I Ran OUT of CHARGE Electric Cars are a LIVING HELL WATCH & Learn The TRUE REALITY of EV Ownership!

[@jeremyreeve5798]

Pulled into the petrol station, 5 minutes later left with a 400+ mile range and straight on my way, so simple. EV - NEVER.

[@hunchanchoc8418]

What a farce. My £650 car did 1,426 miles in 4 1/2 days last week; it required 3 visits to a petrol station, taking about 5 minutes each time. If you've got 200 miles to do, you don't want to spend an hour or more sightseeing the inside of a Tesco store while your car acquires 30 more miles of range: That's a situation that defines "not fit for purpose".

[@zeejimi4044]

Yep - under the present circumstances, EVs are really not fit for purpose. High cost of the EV itself, low range, high depreciation, sparse charging network, high cost of charging externally, questionable longevity of the battery.. all these factors make EVs completely uninteresting for private ownership. EVs are mostly leased by companies, rather than being bought by private persons. Companies can write off the costs much better than a private person can, and they obviously don’t need to care about the longevity of the car/battery when the leasing contract lasts only 3 or 4 years..🚗⚡️👎

[@steenkigerrider5340]

This EV business is pure mental torture.

[@ghl3488]

I have a BMW 440d. It does 64mpg on a run, never does less than 50mpg even around the valleys. It has a range of over 600 miles. It takes around 5 minutes to charge up with diesel and I dont spend my life savings on snacks in service stations or the like as I just keep on trucking. No range anxiety either. I could do without the stress of an EV. They are the biggest motoring scam in history.

[@leuvenfra]

And you're surprised so many kids have asthma nowadays? You're polluting the planet with that old bmw

[@joelpierce3940]

No he isn’t.

[@nataliam9764]

Diesel? Get a petrol one for good’s sake.

[@terrysadlier8456]

​@leuvenfra you donut😂 China building 50 thousand new coal power plants. 0.04% carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and humans only contribute less than 6%🤣 You are brainwashed by government indoctrination camps and the glow box

[@rotavator9441]

600 miles, I guess you do the whole 600 miles in one go right? Not. 59 litres of diesel costs £92 If you bought a BMW EV. The same mileage would cost you less than £8 charging at home' plus you’d have a faster car from the lights. Seriously, just do the maths

[@TheGtspider]

After 20 plus years of running a 1999 astra diesel van I was forced to buy another vehicle because of ulez and also the engine on the van gave out and it was scrapped. many people told me to but an EV van, so I thought about it a while, AND I eventually bought a lovely Skoda estate 1.4 tsi petrol car. WEll the car is fantastic, great range about 300 on a tank costs about 66 quid, and I always carry 5 0r 10l in cans for work anyway. I am SO SO SO glad I did not buy an EV, it would have been a nightmare. I clock all the ev charging station where I live and they are normally all full with tom dick and harry charging up. Takes me 4 or 5 mins to fill with petrol and I get Nectar points as well ! Have fun waiting for a spare ev charging station. Kind Regards Graham Tarling. Great video by the way. Well Done.

[@markwood1846]

Until there are charging points all over that charge fully in 10 mins I won't be buying an EV. For people like me who have to park on road they are pointless as can't charge at home

[@keepthinking2666]

And for apartments

[@Johnsmith-1224]

Sorry, but I am not waiting 10 minutes to charge my car.

[@stuartsharples9520]

That’s good point how do charge your car if you park on the road , blocks of units , flats it’s a joke.

[@djgoode]

I don’t have home charging and have no issues

[@djgoode]

@@Johnsmith-1224 yet you will stand and fill a car for 10mins 👏

[@martynm.449]

Electric vehicle users will soon be carrying around small Honda diesel generators and a mobile charging port in their boot. Oh the irony of it!!

[@matthewgodwin3050]

Before watching this video, I was of the opinion that I'd probably stick with internal combustion. Now that I've watched about a third of it, I know for certain that I will definitely stick with it. No way could I deal with this level of anxiety, stress, and general faffing about.

[@sicapon]

I'm not a fan of EV's, and I support most of what you say. But at 0:56 you state you couldn't have got much closer to the charger.....BOLLOX....you had at least another 2-3 feet before you'd have hit the safety strip, so I'm calling fake.

[@memorialgardens1664]

Spotted 🙋‍♂️ he was just making a point but………

[@tehapu7358]

Got a total headache watching this but couldn't turn it off. Thanks. At least I'll never buy an EV.

[@chrismaguire719]

Will be sticking with diesel and petrol. I’ve no intention of wasting any of my life waiting for those things to charge up. What a load of crap.

[@Rabbi_Moishe]

I've got the solution. It's been in existence my entire life (I'm 71). Nowadays it's called an ICE. In my case it's a 2006 Nissan Altima. No matter how far I'm going-as soon as the indicator on my dashboard says my fuel is down to half a tank I look out for a gas station. There's always one nearby and I don't need an app or even my iPhone. You can find a good used ICE vehicle near you at an affordable price !

[@amelierenoncule]

A pox on EV's. My life is too important to be upended by range-anxiety, etc.

[@finallythere100]

Well put.

[@lucaschapman2188]

I drive an electric Bus in London yeah it’s great for the environment blah blah blah 😒 but it’s another added distraction having to keep an eye on the battery level. Also just like to say what a wonderful idea 💡 of Mr Khan’s (London mayor)to put charging points on the back of the seats for the passengers to charge their phones . So the Bus battery drains even faster! 👍🏻

[@andrewbuckley2892]

Between 65% to 80% of a cars total life time carbon footprint is in the production..... I run a 50 year old MG , 20 year old Range Rover , a 20 year old mini and a 22 year old Ferrari .... all of which are greener than any electric car!!

[@stevenhudson1354]

It’s like being in a fuel crisis every day owning an electric car well too stressful for me 😢😂

[@stuartodell2828]

When most people charge at night and ready in the morning not really that stressful

[@kathyesry9769]

I bought an EV three months ago and it has truly been a nightmare. There is not enough information about the truth of owning an EV, such as the necessity of owning your own home so you can install a Level 2 charger, the fear of going on any kind of trip with the uncertainty of not being sure where chargers are reliably available as well as the fast use of charge when driving. I like to use my heater, my car app. And sometimes even the massager on my seat, and all that will use battery charge. I bought a Tesla adapter for my car in case I’m in a position that the charger I need will not be available. It is never easy to just charge and go, owning an EV is NOTHING like going to a gas station and filling up.

[@David-fj5lz]

That is why the insurance companies are ditching any insurance as on exploding electric car could costs MILLIONS!!!Imagine a row of second-hand electric cars starting to explode one by one as the flame thrower effect commences.

[@F.S92]

My cousin has a new Taycan. Everywhere we go I catch her looking at charging points on her phone. (Same like people who buy crypto 🤣 she is glued to that phone) She paid a fortune to severely limit her mobility and drastically change her lifestyle to accommodate “ev” car. She wont admit it but I can tell she is regretting the purchase. She is always one charging station setback away from a full blown “ev range anxiety” :(

[@Bojaxs]

Simply put, I value my time too much to get an EV. It takes me 5 mins at the most to fill up my (nearly empty) engine with gasoline. Sitting in your car for over an hour while the world goes by you? No thanks!

[@doomsday9973]

@@Bojaxs my car fills up while I sleep at my house. It takes up zero of my time

[@Tino706]

​@doomsday9973 fr these guys think we charge at dc rapid charges everyday 🫠

[@robbignell1629]

Filling the tank seems easier!

[@bmw803]

I never understood why those charging stations arent built like gas stations. And mostly, PUT A CREDIT CARD READER. Just like gas pumps. Fiddling with apps is stupid and cumbersome.

[@twig3288]

Yes, you don’t need to sign up or get an app, just fill your tank pay the man and you’re good to go.

[@laurencorbett5175]

Exactly why I won’t buy an electric car until I legally have to! Even when new fuel cars are banned I’ll drive a classic daily as they’ll be around longer. We are nowhere near having the infrastructure for electric cars….

[@highlandergunn9240]

I will not buy a ev EVER. if that day comes I'll just have to transition to a ANGLE or something. PUNCH THAT SH.T

[@highlandergunn9240]

Also, in the USA where I'm from, 90% or higher of electricity comes from fossil fuels ⛽ It's utter stupidity. Also the carbon footprint of extracting the lithium and other metals needed to make the batteries are horrendous. Meaning they are awful for the environment. Similar to when ethanol was added to gasoline (petrol) to be more green. Turns out ethanol is more harmful to the environment than petrol is. Similar situation with electric vehicles, your not helping the environment, your making the rich richer

[@G.A.R.2002]

Stupidity is the normal way of today . We have had at least three years of stupidity ruling peoples lives . And no one seems to notice!!!!!!

[@thomasgarrison3949]

Thanks for the info. I'm not trading in my 2021 Jeep Wrangler, 4 door, 2.0 turbo, for a EV Jeep, I get 26 MPG. It takes 5 min. to fill up & Squeegee the bugs off the windshield, every 400 miles or so. I can make it to Florida in 18 hours, it would take me days to go there in a EV, even if I could find a charge station, they are few and far between here in middle USA. On the other hand Gas Stations are everywhere, I was in a town with a population of only 96 people & they had a Gas Station!

[@Golo1949]

You've convinced me, I wont be buying an EV, even if I could afford one, sticking to my Focus 1.6 TDCI with 70+ MPG

[@EdVanMeyer]

Synthetic fuels are the future! You an use them in your Focus too! Good choice.

[@steveeardley4094]

Why would I want a car that i couldn't get off the freeway and fill my gas tank with fuel and not worry about fuel for the next ten hours

[@jackbackband7733]

They seem to have done this back to front. Shouldn't the infrastructure have been put in place and then the cars supplied?

[@malcolmmckinlay2143]

Before I retired,I was the Corporate Sales manager for a Company based in Manchester England, I covered the whole of the UK,Germany,France Ireland and the eastern sea board of the USA, driving circa 65-70 miles per year,I could not begin to amagine using an EV I would spend half my week on charging, this is not the answer to the problem

[@christopherhanley4807]

Reminds me of the corporate woman in the US who was asked where the power came from for EV-coal, wind, hydro? She replied, "From the building".

[@6581punk]

There was another video of a town with its vanity EV charging points. They were asked where the power was coming from and they admitted it was from coal.

[@ScotmanUK2000]

Unbelievable! Good insight on your EV journey. I owned a Hyundai i20 coupe 1.2L ICE engine. Drove from Edinburgh to Wick and back to Edinburgh in full tank. 512 miles in total. Electric cars just aren't ready.

[@The_Reality_Filter]

@Wooly Chewbakker Oh yeah what EV were you in?

[@The_Reality_Filter]

@Wooly Chewbakker Oh nice, I've heard good things about them and they're not stupid expensive.

[@The_Reality_Filter]

@Wooly Chewbakker did you plan your charge point on your journey?

[@rayclarine793]

I would sooner pickle my nuts than buy a useless EV and everything that has batteries eventually dies.

[@kevinsteele6362]

Horse travel and steam cars also died out as a mode of transport, people with high RC factors will eventually change

[@allyg2510]

No way would I ever have an electric car, not until they have electric jumbo jet's ( which will never happen ! ) I'm quite happy with my 45 year old classic mini, no road tax, no ulez charges and will not produce as much carbon emissions as making an EV car even if I use it for another 45 years and that is a FACT. To produce an EV makes about 26 tons of carbon emissions, that is before the disposal of the car at the end of its life !

[@TheDeejaydex]

I love watching Lee's video's, such a down to earth fella, much more real world demonstrations of the issues we have with EV's. I'd love the performance of one, but the infrastructure to support mass take up is decades away. I love his 'greater good' angle too - yep, moving the pollution from the vehicle to a power plant somewhere out of sight is still not saving the planet. Keep up the good work MacMaster, keep on refusing to allow The Borg to assimilate you :)

[@johncouriermeh]

It's a nightmare if you don't have a driveway and therefore can't charge at home as well.

[@daveallsopp320]

Watching this you have my anxiety levels through the roof🤣🤣🤣

[@scrimperuk]

OMG, what an absolute nightmare! I honestly don't know how you kept your composure and remained so calm! I would have been tearing my hair out after the first charger incident. I was getting frustrated for you and was thinking thank God I can pull into any petrol station and fill up in just a few mins and be home. After watching your adventure I am happy to pay a lot extra for the convenience of petrol. Thank you for an entertaining video.

[@helgabullabong]

This made me so anxious watching this and I don't even have an electric car! Well done on highlighting the plight of EV charging. This is a really valuable insight. Cheers

[@frankallen3634]

I'm not giving up my 5 minute fuel up for any inconvenient ev crap. And my home electrical is not cheap at all, gas is better for me

[@dogpaw775]

Greggs are going to do a roaring trade while people are waiting for their EV's to charge.

[@vanessahenderson1850]

I know I shouldn't laugh but each time i watch your uploads about the EV's I sit here howling with laughter. It's ridiculous having to keep constant tabs on how much charge youve got left not to mention having to sign up to different websites to use the charging points, how the charging points are out of action, downloading different apps and the fact that you're hanging around petrol stations for hours waiting for the EV to charge up. I'd feel as though i'd just want to leave the sodding EV and let someone else have the bloody thing for free lol.

[@martyngittins1274]

If EV 's are the Future the Future is a Nightmare especially for the Environment

[@nickwebb9290]

This well shows what EV ownership can be like 👍. I’m not convinced the infrastructure is in place yet, if ever. We’ve had Hybrid for the last four years, excellent. Now have on order our second Full Hybrid. We need to do lengthy journeys so owning an EV simply doesn’t stack up as you’ve shown so well.

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

With my AdBlue Diesel Peugeot 208HDI it takes me 5 minutes to fill my my 45 liter tank for 1200 kilometers/800 miles, and up to 25 km a liter. I love my car! I have driven Diesel cars from 1978, as now 75.

[@tehapu7358]

My friend had a Volkswagon Rabbit that got fifty mpg.

[@TheCapt222]

I'd rather pay for a few litres of petrol and be home for some family time than sitting around for hours to get enough change to make it home later. What a load of rubbish have to have numerous EV apps to be honest I think EVs should be left for major cities around the world because it's definitely not for rural living

[@Lkhrobertson]

I drive a ‘99 XJ8 and an MX5. I would never buy an EV or hybrid, but enjoy your content. I can’t believe these vehicles sell. Teslas are all over Nashville.

[@hendongooner7383]

I can only assume that those that buy EVs have a lot of spare time to be able to sit around and wait to get sufficient charge to complete their journeys. I'll stick with my Golf TDI - I get near to 500 miles on a tankful of diesel. No range anxiety for me and I can refuel in just a couple of minutes.

[@DavidWilliams-qs6lz]

If I want to cheer myself up in this miserable dystopian world they're imposing on us I park up at my local farm shop Daylesford in Kingham and watch tge EV owners park up, get out their enormous cables, fiddling around connecting it, then fiddle around with their phones connecting to the charging point. I spoke to one of them this morning. Do you have to carry that big clunky cable with you everywhere you go? Yes but it's OK I'm used to it. You can get used to carrying a big rock on your back but it's no fun. How long does it take you to charge. This one can be 6 hours for a full charge. 6HOURS!!! I fill up my car in 5 minutes. Yes but you're causing climate change. They actually believe that crap.

[@johnh1872]

Government and net zero enthusiasts want fewer cars on road . Reason for 15 min cities. They want u on the bus or bike . The future of personal freedom of movement is toast .

[@nc1234-v6z]

note to ones self, must remember to take my own hose to petrol station when i need fuel

[@brucejoseph8367]

There is only you in the car, what if you have two or three passengers and some luggage and it was winter. What would your range be then?

[@grahamlong6870]

I will stick to my AUDI A4 S line Diesel, Reg 2007. Driving sensibly I often get over 60 mpg on a motorway, and on normal roads often reach 76mpg. TRUE!!!! EV? Not under ANY circumstance: not even as a gift!

[@williamharrison248]

Right On , Brother ! !

[@Maaatttttttttt]

I know this video is a year old, but everything you say is as true today as it was then. Buying an EV was one of the worse things I ever did.

[@martynm.449]

Working in IKEA recently, a customer approached me in the car park and asked if there were more charging points. The 4 or 5 we had were all being used. I told him 'No, sorry' he looked frustrated, disappointed and angered all at the same time. I suppose he had run out of charge and facing a long wait before being able to go about his day.

[@billienomates1606]

It seems the moral of owning an ev at the present time is 1) expect to lose an hour or more of your day looking for a charger and charging it up. If I had a ton of money I would definetly have a tesla with the full home charging kit and home battery system and just do return runs within the range of the vehicle, but I don't and that is the economic position of the masses. It seems like these ev's are just a ploy to get rid of all other vehicles and have us riding around on push bikes.

[@bmw803]

@@billienomates1606 What I dont get are the OEMs. Yes, it will take time, but at least in North America, you have a Chevy and/or FORD dealer in every town. All that's needed is to install DCFC at every dealer and you have a charging network better than Tesla.

[@jacobheinz8236]

Honestly, would you drive your ICE somewhere, anywhere…without even glancing to check if yr tank has any fuel? Seriously won’t you give a toss at all? Like if you can complete the journey n return to base etc? No? If so, you’ll have exactly the same problem with EVs, period. Who is to be blamed? The ICE car, the EV or perhaps YOU?

[@ronrichardson3103]

And if your in the car park too long you get a letter a week later saying your fined a £100 . . I once sold a car to a guy who worked for Tesco driving one of their delivery trucks. They were wanting to fine me. I had to prove who I sold it too

[@Jack-pu4rf]

In America they are using generators to power some chargers because the grid cannot handle the extra power needed? how will our grid handle the amount of power needed? my advice to you is to sell it while people are still gullible enough to buy it.

[@williamharrison248]

Well said Jack61.

[@Dr.MartinKJV]

Can anybody explain to me why I don't have to sign up to any petrol station to fill up my fuel tank in my diesel van?

[@joeshaboo9112]

I know a white elephant when I see one.

[@Mike_Davidson]

Lee turning into a human calculator every time he gets in his car and sees how many miles his car has left before he’s stranded. 😂😂

[@penworthamgarage1206]

Next there will be a theft of charging cables pandemic.

[@patrickmooney5035]

Saw a KZbin video stating that it's already happening unfortunately. A couple of hundred quids worth of copper just hanging there. Pick a couple of those up a night and earn more then working for a living.

[@davidpidge]

Well you have to unlock the car to remove the cable so that's impossible. Unless someone uses bolt cutters but that would be interesting..

[@mikewilliams4499]

He has deliberately parked far enough from the charger so the cable wasn’t long enough. He could have advanced his car.👎

[@RobertMiller-ye9hm]

More drama

[@TheMacMaster]

Wrong!!! (Sound of buzzer) The spoiler was too low.

[@RobertMiller-ye9hm]

@@TheMacMaster fair enough mate

[@TheMacMaster]

Bloody bad design on the car. Looks cool but useless. Lol. 😂 I've caught it on road bumps.

[@RobertMiller-ye9hm]

@@TheMacMaster actually I was last night parked in macdonads with the family. However I forgot it was a high curb on left hand side and when I pulled back turning at same time it was a crunching sound. Aaaaaaaaaaaaah . Cheers mate

[@tonyfuller3010]

The running of an EV is a problem that will only get worse as more people buy them. However I think the main problem is that very few people will be able to afford one and the worry of battery replacement price will put off the second hand buyers. So in my opinion EV cars are a way of getting the poorer motorists off the roads making for a better driving experience for the more well off car owners. You don’t hear anything about Bio diesel anymore because they can’t tax used vegetable oil.

[@whistling_jim]

I do enjoy your videos for the entertainment factor. I’m EV agnostic and I still run a “dirty diesel” so have no particular axe to grind. I do think you make it difficult for yourself by not using an app like ABRP (a Better Route Planner). I used it simulate your journey from Ipswich to Mansfield with an initial 16% SOC. One charge for 24 mins (to 76% SOC) at Shell Recharge at Norwich Rd, Ipswich would of got you back to Mansfield with 11% (I have assumed the Tycan RWD 93KWh), in a total time of 2 hours 30 mins (traffic permitting). I do take your point about availability and reliability of chargers, so this assumes one was free and operational! You say you love your Tycan (in between saying you hate it), and in another video, wouldn’t swap it for a petrol Boxster, so if you want to enjoy all the benefits of an EV, which you have acknowledged, I’m afraid you will have put up with the quirks and inconveniences of the current state of the infrastructure. Do yourself a favour and plan a little - it will save you a lot of unnecessary stress!

[@Neil070]

I'm quite neurotic about driving any distance. Have to check oil, water, tyres.....I would need to check the charging points and top up well before I need to, in case chargers weren't working. No wonder I'm alone 😔

[@marviwilson1853]

He is not being neutral or even series in his approach. He is part of the non evidence based anti EV agenda and it shows a mile.

[@antbonyziemiak208]

There already telling people in California not to charge their EV'S at night during the hot spells because of THE NEED for air conditioning. How are people going to get to work the next day?? But they don't want to build more power plants, which WILL BE NEEDED IF EVERYONE USES EVs. !!

[@tom3568]

maybe it is a government plot to make us so pissed off we give up driving all together

[@kennyfordham6208]

You should always carry a five-gallon can of electricity, in your trunk 😏.

[@randybeard6040]

My Thoughts Exactly...

[@Nickztx100]

I wouldn't touch an EV with a barge pole. The charging infrastructure in the UK is a total joke and I seriously cannot see the situation improving.

[@Aspie_Geek_UK]

I've been driving an ev for aboitv2byears as a personal car and 4 years delivering them all over the country to people that have brought/leased them. I have never had an issue charging. For my own car I charge at home about times a week (60 mile round trip to work!) Because that's all I need to do. When my partner and I go on holiday in the UK we go in my EV rather than her mini and even on 5hr trips to Cornwall (we live 30 miles north of London) I've never had a problem, I plan any long trips which takes 5 mins and always make sure I have a back up charger to stop at if the first one is broken. The stops are alway welcome anyway for a toilet break and a coffee so it really isn't a big deal. Also when we get where we are staying 99% of the time if its a hotel they will have chargers available or will let u plug in the granny (very slow) charger so I genuinely believ e that most videos like this are exaggerated to make EVs look bad. Yes I agree if you can't charge at home then I certainly wouldn't have one, but if u can they really are a no brained... its saved me around £100+ a week on fuel and that's not to be sniffed at plus my insurance went down by severl hundred pounds not to mention no road tax... why wouldn't I have one in that situation?

[@micklemass]

EVs are rubbish bring on the Synthetic fuels the best bet by far

[@SELWYNMCELROY]

Absolutely agree with everything you`re doing. Doesn`t matter how much money you have, you cannot buy time and you cannot get it back. Thumbs up to you

[@dee9917]

Wish I could just go back to the 60s / 70s when times were good easy and enjoyable

[@TheMacMaster]

Take me back with you please. :0)

[@fireflyrobert]

I agree

[@bs7157]

here here. well said dee.

[@grumpy3]

Take me back to the 60/70 while watching KZbin lol

[@TheMacMaster]

@@grumpy3 lol. 😂 I do search 1980's programmes though. 😂

[@UNUSUALUSERNAME220]

I am a mechanic. An industrial mechanic. I work on electric machines all day long. I have worked on golf carts, and many of the electric fork lifts and lifts of different kinds, they are all the same concept. In an enclosed area you can't run propane or diesel machines without the exact proper ventilation, so many of the heavy lifting machine are electric. They are basically huge batteries with a motor and an hydraulic pump. Logistically, the same as an EV. I had listened to all of the hype about EV's in the past, about how the "major car companies killed" the EV. They don't kill it, it was a suicide. The concept has been around for well over 100 years. Tesla, (the REAL Tesla the actual genius) invented the induction motor in 1887, so the tech was around and it was the first form of engine that was considered for what eventually became cars. The limitations are the same today as they were then, batteries stink! They are getting better, but hey are still limited. How do you get them to last longer? You make them bigger. Sorry, that's the answer. And yeah, sodium, blah blah blah, rust, blah blah blah, they are all limited and very expensive! They are limited in what they can and cannot do. The are limited by temperature. They are limited by size and weight. They are big, and the power does not last long. EV's are not the solution to a problem. They are an entirely new, bunch of problems. Best of luck to all of you out there that just can't stand the truth, because it will cost you!

[@greggthunderburg7294]

The first electric vehicle was in 1834. Almost 200 years ago. And they are telling us it's the future. It's new technology. You just have to be smart enough to make it work.

[@UNUSUALUSERNAME220]

@@greggthunderburg7294 Yeah the DOE has all that info. Anyone that SELLS EV's would love to tell you how it will save the world. Same issue with solar. Companies that make solar panels would love for everyone to think they are the answer to the problem. Dependability and efficiency are the big issues, and it all hinges on batteries.

[@STho205]

@@greggthunderburg7294 that was a toy sized proof of concept. However by 1880 workable horseless carriages and cabs were there...and more common than steam or ICE..... However the Electric Vehicle Company of NYC killed itself. Trying to corner the battery market and being a global monopoly. They couldn't keep up with their own needs and everything degraded to crap by 1899.

[@fishypie]

what a song and dance, petrol we love you. 2 mins to fill up and off you go.

[@garycasey5788]

Yes, the big problem that no one seems to talk about is the taxation issue. In the US, I calculated that if the electric user paid an equivalent tax rate to the gasoline user, he would have to pay at least 50% more for electricity. That's not the end of the world, but it has to be considered. The lack of charging locations isn't the problem that most think it is, because in the 30 years it will likely take to replace the carpark, all these charging locations and the infrastructure will adapt. I've heard the comment that charging sites will be as common as gas stations. That is totally unrealistic. My crude calculations indicate that there would have to be 50 times as many charging locations as there are now gas pumps. Reason? It takes 5 minutes to refuel, but maybe 5 hours to get a charge. And what are all those people going to do while the car is being charged. I'm overstating the problem, because most people will charge at home, but you get the idea.

[@arthurgreenway1369]

Most folk in UK don't have off road parking. Where I live 65% of housing have no access to park all their vehicles in front of their front door let alone off the road, most have at least 3 cars per house. This is all down to a failed public transport system. No buses or not enough, trains that are so expensive & overcrowded its cheaper & more comfortable to use a car & always on strike. In the town where I used to live there are many high rise flats - 30/40 per block, car parks too small to accommodate all the cars so park in nearby streets. Lekkie cars were tried over 100yrs ago & failed for the same reasons, ability to charge easily & range.

[@Cmoredebris]

Charging stations will become high crime areas. EV owners will be rich targets for robbery and worse.

[@gertsy2000]

Your crude calculations make sense but It doesn't take 5 hours to charge on fast chargers. Most modern EVs will charge from 15% to 75% in 15-20 mins (On fast charge). 20% to 75% is the optimum charge level to maintain your batteries at. The last 25% of charge takes as long again as the 75% you do that overnight at home, in Australia we can at least.

[@nickb5391]

That is a point, when you said about charging at home, what if you have a family that all has EV cars & they all need charging for the next day, would you have to set your alarm to get up & swap the vehicles around thoughout the night or is a like an multi socket extension lead so you can plug in more than one vehicle at home

[@remaincalm2]

Range anxiety would drive me insane. As if driving on congested roads isn't frustrating enough. Thank you for confirming what other vloggers have also demonstrated and spoken about. I'm keeping my trusty ICE powered car until it turns to rust, or until every EV issue is resolved and they become as "affordable" as ICE vehicles.

[@1davidsmall]

If everything went well, there wouldn't have been a video...

[@markpalmer2188]

Just imagine if you had three young kids in the back....nitemare 😖

[@raydebbiemcdonald3208]

And even less range due to the extra weight…..

[@esecallum]

A minor accident costing 500 to 1000 repair job will turn into a 25000 repair job if the battery is involved and the car is mostly made of batteries !!! Think !

[@jamie-ck6js]

Maybe I am misunderstanding something but this feels like it lets the channel down a little bit. At the start of this video there seems to be no reason why you can't drive forward...Sorry if I have got it wrong.

[@6581punk]

People say they save so much money. How? my car is fully mine, has been totally reliable and buying an EV would cost me loads a month when I don't even commute any more. Merely driving the EV off the forecourt would immediately lose me £6,000 or so in depreciation.

[@Aspie_Geek_UK]

Depreciation really isn't much of an issue with EV's at the moment

[@daveallsopp320]

“E V” is in devil who invented the electric car, I had a Mercedes’ eqa as a courtesy car it was awful the anxiety was a nightmare what they don’t tell you is put the lights on radio on heater on they all put a drain on the system so your range goes down rapidly😱😱😱😱😱

[@marcomarco760]

another thing here, as tech gets better what is the deprecitaing value of these cars, would you buy one with 60,000 on the clock ,it would cost thousands to replace the batteries and charging system

[@tinman1955]

The problem is that you Brits drive on the wrong side of the road and that confuses the electrons in the battery. You need to reverse the polarity of the charger and everything will be good.

[@D1331D]

😂😂😂 We Brits drive on the correct side of the road.

[@SONn_Meek]

I can’t believe people are falling for this dont get a charging car yall its a scam

[@1407Dave]

I work in car trade will never buy an electric car the batteries are a fortune they eat tyres are boring they may be fast but have no character I will drive petrol car as long as I can

[@marviwilson1853]

Don't worry. After the ban, like steam engine enthusiasts you will be still able to meet at clubs at the weekend with your vintage ICE cars and talk about cam profiles and check spark plug gaps.

[@Study49-yt]

I heard that the tires on EVs don't last because the weight of the batteries

[@EdVanMeyer]

The weight knackers the tyres too!

[@tehapu7358]

@@EdVanMeyer Knackers? ...

[@vamboroolz1612]

@@tehapu7358 it means ‘kills’. Its a British saying coming from a knackers yard where animals were slaughtered in years gone by.

[@archiebald4717]

How can chargers, with no moving parts, be so frequently out of order?

[@bertiewooster3326]

Archie it electronics that give up due to damp and heat soon they will be targeted for the copper by oinks.

[@archiebald4717]

@@bertiewooster3326 Indeed, food for thought. I live in a different climate, so am happy with a 100cc Honda motorbike for moving around town.

[@Mike-ie4dy]

I think a car that makes you look at its dash board for a large amount of time whilst driving is extremely dangerous, especially on motorways.

[@zeejimi4044]

We should try to keep in mind that electric cars are in their infancy as far as the battery technology is concerned. The batteries will need to take a quantum leap forward as far as energy density is concerned AND become a lot cheaper if they are to be the future of personal transport. I am a former - unhappy - EV-owner (BMW i3), and I am now a deliriously happy diesel-driver (BMW 216d). Apart from experiencing similar problems as shown in the video about finding and being allowed to use a charging station (if it is not already occupied), the worst nightmare was the range anxiety. Despite driving at only 100 km/h instead of the allowed 130 km/h in Austria on the motorway, the range was only 90 km in the summer (with the AC or lights switched off). Once you have experienced such range anxiety on a cold, dark and rainy night, and spending two long waits while charging the battery in the hope of getting home, then you REALLY appreciate being able to drive, fully relaxed, at 130 km/h with a BMW 216d with a range of up to 1400 km..🚗💨👍

[@jwracingteam]

I suffer from anxiety, no way I'm getting an EV at the moment. I remember one year being stuck behind a pile up on the motorway during snowy ice weather it was freezing. You'd think the parking time limits wouldn't apply to EV's needing to charge, also the chargers would be on sat nav to easily find the bloody things. Charging it up was "cheap" but the associated drink and food and your free time, made it quite costly, glad you made it home!

[@lancethrust9488]

THE ROADS ARE GOING TO BE FULL OF BROKEN DOWN EV CARS ITS GOING TO BE PURE CARNAGE

[@f56yn25]

This is ridiculous. If you rely on a car and you travel all over the country then EV's are a waste of time . If you can charge at home and drive locally then maybe it OK although the prices of these vehicles is prohibitive. I am sure in five years the battery technology will improve along with the infrastructure and today EV's will be worthless dinosaurs. Until then i will drive an ICE vehicle.

[@daveiwhittle]

I agree if you charge at home and don't make long trips all the time then EVs are fine, I love ours and strangely it is also fine for the occasional long. Journey by using rapid chargers only and planning each trip. For heavy use and public charging only forget it

[@carlconner1166]

In China you can pull in a place swap battery over and be on your way in 15 mins never get a ev they don't want people driving anywhere

[@Steamtramman719]

The Zoe we borrowed had its charging point in its snout. But even driven lightly it did not give us near the promised mileage.

[@janicewatts5888]

At the start of the mechanised transport era the two main contenders were fossil fuels and electricity. Fossil fuels won the day for convenience, ease of use, the whole bang shoot. Want to know something? Nothing's changed!

[@davetkd1]

Wait till the blackouts come you wont be able to even charge at home as that will be switched off also

[@robindumpleton3742]

Up side is that if there is a blackou or load shedding, with a bidirectional charger, you can use the battery power in the car to keep the house running. Can you not get a cable extension?

[@pneumatv450]

I was stranded in a Peugeot EV! I looked for charging stations for over twenty miles, was eventually recovered to a station by 11pm. The chargers there were faulty, long story short, I ended up spending the night in the car in middle of nowhere. Thankfully, the vehicle wasn’t mine. Thank goodness!

[@MyBelch]

Sounds like fun! Think of how you're saving the planet!

[@GlidingTobster]

You just drove around looking for a charging point? 🤔

[@jimgrady8004]

Come to Canada where this ordeal is experienced in ice and snow at -20C.

[@sprinkle61]

These things just need to be compatible with each other, its growing pains. Can you imagine if each gas engine needed its own blend of gas to fill up ? The reality is, these things are just not for long trips yet. Maybe in the future there will be a better way to charge these things, but for now, the reality is, you really are tethered to your home charger.

[@floridahummer]

you cant charge your car but you will be happy according to the WEF.

[@leeneal6969]

This is exactly what I have been saying about the "future" of transport in the UK. You touched on earlier in the vid about its nor an issue if you can charge at home, but what about all those that CANNOT charge at home, what are they going to do?

[@sueedwards9334]

How frustrating and time-wasting. Not to mention that it takes away any sense of freedom that usually comes with motoring. Or is that the idea?