If Electric Cars Were Honest - Honest Ads (Tesla EV Parody)

If electric car commercials were honest, here's how they'd sound.
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If Electric Car Commercials Were Honest BMW Ford Toyota Chevrolet Parody Honest Ads spoof

[@dontask8979]

"The planet is fine, its the People that are fucked" George Carlin RIP

[@ohnonotagain8935]

As well as smokey the bear by groot apparently

[@dan797]

I believe he said -‘mother nature will rid the Earth of mankind, the same way a dog shakes water off its back’-

[@bryanshoemaker6120]

A tsunami of fire swept across half of the planet's surface. Incinerating every living thing but yet we are still here.

[@ProjectOcean259]

Humans should’ve taken the hint a long time ago. Take birth control or swallow, whoes.

[@3dsoup147]

If it were the other way around, there'd be no reason to care

[@deinmoore201]

Someone needs to look into Roger’s business ventures. This bro in every industry 😂

[@tomsnowden6201]

sounds legit.

[@ruipeixoto5737]

Like a Bezos that makes you laugh instead of crying.

[@Killerean]

Smells like monopoly :D

[@route2070]

So are a lot (or a few) companies.

[@ghostmanlemagnifique9110]

Elon not liking criticism! Elon not happy! ELON SMASH!! 😠🤭🤭

[@zanitzeuken]

"Don't think." "Don't think." "GET IN THE CAR!"

[@krisstopher8259]

GET INTO THE CHOPPA! lol

[@infamouseli92]

Right 😂

[@friedmac7146]

Sounds like the motto of some, not all, Baby Boomers. Don't think, get married. Don't think, have kids, don't think, be pro-life, don't think, you can always support something, that doesn't exist Yet. Don't think, assume public, officials know, already have grasp on complexity processes. Don't think, your not lying, your just being socially inconsistent. Don't think, keep using micro aggressions. Don't Think, Just Assume and Comply. Don't Think, keep saying, " Do what I say, and not as I do", instead of , "Follow what I say and Watch what I Do." # accountability # U.S. Military Still Teaches, Lead by Example. Don't Think, Always remain regretting your actions. ...Just Don't Think. (Omaha, Nebraska)🌽✨

[@CapsizedCloud]

“GET OUT OF MY CAR NOW.”

[@ewadfe3705]

@@CapsizedCloud reference

[@justforever96]

Isn't this pretty much how all ads work? They realized around the 1960s that it worked a lot better to discourage the customer from thinking rather than encouraging them to think. It's eye opening to read old magazines and see these advertisements appealing to my logic and good sense to buy their quality product which is durable and efficient and a good value for the cost. You literally never see any of that in modern advertising.

[@ardendragoon]

Except for cars. We've always been told, do your research before purchase. Remember consumer reports. Not anymore.

[@kinderdm]

That's because literally nobody makes products that are "durable and efficient and a good value for the cost" anymore. So, they don't want you thinking about those things, or you might realize how lacking all products are in all those metrics. Instead, they'll get you to buy their shitty product over their competitors' shitty product by looking more trendy, advanced, or just pull on your nostalgia or fear to invoke a strong emotional connection to their brand.

[@J4Zonian]

​@@kinderdm EVs are all of those things. A current Tesla battery will typically last 200,000 - 300,000 miles at ~90% capacity, & the battery is guaranteed for 8 years in the US, 10 in California. When run on renewable energy, EVs are 10 times more efficient than ICVs, well-to-wheel-40-60% vs. 5%. Since EVs emit a fraction of the GHGs & other pollution of ICVs, & the cleaner grids, mining, & transport are the cleaner the EV is, & since all those are getting cleaner, even old EVs are running cleaner as time goes on. And yes, fossil fuel, ICV, & other corporations & the far right are playing the part of the used car sellers employing all those tactics & more to keep people hooked on old cars & their fuel. Above all, the lies in this video are the lies spread everywhere by the far right’s science denial & disinformation industry.

[@abrahamdsl]

Deym. I came across Time Magazine copies from 1958-1961 two weeks ago and you're spot on with those adverts

[@J4Zonian]

​@@abrahamdsl Ad saying "Give your throat a vacation; Smoke a fresh cigarette” with a guy in white wearing a surgical reflective lamp, holding a pack of cigarettes. Sure. It’s so much worse now.

[@ddddmmmm9026]

This isn’t a parody, it’s more of a public service announcement

[@nutsackmania]

maybe if youre stupid

[@peteconrad2077]

Only if you have an IQ less than 90.

[@canieto1]

Teslas are so fucking rad!

[@ddddmmmm9026]

@@canieto1 I guess for tech bros, they sure are

[@JB-tz8fu]

​@canieto1 they are sitting round in lots bc temperatures in Chicago dropped to freezing 😂. They're worthless...like Cruise missiles during sandstorms

[@trashrat9365]

THE ALMIGHTY URETHRA OF ZEUS????

[@ProgressiveBandido]

We love these writers, don't we folks?

[@osumende_kofi]

@@ProgressiveBandidobetter writers than most comedy tv shows 👏🏿😅

[@peterlang777]

Associated with the control of lightning. (Electricity) I think that was the jumping off point for what followed...

[@paineoftheworld]

@@peterlang777 , electric urine. The ultimate in showering!

[@peterlang777]

@@paineoftheworld GMG manufacturing in Australia is making graphene aluminum batteries that kick lithium ion ass !

[@CRAZYMUGMAN]

"don't think, just drive" is the car version of "don't ask questions, just consume product and get ready for next product."

[@johnblazer7661]

And definitely don't think about the batteries that cost upwards of fifteen grand when they have to be replaced after 100K miles

[@devinmurray5280]

Many last easily to 200k miles. Less thinky lol.

[@directorjustin]

My Volt with its now outdated tech has 156,000 miles on the original battery.

[@tammyturowski6703]

​@@devinmurray5280I'm sure you'll keep the car 200 miles, right? Won't end up in a landmine somewhere?

[@devinmurray5280]

@@tammyturowski6703 I mean the average vehicles lifespan is 200k.

[@tammyturowski6703]

@@devinmurray5280 sure. But if u buy a new one every few years, an ev is doing more damage to the environment. Obviously. Plus it's jacking up insurance costs for everyone. They're so heavy, they do more damage to roads, bridges and parking garages. Ev need to be banned asap. They're a scam.

[@LeonOsamor]

Is nobody going to talk about the fact that they spend soooo much time and resources on their graphics? So much effort for a parody video. That is why we love Roger.

[@ChucklesMcGurk]

hey we were told not to think dude

[@Chad-zv5jf]

Why does anyone need to talk about it?

[@spiritreapr]

It's stock footage and, mostly, graphics from real companies

[@darwinjina]

but is it a parody? ;)

[@vkain100]

Funding the Taliban by buying electric, who are we funding now with our gas power cars?

[@stevejamieson8468]

"With torque so powerful you feel like you are getting bottomed by Captain Planet" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@milospostic5401]

That Captain Planet reference killed me! What a blast from the past..!

[@Scorpiomaj27889]

Was drinking coffee during that and almost died. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@somedude6683]

Didn't Captain Planet used to be a 1980s cartoon???

[@falconcorban4128]

@@somedude6683 late 80s, early 90s. And the theme song is something that would haunt your nightmares for all eternity, near 3 decades and I can still hear that theme song in my head perfectly and it plays every time Captain Planet is brought up.

[@Audiomajik]

...and not the cartoon version but the Don Cheadle version!

[@marcusmiller5443]

"What do you mean, you forgot your jockstrap?" Perfect ending.

[@thomasrickelman5468]

an odd thing for a parent to say to their daughter... but it's whatever they identify as, right?

[@christerry1773]

"wanna feel better about yourself" That pretty much sums it up. Look here don't look over there.

[@soundseeker63]

The "granola yuppy" the "tech bro" and the "anxious soccer mom" my god these stereotypes are SO well observed and true to life I just can't! 😆

[@jakewillits4678]

I was waiting for the homosexual athiest

[@MadScienTEST]

My tech bro in law got his tesla first, talked his granola yuppy father into one and they are both trying to get my soccer mom wife to get one. This was so spot on its not even funny, its scary. Cheers 🍻

[@peterbelanger4094]

Roger understands the people, he cares about us. 🥰

[@mercer982]

​@@MadScienTESTi can just imagine what the topic is on the dinner table.

[@GekiSonic]

I dunno why, but the "anxious environmentally-conscious parent" reminds me so much of those ScienceMoms ads that play on TV every now and then, what a bunch of dumb bleeding-hearts. xD

[@247Lang]

“I’m Roger, by the way” never forgets to tell us😂😂😂

[@LilBnu]

At least we won't forget

[@FluffyBunnySlippers]

I’ve been Roger

[@wyldebill4178]

Never

[@TheNightmareMan]

It's his full name, Roger Horton Bytheway.

[@Konic_and_Snuckles]

I forgot about Dre, but I'll never forget about Roger

[@youkenez]

Wish it were a parody.

[@Prometheus20236]

Toyota & Honda hybrid, nothing else right now.

[@biondatiziana]

"Don't think, just drive" -- 4 little words that explain an entire industry.

[@MikeBarbarossa]

Also ' don't think' about the break down car total ("It's more expensive to fix than it's worth, so better to junk it") will arrive 5-10 years sooner than a gas vehicle, further accelerating the consumerism turnover effect (thus more greenhouse effect)

[@LoreanGlaymore]

Dont think, just consume product and get exited for next product...dont think!

[@MrGamelover23]

That's why I'm really excited for the Aptura EV. They actually encourage keeping that thing running forever and even have QR codes on parts showing you how to repair or replace them yourself. Plus, you can charge it from a standard wall outlet. Plus it's so lightweight it can actually get charge from solar panels. So the amount of time you need to actually charge it is significantly lessened. It just makes so much sense to optimize the hell out of the car to be as efficient as possible.​@@MikeBarbarossa

[@ssssaintmarcus]

I don’t drive an M3P to save the planet. I drive one because it goes 0-60 in 3.1 and because it costs me around 6$ a charge 😂but sure

[@sabakag]

The same could be said about ICE cars. Every manufacturer wants you to just buy their product and don't think too much.

[@mixingjd]

I was rolling from the line: “while Smokey the Bear gets a tug job from Groot”! 🤣🤣🤣

[@franklinblunt69]

In a way sure humor, but I'd never have imagined such deviancy beside the seemingly benign allusion subtle implication & atrocity that happens, but what's that business imagineering media, even hear about some of the messages being presented for kids so ...😒

[@zanitzeuken]

If that's what it takes.

[@victorosong132]

😂😂😂

[@craigzilla100]

Dude I burst out laughing when he said that. This one had some gem one liners in it!

[@liamcollinson5695]

People of deviantART get your pencils and paint ready

[@user-ts4fo9ol9x]

This guy is clouding the entire E V issue with facts.

[@geraldmerkowitz4360]

The mining issue feels like the most important to me as it touches EVERYTHING we own. No one wants children to die buried alive in mines they forcibly dug just to have a brand new phone.

[@confusedashell020]

I find the misuse of a limited resource more alarming. The anti-human labor practices do make me sad though. Thought companies would have started teaching and training them, the kids, for specialized work while living in good conditions, motivation, with company tied benefits by now. Such a waste of a sustainable resource.

[@ErwinPommel]

I dunno, man... I really like my phone.

[@knightrider693]

Apparently everyone else does. Makes me laugh when soy boys tell me how great their ev is or how good of a person they are because they're vegan while using a device w literal dead childrens bodies on it

[@KymPridham]

it is bullshit go look into it

[@adotintheshark4848]

as you plug your phone in to charge it

[@flux_inverter4500]

Not sure what was more humorous, the Honest Ad or the fact I got an EV commercial right afterwards for one of the biggest offenders in EV production. Well written content, nice satire, and a few kernels of balanced truth about the EV industry that was actually factual.

[@liestricks]

They are not, its just contratian BS

[@2LegHumanist]

Factual? 🤣🤣🤣 How do you decide something is fact? It confirms your biases.

[@joshuacook2]

Not everything they said is wrong, but at the very least it's misleading. Maybe your car is one of these misleading, luxury cars. But not all EVs have these problems. The only extremely problematic battery material is cobalt, but that isn't even a component of LFP batteries, the battery on most new, baseline EVs. Only the extended range ones (above about 250 miles), or older EVs use that. Lithium mining is basically a non issue, and they intentionally misconstrued the two. And plug in hybrids exist. They can drive mostly on electric, but don't have to use as many resources in the battery.

[@danieldaniels7571]

I got a Ford Mach-E ad right before it

[@pdxmusl1510]

Nothing about this is factual. Replace ev with gas. Lithium with fossil fuel. Boom. Now you have facts.

[@ColinJ388]

Roger better be careful before KZbin cancels him for being too honest!

[@yodaiam1000]

There is no risk of being too honest.

[@musicingflowing]

KZbin no like truthlube

[@nutsackmania]

is this a joke

[@truthiscensored]

He may get deleted for Hate Speech for being honest

[@yodaiam1000]

@@truthiscensored There is nothing honest about what he is saying.

[@fredvictor752]

"Don't think!" and "I need your money!" are suitable as slogans for a plethora of branches, such as governments, private companies and polictical parties.

[@benedibrava]

IF THIS GUY IS HONEST HE WOULDNT SAY CLIMATE CRISIS there's no such thing

[@kingofthedots3835]

Now if only Saturday Night Live could do comedy like this ......they dont think at all 😂😂😂

[@user-cv8qe9ru8c]

Those days are long long gone

[@jimdigitalvideo]

Actually, the bad boys in power have too much influence in show business and won't allow it.

[@1234GOPRO]

They kinda do but it’s the “Dishonest Ad lib-tard “ sketch.

[@Mythhammer]

I remember back when SNL was actually funny. Yes, I'm that old. :)

[@olivermeier2949]

They did when Woody Harrelson was on a while back

[@Jose04537]

Jokes asides, a car should be driven at least for 10 years.

[@revcrussell]

As if the battery could last that long. And by car, he really means the battery.

[@WastedTalent-]

Tell that to the people who replace their cars every few years, and that's a lot of people. They think 5 years is old. I laugh and tell them I drive a 2000 Jeep Cherokee.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@WastedTalent- That the consumption culture in short. And its everywhere.

[@robertfrank886]

My cars are 30 and 20 years old, so I agree fully. The best thing for the environment (and not the dealerships/ manufacturers) is to keep a well running car on the road, especially if it gets decent mpg.

[@geeheeber]

2014 Chevy Volt is going strong, a lot less in maintenance cost than my previous car - a 1998 Subaru Legacy wagon. Both of those have been great in the Michigan winter.

[@gamecrusher1000]

I do believe I shall quote that, “we can’t consume our way out of a consumerist hellscape”.

[@abrahamdsl]

LMAO I got ad for Shell at the end

[@jbaker1341]

This commercial is spot on. They could probably run it as is, and it would sell thousands of these cars to these EXACT types of people. They wouldn't even see the irony.

[@deanpruit4216]

No it isn't. I'll tell you as a tesla owner NO ONE who buys one does so because of the climate BS.

[@z08840]

@@deanpruit4216 we know. You buy one for the same reason why you buy overpriced iphone. So, yes, it is, it is.

[@oldgreg315]

​@@z08840 boy you sure told him

[@BradKwfc]

Bro don't act like wars haven't been fought over oil for the last hundred years.

[@KREllis-vr1ix]

​@BradKwfc now we'll be fighting them over rare earth metals!

[@RG-3PO]

Dang, this one hit so hard. The closer the writing gets to the truth, the funnier it is. Mining and manufacturing the dirty pieces on the other side of the planet so we don't see it is something everyone wants to forget about...

[@2LegHumanist]

When did he get anywhere near truth?

[@stabakoder]

@@2LegHumanist It's not like you're pointing out the lies and proving him wrong.

[@aussiebloke609]

Lies have never been funny. Good comedy is to tell the truth in an unexpected manner.

[@2LegHumanist]

@@stabakoder As if you'd allow facts and evidence to ruin your little circle jerk here.

[@tomsnowden6201]

@@2LegHumanist What were the lies?

[@jamesvan2201]

anyone ever seen the movie "idiocracy"? we are living it folks.

[@telmomoreira7616]

😭

[@melkert81]

I love the scene when the guy is trying to put the blocks into the shaped holes lol

[@skywayradio787]

I got an AD for EVs before this played 😂

[@ivanov83]

Roger is a real talent. All the videos are hilarious, depressive, friendly, intimidating. At the same time. And deadly honest

[@stolendiamond09]

If you’re talking about talent you probably mean Jack Hunter (the actor portraying the character) not Roger Horton (a stand-in for everything wrong with the world)

[@reedr1659]

"Don't think, just drive." As a truck driver, I can tell you this is already happening. We're there, baby.

[@axelamps1279]

Lorry drivers and Bikers, the only two groups of motorist I fully respect on the road. (I'm just a car driver, but I try.)

[@Nomadcreations]

Sadly Society Was there 30 years ago when i did 18 wheels.

[@Airoch4]

No joke, I bought a Nissan Leaf and the money I saved on gas is astronomical. It can’t drive anywhere further than an hour away without getting stuck charging for a long time, and a multiple hour road trip gets many hours longer in it, but most of the driving I do is local anyway

[@tankerd1847]

I think EVs are great for certain lifestyles and most definitely have their place. Like I'm really happy for you that yours does great for you and saves you money. I am just sick and tired of the brow beating over gas vehicles being horrible for the environment when EVs really aren't any better, and the idea that we are going to arbitrarily force everyone to replace gas vehicles by strangling the auto industry and making fuel outrageously expensive. We need to be making gas and diesel better and better, not lying to ourselves that they're obsolete. That's not gonna happen in our lifetimes.

[@Goreuncle]

​@@tankerd1847 How can an electric car that doesn't pollute nor generate emissions during its service life be just as bad for the environment as a combustion car that does? Right, it's because of their absolutely terrible manufacturing footprint... that's not a terror story that the fossil fuel industry likes to peddle.

[@regularjoe9032]

All things kept aside, EV cars have crazy torque and are super fun to drive ❤

[@USSResolute]

"Don't think; just drive." Exactly. My 1995 Saturn gets about 40mpg and since I keep it on the road, I reduce the industrial impact created by not needing a new car. Years ago, when the Prius came out, I did the math, and yes it takes at least 7 years to break even on the gas savings. "I need your money, now."

[@DemonicAdj]

40mpg since 95 is pretty solid in the first place. Props.

[@ronhaworth5808]

Datsun B210's got 40 MPG in the 1970's.

[@Lirky77]

how very clever. So your solution is "never buy a new car". you plan to die soon ? Geez... A few very easy info / analysis on the matter: if you sell your car, unless it's so crappy and has no market, it will be used by someone else. So no, it's not a "destroy my car and buy a new one every year" equation. So buying a new car and going to newer technologies very often help reducing CO2 costs to the planet. You're not reducing any impact by keeping the same car. Indeed, if ALL persons were doing the same, you would see that it does not get better. People changing cars with better (greener) ones is what is creating a change. Be it EVs, or even with newer generation gasoline cars (more efficient on that matter)

[@ronhaworth5808]

@@Lirky77 - I'll be happy to drive a EV if you'll buy me one.

[@johnc2438]

Yep! And my 1995 Honda Civic got just over 40 mpg. It didn't have a computer to monitor mpg, so I did things the old-fashioned way, recording all gasoline purchases (cost per gallon, miles driven, gallons purchased) in a spreadsheet. Of course, the company where I worked a decade or so ago would not let me park my car in the "green slots" reserved for... ahem... "green cars" that were "friendly" to the environment. I pointed out two errors in their banning me from that special parking area: 1. My car got better mpg than many of the so-called "green" cars using the special parking spots, and 2. My Honda was in fact painted a nice dark green! "Get outta my office," was the response from the person in charge of parking. Oh well.... lose some and lose some! 🤣

[@AtalixZero]

"No we are not turning back now!" Subtle but so, so powerful.

[@blackterminal]

I see lots of people saying "electric doesn't polute and I charge with solar". They skip the production part.

[@m.h.f3350]

Make a: if Roger Horton were honest, honest Ad😂😂

[@mmmddd4366]

Do "if 90's Japanese economy cars were honest" Because they were and still are

[@DemonicAdj]

And they often float

[@AngryReptileKeeper]

My boyfriend and I have been rebuilding a 1995 Toyota Corolla for this reason, and because newer cars are a nightmare to work on. Thing has 300,000 miles on it, and since we replaced or rebuilt almost everything in it from the engine to the relays, barring any accidents, it'll be on the road for a lot more.

[@mmmddd4366]

@@AngryReptileKeeper great to hear. A car that serves you not a car that serves it distribution center.

[@davidheipel2934]

​@@AngryReptileKeeper Ready to be outlawed because it doesn't have the mandatory remote kill switch?? FJB.

[@matthewmosier8439]

They were ugly as all get out but they were so simple that they lasted pretty well. I owned one very briefly

[@spacegirl226]

I love how the drivers get more stupid as the commercial goes on. NO THINKY JUST DRIVEY hahahahahahahahaha Brilliant. Thank you, Roger.

[@Stephen-to7jx]

It's what the companies want you to do, drive without thinking about it

[@Mr_Joe_B_619]

@@Stephen-to7jx Watch the news without thinking, protest w/out thinking. Buy everything, w/out thinking. Losing freedom to not only speak out, but to think in the first place is going to become the initial crime.

[@liestricks]

Except its just a lazy excuses for selfish fossilfuel d*ckheads to keep doing nothing. The time it takes to offset the enviromental cost is 2-4 years not 7.

[@2LegHumanist]

I love how all the dipshits lording in their superiority over EV drivers have all swallowed oil and legacy car manufacturer propaganda, hook, line and sinker. Expressing this opinion just confirms that you lack basic critical thinking skills.

[@Wake_up._This_isnt_your_world]

​@@Mr_Joe_B_619 yup. I believe that george orwell had a say on this. I believe it was called "wrong-think". In a future we're rapidly approaching at a alarming rate, the ability to think outside of what the party, or the government wants you to think of, will be considered as "wrong-think", and you'd get arrested for it. They want you to buy without thinking. Protesting without thinking. Joining an war on some foreign country without thinking. Watching the news and... You guessed it, not thinking. Essentially, their ultimate wetdream is by making people borg drones. Capable of sustaining the hive and the queen, without any shred of individuality on them. Just... Pure robots. And is it a surprise that we're seeing this getting normalized nowadays? It's their endgame goal after all, but they need to normalize people into it first. And it is working flawlessly! Ironically, they might even invent some bogus nonsense to make people more divided than ever, since that way, they can be conquered, like saying that thinking somehow makes you pollute a gazillion, octomillion, quajuillion times more than the carbon footprint of all EVs, even though, this is a complete nonsense that shouldn't be taken seriously. Yet, "convince" (aka buy them) some politician and some "health professional" and some "experts", and watch as the masses swallow that up and go after these people who are thinking, because they are "destroying the planet" just by thinking alone!

[@minormunitions]

I’ve got two jacked up 4x4s that I bet will drive over most electric cars at 11.6 and 13.2 mpg!

[@notshapedforsportivetricks2912]

The "just drive" part is probably a bit optimistic.

[@coasternut2034]

"See that little leaf in the logo there? That's important to me." That's my favorite part because it sums up the greenie mentality perfectly. They get to pat themselves on the back for thinking they are actually "saving the planet." And the advertisers know their gullible customers will buy into it hook, line and sinker.

[@freeman10000]

I'm a Greenie and vote as such. But I wouldn't touch an EV with a ten metre barge pole and I am also into nuclear energy. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺

[@NJ-wb1cz]

​@@freeman10000EVs are still better than gasoline cars if you want to buy one or the other

[@jakewillits4678]

And those clowns in their clown shoes get triggered when we dont buy all electric.

[@nutsackmania]

@jakewillits4678 youre looking pretty triggered

[@peterbelanger4094]

I'm really impressed by the bold line they put on the side of the car. I'm sold! And the fancy digital console shows there is advanced technology at work!

[@NewMessage]

And there's Smokey the Bear, and the entire science of botany torn out of my childhood, then.

[@paineoftheworld]

Was Smokey Canadian? Is he even a legal citizen of any country? I suspect he's an anarchist!

[@firedog1003]

Very well done. Roger didn't even get into the safety issues...the fact that the Tesla is the fastest car to go from 0 to 3000 degrees. On the bright side, it spares the families of the victims the cost of a funeral since the bodies are literally cremated in the fire. It's too bad that more effort isn't put into making vehicles more fuel efficient, like hybrid technology, which in my opinion is the best of both worlds. Seems to me that if all vehicles were offered in a hybrid option it would cut the global demand for oil tremendously. I guess big oil has done a great job of making sure that doesn't happen...

[@devinmurray5280]

It’s a good thing numerous studies find the combustion rate of ICE vehicles to be 20x more frequent per 100k vehicles on the conservative side. Hybrids being worse being at least 30x more frequent. Hybrid vehicles added complexity also makes them the vehicle that will cost the most to fix as they age. Some hybrids of the past became mechanically totaled when the electric drive train failed because it was just too expensive to repair.

[@jbaccanalia]

You're right, it'll never work.. 8 years, no gas, no repairs, no regrets.

[@revcrussell]

OH and the required upgrades to the aging electrical grid that is already showing signs of collapse.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Well, that what you get for abandoning its development for decade or two due to reduction in energy consumption.

[@tankerd1847]

That's totally going to be free right? We totally won't get screwed by rising utilities prices or the taxes paid to subsidize that, right? /s

[@timothy8eight263]

"My friends call me that, not as a joke." LMAO

[@worldwideinterests1]

I just realized that Roger is the reincarnation of Edward Bernays.

[@J4Zonian]

@wo Nah... Just an insignificant little piss-ant.

[@soupflood]

1:38 "with torque so powerful it'll feel like you're getting bottomed by Captain goddamn Planet"

[@Ozie1981]

My father was a small town auto mechanic and he bought m my first car in 1998 and paid $80 for it. In fact, the first 3 cars I owned I paid less than $150 each for. They were the greatest cars I ever owned because I knew that if anything happened to them I was out not even half a paycheck working part time at mcdonalds.

[@garyblack8717]

My daughter is driving the 2000 minivan we bought in 2002 with 70,000 miles. It's now approaching 200,000 and has never had a major repair. That's what electric cars can't offer. No way those batteries would survive being parked for 5 years after running the roads for 15 and still just top off fluids and go.

[@cardinaloflannagancr8929]

I didn't see any of the children mining the cobalt for the "green" batteries though. Amazing that still gets a pass in 2023 but it's ok I guess young children are considered renewable to them. Not as import as appearing to care it seems.

[@AngusAngus]

​@@cardinaloflannagancr8929the same lithium mining was a-ok as well when it was just going into hundreds of millions of smartphones and pretty much every other battery-operated device. Thankfully with the EV revolution, scientists are scrambling and many companies coming up trying to design solid-state, lithium salt, iron-air batteries etc. Just the same way WWII dramatically increased innovation, so is the advent of EV's. And a quick Google search will show you it averages much less than this video says to achieve environmental impact parity compared to a gas car (not to mention that the U.S. grid now uses more renewable energy than coal in the mix as of late): "It takes a typical EV about one year in operation to achieve "carbon parity" with an ICE vehicle. If the EV draws electricity from a coal/fired grid, however, the catchup period stretches to more than five years. If the grid is powered by carbon/free hydroelectricity, the catchup period is about six months" - Cotes.com

[@Karl-Benny]

So what is the point

[@deborahthomas4033]

The nicest car I ever owned cost $300, a mint 1972 olds with a 450. Oh the old day's. 😢

[@davea6314]

Question: If Apple Corporation makes an electric car will it have Windows? ⚡ 🚗 (pun intended)

[@vectorexpanse]

If they see what you said they would install screens with exterior cameras feeding to them just so they wouldn't have windows and then charge you a monthly fee to use each one. LOL

[@fluffsquirrel]

@@vectorexpanseI can already see it. Ai-enhanced 8k retina vision. It does the seeing for you. Why stop at that, it'll even drive the car for you! Just so long as you agree to not to hold them liable in the case of an accident.

[@ravenlorans]

Will it have Firewall Tires?

[@davea6314]

​@@ravenloransLol 😂 hahaha

[@moritzmaxeiner5842]

No, they would have iHoles.

[@philipapong7352]

SAFE AND EFFECTIVE

[@stirlingalexander9543]

thank you for not embedding an ad.... inside your ad.

[@armusc757]

"The almighty urethra of Zues" The ultimate BDE

[@DJ_Force]

Buying an EV to save the planet is like flying private to a climate seminar.

[@oerthling]

EVs don't save the planet. They are damaging it less than ICE cars. No single measure will slow down and halt climate change. A lot of things have to be done. Replacing ICE cars with EVs just happens to be one of the easier problems to solve. We also need to modernize our grids, electrify heating and other power usage, clean up power generation and solve a bunch of other problems. Modernizing cars from old gas guzzlers to modern battery tech is just a puzzle piece. We need all the pieces.

[@NimbleBard48]

Not buying a car at all is the solution.

[@oerthling]

@@NimbleBard48 Sure. That would be best. But as long as that doesn't happen EV beats ICE. Because otherwise we keep burning fossils and pollute the air and produce more noise than necessary.

[@reasonablespeculation3893]

Nothing GREENS the planet like CO2

[@oerthling]

@@reasonablespeculation3893 And that's why Venus ist lnown as a jungle planet and not an overheated hellhole. Just because some amount of CO2 is an important resource for plants doesn't mean excessive amounts are good. You need water to live, but too much is bad.

[@mikeorclem]

thanks...i had 2 consecutive used 2011 priuses..45 mpg city/highway...no charging...gas engine...ideal

[@zxtek4975]

and imagine once auto driving is finished fixing its issue then you have to deal with hackers just want to ruin people life

[@dx1450]

He should have mentioned something about the spontaneous combustion of some electric cars.

[@SeniorRed]

Also how they can reignite themselves after being submerged in water for a week😊

[@powerofme7144]

Hey now! That has helped many companies generate millions from coming up with solutions to these new problems! Don't snatch the 24k carrot from Roger III's high chair tray! 😃

[@mrhappy3032]

The soccer mom was hilarious 😂 😂😂😂

[@robertfrank886]

She’s a decent actress because she came across as very annoying.

[@davidmacphee3549]

I like how woman look with a seat belt across their chest! lol

[@acvieluf]

and gorgeous

[@DouglasLippi]

2:43 if you worry about the working conditions of every product you buy you would literally never buy anything ever again.

[@commanderblood2147]

Dont forget to mention the thousands of lithium recycling pools bigger than olympic sized swimming pools sitting in the open to kill anything that comes close.

[@johndoe-vl3ye]

Wait gasoline just sits in giants pools open to the public I gotta go there with my oil tanker

[@commanderblood2147]

@MouglasDurraytheIll-mann-ed8kx youll have to be specific 😅

[@J4Zonian]

@com Fossil fuels kill 10 million people every year. They cost $7 trillion in subsidies & $6 trillion in externalities...every year. Switching to renewable energy, which can’t be done without EVs, will mean 1/500th the mining of a fossil & fissile fuel economy. It’s about to get even better. And then there’s recycling. “New Video: Clean Energy = Less Mining” This Is Not Cool, September 15, 2022 “A Fossil Fuel Economy Requires 535x More Mining Than a Clean Energy Economy” Michael Thomas, Distilled, March 29, 2023 "Mining quantities for low-carbon energy is hundreds to thousands of times lower than mining for fossil fuels” Hannah Ritchie, Jan. 18, 2023

[@J4Zonian]

@co Oil pits kill 750,000 birds every year. Oil disasters kill millions more.

[@prodigalpriest]

"While Smokey the Bear gets a tug-job from Groot". I'm dying.🤣

[@kimmosaarinen2780]

No, you're not.

[@Piano_Castle]

I fell in love with her at, "Can't think -- gotta drive."

[@barryweaver8833]

Funny I like it, but unfortunately I won't be able to share this.

[@bigmcdee8681]

All joking aside, I haven’t had to do a car repair on my electric bmw in ten years and I haven’t lost a single race either. Even against hellcats and corvettes. Bottom line, my wallet loves my EV. And oh my do I love it too! And it lets my gasoline powered toys and cars be free from the grind :D

[@Salidin111]

Don't forget to add auto pilot so you don't have to think about anything at all just keep your hands on the wheel and smile

[@NimhLabs]

@@Mr_Spock512 also, similar amount of dead kids as at the fair

[@elmer7star]

Funny!! Can you make a parody of Tesla Cybertruck?? :)

[@Zebra_3]

done deal thanks to billionaire pothead.

[@elmer7star]

@@Zebra_3 Also the US congress because their spouses have tech stocks in TESLA.

[@Zebra_3]

@@elmer7star sell! sell! sell! I say...Tesla will eventually return to a niche EV co. w/ accounting done in Mexico.

[@elgee1811]

There's no need for that as the Cybertruck is its own parody.

[@daystatesniper01]

This is the best advert i have seen in years one thing Mr salesman forgot to mention is the ev batteries CAN'T be recycled so we are going to be left with a waste problem worse than spent nuclear fuel , all good for the planet eh

[@michaelwoolaver6113]

Why do you give us a verbal middle finger then ask us to buy a teeshirt.?

[@gravelpit5680]

See that leaf logo? It means alot to me. Buwhahwhahahah! 😅

[@POINTS2]

Don't think about riding a bike or taking mass transit either. We need you to buy the RogVolt (RV) Futura!

[@cestrian5294]

In the UK, we get ads showing beautiful people with beautiful homes smiling away, plugging in their EV in beautiful weather. The truth is different. Charging points are expensive for homeowners, rarely work in the public charging domain and are also never covered so when it rains, which it does a lot here, you will get wet. Come trade-in time, you will get mugged and lose so much money, you can't afford a beer.

[@billding7073]

Nobody wants a used EV. Even dealers can't sell them.

[@brianguchu4960]

The Almighty Urethra of Zues😂

[@AutMouseLabs]

Yep, I am doing more for the planet keeping my old 2005 Camry in good working order. Use less, repair more. If the answer to an environmental problem is more consumption be suspicious.

[@nigelo92]

Same with buying a used car in general

[@thatjeff7550]

About the only smart thing said so far in this EV v. ICE debate.

[@jfruser]

Nearly a quarter million miles on my old Nissan pickup. Taking care of what you got is taking care of the earth.

[@Skylancer727]

Yeah EVs would have to be extraordinarily better per mile to make up for building a whole new car. People really don't understand that "reduce, reuse, recycle" applies to all things, not just water bottles.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@Skylancer727 Well...if we dont count that most "reusable" bottles go to waste anyway, cause sorting them from rest of plastic is too much of a problem.

[@mattb9664]

Forgot to mention how when you get into a smallish type accident, there is a high likelihood that the manufacturer will lock down the car to make it undriveable since the lithium battery is susceptible to a spontaneous fire since you can't examine the battery packs for cracking. Or when your electric vehicle catches fire, it costs the town about $10000 in Hazmat and firemen deployment to contain the hazard while directing traffic to go past it-- which then for some reason doesn't get reported whatsoever on the town's community incident page. Yep, witnessed that too.

[@Skylancer727]

I rarely see any car crashes or fires reported in the news. The only times they really do is when it seriously impacts the integrity of things like highway bridges.

[@2LegHumanist]

You're 10 times more likely to have your car catch fire if it has an internal combustion engine. Nobody reports ICE fires because they're commonplace.

[@Zak_How]

You guys got Roger doing the KZbin playlist? You shouldn't mix in shorts, they should be separate.

[@Skaxarrat]

48% of the pollution is created by the 1'1% richest people, but if I buy a Rogvolt I'll be saving the planet!

[@SpeakerWiggin49]

Truth. The fossil fuels burnt for consumer transportation make up less than 5% of America's carbon footprint per year.

[@Lonovavir]

That's the spirit!!!! Also, remember to recycle.

[@bakerboat4572]

@@Lonovavir It actually sucks that there is very little done in the way of actual recycling (mostly because of cost and energy requirements).

[@ChucklesMcGurk]

News for you, most people are not buying EVs to save the planet, they are actually getting cost effective. The video is ironic if you actually do think about what he says

[@h.mandelene3279]

@@ChucklesMcGurk Even when they asked why people bought the Prius when it was new. Environment was very low on the list. Notice how the tesla owners brag their car can go from 0 - 100 in .03 seconds and never brag it supposedly saves the environment???

[@NO-background-music-in-videos.]

You had me at Monkey Brain..... I say that often

[@generator6946]

So so true …

[@MikeJ532]

lol now we have the solar powered Aptera with Beter specs. than any other. Sort of takes the wind out of his sails.

[@HetNeSS]

Dude had the balls to get it straight 👍 just gotta enjoy those 50% of charge during winter conditions and 25% extra charge loss due to battery aging. Sure it will refund itself after 10 years of ~green~ driving, giving electricity generating stations a hell of a time, when ~dosens~ of that ~clean~ shit will be plugged into a grid simultaneously. Shall I also mention electric vehicles cost up to half extra, even including government subsidies acts?

[@allergy5634]

Me, someone who almost entirely uses pedestrian/public transit infrastructure for transport when some EV driver starts lecturing:

[@Skylancer727]

Yeah the majority of the US is too lazy or blind to accept that into their lives.

[@flyballhdeg9775]

How do you get your boat to the ramp? 😅

[@greyfox79007]

As someone in the industry if you want to save the environment just drive a smaller car. Doesn't matter want pushes it along just don't drive a huge car if you are the only thing in it 99% of the time. Buy a beater SUV for those time you need more than just a small car but don't drive it everyday. The best car for the environment is a Miata.

[@gravelpit5680]

most people could get by on a gas scooter, like a Lance Cabo 200i... they'd save $2000 a year in insurance and gas while also lowering their carbon footprint by atleast 50%

[@cocksquancher2916]

I drive a cute little Kia Forte, so that offsets my annual tire burning celebration.

[@e4gail]

@@gravelpit5680When I am solo driving - my motorcycle gets 60 mpg and is better on the environment than any EV. Can you imagine every one on scooters and motorcycles. Traffic issues would be solved over night.

[@gravelpit5680]

@@e4gail yep, these indulgent people commuting 15 miles a day in an $80,000 SUV are the definition of wasteful and ignorant. They're losing several thousand dollars a year for no reason. And as clueless as they are, the EV nutters are even more lost and brain dead. LONG OIL STOCKS ...

[@OldCanadianguy953]

Elderly folks and those who are handicapped cannot use scooters or anything so little.

[@ebaysutube]

You forgot to tell everyone you were financed by big oil on this one.

[@alienrobotcommando]

I mean.....this argument can be used for pretty much everything we buy nowadays. Because it's true. 😂

[@boyscouts5000]

I saw the title and thought this is gonna be good

[@markleach2177]

"Bottomed by Captain God damned Planet" 😂😂😂

[@jacobstaten2366]

2/3 of those stereotypes perfectly sum up the Cracked writers that didn't get fired a few years back.

[@rodneyfcm]

Thanks!

[@hurleyfrancois4060]

had to watch it again, this time from my model y.

[@countalucard4226]

Whatever happened to “not buying because it’s not perfected yet”. Used to hear that a lot but not any more.

[@Skylancer727]

He just said "it's not perfect yet" in the video. I still see it all the time and I would mostly agree. I think it's more those people aren't looking for content on the topic as often.

[@spacegirl226]

see also "c0v1d vaxxines"

[@countalucard4226]

@@Skylancer727 growing up every kid used to hear that from their father when asking for a color TV. “It’s not perfected yet”

[@jamesdinius7769]

Because innovation got wrapped up in environmentalism and virtue signaling. Most of the time the only people who buy immature technologies are wealthy enthusiasts, who want to be on the cutting edge and are willing to deal with growing pains either to be on that edge, or to patronize the development. With EVs, buying them got posed as a moral good, so way more people buy into them.

[@endc3043]

These electric cars are like a phone after charging the battery over time.. once they are constantly recharged, they are only gonna get up to 96 to 98 percent fully charged..😂 Have you ever seen a phone do that after years of use..😂😂😂

[@J4Zonian]

@end Yes, Teslas typically are down to 90% after only 200,000-300,000 miles. Often they’re still on warranty then so it’s just a disaster waiting to never happen.

[@Zara_Duku]

I drive 100 km for 1/8th price with electric vehicle… i need this price to travel. İ cannot predict petrol prices for next 1-2 years.

[@codysurfer8232]

i hate how much Don't Think, Just Drive sounds like a real unedited slogan

[@rinkrude1]

I had to bookmark this one for repeated enjoyment...

[@tomvarley4344]

Brilliant spoof, I calculated that, in the UK, we would need to triple the output capacity of the National Grid's electricity power generation to charge all the cars.

[@sebastiansandvik825]

Uhm, what? You haven't done the numbers... Assuming that all 33 million cars in the UK were electric, with 4 miles/KWh and 7400 miles/year driven you'd end up with a total electricity demand for cars of around 61TWh annually, which is less than 19% of total generation in the UK. If you're talking about momentary power generation then that's just weird. Not like the gas station networks could handle 33 million cars filling up all at the same time either. Just doesn't work that way.

[@themeanmachine84]

@@sebastiansandvik825well seems it actually does work like that, cause in Netherlands (and I'm pretty sure at least some other countries will follow unless the EV care sales drop which seems to be the case) soon people won't be able to charge their cars between 4PM to 9PM because the electric grid can't handle it. You seem to forget that "EVs" are not the only thing that needs power. So this "less than 19%" needs to come from somewhere and by the way, even going with your numbers, 19% is literally 1/5 of total power output of the UKs power generation. Do you realize that? Do you realize how much 1/5 of total power generation it is for a country to handle the EVs alone? Dude...

[@sebastiansandvik825]

@@themeanmachine84 19% isn't that much when talking about 100% of cars in the country. Replacing all those cars will take at least 20 years. Since 2005 UK electricity consumption has decreased by about 1,2% annually, which means that a continuation of that trend in and of itself would be enough to compensate for any increase in EV electricity demand. For comparison, the UK generated 90TWh of renewable electricity in 2023, so 150% of the energy need for a 100% EV fleet. Hornsea 3, which will probably be the largest offshore wind park in the world, is expected to produce over 12TWh alone. That alone could cover the electricity needs for an EV fleet of 20% of all cars in the UK. 19% is simply not that much, considering how cheap new electricity production is and the efficiency gains that are being rolled out all across society. And charging is very demand-flexible. No need to all charge at the same time. Modern chargers can be connected to the grid, and would react to energy prices, thus charging at night. Similarly, EV's with V2L/V2G can be used as power banks for your house, decreasing electricity costs during the day as well as load on the grid.

[@brianleewilliams]

You don’t realize that most EVs charge at night where there’s excess power supply. They will contribute millions to help upgrade the grid.

[@YagamiKou]

​@@themeanmachine84 that honestly depends on alot to be honest 20% is a bit, but not too much for a good grid like in 2018 my gov planned for 5 new power plants between 2020 and 2025 under the assumption that EVs wouldn't be around and after having another look under the assumption that EVs become *every car on the road* the country is now planning to open a 6th in that time with 4 being renewable focused but the paper stressed that it doesn't actually matter much 😂 firstly, most of our plants operate under capacity and secondly, my country has a handful of power plants just sitting on hand, half turned off just incase of emergency like critical grid failure or weather shit and that could pick up the estimated power the bro basically stated he just wants another plant *and it was approved* im not complaining, it's kind of amazing it is largely not an issue if ur grid is managed well power needs have been sky rocketing for years that's why my country was already planning to *open 5* it's weird to complain about 1 thing on the grid when business and normal houses use a metric shittonne anyway everyone should reduce energy use already but I see value in having a single point of attack why reduce gas use and power use when u can just make ur car electric and just reduce electrical use allround? better yet now that it's only 1 issue attack power plants more directly and make more renewable ones when all ur problems are focused to 1 it becomes alot simpler to attack to me, that is the true value of electric everything 1 point of focused improvement for all humans if u live in a place like Texas thoe it has recently demonstrated that it cannot manage its own power grid 🎉 so maybe keep an eye out just incase

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

It's kind of funny how literally everything, no matter how good it might seem on the surface has a dark or evil backstory!

[@peterclarke7240]

It's almost as though the mega-rich got to be mega-rich by diverting large amounts of money from our pockets into theirs, and have absolutely no interest in giving any of it back, but just want to take even more. And all while making sure that, when the world does finally burst into flames, they'll be sipping champagne in space while they watch us all burn.

[@AdamYJ]

There is no tool without blood on it.

[@Linkwii64]

Capitalism.😂

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@Linkwii64 No, not just capitalism!

[@WorksOnMyComputer]

True. If you did an honest ad on the amount of time and energy we waste sitting in cars driving from one pointless activity to the next. That would really sting.

[@MelodicQuest]

Even the most agrivating of dude-bros can feel even more superior to you with the brand new 'Rog Goliath'. Now you can join in the virtue signaling while driving around in military tank, because "you're a real man damnit"

[@kilppa]

You basically described the Cybertruck. Hell, it being "bulletproof" is part of the marketing, FFS. Definitely targeted towards your tech-bro man-child.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

If only they knew that you can get 105mm APDSF proof beast with range of 200 miles, amazing speed and even more amazing storage area for free, and even get paid for it. You just need to sign-up today, at any enlistment point in your nearest city.

[@arokh72]

@@kilppa I wonder how it would have held up against a decent gun like an AR15, for example :)

[@ruidelgado888]

​@arokh72 as if being bulletproof against "normal" guns wasn't useless enough 😂 Maybe with an upgrade, you get it bulletproof against a bazooka 😂😂

[@JWQweqOPDH]

​@@ruidelgado888The AR-15 is a normal gun. The round is much smaller than in most hunting rifles, which combined with the stock (vs a pistol) helps the shooter make accurate shots in quick succession. The AR-15 is one of the most practical guns to own for home defense, especially if you live in a rural area (and already own a pistol for everyday carry). The ammunition and the gun itself are relatively affordable.