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[@ernestcote3398]

That "transitory" is going to feel permanent.

[@jacjkoftrades]

it seems you changed your video format. this one is too much information but a professional look did you sign in for a producer whats the name so I can do videos like this, how much the cost? I'm 70 like you

[@mitchmonteith6468]

A few people talking that D word

[@KittyKittyCat-vf8zd]

All problems could be resolved by simply cutting the defense budget from 1 trillion a year to 100 billion a year. You have 900 billion to do EV infrastructure and left over for free health care. Just saying. China has shown how to do it. Does American gov have the common sense to do the right thing for the people?

[@opius1199]

I have another solution for u; how about Americans start eating less, so they dont have to oversize everything. Smaller cars, smaller batteries and less pressure on the grid and roads... On a serious note though, electrifying is not an issue if we can make the resource chain better. EVs are already better, over their lifespan than any gas/diesel vehicle by a far margin, but the real issue is people thinking they need 2-3-4 vehicles in a family. All the effort going into EV would have been better utilized if we used it all on public transport instead.

[@dimbose9229]

I’m gonna bet this channel will not shut down.

[@janhamstra2135]

Drove back to the Netherlands from Italy two weeks ago. Took me 3,5 hour extra because there was a Tesla on fire on the autobahn.

[@Sketchy_Andy]

I had electric cars for 10 years (Mercedes and Porsche). Now I’m back to ICE for good. Charging/range anxiety was the dealbreaker for me. I can cover twice the distance per hour with an ICE, and it takes minutes to fill the tank. Also a properly maintained ICE will last way longer than an electric car.

[@hikaru9624]

There's a reason why we see cars from the 1930's and older still going. We've yet to see a 20 year old EV that runs and has the same range from launch.

[@melmac685]

The fact of anxiety alone I wouldn't touch an EV lol.. Js

[@ariip]

WE HAVE 2 TESLAS AND WILL NEVER GO BACK. OTHER EVS SUCK AND DO NOT HAVE TESLAS CHARGING NETWORK WHICH YOUR CARS COULD NOT USE. THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. YOU BOUGHT THE WORST CARS. YOUR STATEMENTS ARE THEREFORE NOT INDICATIVE OF WHAT EVS REALLY ARE OR COULD BE. WE WENT CROSS COUNTRY TOWING A TRAILER. NO PROBLEMS. YOUR STATEMENT IS NOT BASED ON THE COMPLETE FACTS AND IS FALSE.

[@ariip]

SORRY, BUT ICE WILL NOT OUTLAST EV BY ANY METRIC. AGAIN THE CARS YOU HAD. MY BRAKE PADS ON OUR MODEL 3 WILL OUTLAST YOUR WHOLE ICE VEHICLE. 400K MILES. 120K MILES ALREADY AND 30% OF THE PADS HAD WORN.

[@hikaru9624]

@@ariip your loss.

[@rawsomeone1]

Stupidity has outpaced common sense in America.

[@DrRussPhd]

It started under Reagan. He lowered the bar and Bush and Trump have laid it on the ground, there is nothing lower.

[@BankaiFever]

@@DrRussPhdtrump is the only hope for the country economically bruh, get a grip. The lack of morals in this country is the problem

[@ThomasWBaldwin]

well said

[@DVT7125]

Yep, and yet no one says about 3 years later, you might have to replace the battery in your EV! And then you have to charge your EV! (duh) But it has to get the energy from the grid, which is *mainly* coal, natural gas, and nucular. And in *any* state change or conversion, you lose efficiency, so having a EV is *worse* for the environment if you care about that. And people think they are helping when they are not. And as mentioned in the video, the roads are a nightmare when having heavy vehicles. Being in leesburg VA sucks!! The roads are so bumpy, the sidewalk would be better to drive on. I also want to point out that people that say "EV's are quieter", yes but that's because of environmentalists saying "OMG, having a big engine is bad, it needs to be small!", and making these 4 cylinder 1.6L turbocharged cars loud, and with the problems of turbo lag, loud engine, and if the turbo fails, get your wallet out, thats a 12k repair. It's also not like you save gas as the engine has to work *way* harder to keep up. My 2017 Genesis G80 3.8 AWD is quiet AF, and its gas... I also want to point out I don't *hate* EV owners, its what they want and that's fine. I am just saying that these newer cars made these problems for themselves.

[@tlflora]

@@DrRussPhd oh, ok DR the quackademia speaks

[@jstewart627]

Everything is too big for what we need to get us around. Too big and heavy.

[@desireehelms8012]

Yes I agree

[@ClickingAround]

Yes we should have cars more akin to gold karts. Maybe they have to stay in the right many in the highway or something. It’s how you know we don’t actually care. You don’t need a 2 ton sadan to go to the grocery store.

[@michaelthompson7217]

yeah. need more safe single rider vehicles for daily use

[@Walter-wo5sz]

If the trucks cost more and can't carry as much shipping costs will soar. Everything will get more expensive and people will suffer.

[@cp-chipheo9528]

Pepsi bought it to pump tsla stock. They could make lot more money on the jump of stock than the cost of all the semi EVs they bought.

[@ronz7046]

You do know trains are powered by electric motors ?

[@Walter-wo5sz]

@@ronz7046 diesel electric. Subways use electric but not batteries.

[@ronz7046]

@@Walter-wo5sz Thanks for proving my point but you left out trolleys that big oil bought up and replaced with diesel buses, but you keep helping them out, I’m sure you’re rewarded like their CEOs!

[@johnchandler1687]

​@@Walter-wo5szYes. As a former trainman I can attest those long haul engines have an electric generator that is driven by a 2,000 horsepower supercharged diesel motor. It's about 15 feet long with 12 or 16 cylinders. It burns gallons to the mile, not miles per gallon.😊😅

[@michaelhuber8638]

Very good. The increase in tire consumption could have been mentioned too.

[@DontCryAboutIt]

And pollution from the particles,

[@Santoroz]

Cali and Texas can't even produce enough electricity to keep homes going, do you think our power grids could handle millions of charging EV?

[@lostvayne104]

Cali does tf

[@cheris5265]

They don't care....Tesla is the #1 purchased car in California

[@mikearchibald744]

That was privatization for you. Stupid is as stupid does.

[@bettyqueen1235]

Exactly!

[@emmanueldelgado9205]

If Electric companies don't meet demand Tesla will

[@larryschwartz8264]

I spoke with someone here in Minnesota outside the local Post Office last winter. I asked him how he liked his Tesla. His response was that his employer had FREE charging and that he loved it. Then I asked him about range in the cold weather. His response was that he only got about 1/2 the range in the winter. As long as someone else is paying, these early adopters would appear to love their EVs. I imagine that once they need to pay the bill themselves, they will be singing another tune . . . especially in the winter months!

[@PM-wc1lp]

That EV at half the range is still cheaper to charge at home and more efficient than any gas car.

[@surf6009]

I got laid off from a big manufacturing plant in Ramsey a couple of months ago. Only one employee had a Tesla. Office worker that lived close to work.

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

Why do you care to ask if EVs ain't your thing. You sound rather curious.

[@drewthompson7457]

: ​@@PM-wc1lp: and convenience? There is no EV available with the utility and function of my 12 yr old SUV.

[@Hermboldt]

@@PM-wc1lpit’s cheaper until gas vehicles are replaced and then cost of electricity sky rockets due to demand. like OP said, early adopters enjoy their teslas because they aren’t paying for it. How efficient is lithium mining? there’s not enough rare earth minerals to produce EVs globally

[@deathstar8072]

Forgot to mention the theives stealing the copper wire charging cables which is a major problem in most cities.

[@gmoneydogthang]

Thieves are stealing more ice cars than copper wire

[@jd-3d179]

They'll overlook that to rip on EVs ​@gmoneydogthang

[@volvo09]

LA had all the wiring ripped out of it's brand new bridge and they haven't fixed it because it's just going to get stolen again.

[@jaydubau8755]

People stealing catalytic converters and fuel too.

[@franklofarojr.2969]

They like to steal catalytic converters too, they even shot an actor dead because he caught them doing that. No catalytic converter on an EV to steal. And it's not very practical to steal the battery!

[@ryanbrandt5404]

I worked for a grocery distribution center. They filled the entire trailer. Top to bottom front to back. I also worked at Walmart stores. Their trucks were packed solid too. It would be stupid for an ev truck to roll down the road 2/3 full. Dangerous too. One of the reasons a truck is that packed is to help prevent weight shift. If 50k lbs shifts from right to left then that truck will roll over. Even at a slow speep

[@davidgmaloof]

I don't disagree, but I was the GM of a major HVAC DC in Atlanta. We always filled our trailers max with AC equipment. The thing is, AC equipment is bulky, but mostly air, so we rarely exceeded 35K lbs for a full 53' trailer. The EV trucks would work in some shipping scenarios.

[@ryanbrandt5404]

@davidgmaloof OK they can work to deliver paper towels or feather pillows

[@bubbajones5905]

If you have to move x tons if goods it will take many more trips with an EV truck. You are paying a significant cost in energy and road maintenance just hauling the weight of the batteries.

[@billysolhurok5542]

@@ryanbrandt5404 Pepsi=potato chips/Doritos

[@BarrGC]

Never heard of ratchet straps I guess?

[@stoundingresults]

Funny how In California, It is more complicated to keep my 1995 Nissan truck registered and smog tested vs forced to buy EVs which I'm sure pollute more when they build them.

[@jeffrutledge1789]

Well not only that but the power doesn’t come from magic fairy land. Right now the coal industry is booming to power all these.

[@ramonjrusa]

@@jeffrutledge1789the state is making people buy new cars all the time. That’s why they keep squeezing on the old cars to fail…

[@stoundingresults]

​​@@ramonjrusa It took me 4 test attempts at state referee before I found a real mechanic instead of a parts changer. I was also making a mistake of going to smog test only centers to diagnose those guys don't know squat but to tell you guesses.

[@Horatio1886build]

MOVE. And for anyone interested these EV battery's are way way more dangerous than the woke idiots think

[@cheris5265]

I can relate....I had a 1998 Tacoma that I absolutely loved. I had to get rid of it because it would pass smog. I spent thousands trying to get it passed. I swear CA they set me up so it would never pass

[@glovedcop69]

And this isn't even accounting for the vandalism that will occur, or is already happening.

[@chrisfallis5851]

Vandals in LA have discovered that the EV charging cables are rich in copper wire. Hundreds have been stolen.

[@romant8596]

Gas-powered Toyota Corolla is better than all the EVs.

[@jeromedavis8575]

EVs won't last on the road. Not even an EV bus!

[@johnmadow5331]

I owned 5 of Corollas some 23 years old and I brought all of them used but low mileage. I put 190K miles on each of them and it cost $425.00 for repair including all fulid replacements. No major repair.

[@VisualizeY.O.U]

It really isn't. I've owned several.

[@user-xi5uu4uh6b]

@@johnmadow5331 If your Corollas go back to the 2000 model year, no rubber timing belt changes?

[@robertkubrick3738]

@@user-xi5uu4uh6b Timing belts can last 200k miles, they tell you to change them from an abundance of caution. If it looks good with no cracks or fraying you are good. I change the timing belt on my old Toyota because it's so easy my wife did it last time, belt, idler and tensioner. It was already 10 years old then and nothing wrong when I visually inspected it.

[@archaichobo6969]

Sold my home and my EV. I now pull a travel trailer with my good ol' gas guzzling Silverado.

[@rickylee2477]

Hopefully the hard times pass. Life sucks sometimes

[@ronz7046]

Good for you , but not the greatest of brags!

[@archaichobo6969]

​@@ronz7046Jealous much? Are you stuck somewhere you don't want to be? No freedom?

[@ronz7046]

@@archaichobo6969 No my wife and I have been traveling the USA in my Tesla , but thanks for your concern.

[@bluebomber1003]

My favorite fact about electric cars, is that you shouldn't live in a cold environment... bec they lose charge in cold weather. Might as well poke holes in your gas tank. You get the same effect.

[@z.bellingham2556]

Scotty plz never give up, everyone here respect ur knowledge and charisma

[@josephrutz4248]

Indeed !!

[@nervotica7991]

We sure do!

[@driventothemax]

Don't worry, my guy. Scotty dies every other day and comes back 3 hours later.

[@Justin-m6j]

😂​@@driventothemax

[@rkeithlloyd]

Not really

[@mikearchibald744]

"electric cars are a scam" "here are the best electric cars to buy" I used to really like this site, but I think I've seen the announcement that its going to be 'shut down' about three dozen times.

[@aayotechnology]

“This site is a scam” - me

[@riverotter68]

and the "This auto company is going bankrupt" or "stop selling cars"

[@user-ce3dy7fb4u]

Heavier vehicles create Higher impact if they crash. Higher impact means crashes will be deadlier! Tires and roads will wear out faster too! and then when the vehicle is old and worn out, what do we do with the toxic batteries?

[@robertmaybeth3434]

Right you are! And another "hidden cost" will be, when insurance companies charge higher premiums if you own an EV. Which is exactly what they will do!

[@BarrGC]

Heavy trucks do almost ALL the damage to our roads, but you are right about the tires on EV's. Your average pickup outweighs any EV anyway. As for crashes, it's all relative to the mass of the 2 vehicles involved, the heavier the vehicle, the safer it's driver is and that has always been the case, so no, more EV's does not equate to more deaths in accidents

[@EmeraldHill-vo1cs]

Australia's major production of electricity is %70 coal and gas,we also provide a large amount of lithium. Now the major lithium producer is laying off 300 workers cos they cant sell the lithium,the market is saturated.

[@mattwells5022]

Fantastic work Scotty. My neighbour has a Electric Jeep he has had to leave it on the side of the road so many times when travelling around the UK for work he told me. Nowhere to charge the thing.

[@user-xi5uu4uh6b]

Thank you Scotty for speaking an inconvenient truth.

[@daffyduck1937]

Fantastic video Scotty been a trucker for over 26 yrs this battery truck thing is absurd to the nth degree.

[@oldguy1528]

Most parking garages were not designed for all that extra weight !!!

[@torcik]

How do pick up trucks make it?

[@user-dr2pe9on1b]

​@@torcik I think you missed point

[@user-dr2pe9on1b]

​@@torcikand I think you missed some of video or didn't catch weight of ev cars. They weigh more then GAS CARS OR TRUCKS.

[@cldus7442]

@@torcik by being around 2/3 the weight, but even those are causing issues. Giant trucks and suvs are a problem too, but make them electric and now you have an even bigger issue

[@Sandmouse6942]

multi-story parking garages with ev cars and trucks on many levels if they are abundant, when we already have crumbling infrastructure and building collapses😬

[@Gary.g19]

all the money we sent overseas to fund all the wars could’ve been used to fix up our roads

[@aayotechnology]

You’re talking all the wars fought for oil right?

[@aantonic]

@@aayotechnology There us no oil in Afghanistan and Ukraina as far as i know, neither was oil in Vietnam and......

[@user-zm9ye6oq9j]

Why not just tax the rich and have them pay their their fair share?The same amount %% as you and me.Then we would have money to fix our roads and keep russia from taking over

[@Gary.g19]

@@user-zm9ye6oq9j they already pay their fair share. Now you want to put them out of the business closed thousands and thousands of people. That would be just plain crazy and believe me Russia is not taking over we would not allow that.

[@user-zm9ye6oq9j]

@Gary.g19 Trump told Russia to do whatever the hell they want. He Trump is not pro American he is anti-American filled with Greed. All he wants is his money & power

[@FredPilcher]

Well done, Scotty! We need more reality like this to counter the nonsense we get from the EV industry.

[@ronz7046]

Yes Scotty lie more and make us feel good !

[@SM-vs4ro]

They don't want the public to know. It's all about getting the vote.

[@tomallen5837]

That's right! Tesla is hiding this so you would continue to vote Republican which, Scotty, as we know, is a full-blown Democrat ;-) 😂 ( sorry I couldn't resist trying to point out the absurdity of your comment. Or at least how I interpret it. I think what you meant to imply is "it's all about getting you to buy the car" )

[@Randze]

​@@tomallen5837the first mistake you made is thinking this is a left or right issue.

[@ronz7046]

Don’t know how they kept it a secret this long, and of all the people to discover it was you!

[@byAnArgentinian]

Yeah dude exactly. Until we find a new technology for the batteries, the transition is nonsense

[@mastercylinder1939]

Fritolay is the lightest load there is, a trailer full of chips, hardly puts any strain on the truck. The draw back is, it’s loaded by hand, and the trailer is dropped and picked up the next day...

[@Bill_Woo]

I refuse to buy any Pepsi or Frito-Lay product after their bullying policies, such as extorting the Washington Redskins out of existence, assassinating Aunt Jemima. No Doritos, Mtn. Dew, Quaker Oats, Gatorade either. Are they also the ones that assassinated the girl on Land O Lakes? We don't have to put up with unflinching bullying companies.

[@robertrice5814]

All my cars are over 20 years old. NO ev will last that long as the cost of a new battery easily exceeds the value of an EV after a few years. Which means I will never own an ev even if I wanted one.

[@torcik]

Battery prices are going down. Time to live in the 21stcentury

[@anthonydilligaf823]

​@@torcik I don't want to waste that much money on a deprecating asset.

[@shaun1165]

​@@anthonydilligaf823So is any car that is not from a super reliable brand (still depreciates a lot but not as crazy)

[@gamesong6600]

Yes batteries are a problem for now. Electronics can fail on either ice or ev. However the motor part, that's very reliable. It can survive beyond a lifetime. If they cud resolve battery problems like weight,charging time,cost,safety, it will be more reliable than any ice car. But that's a big "if" to achieve.

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

The world ain’t you and some can actually afford their vehicles.

[@user-vh1re5oe7q]

Hard to put out when they catch fire.

[@dlee8237]

Scotty's mini documentaries are awesome!

[@andyblank4157]

Everyone appreciates your hard work Scotty😊

[@BarrGC]

lol, untrue

[@Swissk31300BO]

DC fast chargers suffer from the same issue that smart phone chargers do. The faster u charge something at a quick pace, the more you degrade the phones battery. Same concept with any battery.

[@lpwexl]

That’s not accurate with Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries. Supercharge your life away.

[@aantonic]

@@lpwexl that what "they" said on "tv"

[@Gengargamer2_]

@@lpwexlSounds good now but only time will tell

[@XenonJohnD]

That's why you charge slowly overnight 95% of the time at home. Only need a public fast charger on a long road trip.

[@jaroslavmichalec138]

Your phone have battery temperature management? And you charge it to 100% every night a keep it there fore the whole night? So not be surprised it degrades...

[@therotterdamboy]

Great explanation Scotty! Thank you for this content.

[@StealthNinja4577]

So how long before the bums in California that are stealing the wiring out of traffic lights realize that they can get a bunch for the wire in the charging stations

[@lowellwhite1603]

They already have. Multiple charging stations in California and elsewhere have been vandalized and cables stolen. All for a few dollars worth of copper.

[@Sandmouse6942]

@@lowellwhite1603 imagine a world where renters are fistfighting for charging spots to trudge to a job in a declining economy, just to find out half of the things are inoperable thanks to the swarm of fentanyl crackheads cracking electronics. No thanks, i will not be living in cyberpunk L.A.

[@ronz7046]

Bet you also like rolling coal, and is a MAGAt, am I right, huh ,huh, huh?

[@shawnwhalen8314]

There's a whole lot of copper wire and precious metals in EV's....Hmmm

[@ronz7046]

@@shawnwhalen8314 Thanks ,got your IP address which will get me your home address, be seeing you when you’re not home for copper and more!

[@jamesnice1103]

That's right. They hate truths that destroy the narrative.

[@plarh8r163]

The government through tax deductions incentivizes people who buy personal vehicles that weigh more than 6000 pounds.

[@robertkubrick3738]

Battery cars anyway.

[@Bill_Woo]

Government created this problem, and government will insist on fixing the problem that they either created or doesn't exist. By SPENDING YOUR MONEY on deductions and incentives. Just vote them out if they vote yes on spending. Besides, heard about the national debt?

[@robertkubrick3738]

@@Bill_Woo Too true! But I don't know too many people who gave personal vehicles over 6,000lbs curb weight, maybe it's not the problem you think it is among ICE vehicles. Business vehicles are tax deductible. You can't very well expect heavy deliveries to be made in the back of a 74 Honda Hatch.

[@jariusfoster2083]

All that weight is also why tire replacement is more frequent.Hertz rental gave all of their tesla vehicles back and mentioned that the tires was wearing out so fast

[@dumbbo1]

More wear and tear on tires, suspension, and roads

[@alsetsolar3450]

Jesus the size/ weightof pickups in the gas world has went parabolic for the last 30 years, now people are concerned for the roads...

[@torcik]

Just like gasoline cars

[@robertkubrick3738]

@@alsetsolar3450 Problem is, even mid size Battery cars are as heavy at TRUCKS.

[@chuckblythe]

It’s really no more complicated than weight and resources. Current EVs weigh more and hence use more resources (material) to manufacture. The extra weight per axle means extra force (KW or HP) is required to overcome friction and move the vehicle. To create the extra force, extra fuel must be consumed, in this case at the power plant. To deliver the extra fuel (electricity) extra power lines and associated transformers, circuit breakers, distribution panels, etc etc etc

[@alexr.8397]

But not accounting for the efficiency of ICE vs electric motors

[@chuckblythe]

@@alexr.8397what is the drop off in efficiency of an electric motor and battery system vs ICE? transmission loss and power factor impact of charging? With an ICE, the power production is Internal. It’s right at the source, it is quite literally Internal Combustion. the overwhelming number of EVs in the US are not charged by people with on-site solar or wind etc. what is the time value/cost and EOL comparison? A Toyota Camry will be an excellent vehicle for +20 yrs, +300k miles, and will not require a new engine. How many miles/yrs does the battery last on a typ Tesla? What happens when the battery is spent? How many tires did the Tesla blow through in 300k miles vs the Camry? Tire manufacturing is pretty environmentally aggressive. the entire EV system IRL is massively inefficient and environmentally destructive and super selfish.

[@davebenhart4611]

@@chuckblythe Only about 10-20% of the energy density of gasoline is converted to moving a car in ICE vehicles. The rest is lost to noise and heat. Over 90% of the energy stored in batteries is used for motion in EVs. There have been many studies that find this fact. ICE cars are horribly inefficient. Always have been. It's just that the energy density of gasoline, by weight or volume, is insanely high that makes them useful. My EV goes about 300 miles on about 2.5 gallons equivalent of gasoline. What 4 door, sedan ICE car can do that?

[@Joe-wt4nn]

​@@chuckblytheIt's not at source though, your fuel doesn't magically appear , it has to be extracted , heat treated , mixed with chemicals , and then regularly shipped to tiny filling stations , if you ignore all of that your argument is valid but if you account for logistics it's much more efficient to burn gas and send the energy down a cable that only has to be built once

[@chuckblythe]

@@Joe-wt4nn I call it a draw, we both have good points and neither of us is going to change the other’s mind. Best to you - cheers!

[@chaderic27]

Oh Boy! As if the roads aren't horrible already! This is awful news & I'm still terrified of fires in EV's that can't be extinguished

[@PM-wc1lp]

Most of the damage to roads are from diesel powered 18-wheelers carrying cargo. Gas cars, as a percentage catch on fire more often than EVs.

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

you wont need to worry about it, you ain't buying one, remember?

[@Sandmouse6942]

@@PM-wc1lp make even a quarter of those into electric 18 wheeler will increase net road weight by a lot. gas cars catch more often but are easily extinguished. ev's can ignite or explode with no external heat or oxygen, take hours and hundreds of gallons to put out, by that time they've released a very non-green amount of fumes and endanger firefighters while obstructing roadways.

[@ronz7046]

@@Sandmouse6942. Or you can place an EV fire blanket over it, that most fire companies are deploying, but being 25 out of 100,000 EV fires compared to 1500 out of 100,000 ICE cars catching fire, it seems your final summery may be off.

[@phonetech1922]

@@Sandmouse6942 Ther is a weight limit to trucks on the road, even electric ones- so - no- not heavier

[@cdrone4066]

I was born and raised in downtown Manhattan. They will destroy the chargers faster than they could build them. If you try to put them in a garage, to rent a spot is 450 to 650 a month just to park your car, it will be atheist 850 to 1000 a month if they let you charge.

[@BankaiFever]

My family moved from Brooklyn to nj in mid 00s because parking was a humongous problem which made our apartment unlivable. Can only imagine it now with all the dumb mopeds and bikes and more cars and people there are now

[@bolland83]

That's the point. You will live in the 15 minute city, you will walk or use public transit, you will live in the pods, eat the bugs, own nothing and be happy... or else.

[@garremannen]

It will be like Dredds Megacity 1 in the future, only with drones and heavily armed robot dogs controlling you. Better not leave your building..

[@ronz7046]

Ok, getting rid of my EV now !

[@jimmyg6780]

@@ronz7046 if you were smart you would, but you don’t come across that way 🤓

[@drwhoeric]

You did not mention that EV cars lose their charge more quickly in sub-freezing temperatures. That means more time on the chargers.

[@ronz7046]

We were really trying to keep that a secret, now you spoiled it for everyone!

[@JosephBeltran-td5lu]

My semi truck can only hold a total of 45k lbs. And new Tesla's are using cobalt free chemistry

[@iglapsu88]

Great Information Scotty! Thank you!

[@frankvelunza2771]

Something nobody talks about: an ICE vehicle barely consumes any energy while it's not in operation. EVs consume more, and in extreme temperature environments significantly more. I drive 3000 km a year, with and ICE vehicle that's barely a few hundred dollars. In an EV it would be more, since I would have to keep the battery around 50-80% charge even in -20 or +30 degrees Celsius. Even a hybrid is probably not an efficient option for me.

[@SuperKimjong]

That varies wildly per car. Teslas lose about 1% a day. On average EVs lose 2-3% a MONTH. I left my car for a month while away... it lost 1% of charge... or 0.7kwh, which is like 20 cents?

[@frankd.brennan6520]

@@SuperKimjong what about an older battery in a cold climate or hot climate. I think the point is that it's never brought up

[@SuperKimjong]

@@frankd.brennan6520 I think it's never brought up as it's a non issue? Cost is maybe $3 per year. Phantom drain which is what you're describing doesn't vary by age of battery - is more to do with the added connectivity in a lot of the EVs (often pinging WiFi/downloading app updates, topping up 12v battery etc)

[@frankd.brennan6520]

@SuperKimjong it's common knowledge that quick charges will shorten battery life and cold heat and moisture are big enemies of electricity. To many holes and they don't even know what batteries or charger plug it's going to be. Solve more of the problems by letting people work from home if it's such a dire need to save the planet

[@mmuller2402]

If you don't use your car then use public transport or bike.. 3000km a year?😂 why not rent a car 😅

[@jeromedavis8575]

There's no way these EV's will last on the road.

[@t5ruxlee210]

Thre is no way that EV cars, trucks, and EV 16 wheelers are just an interim swindle brought to you by the forces of darkness. (;-)

[@torcik]

How do you know?

[@jeromedavis8575]

@@torcik There are many testimonials about them out there.

[@damonmelendez856]

@@t5ruxlee210stop with the antisemitism lol

[@robertkubrick3738]

@@jeromedavis8575 Like the million mile tesla that went through 14 drive motors one every 70k miles and 4 battery replacements?

[@Skylancer727]

Cold weather is actually better for EVs than the heat. The heater in cars is a lot less efficient than coolers though so your range will drop faster, but your battery actually prefers being cold to being warm. Batteries do take a charge faster when warm but they also wear faster when warm.

[@robertkubrick3738]

But they also go dead on their own sustaining damage if charge isn't maintained in the cold.

[@Skylancer727]

@robertkubrick3738 I think you're mixing up battery damage and phantom drain. Anything with a battery will have phantom drain if you leave it sitting, this is true even at optimal temperatures. The rate is pretty slow though at around 1-3% a day due to things like the wireless key system, security system, cellular if you have it, etc. Now batteries do have a temporary loss of capacity due to the cold, but it won't have long term effects. As soon as the battery warms up the original capacity will return. You can even see this in some videos of people driving EVs in the cold where they start out with an estimated range of only 90-140 miles but it slowly goes back up to 200-280 as expected.

[@lpwexl]

Also, Internal combustion engines (ICEs) experience range loss, too, in frigid cold - an average 12% of their range at 20°F. This is due to denser air leading to higher aerodynamic drag, engine and transmission friction, higher electrical loads, warm up time, low tire pressure, and winter gas composition.

[@robertkubrick3738]

@@Skylancer727 When Lithium Ion batteries become discharged too low they are permanently damaged. That's why they suggest you keep it above 20%. You should really know this as a Cult member.

[@dailygrom]

I wouldn't want to live in an apartment that has connected garages with ev chargers in it because of the increased fire risk

[@robertmaybeth3434]

...oh I think that's only tip-of-the-iceberg stuff! These master planners seem to think we live in a world where senseless vandalism and theft do not exist.

[@Sandmouse6942]

that might bring rent prices down at least lol

[@frankd.brennan6520]

They will collapse from the weight first and then the fire that will burn itself out, but it's got a lower carbon footprint lol true story

[@steelyspielbergo]

There is no increased risk though. You're misinformed, as magas generally are.

[@ronz7046]

EV fires 25 per 100,000, ICE fires 1500 per 100,000, hybrid fires 3000 per 100,000 !

[@WackyT08]

I live in an apartment in the northern Denver suburbs, and don't see any way of realistically getting an EV in the near future. I'm looking right now at hybrids so I'm not stuck trying to charge an EV at public charging stations. Wish Tesla would make hybrids.

[@drkennedy611]

Another reason not to drink Pepsi

[@kclefthanded427]

I don't drink Coca-Cola either but I drink Sprite

[@robertkubrick3738]

As if I needed one?

[@Bill_Woo]

Pepsi is one of the worst woke bullies. They extorted Washington to myrrh dur the courageous and legendary Redskin image. Assassinated Aunt Jemima. If you want to not drink Pepsi, also Mtn. Dew, Quaker Oats, Cap'n Crunch, Doritos, Lays, Cheetos, and Gatorade. All part of the Pepsi woke empire.

[@RH-mz9fq]

😂

[@blackfreud9048]

Diet Pepsi?

[@richki.24]

90% of the roads in Philly are in crap condition ..

[@DarkForce2024]

That seems to be all of PA, roads are better in Florida where I'm at now. Not GOOD mind you, just better than they were in PA (I'm originally from Pittsburgh)

[@patrickchubey3127]

Rather than buy the cheapest tesla available, I traded in my old car on an ice Corolla and SAVED THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. Driving mostly highway ( 41 miles per gallon ) at 3,100 miles per year on average, how many years will it take me to burn through thirty thousand dollars?

[@robertkubrick3738]

I bought a new Hyundai Sonata for 29,180 all inclusive and it gets 28 around town and up to 47mpg on the highway. I doubt I will spend over $6k on gas in the next 5 years. I bet I will do better on depreciation too than a Battery car when I go to sell it with 5 years and 50k miles of the 10 year power train warranty left compared to a battery car.

[@brokenbravo83]

If an EV catches on fire and burns for hours requiring several specialized fire departments with latest knowledge on how to extinguish these batteries... Are they still considered zero emissions at that point??? Asking for a friend

[@aantonic]

my friend is also waiting for that answear for quite some time? hehe

[@DarthVader-1701]

EVs burn for days and sometimes a week.

[@Sandmouse6942]

@@DarthVader-1701 doesn't matter if you put it out, it needs no oxygen or heat to ignite/explode. internal process creates its own runoff like a grenade,and it can keep catching fire until the internl chemicals are spent, months? more?

[@dkd1228]

@@Sandmouse6942 When charged, people need to realize that everything needed to make stuff happen is in the batteries. It's not like internal combustion engines where you need oxygen from the atmosphere. If one or more cells in the battery pack goes into thermal runaway, you may not have time to 'get away quick'. You may want to keep your EV outside whether charging it or not to reduce the risk of your house being consumed.

[@iamtanmay]

Gas cars don't catch on fire ? You talk as if EVs burning is a frequent occurrence. How many EVs catch fire out of every 1000 ?

[@jmalonemyth]

i really gave a hard look at ev but a little too expensive and not enough charging in New Orleans. apartment rent is out of control. i was looking to upgrade to another complex but in 2 years the rent is up 50%. not enough money and no apartment chargers and none near my current apartment.

[@robertkubrick3738]

Plus if you gas car gets flooded it doesn't explode.

[@gamingmuscles]

I drive a Tesla Model 3 and it’s the best car I’ve ever had. Having said that, I would NEVER keep that car if I didn’t also own my house or didn’t have a dedicated charging spot only for me. They’re not for apartment complex living unless the level 2 chargers become standard in apartment complexes. Very interesting analysis on the wear and tear on roads, which I had never thought about. Gives me something to think about the next car I buy when the time comes.

[@robertkubrick3738]

Not for house renters either I can say as a landlord with 8 houses.

[@melissasmess2773]

It's a scam which taxpayers and motorists are paying for thru rebates and road taxes.

[@dandylion968]

lol then you haven’t owned any good cars then 😂

[@kclefthanded427]

Better start taxing EVs more to fix the roads. No more freebies

[@DrRussPhd]

already happening.

[@robertkubrick3738]

@@DrRussPhd Need to step it up.

[@aussie2uGA]

EV's already pay high road use taxes

[@steelyspielbergo]

and pickup trucks too

[@robertkubrick3738]

@@aussie2uGA Soon but not yet in Britain and most states in the US, but it's coming!

[@ThomasWBaldwin]

Being an engineer, the best way to charge you electric car, is not buy one. Buy a gasoline powered car like normal folks do.

[@torcik]

What are you ? A model train engineer?😊

[@ThomasWBaldwin]

@@torcik MSEE. and yes i also have a model train set going in my dining room thank you. insulting little fella aren't you? want to fist fight? I do.

[@ThomasWBaldwin]

@@torcik lost u are right?

[@robertkubrick3738]

@@torcik Glad you are putting your gender studies degree to good work.

[@ArcoZakus]

@ThomasWBaldwin, "Being an engineer, ... " But what if I am not an engineer? (dangling participle)

[@samgoodwin9386]

Thanks Scotty…. You are the truth 🔥🔥🔥

[@Draw4Dame]

The impact on roads, wow

[@derlon858]

will need to more than double the transmission capacity but also the power production and them install and maintain a expensive recharging structure this is insane

[@phonetech1922]

That's actually not true, the majority of EV owners are able to charge at home and at night when rates are low and consumption is down.

[@derlon858]

@@phonetech1922 few people have EVs if everyone has EVs and and they all have to charge during night/morning the grid will need to more than be doubled this is an ongoing issue debated at various goverments, you will also need to make a lot more eletricity, keep in mind building a dam or a nuclear power plant can take a decade, you can also burn coal or diesel in easier to build powerplants but it defeats the whole purpose of EVs, a diesel truck can tow double the cargo for longer with easier logistics and no costly battery replacement, eletricity was always used since wwii, in ships and submarines, because they go on water, the moment you put cargo on an EV their range decreases astronomically unlike ICE wich has a much better efficiency at pulling heaving weights, keeping good torque without increasing consumption by much, the only way eletricity can become a replacement is with much better batteries and nuclear powerplants everywhere, but people are scared of living near nuclearpowerplantd so goverments tend to no build enough of them and also decomission a lot of them over the years thanks to ignorance, also lots of countries already face blackout due to an aging power network wich is costly to maintain

[@derlon858]

@@phonetech1922 because theres just a few of them, if everyone has an EV the grid will collapse

[@derlon858]

@@phonetech1922 yeah you didnt understand anything i said go get real

[@ranger178]

the semi-trucks will be good for hauling potato chips LOL

[@Rayray17772]

Excellent video Scotty!!!

[@claudiodiez55]

Hertz got out of renting EVs , most people lease them because they are disposable cars just like solo cups

[@ghostlyc777]

We need more people putting this information out its sad not many people know about this

[@MrPoppyDuck]

I doubt KZbin would shut down Scotty. He makes YT a ton of $.

[@Bill_Woo]

'Fraid that's not the case. You'd be surprised how businesses cut their own throat just to keep the natives trembling. They do that all the time with "indispensable" employees that don't swallow the narrative, even losing money - just to keep the peasants in fear.

[@torcik]

Maybe he can buy some new clothes

[@sir.cannabis1173]

Data makes the money or they would build huge building that require massive HVAC units to keep the data cool

[@user-pe4cs9vr5o]

@@torcikclothes don’t make the man. If it’s clothes you want to look at you’re watching the wrong channel 👙

[@RidgidRon]

Wow...over the topI!!! Great job!!!!

[@pfaffman100]

Scotty, the best update today.Many thanks.

[@sosguy1893]

Great report, 🙏 thanks

[@DavidBenner-cy4zl]

Charging the tractors will be marked in seasons! After a delivery in the spring, it will be summer or fall before it will be charged enough to return home! 😅

[@robertkubrick3738]

They wanted to put a charging depo in a city and the city said no because to charge 4 trucks took more power than the entire city.

[@DavidBenner-cy4zl]

@@robertkubrick3738 touché

[@4362mont]

Scotty's spitting hot facts!

[@ronz7046]

Scotty spitting while talking , FIFY!

[@Cw2nh]

It's not just a cold winter but think about our power grid. Going all-electric vehicles will cook the power grid entirely, so this is one of the worst things that could have happened. A gas-powered car is better, and that's the way it always should be!

[@jeromedavis8575]

Exactly! Especially when you go on long trips!

[@debyinman6632]

Scotty you're the best❤😊🤠🌻

[@AnythingJW]

Scotty been keep saying this but his channel will never be shut down...

[@robertkubrick3738]

One day he will be right.

[@edmondenterprisesgrouphold3782]

wow Scotty you went all out to provide information. I like it

[@jimmyg6780]

Hard NO to EV’s for me, but if other people want em’, have at it.

[@jeromedavis8575]

SAME!!!!

[@ronz7046]

Thank you for your permission, I was really sweating that one out!

[@ElyRodriguez92]

Scotty for President

[@anthonydilligaf823]

Sadly. He's too smart to do that..

[@BarrGC]

Ya, he deos lie as much as a politician, this is true

[@darrellcaraway6068]

Yeah scotty for pres

[@darrellcaraway6068]

​@anthonydilligaf823 I think the day will come, that Americans will want a thinking real person who gets into logic , instead of the slick style we have now A days

[@darrellcaraway6068]

​@BarrGC his argument is backed by logic and that's all.fine and dandy. Now, for 1 idea we can all get behind.

[@rj8288]

I have a PHEV and I don't care how you calculate the costs. I am happy paying the oil companies over 90% less than I did before I bought my PHEV.

[@Michael-yi4mc]

Rev up your exposing corruption.

[@billspooks]

THE COST, THE COST, THE COST, FOR A CHARGE...!!! NO ONE TALKS ABOUT THE COST OF A CHARGE. IT IS NOT FREE. IT COSTS MONEY TO CHARGE A CAR TO GO A FEW MILES.

[@PM-wc1lp]

Still less than gas to charge an EV at home. EVs are very efficient, up to 90 percent, unlike gas cars around 30 percent.

[@Sandmouse6942]

@@PM-wc1lp some lucky people have a garage to keep a charger in and charge each night, i guess that's worth having a cybertoy if your satisfaction is worth the risk. But i don't even like how electric modern gas cars are, more components means more complexity and more failure, especially with planned or accidental obsolence and i suspect would be more intense for new ev's, some tesla's have a quality problem. to be fair so do new fords and others

[@drewthompson7457]

A friend bought a Tesla for his rather long commute. He got a government grant to buy it, and pays no road tax. For some reason, electricity at his house is about half what I pay. For him his EV works well. But he also has an ICE vehicle as well.

[@surena9451]

@@PM-wc1lp I doubt it is 90%. First they create the electricity using fossil fuels which isn't 90% efficient by itself. The average efficiencies of power generation are 35% for coal, 45% for natural gas and 38% for oil-fired power generation, the rest is wasted as heat. Then they need to step up, carry over long cables and step down the voltage which might also cause some losses due to losses in transformers and wire resistance, in the case of DC it also needs to be rectified. The grid AC power is converted to DC power by rectifiers, which typically have 89 to 92 percent peak efficiency. After that your car must be charged which is also not 100% efficient (touch a cable when one is charging its warm) and then (usually if no DC motors) the DC in the battery has to be converted into AC for the motors. I could believe 60-80% but 90% is too optimistic and only possible in best case scenario. On the other hand ICE engines can be as efficient as 50% but most modern ICE cars on the road hang around 30-40% range. They could be more efficient at the cost of more wear and emissions. Although considering car manufacturers are putting so much filters and bogus on their exhausts, I think at least the emissions part could be tackled. And perhaps more frequent oil changes or different oil specs and different (read: stronger) materials for higher thermal efficiency ICE.

[@ronz7046]

@@PM-wc1lp. Release the cap lock please , and don’t send anymore ridiculous comments, thanks!

[@trainsnthings2086]

Plus all the toxic lithium ion batteries

[@wildbillbegleyjr.3523]

Doesn't work I live here. Charger cable is expensive but when it is multiplyed that counts. They're stealing cables and go all over many stations. Most public Chargers don't work especially because No cables.

[@michaelmalone6858]

All good valid points. ^5

[@chrisfrank8413]

If that truck battery ever goes up, you better GTFO.

[@russcattell955i]

There is video of an electric concrete delivery truck in Australia going thermal runaway.

[@BarrGC]

You get gas is flammable, right?

[@russcattell955i]

@@BarrGC However, heavy trucks run on diesel, not gasoline.

[@BarrGC]

@@russcattell955i which is still flammable, just nowhere near the level of gas, but ok. So you were only talking about diesel trucks, which are a small percentage of vehicles on the roads, ok then...

[@russcattell955i]

@@BarrGC You are, I think referring to the ridiculous US pick-up situation. In the rest of the world a commercial vehicle will be 99% diesel powdered.

[@robertkubrick3738]

I own 8 houses and if you are renting from me you aren't going to install a LVL2 charger.

[@DavarWood]

I feel like we live in a country that will pass a law to make you install them if we keep this nonsense up. Just saying....

[@francoisroberge5882]

Hey Scotty! Much the same scenario at your northern neighbor, after all Canada is "America Lite" and only clocks 1/30th of the same EV problems (and there are many).

[@iamtanmay]

- Lithium/battery metals are 100% recyclable. You don't mine more once you have capacity. Gas and oil require continuous drilling - Cobalt is not used in EV batteries, only phone batteries - Road wear issue is correct, but can be resolved simply with tax on heavier vehicles - EVs charge when you are sleeping or at work, slow charging over hours is not a problem for most - For apartments/dense urban areas, charging is additional 1- 5% space depending on type. Negligible difference - If you are rent burdened, you can't afford any car. Oil prices will rise as it runs out. Public transport/bicycles/pooling are your only choices Gas and oil are *FINITE*. Eventually you have to change to EVs or do without a car Prepare while you have a choice

[@sebastiangrebe8276]

As a Logistics Company, using a Tesla Simi Truck is economic Selfdestruction.

[@chriscolfer2915]

Great show scott’y

[@curiousgeorge5992]

The only way battery powered trucks are gonna work as if they put in a nuclear generator like in the movie , the big bus😮😢🙄

[@ThomasWBaldwin]

Maybe we could all eat beans and power our cars with FARTS!

[@Sandmouse6942]

carbon dioxide alert. we need to tax your farts more now

[@duckypilot]

Great idea

[@wildbillbegleyjr.3523]

Cow farts then we're Green.

[@ThomasWBaldwin]

@@duckypilot

[@ThomasWBaldwin]

@@wildbillbegleyjr.3523 OAC farts in a jar....

[@thisismagacountry1318]

My favorite part of EV's is the forced Child Labor in the Cobalt Mines. Strange how the media never reports that. YOUR NAME IS TOBY!!!

[@torcik]

Strange what people believe. the earth is flat. the moon landing never happened

[@musicingflowing]

They're not laborers - they're playing Minecraft. Coming up next, on The Distraction News Network - a guy threw a ball, and it went through a metal circle with some swinging fabric! We'll talk about it for hours! Stay tuned...

[@bolland83]

I mean, if every tesla came with a bumper sticker that said "powered by the blood sweat and tears of African children" they might.

[@torcik]

@@bolland83 ICE should come with bumper sticker"Destroying the earth with carbon monoxide

[@bolland83]

@@torcik That's why I advocate for going back to horses.

[@fromthebackofmymind]

How about a 10 liter V16? Then the weight for ICE and battery would be closer!

[@Rob12345]

Best and most complete explanation I have heard

[@carloscano8848]

I am always astonished at the level of quality scotty puts out

[@dexterrobinson4065]

Those Tesla semis need to utilize electromagnetic braking as opposed to mechanical brake pads and rotors to adjust for the battery weight along with the load weight. I see semi brakes catching fire coming down the mountains on I-70, I can’t imagine trying to stop with all that additional battery weight.

[@Perich29]

our trucks at work are govern at 65MPH so we can't go faster than 65 MPH unless your driving a condo then you can only do 67 for a brief time with Pas Smart.

[@robertkubrick3738]

I dare someone to maintain the speeds you mention carrying fresh strawberries from California to New York before the whiskers grow on them and the load is refused.

[@darrellcaraway6068]

Being an architect the best way to charge your car is to call an electrician to provide a new service weatherhead and reconnect the whole house to the new panel, use the existing ground, NEMA 4, schedule 80 metallic all new charger. Never use a used electrical device. Inside garage

[@kevinhamblin951]

Imagine Road work 24/7 /365 with endless traffic Jams …..all because EV Heavy trucks /buses have destroyed the roads 😢 And the road out in front of your home …… destroyed.

[@torcik]

You left out tractor trailers weighing 80,000 pound

[@musicingflowing]

Planned obsolescence with roads, either way.

[@robertkubrick3738]

@@torcik Those tractor trailers can go 75mph in western states, the Battery truck can't! LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@bolland83]

@@torcik We already have those, that's the weight limit regardless of whether its diesel or ev.

[@Sandmouse6942]

@@torcik we have those... imagine 3x as many or so