Questions, Coffee & Cars #83 // Tesla laid off Supercharger team?

This is a Motormouth couple car video answering your questions from Instagram, like: Thoughts on Tesla laying off Supercharger team? Thoughts on Acura ADX? Keep Audi Q5 or Subaru Outback? Timmy's or Starbucks? Hyundai Kona EV or Kia Sportage PHEV? Why are fog lights disappearing? Thoughts on Honda Crosstour?
Andrea Instagram / motormouth_andrea
Zack Instagram / motormouth_auto
0:00 Intro
0:27 Thoughts on Honda Crosstour?
3:13 Why are fog lights disappearing?
4:41 Hyundai Kona EV or Kia Sportage PHEV?
6:59 Timmy's or Starbucks?
9:37 Keep Audi Q5 or Subaru Outback?
11:58 Thoughts on Acura ADX?
12:59 Thoughts on Tesla laying off Supercharger team?

[@josephpanozzo4815]

I wish they still made the Honda Fit. It was affordable, got great gas mileage, and had the magic seats.

[@calebwany8422]

well, you can always import them

[@Ljbuddy12]

This has become my favorite auto channel, love your content.

[@andreaspencer9813]

Wow, thank you very much!

[@sugarhog1938]

The q5 and Subaru are very different cars. Q5 is a luxury 68k suv not some 49k glc x3 or a Subaru. Not comparable to the Subaru. Downgrade! (I have a 2022 m5 comp matte black and a 2024 cayenne s hybrid pebble grey)

[@sonal1909]

Your program is a delight to watch!

[@Ryan2Bhonest]

I was sad when the video ended ! 😂 I could have kept listening all day! Keep up the awesome content ! Thank you! ❤

[@vancity2349]

Tim Horton's all the way! You commented on it, and Bloomberg is now reporting Tesla has begun hiring back some its Supercharging team. Chief among those rehired is Max de Zegher, the director of charging for North America. I also heard most of the staff were originally hired to put the partnerships in place with non Tesla brands and most of that work was completed. It's a hot topic and I am sure we will hear more...

[@petes7401]

Lol. I’m from the states and Coke zero is not sold everywhere. I can’t even buy caffeine free Coke zero. Though last month I was in Toronto and found it at a Walmart. I bought 10 12packs to bring back to the states. Now I’ve got a nice supply of Coke. Zero caffeine free. Love your videos thanks for sharing.

[@FrederickRH1]

Always good information and entertaining to boot. Thanks

[@jamespaul2587]

To me, McDonald's coffee is far better than Tim Hortons or Starbucks, and at a more reasonable price. Maybe you could rebrand this as the McMotormouth Channel! 😊

[@moisetopaz]

Sometimes, manufacturers want you to move upmarket to get the fog lights. My wife's 2022 Tiguan, the fog lights are available on the SEL and up. Previously, they were available on the SE trim on her 2019 Tiguan.

[@myronyoshioka8742]

Have a 2018 SQ5 Audi and it has become a repair nightmare. Every so many months it needs a multi thousand dollar repair. No more Audis for me.

[@Beyondesp]

Re outback, definitely spring for the turbo if you are used to driving a car with more oomf. I was driving an x3 2010 and tried to drive the normal 180hp engine, and it felt terrible. I really enjoy my outback xt.

[@lancemontes]

Wow almost to ep 100, great segment QCC

[@donwest5387]

I loved the fog-lights on my '02 WRX

[@tomsipe]

I enjoy all your content and want to add that I value your opinions. I owned a Honda Crosstour second generation with AWD and a smooth six-cylinder. It was one of my favorite cars and I've owned quite a variety. I liked the styling and the usable cargo floor space nearly equalled the CR-V I traded in on it. At the time the critics found it to have awkward handling. Neither the handling nor the brakes ever were a problem for me in a mix of suburban and interstate driving. Enjoy you Miata; we have owned three and loved every one.

[@srtcsb]

The new LED headlights are better ('24 Maverick owner here), but they need to find a way to replace the element only when they fail. Replacing the entire light fixture can cost as much or more than a whole set of tires. This further increasing the auto maintenance budget by huge amounts.

[@gsctht123]

Everyone says it but one more time. Love love love your videos!

[@ARunto]

19:26 the same look I give my wife everytime I mention a Ford Maverick Hybrid

[@andrewlivingston-zw5cu]

There is a Crosstour in our neighborhood…I think it’s still an eyesore today!

[@billurban1581]

They tried to replicate my 1988 Mazda 626 hatch . . . Fail.

[@TheGbeecher]

Fog lights are one of those things that, you may rarely use, but when you need them - you need them in the worst way...😅

[@judih.8754]

The Outback also has a low(higher numerical) rear gear ratio so it doesn't seem underpowered.

[@lawrencemerrick3063]

You guys go❤🎉

[@paulrussell6495]

I ordered a civic si on your guys' recommendation. It arrives next week at honda on Marine in vancouver 😊

[@andreaspencer9813]

Love the Si, fantastic choice!

[@paulrussell6495]

@andreaspencer9813 Thanks Andrea I'm looking forward to it 😀

[@andreaspencer9813]

@@paulrussell6495 I bet, congratulations, enjoy it!

[@paulrussell6495]

@andreaspencer9813 Thanks a lot Andrea 🙏

[@brolyvi1211]

Nice!

[@user-fl1pt4jf9v]

You mention JETTA, I am wondering the repairing cost and durability. Because people said German cars are expansive to repair and maintain.

[@PGD39able]

Fog lights are on the way out but some manufacturers have implemented a different system that’s built into the headlights. My VW ID4 Pro S has lights on the inner corners of each headlight which shine downwards and towards the sides of the road. They call them inclement weather lights. Which can be turned on separately. They work great.

[@H2SO4H20]

Do your front inclement weather lights work independently from the rear fog light(s)? The ones on my Porsche Cayenne operate only with the rear fog lights and only under 60 km/h.

[@ricatiman]

Headlights have improving with every new generation of vehicles. Unfortunately, the US authorities have banned all the new tech the top European brands have on vehicles overseas. OLED Headlight engineers are designing lights with Lidar that gives the headlights information about the roadway ahead, and all oncoming traffic and traffic you come up on from behind, and the headlights are intelligent and are able to completely (100%) eliminate the light that would hit an oncoming driver's eyes. It also shines around any vehicles ahead of you on the road, without dazzling their mirrors. The best lights I have driven behind in Europe are Porsche's new Porsche Dynamic Light System, where the headlight computers work out exactly where light needs to go without blinding other road users. The only problem is they are damned expensive...

[@Snoopymk37]

I think that they were allowed on 2023 models. My '24 Lexus has them.

[@AhBeeDoi]

Zach is going to get that Maverick.

[@mauricetremblay1324]

The person who wants the blind spot camera, just get a Tucson or a Santa Fe. Or they can go for the Kia equivalents. They offer both. We love this feature and we are on our 5 th Hyundai with 0 issues.

[@rubenm.391]

Coke Zero!! Got my CDL with the real Coca Cola 22 years ago with them (trucking for UPS now) and I’m still loyal to the Coke brand. Love your car reviews (especially the Audi ones) and questions, coffee and cars!! Also I’m just a little south of Portland Oregon 👍

[@wny9521]

Questions, Cola and cars!

[@frankdeboer1347]

I still use foglights all the time and would really miss them.

[@gpaull2]

I won’t miss you having them on all the time when not needed.

[@SUB-Entertainment]

Omg I used to own 2015 accord v6 exl. Now I have 2 mercedese and lexus. Honda hands down honda infotainment system was super especially blind spot camera especially when it is triggered when changing Lane changing with navigation. Now a days un necessary sensors and distractions...

[@bho6486]

I'm with Zach. Coke Zero is the best.

[@steelheader2543]

Another great episode…exactly how many cars do you two have?😂😂😂

[@Motormouth...]

Too many

[@alexanderkajdi8117]

These three row SUVs need to have surround 360 view cameras, front & rear parking sensors, and second row bench seating. Let’s be honest, families buy these vehicles for hauling kids and seniors, so a second row bench and leather seating is a must! Those Vehicles with Turbo Four Engines are a no buy, just lease. These Heavy Three Row SUV vehicles with Turbo Four Engines and inferior informatics technology will be junk by the time they reach 100K miles. I totally agree with Andrea and Zack that second row beach seating is a must for all trims. Honda Pilot is the best choice with a V6 Non-Turbo Engine with a removable second row jump seat built into the bench seating. The Pilot Jump Seat is storable in the under truck floor. The VW Atlas is a No Sale due to the Tiny 2.0 Liter turbo engine. Atlas needs a 3.0 liter Straight Six Non-Turbo power plant to prevent it from being a disposable vehicle at lease end.

[@dennisstafford7801]

Pepsi in the morning! yuk

[@robertblacksmith4355]

I meet Andrea @ a Stop light in Vancouver nice lady but the BMW you were driving had bald tires!

[@erniearruda8861]

Here’s a tidbit and just look at the smallest province in Canada (PEI) the whole population of that province of 180 thousand people, that is the population of Waterloo region in southern Ontario ( Kitchener,Waterloo, Cambridge,and surrounding towns )

[@owenmcdonald5922]

I frequently wonder what I spent my money on before kids. Now they're out making their own way. Aren't holidays great?

[@judih.8754]

Tim Hortons for the win!

[@robertt9342]

Maybe the problem with the Maverick pricing is that the Maverick is priced too high in general., much like every other truck.

[@ngoalpo]

Please have a discussion about BYD Seagull!

[@GlennLaycock]

CAMERA - well a lot of - I think Hyundai's, don't think Kia but could be wrong - have that feature on both sides. Elantra in other market - again, don't think here - has it too.

[@kellingtonlink956]

I’ve started going back and forth getting the cottage ready on Aylen Lake. I just saw, in Barry’s Bay of all places!… the first and only Vinfast SUV I’ve seen in Canada (first and only other I’ve seen was in the Dominican Republic). I was so surprised to see one there (my wife wasn’t as shocked… though I’m not really sure she was actually listening to me). Thanks for the video.

[@kellingtonlink956]

One of my wife’s friends came up for a visit (a couple of years back) with her Nissan Leaf (from Peterborough) and it had to charge for TWO days! before she could leave. Not enough time to charge or maybe … too much wine on the dock? Either/or… she enjoyed her stay.

[@kaustubhrmone]

Pepsi? "Questions, Cola & Cars" to keep the alliteration going!

[@Motormouth...]

I like it

[@ZacchAttacked]

More EVs will be using the supercharger network which is why they want to focus on increasing current superchargers. Especially since the current superchargers are in the best locations as they were built out in a strategic way. Technology has improved so it makes sense to make all of the current locations level 4 , etc.

[@robertt9342]

Doesn’t the Jetta get like 15-20% less fuel economy on the highway?

[@dalehuhtala9285]

Hyundai/Kia/Genesis vehicles have surround view that shows the lane beside you on both sides. And displays that on your dashboard display. And provides a bird's eye view when backing up, going through a drive through, etc... I use it on a daily basis on my GV70. No idea why Honda continues to go backwards with tech, power, design...

[@SYEP]

Is it possible to have time stamps for all the questions asked?

[@andreaspencer9813]

We always do but this time for some reason it didn't save. Sorry about that.

[@SYEP]

@@andreaspencer9813 Thanks!

[@billurban1581]

Fog? Bob Hope once said that while walking in London in the ‘40s the fog was so bad all he could see was one flickering dim light. He walked toward it for a few minutes, eventually realized it was the end of his cigarette.

[@dustinmorris13]

It's unfortunate about fog lights, especially since LED lighting is the worst for fog, and most vehicles have them now.

[@gpaull2]

As a flashaholic that’s spent way too much time reading and using LEDs, this is the first I’ve heard of this. I call BS. Fog doesn’t care how the light is made. Where the light is placed and tint seem more logical.

[@dustinmorris13]

Well you're wrong. Even recent studies have show this and also how LED vehicle lighting is damaging people's eyes.

[@hereigoagain5050]

Crown Royal or Canadian Club? (Questions, Shots, & Cars).

[@christophercheek8464]

Crown Royal all day long!

[@jeffer1101]

The reason why fog lights are essentially useless here (as Zack alluded to) is the requirement of daytime running lights. In order for fog lights to work, they need to be the only lights on. Modern cars don't allow that, so they are nothing more than a styling feature now.

[@onlysublime]

I don't know if this was true. I had an old Mercedes with the orange fog lamps and you couldn't turn them on without the headlights also being on. No daytime running lights. Same for a toyota highlander. The headlights had to be on or the fog lamps wouldn't work.

[@brp_]

I press the fog light button in my car in the rain to turn my headlights on without having to switch the light switch from auto.

[@billurban1581]

@@brp_I just use a fog horn.

[@jeffer1101]

@@onlysublime that's the same thing. In order for fog lights to work properly, they need to be the only lights on. Modern cars mandate the lights be functional and on at all times. Back in the day, fog lights did work here since you could leave the rest of the lights turned off and ONLY turn on the fog lights. That is how they are designed to work. Modern cars don't allow that scenario since your car always has some lights on, which negates the benefit of fog lights.

[@stuntmonkey00]

Most factory fog lights are useless anyways because they don't have much throw. You want the light mounted low so that it doesn't bounce back into your eyes, but it still needs to be strong to actually cut through the fog. With most factory fog lights what you are actually getting is a better few of the sides of the car just a few feet away and that's it. Though agree with Andrea, the LED fogs on the GTi look pretty.

[@kawaisit3086]

how many times does Zack gets luck in a week?

[@michaelbury1941]

Zach. Hold Ford accountable. The Maverick is 4k more in Canada than the US even after exchange!!

[@notsodelusional]

Q5 maintenance is nightmarish.

[@billurban1581]

6:00 Andrea “ you are going to run out of range with a plug-in hybrid.” Remember the Volvo test when you were getting “bonus miles” when you charged the battery? Additionally, when your route is in navigation the car knows to utilize the battery throughout the entire trip or round trip, wherever advantageous. Long story short, my S60 could do a 75 mile round-trip on about .3 gallons. Nothing wrong with that.

[@andreaspencer9813]

That's great fuel economy, there is no doubt PHEVs do well in this area. However, they are expensive and sometimes as much as fully electric vehicles. This viewer was specifically asking about the Tucson and Sportage PHEVs with 50 km/31 miles of range and she does 120 km/day. If it were me based on those km I would buy a full EV or a hybrid which costs much less and gets great fuel economy. I wouldn't pay a premium for a PHEV.

[@billurban1581]

@@andreaspencer9813 My apologies, I didn’t pick up on the conversation being specific to that brand, I must pay better attention. And yes, perhaps that brand does not have the “bonus miles” feature or the battery / navigation interaction. (Bonus miles? If above 40° ambient my battery full charge is always 50 miles plus, high of 58.) Here is a good place though to mention the consumer reports analysis finding PHEVs, with av 29 mile batteries, only 2.1% less efficient than an EV. A & Z keep up the good work.

[@andreaspencer9813]

@@billurban1581 Thanks for this! I am actually a huge fan of plug-in-hybrids, I recommended my Mom buy one because she didn't want a full EV. She didn't want to worry about plugging it in when she did her road trips. Most of the time she stays within her daily range and hardly ever needs gas,

[@billurban1581]

@@andreaspencer9813”hardly buy gas.” If I may elaborate, I average ~ 900 miles a month in this car* (retired from selling Volvo trucks, what else?), hwy miles almost always include at least two 170 miIe round trips, Pa, Md, Pa, each month. I buy gas once a month to coincide with my electric bill and calculate my ¢/mile, currently 7.9. I average 8.6 gallons a month, $35/mo @ 16.5¢/kWh to charge . My last ICE, a RWD BMW 4 cyl took about 30 gal / mo. *We bought our V70 wagon (3 pedals, just broken in @ 240K) in 1998, still rates a place in the garage. A ‘95 Dakota (3 pedals, 280K) rounds out the “fleet.” Guess I’m old school :^] Best to you and Zack.

[@realdeal8607]

First question about the Crosstour was a troll question.

[@leftcoaster67]

The problem is the Supercharger network is one of the best parts of the company.

[@billurban1581]

Wow, former crown jewel of Tesla now an iffy network, right when other brands are signing on, next will be paying double for the electricity. I sure am glad my PHEV only needs 110V at home, plain old household outlet, no brainer, and will never need a charging station.

[@citibear57]

Yeah, why not get a sponsor like Tim Horton's or Pepsi? Just don't ask Depends to sponsor you 😆 BTW - Thanks a lot ...I now have the Laverne and Shirley theme song in my head for the rest of the day (although I do like the song)!

[@Brayant25]

Buy a Kia Sportage Sx Prestige/Hyundai Tucson Limited. It is modernized and it is called a blind spot view monitor with better cameras and shows on the instrument cluster when you are changing lanes compared to the old crappy camera that shows up on the infotainment system in the Honda CRV.

[@framelessmonk1724]

Anyone who charged their EVs on non-SC stations know how frustrating the experience can be. EV charging should now rest solely on Tesla's shoulders. All the 3rd party providers should up their quality game now that finally the industry is united in standardising NACS connector. I think Zack has a good point, that Elon the carrying cost of SC can be trimmed. 3rd party vendors will probably pay some form of licensing fee to Tesla and non-Tesla owners will have to pay subscription to use SC. So leaning out the SC operations makes financial sense. It looks like Tesla is rehiring some SC workers (as needed) at a renegotiated rate no doubt.

[@1976axerhand]

Well they can always code for a living. Too soon

[@AndyBruinewoud]

Questions, Cola and Cars?

[@aceofspades6667]

Tesla sales on the new model 3 and M3P are going to be 🔥🔥🔥🔥. I hate EVs and even I want to test drive one.

[@Conz1331]

Could you talk to reliability, depreciation of EV’s?

[@stuntmonkey00]

Re: Honda's right-hand mirror camera. I used to think it was an expensive way to deal with people who don't set their side mirrors properly, but bike lanes changed my mind. Right now I can can either set mirror far-out and have a clear view of people camping in the right-side blind spot, but I've had to tuck it in so that you can see whatever is coming from behind if you are turning across a bike lane. I hate the tucked-in position because it's not optimal for traffic, but I've learned not to trust things in the bike lane, especially since where I live the bike lane is not occupied by hard-core bike people, but by sketchy people on stolen bikes who weave in and out anyway.

[@SniffenProductions]

A great way to save money at Tesla, don’t develop or build a ridiculous, unnecessary vehicle like the Cybertruck. Shareholders should be outraged by that clunker.

[@leftcoaster67]

My Brother and his wife took a while before having kids. And the saying was they were DINK's. Double Income No Kids. Lol.

[@randyfine4535]

Want a side camera, Get a Hyundai/Kia/Genesis

[@lsutcliffe9789]

They all have them?

[@randyfine4535]

@@lsutcliffe9789 any one with a digital driver's display has them, they work on the right AND left side of the car, not just the right side like Honda. I have a GV70 and I love them.

[@danymanchster1759]

10y for a car is not bad. maybe because it is audi.

[@10OF9OFBORG]

Right hand mirror camera is good because so you can see the bicycle, but I never use it. 😐 About the fog lights, I had noticed LCD fog light is not good and a yellow fog light clearly is better and very noticeable. Great show Andrea! ☕️☕️

[@kevinn1158]

Crosstour.....🤮 Coffee...buy coffee from an independent cafe guys!! Keep the money in your hood. 🧐

[@abztube2731]

first genuine comment. get rid of these spam bots

[@Motormouth...]

We try

[@john_dee1431]

Tesla falls victim to playing the wrong accounting game by laying off employees. Losing institutional knowledge and vetted skill sets is a quantifiable cost accelerator. To replace them at production levels from the external job market in a given fiscal year is not achievable. Losing workers is shortsighted and future investors are becoming wise to it.

[@darrellhorner500]

FOG LIGHTS MAKE A VEHICLE LOOK BETTER... AND THEY HELP MAKE THE VEHICLE MORE VISIBLE!

[@pooh4519]

In the future, Elon will have tractor beams on his satellites that drag Tesla cars around. You just have to have a skyhook fitted to the hood.

[@deyaoren]

not the first i heard it on the channel. please stop saying tesla's revenue dropped 55% in q1. it's 24 q1 revenue is 21.3B and 23 q4 is 25.17B.

[@Jimmy-gd5ho]

Starbucks for expensive kicks! Tim Hortons for when you want the sh*ts!

[@FrankyRedEyes]

As a RBI share holder I'd have to see increases in sales to justify a sponsorship. No increase? I'd have to fire you. 😂

[@jonclassical2024]

GTI...GTI....GTI...GTI....3 girls, spent all my money raising them...now I'm retired with NOTHING in savings with 48 years of work in Hospitality Industry that doesn't believe in any matching 401k Contributions (Interstate Hotel& Resorts) but 3 successful daughters, NONE of whom are in Hotels! Lol (Elon's play with the Supercharger Network has to be ....force the US Gov't to participate in costs of building-out the network since Bidenomics wants EV's...let them participate in my cost...BRAVO Elon!)

[@genzigzag]

Shocked that seasoned automotive journalists like yourselves would suggest an EV to someone living in PEI! The temperatures would kill 25% of the range 9 months out of the year.

[@redlinenorma1]

Starbucks is 💩

[@mmahtnart8986]

I'm 68. I've been watching your reviews off and on for quite some time and I've come to the conclusion that Ms. Andrea is a "babe" (-; With all due respect Mr. Andrea.

[@mementomori29231]

Elon has turned into a villain. Very sad.

[@realdeal8607]

Bet those former Tesla employees wished they Unionized.😂

[@bcluett1697]

That might be why they got laid off...either way Ars Technica put out a story a couple days ago saying some of them are coming back and the reason they got laid off was because the head of Supercharging Tinucci didn't lay off enough workers on her own. They didn't say she was one of the ones coming back. 500 mil worth of new chargers is the company line now. Maybe some people in the government or the other auto makers kicked in some investment, only time will tell.

[@Bitcoin_Gold]

Elon needs make a tesla hybrid. Trust me many will buy it. Which will be miracle if that happens... lol

[@kerktam]

Hyundai Kona is the ugliest vehicle after Pontiac Aztek I've seen in my life. Just awful

[@isimonsez]

Crosstour??? 😂 🤮

[@limitedreach4446]

Tesla is dead to me because of Elon, I’d never own one because of him, such a nasty person! Not that I want an EV right now anyway, but I’d definitely not get an Tesla if I were in the market!

[@tatersquad2000]

I agree free speech is lame, only I should decide who gets a voice!

[@limitedreach4446]

@@tatersquad2000Freedom of speech isn’t freedom of consequences and I and others will vote with our pockets!

[@shawn_magnum9208]

Do you also decide phone/washer/dryer/TV/Computer brands on the actions of their CEO? I better be careful around you with my Tesla. Who knows you might key my car because of your Tesla hatred.

[@limitedreach4446]

@@shawn_magnum9208I couldn’t care less about you or your Tesla, sir! I said what I won’t buy and that’s that! The differences between those CEOs and Elon is that even if they have the horrible views that he does, they are QUIET about it. You Tesla fanboys get in your feelings every time that someone says something about that man!

[@vancity2349]

Wow why the hate and anger???

[@wusthof641]

Crosstour was ugly af!!!

[@frankkeel8410]

Elon is going to start to build ICE vehicles more profitable

[@berthogendoorn2133]

Wrong Tesla has not halted expansion just reduced expenditures, it was just a department head issue that resulted in the mass firing of the charging department, Elon has re-hired a good number of key employees as he is expecting to spend $500 million in expansion and improved supercharger up-time this year.

[@Bitcoin_Gold]

Elon needs make a tesla hybrid. Trust me many will buy it. Which will be miracle if that happens... lol