I NEARLY DIED and FROZE to DEATH! The EVil truth about ELECTRIC CARS, SNOW, ICE & ARCTIC CONDITIONS!

[@VancouverCanucksRock]

There's a reason why Trudeau and Biden's Motorcades aren't consisting of EV's.

[@C.UHoward]

Good point

[@gerttichelaar8441]

I learned so much from your mishaps, thank you. I will keep driving my 20 year old BMW 6cylinder petrol car. I can even maintain the car by myself now, i'm retired 😎

[@truck6859]

There's no greater reality than one's own experience. Thank you for sharing. Glad you survived.

[@Absaalookemensch]

A combustion engine car can always get a 5 gallon (about 20 liter) fill in a couple minutes from anyone if you run out of gas on the road. That will get you 125-150 miles (200-240 km).

[@MCML50]

You are a gem for the people that maybe are looking to get a EV. Please cep them coming. You are the best.👍

[@kcu189]

Looks like the main accessory pack for EVs is a large generator towed behind. Along with 5 years worth of rations, cooking and heating gear.

[@SouthpawDavey]

No they are terrible at towing too 🤣🤣

[@petestan]

5 years worth… because petrol will be easier to find than electricity in a 5-year crisis! Perhaps you need to think about your comment a bit more…

[@petestan]

@@SouthpawDavey because they are more powerful and have significantly more torque? Or do you maybe have things the wrong way around?

[@SouthpawDavey]

@@petestan no they do pull for sure direct power but see how long the charge lasts if you’re towing. Then the time to recharging. Maybe hook the generator to the car as you’re towing it and run the generator and charge at the same time eh? Sort of defeats the whole purpose of the electric car you’re driving though don’t you think 🤔

[@corvair140]

Don't worry. The tree huggers say due to climate change it won't snow again and it's going to be 40 deg C every day from now on.

[@TheMentalblockrock]

@@jeremyradford5103 Actually, there is not!

[@royboy1901]

Can it start from today

[@thalesofmiletus2966]

@@TheMentalblockrock Weather is what you experience when you step outside on any given day. In other words, it is the state of the atmosphere at a particular location over the short-term. Climate is the average of the weather patterns in a location over a longer period of time, usually 30 years or more.

[@richardstreet7518]

Happy days!! Get a petrol car while you can!!

[@TheTruth-dy8ze]

@@jeremyradford5103 = Tesla sales agent.

[@merlingeikie]

Got it.. I'm getting rid of my Ev too. The battery died and I cried.

[@realscience948]

People in Canada are not buying full EV’s as much…batteries seem to be losing more charge in the cold! Ok in the big city…but not wise for big outdoors!

[@workonesabs]

I would never go EV, totally useless. as you said, i live here and no charging points are not working and in bad weather is terrible. I was in the snow in my 3.0l CDTi Vectra nice and warm, no issues and enough fuel to do 400 miles.

[@mrintomesee]

Batteries and the cold just don't mix. The colder it is the more it seems to zap the power. If a normal car battery dies it usually happens after the first cold snap of the year.

[@bensouthwell1339]

Petrol and young children dont mix

[@TheSmallRabbit]

Nahhh not in an EV these things work well in sub zero temps albeit if they have a little reduced range. My little BMW i3 does about 180-200 mles in the warmer months but recently on a 90 mile trip from Buxton to Blackpool in the cold with the heaters on I used about 10% more battery so still arrived with 45%

[@m.g.540]

Once worked at a GM fuel cell research facility in upstate NY, this was back in the days of the GM EV1, the engineers all had EV1's for commuting to the facility which were charged at the parking areas, they were sufficient for a round trip of 150 miles in warm weather but upstate NY winters are brutal (Buffalo NY), the EV1 could do the commute without any added draw on the batteries in winter, that meant resistance heating was not available, you froze or drove a gasoline powered vehicle.

[@FullFact548]

Thank heaven for heat pumps 😊

[@philhemenway3503]

Snow squalls on the Thruway…epic to say the least. 🎿

[@skyliner6785]

Maybe evs are the reasoning behind 15 minute cities at least you can walk home from the boundary when they pack up or catch fire 👍

[@Marc816]

Me, while driving my 23 year old gasoline car with the heater, windshield wipers, and headlights on: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

[@alananderson6812]

The joys of electric car ownership. The problem is too many of the charge points are not working. I think electric car ownership is a horses for courses thing. I could easily use an electric car for my daily commute but, with a petrol or diesel you have soo much more flexibility.

[@davebenz8271]

I also understand that, because of the weight, they go through tires pretty quickly. (And tires aren’t very environmentally friendly.)

[@sirmalus5153]

EV's are just rubbish all round. NEVER, NEVER BUY ONE is the best choice.

[@ericc461]

Glad you found warmth. I love having my bias on EVs confirmed. I live in Colorado, this is what I'd expect half the time in winter. There are charging stations, but spending so much time there reminds me of 19th century steam locomotives stopping to fill up on water and coal.

[@ericc461]

@@jeremyradford5103 Okay, thanks, I will.

[@petestan]

You do realise most EV drivers never have to stop for fuel whereas you’ve to go to a special shop every few days and pay a fortune for it? The EVs you see overtaking you all of the time all have a full tank of fuel every morning.

[@FullFact548]

Eric, you should check out the TFL channel on KZbin. They also live in Colorado and have tested all sorts of cars up to the Loveland pass and back. It would help some of your concerns. The other thing worth remembering is that electric cars are not affected by altitude in the same way as combustion engines.

[@FullFact548]

Oops, sorry, I seem to be repeating myself. Must be old age creeping up on me 😞

[@sheilam4525]

It might not be overly exciting but it is invaluable information for those thinking of buying an EV. Glad you got out of that situation, Lee.

[@TheMacMaster]

Thank You.

[@robblack7560]

I agree, you can't be suffering with it

[@keithskelton2287]

anyone thinking about buying an EV should go straight to a head doctor for their own safety

[@FullFact548]

@@keithskelton2287 You're going to need a lot of head doctors looking at global sales of electric cars.

[@mikeatlessgears]

Shared on Twitter, I owned a Leaf, had a similar experience to you, got rid straight after. Great video and insight 👌

[@frosty_soda]

Who would've realised, the thing the government is pushing on us, turns out to be an absolute dud!

[@harrish6]

Surprised you are surprised

[@808yorkie]

When has that NOT happened? I'm trying to think of a thing govylt has foisted on us that wasn't a shit show failure.

[@FullFact548]

The government isn't pushing anything onto us. The growth in EV sales is purely down to market forces. Legacy automakers have been scrabbling to catch ever since sales of the Tesla Model 3 ripped into the market for combustion Audi, Mercedes, and BMW. In the UK last year, more people bought an EV than bought a diesel with only petrol car sales outperforming them. All this government has done is reduce grants on new EVs and hand out 120 new licences for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea 😢

[@alanwhite6293]

I went into teaching 16 years ago, after a career as a plumber, and one of my work mates told me If it's in the papers or on the telly, don't believe it!! I suppose the same goes for youtube as well sometimes (Ha Ha )and definitely don't listen to what the politicians say!!!!!

[@shaynegadsden]

@@FullFact548 are you smoking crack, yes governments aren't pushing anything it's not like putting in policies to ban the sale of ICE cars in the next couple of years would make any difference right

[@denniscarvell1828]

Found this out 4 years ago ,never regretted returning to ice

[@mavericmorph5358]

You nearly died. Think of the children who did die mining the materials for those batteries. Also, think of the massive destruction of land that was caused to mine just a small percentage of materials for those batteries.

[@FullFact548]

Look up the uses of cobalt before spouting rubbish about materials and child labour. Cobalt mining doesn't kill children, poverty does. Emissions from transport in the UK is responsible for many thousands of premature deaths every year but mindless people talk nonsense about a much cleaner technology.

[@Beorn.]

@FullFact548 I think I may have this wrong but it seems your justification for child labour in the DRC is its helping the health of our children? Don't think about the 550,000 hectares of forest cleared in Indonesia to mine for nickel for the batteries or how many miles evs have to be driven to reach offset for the excess c02 created in an evs manufacture. In fact ignore all the inconvenient truths . Definitely don't need to consider the carbon created installing the 3 phase grid required to support them and given the UK had to switch on coal fired power stations last night to meet demand its probably best if we ignore that as well. Some narrow minded people claim "oh my electricity comes from green sources only" but that power was probably boiling a few kettles until someone plugs into their charger. Don't ignore that despite the power stations being on, DEFRA reported the air quality across the uk yesterday was all in the green! If I may I would like to expand on this, take Wales, chargers are few and far between, the grid isn't up to it and I believe they have only achieved somewhere in the region of 6% of target for "greening up!" Please correct me if I'm wrong so how much c02 to dig up Gwynedd alone to lay cables and install the infrastructure? Just an example...

[@andreamerciar3779]

My friend's daughter's boyfriend works at Jaguar Land Rover in Liverpool. They are going all out on EV production, and offer deals to staff to buy Jaguar EVs. He has a new Jaguar EV, and told her that "what they don't tell you is that if you bang the car (e.g. in a mini scrape / collision / going over and hitting a road hump) it is a write-off because they do not know what damage has been done to the electronic systems . . ." That is hardly green energy sustainable car-of-the-future stuff is it? 🤔

[@robertwhite3503]

Every time I go over a road hump I have to replace the radio on my ICE car! Also the battery leads on my 12 volt battery fall off!

[@FullFact548]

I remember many years ago driving down to Cornwall late at night to see my in-laws in a mk1 Ford fiesta. When we reached Exeter, the skies opened, and snow poured down. By the time we got onto the A30 Okehampton by-pass, it was a foot deep and a complete white out, and the only way i could tell where the road was was by following the central barrier. Scary, especially crossing Dartmoor, but we reached our destination without incident.

[@tonyfurneaux3399]

Hi, I am a Brit living in the middle of Canada, 17 years now. My wife drives a Suburu Forrester, famed for 4wd in snow and icy conditions, I drive a 4x4 Chev Silverado. I am not a wealthy guy, but I am smart enough not to take any notice of Governments BS about how wonderful EVs are LOLOL. I will not be trusting our lives to a lump of compressed dirt from China. We often get cold snaps here of minus 25 for days at a time, so far this season it has gone down to minus 34. We have to plug our vehicles in, to start like an electric element that helps the oil not sludge, and be harder to start. I get the oil changed at 5,000kms on both. As you bought a Porsche you can afford the folly of your ways, I wish you good luck getting rid of it, my advice get a Suburu, basic but good value, and they go through slippery conditions better than any other car out there, trust me, I have tested ours big time, through 10 inch snow, NO problem, only when the tyres leave the road surface will it fail, due to no grip. Even then if you are a bit skilled, you can get through. Regards Tony.

[@stevesherman1743]

Simple : BATTERIES LOSE POWER IN THE COLD

[@GalaxyFur]

*We had very cold snowy weather come here in Wisconsin* back in January, and we had a boat load of stranded electric car owners because the chargers broke when it got really cold. The same thing happened out in the New England area as well. Lots and lots of electric car/truck owners having to get hotels that week. Many of their batteries just died right in the road, in fact. Yet, all gas cars worked perfectly fine. And the gas pumps just worked and do actually get fixed if they do break. Electric charge stations aren't maintained like gas pumps are. Plus, that electric cable gets as hard and stiff as steel rebar when it's very cold. LOL! And the charge time takes forever compared to filling a gas car. 😅 Now that's it's officially springtime now, though we're averaging in the 40s for temperatures. Though we did get a couple of inches of snow yesterday. But it all melted off right away. It will be nice and warm and sunny here very soon now. We get beautiful springs and summers here. So electric car owners won't have to worry anymore until next winter.

[@scruffscruffeton986]

Five months of the year I risk snow storms, blizzards, whiteouts, and freezing weather, while residing 10 kilometers from my nearest neighbor. Think I'll stick with the V6. You see why we use snow tires in the winter. Put on mid November, off mid April.

[@pixie706]

At least it's no problem getting that" nasty" fuel without apps.

[@Jimothy-723]

i use snow tires year round. snow tires are better in rain and have better all terrain properties and also have better grip in general. Studded snow tires for winter.

[@scruffscruffeton986]

@@Jimothy-723 Live south of the snow chain/studded tire allowance in my jurisdiction, far enough north though to get five months of winter weather.

[@phildoneghan284]

I've been saying this all along, EV manufacturers tell us their vehicles have so much range per full charge, I've asked them how much range is there on a freezing cold winter's night, lights on, heaters on, wipers, I've yet to get a reply

[@salibaba]

Try getting them to give you an answer the same for a petrol car. ANY transport is affected by the weather, if you think ANY petrol works the same in winter you’re clearly deranged.

[@xr6lad]

@@salibaba the difference is we don’t have to turn things off…ever. While you freeze your a^^^ in your expensive EV we know that we can totally refuel in 5 minutes at the nearest petrol station…..and not have to download an app and register a credit card just for the privilege . While keeping the heat turned on.

[@stephenrobbins9901]

Thanks for the honesty ,I keep my petrol car!

[@Swimmingforlife.]

So glad I picked up my new Audi petrol 2 weeks ago, I couldn’t be bothered with all that carry on. I know people who have had the same bother as you have had, going from service station to service station and sweating buckets. Another great video. Kind regards

[@5ebra1]

You have done more to enlighten motorist of the stupidity in buying an electric car than anyone else. Thank you sir.

[@howardlake6178]

You have uncovered something of MASSIVE importance. I think you must highlight this to news organisations. If you live in an undulating area known for snow, which anywhere north, east or west of Bristol is, your life is in danger. With the torque, the wheels spin, depleting battery, thus creating road safety danger…..a small EV, with lower range, even worse

[@thomaswilson2917]

Sone EV have settings to change the available torque. Also a mode called slip start for sand and snow.

[@dermet12]

Great video and tells the truth about all this electric car fiasco.I had one last year for 4 days and it was a nightmare

[@GeoffBuysCars]

They don't want you to go anywhere... When you realise that, it all makes sense. Fun video...!

[@pablosearth]

thanks for sharing this.. It is one if my biggest arguements against electric vehicles, they are useless in the Winter. That same night so many vehicles were stranded on the M62, snowed in, but at least they had heating. Imagine if they were all electric and how would you recover/restart them all when the roads are safe!?!

[@john_nip_nop]

Lots of tows.

[@ELPaso1990TX]

Another problem with electric cars is using the heating in winter can significantly reduce the battery power and range. At least with petrol and diesels heat is a byproduct from the combustion engine, but in an electric car the heater uses a lot of battery power. Same in summer using air-con in an electric car wastes battery power so not nice being stuck in a summer traffic jam either with no air-con. Electric cars have to be one of the most stupidest inventions. Ok if you live in a city and never leave that city but no good for long journeys.

[@actualfacts1055]

In Australia we get baked to death in our Teslas.

[@GamersBay]

This is one of the downsides to owning an electric car. We have a Chevy Bolt, and I can tell you from experience the batteries die very quickly in the extreme cold. A full charge would last for about an hour of driving when temperatures were in the negative.

[@scrimperuk]

Lets hope that more people watch your videos and it saves them from the issues of owning an electric car, I am amazed at your patience, I would be tearing my hair out with frustration. Many thanks for your excellent videos.

[@fs357mag]

That snow looks crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. (Glad you lived to tell the tale.)

[@TheMacMaster]

Lol. 😂 That made me giggle. 😂

[@NatureTheratree]

Glad the Best Western Plus Lee Wood Hotel was there for you in your time of need! Was a pleasure to meet you :)

[@TheMacMaster]

Hey Was nice to meet you Steve. Keep an eye out for the breakfast review later today. :0)

[@anntaplin4960]

My car is 24 years old this year. owned it for 11 years. Spent a small fortune to get it through it's MOT but will never go electric.

[@alisonlee3314]

I love my diesel golf. But it won't comply with the LEZ being introduced in my city on 1 June. Luckily, I will be able to avoid the LEZ....but many won't.

[@outspokenwitness8744]

They're good for small city cars but for large cars and long commutes, not a good idea.

[@MalcDavison]

Electric vehicle owners should ONLY be allowed to charge their cars using wind and solar power, otherwise it's just pretend.....

[@TheMacMaster]

They should be able to charge it with hot air as that's what they normally talk. 😂

[@FullFact548]

I agree and leave all the fossil fuel to power oil refineries as they use a ton of it..

[@joelpierce3940]

Totally agree!

[@CPetchelli]

Lol load of shit. I don’t care where my power comes from. EV’s are not saving the planet, they are only cutting local pollution. I have mine because i love it, not because i think i am captain planet

[@darrenwright3277]

Had electric car in 2015 worst car I ever had now back to diesel

[@davidogden7389]

My god what a nightmare EVs are an absolute joke I will never consider an EV they are so expensive the insurance is so expensive

[@TheUKMediaWatch]

Now then my friends .!!!! Another bad thing about them is you can’t hear them approaching . I wonder about blind people and also wildlife as they use the sound of cars at crossings . And they are rather quiet . 👍🏼 love this channel 💯🇬🇧 onwards .!!!!!

[@stevenwatson3963]

Yup, 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds and 2 tonnes of silence...what could go wrong?

[@780jodie]

I have a kia niro hybrid and i was driving in Leigh on Sea where people r walking in the road and i was driving very slowly behind when the car behind me bibbed his hooter well the man in front of me walking started shouting etc at me and i had to explain it was the car behind, u have to make allowances for people coz they really cant hear u

[@Maaloxi]

Look up this mate: VESS

[@coconuciferanuts339]

Yes.Even for the able bodied person who is used to hearing vehicles approaching before stepping off the kerb! Deathly silence.

[@utubenewb1265]

It's truly interesting to learn about life in the UK. I didn't realize that people there drive unprepared in inclement weather, or that small town people will allow people to die of exposure on their front porch.

[@thomasthompson2899]

I'm glad I am not the only one to pick up on his overdramatic tale of a supposed near death experience! He was near a railway station around 9 at night. Surely there were several trains due before service shuts down for the night. But then again, he might prefer death over a trip on a common railway.

[@abdullahal-shimri3091]

I bought my 2017 Ram 1500 brand new and I’m never selling my truck. I remember a girl approaching me in a parking lot. She wanted me to jump start her dead Tesla 🙄

[@vincentcalvelli6452]

Lee you have confirmed my opinion of EV is not the way to go!

[@patriciadavison1486]

There is no way I would consider buying an electric car. The UK are flogging them like candy but, as always, the country has not prepared properly . Usual UK inefficiency. I have read so many stories, similar to yours, where people limp their depleted vehicles into charging places only to find them “Out of Service”. What are we supposed to do - grin and say, “We are in it together” and dance off feeling how great it is to be British?! Nope.

[@annajohnson3309]

Here in America half the people can't drive on snow and ice and we already have cars that get 50 miles per gallon which is also so don't need a electric cars . Just buy a car that get 50 miles per gallon . save you a ton of money and will use way less gas . Problem solved .and will not have to worry about lithium batteries or plugs or a place to charge it .

[@richardbooth4573]

thank you for being honest. 😊

[@johngaskins4700]

I am glad you are safe and ok. Get rid of the thing before you end up in serious trouble in the bad weather or should I say more serious trouble than you have already had.

[@hendongooner7383]

I'll be sticking with my 57 plate Golf TDI Match (1.9) Diesel. 500 miles range on a tank of diesel that takes less than 5 mins to recharge. No desire to ever own an EV.

[@TheMacMaster]

What about the children mining the lithium? There's an argument on every side. Personally. Take me back to the 80's as the world we are living in is not going to.be a great place to live. World has gone mad. I worry for my younger children.

[@richardcarr7557]

Thank you for your honesty. Anyone who buys into it has been conned, they are far from " green " Quite the opposite in fact.

[@petestan]

No data or evidence for this long-disproven Daily Mail myth I suppose? Did you know all elephants weigh less than 50kg? I don’t need to provide evidence for this.

[@FullFact548]

Sorry Richard but you are wrong on both counts. Over their lifetime, electric vehicles are far less harmful to the environment and much cheaper to run. This has been thoroughly researched and peer reviewed

[@shedbythetracks]

Batteries are for flashlights.

[@lorendjones]

Even in that role they're dead half the time you need them!

[@shedbythetracks]

@@lorendjones ha!!

[@Reignbow-r1x]

You go green then you turn blue with the cold! Glad you're still here to tell the story mate....EVs are just stress machines and stress kills

[@nottyash100]

Man you are doing the most sensible thing I have seen written on this site for quite a while, the world is not coming to and end any time soon, but fires in EV vehicles are almost a daily event, Get yourself a good tried and tested Auto with a petrol engine, or diesel if you prefer. Lets save our auto industry and the maintenance workers jobs. On the matter of EV fires i leave that to you to look up, its not pretty.

[@bohdanburban5069]

Ironic: buying an EV as protection against global warming and almost freezing to death.

[@DavidPlayfair]

You should watch Bjorn Nyland's videos about sleeping out overnight in sub-zero temperatures in Norway. -26 and he still managed to drive home in the morning. As they say 'Little knowledge is a dangerous thing!'.

[@RenKnight347]

I carry a folding shovel just for times like this. I'll never desire, drive or own an EV for this reason as well as the fire potential. But, my first car was a '77 Toyota Celica GT with a 5 speed manual. My father tossed a fold up shovel into the hatchback and I asked him what's that for. He said, ""You'll know when you need it!"" I now have a 2015 F-150 with the 5.0 and only RWD. But every road vehicle that I have ever registered in my name had or now has some sort of folding shovel onboard. The first time that you will need it you'll more than likely not want to ever be caught out there without a shovel.

[@matthewgodwin3050]

Crikey Lee, I had no idea you'd gone through that. If you'd had an elderly and/or infirm person in the car, that could have killed them. I found your channel through a collaboration video with Geoff Buys Cars, and quickly fell 'in love' with the food reviews. They're absolutely brilliant. But I've been intrigued by the EV videos too, and can't believe how horrendous your experiences have been. I couldn't live like that, and I really do worry about you in the Taycan. That amount of stress and anxiety can't be good for your health. I can't wait for the day when you can hand back the Taycan and replace it with something that has a proper engine. And if I ever win the lottery, there's a nice V-8 petrol engined Lexus LC500 with your name on it. Any colour you like, on me. Genuinely mean that. In the meantime, stay safe my friend, and look after yourself in that silly EV.

[@davewhite113]

Nobody much is talking about all of fights and road rage incidents that is happening at the public charging stations. So many EV owners want to cut in line and charge their vehicle in front of those that are already waiting in line to charge. It's dangerous to own an EV. Might freeze to death, might be burned if the battery catches fire or might get shot or stabbed by an idiot that broke in line at a charging station.

[@nigelrowe2204]

Yeah, right. Apart from the Daily Heil, where else do you get those 'facts'?

[@EV6-Gear]

Same here. Going back to clean diesel. EV6 has nothing but issues. KIA support and customer service gone AWOL. Yes it is cheaper to run but that is it. Range anxiety is getting to me as every time I go to charge it is in use or ( out of order ) but the app tells you it is free and working.

[@FullFact548]

"Clean diesel"???

[@Mk1Laser]

can i have it please!

[@EV6-Gear]

@@Mk1Laser Have to wait till Jan 11th 2024 I'm afraid.

[@pablosearth]

The more i think about this the EV actually suits their agenda perfectly. If everything we need is going to be 15 minute walk away and we will be fined in the future for driving outside of our zone, they actually don't want you driving long distances and are implementing the EV and ULEZ charges to make it nigh on impossible to leave your area and travel. Think about it...

[@joemalone7385]

I experienced something similar in my Kia E-Niro last winter. Freezing conditions came on very quickly when I was on my way back to Nottingham from London. I was heading to a charge point and the mileage range suddenly dropped from about 40 miles to zero in a split second. I headed to the nearest charge point which was at a golf club/hotel in Leicestershire and the car died on the long driveway leading up to the golf club. I ended up rolling the car down to the golf club reception and had to stay there the night. I've been recovered three time because I couldn't find a functional or available charge point. I'm 18 months into a 2 year business lease and I've told them to come and collect it early. Never again! I've replaced it with a Euro 6 Diesel Volvo XC60.

[@jeffg9706]

If you're low, charge it 1st chance you get not last chance and always prepare before you go.

[@nigelspencer6030]

Lee, I really do feel so sorry for you, the stress these cars bring to people's lives. I own and run a small insurance brokers and the horror stories are REAL. So many outside of city centre living, working and driving people had enough. No infersrrcture in place and these cars are 5 to 10 years early. Oh love your videos. Pure class...

[@petestan]

Saving tens of thousands, never needing a service or maintenance and never needing to go buy fuel. These things are stressful for people??

[@AlanTov]

You do realise most EV’s have a range of 260 miles, right?

[@petestan]

@@AlanTov with a 20-minute top-up along the way, that's more than 10 hours of driving. And people have been tricked into thinking this isn't enough... I cannot understand how there's still anti-EV sentiment after more than a decade of myth-busting. In reality, there simply isn't a downside to EVs.

[@johnnydoe1984]

Jimmy 260 miles ("mileage quoted will vary and will change if the wipers are on , the heater is on , you put your foot down , the electric seats are operated , the air conditioning is turned on , it's hilly , it's hot , it's cold , the batteries are getting on a bit )

[@petestan]

@@johnnydoe1984 “intermittent use of a 40W windscreen wiper motor will affect the range of a vehicle that has up to 100,000Wh of battery capacity”. Johnny Doe, 2023.

[@DavidWilliams-qs6lz]

I really wish people would STOP referring to oil, gas and natural gas as fossil fuels, it's ridiculous. Firstly, both are extracted deep below the earth's surface. Oil for example at between 16,000 to 20,000 feet. Fossils are found on the earth's surface and there have been very few finds of these, certainly not enough to make fuel. To do that, even if it were possible which it isn't as most are found in rocks, there would have to be trillions of them. The correct term for oil, gas and coal would be naturally occurring fuels as they are produced by nature and processed by man.

[@grumpyoldgit8254]

I Think you will find you are way of the mark, These resources were formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago, remains were covered by layers of rock and sand. Under specific temperature and pressure conditions the remains were turned into oil and/or natural gas. Coal was formed from the vast forests, when we were coal mining we used to see many fossilised remain of ferns, and that was half a mile deep underground, Coal is coal and what you mine you sell as you mine it, gas is nott processed either and oil is only processed to seperate the various substances.

[@oldblueshirtguy]

They only "naturally" occur where both fossils (and other prehistoric biomass) and great pressures come together though. So really they should be called "rare fossil fuels", as the supply is limited by the number of fossils of organisms (and other prehistoric biomass) that died in the past. Once it's gone, it's gone and it's getting harder and harder to find and when we do find it, the people that control it are often not friendly.

[@grumpyoldgit8254]

@@oldblueshirtguy Point is, they are fossils, and if we ever need coal again the uk we still 300 yrs of reserves

[@oldblueshirtguy]

@@grumpyoldgit8254 300 years is a very false claim, though we do have at least a decade or more. The issue is not reserves, so much as who controls them and how hard they are to get to. If it costs £50 to extract enough oil for a litre of petrol or we have to fight a war to get hold of it, that's not really much help to anyone, yet that's what we're looking at with some of the newer finds. The other issue is "peak" production. Once we know we're past the peak, supply won't be able to keep up with even current demand, so prices will skyrocket as only the rich and governments will be able to afford the cost. Some say we're already at peak oil, though personally I think that's also a few years a way. But not many years.

[@richardmclaughlin5298]

Please do a video on the handing back Lee. Interested to see how petty Porsche gets over the kerbed wheels (hopefully it was just the tyre you hit in the snow) and also the penalty for handing it back early. Your right in every retrospective that the infrastructure is not there. Imagine if your young kids were in the car

[@thindo]

Cold, snow, rear wheel drive, long distance driving are the nemesis of electric cars... Short distance driving and summer weather are very good for electric cars ... That's the short lesson in owning an Electric car

[@alansalter1836]

Perhaps we should run our cars on aircraft fuel it doesn't seem to be a problem 🤔

[@TheMacMaster]

Exactly.

[@yodenman]

You are correct about the terrible infrastructure....it's nowhere near being ready and will never be. Even if they built thousands more chargers, as you know yourself, half of them will be out of order. Who will fix them.....engineers driving EV's that can't find a working charger? What is obvious to me also, is the ridiculous notion that everyone will have access to home chargers. What about people living in terraced houses with their doors adjacent to the pavements. You can't put charging points on the walls because the cables will cross the path and cause a tripping hazard. Also people who live in high rise flats. Is the government going to allocate everyone their own parking space with charger.....of course not. If there's a power cut, nobody could travel....is that what the government wants. Would the emergency services have their own generators to supply the power for their cars, fire engines or ambulances........generators run by diesel no doubt ???? Finally, a petty little point that has always puzzled me. What's stopping little plonkers going round vandalising charging points or even just pulling out the cables from the cars. You wake up in the morning to find your car hasn't been charged and you're stuffed. There are so many negatives to the whole EV future that it's virtually unworkable.

[@FullFact548]

I totally agree about not working chargers, but what I find most concerning is the fact that most are connected to the Internet, so the charger company has real-time data and should be sending an engineer out to fix the issue. If Tesla can do it with their superchargers, why can't other companies!? Tesla has started opening up its network to non Tesla EVs, but there are issues because of the different charge port locations on different brands of EV, which can mean having to block 2 chargers in order to plug in to one. Lastly, experienced EV owners tend to keep the vehicle charged between 30 and 80% for general use, as it is better for the battery not to be drained or overcharged on a frequent basis as it will increase battery degradation. An issue with the early Nissan Leafs was because their range was only around 100 miles at best people used to keep them topped up all the time, causing the batteries to degrade quicker. The Leaf also had no active battery heat management.

[@GTfour01]

​@@FullFact548 Piss off, government troll...

[@paulholdstock4751]

Diesel every time. 65 to 70 mpg 150 bhp and an effortless 850 mile range for regular journey to SW France. Fill up time 2 minutes and on your way again.

[@bikeman123]

What 150bhp diesel does 70mpg?

[@oldblueshirtguy]

@@bikeman123 Volvo S60 D5 for a start (though it's more like 180 bhp).

[@clivemdavies2158]

great video from a resident of buxton I accuracy saw you pushed out of the snowy car park .now imagine if like some people who were stuck in the snow on the cat and fiddle or the buxton to leek road for up to nine hours and having to be rescued by the army running out of power they could or would literally freeze to death. so if like me living in buxton I will stick to my trusty diesel 4x4 thank you very much.

[@bipolarpunt5721]

I lived in Saskatchewan Canada, people literally freeze to death, in minus 40 c tamp, if their car breaks down 20 miles from a city/town.

[@nicholasjones7645]

Lovely to see someone say exactly what I’ve thought and said thank you. Personally I keep a broom in my TD5 Disco to brush the snow off the front screen as I’m not tall. If I’d got the £ I wouldn’t go near one as it could cost u your life !!!!

[@A1DJPaul]

I Agree 100% Ev's are USELESS & DECADES Away from Practical Daily useage.

[@Mk1Laser]

EV used for a 20,000-a-year daily commute fact! EVs are 100% fabulous

[@cjmillsnun]

No, the poster has a vendetta against EVs. I have completed well over 60,000 miles over the past 5 years (it would've been double that if not for lockdown). I genuinely have never had the issues he does. Is the infrastructure where it should be? No, not even close, but decades away from practical daily use, nope. You get the right one, they're there now.

[@wideyxyz2271]

@@Mk1Laser BS I can get to lands end then up to John o Groats and back in my 20 year old diesel before you in you in your EV FACT! Every Time!

[@wideyxyz2271]

@@cjmillsnun can you do 300miles in one go? The when you stop how long to charge up before competing another 300 miles?

[@Mk1Laser]

@@wideyxyz2271 No, why would I - you may put on a nappy to drive. I stop and use the facilities like a civilised person

[@chrisperry5244]

EVs are a fashion statement not an environment saver. If ppl saw how the cobalt for the 'green' batteries are mined by children in the Congo they would choke on their vegan pasta

[@TheSmallRabbit]

At least the EV industry is promoting jobs :-) for the locals in the Congo.

[@peterskelton7435]

Get rid of it ASAP and get yourself a Petrol or Diesel.

[@thalesofmiletus2966]

I agree. I have an EV and the charging infrastructure is awful. Not enough fast chargers, too many different apps, not enough hubs, too many broken EVSE’s. Too limited range of EV’s especially in winter. All in all an expensive pain in the arse.

[@ginocasio]

Thanks Lee for sharing your Electric car woes....Always insightful..

[@algernoncalydon3430]

With great fanfare and glowing reports in the news papers, touted by the politicians, our school district acquired the first electric school bus in Alaska. This last year the robotics team interviewed the owner of the bus company on how well that was working out. Seems an electric bus costs a lot more than a diesel bus. It also can't go out in extreme cold, and it gets cold here, our cut off for school is 50 below F, that bus isn't safe enough and reliable enough in such cold to be used. One good thing about the electric cars, you can tell the marks easier, they are the ones with the electric car.

[@barry5138]

In the UK, they have a green marking in the number plate. The owners think this signals th out as special, I just easily identify a fool.as you said 😂

[@stephensalt6787]

@@jeremyradford5103 they also have massive investment in snow clearing equipment because they get it every year, their airports likewise keep going. We don’t have 4 months of heavy snow a year thus we will never invest in the gear needed but in the UK 12 hrs of snow brings the country to its knees and that is plenty to cause danger to people caught in it. On the A53 Leek to Buxton road and A523 Leek to Ashbourne folk were trapped in their vehicles for over 12 hours on the 10th march.

[@seanee200]

how ironic electric prices are going up while petrol prices are dropping.

[@oldblueshirtguy]

Yes, it's now only two to four times as expensive to run a petrol car than an electric one (ignoring the cost of the car of course).

[@jamieg5419]

Lee, mine went back last month, time to get rid my friend

[@davidorr6627]

So, you need to carry a snow shovel in your EV if you live in cold weather, just so you can access the chargers. Plus, you need to carry your own cable at all times in case the charger doesn't have one. Adding more weight to an already bloated vehicle and reducing your range just that little bit more.

[@joesmith9216]

have fun charging these things outside in winter, only one percent have chargers inside their garage.

[@goldbug7127]

When I was a kid, my dad planned our vacations around campsites, museums and swimming pools. Our car took us on adventures. Today, the car IS the adventure.

[@FullFact548]

I remember those days. Now people just fly everywhere

[@petestan]

All of those locations conveniently have charge points. Of course, you only need to charge an EV on days when you have to drive for more than 6 hours. That almost never happens.

[@goldbug7127]

@@petestan How convenient we are making it illegal to travel further than 15 minutes.

[@criscross572]

Should always keep a can of electricity in the boot for emergencies, silly man.

[@TheMacMaster]

Lol. 😂

[@FullFact548]

You can actually buy portable backup batteries in case you are foolish enough to run out of charge, which is extremely rare even in the UK. Meanwhile, more than 800k UK drivers run out of petrol or diesel each year.

[@criscross572]

@@FullFact548 wow your full of fun aren't you, its a joke 🙄

[@FullFact548]

Sorry I missed it.

[@libertysprings2244]

Scary. We rented an electric car in Europe and the whole charger cable got stuck in the charging station and took 2 days and hrs on the phone to get it back.

[@petestan]

You’re implying that the car was to blame…

[@davidiand7]

Living in Sweden we are confronted with snow every winter, it’s compulsory to have winter wheels some people have studded tyres which makes a big difference. Only one of my immediate neighbours has an EV they don’t travel far in winter and it’s kept in their garage on a home charger. I am still driving my petrol 2009 Audi which does mainly short journeys so I have smart battery charger and use it at the week ends in really cold weather occasionally -15 to -20 but it can be -10 regularly. Batteries generally don’t like cold weather so I don’t believe all the BS adverts where they show them driving in arctic conditions. Shutting down fossil fuel and nuclear power stations and relying on wind and sun was a really dumb idea midwinter you only have around 6 hours of daylight and not that much wind where I live. So yes I think buying an expensive EV in the northern hemisphere is a dumb idea and it is being forced on us! I personally believe hydrogen is the solution not quite there yet but it will in my opinion take the lead one day takes around 5 minutes to refuel and only emits water, once they have cracked the costs of producing hydrogen it will take over. The Japanese are going down that road. Me personally as pensioner if they ban petrol I could be stuck in the house more, I can’t afford the crazy prices of the new technology being forced on us.

[@cornishhh]

I believe Norway has the highest per capita number of EVs in Europe. How do they manage in winter?

[@15bit62]

Have you not seen all the norwegian registered EVs driving around sweden?

[@alwaysright3718]

EV's are the most uninspiring technology we have ever come up with...

[@robertfisher632]

If this Doesn't stop you buying an electric car nothing will.

[@TheMacMaster]

It's not over dramatised at all. We have a Cyberman in our midst. "It's all for The Greater Good " EV'S are all. About control. Over priced milk floats. Useless.

[@robertfisher632]

@@TheMacMaster I believe you.

[@robertfisher632]

@@jeremyradford5103 He is saying the EVcar in the UK is not good, not enough infrastucture , It might be fantastic in Norway but not here.

[@kenoverton7918]

I can vouch for the joy of running an old diesel 4x4 , odd eh?

[@AndreiTupolev]

What a palaver when you have to sign up to an app before you can plug your car in. You don't need to download the BP app before you can fill up with petrol ⛽

[@colinjones2505]

This was the first vid of yours I watched. Watched again, and it doesn't get any less scary

[@danieleaton1399]

Great video, this is the problem with electric cars they rushed them into production and sales without laying the charging points out first , they really should have thought this through more

[@michaelrohandodds1850]

Still have my 1.2 clio coming up to 200000 smiles, cost fxxx all to run and pass emission everytime. Heating is great in winter and i just open the window in summer.

[@Bob-ts2tu]

same here with my fiesta, but i dont do as many miles as you, the cost to swap would be crazy at no advantage. the last car i had was a focus for 14 years that sailed through every mot, got decent mpg and obviously none of the worries and problems you get with ev's. They'll have to prise the petrol pump outta my cold dead fingers as they say. GL

[@martinwarner1178]

I love old bangers, had many over the years, learned how to fix them..cheap! Love how people look down on banger drivers, then they realise who are the dumb ones. Had a clio, went on for ever, until some one crashed into me. Peace be unto you.