Honest thoughts about my $160k Electric Audi

[@VINwiki]

Old man yells at clouds

[@baoquoc3710]

Ed you're funny af, but the best old man I've ever had😂😂😂😂

[@henrycollins2478]

Just the way we like it

[@darksu6947]

Get off my lawn! Kids these days..............🙄

[@llYossarian]

20:13 - _"Daddy, you are old like a turtle,"_ goes in the family quotebook FOREVER.

[@EdBolian]

Time to jump in the Diablo and head to lunch.

[@Underpantsniper]

Good, I take it the Diablo won't cry about going over the speed limit or filling the tank all the way....

[@ernesternest815]

I could not agree more. No sound no fun. Plus I don’t want my car to be a phone. Won’t own one until the law makes me.

[@S2NAZ]

Yes!! I was thinking that watching you drive 😂😂😂

[@andya7429]

Ok boomer 😅❤

[@llYossarian]

20:13 - _"Daddy, you are old like a turtle,"_ goes in the family quotebook FOREVER.

[@BrandonM7777]

"It's kind of like what a Thai restaurant would call 'white girl spicy.'" -- new favorite Ed Bolian quote

[@MrSnoopyxxx12]

Weirdly enough, I understood what he was saying.

[@colelmore]

My favorite is that “it is a functional car… like a prison spork”

[@brentgreen8209]

I made my wife stop her movie so I could repeat this quote to her. I'm not sure she was thrilled.

[@ChipW]

"unplug my daughter's electric car and plug in my wife's electric car" I giggled quite a bit at that LOL.

[@njshift]

“EV’s are for people who think of driving as a chore” -Ed Bolian

[@jamwest3146]

Elon Musk sounds like driving is a waste of time.

[@Jimmyroytroy]

He’s correct. They are. They shouldn’t exist. Those people are already lazy and inattentive enough.

[@MrCarGuy]

Which is the vast majority of people

[@conspicuoustraverser7375]

🧑🏾‍💻Nope

[@joelspaulding5964]

​@@conspicuoustraverser7375Yep.

[@willmtaylor]

This is the most grumpy old man video I’ve ever seen from Ed, and I’m totally here for it!

[@gregphelps5738]

Ed, You are slowly turning into Jeremy Clarkson..

[@paulcarmi8130]

He always was 😀

[@usaclaimsthemoon4198]

Always has been

[@jarletronerud]

That is a good thing! 😊

[@Ricky_Grade10]

You must really hate Clarkson bc there is no comparison

[@toddthezondalover645]

*copying

[@jamzergt]

It's worth $60,000 by the end of the video

[@freedomisnotnegotiable]

He said government intervention has made EVs cheap... thats nonses what makes them cheap is that all other car prices went up 25%... so driving is becoming a luxury, exactly what the government wants...

[@jamzergt]

@@freedomisnotnegotiable also, gov intervention was usually a tax break that needs to be paid back when you sell it. I believe this is what is happening in UK.

[@DanielC.959]

Hahaha comment of the year!!!!

[@RyneLanders]

​@@freedomisnotnegotiable so you don't think the massive discounts on them at the state and federal levels have any impact, huh? Interesting hypothesis...

[@mjeholdings2013]

I got one of these on the same lease deal. For reference, I have an R8 V10 and my wife's daily is a Macan. This is the best all-around car I've ever had. It's quicker and handles better than the R8 and the ride is amazing. Yes, the electronic nannies are very annoying. I counted 14 taps, button pushes, swipes to get the car settings back to how they were when I turned it off, but that is not completely unique to EVs. But you can turn off permanently the lane assist. And there is a button to turn off TC. But as Ed points out, the depreciation is brutal and this lease is the only way I'd ever have one. Looking forward to taking it to the Tail of the Dragon. I think I can make it there and back on a full charge.

[@thomasdeshler3327]

If you don't mind I was wondering how darn great that lease was I.E. what it cost.

[@mjeholdings2013]

@@thomasdeshler3327 I think in the original video Ed said the lease was somewhere around $200/month. Well, that $2400 is about the difference between the price and the residual after $40K in discounts. Add in taxes (I'm in TN), their money factor and a couple of required add-ons and the final price is closer to around $1000/month. To help me justify that price in my mind I figure my other cars will have fewer miles, wear, maintenance, etc. The lease also includes free charging at Electrify America chargers. There's one close by so I shouldn't need to buy much premium for the next year. Also, it's 7500 miles included and $0.25/mile over.

[@nervotica7991]

Living dangerously are we?

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen1051]

It handles better than the R8?

[@Truewastelander]

​@@smittywerbenjagermanjensen1051lol yeah idk about that, especially the latest R8.

[@yamahaguil]

This dude really look like that vinwiki guy

[@PantonePapi]

I’ve never seen them in the same room together

[@zresurrectedwon]

"Put me back in something without Traction Control." Amen Brother!

[@slowm240]

That lease loophole story was so good

[@petew.1418]

Watching Ed get from grudging acceptance of ev's to angry in 9 minutes was worth it! 😂😅

[@ipd56]

Ed press and hold the button on the end of the indicator stalk till you see the green car with lines each side of it on the instrument panel goes out 😊and the car will not take over the steering 👍

[@amamsurri5454]

I didn't know I was subscribed to you or that you had a KZbin channel but I'm glad to have remembered both today.

[@jeffreyoldham55]

"Functional as a prison spork". Enuff said. Your E-Tron lease is a much better purchase decision than Tyler's Lightning EV.

[@Nitrousbird]

Was it? Tyler made money on the sale AND got a ton of views/content from it. I'd say Tyler did way better.

[@rightwingsafetysquad9872]

The Lightning is a great vehicle and a pretty good truck. Just can't tow very far. And it's not a lot worse for towing than the 2.7L F-150.

[@JDSpartan2007]

This is hilarious. It's like giving a cave man a computer.

[@ElliottAlvis]

Kohl’s cash is the new crypto.

[@bryancohn9406]

My wife loves Kohls Cash, I’m going to have her start saving up for a new EV daily. Surely any self respecting dealer will take Kohls Cash over Crypto, right?

[@coreykononchuk]

I like commuting in my EV more than I thought I would; it makes the commute comfortable and quiet, and also makes deliberate drives in my gas sports car that much more special. But I’m probably replacing it with a depreciated Aston Martin when the lease is up, lol

[@chancock4222]

Wait...Ed is concerned about small cars being destroyed by the weight of an EV all of the sudden? My guy has had multiple Range Rovers and Mercedes SUVs!!😂😂😂 I gotta call BS on that one.

[@koremeltdown7258]

A fullsize pickup is 6800. 7k is insane for a passenger car.

[@chancock4222]

@ An Audi e-tron is around 5800 lbs. That's around the same as a base Escalade and about 1300 less than a standard Range Rover. Why is the weight such a big deal for an EV?

[@russelljacob7955]

I hate self steer. I am glad that when I turned it off with my car, it stayed turned off. Notably one day where it tried to turn me into a concrete block I was trying to avoid.

[@sohummallapur]

Why was video on this topic deleted on vinwiki channel?

[@Vhicken]

Isn't this it? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ7YnnePiNJ8j5o

[@teddyboragina6437]

don't think anyone said, but, my guess: audi wasn't happy, so they put the screws to nick, who then requested it. at least that's my theory.

[@EdBolian]

Audi got very, very mad.

[@benmartin3190]

@@EdBolianshiver me timbers, an automotive channel discussing issues within the automotive industry!

[@gjmotorsport]

coward@@EdBolian

[@jordanpiacentini7765]

"A prison spork" 😂😂 Always nailing it Ed

[@thomprd]

C'mon, man, install a 220V outlet. I've driven the Taycan Turbo S and that car is incredible. I really hope you do another video where you don't just do the grumpy old man thing.

[@edwardestrella3872]

Thank you, Ed, for this wonderful uplifting video that has me laughing so hard when you mentioned that you're going to unplug your daughter's toy car to charge your wife's car, that was hilarious!!! You rock Ed, God Bless you, and thank you for making my day!

[@macnlz]

I hear you on all the nannies! I've had my Model 3 Performance as a daily for nearly 6 years and it still puts a smile on my face when I gun it (nearly every light)... but at the end of the day I feel disenfranchised and disconnected from the road. Going for a Lotus Emira next, to counteract that feeling.

[@autohound7099]

"old like a turtle" 🙂

[@jssouthtx]

We need honest thoughts from Ed on a regular basis. The last scene is gold although I’m not sure I’d let that thing under the roof of any part of my home lol

[@Davran2742]

My $25K, 3,750lb Bolt EUV is the best commuter I've ever had, and has had zero problems. It's quiet, smooth, and quick compared to most cars and pickups, and doesn't beep at me. I got the Bolt as a commuting tool only, but liked it so much I sold five gas and diesel vehicles as I didn't want to drive them anymore. What expensive cars don't have heavy depreciation?

[@dave3657]

I seriously looked into buying a Volt years ago. Glad to hear that it’s a good car.

[@Davran2742]

@@dave3657 - I think GM made a mistake stopping Volt production.

[@jimmy-buffett]

+1 for the Bolt. Started with a base Bolt EV, drove it for a year, loved it, now have a Bolt EUV with supercruise on a truck heading this way. Everything about this car is good enough. Fast enough, rides well enough, comfortable enough, has enough range. And it accomplishes all of these "enoughs" while being ridiculously cheap to buy and drive. Sometimes you just have to go from A to B, and these cars are perfect A to B appliances. Kill them with miles, throw them away, buy another one. Why kill a car you love (I have several) with A to B miles, that's what this car is for.

[@deanchur]

@@Davran2742 GM just doing what they normally do, finding a car they make that people like (that isn't the Corvette) and then killing it off for another Blazer that's had the enlarge/shrink tool applied to it.

[@sneakyquick]

I drove my sons 1998 f250 pickup yesterday. All it does is buzz if you leave the keys in the ignition or leave the lights on and open the door.......perfect.....

[@zk9058]

I jumped on Ed’s bandwagon and bought an Audi Etron GT too after watching Nick explain the lease on Vinwiki. And thus far i like the car. Unlike ed, i bought the car as an additional car and not a replacement, so it’s a slightly different story, but as an additional car it’s a lot of fun. Not sure I’d be happy with it as a replacement tho.

[@gregsouther7293]

I have one as a daily. I LOVE it. I agree with Ed that the lane keep and other electronic nannies are super annoying so I keep those all turned off at all times. For comfort, speed and ease of use as a daily it is amazing. Under "normal" driving I've found the range is dead on. Yes, if you launch from every stop you will burn it down a lot faster but with tire being $2K/ set the novelty of launching begins to wear off fast. I have 2017 and 2022 Model X as well and the fit, finish, and driving experience on the Audi is so much better. My only real gripe about the car is I wish it had another 100 miles of range and Electrify America sucks compared to Tesla. 80% of the time you pull up to a charger station on or more is offline and they rarely charge at full speed. Because of that, for longer trips that require more than one charge stop to get there I still have a gas vehicle.

[@greenlover741]

Great video. Could listen to Ed talk all day. Love the bluntness without any forced promotional fake praise.

[@512adms7]

So many babysitter features for these new cars, it’s ridiculous. I own the car, I should be able to do what I please with it.

[@jakelannetti3128]

That’s why you can turn them off

[@512adms7]

@@jakelannetti3128everytime you start the damn thing? No thanks I don’t need a nanny nevertheless an annoying one

[@GearHzMusic]

yeah i really hate nannies and garbage features that default on every time you start the car. @@512adms7

[@Rogue_R8]

It’s great when people don’t take the time to look at the manual and then complain about functions that are easy to turn off. I’ve owne an etron and now have an etron S. Both have fairly putrid range compared to Teslas, but are unmatched in terms of a more luxury car experience than many EV’s and importantly, the fact that their EV SUV’s feel similar to drive to their ICE equivalents. Once Audi figures out their battery range issue, the product will really be stellar, but for now, they have to fit your use case to make sense. It sounds like this car is perfect for his wife’s use case currently and fortunately, he got a great deal on it. Drive this for utility and hop in the Lambo when you want to drive for ‘fun’.

[@dave0110aaaa]

Ed, that was a fantastic video! You were honest and sincere and hit a lot of great points that we are all thinking! Thanks for doing these kinds of videos. You have a lot of experience to share it is really fun to watch!

[@animal355]

Smart move on the leasing, I've read of an owner that paid 165k new, and 2 years on it was valued at 62K over a 1000 a week loss. And was in negative equity. Leasing is the way with EVs if you really need an EV for business and tax purposes.

[@malikramic6594]

I had Taycan for 6 months on a lease. It was great, probably the best driving experience of my life. But, it was great if your trip is within its’ range (i.e. from home to hotel is within the range, so you can charge at the destination). Everything above is just not worth it now! From my place to Vienna (Austria) is cca850 km. This meant 3 charging stops, compared to one fuel stop. And that translates to 2,5 hours longer trip with Taycan compared to my Volvo V90 CC diesel. Currently not worth it.

[@mitchellsmith4601]

There are no wires to cut. Once the lithium cells are punctured, the stored energy will continue to be released until the chemical fuel is exhausted (or you can deprive the cells of oxygen to extinguish the fire). I suppose EV manufacturers could place the batteries in an armored case, but that would probably add unmanageable weight and expense to the vehicle.

[@daszieher]

The only other place in technology, where two components, which constitute the total energy, are put into one place, is explosives.

[@jimmahr.4665]

In the battery fire, there are no wires to cut. It's the battery itself burning, spreading from cell to cell. Way to reduce the problem would be to make several separate batteries, separated by fire walls, but then again the temperatures these batteries burn at (they will burn out concrete in multi story garages) I don't know what it would take to keep them contained.

[@NewZeroland]

"Not a Lamborghini"...100% unbiased review.

[@MrStlvette]

Thanks Ed, this really clarifies EVs for me. I’m exactly like you & many others as I just don’t like or ever want one. I’ll keep my Panamera Turbo & C8.

[@andrewbaskett8581]

I was going to say, almost all the gripes are in every new car, not just EV's. However, they are fun. I always try and reference we are experiencing the new electric world the same way cars came in the 20th century. Where were cars and how were they in our society in 1924. We are kinda there.

[@friznutzs]

Lane departure mitigation is incredibly unsafe because it throws you back in the lane even if you were purposely trying to veer out of it (like someone merging into your lane or if there are some weird construction lines).

[@BeepasGarage]

I have an Ioniq 5 and I do love driving it, it can be fun. Not as fun as something with a stick shift, but fun nonetheless. I do turn things like lane centering, and auto steer off cause they are annoying. Most cars you can turn the dinging for the speed limit off completely or at least turn the volume of the alert all the way down.

[@michaelwoods8456]

It currently beeps at you for going over the speed limit, how soon will it be before it starts reporting you to the police for speeding instead ?

[@Swessy]

3:50 and for this exact reason I went and bought a Pixel after having used an iphone for two months. I don't want to get used to the easy and perhaps bright side

[@richardsimms251]

I suspect that as fully electric battery vehicles really get much, much better technically that sales will really pick up. I am talking a distance of 800-900 miles on a full battery.

[@chrism869]

im sure they will have a 800 to 900 mile even 1000 mile range eventually in the future,and if it can recharge to 100 percent in like 15 to 20 minutes and the range doesnt get affected by the weather for example in the winter ,then no one is gonna complain ever again.

[@rkan2]

And yet 90%+ of people drive less than 50 miles per day... Just a waste of money.

[@Armour783]

I am a car enthusiast thru and thru. I can name the internal chassis codes on most performance models going back to the 60's. I grew up riding ATV's and dirtbikes. I've owned several manual transmission cars and as soon as I have enough disposable cash when the kids graduate, I'm buying another manual transmission, gas engined car. Because like Ed, I'm a car enthusiast. Hearing the screaming engine of an NA V8 or V12 at full throttle literally makes the hair on my arms stand up. Why is it so hard to admit, that for the 99.99999999% of people who are on the roads with us, an EV is ACTUALLY A BETTER DRIVING EXPERIENCE! They have gobs of torque right off the line, perfect for 0-60 where majority of commuting takes place. They're dead silent. They have very low maintenance. They're cheaper to operate. No getting gas on your hands/car during fill-ups. No trips to the gas station anymore, just remember to plug it in every time you pull back into the driveway. If you can remember to plug your phone in at night you can remember to plug your car in. No emissions sitting in traffic with the windows open in the summer. We purchased an EV for my wife 3 years ago as an experiment. Just to see if she would like it, and if it would save us money. We were fully commited to losing money on it and sell it after a year if it didn't work out. Well 3 years of driving it and she told me she would NEVER drive another ICE car. It's just that much better. And we're paying 1/4 the price per mile vs her last car just to drive down the road. EV's are just better in almost every way for the majority of people who are driving their cars as appliances. Stop commenting on them only from the view of car enthusiasts. Because that's not who they're designed for.

[@Neojhun]

You nailed it, a properly designed BEV supposed to be Driver's Car. The inherent packaging such as central battery location, Rear Wheel Drive biased in most cases, lack of weight in the nose and lots of space for bulky complex suspensions geometry. Produces cars that are actually fun in the corners not just in a straight line. "EV’s are for people who think of driving as a chore" bad assumption realy annoys me, these are cars you have fun with along the to destination. If you don't need to drive more than 150 miles that day, you can hoon it and not care about the range. You'll have a full charge tomorrow waiting for you to have fun again. The only area EVs cant compete is Engine Sound which not great on most ICE cars. Oh also the new ones also just look awesome on the outside.

[@joelspaulding5964]

Many of us are NOT in that majority. Until charging for a 300 mile range can be done in 10 minutes or less- at any location in the most rural areas, I will not have an EV. If I lived in a major metropolitan area, an EV might make sense. The visceral experience of a fine German or Italian ICE vehicle is not eclipsed by quick acceleration.

[@Armour783]

@@joelspaulding5964 Your not getting it. That's the point I was trying to make. You and I aren't in the majority. Therefore automakers are going to continue NOT making cars for us. "The visceral experience of a fine German or Italian ICE vehicle" doesn't matter or factor into 99.9% of vehicle purchases, for the majority of people - non enthusiasts. So far, the only people I've encountered that think charging is an issue are those who haven't lived with an EV. Like me. I thought charging would be an issue. But after 3 years and 30,000 miles I realize it's just not. Do we need to solve charging availability. Yes. Do we need to solve charging reliability. Yes. But if I gave a free EV to the average person for a year to use. I would bet money on it 90% of people wouldn't go back. I know we won't. And before you come back at me with "my situation is different!". GOOD! Continue to buy what works for your use case. And if you need an ICE vehicle to take frequent long trips, buy that. And if you need to tow things frequently, good. Buy a diesel truck. But survey after survey shows that a majority of people aren't taking these mythical every other weekend 500+ mile road trips.

[@georgealex19]

Hey, in the settings you can offset the speed limit waring to +10mph 👍

[@rkan2]

For a 2024 model?

[@BitterCarGuy]

I would love to have an electric car. I hate going to gas stations around Atlanta and for the majority of my commuting to the office and back and EV would be fine. I can keep my 4Runner for weekend duties. I’m not a “not in my backyard” shake your fist at the kids type of person. I would gladly give up my bmw for a cheapo lease on that eTron. Ppl did give up typewriters and horse drawn carriages after a lot of bellyaching and complaining too.

[@nafnaf0]

Leasing it is not a bad idea. The depreciation on BEVs can be terrible

[@kory.rykman]

😂 got to unplug my daughter’s electric car and plug in my wife’s electric car 😂😂

[@kbarrett1844]

Best part of the segment.

[@Arcturuseyes]

I once saw a band in college called "prison spork" they were heavy, man...

[@mahdego]

Got a (not as good deal as Ed) similar lease for RS etron GT. It's a great ride. Had dealer apply a TSB software update so that I don't keep getting that beeping warning every time I restart the car.

[@randyritzow5178]

How much was the payment?

[@TheCompyshop]

He refuses to say, but he mentions the price of brakes and tires for their Land Rover. I'd guess around 6-8k?

[@EdBolian]

It was about $3k plus the prepaid maintenance and taxes which were a little steep in GA. $6k all in for the year. $12k for 2 of them.

[@TheCompyshop]

@@EdBolian That’s brilliant. For 6k I’d do that deal too

[@strangeclouds7]

​@@TheCompyshopHell yeah. If I had a charger where I lived id do that in a heart beat

[@jacoba8875]

On the indicator stalk, there is a button on the very end of it that will turn off the lane keep assist which is steering for you. Holding it for about 3 seconds should do the trick :)

[@rustyshakelford]

Hang in there Ed. Thanks for bringing us along!

[@SteelyEyedH]

I went from a mustang to a performance model 3, and I totally agree with the speed is a novelty. I feel I only ever use the speed for other people to give them a “Tesla grin” Miss the mustang and the raw feel. As soon as I can I’ll be getting another ICE

[@jamwest3146]

Great video, Mr Bolian!

[@markk3453]

u have good points but you should get a level 2 charger installed. which will take your charge from 36 hours to 7 from empty.

[@zk9058]

I heard the traffic sign warning alarm is a bug….it should remember your settings and save it to your Audi profile. Once you turn it off, it should remain off. Audi has an update for it that will correct it (or so the Audi interwebs say).

[@andybobandy641]

Leasing is the way to go cause when it starts falling apart in 5 years, you can just turn it in for a new one. That's all new cars are good for. A 5 year lease.

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

Pay cash and live within your means. Leasing is just p/155ing your money up against the wall with conditions attached.

[@dannydillon997]

I just subscribed I follow taverish and Tyler but now I know you have this not just vinwiki new content thank you so much bud, we talked before I build honda ruckus's

[@briangery7963]

Great video. I agree with everything you said about EVs. By the way you can turn off the speed notification beeps and the annoying lane holding features on the RS e-tron GT.

[@donschiffer7400]

Wait until reviewers realize new Ferraris, Lamborghinis and VW’s will beep at them when they speed… It’s not an EV thing, it’s an all new car from Europe thing.

[@grigorioschristodoulou5229]

Good thing you leased it. Costs about 80k in a good day now

[@blraider9724]

Had one..kept it 6 months and got rid of it before the values tanked. Range sucks and too heavy to have fun with. Went back to a 911 and now all is good.

[@tripprogers4814]

Dear Mr. So Called Bolian, Could we get back to your knowledge of *prison sporks?*

[@turbo2g2003]

I love your non-commital charging station

[@sidebproductionsllc8353]

But will it do Mona backwoods jumping?

[@EdBolian]

Less risk of radiator damage!

[@descartes451]

So how much is the lease payment?

[@drew10981]

It sounds like your issue isn't as much with the electricness of the car, but the nags and beeps. Which I agree, some modern cars definitely have too much technology shoe horned into them, especially from what the driver needs to do to operate it safely. But, overall as a car to get from point a to point b it doesn't sound like you really have much objection to it. Your pain point about "doing this twice means I've used up 15 miles of battery" honestly isn't any different than doing that same thing twice in a gas powered v10/v12 as that'll use 15 miles of gas. I think if you keep looking around at EVs and find one that doesn't nag at you as often, I think it's something you could enjoy. Because the novelty of the sudden burst of acceleration cannot be hidden by your grumbling when after you do it and immediately smile near the end of the video. :)

[@Wheelman1966]

Gotta unplug my daughter's electric car and plug in my wife's electric car. Lol.

[@realleescoggins]

Watching Ed drive an EV is like watching me use a Crosley turntable.

[@brianbaker4288]

I bought a Tesla. Great car, very quick and had some good features. Sold it after 9 months for a Audi S5. ICE may be slower but way more fun!

[@jeoboden]

What are the numbers on the lease?

[@MJW59]

That last 30 seconds of the video was everything that was needed to be known. lol

[@Dolby109]

Beautiful car, but holy shit the nannies on that thing are insane. Never imagined a car that would beep at just one mph over the limit. They really need to make that a permanent option to turn off. I'm like Ed, even worse, a manual elitist jerk. EV's are fast, but at the expense of a soul...so yeah I'd rather drive something slow and involving than fast and does everything for you.

[@TheOriginalLugnuts]

Even though I’ve raced solar powered cars in college I will never bring myself to buy a battery powered EV. Maybe a hydrogen fuel cell one day but who knows, like you I love internal combustion engines too much

[@jrfish007]

My fun car will never be an EV, but as a daily car I’ll buy whatever minimizes my expenses and meets my needs. EVs do not today as it’s not uncommon for me drive 700 miles a day.

[@ravennexusmh]

harrys' garage did a good video about this issue. they've gone to silly, they're too big, to fast, and they're far to expensive, but also to energy ineffecient. that combined with unpredictible battery wear that varies from the way it's charged. makes them really hard to sell on the used market once the lease period on such things is over.

[@eemo2093]

I believe that Audi is one of four electric cars a Finnish insurance company will not insure because of the replacement price of the battery pack. Not a joke.

[@rkan2]

And the strict criteria the manufacturer has for damage on the underfloor.

[@lancer1993]

I agree with most of what you're saying. EVs are great to get to work or the shops, you can probably do a short road trip for the weekend and yes with some planing go further but for some its not gonna work if you have further to go or go places without charging options like remote areas.

[@MichaelMacco]

I have often thought of the power required to move such a heavy vehicle (all EVs) but I’m then reminded of how much gas we use to power V8 & V12 super cars and Yukon Denalis. And also how inefficient it is for me to drive my Binmer 100mph +. As much as I want to say it’s different with EVs, it’s not really. We pay for what we want.

[@hyri3188]

I think that EVs are ideal/fun to people who barely knows how a car works or histories of them, but want to have a fast car because it's fun. It's like roller coaster, we don't know much about how they work nor do we care, all we want it to do is go fast and make us have some screams and giggles. But honestly my ideal EV would be a car that has an electric drivetrain and that's it. No "auto-reverse intelligence" or beeps and bops, just being a simple car but with electric drivetrain. I drove the VW ID.3 the other day and it's fun! Quite addicting to floor it all the time, but my god is it a faff to actually use the car, it's just too complicated. Glad I'm just 20, young enough to figure out all the buttons, but I can't imagine lets say my dad to use it, it's like him using his phone, too complicated

[@grigorioschristodoulou5229]

Save a shortcut for the speed limit warning. I’m not sure if there’s another trick like in BMWs where you hold the SET button on the steering to disable the warning

[@Pescatore]

Hey, Ive bought from Audi Birmingham too 😂

[@maybelive765]

Hi Ed, been a fan of your channel(s) for a while. Hope everything is fantastic with your family and yourself. I wanted to point out that at 7:35, you speak up about the dangers of electric vehicles catching fire, and a little later on you say "the government intervention (is going to solve the problems) that we've already seen. The policies which have already made them so inexpensive-". I'm not sure if you mispoke, or what your take on the topic is, but I'd like to point out that what you said is what economists consider fallacious. The "No Free Lunch" fallacy is the one I'm referring to. Say I build Lamborghinis, and my business is quite good. But, my Lamborghinis catch fire. And, many manufacturers build better cars for cheaper, and with less dangerous parts when a crash does occur. What will the government do to make my Lamborghinis cheaper for mass appeal? You can see that just by changing "Electric Vehicle" to something a little more taboo, that what you said now makes no sense. Secondly, and something that should be blatantly obvious to any good citizen, is that you cannot solve business problems by throwing more money at it. Bad investment? Would doubling up your investment solve that? Absolutely not. So, when you say that government "policy" somehow makes EVs cheaper is a net positive to society, we both know this is a lie. The government can print money to try to solve problems, but doing so will inevitably incur serious penalties to the economy. Thats what good economists call an immeasurably unsustainable problem. Lastly, and I think most importantly, most people understand that EVs are not staying for long. Let's look at the long list of lies they told us about EVs: -reliable (nope) -economical (sacrificing your range signficiantly; nope) -good for the environment (li-ion mining; nope) -cheap (nope) -good financing plans (nope) -good warranty (hyundai fiasco; nopee) -well built (right to repair fiasco & burning teslas; nopee) -fast (kinda? say goodbye to your tires) So, the incentives to purchase one EV is very small. Miniscule. Virtue Signallingly small. Thanks for reading my rant there Ed, have a good evening.

[@matthewalbers31]

what's the insurance cost ...?

[@winstonmace4865]

Ed, there's an emergency plug that's been released which is used by first responders to kill battery in the event of an explosion or a fire. Sanďy Munro talks about it on his channel.

[@autohound7099]

I literally could not stop laughing! Ed, you need a comedy channel just driving EV's! But, you'd have to get a medical waiver for your blood pressure.

[@spinnetti]

The older I get, the less impressed I am with fancy cars. I love tinkering with the old ones because its all about what you can make it, not what it already is and you can't improve. I have an R8 but am shopping for a Gen I TT which I'll modify a bit and probably drive more lol.

[@SharifZ4335]

Ed to turn off lane keep, hold the button on the turn signal stalk and you’ll see the lane dashes disappear

[@AngusAngus]

The ending was like a cartoon the way he popped his lid and the hawaiian shirt seemed so ironic all of a sudden.

[@djremotion2]

Prison spork. Could not have put it better myself. Ed delivers the truth once again.

[@SVJROADSTER770]

I owned one and the 235 Range is true if you drive on the moon. The Range is more like 180. I found myself charging it every other day which was a pain in the ass. I had a 220 volt line installed and it still took 6 hours to recharge. The end result was trading the car in for a Porsche Turbo S + 100k. These EVs are some gimmick. Not for me but I tried.

[@Fastg80]

Are they still offering that deal ?

[@EdBolian]

No, I think it resulted in all the US inventory being sold.

[@kevinbrennan8081]

The lender is going to take an enormous bath at the end of that lease as EV depreciation is simply off the charts. Sounds like a great deal but if I had to go through the procedure to turn off the chime for exceeding the speed limit every time I drove the car I am not sure how I would feel about it. What on earth is VAG thinking with that?

[@alvaro1728]

At 3:47, Ed explains the issue I had when I bought my new M2 Competition. It made my Ferrari 355 feel like a slow, antiquated, problematic money pit.

[@ksteak27]

Ed's the kind of guy to say words like "newfangled malarky". 🤣