1 part of human health. so, you can argue its not all too meaningful to reduce emissions, but it definitely is better to lessen that stuff liek NOx, SO2, particulate matter (smoke), and heavy metal pariculate such as lead and arsenic, at least to some extent. maybe use CNG, LPG propane combustion.. more energy flow worsens battery degradation you can divide degradation across more battery cells to increase longevity, but the more you add , the exponentially more energy goes into and out the energy to move the car... because your not using all the energy stored in all that weight at a given average moment in driving, and the stuff is heavier per energy vs combustion. weight worsens natural wear damage of roads which costs resources and emissions to fix, heaviness makes car more damaging in car crash. making sructualy stronger part of sedan at same level of taller cars strong structure, protects upper part pf car (and people isnide it) safe from strong heavy parts of taller car, if the part in front of people is all fully crushed and tall car touches the people. nowdays is normally low to the ground to minimize tendency of car to roll over when turning quickly enough. sedan can rise quickly liek audi a8 air suspension, to get hit at a angle that minimizes damage, whiel keeeping car areodynamic and more able to preserve momentum around turns(not tending to roll over), while not being unsafe for non tall cars, by keeping weight low to ground. givign option to raise the car when user gets in, makes it easier for disabled old peopleto get into and out fo car and lift objects into car, by minimizing joign movement and msucle movement. it could give options to make ride less bumpy and stiffen up the ride to make it bumpy for preserving more momentum around turns by making it less tending to roll over. tires wear out emitting micro plastics that suppsoedly are endocrine disrupting, stuff goes into water supply food supply, similar situation with anti birth pill residue, etc, and its heavily petrol based. natural rubber from trees was used but gave far less grip, we could go back to using more of that with lighter weight cars, so less grip is used in dealing with weight, and more is used in gettting car to move and stop and preserve momentum for effiency and manual steering lotus elise style driving fun.

[@kalmmonke5037]

rerember, this should be about lowering emissions of already sustinable types of combustion, not reducing combustion use. rear wheel drive means less regenerative braking, so less degradation, while making it lighter weight in rear mid engine sports car style weight distribution, for dividing weight across all the tires more equal, so front wheels dont get overwhelmed by too much weight and cause car to loose grip, rear wheels help handle more of the weight. same with not making outer wheels handle all the grip without as much help from inner wheels , when car is turning sideways and car is still tending to move in the direction it was moving when it was speeding in straight line. besides preventing traction loss for saftey, this also allows preserving car momentum around turns , so less use of regenerative braking (which is also not as energy preserving) , brakes, engine lubricant, combustion fuel, battery energy, etc, so more longveity of all those things . this would also decrease weight, so less road wear damage, less damaging in a crash. to improve aerodynamic and heating cooling and weight effiency and add usable legroom, make rear seat face the rear and shape the car around that. make seats fold so they would make the person inside make their back bone sit up straight, so its easier to get into the seat, without needing to make a lot of space between the backbone and the wheels, for weight reduction. when door clooses, it lets drive lean back into a seating position similar to gordon murray t50 seating position ,for aerodynamics, weight, and high driver awareness per amount of driver mental stress(lower stress). make it compact 4 seater for minimum costs per capability, and thatll be enough for almost all needs, people can rent a van for family road trip , and carry kids to doctor in a few trips instead of doing it all at once. because modern culture is designed to weaken people to make them easier to control, because of NWO bankers , blackrock esg score, etc, family culture and all long term collaborative relationships are becoming far less common, so 2 seaters will be more reasonable for many people instead of 4 seater, so itd be llooking like aptera solar plugin electric car, or pre sam electric car, or gordon murray imotiv, or gordon murray t27. allow high airflow into car so its very similar to co2 concentration of natural open air, so it doesnt cause couldy stressed depressed mind, and vent can even open more as a alternative to roofless drivers desires without the non effeincy of removable roof sports cars. its aerodynamically better alternative to opening windows more to get rid of a fart smell, and its quieter vs wind noise of putting window down. for luxry car, make it like lucid air front end rood area for rear too, allow manual removable tint shade from sun, and a shade with holes to let in most sunlight but not too much and also for some privacy. because its better to make people buy my car than other sports luxry car, its better to offer such non effcient stuff lie glass roof, and for tire longveity , saftey (like anti fish tailing traction control system), speeding around a turn more smoothly with less tire wear and with optional simulation engine sound that correlates with torque vectoring torque vs RotationsPerSecond of each wheel .... a limited slip difffrential type system is worthwhile for them. tire wear reduction by speeding around turns is considerable for luxry sports car customers because they will speed around turns often even if infotainment system reminds them not to do so and remind how to drive efficiently every time car is turned on. so, energy effiency and emissions is not as good as electric car when comparing one electric car to another one of my concept car, but that doesnt matter, because across the whole fleet of car through all of time, its ultimately more sustainable, less emissions, safer, cheaper, more fun to drive , etc.

[@darrensharpe3345]

They keep on taking down messages in support of you GBC... I'll PM you and explain.👍🏻

[@maskmonkeycustompaint]

well said, as an automotive engineer I keep telling people, its more beneficial to your own pocket and the environment to keep your old car, don't get trapped into the circle of buying cars every three years. Service it regularly and look after it and will last years.

[@ColinFox]

As an automotive engineer, you're clearly worried about losing your job, and also are apparently unaware of the climate crisis. I know the crisis is inconvenient, but that doesn't make it any less true. And if you think there's no environmental harm to running an ICE engine, try sitting in one in a closed garage with the engine running, tell me how you feel after a day.

[@maskmonkeycustompaint]

@@ColinFox You obviously haven't payed attention to our name and funny how lefties believe the lies of the climate crisis, The climate has been changing for thousands of years some hot periods, some cold, an need to do your research into CO2, Industrialisation and global warming effects, its a great read and the data goes back to the 1920s. EVs would be great if they were comparable to the costs of ICE cars and didn't have such impact on energy consumption during the manufacturing process, sadly EVs are only judged for environment impact on what the EV omits, which is zero emissions. People are waking up to this lie and the future is Nitrogen that can be used in ICE vehicles which is more abundantly found. JCB have adopted this route not Electrical units as they do not provide enough power. 😀

[@flamespittinported13b6]

@@ColinFox you seem more worried about your job, not all that surprising considering that if people were to realize it's more beneficial to keep their old cars you'd be out of business. Why don't you mine lithium yourself and send it to your automotive overlords for them to produce more and more cars, surely that's way better for the environment than an average person driving an old car for his/her daily commute.

[@felawes]

Spot on. My ML is 18 years old and aging gracefully.

[@progste]

​@@ColinFoxwhy would he lose his job, EVs require engineers too. Oh right you are lying about it, just like your climate crisis is a lie.

[@nautique1970]

Apart from the honest common sense you offer Geoff, you are also hilarious ! Love the backdrop both visually & auditable. Just don’t fall in on your return to the fast Fiesta in the world

[@onecheesey]

Thank f*ck for folk like you & Rowan putting out truths. Onwards & upwards 👍👍👍

[@NGC-gu6dz]

Hats off to Rowan for having the pair it took to wade into this.

[@boatbeard7767]

If Rowan really wants to flex he will show he is particularly gifted with a massive pair...

[@teebosaurusyou]

If you look in a dictionary under - very very very smart fella - well there he be.

[@TCougar1]

He is not only a comedian, he is also very well educated with cars and engines as a racecar driver, he knows his shit .

[@chrissmith7669]

A humble but talented driver. He rocked the Top Gear „Star in an ordinary car“ segment.

[@barrysleafer8347]

Mainstream media 0 Geoff 1 Rowan Atkinson legend

[@GeoffBuysCars]

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[@blankblankpog]

This is also a reference to Top Gear right

[@jimrichards3916]

Well put Geoff. I hope my 2012 Diesel Audi A6 keeps running as well as it has since new. If I'd leased a new EV every 3 years the damn thing would have cost a fortune, and besides that, I live in a flat. How the hell would I charge it? By 'outsourcing' our dirty problems doesn't help the planet. It makes it twice as dirty somewhere else. Only a Politician would deny this.

[@CapitanoAraym]

I am from Italy. I also live in a flat, in one of the very common , post WW2 over developed suburban areas, and I do not see WHERE I should supposed to plug in an EV, aside dropping a 500-600 meter cable from my 3rd floor home.... ... not counting that I cannot (and will not) afford any new vehicle at actual 20k/30k euros minimum with the job and market instabilities.

[@dmitrikhmelevski9214]

Get Them , Geoff! Do not stop! Together we are strong!

[@RB-qg1qx]

The Greater Manchester clean air zone scheme (currently under further review) would mean that my perfectly good ten year old diesel van would not be allowed to use the roads unless I paid a significant daily charge. Ironically, the engine in my van is used in many diesel cars which would be allowed to travel without being penalized. My van returns 50+ MPG and has only travelled 60K miles from new. The world's gone mad.

[@motorised1]

When you try and explain the amount of fuel used in a diesel burn cycle people really don't understand how efficient it is.

[@BenVost]

@@motorised1 Or how much pollution even a "clean" diesel engine causes. If it's so clean, I dare @RB-qg1qx to sit in a closed garage with his engine running, no?

[@chainsawjock]

My ten year old diesel car produces 109g/m carbon when a brand new 1 litre fiesta petrol produces 125g/m???? It's all a SCAM.. utter pish!!!!

[@BenVost]

@@chainsawjock Are you comparing apples with oranges? What ten year old diesel, what Fiesta?

[@chainsawjock]

@BenVost my 10 year old BMW 320d m sport f31 compared to a brand new Ford fiesta 1 litre ecoboost. Does it actually matter?? My cars twice the size and still produces less carbon... apples, oranges??? 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ SCAM...

[@KathiWildo]

Before Atkinson became a comedian, he was an electrical engineer. He knows exactly what he's talking about concerning electric cars.

[@carlvaz]

Yes, he has an MSc degree in Electrical Engineering from The Queen's College, Oxford!

[@eyesodd]

Yep, he literally put that at the opening of his article so people don't think he's "just" a comedian.

[@petewright4640]

I have a degree in electronic systems engineering so i must know what I'm talking about. His article contained many errors and his conclusions were just plain wrong.

[@bowez9]

​@@petewright4640which ones?

[@Gnomleif]

@@garysmith5025 That doesn't mean he's not keeping up with what's going on, though.

[@lavrentizapadni747]

A brilliant rant, Geoff! Mind you, it doesn't take much to debunk a Grauniad article.

[@danwedderburn5550]

Well said Geoff. Im sure this is how most people with common sense & a backbone feel. Im tired of being controlled & tired of all this stuff being rammed down my throat every day. Personally i will be very happy when global warming eventually starts, im freezing my bollocks off here in Newcastle.

[@Thunderbloke2]

Freezing down here in Nottinghamshire until the sun breaks through then it's very warm. Is it possible the climate is warming because the sun is hotter than it used to be?

[@sollykhan2385]

@@Thunderbloke2 i take it that comment was meant in 'Jest' ?? 🤔

[@RJPhotographics]

Mate, english white wines are so good just now. A bit more into this interglacial period and reds are going to come along. We've ice core samples, just the way the world turns.

[@Thunderbloke2]

@@johnmurphy9550 my son just came back from Canada a week ago and commented 'it was so hot in the sun'.

[@cyclometre]

Dear Planet, please hurry up and warm, I don't think I can face another winter without gas or electric to keep us warm. The sun is cheap, gas and electric are too expensive. WHAT! the Tories are bringing in a 'SUNSHINE TAX'?

[@JOhn-qz2vi]

Many years ago I worked with an old boy, he told me of the time when he was sat on the beach and someone sat near to him who was complaining about all the traffic on the way down and suggested that they should get rid of all these old vehicles on the roads, it would make the journey so much better. The reply he received was "surely if you took all the cars off the road that were not owned outright by the driver of them then there would not be a problem" The other person got up and moved away.

[@sollykhan2385]

'Hindsight is a wonderful teacher' life needs to be lived in reverse, as everyone appears to be an expert at first, until there are problems to be solved, and invariably we start to muse over the other possibilities, usually time worn wisdom, 'Old is GOLD' 🙂

[@aaron___6014]

I like how the guardian wrote a rebuttal to an opinion piece on their site. To me it's all a circle to draw attention to the topic. Get the pro EV people heated up and more entrenched while drawing EV skeptics to the paper.

[@SO_DIGITAL]

Rowan has a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering which makes him eminently qualified to comment on EVs.

[@rickybrocklehurst5800]

Fantastically said Geoff.l bet THEY did not like someone WORLD famous as Rowan Atkinson speaking the truth.Thanks for all you do Geoff.

[@sollykhan2385]

'They' don't want anyone remotely High Profile, to pull their narrative apart, it's all about being bamboozled, if they repeat nonsense dressed up as 'Facts' aligned with hysteria, to play on peoples fears,sooner or later the gullible en-mass will do their job nicely, as the simple and impressionable will become the unwitting pushers of their Agenda, as History often reveals, to the demise of the good honest, upright peoples destruction, simply because the Epically Stupid in sufficient number have tipped the scales in balance to their oppressors wishes. 🤔

[@Boylieboyle]

Missing comment btw

[@robmanueb.]

espfusion from reddit 5 days ago "Nice collection of bullshit talking points that anti-EV proponents have been pushing for several years, but this time regurgitated by an actor for some reason. Typical lifecycle emissions of an EV with a 40KWh battery are well below that of a comparable ICE. 40KWh is a little low, but you can scale the battery components and it won't get that much higher. This is using an NMC622 reference case which is already an obsolete battery formulation. The vast majority of carbon intensity is really just energy intensity, mostly electricity intensity, meaning it goes down as electricity gets cleaner. The energy needed for battery manufacturing is also constantly going down. These things will never be true for burning gasoline. I have no idea who told him that solid state batteries would be one third the weight of liquid electrolyte batteries but that's total nonsense, especially for first generation ones. It'll be more like 1.5-1.75x the density if they're using lithium metal or silicon anodes. But that's probably because he has an incredibly overinflated idea of how much batteries weigh today. The battery packs in current gen Tesla vehicles weigh around 1000-1200 lbs, and these are not low range options. That may seem like a lot but considering that curb weight for traditional sedans is around 2600-3000 lbs and subcompact SUVs around 3000 to 3500 lbs and that EVs displace a lot of other weight (bulky ICE engine, transmission, emissions controls, gas/gas tank) it's not that huge of a deal. Recent EVs to comparable ICEs have about a 15% to 25% weight premium. Current gen EV batteries will nominally last far longer than 10 years. Current NMC811 EV batteries will manage 80+% range over at least 1000 cycles and that's with full depth of discharge cycles which are not typical for EV cycling. For a 50KWh car with 250 Wh/mile that would be a 200,000 miles range, which is way more than most people drive in 10 years. But that's NMC811. LFP, which are cheaper and safer if a little heavier, can easily manage over 3000 cycles. So that's 600,000 miles. And LFP is what a lot of mid-range and below EVs are moving towards. EV batteries don't use "rare earth metals." He's probably thinking of Cobalt and maybe Nickel or Lithium but these are not rare earths, and LFP doesn't use the first two anyway. Lithium supply is a challenge but there are lots of emerging options for it, and sodium ion is pretty much around the corner. The idea that an FCEV would weigh half what a similar BEV does is laughable. The 2023 Toyota Mirai is an FCEV sedan that weighs over 4200 lbs! H2 tanks, FC stacks and all the interconnections and cooling and what have you are not that light, plus they have a battery that while low energy capacity has to be higher power capacity, so the weight per KWh is higher. Don't know why you'd assume that all that stuff would have a much lower energy footprint, but the energy footprint for hydrogen fuel will be around twice that of BEV charging. If you have clean electricity for clean hydrogen then there's not much reason that you can't use at least largely use that electricity for manufacturing and charging instead. Synthetic fuels are even less energy efficient than hydrogen and are a poor use of a scarce resource that's better served in other places. This whole comparison between buying a new EV or driving an ICE longer is a false dichotomy. All EV phase outs planned apply to new vehicles; no one's going to make anyone trade in their ICEs prematurely and I don't think anyone is going to prevent ICEs from being resold used. But he seems to think that if you get a new car that means your old one automatically gets scrapped, which is ridiculous. Especially only three years after buying new. For the most part cars are going to have about the same usable lifespan regardless of how many times they change hands after being sold used. That said, driving a worn down beater for as many miles as you possibly can is not always a net win for energy footprint as the cars get less and less efficient and need work done more and more frequently, not to mention the increased safety hazards - the worst thing you can do with your old car is get in a wreck with someone's new car."

[@m3photo726]

@@robmanueb. Must be lovely to have fifty grand to buy a car that will soon be obsolete so you can please your masters.

[@telwood15]

Why would they endorse Atkinson's video on the negative 's of the EV.

[@jimreece7615]

Thanks Geoff, your rational view debunking the irrational EV green mafia is appreciated.

[@MrMechanicalMonstrosity]

Keep fighting buddy, the world needs more people like you.

[@karynelaine2702]

This really highlights a desperation to use continued tactics to maintain THE narrative. Atkinson rocks!!! I've got a 2005 Ford Focus, love my car and even if I ever came into money I'd keep this car, for as long as possible...its actually the newest car I've ever owned and to me its perfect, plus my son installed a banging stereo, its reliable and drives like a dream!!

[@virtual-adam]

Nice. Cant even install an aftermarket car stereo in most of the new cars without a lot of mods, unless you want a new factory stereo thats cost a fortune that is.

[@ColinFox]

If you think there's no harm to running your engine, try sitting in it while running it in a closed garage for a day. Tell me if you change your mind.

[@derekp2674]

@@ColinFox That's a terrible and irrelevant example of 'whataboutism'.

[@derekp2674]

Nice one sir. The Ford Focus is a great family car and many of us have been guilty of loving them too much and owning then until they were far beyond economic repair, because it can be a lot less hassle to keep them going than to find a worthy replacement. My brother eventually replaced his old Focus with... a newer Focus and my mate Simon replaced his with a Golf (ie the VW equivalent model).

[@androcoulton]

@@ColinFox Ridiculous!

[@patagualianmostly7437]

Thanks for putting a smile on my face Geoff! Another myth they refuse to address is the fact that all the cars in the world are causing almost insignificant "damage" to the planet in comparison with many other forms of 'pollution'.

[@Karl_Burton]

Wow. You're pissing The Guardian off. Top man. I actually got around to cleaning my car, today, and finally applied your stickers.

[@jlrguy2702]

What sticker I need one 😮

[@sollykhan2385]

@@jlrguy2702 'Rowan for new post at 10 downing St.' 🙂

[@esm7708]

But the Guardian rang the Atkinson story in the first place

[@rvanhelsing8768]

And yet the original article by Rowan Atkinson was in The Guardian and not The Telegraph as was cited in the first video

[@esm7708]

@@rvanhelsing8768 and he still believes. Not that Geoff is much of a critical thinker.

[@johnarmstrong5727]

Rowan talks more sense in a minute than the entire gaurdian tree huggers could in several lifetimes .

[@rvanhelsing8768]

And yet the original article by Rowan Atkinson was in The Guardian and not The Telegraph as was cited in the first video

[@robinsoncrusoejr7089]

Atkinson's article was most likely "planted" in the Grauniad, so that the questions he raised can be debunked the following week (as discussed here). Thus, the paper is educating its remaining reader on how to combat the arguments against ev's, whenever they are challenged. Newspapers do this all the time, it's another method of "proper gander ". 🤓.

[@marviwilson1853]

@@rvanhelsing8768 which just shows you how untrustworthy the information provided on this channel really is!

[@sparkymark75]

So a comedian and actor is correct about an industry he doesn't work in more than the scientists that do? Blinkered much?!

[@gilbert7794]

Plus he has a degree in engineering unlike the Guardian idiots with their fake media studies degree.

[@PillSharks]

Keep up the great work Geoff. A national treasure for the car lovers!

[@SY-hh9lm]

All your efforts are very much appreciated. Thank you Goeff

[@tjmfarming9584]

Can’t get truer words than this! Spot on Geoff! I’ve got a collection of old beaten up vehicles actually here in little ol’ Western Australia. Most of which date back as far as 1994, all have over 100,000 kms on their clocks, and all are not showing any signs of quitting yet nearly 30 years later! Hydrogen is the way forward, to run alongside it’s internal combustion counterparts, my Dad’s 32 year old land-cruiser 75 actually RAN as a hydrogen-diesel hybrid for about 4 years, and it proved to us that internal combustion works, hydrogen can work, and EV’s ARE SH*T! Good on ya mate!

[@garethjudd5840]

The fact that he works for the Guardian says it all 😂

[@davechipling169]

Dead right 👍

[@DrRobert7898]

My sentiments exactly

[@MrFuckwit999]

Well the grauniad published Rowan A's article, so do you ignore that too.

[@g8ymw]

A paper so toxic, I wouldn't wrap my chips in it in case of getting food poisoning.

[@dallysinghson5569]

I guess you'd wrap things with some other vacuous rag, perhaps the Daily Mirror XD

[@Seasidesurfer]

POSTCODE LOTTERY funds C40 cities?? Right that's me out ! Well done Geoff, time to de-stress, we need you to stay well. Geoff that beautiful stream made me all emotional. See you soon.

[@stuarthowarth2972]

Tone for ne to stop doing the People's Postcode Lottery!!!

[@stuarthowarth2972]

I meant time to stop my subscription to the People's Postcode Lottery

[@VolvoMoose13]

The Netherlands turned into the biggest satellite state of the globalists.

[@stevel9914]

If it's heavily advertised on the telly box .. it's very likely be bad for you as an individual ... that's how I contemplate things.

[@HoofHearted801]

Excellent coverage. Insiteful and honest. I also appreciate Rowan Atkinson's truthful comments and his courteous manner of conveying it at a 4th grade level so that climate weirdos of any mental capacity can understand it.

[@Hydrogenblonde]

Motor cars are not the main problem when it comes to the environment. The main problem, ironically, is electricity production. Now they expect everyone to charge up a electric car every day and they want everyone to believe it will be good for the environment. I agree totally with Rowan Atkinson, Keep your existing car as long as possible, keep it in good condition and use it as least as possible. Everyone will be far better off. Except maybe the rich and big business.

[@marcdewilde518]

Has anyone ever calculated how much fine dust is produced by tire wear on electric cars as a result of the weight of those batteries? Here in Belgium they did.. I don't have the correct numbers but it is slightly shocking - Great rant Geoff!

[@shandhaula]

*_Toxic particles from tyre wear almost 2,000 times worse_* than from exhausts as weight of cars increases of 25%. +250 different types of tyres tested. Source : Emissions Analytics *_Pollution responsible for one in six deaths_* across planet -9 million people a year.. Source : GAHP Publication : The Lancet -doi # 10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00090-0

[@edc1569]

True, tyres on my leaf gave to be replaced every 200 miles.

[@versach49]

What about heavy ICE SUVs?

[@ColinFox]

@@edc1569 Your tires had to be replaced every 200 miles? What a ludicrous lie.

[@ColinFox]

The Tesla model S weighs 2069kg. A BMW M5 weighs 1970kg. So the Model S weighs 100kg more. PUt a couple of fat guys in the M5 and it weighs the same. Jesus christ the stupidity of these arguments is astounding. And let's take a look at some ICE SUVs. A Suburban weighs 2730kg, way more than a Model S, but I don't hear people complaining about that.

[@joelhall5124]

I saw this on FB and had to remind the author to check his sources before using them to "debunk" claims. Because they do not state what he claims they do.

[@robstoner8949]

I own a 20 year old golf gti that I bought 17 years ago, I've looked after it properly, cleaned inside and out regularly, serviced every year etc etc, never been let down by it, and the guys at the garage where I get it m.o.t'd are always surprised at how it flies through the emissions test as if it was still brand new. All I use is good quality petrol and a dose of redex once in a while.

[@maxtorque2277]

The MOT "emisions test" isn't in anyway comparable to the certification tests required by a new car. In fact the MOT test is simple a basic "sniff" test that identifies and engine that is effectively totally knackered. I actually ran a project for a major OE where we bought back ex fleet cars of various ages and re-tested them over the certification standard tests and the results were not good, with all the cars being several times more polluting that claimed when as new and some of them being catastophically polluting. Ageing and wear of high tollerance parts like fuel injectors and exhaust aftertreatment systems and blockages and reduced performance of EGR system were the major culprits

[@christinarichie6171]

Oh no... highly polluting where?? They're spraying the skies weekly with a cocktail of chemicals. It's called geo engineering look it up.

[@stevel9914]

@@maxtorque2277 as manufacturers have cheated their way past certification I am not sure of the relevance of your statements. EV producers, who include those same manufacturers are currently using similar techniques to dupe the public about envirnmental impact of vehicles produced. As for actual emissions ... for kick off co2 is .04% of the atmosphere and is required by plants for survival ... so if it is that low (as the "science" suggests, I suggest they would benefit from a bit more... and so would we as a consequence of that cycle.

[@andypicken7848]

Max Torque A very good point. A 20 year old car will still have the emmisions of a 20 year old car which are way below modern standards. I dont understand how anybody can think otherwise

[@leccybadger]

​@@andypicken7848 Bought my first brand new car last year, 3 litre in line six turbo, to replace the 2.2 inline six n/a that I'd run for 15 years. The new car is better on emissions despite having over twice the bhp....

[@timanstee4952]

I've watched 1& half mins & i already know Geoff's on one, love it, go on son 👏👏

[@bazaarwallah5444]

Good one Geoff! 👍 Lets be honest the whole World is in confusion over all of this EV stuff and prone to be manipulated by the EV industry.

[@jasonthorne4489]

Not a truer word said Geoff , well done. I’ve got a Volvo v70 diesel with a 191,000 on the clock! Still very reliable and returns over 50 to the gallon, wouldn’t change my Volvo for anything! Love your videos, keep it up Geoff . 👍🏻

[@barriewilliams4526]

I cannot remember the government bribing me, then bullying me into getting rid of my old Nokia (brick) phone & replacing it with a new "smart" phone. I can swear that was market forces, so, why the hard sell of EVs? If they were that good (and green too) people would be queuing up to buy them🙃

[@ianhill4585]

There's only a small percentage of people who can afford a leccy car. A smart phone ? I was gifted mine second hsnd about 4 years ago, but a car? I've had a motorcycle or car every year since 1979. I know which one I'll miss most.......

[@chrisdobbing3403]

I think its because, they need to sell ev' s , so they can expand the cobalt industry. In turn employ young children to mine the cobalt. Why did Putin invade Ukraine? Cos its rich in cobalt. 😮.

[@johnw2758]

Reminds me of something else that was heavily advertised as good for us............................

[@Princess2112-e5d]

@@johnw2758 i never got that either

[@Princess2112-e5d]

i still have my wee nokia 3310. never owned a smart phone, never will.

[@the_bloke_that_cuts_the_grass]

Thanks Geoff, I thank you for going over what Rowan Atkinson said. I saw the headlines in MSM but as I try not to read it anymore due to the political agendas of the various publications, I rely on people like you to pull apart the authors of the articles. I have a 2018 VW Up and I have absolutely no intention of changing it to an EV-it makes absolutely no sense! The trouble is the government(and TFL ULEZ #sadiqkhan) will try and push me off the road by raising the fuel duty, fuel prices and the road fund licence. Good luck when they succeed as I will be 6’ under!

[@ejh1100]

Not if we can get some sense out of the voters.....vote Reform.

[@sollykhan2385]

@@ejh1100 if 'Voting' made a difference, they wouldn't let you vote!! there are secret cabals(Deep state) that is running the entire Globe, it is only now, in this present hi-tech instant informational age that were seeing the 'light' a bit more, although there is an enormous amount of Disinformation, to confuse the ordinary folks, the simple and uneducated, The gullible will lap up enthusiastically everything that spews out of the Horses arse (Politicians/MSM ,celebtards,famed and fortuned,loveys and darlings of the silver screen) People need an acute sense of awareness in these end times of the Human timeline. 🤔

[@Todd66]

Rowan’s “comedy” never really did it for me, but I’ve always liked him. For me, it’s impossible for Rowan to hide his intellect and intelligence. Especially after hearing him speak when he is not in character. When I found out he was a genuine car guy, he really solidified my respect for him. The more I hear about him, the more my respect and admiration grow. The more he speaks about current affairs…he’s one of my favorite public figures now. Geoff…I think it was a good choice to be by the river, even though I have to wee now. Lmao cool shirt btw. Keep doing well on videos and I’ll keep coming back. Have a good weekend Sir 🇺🇸

[@GeoffBuysCars]

It’s interesting isn’t it that for someone with such high intellect, his best known roles require very little speaking. Blackadder is my favourite.

[@gregoriousgilbert519]

@@GeoffBuysCars the reincernation of Charlie Chaplin... Greg-Gilbert of Somerset

[@chemech]

As a chemist, chemical engineer, and mechanical engineer, I found Mr. Atkinson's editorial to be optimistic is his discussion of hydrogen... primarily because of the lack of knowledge of the difficulties of handling and storing hydrogen safely. Hydrogen is a much less safe fuel, due to the ease with which it ignites, and other issues which also arise from it being the smallest atom and molecule in the universe. Where we can readily handling liquid fuels with a high degree of safety and minimal levels of training and maintenance, hydrogen needs to be transfered via rather complex nozzle arrangements, and the seals are none too good when the equipment is new. Once worn, the leakage quickly becomes unmanageable, and the risk of a fire and/or explosion becomes very real. Hydrogen has a negative Joule-Thompson coefficient - this means that it get hotter when expanding, unlike almost every other gas. Heat plus a combustible mixture leads to ignition. Hydrogen is combustible in air from ~5% to ~80% Hydrogen burns without soot, so the flame is effectively invisible - fires due to its release in collisions are much more likely to be deadly,

[@loutsont2985]

Very down to earth and thorough. You are right - ALL costs (- for the consumer and for the environment) need to be looked at!

[@christophercatherall5082]

Time for the masses to rise no more words everyone needs to grow a set..... and stand for freedom there's no laws no rules no control if we stand up as one we as people of the United Kingdom are allowing this to be done to us!!!!

[@lewis72]

Think I need to go out for a drive in my 5 litre V8 now.

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

Put ya foot down for me.

[@davidrobert2007]

Leave some elevens on the road for me.

[@stephenhaywood5672]

Damn right mate , hope it’s a diesel mine is 👍

[@lewis72]

It needs a run. Not driven it for a while (work from home; best way to save energy/fuel !)

[@lewis72]

@@davidrobert2007 Those Continentals aren't cheap !! Still, they're getting on a bit. Need to give them a good send off when they get to around 10 years old.

[@BB-zi5wi]

Hope your channel grows exponentially and gets demonetized as little as possible bro! Much love & take care! ❤

[@larrybrown5734]

That beautiful stream made me all emotional. This is an Excellent video. Your passion for common sense is contagious! I first watched your video on the article by Rowan Atkinson that you referenced which I thought was great, but this was even better. I have subscribed to your channel and intend to watch all your work on this subject. Keep up the good work.

[@VinnyVinnii]

Excellent videos as always. Useful for everyone to discuss this and all vital issues with friends family neighbours social media until goes viral mainstream globally to reach general population who believe nonsense in TV newspapers radio all owned by self-serving billionaires

[@Princess2112-e5d]

Here's a wee idea - how about they restrict private jets before they start restricting private cars. This garbage needs to stop and stop right now.

[@jujemcgregor1734]

Great post Geoff ... LOVING your chosen location for this important and justified rant ❤

[@GrahamElby]

You are right Mr Atkinson very smart man and Geoff keep up great work.👍👍👍👍👍🌟

[@melb5996]

I would disagree with Geoff about Rowan highlighting the use of alternative fuels. He definitely did suggest these ‘could’ be fuels of the future and he is totally correct. The reason that Simon Evans ‘dissed’ this as they are not practical ‘at present’ is stupid. The greens keep telling us that the battery back up required could be achieved if we put in more money and research applies to alternative fuels as well.

[@seanb9814]

Spot on. When I read Rowan's article I thought "Finally, a balanced and intelligent summary of where we are with EVs!" Governments are lobbied by big business, car makers want us to buy new cars. Remember the scrapage scheme after the credit crunch?!

[@adrianshingler9783]

Love this as much as I loved Rowan Atkinson’s article. I drive an 09 plate 1.4 Fiesta and intend to hang onto it for a while yet. EV’s are expensive, have a poor range and the charging infrastructure is nowhere near to being established nor is likely to be in the near future. Don’t be taken in by the hype folks 👎👎👎

[@miff227]

you (like I) are problably in the 2nd hand market. Obviously we need new cars to be bought so we can get them 2nd hand later. It does make me wonder what the 2nd hand electric car market will look like. A replacement battery likely will cost twice what I paid for my car. Old ICE engines may lose 10% power, but old EVs may lose a massive amount of range.

[@colorwashcarsandguitars]

​@@miff227 plus old ICE engines can be rebuilt multiple times over to be made practically brand new.

[@leobuana7430]

​@@colorwashcarsandguitars and that's the real problem for those "elite",they just trying to keep consumption up

[@forgedfulton4377]

Best video yet! These people need held to account and made to answer questions we all have.

[@bobinscotland]

I laughed at IKEA supporting companies behind ULEZ... because all the IKEA branches are OUTSIDE those city areas, so IKEA is literally driving customers in THEIR direction.

[@the.real.snoddy]

Good God. For a second there I thought you meant Simon Evans the comedian. My life would have been in pieces. Great work Geoff.

[@petew1810]

Brilliant Geoff, the passion you show in this video is priceless! With you 110% 👍

[@AdamGoodman4U]

whats with the "limp dick" emoji.

[@alexpervanoglu7420]

I've got one car. It's a 27yr old citroen c15 fergonetta. It's bloody great. 45 to the gallon. Easy enough to repair. Runs on all sorts. Tyres are cheap ( but can't be produced without oil ) Has a registered payload of over 500kg. Load space is brilliant. Tax is cheap. Won't do more than about 60mph but will get you there. Brilliant ground clearance. Full size roof rack I love it.

[@sollykhan2385]

That '45 Gallons to the Mile' seems ODD 🤔🙂

[@alexpervanoglu7420]

@@sollykhan2385 that is not what is written.

[@sollykhan2385]

@@alexpervanoglu7420 have you ever heard of 'Parody, Jest, Mummery' it was meant to be a lighthearted crack on your long list of Propitious list advantages,,,🙂

[@alexpervanoglu7420]

@@sollykhan2385 fair enough, just made no sense to me. A variation in humour I guess. 😄

[@sollykhan2385]

@@alexpervanoglu7420 when i was a wee lad (back in the day) i started in a garage as an apprentice,and we used to get these Gas guzzlers, (Daimler double 6's, Roll royces, and Daimler majestic, incl Jensen Interceptors-with 7 litre engines) and the standard joke was that it was not how many MILES to the Gallon they got, but rather more like 'Gallons to the Mile' esp if stuck in Traffic ! i know it's not a common known joke among non mechanics, but our sense of humour is rather more individual and off the beaten track 🙂 take care, Bless 😇

[@power2thepeople]

Once again the truth hurts. Regarding Simon You can't educate pork Geoff. You were outstanding. Keep up the great work 👍

[@rickybrocklehurst5800]

You leave pork alone. Lol.

[@rickybrocklehurst5800]

You leave pork alone. Lol.

[@bentullett6068]

Just returned from Le Mans and their future technology area was mainly focused on hydrogen technology and synthetic fuels. All of the cars running in the race were running on synthetic E-fuels made from waste gases from the alcohol industry. Plug-in battery electric was mentioned but it wasn't as widely publicise at the event. The only interesting EV on show was the new Mazda with rotary engine range extender (mainly interesting because of the rotary engine). Oh and by the way Geoff can you find out how many people actually privately brought a EV compared to those who lease a EV through business schemes as the car journalists and media assume every EV sold has been purchased privately by the public.

[@peterbreis5407]

So there is no climate crisis? No need to go any further. You can stop watching now!!! Love the hysterical tone Geoff. You convinced me!

[@paulslater9061]

We haven't signed up to anything Geoff the Rishi Sunak type's have but the public haven't in my eyes that makes it null and void

[@thedave7760]

They are our representitives, for decades now.they haven't been they currently represent other interests who reward them in other ways.

[@irwinmorrow1267]

Hi Geoff I was at the Royal Cornwall Show today and had a real ding dong with the guys from Cornish Lithium. I tried to tell them that the whole global warming thing was nonsense but they weren’t interested, I’ll hopefully go back tomorrow for round 2 with these money grabbing, environmental hooligans 😂 Keep up the good work my friend

[@cornishhh]

I'm going tomorrow so I might do the same!

[@jon-kp2rq]

@@cornishhh er no you wont!!1

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Send me photos and video. I’ll make that video. Fuck Cornish lithium. Cornwall has been ruined.

[@andypicken7848]

Irwin morrow Irwin you are right about global warming, there was also no holocaust during WW II and the earth is flat

[@carlwalker1350]

Top video as always 👍👍👍 if someone in parliament put as much effort in the country would be a better place 👏👏

[@gaufrid1956]

Bravo Geoff mate! I'm Aussie, married to a Filipina grandmother of six grandchildren, who lives in Mindanao Philippines, as I have done for most of the time since August 2017. I've been back in Australia the whole of this year, watching what Beijing is doing with great alarm. I'm glad to hear you viewed serpentza's expose of the crazy stuff they are doing, but maybe you missed viewing his episodes on Chinese EV's. They are full of actual videos taken by the public in China of Chinese made EV's self-combusting. It was mostly BYD vehicles, but since that is the premium brand, obviously you would expect it's a general problem. Most of the instances of them burning down resulted in damage to the property of others, both vehicles and housing. That's not all. Fires often started to show from the seat belt attachment points. As well, there were numerous examples of the failure of airbags to deploy in an accident severe enough to require same, and failure of lane-keep assist "high tech" as well, leading to accidents. I'm no expert on UK politics, but I learned recently that Liz Truss was, and still is, against cosying up to Beijing, but she was dumped after only a month and a half in favour of Rishi Sunak, who is one of the richest leaders in the world (beaten only by Putin, Xi, Kim Jong-il, and a few African despots), and he is very much pro-Beijing. It's those with the money, no real concern for the welfare of the common people, and freedom in general, who hold the reins. I've seen what happens in the West Philippine Sea, and the aggression of Beijing there and around Taiwan, and I wouldn't trust a leader who is pro-Beijing any further than I could kick them! Thankfully, both the Aussie leaders and the leaders of the Philippines have shown sense.

[@zm321]

They've just launched BYD vehicles here in the UK, I guess our Fire Service will be kept busy.

[@gaufrid1956]

@@zm321 They are also sold here in Australia, and there's a BYD dealership in my hometown of Cardiff, New south Wales. While BYD is supposedly "Build Your Dreams", I think it is better referred to as "Build Your Disaster", "Buy Your Demise" or (due to where the fires often start) "Burn Your Derriere". I haven't seen anything here of a similar nature to the Chinese videos, but perhaps time will tell. As I said, BYD is the premium brand, so who knows how much worse lesser brands are. It's the batteries that catch fire, and commonly when charging. There have also been incidents of course of Tesla vehicles catching fire, but those have been highly reported. BYD EV's are touted as high tech and amazing by motor vloggers in many countries, with no mention of their, umm, combustibility. Of course cars with petrol engines can catch fire too, but it's rare to find that problem with anything but EV's. Add the failure of safety systems and it makes them dangerous.

[@ladyhawke1357]

First time watcher/new subscriber from South Africa (thanks to Richard Vibes) and I really enjoyed your raging river rant👏👏👏😂 I own a 1996 Opel Astra 180ie (think it's a Vauxhall in UK). If it wasn't for her old age incontinence (due to an apparently irreparable oil leak that she developed after her engine recon in 2015) I wouldn't even dream of replacing her. I made her a 'carnappy' to avoid embarrassment when parking (like a canopy but goes underneath😉) and, apart from the minor inconvenience of attaching, detaching and occasionally replacing said nappy, she gives me no trouble and is still going strong. I also had a 1996 Fiat Uno Espresso panel van until a couple of years ago and I would have kept her, too if my friend hadn't a greater need for her than I. Looking forward to your next video. In the meantime, I'll have a squizz at some previous ones. All the best!

[@Ambientworker]

After reading the debunk article in the guardian this morning and knowing how much 💩 Simon was taking, it's so good to see a follow up video, good catch BTW.

[@GeoffBuysCars]

I’d have been gutted if it had been the phone with this freshly recorded video 😂

[@shanew8655]

Brilliant Geoff thank Christ there’s people like you who

[@ianchalklen1047]

What you can’t escape is that Rowan was speaking for himself and based on his experience and research. There are way to many think tanks and foundations that are less than transparent about who really backs them and what is their motivation for doing so. Keep up the good fight Geoff. Ps Lee has had a tough day but things are looking positive 😊

[@jimskirtt5717]

Actually, the scary thing is, they are NOT keeping their intentions secret. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJymlYBrbNKhpNU

[@jeremyradford5103]

Rowan Atkinson's "research" has been debunked numerous times and he is not talking from experience

[@sollykhan2385]

@@jeremyradford5103 say's WHO ? 🤔

[@geoffaries]

​@@jeremyradford5103 numerous times, where and by whom? I didn't see any claim from Rowan about what research he had carried out, its typical of the guardian that they cast a slur by ignoring his relevant degrees. Rowan confirmed what many of us have been saying, keep your car until the wheels fall off. If technology can keep a large commercial aircraft flying safely for 40+ years, then it's a no brainer that this also applies to cars. I dont believe that the 2030 deadline is going to happen. Current muppets in government know that they wont be in place in 2030. There's not sufficient electric generating capacity in the UK to support more BEV's, green energy will never be produced in sufficient quantities and it will take 50 years to build sufficient nuclear capacity, that's if we start building today. This is even before you factor in the demand required to replace all the gas boilers. There is only one likely outcome to this net zero target, which will be the rise of extremist parties and violent revolution, which is a recurring theme in the history of the human race.

[@sparkymark75]

@@sollykhan2385 Many scientists and people that actually work in the industry.

[@spiegelnder]

10:17... Exactly right! That's another damn GOOD point that you make there, Geoff !❕ Among several other ones throughout! I've been making similar points too in some chats here and there over the years, and in regards to various issues that need us to make realizations! But, most people don't care, don't bother and just discard such important and truthful points, going instead down the road of "SALES" and "MONEY" and "lots and lots of jobs" (slave workforce)... Right... As if we can't replace the ongoing feudalistic, enslaving, parasitic and destructive systems of the powers-that-be with a better model of society. YES, it can be done. And I'm not talking about any fantasy kind of thing. ...Talk about being totally indoctrinated and following obediently and mindlessly the system's programing and therefore sick, twisted agendas. 😠😖

[@peterrussell830]

A great river rant Geoff, showing what is going on in our backgrounds, and what rubbish the Gaurdian is printing. Also totally insulting to the knowledgeable Rowan Atkinson. Keep these videos going Geoff.

[@sidlindsay1647]

No Geoff, "thank you" that was very interesting and very entertaining enjoyed all 19 minutes 29 seconds You & Rowan Atkinson would make a great team 👍 😊

[@windysolar1Planet-Earth]

Geoff please take a pill. The smart people of this world already understands whats being done to the poor people. Today in this unhappy world the middle class earners all want a tesler and a big house and loads of holidays. Im not in this catagory, Ive not ever had a new van and my current one ive owned for 18 years a ford transit 2001 mk6 75hp which does 50mpg on a run.I strted life as a Motorcycle mechanic with city and guilds so im not stupid. All these useless clubs will fail eventully Dont let it get you down because you wont be able to see a doctor for weeks cause the good gps have all retired

[@Bristoll170]

I absolutely LOVE your passion and well researched information in this article. You should publish it in the same media that you debunked. But of course they won't, as you don't agree with their sponsored column. Sigh. Keep up the information, it's a great watch. Cheers Pete' New Zealand.

[@problemchild1976]

Sorry - this is emotion not factual! "Teslas aren't very good so batteries won't last" Must have missed the evidence

[@problemchild1976]

Oh dear - so your view is "everyone should buy second hand cars" Yeah sure If you don't think ULEZ and CAZ help the respiratory issues of city centre residents the you are an idiot!

[@michaelobrien9506]

Well done Geoff. Speaking the truth always wins out. Keep it up. Simon Evans and his ilk, sadly including all the hopelessly conditioned sheep, would rather we all die together in the dark, having frozen to death.

[@hogowar]

Great video, sir. Keep up the righteous work 👊🏻

[@astroterf.]

"I apologise if this stream makes you need a wee" 🤣🤣🤣 Brilliant debunking Geoff, always follow the money...

[@davidlovatt2335]

Many thanks Geoff for speaking up and fighting for the truth. May i suggest that Rowan Atkinson has a much higher profile than Simon Evans and more people are going to take notice of Rowan and this has obviously got to him hence his attempt to debunk Rowan

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Exactly. Rowan Atkinson’s article was seen by millions, it’s done 200,000 now just on my channel…!

[@esm7708]

So an indicator of knowledge is now being a celebrity?

[@sirmalus5153]

@@esm7708 Your missing the point I think. Any 'celebrity' can be inteligent, it's just a shame that some people lump inteligent celebrities in with the moronic time wasters that are only famous for getting onto a dating show or other such nonsense. There's at least one rock & roll "star" who flies his own jumbo jet, while another is a scientist in astronomy. Knowledge isn't restricted to celebrity of course, but people always seem to think that these morons on tv MUST be stupid.

[@pdevonport7266]

We've just had two years of scientists and experts explaining what was going to happen to us by modelling and Scientific fact, they have all been proven by beyond a doubt they were either lying or didn't know what they were talking about. I see a pattern here.

[@sollykhan2385]

Yep,,'Lying' is the ingredient that makes the world go round,for these Demonic Psychopaths 🤔😵‍💫

[@JavaAndroid]

The 'pattern' is decades old.

[@georgesomaru8973]

I'm keeping my carbon! Oxygen (O) - Approximately 65% Carbon (C) - Approximately 18.5% Hydrogen (H) - Approximately 9.5% Nitrogen (N) - Approximately 3.3% Calcium (Ca) - Approximately 1.5% Phosphorus (P) - Approximately 1.0% Potassium (K) - Approximately 0.35% Sulfur (S) - Approximately 0.25% Sodium (Na) - Approximately 0.15% Chlorine (Cl) - Approximately 0.15%

[@averagejoe1851]

Great argument. I liked the part where you compared the cost of a new EV with an old as ICE vehicle.

[@stevenhardiman7443]

Rowan Atkinson is a man who understands comedy, does that make him a comedian or a genius, I'm going for the latter.

[@sparkymark75]

Well he was certainly having a laugh when he wrote his opinion piece!

[@jasonguk7160]

Geoff that beautiful stream made me all emotional😉 Great video, and the automatic response of the MSM is to discredit or cancel anyone who speaks out against, challenges, debates or just offers an alternative view to the narrative/ green agenda / climate hoax. Rowan Atkinson has more credibility and morals than the vast majority of our politicians and MSM journalists combined and I take my hat off to him. Well done Sir 👍

[@triadwarfare]

But Rowan and him isn't speaking against Climate Change.

[@helenjamiemasters3001]

geoff love this video you are absolutely brilliant it's good to have a rant especially with the truth thanku try to enjoy the stream and calm down a little thigh as we need guys like you around 🙏💚😊helen in kent

[@harrymills2770]

You're only supposed to worry about what they want you to worry about. The problems they're creating now will also have single solutions you must embrace when the time comes. All that can be said for sure is you will be less mobile, prosperous and self-reliant with each New Thing.

[@antonioseanjohn]

GO ON GEOFF, WE'RE ALL WITH YOU MATE ✊️✊️✊️

[@thehouseholder5468]

I’ve thought about it and after a guilt trip I decided to not use my 2.7 diesel jaguar so much …. Which has worked out well with the good weather has I’ve been using my V8 4.2 S4 Audi cabriolet 🤗🤗🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jasonuren3479]

New video backdrop idea perhaps? Great location Love it. As for the content, 'fact' checkers have all got an agenda. The particular agenda of the debunker was abley explained and debunked here in the first couple of minutes. Don't believe a word of what these 'debunkers' say. I find questioning everything, researching for myself, leads to a much more educated conclusion than this 'fact' checker. They don't have yohr best interests at heart. Spot on. Great job 👏

[@windspoint]

Another great video. In my humble opinion the point being missed is that more EV's means less pollution and so less filtration of sunlight and so the hotter it will get! This whole price increase across the board for heating and travel was designed to make us peasant use less fossil fuel but as most of us can't it just harms our budgeting instead so you can't tell this was the idea of people who don't need to ask the price! I do feel it was all agree at the Glasgow climate summit. Keep up the good fight

[@sparkymark75]

You do know why they are called "Greenhouse Gases"? And the duty on fossil fuels is already there to deter you from using it.

[@hburns16]

Good piece, sir. I'm sad I just now found you, but happy that I finally have!

[@a53-platty78]

Blimey Geoff, that stream made my granny emotional! You had me at ''The Guardian'

[@bazcar22]

If we all had half as much passion about this topic as you do Geoff, we could begin the ascension of consciousness. And then these lizards would flee back to their Draco star system.

[@derekp2674]

Thanks for a lively video. I'm a fellow member of the "old cars for low cost motoring club". Lovely setting and nice to see that boat. It reminded me of the Barmouth to Fairbourne ferry. Noting the importance of ULEZ expansion to to the recent Tory retention of Uxbridge, I checked out my '06 and '59 Notes - both seem to be ULEZ compliant - so what kind of non-compliant car is the average Uxbridge Tory worried about? Rowan Aktinson is a great orator - even though he spent part of his education at "the other place". He and I both have degrees in electrical engineering and the privilege of having known the late, great Rik Mayall. For my own contributions to reducing vehicle emissions I aim to drive a bit less and drive a bit more slowly. We could all do that...

[@debbieoohlalace298]

I'm a new subscriber and watched this with a large glass of wine and nodded frequently. Thank you for taking the rant out of my head and into the world. The trickling water was a delightful contrast. More broadcasts from this spot please.

[@geoffclarke3796]

100% agree with the points raised by Rowan Atkinson whose liklely to be more objective than this clown writing for the Guardian.

[@jameschambers6975]

It's also edifying to check out Rowan's brother, Rodney, an academic historian.

[@Tourist1967]

He's arguing against a piece Atkinson wrote - for the Guardian.

[@UncleMinecraft]

God bless you and all the hard work you do!

[@jamesdecross1035]

Yep… agreed, as always! My used SAAB 9-5 diesel estate was £1,100. I bought it to tow a caravan. I've owned it for six years so far. No electric vehicle can offer me such a good deal for so little… an ZERO environmental impact for keeping a car OUT of the scrap yards.

[@giovannip.1433]

If they need to do 180 years worth of copper mining in the next 7 years to make the EVs and other technologies to meet emissions agreements, which park, reserve, neighbourhood, country or sea floor do we wish to destroy to achieve this? Rather than spend $20k more in buying an EV spend that $20k on home Solar, condenser, heating or whatever other energy producing or saving systems. You spend a lot more time in your home than you do in your vehicle.

[@FinalLuigi]

As a wise man once said, "Electric vehicles are so good, that the government has to subsidize them and pass laws to ban the sale and production of gas vehicles."

[@johnroberts8093]

Great video, great topic, great passion and agree with everything you said 👍 🙏🇬🇧🙏

[@jeanbrown8295]

What climate emergency,

[@turquoiseowl]

I looked up the North Sea temperature chart the other day and it hasn't warmed up one jot in the last 30 years, unfortunately. Don't tell the Tory MP for Scarborough who is all in on this madness, perfectly frothing at the mouth he is. Uneffin believable.