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[@lynnh8189]

Ben, in 2018 I purchased a new Model S100D w/using your code. Car is still driving great, original breaks / battery / no big issues, did soft wear upgrade for the screen, Have about 230,000 miles and still going strong, My goal is to keep car a very long time, Thanks Dale H

[@F8Tributo]

What kind of battery degradation have you experienced, if any? My 2019 Model X used to get about 333 miles at 90% charge, now in Aug 2024 it gets about 300 miles at 90%. When/if it ever needs a new battery, the car won't be worth it, which makes EVs "throw-away" cars, "at some point". "B-r-a-k-e-s"

[@lynnh8189]

@@F8Tributo New it was supposed to go up to 330miles, Never went up to 330miles, New was able to get 315miles, Now able to hit 284miles fully charged. I normally charge up to 80 or 90%. Only hit full charge on long distance which is about once or twice a week. Hope that helps.

[@sergeantschlumpf6368]

@@lynnh8189 brakes*

[@capnkirk5528]

@@F8Tributo At some point I expect that the cost of batteries may come way, waaay down. A "remanufactured" battery pack that starts with 75% of original capacity and degrades to 60% of original over 10 years may make a "worthless" Model S worth something. (That would be 250 miles degrading to 200 over 10 years, I'd pay $15K for THAT Model S right now). The CHEMISTRY in batteries is incredibly complex and difficult - the ENGINEERING and BMS are not. People "reverse engineer" batteries routinely now; Tesla and others are actively trying to prevent it (like any OEM). It will take longer, but the barrier to EV adoption is STILL the price of batteries - AND NOTHING ELSE.

[@lenperin4923]

I bought a used Tesla what a piece of garbage. I only put 100,000 kilometres and haven’t had 1 problem with it no oil changes. It is absolutely ridiculous how awesome this vehicle is.

[@davidcarruthers7086]

Your comment doesn't make sense.

[@lenperin4923]

I’m sorry my sarcasm is lost on you.

[@TheZeek011]

@@lenperin4923 lol

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

Makes perfect sense

[@cmac9710]

I bought a used Tesla from Tesla also. Zero problems the car has been amazing!!

[@aidanapword]

Scotty summed his position up with "Technology is total insanity". Claissic Luddite in the final stages of denial.

[@andrewradford3953]

He should be riding a donkey!

[@brandonsheffield9873]

I found the EV zealot. Not nice being called names huh...

[@aidanapword]

@@brandonsheffield9873 Scott has had ample opportunity to respond to data and facts and yet he continues to make a living from engagement farming. He makes good money laughing at others and, occasionally, calling them names. "EV Zealot" is a very mild 'name' relative to the names he and his supporters have used.

[@jerrysflooringmendoza2487]

You don't even know what a luddite means!😂😂

[@aidanapword]

@@jerrysflooringmendoza2487 really? "a person opposed to new technology or ways of working." Which is exactly the quote word for word from Scott I referenced in my post.

[@eman67rp]

Scotty is a guy that's afraid of change

[@Lost_In_LA]

Scotty is placating to his audience who are ICE owners concerned about ICE maintenance. EV enthusiasts worry higher order concerns like car detailing and performance enhancements to the suspension and wheels. ICE owners are too bogged down with engine pinging and worn out belts. 😉

[@larryc1616]

He's a very biased ice-head. He can't handle the truth! EV > ICE

[@EnriqueAThieleSolivan]

True. Sometimes I wrote to him, other at may conments. to all ignorant about ev.

[@ItsBinhRepaired]

Nah, he changes his oil, brakes, tires, fluids, etc. All the time. Lol

[@christopherhamilton5557]

Wait, Scotty isn’t wrong on a lot of this. Ben even states that things have improved, and a lot of these improvements are very recent. Battery chemistry, tires, range in low temps… And where do you get them repaired? He’s not wrong. Ben lives in CA, probably near a Tesla center, and he buys brand new high end cars. Scotty speaks more to the used buyer that may not know a lot about EV’s. And Scotty is in Tennessee, not CA. He is being somewhat over the top, but that’s just Scotty.

[@LucDesormeaux]

I honestly can't stand this guy.

[@tatata1543]

@@LucDesormeaux Which one?

[@---__000]

Dito, these two guys...

[@tatata1543]

@@---__000 It’s ditto, for future reference.

[@soliniv1411]

@@LucDesormeaux i hope nobody is forcing you to watch him 😅

[@jean-marcgruninger9019]

can you imagine scotty 20 years from now surrounded by electric cars, telling his grandchildren about the good ol days.

[@SigFigNewton]

The good old days when you could smell traffic

[@mattmcfly2165]

Yup. Hell live that long too, his pops died in his 90s.

[@raymondschembri5042]

By sucking through the exhaust tail pipe 😅😅😅😅

[@jean-marcgruninger9019]

@@raymondschembri5042 i think he’s just stuck in the past, like most anti ev people they just can’t handle change.

[@viperv99]

Takes me 3 and 1/2 hours to charge my Tesla model 3 performance on the Tesla wall connector. That is going from 90% to 35%. I do this everyday because I have a long commute to work. I love the fact that I don't have to go to a gas station and I just plug in and it's ready when I wake up. Absolutely love it!

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

Been to the gas station 2x in the last 3 months, my ice sits in the garage 90% of the time. It was more expensive than my YM.

[@dianapennepacker6854]

​@@johnnyquid-xj4kkWhat is a YM?

[@dianapennepacker6854]

Anti EV people don't ever bring up that point at just charging it into a wall. They think you gotta always visit a super charger. Nor the fact that people drive less than 45 miles on average in America. They all act like everyone is driving 4 hours a day or something. I've met EV owners who then will rent for vacations with a small portion of money they have saved from fuel costs/Maintenence. For me it is the real world performance versus cost. I was just comparing a Lucid Saphire to a Lambo Aventador. One of the purest super cars with no luxury. Lucid Sapphire could beat it in many metrics, and like 10 mph top speed less for like half the price. That is a freaken family sedan you can daily drive! Should not be close! It is wild. Electric motors are superior. Batteries in ten years will make it so there is few reasons to drive an ICE or Hybrids.

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

A Y Model

[@1519Spring]

@dianapennepacker6854 a YM is probably a MY (Tesla Model Y) owned by a mildly dyslexic person.

[@A_Castro_3]

I've also commented on his EV videos and I think he remove them because calling him out on his lies!

[@humnpwr]

He’s trying to tell as many lies as his cult leader😂

[@EnriqueAThieleSolivan]

I have also comented on his videos, but more important I reply to most of their cheerleaders, and it takes more than a couple of hours, since I have to research for the true responds.

[@jaymac4448]

I've did as well on that video. I think it was removed as well.

[@JT-ng6nq]

Thanks for this, you sound like me, 23 y p my best car ever

[@steveknight878]

Yes - mine too. His bubble is fragile.

[@johnwahl1988]

I love how he pulled the car into the tree and bushes to charge instead of just backing in. 😂

[@ThreeDogsTwoCatsAndAWife]

Yeah?!? Why is that thing covered like he’s hiding it?😂

[@mmm-mmm]

@@ThreeDogsTwoCatsAndAWife i would be too!

[@mmm-mmm]

maybe because he has other equipment set up.

[@pegr69]

I always sit and watch my phone to charge for one and half hour....😁

[@MikeFede]

😂 Scotty clearly doesn’t know what he’s talking about, with anything 🤣

[@steveknight878]

No, but he knows his audience.

[@IrishCarney]

It's hard to imagine that he's genuinely ignorant, and it seems more likely that he is deliberately deceptive

[@terrancecloverfield6791]

​@@IrishCarney I like my EV and I like Scotty Kilmer. Scotty is right about everything he's saying.

[@batsonelectronics]

not true, he knows everything about 1994 Toyota Celicas, the best cars ever made. ( per Scotty )

[@IrishCarney]

@@terrancecloverfield6791 No he's a liar. Because he harps on charging time, ignoring the fact that a gasoline car sits there in your garage or driveway too as you eat dinner, watch TV, and sleep, but an EV is charging up in that time. Kilmer acts like you're waiting around in broad daylight waiting for your car to charge up for hours; that's a lie.

[@brandonn161]

Scotty sounds like he is very much stuck in the past and is terrify of technology. Like what was his reaction when smart phones first came to the market and replaces the old phone with physical buttons?

[@InternetExplorer-s9g]

EVs are not new

[@catbert7]

@@InternetExplorer-s9g Don't be pedantic.

[@catbert7]

Yup. He literally ended with "technology is total insanity." Yet, he's a car mechanic... I think we've established it is actually Scotty that is total insanity.

[@aussie2uGA]

Who own's Scotty's channel now? I assume he sold out like many and is now the paid presenter for whatever narrative they want to spin.

[@pan6593]

Good question!

[@makmonhoney200]

I trust his onion more than Elon lies about $40,000 cyber trucks and full self driving that not full self driving.

[@alecstetzer2018]

towing with a gas truck effects mileage too. My sequoia would drop to 4mpg dragging our trailer. 20 gal usable tank = stopping every 100 miles.

[@cmdrstevemcmaru7417]

This is common sense, right? This Scotty guy doesn't care about facts. And all new cars do have a lot of technology even ICE cars. His EV videos are just pure nonsense.

[@SigFigNewton]

“Every 100 miles” Needing to stop that often at current charging speeds would be less practical for an EV

[@ThreeDogsTwoCatsAndAWife]

Exactly. I have a Model Y and a V8 truck. Guess which one I’m towing with and which one I daily?….i get 9MPG when I tow😂…on a 36gal tank 😂

[@alecstetzer2018]

@@ThreeDogsTwoCatsAndAWife I was literally going to mention that solution. only thing I would change would be a diesel. Best for both jobs.

[@bobbybishop5662]

There was something amis on your Sequoia.

[@coorbin]

Ben, I believed the lies about EVs for years. I let the car companies stair step me into more efficient vehicles. I went from a conventional in 2012, to a hybrid in 2015, to a plug-in hybrid in 2018, and finally bit the bullet and got an EV this year. In retrospect, I would've been completely fine with an EV in like 2019. I was able to drive around a loaner 2018 Tesla Model 3 for a few days, and I realized that if I'd bought that car in 2018, it would have served me well.

[@macmcleod1188]

And you would have saved approximately $6,000 to $12,000 U.S. on fuel since then.

[@SigFigNewton]

A lot of it isn’t even lies, just unreasonably packaged truths. Like how Scotty in his vid talked as though seven hour home charge times would be massively impractical for most people. Repackaged by an EV supporter the same information becomes that even on a completely empty tank, you can simply charge while you sleep instead of ever having to stop to fill up.

[@SigFigNewton]

There’s fossil fuel propaganda around, but also a LOT of people with integrity trying to get their facts right who simply bring a lot of bias to the conversation. Often bias planted there BY an industry.

[@CJColvin]

​@macmcleod1188 But you're electric bill will go up though.

[@macmcleod1188]

@@CJColvin yes. My typical household bill will go up by approximately 1/4 as much as the gasoline bill goes down. Assuming I don't have solar.

[@ccourcier]

I find this whole argument about ev weight crazy making. Here in California there's a 6,000 pound suburban on every block. The cost of an ice engine replacement can easily be 10 grand and that doesn't include transmission or the rest of the drivetrain. At one time I revered Toyota but they have fallen from Grace in my world. We just had to pay 3 grand for a ABS module on our '08 Lexus. I think the bottom line is the oil companies are fighting for their survival and they'll Tell any lie. I read Exxon Mobil alone funds over 4,000 disinformation groups.

[@mrallelectriccarlunacy]

8:16 “they’re not as simple as other cars” 😂 what is he comparing to? Between EGR, EVAP, timing belts/chains, serpentine belts, spark plugs and coils, and the high number of valve train parts… a gas car looks like a 5000 piece puzzle. And reading the codes requires an external tool on them too. So full of it.

[@cgamiga]

and you can literally get Tesla parts & full service manuals online, for free, and check things out. Surprisingly simple. They even have user-serviceable stuff like air cabin filters, low-voltage battery, etc online in regular website.

[@Vromiaris778]

I own a 2022 Mini Cooper SE - the lowest cost, lowest range EV in the US Market today and I absolutely love it! Because of the small range (tiny battery) tire wear is no different than in an ICE car. Also - charging to 100% (realistically 80% thanks to BMW’s incredible battery managemnt system) from as little as 10% takes about 3 hrs (4 in winter - Minnesota Winter) on my home LEvel 2 charger. It’s perfect for taking it into the city and doing all my errands in town. My wife has an ICE car (2011 VW) that we pretty much only use for travel sinve level 3 charging infrastructure is still very poor here. Best part - it was an early adapter of a heat pump and that was the reason I picked it over the VW Golf-e.

[@jtkstudios4168]

Scotty Kilmer is a great example of an old dog that can't learn new tricks

[@steveknight878]

The thing going for him is that, currently (see what I did there?) an EV is not suitable for everyone. If you drive 2 or 3 hundred miles a day, it may be a bit tricky, depending on your EV, and if you drive 500 or 1000 miles a day then it will definitely be a bit more of a problem. Likewise if you are constantly towing heavy things. The problem is - that only applies to - what? - 2% of the population of car owners. So an EV is not suitable for every situation. He extrapolates that to say that EVs are not suit able for any situation. The man is a fool, and should be ignored.

[@daemoncan2364]

I wonder if Scotty stands around his cell phone at night waiting for it to charge?

[@Cello69.]

He probably did when cell phones were first introduced. The dude’s body does not like change.

[@lijay1]

Still has a rotary phone because he's worried about replacing his cell phone's battery. Also, it's "too complicated."

[@ItsMe-nl8qnd]

Ben, imagine living in a country full of Scotties that’s where I’m from. This guy would be a national hero here😂😂

[@FriedChairs]

Scotland?

[@ItsMe-nl8qnd]

Not even close, but appreciate the try👍

[@EnzroGreenidge]

America you mean...

[@whuang03]

@@FriedChairs 🤣

[@whuang03]

@@EnzroGreenidge exactly, compare to rest of the world. Americans are the ones that afraid of change the most.

[@JustSomeJoe-dp5rp]

You need to brush up on your battery knowledge with respect to your comments at about 3:30. Charging to 100% is not what "creates a cycle". It's not like the battery only marks a cycle when it gets back to 100%. And batteries have different cycle lives depending on the depth of discharge. For example, a battery might loose X% of it's capacity after 500 cycles from 100% down to whatever it's cutoff voltage is, while it might take 5000 cycles from 100% down to 90% to loose the same capacity. And LiFePo batteries can't be discharged to 0, they typically have a cutoff voltage of about 2.4 volts. This is lower than lithium ion's 3 volt cutoff, but it's not zero.

[@D0li0]

I came to mention this. NMC has an 80% recommended because above roughly this the materials are ~more ~active which degrades the chemistry of the cell more then when at lower SoC. It doesn't have anything to do with full nor partial cycles. This is why most NMC recommends storage at below roughly 50%, because the chemical energy potential at higher levels degrades faster simply existing at higher more reactive chemical potential. I'm not stating this as well as others can and have, but I hope you get the just. Other chemistries have different behaviors, such as LiFePo4 (lithium iron) do not have such degradation at higher SoC levels, so those can be fully charged to 100% without impacting lifespan. I think the limiting factor has covered these nuances.

[@edsgarage001]

@@JustSomeJoe-dp5rp came here to say this.... Lol, thx!

[@THE_MASK_REAL_ONE]

Owned toyotas exclusively for a long time until my new car i just bought . Tesla model Y .

[@aubawok]

I stopped watching Scotty because of his less than accurate EV statements. What else is he less than accurate about? Is rather not find out the hard way following bad advice.

[@truhartwood3170]

We just use a 110V outlet to charge our EV, and even then we only charge every two to three days because we only drive about 15-20km/day usually. So if you don't drive very far on average you don't even need a Lvl 2 charger at home.

[@guyg2005]

Rental car employees have no clue how to help renters with EV's. My sister picked up a Jeep Rubicon 4XE and Enterprise never told her she could charge it to get better MPG. Using battery 49 MPG without battery 15 MPG. Rental car companies SUCK when it comes to EV rentals.

[@jimmyers4890]

I have a 2020 model Y with just over 46,000 miles and I'm still on the original Continental tires. It just depends on how you drive it's not the car it's you

[@tatata1543]

You got 46000 miles from a set of tires? Really? I have to be honest, that seems unlikely.

[@jimmyers4890]

@@tatata1543 Maybe it is unlikely but I just looked and I have 46,916 miles with the original Continental tires and I drive about 95% of the time on FSD.

[@TheOhMyGoddess]

@@jimmyers4890to be safe, just change them, as the interior walls can develop rot and can lead to sudden deflation (explode) while driving due to age and pressure changes.

[@mattmcfly2165]

Model 3 2021 with the same mileage and oe tires. Used to love Scotty but lately he's just being a doomer to progress.

[@whuang03]

Maybe you always on chill mode? my 2021 Model Y tires lasted about a little over 30k miles. I do like to go quick when is green light.

[@macmcleod1188]

One thing I haven't seen anyone else point out, is it that most electric car owners are recharging about 60 mi per day or less which means they're going to be finished in a level 2 charger in about 2 hours. The only way Scotty is getting 7 hours and 40 minutes to charge it is that he drove the car to empty and pushed it into the spot.

[@IrishCarney]

Right and when you try to educate anti-EV brainwashed people about that then the eye roll inducing brags about how far they supposedly drive starts. Hundreds of miles a day every day at 85 mph uphill both ways in a headwind in Antarctic conditions. Every day - thump chest. Why, you city slickers don't get what the "real world" is like. blah blah

[@chrisbraid2907]

He could have picked it up from Hertz with 10% and only just made it home too !

[@cbrock66]

Cost of repairs…. Just had to fix my son’s Chrysler 300 that has 81k miles. The outside / inside of the car look great. And now that I’ve just spent $8,500 on replacing most of the head and oil system hopefully it will run for longer. A rebuilt engine with labor would have been more. We also found out it is a common problem with these engines. We kept up with maintenance. Just luck of the draw. We were lucky a few years ago that we were still under warranty when the transmission had to be replaced. Sooooo yeah a battery might cost a bunch but so does an engine and transmission on a gas car.

[@soliniv1411]

Well what do you expect from a very low quality company like chrysler...

[@777Outrigger]

The average American car sits 22.8 hrs a day, mostly at home.

[@ronrandquist7762]

Ben, I really like that you are taking on these EV Fearmongers, keep it up. My comment is related to the towing section of this video: I have a Tesla Model Y and a Ford F350 PSD. I use the F350 to tow my 37' 5th wheel travel trailer. Everyone says that EVs loose range when towing, which is true. But the follow up to that is that Gas/Diesel trucks also loose range when towing. When I have my trailer behind my F350 I loose about 50% of my range (down to about 120 miles with my 25 gal. tank). To me, the only issue with an EV truck is charging speed and available charge stations (both of these issues will be resolved over time). As much as I like the current crop of EV trucks, none of them meet my needs, not because of range or charging, but because I need to tow about 15,000 pounds. That is literally the only reason I have the truck. I only put 3,000 miles on it in the last 12 months. I remain optimistic that in the future even the tow capacity will be resolved by an EV truck that isn't Semi sized.

[@2LegHumanist]

The other thing about charging from home is that you don't usually have to fully charge it. It's convenient enough you can just top it up a bit each day or so, or whenever you're not using it. The idea that fully charging every time is important, is an ICE mentality. It would be super annoying if you couldn't do that in an ICE, but it doesn't apply to home charging.

[@dasppg9737]

It’s not just EV losing significant range from towing. My Toyota tundra pulling a 9k lbs travel trailer went from 19mpg to 9mpg. Due to the size of my gas tank I have to fill up every 150 miles. The main difference is I can refuel the tundra in under 10 mins with a pull through pump. I think electric tech will have all of this addressed within a decade or so

[@ELCEV]

A backyard hammer mechanic that discovered KZbin. There's a sucker born every minute 😅

[@bobbybishop5662]

You got that right , Elon is the master of finding gullible customers.

[@davedujour1]

Isn't Hertz also selling off their Tesla fleet because they're about 3 years old and that's the normal life of a rental vehicle? Hertz sells all their calls about every 3 years and buys new models. This is normal for them for any vehicle, not just the Teslas/EVs 7 hours while I'm asleep costs me 0 hours to refill the car.

[@soliniv1411]

Is hertz buying a brand new fleet of teslas? After they sell the old ones

[@2pdlpwr]

People assume that if a battery has to be replaced, you have a dead battery. Good batteries with 70 percent or less can be replaces. If you can't use the range, you get now. You get it replaced under warranty. 8 yrs or 120,000 mile warranty thru Tesla free. After that you pay for a replacement. Even if your range is less but enough for you, you wouldn't have to replace the battery even then..... we drive 60 to 90 miles a day. If we would get 150 miles at 70 percent, that would be fine for us. And get a rental for vacation.

[@shonunezekiel]

@@2pdlpwr this is what we have been doing with our 2013nissan leaf with 60miles range. Works fine as our city runabout in London, and we have been hiring teslas, kias, VWs etc for holidays where we need proper range... family members have moved more than 60miles away, so now looking for a longer range modern EV.

[@LastWish90]

The remaining capacity isn't the whole story tho, a battery can be dead with 90% remaining capacity if the internal resistance of the cells is too high, but that is very unlikely. One thing I do know is that with the older Model S, you might get condensation/water ingress into the battery modules because the venting valves get stuck and don't work anymore, then this kills the electronics for the BMS which more or less can brick the battery. That's the stuff I would watch out for in higher milage ones, now I don't know if that's a huge issue in America if it's coming from a tempered climate, but in Europe, it can be a problem with the early ones. They may have fixed that with the Model 3. Cells can still be good in that case, and the batteries are often repairable, but it is still something to note. I had quite a few repairs under warranty with my Model 3 but I'm still happy with it, it is dirt cheap to run, and we pay about 4-5€/62 miles. With a diesel or a gas car, you would pay 10-15€/62 miles in fuel costs alone, and no oil changes, waiting at the gas station or rumbling from the engine anymore.

[@IrishCarney]

Right, ignorant people hear "battery" and they think of a lead-acid Sears Die Hard they have to replace like every 3 to 5 years or such for a few hundred bucks and then go all 🤯😱 when they hear what replacing an EV battery costs. But an EV battery is meant to last the entire life of the car. It's equivalent to the engine and transmission of a gasoline car - the biggest, heaviest, most complex, most expensive item in the car. Replacing those also costs four or five figures but that's rare

[@michalstelmach4203]

Yeah I was waiting for you to do a video about Scottie’s recent video. This was one of the stupidest one ever.

[@jimsEVadventures]

My blood boils every single time I see a on the level of Scottyl. If Scotty blew his nose really hard, he would lose the last two working brain cells he had in his head. He reminds me if the President of the Michigan Savings Bank who told Horace Rackham (early investor in Ford) that, "The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is only a novelty--a fad!" I can hear Scotty uttering those words every time he comes in contact with an EV. The problem with Scotty--he is not about providing information...he is about clicks and $$$ and that is all! You know how you know he is lying? His lips are moving!

[@chrisbraid2907]

Actually you have to feel for the guy, he probably planned to support his retirement with his online help channel and thought that EVs were not going to happen very fast, well in the last ten years the bell curve is quite a lot higher than he expected so he’s now reaching out to Legacy for funding listening to his current posts …

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

He doesn’t have much to worry about, his daddy and his grandpa owned a business that provided him w a decent home. He ain’t never been poor.

[@chris52386]

When I bought my EV, Tesla had a long lag time! So I bought an ioniq 5. That was three years ago. I am now 72 years of age and I love my Hyundai. A 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 living in 🇮🇪 P.S. I found your podcasts on Spotify!

[@stanleytolle416]

For tires a hack for longer lasting EV tires is to use light truck rated tires. These tires are already for high weight vehicles and will last alot longer than passenger rated tires.

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

How’s the ride though?

[@jarehelt]

I save 600$ a month in gas and oil. It pays for itself long before it's out of warrenty. It's a free car as far as im concerned

[@xaionik]

You don't need special tires. You just need to stop flooring it all the time.

[@shadir007]

I bought a used 2017 Model X in 2020 with 80k miles on it. At 113k miles I replaced the brakes. Surprise, I did it myself. I bought the rotors and pads on Amazon and in pulling off the brakes I realized they were the original brakes on the car. You show me an ICE car that could go that long on 1 set of brakes. 😂 Someone should also tell Scotty, you can take a Tesla into any brake shop and get brakes done without having to find that “special tech.” Second, anyone should be mindful buying ANY used car from a rental company. Not just an EV. I mean. I would be more nervous to buy an ICE from a rental company over an EV because it’s much harder to abuse an EV motor over an ICE.

[@billm47645]

I’m a Tesla owner and frequent renter at Hertz. The worst thing Hertz could have done is switch over to other EVs with CCS charging. I rented a Polestar that refused to charge on A/C level II charging and the for the first time in my life I found myself anxious and in a Walmart parking lot at Electrify America. Turns out, Polestars are buggy and it needed some type of software update from the dealer and/or failed AC inverter. Keep in mind I’ve driven my Tesla on an 1,100 mile road trip each way and never was concerned or anxious about charging. I told my colleague who drives a gas car who was with me that if that was my experience with Tesla, I would have sold the car a month later.

[@vladimirdoyle3934]

@@billm47645 I think they might be buying the ones with the NACS and they will be having a adapter so this isn't a problem anymore

[@avaldes74]

This is just for the EV haters and ignorants that can't get their own analysis. The stupidest arguments are the 8h charging. Who cares, I'm sleeping. Tires mine do 30K miles and still going.

[@Mike.T.]

I drive a Chevy Bolt and I use a 110v charger at home for it. I have absolutely no issues with that.

[@superbigblack]

You're not going to need to charge it that long every night and that's where the dishonesty comes in. He's not saying oh most people aren't going to use 70% of the battery everyday. Most nights when you come home it will only need to charge for an hour or two.

[@tgrupp1247]

Technology is total insanity as he makes his living from technology 😮

[@mk1st]

Pretty much everyone I've talked to who is resistant to the EV transition are coming from a place of "nothing ever changes therefore these will always have these problems".

[@steveknight878]

I would also bet that they don't have, and probably have never, driven an EV.

[@d.d.z.]

The change to electric mobility is already unstopable. Even in cuba, look now, they are changing their cars and motorcycles to electric scooter.

[@2pdlpwr]

Thx for fighting the FUD HERTZ wasn't smart enough NOT to buy performance Model Teslas. Less than 4 sec 0 to 60. What were they thinking???? No wonder all the accidents were happening for HERTZ sports cars......

[@70Rotobug12A6port]

Been driving EVs since 2014, I gave him up years ago because I realized he did not know what he is talking about. He reminds me of my uncle who only gets his news from faux.

[@BigBossIvan]

I’d call Scotty more like MSDNC tbh. Constantly repeating himself with EV fear mongering.

[@jasoncutler8138]

I think he's caught the D Trump vibes or he is the last of the homo erectus species go extinct.

[@ralphnolletti9988]

As an old guy like Scotty I have worked with all drivetrains in my career. Unlike Scotty I have worked with Gas, diesel, diesel hybrid, and electric. Scotty is just an old dinosaur that panders to motorheads and is afraid of losing subscribers unless he bashes EVs. He’s just like the old farmer that would never get rid of his horse and buy a tractor. Scotty has probably lost young viewers because of his bias.

[@BigBossIvan]

I’m picking up my EV9 today, and so glad this popped up. Scotty has been off the rails for years now…

[@BenSullinsOfficial]

Love that car

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

probably my next purchase. nice car.

[@kylereese4822]

@@BenSullinsOfficial Auto Trader UK channel debunks the never ending bs about EV`s they have a 400.000+km Tesla on there channel that still has a 71% battery life and close to 200 mile range.... Also debunks the 20.000 cost of battery replacements too...

[@bigdaddymorrow]

Thank you for calling out the BS! You beat him up with facts. These guys are just atrocious. Keep up the good work Ben. 👍🏽

[@IrishCarney]

Thank you, Ben, for calling that guy out on his lies. It's infuriating to see anti-EV types manipulate the vulnerable and ignorant with tricks like harping on charging time. We need to get across that EVs require a shift in thinking almost like going from horses to gasoline cars. Talking about a charging EV from the car's perspective is silly because we're not cars; we're not sitting in the garage or driveway for hours. We're sleeping, eating dinner, watching TV etc just as we do with a gasoline car sitting there. What counts is the 10 seconds it takes to plug and unplug

[@tomwalker779]

EVs are still at the Beta stage. They need to build simpler EVs, you don't need pop out electric door handles, gull wing doors all in one LCD panels, simple speedo, heater controls, lock and window controls on the door, mechanical door opening and locking. Also standardized batteries would be a great step forward, similar to what batteries in ICE vehicles. Simpler EVs will speed up adoption.

[@JaredFont]

Reminds me of people who think dishwashers are a waste because they take longer than hand washing. They refuse to take into account the significant reduction in water use and the main benefit which is that you don’t have to do it. Not the same but the arguments against EV’s are in the same vein. Good content brother, keep it up!

[@AlexMat-l7p]

Well he has made his income from the lies- he doesn’t care if you point it out. How can misleading lies be more profitable than truth

[@bobbybishop5662]

Just like the Tesla pumper channels make their money.

[@bradmu]

I’ve had my model 3 since 2018 and it’s been a fantastic car. I’ve had one issue that rendered it inoperable. A critter chewed through the front wiring harness. When pressing brake to put it in drive, the pedal would shake and a ton of error codes were shown on the screen. Could not put it in drive, neutral, tow mode, etc. had to have it towed by Tesla to a service center to diagnose and fix. Took about 1 day. However…if a critter chewed through the right cables/wiring in a gas car…you’re looking at similar major problems.

[@cbrock66]

How many people have the diagnostic tools for ICE cars sitting in their garage? You buy any used car gas or electric you should take it to someone who has the expensive equipment and knowledge. Why is he only calling this out for electric?

[@wesbishop3790]

Thank you for debunking the Kilmer conspiracy theories!

[@blackpaw29]

Charging at home would be perfect for me, no more trips to the petrol station. Commuting during the day, couple of hours charging during the day when the solar panels are maxxed out.

[@petitealldevourer]

I will say, I had a small collision (no visible damage on the bumper) and that broke many very important functions on my Kia Niro EV. The front windows couldn’t roll down, the lift gate stopped working (no way to open the trunk), the car wouldn’t lock, and most importantly, the charge port door wouldn’t open. So yea it could be driven but it couldn’t be charged. There were other things that stopped working that were less important as well. I’m not sure if this is a flaw with Kia’s design, or if this happens with other EVs as well, but it’s crazy that such a small accident caused that much of the car to stop working.

[@JohanNordberg]

I was just waiting for him to complain about Teslas are covered in leaves and he hurt his eyes on branches when he gets in and out.

[@ANDYANDREWPro]

I had my concerns about getting a Tesla, but I took a chance and got a new Performance Y in march. LOVE IT. And I never had a range problem or charging problem. And I tow 3000 lbs once a week will no issues locally. Scotty is a bafoon

[@jandmharper]

I’ve got a 2017 BMW i3 with over 150,000 miles. It’s still at over 85% of the original battery capacity. Absolutely no issues other than tires, replacing the 12 volt battery, and replacing the brake pads once (at about 150,000 miles). I am NEVER going back to an ICE car if I can help it. Just not worth the headaches of maintenance and going to gas stations. I think a lot of EVs will end up outlasting gas cars.

[@Optimistprime.]

I guarantee if this was 120+ years ago, he'd be arguing against the new fandangled automobile and be in favor of a horse and buggy! I have a coworker who bought a 2020 Tesla (not sure the mileage) but he has had zero issues with it. He also lives on an apartment complex with no charging. He just goes to Walmart once a week and uses their fast chargers. He's only there 10 to 15 mins and he's good for at least another 4 or 5 days.

[@martindumais2883]

About towing - Winter time OR ANY ELSE - ICE or BEV - YOU WILL HAVE LESS RANGE anyway in those conditions. It's a none argument.

[@dougr188]

The level of effort and angst to be that way must be exhausting.

[@letsgetsmarter2186]

Your “cycle” description is an extremely inaccurate way of describing why you don’t want to charge to 100%

[@catbert7]

Dude literally said "technology is total insanity"... he's a Fing car mechanic! Does he think the even MORE complicated combustion cars are magic?? That might explain his complete lack of knowledge 🤔

[@chrisskinner6483]

Scotties great grandfather was very unset when the automobile replaced the horse and buggy. Was a LOT off "downsides" to the new fangled machines. It will never take off. Lol

[@steveknight878]

Indeed there were. Keeping a horse meant you didn't have to mow your back lot. Also you could get a new horse if you borrowed another one, or had two of them, to replace your old one. Plus if you travelled the same route regularly you got self-driving included. Way better than a car.

[@foolishEmporer]

correction. LFP doesn't have unlimited cycles, it just has much more than NMC. So, you can charge it to 100% once a week without any noticeable degredation of the battery.

[@BenSullinsOfficial]

Good catch

[@PygKLB]

In fact, because the voltage change during discharge is much smaller than the nickel-cobalt-manganese Li-ion battery, the LFP should be charged to 100% periodically to keep the car’s battery capacity computation correct.

[@Izuall69]

Quebec canadian driving a MYLR here ; Heat pumps helps but definetly does NOT solve it. we still loose around 30-40% range in harsh winters like -27Celcius you were using as an example.

[@Dwilsonmusic145]

One of the other reasons I heard that Hertz wants the Tesla’s gone is that replacing parts as simple as internal trim pieces seats bumpers whatever was taking forever and they couldn’t maintain the teslas to look nice at all. They always had some sort of issue.

[@soliniv1411]

Whaaatt? You sound like a scotty fan get outta here 😅😅😅 hertz is placing a brand new order of EVs cuz they are so awesome

[@Dwilsonmusic145]

@@soliniv1411 I didn’t say that hertz didn’t like EVs but it’s documented from them that they were having a hard time maintaining and getting parts for things as simple as a ripped seat cracked screen on the dash whatever needed to be fixed the cars would wait forever for simple fixes and it meant they had more down time than expected for the vehicles. This played into hertz’s decision to back away from so many teslas

[@soliniv1411]

@@Dwilsonmusic145 i was trying to be sarcastic 😅, i agree and i know that hertz is losing a bunch of money on those teslas

[@gill7087]

Scotty reminds me of that ‘old before their time’ relative on the mothers side that has an extreme opinion about everything, bordering on conspiracy but because he is family gets invited to the Christmas dinner every year. We smile, feel sorry for his wife, say hello and move on to someone else we haven’t seen for a year. (As quickly as is polite)

[@NikkiDD-h7o]

How is he lying when he is talking about and reviewing an older model? He didn't buy a newer one and start stating older model facts. And he gives you the perspective of someone whose an experienced mechanic. He gives the good the bad and the average problems people face. What is he lying about? Or is he missing information?

[@mmedonis]

I feel a little sorry for old Scotty. He is clearly picking up that EV's are taking over, and the internal combustion engine expertise that he prides himself on is becoming a museum piece. Which is a bit of emotional trauma, when his whole brand is around his expertise in internal combustion engines.

[@stephenumphress5705]

ICE isn’t going anywhere any time soon. You’re delusional if you think otherwise.

[@suchdevelopments]

😁Hi Ben, Good day from Goonellabah, NSW, Australia. His Lies are why he bought the Tesla if he does not like it. I applied to NASA in 1974 to be an astronaut in the Apollo Space Program. I became an engineer. I was the project manager and civil engineer. I worked as an engineer in Singapore from 1999 to 2005. We designed and constructed twelve-kilometre tunnels with two boring tunnel machines and five stations. I also managed 160 engineers and architects. I have been a contract engineer since 1975, Constructing sewage and water treatment plants from Melbourne to Cairns and all of Asia. I'll embark on a six-month journey to circumnavigate Australia in two CYBERTRUCKs and a Tesla Semi, covering 22,000 kilometres at the beginning of February 2025. - 🤗Ian Cleland

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

Swing by California sometime. Enjoy the journey!

[@nathansuss]

The reason you can't find anyone that works on teslas is because there's nothing that needs to be fixed

[@soliniv1411]

Then i wonder why Hertz is selling all their teslas and losing a boatload of money on them

[@Dularr]

He is a mechanic! You are proving his point. You are talking about the latest and greatest models. You are defending with new models. As a mechanic, people are going to drop off used EV so he can give them the once over before you buy them.

[@michaelmolock]

Has anyone checked the mileage of ICE cars in different conditions? No one seems to mention those stats 🤔

[@soliniv1411]

🤔 sounds like you have a point there

[@Ryan48093]

Most people don’t drive more than 300 miles a day. It doesn’t matter if it takes 10 hours to charge from empty. I a HATE buying used cars because it’s so difficult to make sure I’m buying something that was actually maintained. A lot of those concerns go away with an EV. I’m personally not ready for full EV YET but I have a Plug-In Hybrid that I love.

[@cbmecheng]

I love when I pull up on my Livewire Del Mar at the Chevron to buy beer and all the parking spots up front have giant oil slicks on the blacktop.

[@jamescardelli4254]

He, like a lot of anti-EV folks, always cite outdated data to make their points. On the insurance front, my 2023 Chevry Bolt EUV is more expensive than my 2020 Kia Niro hybrid but we are talking like $10 a month more. Not a significant increase. I would also suggest driving style has a much bigger impact on tire wear than simply the weight of the EV. As someone that drives like a boring grandpa mire tires last a long time, even on my EV.

[@sNEAKYnIGHTmUPPET]

2 plus years and counting and we have 2 teslas. Never needed any of those tools, it just works.

[@jaymondy]

Rented them from Hz.. 2 weeks long... Drove 4,000 Miles, Tx to Wisconsin.. Loved it. Highly recommend. I live off grid, dont have at home charging, since i dont have the capacity. Yet.

[@mooriis]

the fact that ev sales are dropping is telling you who is really right and who is not... just saying

[@AlsoIUseArch]

To be fair, I love my Tesla but I have a broken USB and it's going to cost me $3,500 just for the computer because of course you have to replace the entire autopilot computer to fix a USB port. 🤯

[@AlsoIUseArch]

Oh yeah, and I can only charge at half speed because the internal fuse popped which requires a new battery. I watched a teardown video, that fuse costs less than a dollar to purchase.

[@bbalila]

Had 2021 model Y but my son crashed in bad weather, insurance totaled it, so I went to Tesla web and bought 2021 model3 2021 19k mile for 28k. Getting delivery today. I checked all over and This is the best option for any vehicle under $30k, sh-y Corolla, Civic are almost same price.

[@649649649134]

Scotty must be aware that a new ICE vehicle is also full of “technology “ that is beyond the ability of the average driver to fix

[@michaelmolock]

Thanks for defusing the FUD.

[@iamnid]

It's 120v and 240v. It drives me crazy when people say 110v and 220v. It was officially 120v and 240v since 1984 - and most areas of the country had switched over 75 years ago.

[@kenwallace6493]

I've been driving EVs for 10 years, Tesla model 3 for the last five. I have not been in a repair shop for YEARS! ZERO! No way would I go back to Toyota or any other IC auto.

[@jrsolutions1223]

I actually met Scotty a couple years ago, he looked at my son's gf's car for me. He is very much a MAGA conservative type.

[@steveknight878]

You surprise me.

[@whuang03]

No say it aint so 😱

[@flattire707]

Guess is not all bad.

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

So he supports a racist

[@Paul-GrnHil]

I’ve had a Tesla for 5 years. Almost all charging is done at home while I sleep. Today I drove from Annapolis to my home in RI. I left with a full charge at 7:30 stopped for breakfast and charged, stopped for a 5 minute bathroom break and charged(you can’t do that when you are pumping gas) then stopped for lunch and charged before arriving home. The charging might have added 10 minutes to my trip as most was done while I was doing my normal stops. My badder range is much less than my battery.

[@sonicwingnut]

Scotty "I have a 220v charger that most people won't have" Me, in the UK: "Lol. Lmao."

[@alx4571]

Last year, Hertz praised Tesla’s low maintenance costs. Fast forward, and they’re selling 20,000 EVs due to high repair expenses and depreciating value. Wonder if Tesla’s competition incentivized Hertz to dump Tesla? Hertz also failed to give customers a good Tesla experience or training for those unfamiliar. It is different mindset than gas vehicles.