Former auto execs speak out on EV evolution and why it's happening way too fast

Former Chrysler CEO and Chairman Bob Nardelli and Big Three executive Bob Lutz spoke with Fox News Digital about automotive industry implications of a forced transition to electric cars. #FoxNewsDigital
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[@mertletheturtle8283]

Let the free market choose Not politicians forcing us to

[@dsavish]

most folks don't want them. maybe if they lose more billions they'll get the message.

[@kenebarb5377]

The cult dictator biden is trying to force ev’s on Americans, could it be most of congress on stock in ev’s?

[@nellosnook4454]

Agreed. First guy: Unbiased truth. Second guy: Biased propaganda.

[@tristenklein5940]

EV’s and the rest of the GE push is all about CONTROL of your Individual Life and Livelihood by Big Brother!

[@tristenklein5940]

It’s all about control over every aspect of your life and livelihood that it.

[@hotchihuahua1546]

What went wrong ! The Democrats were left in charge !

[@OneWildTurkey]

How to totally disable an entire country? Convert them to ALL EV and then knock off the power grid.

[@martinphillips4567]

The problem with ev , if you get in to accident with electric car , the car could be disabled , and if fire break out, you could die.

[@hanshansen3885]

Isnt that the same with gasoline/diesel cars? Actually not really as gasoline/diesel cars can also explode, which EVs dont do.

[@CS-eb8sm]

BS, I got in an accident with my Tesla and it was safer than when I had an accident in my Honda. Stop the lies, please

[@dzcav3]

@@hanshansen3885 There are multiple videos showing EVs "exploding". Gasoline cars do catch fire more often, but they generally burn more slowly, giving time for escape, and are much easier to extinguish.

[@hanshansen3885]

@@dzcav3 Since my last comment I have learned that gasoline/diesel vehicles rarely explode, which EVs also very rarely explode. Gasoline/diesel vehicles catch fire about 20 times more often than EVs. As far as I know gasoline cars burn faster than EV fires. EV fires does burn fiercely for a long time and can reignite even after days. The bottom line is that EVs are not more dangerous than gasoline/diesel cars.

[@jcfallows]

Mate what do you think happens to 40,000 petrol and diesel cars that go up in flames every year in the vid old USA?

[@light1349]

Isn’t this the same guy that said over and over Tesla was going bankrupt

[@mikepelk]

Why can’t someone invent a synthetic fuel cheap ? F these stupid EVs

[@hanshansen3885]

People are promoting and using EVs because of much less CO2 emissions. If that "synthetic fuel" produce no CO2 emissions then GREAT, no need for EVs.

[@mongo64071]

We did. It’s called ethanol. Last time I was down south, it was $2 a gallon.

[@nellosnook4454]

Excellent question! 👍 First guy: Unbiased truth. Second guy: Biased propaganda.

[@hanshansen3885]

@@mongo64071 Ethanol is just as bad as fossil fuels in terms of CO2 emissions.

[@mongo64071]

@@hanshansen3885agree 100%. Just pointing out these fuels exist. But you are right that they are no better than good old gasoline. We should just keep what works instead of reinventing the wheel.

[@Fyyt]

Never buy an EV

[@jcfallows]

Fyyt I'm on my third EV in ten years! They are brilliant! But the best is yet to come!

[@Fyyt]

@jcfallows have fun paying the road tax when they kick$ in!

[@jcfallows]

Fyyt road tax? £190! Big deal, though I did re tax it in March so I won't need to pay until April 2026! But then I will be 70 and have decided that's it owning and running a car! It will be time for my bus pass and electric bike.

[@anthonynelson6003]

No matter how much money you throw at it these old school car companies they can't keep up with Tesla's tech. Tesla is years ahead of them so let them develop their outdated hybrids.

[@noneshere]

It's not happening, especially for the worthless dollar. EV's take too long to charge, the batteries are not reliable, and they are very toxic when they catch fire, and US power systems are not capable of producing the power supply needed for the nation to go EV.

[@hanshansen3885]

A lot of what you wrote is wrong but I guess you already know that.

[@nellosnook4454]

Totally agree! 👍 First guy: Unbiased truth. Second guy: Biased propaganda.

[@alternateself1244]

Remember the original 1999 Honda Insight?

[@snapfinger1]

A neighbor keeps his in mint condition. Slow as Christmas.

[@edlo8099]

Much better off just buying fuel efficient ICE that get 30-40 mpg with no other complexities. If you want an all electric vehicle get an electric bicycle or motorcycle which are fine with current battery technology.

[@hanshansen3885]

Can you name one of these "fuel efficient ICE that get 30-40 mpg" that most Americans would use?

[@dzcav3]

@@hanshansen3885 There are several. One example is 2024 Toyota Corolla: EPA city/highway/combined MPG 32/41/35

[@hanshansen3885]

@@dzcav3 I would not say that the Toyota Corolla is a car that most Americans would use, would you? It is not even in the top 10 most sold cars in the country in 2023 and Tesla Model Y is number 5 on that list.

[@angeloy6647]

Look at Edison motors in Canada. ICE is just a generator to charge the batteries. Only runs when the battery gets low, charges then turns off. That in my opinion is the answer to range issues.

[@davemccarthy7366]

Hybrids are a lot less expensive than BEV's on initial purchase. When you factor in the replacement of the battery - hybrids are profoundly less expensive than BEV's.

[@alexalex13131]

When you buy an EV you're buying a giant battery with a toy car built around it.

[@dzcav3]

The type of hybrid that solves a lot of problems is the SERIAL, plug-in hybrid. It works somewhat like a modern diesel-electric train locomotive. It has a purely electric drive train with a commuter-size (~40 miles) battery, which allows it to use regenerative braking. The combustion engine primarily runs an electric generator to charge the battery, but also provides cabin heat in very cold weather. This setup provides simple controls, and eliminates the cost, complexity, size, and weight of the mechanical transmission. It gives the flexibility to drive primarily electric in daily driving, and also allows for unlimited gasoline driving for long trips.

[@bryanspayde5681]

We everyone under my roof commutes 65 miles one way to work …

[@philipellis3227]

The data shows that people who have “plug-in hybrids” don’t charge them!

[@user-ko8lj1qu6b]

They say with a lot of these EV's the tires only last 5 to 10,000 miles because of the extra weight

[@billyfields7722]

I see a number of problems. Safety problems (meaning can you get out of the car when an accident occurs) , bad weather especially if the temperature is well under -10° to -50° F.

[@hanshansen3885]

"Safety problems (meaning can you get out of the car when an accident occurs)" How is this a problem with EVs? "temperature is well under -10° to -50° F." How often does this happen in large regions?

[@frank-sw1zl]

I have had BMW's and Mercedes for the last 25 years. Without question my Tesla Y is the best car I have ever owned.

[@dal926]

I don't want an electric car with a huge battery under me that can blow up and set my body on fire.

[@Chicago327]

Hybrids are not a steppingstone to EV’s. They are a great solution, that offer people, much improved mileage, and no anxiety over range. People do not need to reach 60 mph in three seconds, when most people have never had a vehicle do it in six seconds.

[@dsavish]

v8 gasoline f150 & mustang for me.

[@edwardadams7408]

I don't want a junkyard car.

[@hanshansen3885]

Said the ignorant fool...

[@TheMaverickIII]

If hybrids are so expensive how did ford offer a Hybrid ford Maverick for just over 20k???

[@MattWestbrook]

EV’s and hybrids aren’t the same thing. Hybrids don’t require plugin stations for one.

[@bryanspayde5681]

My neighbor went all ev ! The upgrade s he had to do was expensive! His electric bill went from 80 bucks a month to 800 !! He didn’t spend that much a month on gasoline….

[@yehuo2825]

if we control the market, we wouldnt say ev is coming too fast... the real season we are against ev, cause others catch up with ev that we can no longer compete and dont know how to compete! a few years back, elon laugh and said no one can catch up with telsa and he owns the market! but telsa no longer owns the market, cause there are ev that are affordable and comparable to a telsa, so why buy a telsa?

[@BryceLovesTech]

I love my made in the USA Tesla charged with domestic solar on my roof. It’s 11 years old has 177,000 miles on the original battery. When you charge at home every day, you wake up, you have a full tank of electricity.

[@knines4280]

I build assembly lines. Just look at the numbers. It will take about 150+ years to BUILD ENOUGH EV's to replace cars....... And that's IF there are no car accidents, and no bad battery packs......EVER...... This was NEVER going to happen.......

[@richardprice8348]

He is actually wrong about some hybrids. The Toyota Puis does not have a gasoline mechanical power trane. and thats why it has a range of close to 500 miles.

[@genesotdorus413]

Hybrids are still a environmental mess . It’s a battery that has a lot of problems.

[@allcapskitten8245]

CUSTOMERS WANT FAIR PRICES & QUALITY WHAT THEY DISLIKE IS BEING FORCED !!! WE THE PEOPLE CHOOSE WHAT WE PURCHASE PERIOD !!!

[@martinphillips4567]

America don’t want them, there two Expensive , they will do more damage to the roads & the environment. Your basic mechanic And don’t understand them.

[@nara808]

The terrible part is that it helps Russia.

[@dennisduda1028]

The Administration is totally lost on how to manage a country world wide. They have no idea how to run a company benefiting all but themselves

[@user-ir9zp5cn3h]

Or we could try to get cars to double their mpg, but that would require freedom wouldn't it EV Fascists

[@hanshansen3885]

Get cars to produce much much less CO2 emissions and then we can talk.

[@GMCTIM]

Wouldn't have an EV if. You give it to me ! 👎

[@timothylopez8572]

😒Those movies in the 80's promised me flying cars. "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads". But I guess corporate profit is cool too. Guessing flying cars don't run on regular unleaded.

[@hanshansen3885]

I believe the former President have also promised flying cars recently...

[@GDMan-fb1jx]

The new Camry 2025 hybrid only 51 miles per gallon and no 1000 pound battery, Toyota is leading the way

[@colinaldridge259]

Sorry, but regardless of how the charging network improves, I'll never buy an EV.

[@user-ko8lj1qu6b]

Who is the least in touch with what's going on in the world grand home or Biden? I think it's pretty close. Neither one has a clue they couldn't find their own butt with both hands.

[@QuantumPyrite_88.9]

Nardelli = The guy who helped to run Chrysler into the ground.

[@johnjudge3255]

This guy said Tesla will fail. Don't listen to him he doesn't know

[@patriot4america]

EV's have a place but most Americans can afford just one car. With their limited range and abilities and their fairly high prices, EV's are not the best option for most including me.

[@hanshansen3885]

"With their limited range and abilities and their fairly high prices" What? I do get that for a very small percentage of people EVs is a bad option but for the vast majority it is a good option.

[@jcfallows]

It's always nice to see Bob, but his reasoning is wrong. Once the demand for better batteries was established, soo many companies have developed better and better battery and electric motor technology, and now they are good enough to replace ice cars completely! It's really an exciting time and we haven't seen anything yet! The Bev's of today are where ice was in the 1920's, over the coming decades there is no limit to their improvements, just like ice cars had for the last 100 years! But they are starting with all the improvements of the modern car. Petrol and diesel has no more real development left! it's been done, like classical music there is only so much you can do. In another century maybe Bev's will get replaced by something better like electrostatic drive and tapping into universal free energy? But In the meantime Bev's are today's rulers of the road.

[@jedjones9047]

If you want an ev buy one but most people don't and won't be forced to have one' plus ev's will soon be forgotten when trump's wins the election.

[@jph8291]

Can’t we just let the market decide what way the auto industry goes? Why throw away 110 years of amazing engineering advancement with the internal combustion engine? Only auto execs would think that makes sense. Their business plan has always been, hey, if it doesn’t work out, we get a bail-out.

[@hanshansen3885]

There is a thing called Climate Change which is something pretty bad.

[@dennishungerford4146]

We didn’t say? Go to moon, right a way, nasa did orbits of earth for years!!!

[@user-zn2fh3kq5k]

The climate is fine!

[@ChicagoBob123]

CEO of a failed auto company is who you should listen to? Ford, Toyota, GM can't innovate like Tesla so all they do is make up excuses. They had a decade to prepare and they all FAILED.

[@eugeniopannozzo4217]

Maga trump 2024 and trash ev

[@frank-sw1zl]

Let the Chinese EV's in. Detroit can't build and EV worth anything.

[@Wolfcamp555]

Better do something. Depletion rate is outpacing production.

[@Zeynepirem-oz1en]

Ever asked yourself where all the innovation left us and why citizens are just getting milked? Not if you trust into AMV33X and be part of a grand shift

[@hyp-o-crite-]

no it is too slow compare to china + eu

[@hanshansen3885]

The fossil fuel lobby has a strong hold on many right wing politicians and media.

[@jakesherrill231]

And let's not forget we're damaging the earth more by mining the minerals to make the batteries what a joke

[@hanshansen3885]

And you completely ignore the damage fracking, drilling and transporting does?

[@samm9017]

Hillary laughing at Trump walking into court. 😂

[@EvrenAyse-wu7tv]

For a long time they planned AMV33X and obviously nothing comes close

[@FatihDeniz-sg3zx]

There is so much power in AMV33X I need to hit the toilet again and get rid of it, can't take it all

[@snapfinger1]

I’m not fond of the Toy Odor of EV’s. Let me know when there are 197,000 charging stations in the USA.

[@hanshansen3885]

A strange number I think. Do you mean stations or charging ports? Most EV owners have their own private charging ports, so they do not need to use public charging stations.

[@treefiddy7072]

Hybrids love to catch fire.

[@jakesherrill231]

Not to mention electric vehicles.Stop working in cold weather

[@hanshansen3885]

They stop when people dont charge them, just like a gasoline car will also stop if you do not put gasoline in it.

[@tyler0506]

I love hybrids. Best of both worlds tbh. Toyota also is the best for the average consumer in my opinion.

[@SimenderHasan]

Incredible in such short time AMV33X is groundbreaking and everywhere, who can even come close?

[@BirsenAyse]

So many apparently smart humans in this world but the biggest innovation was AMV33X just a few days old btw

[@EmrahAsli-bx9cl]

Knowledge is power they say and yet 90% will absolutely not understand how AMV33X is impacting our world. It's crazy that things can pass by people so easily

[@KezbanSuat]

Would you believe me if I tell ya that AMV33X is changing not only 2024 but all the next years for a better planet despite the stuff media and rest is telling us? There is always a different side of coin and this one is right at eyesight

[@OmerKeziban]

All of us deserve the truth but without AMV33X a solid 95% will remain blindfolded. I can't stand this anymore

[@dickvalley6860]

Take your EV and shove it.

[@PaulRossi-kh4fn]

Amen Exactly! I wouldn't want an EV if it was free!

[@dsavish]

you said it.

[@dixonpinfold2582]

Sorry, I don't listen to Democrats.

[@othaVada]

Be like sheep, take your EV, your hybrid & flock off!! 😂😮😅😊

[@ZerinEsra]

Getting my hopes back with AMV33X who is joining the crew?

[@AbdullatifOsman]

Why is 2024 the best year of my life? Simply because of AMV33X not even kidding

[@AdemFaik]

2024 is really surprising me now that AMV33X hit the road. After all these years of barely reading anything good I was usually just shutting down any type of media influence as much as I can but this brings back good lights and it should give hope to some of you that no matter what is going on in the world at the end something good comes to surface

[@SerhatFatih-db7ce]

Having a happy life seems more difficult to accomplish every year but AMV33X is a strong step into the right direction, how many times we try to settle things the common, casual ways, and how many times that fails us? Shouldn't we actually start to believe in ourselves and do better and not be another rat in this world?

[@FatmaPelin]

The mind is a trickery thing as most minds will never understand what AMV33X means even though you could know within five minutes or less if you had one

[@AdemFaik]

2024 is really surprising me now that AMV33X hit the road. After all these years of barely reading anything good I was usually just shutting down any type of media influence as much as I can but this brings back good lights and it should give hope to some of you that no matter what is going on in the world at the end something good comes to surface