Monday Evening News - 12 Stories you Might Have Missed

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Monday news 1. Is the EV dream collapsing? 2. How many stops do you need on a 5hr drive? 3. Electric car charger burns while charging 4. Thieves are targeting charging cables 5. The wheels on the Tesla go round and round. Or they don’t. They just wait 6. EV Buses don’t bus very well 7. More EV buses for Yorkshire! 8. Asda decides to roll back the electrification agenda 9. Gatwick airport culprit found (pictured) 10. The Fire Marshalls said what?! 11. You can’t park a Volcano in Bath 12. It had how much range left when you got back from your holiday?!

[@roberthiggins6401]

Only the mega wealthy can afford to drive a volcano.

[@roberthiggins6401]

Get the last people to check if there's a leak of electricity under their car.

[@oojimmyflip]

one stop to pee about every 3 hours, 500ml of plain water and no coffee or excesive sugary fluids on the way. it is important to arrive with a thirst for beer and hunger for food, presuming somewhere is open.Just you wait Geoff as you get older youll want to pee more often at night it happens to all men apparently the doctor said. so your stops will increase so get those miles in why you can.🤣 or do as the truckers do and carry a wide neck bottle to pee, it has to be sufficently wide enough to accomadate your old chap with an air gap or the backpressure can soak your trousers.😂

[@ciaranburke3243]

Yes it was doomed from day one 😂

[@Grangran0160]

Think if it wasn’t for EVs you wouldn’t have a channel so hip hip for EVs

[@willyb3463]

This will go down in history as the stupidest time in our civilisation, there's so much damage being done here.

[@joejoejoejoejoejoe4391]

Considering how much history is already being changed, I don't think much of current events will be recorded truthfully.

[@willyb3463]

​@@joejoejoejoejoejoe4391 Yes I've thought about that, I'm an optimistic person so hoping enough people clock on to it but who knows.

[@Bd-ox4mi]

At our expense

[@richardweyland116]

Yes, you're right. Welcome to the Golden Age of Stupidity.

[@whitehart11]

Electric buses no worries, just wait till you are stuck in a flat electric ambulance!

[@russb2286]

As much use as a chocolate teapot

[@scaryfakevirus]

@@ts757arse There used to be electric trams in West London in the 50's and 60's called Trolley Buses. They had overhead power lines and the only issues we had was if they became detached from the overhead lines. This only took a guy with a pole to reconnect. No silly batteries though, just mains fed.

[@grahamclifton1483]

@@scaryfakevirus And they were spacious, quiet and clean…

[@SaltimusMaximus]

Or a flat Police Car

[@salnaturile8653]

"Electric buses will be transformative" says the council. Yes they'll quickly transform asphalt into something resembling a moonscape 😆

[@jamesblair9614]

Yes, if the word from on high is to squelch all EV fire stories, then it’s our duty to make sure these stories are made public, in the interest of public safety.

[@stephenbirchall941]

But why don't you, to be fair, report on the far greater number of non EV fires? As we all know, EVs are 40 times less likely to set on fire than non EVs.

[@stephenfennell]

​​@@stephenbirchall941Well, I answer (1) There are millions upon millions of internal- combustion vehicles, far more than EVs. (2) An enormous percentage of those ICEs are 10, 20, 30 years old, whereas most EVs are less than 10 years old. (3) A large percentage of ICE vehicles are in 2nd, 3rd or 4th hand ownership, bought by ppl who can't afford to maintain them carefully. (4) Most EVs are so amazingly expensve they can only be bought by ppl who can afford to maintain them carefully, and do so. If, with all these advantages of being fewer in number, newer, and better maintained, EVs keep catching fire, burning at 2000°C, and burning down nearby cars and buildings; and if they cannot be put out by normal firefighting methods; then it is fair to single EVs out as major fire hazards.

[@jamesbotha8122]

​@@stephenbirchall941LOL 😂😅

[@grahamclifton1483]

@@stephenbirchall941 Up until recently, many car fires were actually caused by spilled brake fluid on to hot engines after collisions… petrol and diesel engines are not inherently unsafe…EV battery packs are intrinsically hazardous…

[@debbiecross8980]

​@@stephenbirchall941 If that's true, could that be because car for car there are more non evs on the road today? Also it doesn't bare thinking about the possible consequences, of one of these setting on fire near or under a block of apartments! Lastly why would there be a blackout of news items regarding burning cars, whose interest is it in, the person making lots of money on the sale of evs, or the person potentially burnt to death, or killed in an out of control ev?

[@robertnightingale4101]

Why do we allow the Government to waste tax payers money on these rediculas schemes.

[@rbnhd1144]

Good point, Vote them out, simple as that, they are supposed to work for tax payers not dictate.

[@AI-Records24]

@@rbnhd1144it’s deeper than that, even if we vote them out the next ones do more of the same and there’s no accountability. We need a full tear down of the system and rebuild it. No FPTP, no expenses for personal matters like homes second homes etc, average wage and only increases when minimum wage does, no second jobs, public decides contracts, public vote on issues with money, councils torn down and rebuilt with local residents in charge of spending and wages etc.

[@organickevinlondon]

to me, it appears like, tax payers money, was waisted on teaching you English.

[@jonplatt231]

That would be 'wasted'. @@organickevinlondon

[@rbnhd1144]

@@AI-Records24 How could I disagree with you, the system really needs a rebuild, typical of those in Govt they spend and keep spending then ask for more for their pet projects, their money doesn't grow on our trees. You've for sure got to get rid of the bent and gullible ones.

[@timothyabraham13]

The Chinese must be laughing all way to the bank.

[@joejoejoejoejoejoe4391]

And the biggest laugh is when one of them pretends he's going to pull the big red switch that turns off all EVs in the west.

[@maxsec2]

Better start building them here then

[@nathanmcgrath9038]

They are undoubtedly

[@tonyb3629]

Yes they are - all the way.

[@DW-dd4iw]

Particularly as the Chinese are building all these green vehicles with energy from thousands of coal fired power stations!

[@MegAndJas]

Geoff, I’m 70, I regularly do 300 mile trips (nearly) non stop, always need 2 caffeine and bladder stops of maybe 5 minutes each but could easily do it non stop if required, not all of us oldies are past driving long distances 😎

[@GeoffBuysCars]

YES!! Great comment!! Thank you.

[@maxsec2]

Yup I do the same, no issues with my EV range

[@fredericksaxton3991]

I have driven 200 miles, Portsmouth to Chesterfield in my XJR, took me 3 hours with only a 5 min natural break.

[@organickevinlondon]

@@GeoffBuysCars if yer "wanna do some mega mileage non stop drives" do what I did in my mid twenties, get yerself a class 1 HGV driving licence, then "get a PROPER driving job, driving articulated H.G.V.1 s, ALL OVER EUROPE, with an international haulage company, that doesn't give toss about the drivers hours laws", (that's virtually all of them, LOL), then yer can "live the dream ?????????? or rather nightmare", of regularly doing, Southern Spain to Calais in basically ONE HIT, other then stopping to refuel, on the Spanish/French border, after 500 miles, to do the other 500 miles, from there to Calais, and after about one hours kip, on the Calais Dover ferry, yer "good to go AGAIN", all the way to go the distance, to anywhere within another 500 mile radius of Dover, so that's 1,500 miles, over 36 hours, on just ONE HOUR of sleep, in a 40 ton truck, hm, 6 European countries in ONE DAY, "no problem", start off loading at Villadosola in Italy, not far from the Swiss border, for Krefeld in Germany, then go via, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Holland, to Krefeld in Germany, "what a WICKED drive that one was", Calais to Lisbon, is another one, I got off the ferry once, in Calais, at 01.00 hours on a Saturday morning, and by 16.00 hours on Sunday, I was at my delivery destination in Lisbon, "like magic", I didn't even count the journey from Holyhead to Dover on that trip too, the UK to Italy and back, in under 48 hours, "no problem whatsoever", Bari in Southern Italy to Calais, stopping only for fuel, that's virtually equal, to doing John O Groats to Lands End and BACK to Birmingham, how about doing, a week of international HGV1 work, including driving, loading and unloading, on just 10 hours of sleep, for the entire 7 days, ( I once remembered checking my tachographs for the previous week thinking, "JEEZE, I averaged just 1 and 1/2 hours sleep per day, over 7 days") on average, I used to get 24 hours at home, once every between 4 and 8 weeks, a BONUS to me was, speaking English to someone that actually spoke and understood it and getting my work boots off, NOWADAYS, I own a Mini Cooper Electric and truly ENJOY my driving breaks, to charge it up, especially on day trips, from my home in London, to Lands End and back, as 600 miles in 24 hours, in a Mini Cooper Electric is pretty easy to do, I dont blast down the A30 from Exeter either, as "I'm a driver by nature" so I prefer to take the B roads through Dartmoor, rejoining the A30 just after the Strawberry Fields Farm Shop and EV charging point at Lifton, making a point of, spending serious money at that farm shop, to help fund the local economy there, by basically filling my boot, with Luscombe organic drinks from Devon.

[@michaelcatto8323]

I’m a shade off 78 and have no problem with long distance fuss free motoring in my ICE BMWs.

[@asmellytrump]

13. Farmers protesting in London? 👍👍

[@GeoffBuysCars]

No. That deserves it's own video :-) So i'll do that

[@jameschambers6975]

@@GeoffBuysCars Watch Mark Devlin's Good Vibrations, volume 249 interview Alan of Salisbury

[@stephenfennell]

​@@GeoffBuysCarsYes, please do, Geoff, I want to hear about that.

[@SAS-vx1jk]

No farmers no food no future. No subsidies for food but subsidies for biodiversity. Control the food you control the people

[@neilmeredith7045]

The BBC thought it was more important that Papa Johns were closing some stores

[@davidburns34]

Only EV owners are complaining that the charge points being removed because they are not getting their 30mins of free “Fuel”. Can’t help but smirk at that news.

[@dungareesareforfools]

Wealthy motorists getting a free ride at the expense of every shopper and electricity bill payer.

[@jackiefisher1820]

Just about to say that !

[@alastair9894]

Explain 'free fuel'

[@davidburns34]

@@alastair9894 super market charges are a lower wattage and some are free for a certain amount of time. SO, if you plug in while doing the shopping you get “Free Fuel” for your milk float. Admittedly it won’t give you many miles.

[@Grangran0160]

You get 15 minutes free charge in super markets but they are so low wattage you be lucky to get 3-4 miles on your car so its bullshit getting free electric isn’t worth plugging in unless you pay for 30 minutes then you go on a higher rate charge simple as that

[@ohbollox2it]

I left my petrol car at the airport for 2 weeks and it’s lost nothing!!!

[@tyrantwitness2482]

All the issues EVs are having! Music to my ears.

[@stephenbirchall941]

Non EVs have issues too. It's just the biased social media doesn't report this.

[@stephenbirchall941]

@@OM617a I have an EV. Never been stranded. Never had a range problem. Cheap to run and very fast. I swapped my BMW for an EV and haven't regretted it.

[@stephenbirchall941]

@@OM617a I agree persuasion is better. The problem is the disinformation pumped by and on behalf of the oil industry and their pet politicians who stand to lose billions if EVs are successful. Sales are increasing each year.

[@timhicks2154]

The Jaguar mounted a sports-car? Is it the mating-season already?

[@debbiecross8980]

😂😂😂 Made me laugh!

[@The_CrackedPot_Christian]

Spring is in the air .

[@PaulDavies-wv9el]

My local mechanic at the garage told me he is not insured to keep an EV overnight on his premises, there you go

[@organickevinlondon]

I own a Mini Cooper Electric and its in and out of the local garage, in minutes, for its servicing, as basically there is NOTHING to service on it, it wont be breaking down in the next decade or two either, as there is NOTHING that can break on it too.

[@georgegently3026]

​@@organickevinlondon bet he still charges you though, even though there's nothing to service😮

[@angleseyandy9110]

​@@organickevinlondondo you waste your time on other things too, like go to the doctor if there's nothing wrong with you, or the supermarket when you don't want anything, or a restaurant if you don't want to eat? You sound a bit disturbed.

[@organickevinlondon]

​@@angleseyandy9110 I'm just raising a point of how CHEAP EVs are to run, I also charge my EV up for FREE locally too, so IF you are paying for petrol/diesel, you sound a bit thick to me.

[@organickevinlondon]

@@georgegently3026 60 quid once every 2 years, is about 60 p per week and how much does your ICE cost in servicing LOL.

[@AM-gn6nn]

To not report fires from anything is a criminal act...and you can be charged !!! So who ever said this is under suspition of bieng a participant in said such incident!!!!

[@Theweouthereforrealclub-]

It lost 6% charge and 6% of its value at the same time

[@TREV617]

Take an electric bus, the walk will do you good a bit like owning a Land Rover does on a regular basis.😊

[@stevehensonuk]

Have a closer look at the driver - he didn't stop for a flat battery but something much spicier.

[@gebirg1]

At least you'll be nice and warm in the winter, and you can always roast a few potatoes for your lunch.

[@declanbrady5172]

Worse than electric buses, Mersey rail have battery operated trains. Guess what??? Yeah they're shite and they have had to refund thousands and thousands of £ due to breakdowns and none running trains, who'd have thought that would happen hey😱

[@roblonsdale8927]

Battery powered trains seriously??

[@g8ymw]

Why, when they have 3rd rail electrification unless there are some very short sections without?

[@JM00-v9c]

electric trams in Oslo have caused a problem they have never had before. ie a massive cock up in winter . tram stuck in tunnel etc .

[@tentacletester1861]

I’m on the Wirral. The public transport worsening round here made me finally get my license. God awful change why they couldn’t stick with diesel I’ll never know. It wasn’t great to start with I thought it could only get better 😂

[@theelectricmonk3909]

@@roblonsdale8927 They're battery operated between Kirkby and Headbolt Lane (a newly re-laid piece of track) which hasn't been electrified. The rest of the network is 3rd rail.

[@srbs73]

Went to Sheffield last Friday and they have a real problem with cables being cut and stolen. The 4 chargers near Waitrose had all of the cables cut (3 per charger). Went to Instavolt at Aldi and only 1 charger out 8 was working, the other 7 had both the CCS and Chademo cables cut.

[@timhicks2154]

Tax volcanoes! Problem solved.

[@singmysong1167]

lol 😂

[@MrMartinious]

One upside of ev buses is there'll be tons of diesel buses going cheap! Solve the housing problem live in a bus!!😂

[@MattHobby]

Except they'll want to buy their old diesel buses back, once they realise their fancy EV buses are hopeless...!

[@rogerblackwood8815]

@@MattHobby Might be a bit difficult getting them all back from Africa and Ukraine!

[@stevenikitas8170]

Only EV owners would wait like lemmings in such a line. It is interesting how EV advocates are always saying how the long charging period is a good time to "have lunch" or "read a book" or "stretch your legs"... Or whatever else they can come up with.

[@69dblcab]

Just wait until the miscreants figure out that is a great crowd to obtain funds and devices from. LOL

[@oojimmyflip]

All those EV drivers in a que and not one of them thought maybe they should buy a generator for emergencies, Doh!!! These are the idiots that buy a car without a spare wheel and never buy a spare wheel they just rely on the puncture repair kit instead, you can't repair a tyre with ruddy great hole in it the foam just leaks out.

[@joejoejoejoejoejoe4391]

Whilst their car is charging, they could fetch their shopping with a wheelbarrow, then walk back to pick their car up.

[@sarathelwell6701]

😂

[@stephenbirchall941]

My EV has great range. 300 miles isn't a problem.

[@tyrantwitness2482]

A volcano went off undersea not long ago and sent lots of water into the upper atmosphere! Wondering why it rained so much! But don't tell anyone.

[@phillyb8347]

Water vapour is an actual green house gas unlike co2

[@Rhythm24inch]

Yep, caused a 10% rise in overall humidity according to the few sources that reported the link, that's quite a big change!

[@oneperfectmorning]

Electric buses coming to the Isle of Wight. Our beloved council told us last week. Roads are pot hole nightmares, land slips around the Island but have no fear we’re getting electric buses.

[@Super-lucky-7777]

Lol that weigh probably twice as much right.

[@DarrenJones042]

There's absolutely no reason for electric buses when trams and trolleybuses have already proved themselves decades ago

[@theodociocozanitis5437]

I always had the understanding that when u hand your precious money to the government they meant to spend it wisely not on personal ideology

[@aljmann]

😂

[@sherisheri9549]

After all these problems, councils are still buying electric buses? what? The councillors should pay themselves for the cost when they fail!!!! It's plain stupidity to go down that route with all we now know!

[@ianrichards4907]

been told here in cornwall we are getting electric buses , oh dear !

[@michaelgodbold6247]

Wonder how many brown envelopes changed hands???

[@salnaturile8653]

BYD (Burn Your Driveway) 32 seater electric buses weigh 10 metric tonnes more than a diesel equivalent, so not only are they having to haul around all that extra weight but the damage to the road surface and extra tyre wear must be a consideration surely? This is like the Emperor's new clothes on steroids.

[@rogerblackwood8815]

@@michaelgodbold6247 Many!

[@dungareesareforfools]

I can feel the smugness radiating from that 1/2 mile line of Teslas: "We never have to visit a filling station again!"

[@andrewwaller5913]

We'll be home in a week 😂

[@The_CrackedPot_Christian]

Brought a good book? 😅. I bet some of these Muppets brag about how good the WiFi is whilst they wait in line for two hours.

[@kimmer6]

Kettleman City is a wide spot in Highway 5 through the California Central Valley connecting Los Angeles to Sacramento. It's not exactly close to anything. Its hot flat farmland with almond orchards and open fields. You need the car's AC on for hundreds of miles. Somewhere around Kettleman City is a massive cattle feed lot with 5 zillion cows that reeks horribly on hot afternoons. Years ago it was not uncommon to see signs saying Next Gas 65 miles on Highway 5.

[@fredericksaxton3991]

Surely a 5hour drive will be a lot more than a 5 hour drive if you are stopping 5 times.?

[@mccarthyjohn576]

So concise, that's the way to cause ructions, LOL I knew half of the stories, but the most Eff'd Up is the high polluting car paying more for parking when stationary, and not causing any emissions.

[@MarkTheVicar]

Parked cars are well known for high emissions 🤔 well the electric ones are.

[@tonyshipton8896]

How many times have you been in traffic, spewing all that shit from your tailpipe??

[@MarkTheVicar]

@@tonyshipton8896 Most stupid reply I've ever read, congratulations 👍

[@roblonsdale8927]

​@@tonyshipton8896my tailpipe does,nt spew anything, hope you refuse to accept any products that have ice,s used in their journey to your little anchor palace....

[@tonyshipton8896]

Shall we test that mate?? take our cars into a garage and close the door… oh, and leave our cars running for say 20-30 mins, that should do it.. that’s what spews out the tail pipe.. now think of a city, and millions of cars sitting, waiting in traffic.. seems strange we are hearing of a massive rise in breathing issues and lung diseases, doesn’t it?

[@chappy2121]

​​@@tonyshipton8896yet ICE cars are cleaner and more efficiant than ever. What other things can cause breathing issues and asthma? Better still have a look at other causes of c02 pollution, like refrigerant, possibly THE biggest contributer to c02 emissons. Bearing in mind just 10kg of R404A refrigerant is equivalent to 39.2 TONS of c02 or 275,000kms in a car or 916years of a 10w lightbulb. They even write it on the bottles

[@DaleSteel]

Look how the police are covering up these EV crashes. Makes you wonder if that land rover ev crash into a school wasn't also a related incident. They all run on the same platform

[@organickevinlondon]

it wasnt a Land Rover EV.

[@TheRonaldbaxter]

Strange how quiet the story is

[@jem963]

Geoff your on fire this evening, great video, greetings from Ireland 👍

[@g8ymw]

Didn't think he was in a milk float 🛟 😅

[@jem963]

🤣🤣🤣

[@1900Refurb-ul8sn]

We've had electric busses in Harrogate for about 5 year now. When they first arrived they were always broken down and ran out of charge, they only do short runs now!!!! Haven't EV's been banned from race tracks now?

[@johnbellamy6449]

good reporting Geoff

[@timhicks2154]

Who’s stealing the cables? The 🥧 🔑 s?

[@sarahcrowther6267]

Ah i like that 😂 its like 🐂💩 and W⚓️. I shall use that one tim. 👍

[@singmysong1167]

Can't make out those symbols, friend. Pie-key s?

[@timhicks2154]

@@singmysong1167 - that’s it!

[@chappy2121]

Absolutely would be my forst guess. They've even resorted to pinching copper pipes from high pressure c02 refrigeration systems, while they're running. As happened at a well known supermarket in Doncaster a bit back

[@juliaogara8794]

Recent literature included with council tax bill states that here in Coventry, we have the most road side charging points outside of London. On my mom’s housing estate alone at least 15 of them. It’s not an estate that has wealthy occupants. I’ve seen four being used over last three months. Money spent on these and pot holes are rife, ridiculous.

[@christophercharles3169]

Ironic. Parked cars don't create pollution.

[@stevekenilworth]

It not pollution what they on about, plant food . they say co2 emissions so how much plant food released, could do with getting some plant food stickers to add to these signs. i never download app to pay to park, cash or card if not that option i go elsewhere to spend my money. evs should be charged more as parked as you say engines not on but ev much more weight what causes more damage to surface

[@stephenmcdermott4435]

The Luton airport fire video showed what appeared to be a Discovery sport on fire with two commercial fire extinguishers in the foreground, I assume they would have both been used. As trained fire fighter in the chemical industry I can assure you they would have made short work of a diesel car fire, particularly if used early in the fire. This fire had jets of flames coming from the left front side of the alleged diesel car; that is just coincidently where the battery module is on the hybrid version of that car is, I believe. Personally I think we are being misled, any thoughts?

[@billb7876]

We did Edinburgh to Lincoln in our old Smiley Transit in less than 5 hours and virtually the whole way in 5th gear Sadly we had to give up and change down at a T junction a couple of miles from home lol

[@organickevinlondon]

I recently drove, from my home in London, to Lands End and back, 600 miles, without even touching the gear stick (from a Mini Cooper Electric owner, LOL)

[@kevinwhite981]

Well done Asda.

[@leroyc88]

Geoff you should research about home chargers not being covered by warranty if they go wrong because they were installed, as per the company’s guidelines, without ‘upstream’ RCD’s.

[@terranceprice7006]

I wonder if a house owner has an electric charging has to notify their house insurance about having it fitted?

[@matthewgodwin3050]

Did anyone else burst out laughing when they saw the picture of the burnt out Tesla? It would be even funnier if it was Robert Llewellyn's or Quentin Wilson's.

[@stephenbirchall941]

EVs are 40 times less likely to set on fire than non EVs.

[@ArniesTech]

But when they do its an unstoppable Runaway fire 😉​@@stephenbirchall941

[@philhawley1219]

@@stephenbirchall941 I have been driving for over 40 years and I have never had an ICE vehicle catch fire. Mostly I have had vehicles that most people would class as old bangers. Perhaps it is the huge amount of electronic gubbins in modern vehicles that poses a fire risk? EVs must be even worse, I would love to know your source for 40 times more likely.

[@David8n]

My series 2 land rover caught fire once - it was an electrical fire in the steering column. I blew the flames out with one puff and walked round, lifted the bonnet and disconnected the battery. No drama, no collapsed car parks, no airports closed. Landy running again in a couple of days.

[@stephenbirchall941]

​@@David8ndon't forget that the Luton airport fire was a Range Rover diesel, so ICE cars can in some circumstances cause a disaster.

[@reginaldgraves1684]

Why buy Electric busses without trialing them? The manufacturers should be giving away a few busses to councils which propose buying a fleet of them.

[@salnaturile8653]

They're not that stupid! They realise that real-world tests would result in zero sales, like evs in general they cannot compete on their own merits in a free market economy without heavy use of both propaganda/coercion and taxpayers money /subsidies .

[@grahamclifton1483]

Excellent comments Geoff. Keep going. Good hat.

[@fiona3092]

Petrol all the way.

[@oojimmyflip]

Apparently we have one hundred years of oil left in the world Ill be long dead and burried before then so Ill keep my diesel car thank you.

[@keithharrison3678]

The cars that cause the most pollution in Bath should get cheaper car park charges The reason being the longer they are parked the less pollution they are causing !

[@johnnydohe6506]

Maybe EV owner should have a different driving licence if they are so different to auto's n manuals. Seems they are not the same to drive so should be licence differently.

[@matthewgodwin3050]

This is a very good idea. If, like me, you learnt to drive and passed your test in a proper car, with a mechanical interface, I don't think you are qualified to operate something like a Tesla, which has an electronic interface. The two are completely different, and both should require a separate license. After all, a driver's license doesn't allow you to fly a Cessna, so why would it allow you to operate one of Elon's deathtraps. It's madness.

[@michaelsimpson9779]

Brilliant as always Geoff

[@peterclarke3300]

Great video Geoff I went to Canada for a month and when I got back I hadn’t lost any petrol at all 🤷‍♂️🤣🤣👍👍

[@michaelmahon8896]

Electric buses in hilly Yorkshire,, that should be interesting

[@someonenew9442]

All I can say is ‘good man Geoff’.

[@1975papag]

Skynet in test mode 👀🧐

[@elenabob4953]

5:51 my heart sunks realizing how much energy was spent in vain prepping the battery fir a fast charge just to be wasted for waiting in line to charge.

[@tadhgcronin175]

Love the channel. I just feel it that it's only a matter of time before an EV goes off in a car ferry. Can you even bring an EV on a ferry.

[@joejoejoejoejoejoe4391]

Channel tunnel?

[@chrisaris8756]

That’s good news about Bath Geoff, I hate the bloody place so another reason not to go there!

[@escapetheratracenow9883]

I'll go there in my Bulgarian-registered car next time, likewise the ULEZ zone and all the other BS zones. Nuts to the lot of 'em

[@trevmacc]

if they want to squosh ev fires lets share them all ,i hate when they try squoshing things,i like to tell everyone

[@stephenbirchall941]

EVs are 40 times less likely to set on fire than non EVs.

[@organickevinlondon]

@@stephenbirchall941 hey, that guy can't even spell properly AND his English grammar isn't up to much either, so "no wonder he must be an ICE owner" LOL.

[@Malpriorvids]

@@stephenbirchall941Ev numbers in rich, western countries stands at 2% of overall cars on the road, and is much lower in poorer countries. Many millions of ICE cars are well over 10 years old and are poorly maintained. If you on;y take all cars manufactured in the last 7 years, fires are split almost equally between ICE and EV, but as EVs only make up 2% of the vehicles, and with all things being equal EVs are actually 50 times more likely to catch fire when compared to the same age ICE cars.

[@debbiecross8980]

​@@stephenbirchall941 😂😂😂

[@paulphillipson2378]

Just like the post office scandal the Police and courts will side with the money and blame the human.

[@steve479976]

Love the condensed format. So much better than dragging out each key point.

[@deannagoldston4276]

'It's murder season in China'- Serpentza. It's not pleasant BUT...

[@billhanna8838]

Ill bet 10 to 1 every one of those Tesla owners are triple jabbed .

[@SDC-s4e]

At least three 💉!😂

[@gxyperiagxyperia7244]

And they are wearing masks inside !!

[@RobBeMe]

​@@gxyperiagxyperia7244don't forget the surgical grade gloves

[@RobBeMe]

So in due time they'll either be permanently off the road ....or can add yet another Transhumanist driver on the road 😳

[@Anonymouseys]

Does it count as an EV fire if I start it myself due to the frustration of it breaking all the time? We got a new EV for solely financial reasons. Had it just under 8 weeks and it's back at the dealer for the FOURTH time. First time it failed to proceed and had to be taken, on the back of a diesel truck, the 175 miles home. I hated the idea of EVs before we got one. I hate it a lot more now. Even the AA seemingly don't know what to do with them.

[@lynne2774]

It's not fit for purpose, time for a refund or take it to court. You have consumer rights. I'm not certain of the law but check it out sooner not later with trading standards. Do any communication in writing. Good luck.

[@kevinmoffatt]

Famous quote from National Lampoons 'if you think you hate it now just wait til you drive it'. I am really sorry you've had that experience, can you name the make?

[@lynne2774]

I've looked up the law, the seller gets one chance to repair or replace the car after that you car get your money back or accept a discount ( I'd send it back and have the money) go to the ombudsman if the seller argues. Look it up on line, print it out, show it to most senior person in the company and send it to the registered office recorded delivery with a letter of complaint give them 14 days to reply or you complain to trading standards and the ombudsman. You only have 6 months from the sale so do it ASAP. Don't let them get away with riping you off. Good luck.

[@foyerfelin]

Geoff is saving lives by bringing this to our attention ⚠

[@Gosportinfo]

We are due to have 62 electric buses from April. Cost £15 million to redevelop a bus depot. First Bus received £12 million from Government plus more from Hampshire and Portsmouth councils.

[@phlyboy11]

It's no wonder the councils are going bankrupt....

[@kevinmoffatt]

Was at a Reading bus depot in 2004 and they had a fleet of new buses being prepped for passenger use. When I asked a mechanic he said they cost £180,000 each (double deckers). When I said that the bus company must be doing well he told me no, the Govt. pays for them.

[@BlokeOnAMotorbike]

Nottingham City Transport has ONE charging point in its depot to service its two DOZEN electric buses.

[@Les-OZZYTHEOSCAR]

Loving your work Geoff

[@johnbuxton6009]

Geoff I've got a vw tiguan on a 2024 plate. If you don't remember to turn off the bloody lane assist it nudges you to the left cos it picks up the the road markings but if you have no other vehicle either in front or behind you but are over taking a parked vehicle it nudgers yo to wards it

[@The_CrackedPot_Christian]

I very rarely get a bus, but if I'm going to take one there's no way I'm getting on an electric one. They are increasingly more visible in my area.

[@andyf6813]

Yep I was waiting for the wires being stolen lol

[@g8ymw]

The EVangelists on Facebook laughed at me for saying this a few years ago. In the words of Nigel Farage "You're not laughing now"

[@joejoejoejoejoejoe4391]

The ironic thing is if EVs take off, copper prices will go sky high, meaning more stolen cables, and more expense replacing them

[@alasdair4161]

Its weirdly ironic to imagine new ev's trundling down the road having their internals being made from stolen ev charger cables...

[@stephenbirchall941]

It's dreadful isn't it how criminals get away with this.

[@joejoejoejoejoejoe4391]

@@alasdair4161 And their smug virtue signalling drivers ignoring the children working in mines for the batteries.

[@alasdair4161]

The range ratings selling e-busses to councils are based on an empty bus running on level ground in dry 21° weather with controlled pre drive storage conditions... what could possibly go wrong?

[@2Bobbitz]

Very poor electric buses for Yorkshire city’s!…Makes you wonder why did we ever get rid of the Trams?

[@72macncheese]

I do enjoy these news tidbits. Typically, I wouldn't hear about some of these incidents in Canada. Sad what's come of Jaguar. Used to love these cars back in the day. Pre 2009. Series 3 is like art on wheels. Right up to the early 2000's they retained some of that elegant look. Oh well. 😕

[@vossierebel]

Absolutely electrifying... 😵‍💫😁

[@Leo555ZZZ]

In Australia , many people do a five hour , 500 km trip with one stop of about 15 mins.

[@daveryall5919]

Most councils in london charge more to park diesel vehicles, and have done for years.

[@daverickards7647]

So the NHS are going to replace all ambulances with evs .... beam me up Scotty .

[@marktony9737]

Hahaha haha, the irony of this video. Before I started to watch it, an advert for Auto trader promoting electric cars!

[@joannekibyshaw7366]

Even more ironic the advert that came up for me was for jaguar 😂

[@24secondsperframe68]

Good work Geoff - Invaluable. Keep it up fella.

[@COL-1]

When I got back from my holiday my car had exactly the same amount of petrol in the tank as it did when I left, and the car wasn't burnt in the slightest.... just saying!

[@stephenbirchall941]

If you leave a Tesla at an airport, you switch off sentry mode. Everyone knows that. My EV lost only 6pc over 14 days.

[@daviddrew7852]

Sparks will fly!

[@garyburchgb]

Does ev.actually stand for extremely volatile?

[@dougbelanger3479]

And when I park my old cars for the winter with full tanks of that evil petrol (gas here in the States), amazingly they are still full in the spring.

[@BusbyTreeSurgery]

jags going rough . probably some random new five g signal pattern that sends the car mad. thank god cars are not armed, ten seconds to comply.

[@oojimmyflip]

Edd 209 classic

[@GhostLead65]

Geoffs on one tomight.Awesome. Well done to all that nicked the cables.

[@stephenbirchall941]

We shouldn't be condoning criminality.

[@daleskidmore1685]

I commented last year on a vid by someone who had had his cable stolen more than once. I pulled him up on calling it not much of a problem as it was only £70 or so to replace the lead, saying it was quite a chunk of the shopping bill for the two of us at the time. I think he rethought his statement, as he acknowledged my post. An electric bus route is being built here in Dover that runs from the town up past the castle. Quite a climb on a bespoke road.

[@AlexLancashirePersonalView]

Angouleme to Blackburn, X Type 2.2 D estate. 800 miles plus Tunnel crossing, 15 hours 3 stops. Several times.

[@heywhotsgoinon8286]

Well jaguar aint going to fess up and say their cars are faulty, are they?

[@user-wc1ey9is1k]

Great video !

[@JackieRandall-u9p]

Sainsbury's Abbey Wood South east London has removed its EV chargers!!!

[@AnonZero0]

*Good that you responded properly to your viewers--they come to see you and hear your commentary.*

[@itsalldoable]

I'm crying here. This is the funniest video I've seen for a long time. But seriously it's an appalling situation. EV ownership is never dull 🤣🤣🤣

[@ericpolak2915]

thanks for your video

[@marcuscoquer5958]

I am surprised that the media are not jumping on on the fact that someone parled an EV at an airport carpark and the carpark was still standing when they got back and the car hod only lost most of its charge.

[@daletheobald5891]

Our local sainsburys has removed their ev chargers

[@markbray2988]

Brilliant video Geoff👏🏻 I'm not happy that I have to go looking for you nowadays. YT have decided to demote you way down my feed... Is this the price of fame?

[@lezbarker2673]

I like the little videos they are funny. You just enjoy yourself as I enjoy watching you as you are like me you tell it how it is. Keep it up. 👍

[@chrisaris8756]

E pace aren’t EVs. There is a plug in hybrid one but having driven several I don’t see how that can happen (they are ok to drive but pointless) I think we have a dollop of driver error here. I used to work with a “professional” driver in a petrol car who did EXACTLY the same thing. Not standing up for EVs, I bloody hate them, but that one is a bit suspect!!! The Macmaster did a video on stolen EV charger cables about a year ago (ish)

[@DaleSteel]

So your not aware of the audi 5000 scandal in USA? Self accelerating cars do exist your an extremely niave person

[@willemhaifetz-chen1588]

Drove Wales - Birmingham - Folkestone - Netherlands with 1 stop for some fuel and the eurotunnel. And that's it. MB E320 CDI all the way

[@JeTTRod]

Here in western canada, my city (edmonton) bought a whole fleet of electric buses, and they're all broken and the manufacturer is bankrupt... So that was a good $100 miilion wasted...

[@philedwards2679]

Geoff, I have a 67 year old half pint bladder. I cant drive for more than half-hour without stopping😂😂

[@tombridge3608]

How long before the Police go EV? Criminals will have a beano...