I have a 10 year old petrol car. I do less than 50 miles a WEEK, I put petrol in my tank about every 6 to 8 weeks... just how is spending £30,000 on an EV going to save me money?
@stevemawer8483 ай бұрын
It's better for the planet to not replace cars every few years.
@andrewsaint65813 ай бұрын
It won't. Don't do it.
@JamesLWilliams-k9x3 ай бұрын
The government will get back to you on that one !
@danchung4173 ай бұрын
Don't buy new EV if you can help it🎉
@FolkinghamRob3 ай бұрын
Where have you seen an EV for £30,000? I won’t buy an EV Apparently there isn’t enough chemicals in the world for the batteries to supply the coming demand? 😮
@geoffas3 ай бұрын
We didn't 'vote in' the WEF, WHO, etc.
@andrewperkin21792 ай бұрын
Yes you do inderectly because they are funded by Governments. We dont vote for the heads of big tec, AI or the oil corporations, sovereign wealth funds, either, and they are the ones who really control the worlds economy.
@rogerphelps99392 ай бұрын
They have accerss to data that basically we are all screwed if we do not ditch fossil fuels as soon as possible. It is as simple as tthat.
@keithhooper61232 ай бұрын
Anyone voting Cons,or Liebour, did exactly that.
@jbm08662 ай бұрын
Which is why you must vote out those who did.
@knonigАй бұрын
It doesn't matter which Party for government you voted for; they ALL have the same policy. So, no, there wasn't a Democratic option to vote against it.
@duncancremin17083 ай бұрын
Here in Ireland, admittedly a very small market, but still within the EU, we have had a Green minister for transport for the whole of the current government term. That’s almost 4 years. Right from the start, this government has been actively narrowing roads and tightening junctions, removing filter lanes and merging lanes, replacing yield signs with stop signs, changing roundabouts for traffic lights and so on. This is in stark contrast to the previous 40 years, during which we have been widening roads, opening out junctions, creating filter lanes and merging lanes, using yield signs on swept junctions and roundabouts, all in an effort to avoid traffic coming to a full stop and having to start from a standstill. Over those 40 years, our road deaths have been falling consistently. Over the last 3 years they’ve been rising almost exponentially. Anyone care to guess why? Couldn’t possibly have anything to do with all the road improvement works that have been undone, now, could it? Having slow and stop start vehicles share space with through traffic shouldn’t cause any conflict, right? Moving opposing lanes of traffic closer together should be fine, right? If the reasoning that has imposed this catastrophic policy on us is in favour of EVs, that’s all I need to know! Mr Ryan is an advocate of 15 minute cities and doesn’t approve of rural dwellers, other than essential agricultural workers. He’s in power because of an unfortunate political situation that developed, last time out and a coalition with his party was seen as the least worst option. He could collapse the government at any time, by simply voting against his coalition partners, so he can call the shots, despite only having a minuscule amount of public support. The country is overrun with unused cycle lanes and greenways, because of this and thanks to our weather, typically wet and windy most of the year, they will continue to be mostly unused. They work well in urban areas, where the buildings provide some shelter from wind and the distances to be covered are small. Very few people are keen on cycling between cities, however. The weeds are already growing on most of those, leading to chemicals having to be used, to keep them open. Green my ass!
@FieroGT34003 ай бұрын
recently in my small town. in southwest lower Michigan, US. they started do similar crap, took better flowing 4 lane roads and made them 2 lane with a center turn lane and NEVER USED WASTE OF SPACE bike paths on both sides? WTF? the center turn lane is also never used (hardly) on this road, because its only homes. since this change traffic flow rate just crashed, now if you stuck behind someone slow, no way to pass. and when busy, one lane per side just don't work. they did the name thing on a few other roads throughout this area... all any of it did was make everything WORSE.
@OutRAjious3 ай бұрын
@@duncancremin1708 narrowing lanes enrages me … why not just let people park!!! (oh coz that would narrow the lane!)
@DewtbArenatsiz3 ай бұрын
Soros Schwab hand rubbing intensifies
@Mike_Ellis2 ай бұрын
Spot on Duncan! I was back in the UK last month and was stunned how difficult it has become to drive over there. The camera warnings are continuous, the signage is simply overwhelming and the 20 Zones are everywhere. I tried, really tried to observe all limits etc. but it’s impossible to take it all in. The message is clear: we are taking your freedom and your money. The UK has become a land of ‘boiling frogs’.
@horsetom102 ай бұрын
We'll be back to Shank's Mare (walking to me and you)
@Eco-m5m3 ай бұрын
Only the rich will have mobility, the rest of us will be walking.
@ontheridge20193 ай бұрын
Yes, I'll be using my horse to go 22 miles to the store and back to just buy groceries. No EV charge stations within 20 miles of here and we don't have enough power to hook up any more power outlets on our farm. So I'd have to go 20 miles and spend 2 hours doing nothing just to charge a vehicle? Insane! And how do I travel 6 hours in the winter when it is -10 degrees to go back and forth to work in the snow? It would be dead on the side of the road in a week. Vote for people that are living in OUR world.
@CNCmachiningisfun3 ай бұрын
Yup. Anything, to get the working class off the roads!
@RechargableBattery3 ай бұрын
good
@michaelbond68423 ай бұрын
@@Eco-m5m Yes. Such is the true cost of burning fossil fuels. On a large scale, taking into account their impact, they are not cheap, and we are fooling ourselves if we think they are.
@CNCmachiningisfun3 ай бұрын
@@RechargableBattery So, you are happy to be walking everywhere, instead of driving?
@jamiehaggo65843 ай бұрын
"we voted in the policy makers". True, but when ALL the policy making parties all have the same policy it's kind of hard to vote for the alternative!
@Thetyrerepairer3 ай бұрын
Reform said the will scrap the net zero madness.
@guyhitchcock65143 ай бұрын
Reform
@jamiehaggo65843 ай бұрын
"Policy makers", there is zero chance of Reform ever being policy makers.
@CrusaderSports2503 ай бұрын
We never vote for the policy makers, just the politicians that spout the policymakers policy.
@dungareesareforfools3 ай бұрын
Jamie haggo 🎯. The uni party have the system rigged to ensure that those outside the clique have next to zero chance of getting into power.
@gavinhall41123 ай бұрын
Whenever you can't understand what's going, start with the outcome, assume it's intentional, and infer the motive. Let's be clear, the intention is not that everyone has an EV. The intention is that most people don't have a car at all.
@robinoconnor12033 ай бұрын
All part of the WEF plan, have nothing and be happy! Starmer is a disciple of the WEF, who are a mix of Nazi Germany and Stalin's Russia.
@MdvK139793 ай бұрын
where do we find proof for that 'wisdom'?
@davidcolin65193 ай бұрын
I'm sorry, but that is ridiculous. Most European/advanced economies are entirely dependent on personal transport. Not even the Tories would be stupid enough to close down the car industry. Seriously, forget the automakers, just the ancilliary industries are big enough to run a significant part of most countries' economies. It is no surprise that developed economies that have no auto industries work really, really hard to create them, and that any economy which aims to develop rapidly looks straight to automating. Japan, Korea and now China and India have all used the auto industry to develop their industrial base far more quickly than would be normal. This route to rapid development is now so well established that it has become a standard for economic development.
@vociferon-heraldofthewinte77633 ай бұрын
@@MdvK13979. The unaffordability, the impracticality and the non-existent benefit to the environment of EVs.
@MdvK139793 ай бұрын
@@vociferon-heraldofthewinte7763 no I mean where is this written down in policy? Which overarching regulating body (or whomever) has cooked up this wicked plan and started to actually carry this out? That should not be mired in the usual conspiratorial clouds....
@hughmarcus13 ай бұрын
Hi Pete. I’m a farmer. There isn’t enough land in the world to grow synthetic fuels. They’ll always be niche.
@edc15693 ай бұрын
A lot of ocean to put wind turbines on, a lot of desert to put PV panels on.
@bmacauley3 ай бұрын
@@edc1569 why convert it? just store the electricity directly in batteries!
@LonelyTreeSunset3 ай бұрын
Supercar niche.
@PHADAVIES3 ай бұрын
But Richard Hammond (multi millionaire) , Rowan Atkinson (multi millionaire) and the vintage Bentley club (@^#*^#) think it's viable😂
@craigyirush34923 ай бұрын
Maybe, but there also isn’t enough land to put all the solar panels and wind farms you’d need for an EV transition either. Nor is there enough mines for all the extra rare earth minerals you need for them and the transformers and the EV batteries themselves.
@brettclarke67982 ай бұрын
The biggest problem with cars regardless of fuel type is that they are massively over priced, even if you halved the RRP’s they’re over priced! I personally wouldn’t spend the same monthly repayments that I do on my mortgage, on a car, whether you can afford it or not, it’s irresponsible.
@elinicfurniture68603 ай бұрын
Destroying private transportation…that’s the only goal…
@mikevale36203 ай бұрын
Utter, glass half empty rubbish...
@scoopermg82263 ай бұрын
lol. whatever
@DewtbArenatsiz2 ай бұрын
@@mikevale3620 what else to expect with our paedo globalist politicians
@jaywalker12332 ай бұрын
EVs have built-in tracking capability-useful for those wanting to know…
@graemejones97072 ай бұрын
By the time the common garden idiot finally realises that was their goal, it will be too late for us all.
@RobertSmith-di5ll3 ай бұрын
How does a 17 year old buy a car? Me and my mates bought £500 bangers.
@anthonyfinch44013 ай бұрын
This only affects new cars though. Just like those days there’s many years of old petrol cars still to buy as bangers
@Triggernlfrl3 ай бұрын
@@Wdf-76 You do not need insurance or license to drive a car...
@Graham_Shaw3 ай бұрын
@@Triggernlfrl You do if you have the decency to be law abiding, otherwise the rest of us pay for the costly, dangerous mistakes of others who don't.
@SimT83 ай бұрын
Just buy a new or used ICE car in 2029 look after it and will last you 10 - 20 years +. If you are the same age as me and Ped then you just get an electric mobility scooter after 😂😂
@justinmaccreery24903 ай бұрын
Unlike now, in 10 years time, 17 year olds with have 15 year old, £500 Tesla's to buy along with all the petrol bangers!
@45graham453 ай бұрын
If EVs were good enough then there'd be no need to force people into them.
@SDK2006b3 ай бұрын
Once you try an EV many can't go back to antiquated ICE vehicles
@reececollison51013 ай бұрын
@@SDK2006bbut also huge amounts of people do go back!
@terabit.3 ай бұрын
Correct !
@SDK2006b3 ай бұрын
@@reececollison5101 - I’m really not precious about what other people doing 🤷🏼♂️ If people want to go back to stopping at stations to put liquid in their cars, at super high tax rates, then so be it 🤣 Would be nice if they didn’t share their tailpipe pollution with everyone else enough 😬
@madmcadder45363 ай бұрын
@@SDK2006b Some of the charge stations are as expensive as petrol, but I agree with what you say.
@WizWise3 ай бұрын
consider the plight of the caravan market. Currently it is virtually impossible to charge the ev car on a long journey whilst towing a caravan, due to having to find somewhere (safe & secure) to un-hitch the caravan while you charge the car, especially on the motorway system.
@TheManFrayBentos3 ай бұрын
Sorry, but any sympathy I feel for wobble-boxers is eclipsed by my scorn.
@FredFox-m9v2 ай бұрын
@fredyellowsnow7492 my box doesn't wobble, I pull it with a camper van. Love it, gets us away cheaply every fortnight. Also provides satisfying restorative justice against impatient angry drivers.
@foxythedirtydog44942 ай бұрын
@@FredFox-m9vwhat is so hard about unhiching at a service station? I would have thought the bigger problem is finding a charger on a busy day.
@7755ian12 ай бұрын
If EV's can get rid of caravans...great.
@FredFox-m9v2 ай бұрын
@7755ian1 I love my caravan, it gets me away cheaply every fortnight and impatient drivers are taught to drive more respectfully and are brought to heel can't beat it !
@grandprix13373 ай бұрын
If EVs were the 'answer' private buyers would be falling over themselves to purchase. The epic depreciation summarises it all. It ends this whole discussion.
@SDK2006b3 ай бұрын
Are private buyers falling over themselves to buy new petrol & diesel cars 🤔 What is the data on these? New car deprecation impacts all vehicles - whatever the fuel type, for the last 5+ decades
@trouble18713 ай бұрын
@@grandprix1337 they are the answer to some and not others. It depends on your situation/needs. I think the main reasons private sales are struggling are cost to buy new vs depreciation and the amount of misinformation out there scaring people off.
@barriewilliams45263 ай бұрын
Exactly!
@stewartgray55813 ай бұрын
I totally agree that depreciation is an issue, but it also a great opportunity to purchase an ex lease for less than 50% of the original price. Let the leasing companies take the hit and get at high spec car which is cheap to run if you charge at home.
@michaelgodbold62473 ай бұрын
The depreciation on a milk float is 4 times the amount on areal car
@marklydon4353 ай бұрын
My 15 year old BMW purchased for £4000 6 years ago, gets 60 mpg. same as your poxy hybrid and £21000 less coin. Keeping old cars running and not constantly buying new shite is way way greener. We are totally being mugged. Oh forgot to mention the 900 mile range as well.
@WilliamLaverick-wo1nb3 ай бұрын
My Škoda diesel does 67mpg.
@truebrit36703 ай бұрын
@@marklydon435 my Hyundai does 300 mpg. Is this a competition? I think I won. 😂😂
@Sp_75-763 ай бұрын
@@marklydon435 my Tesla did 650 miles at a cost of £0.00(solar panels and free charging at destination)
@georgegently30263 ай бұрын
@@Sp_75-76 but more than the OP's 4k to buy it. But I suspect you just pay monthly. Whereas he doesn't, either way he's quids in.
@Sp_75-763 ай бұрын
@@georgegently3026 wrong, it was paid for in cash, old ICE cars keep pushing out shite, so are no way greener, not even in the long run
@stevetaylor34933 ай бұрын
I am a salary sacrifice model 3 owner. Lease is up, car is going back, going back to a private ICE. Went used not new. I used to buy a new ICE car every 2 years on a PCP. Not anymore; chronic depreciation of EV makes them far far worse a prospect on a PCP. EV is exposing the reliance of the manufacturers on PCP…I am now in a 4 years old ICE on a personal loan and I won’t be buying new again. For me it’s not about characteristics of the car or the environment. It’s my back pocket. I’m out.
@truebrit36703 ай бұрын
Do you not think that depreciating EVs will also accelerate the depreciation of your ICE. I recently sold my ICE. Had to knock it down 20% from book price. Once the ICE and EVs have price parity, depreciaton will surely affect both equally.
@jerrymyahzcat3 ай бұрын
@@truebrit3670Nah, many ICE cars are going up in value or holding their value as people want them now that EVs are plummeting.
@truebrit36703 ай бұрын
@jerrymyahzcat nice thought. But they aren't. EVs are holding quite well. They will depreciate to ICE price but any sane individual will take an EV over an ICE. EV depreciaton only happened because they were laughably overpriced. A correction was inevitable. Over 1 million EVs in the UK. Familiarity drives popularity. Economics drives sales. You may not like EVs (irrational), but that is likely to leave you trying to sell an ICE vehicle for which there is no demand. I bet you're still waiting for your Blackberry to come back into fashion 😏
@timrothwell333 ай бұрын
@@truebrit3670 the depreciation numbers people give for EVs are based upon the sticker price rather than what people actually pay. Also, the EV market is one that's evolving very quickly so the "best EV on the market" when bought new 3 years ago isn't necessarily that great compared with the choices on the new market today. That puts a downward pressure on their values.
@andrew94663 ай бұрын
Friend of mine is in exactly the same situation......in fact he isn't allowed time between jobs to top up....has to do it in own time 😮
@dingopisscreek3 ай бұрын
If I walked into a car showroom looking for a new (or even a 2nd-hand car) and the dealer said - "we only have electric vehicles for sale" - I would turn round and walk out and find one that has the fuel train I wanted.
@johnn17golf2 ай бұрын
Nobody stopping you. If I went in & they had no EV, i'd walk out too.
@GaryBeilby2 ай бұрын
There are going to be fuel vehicles available for many many years to come. This really is a non problem today. In 2050 when the youngest ICE vehicle is over 15 years old it will start to become an issue. But what do you think will have happened to battery tech and EV prices by then? With way fewer moving parts - these cars will be cheaper than we can even imagine and will have range beyond any existing ICE vehicle.
@foxythedirtydog44942 ай бұрын
Also you need to consider how fuels and cars are taxed. Pay per mile is a likely reality. Governments need to get money from us so don't want to miss out on taxing EVs. This could mean ICE cars get double taxed, fuel and per mile. Also fuel may get taxed more to encourage you into EVs. This could also cause a huge drop in ICE car resale values.
@johnn17golf2 ай бұрын
@@foxythedirtydog4494 I see no problem with that, road needs to be paid for. We elect gov. All fine. Ice resale prices will plummet as EV adoption overcome irrational media spread EV fear mongering.
@dontpanicblink2 ай бұрын
@@johnn17golf if i was the sales man and you just wanted an ev i would chase you out
@markhendley69933 ай бұрын
Drivers who do really small milages ( like 1000 miles a year ) will opt out of car ownership, and Uber everywhere, rather than suffer the economic shock of depreciation. Also, I think that drivers who own a car, will stick with it, rather than take the risk of buying the wrong car in the next 5 years.
@bobscu3 ай бұрын
no not if you are a petrolhead
@philtucker12243 ай бұрын
@@markhendley6993 owning any sort of non-work related car is a luxury indulgence. Nobody really needs them.
@mikevale36203 ай бұрын
It's unnecessary to sell your existing car. Keep it well maintained instead.
@Trev53 ай бұрын
What worries me, is "they" will actively drive ICE cars off the road (no pun intended..!) with either legislation or use the g0vernment nudge unit... 😢
@philtucker12243 ай бұрын
@@Trev5 yes that’s absolutely certain. Ice vehicles will be judged as “pollutants” and will not be allowed into built up areas without incurring massive fines. That would be perfectly logical from a clean air perspective.
@williamfence5663 ай бұрын
As manufacturers reduce ICE output to meet EV %, the cost of all vehicles will rise as demand outstrips supply. Owning a vehicle was always a possibility/ necessity it will soon become a privilege for many..
@RodneyW3 ай бұрын
And the policy makers are perfectly happy with that outcome!
@LonelyTreeSunset3 ай бұрын
That trend is reversing. EVs aren't selling.
@sueedwards93343 ай бұрын
That is their plan of course, but will the public stop it and keep buying non-EVs.
@ElMistroFeroz3 ай бұрын
@@LonelyTreeSunset I hope you're right. As an EV owner who won't ever go back to gas, I don't want EVs to become mainstream. Being part of a niché market has perks that go away with mass adoption. This being said, if you guys want gas cars, horses, or even public transportation, go for it. They're better for the environment, sound better and most important of all, they're prettier.
@dennishaggerty4633 ай бұрын
If the government really wanted us to all drive evs for environmental reasons, they would allow cheaper MG and BYD cars for example into the UK tax and import duty free. They would make up for the loss of this tax revenue by pushing up the tax on ice vehicles and increasing the price of fossil fuels above inflation every year. I’m not saying it’s a good thing, but people would buy bev’s if they were cheap enough and public charging had a subsidised price for anyone not permitted /impossible to have a home charger. But conspiracy theorists might think that halving the number of cars on the roads is an unwritten aim of governments which neatly side steps the crying need for a big investment in UK roads. And think of all those car parks converted into social housing….
@pixie7063 ай бұрын
Kier Starmer needs to listen to this . Politicians live on a different planet to ordinary people.
@johndawson57183 ай бұрын
Starmer needs to do his next jaunt out of his London bubble in an EV , on the motorways and experience mixing with the general public in service stations waiting to charge…then he might get it …its crap!
@richardsmith5793 ай бұрын
He knows, but he doesn’t care.
@simoningate20563 ай бұрын
He hasn't been in for a month yet - don't blame Starmer (yet)- at least the new government are going to think about this country (compared to the bunch of crazies we just voted out). Politicians live on the same planet these decisions have been made worldwide not just in the UK. The Chinese have invested in new tech - we in this country didn't invest in clean power - we even closed down a factory making wind generators - which means we have to buy from .... China.
@enrobsorussell3 ай бұрын
Listening is one thing....one must have brain cells to think about what is said. Just looking at his `blank canvas` face is enough to tell anyone he is clinically dead & following a script.
@Bigheadcase3 ай бұрын
Politicians are only the mouth for the criminals running the show.
@garyquinlan40753 ай бұрын
I don't know what UK charging prices are like but a Tesla Y Long Range in Australia will cost you around $AUD48 and take 27 minutes. That will take you around 316 miles. An equivalent ICE SUV In size would be a Kia Sportage. The Kia 2.2 Diesel would use 32 litres of Diesel times $AUD1.84 per Litre or $AUD59. This gap is the narrowest in two years as Australian electricity prices are rising faster than Ron Jeremy's appendage. The Kia would also take you another 59km before a fuel stop meaning one stop between Sydney and the warmth of sunny Gold Coast in winter time whereas the Tesla would require 2 stops just to be on the safe side. The much lauded large operational savings of an EV simply are not there!
@TassieLorenzo2 ай бұрын
To be fair, charging at home is really, really cheap -- as in $1-3 AUD per charge. Especially using your home solar systems (in which case free apart from the system cost and cahrger cost of about $2000 AUD). Home solar systems in Australia are HEAVILY subsidised by the Government (to the tune of 50-60% IIRC). Obviously home solar may not be quite so useful in sunny England!
@garyquinlan40752 ай бұрын
@TassieLorenzo Except that many EV owners live in apartments or innercity terraces with no off-street parking so charging is either not possible or not really cheap.
@TassieLorenzo2 ай бұрын
@@garyquinlan4075 Yes, owning a BEV without a home garage with a charger doesn't make sense at all.
@comment68642 ай бұрын
@@TassieLorenzo Yeah, but who cares about those creeps (btw are they still walking around on all fours??).. the tyrannical oligarchy running everything have garages.. Sheesh..
@Ian-Steele3 ай бұрын
I have to agree with you. The policy makers seem to think that everyone has off-street parking and easy access to a wall charger, but how many people live in flats, terraced houses or the like. The rush to EVs being the answer for all situations is just not sensible in any way.
@GameWithViiP3R3 ай бұрын
I live in a flat we have 3 ev chargers there is about 55 cars on the estate imange if there was all ev and needed charging
@mickjoebills2 ай бұрын
The concept that everyone has to charge at home is driven by fossil fuel lobby. Jim Farley says average USA family do only 4 trips per year are over 150miles. In other words with a 500km range, charging once per week is feasible. Sure, charging at home is cheaper than at public chargers and it's up to govt to address this inequality. Here in Oz we get free electricity between 11-2pm so are saving on running costs, our EV has depreciated from 50 to 40 in two years. Our next EV will have 100km more range, longer warranty, is larger, charge faster, more comfort features and advanced adas for 55k on the road. ($60k for even longer real world range of 620km ) It seems there is pressure by vested interests to keep Britain in the dark ages, hopefully govt can deliver safe smooth quiet modern motoring to the public.
@stevemartin74642 ай бұрын
And, it assumes everyone has electriciy. In Africa huge parts have hardly any electricity and old peugeot 404 and 504s abound. How is that going to work? How too are African farmers going to farm with electric tractors? Its all so idiotically rash it just blows my mind. Where, for example did the dates come from? Deepand considered investigation and scientific research and planning? No, just some EU drone deciding on a date because it wouldn't mess with their wedding or something equally scientific.
@cherryjuice99462 ай бұрын
@@mickjoebills Be careful of statistics like what you quoted. A person may not drive over 150 miles from home very often, but most people need to take several trips per day. They don't have time to let the car charge in between these trips, thus the assumption that a person could survive with one charging per week is false. This assumption ignores the reality of how often people need their cars.
@TosbeLeoАй бұрын
@@GameWithViiP3R Of course flats will install more chargers as the proportion of EVs increase. Profits from petrol stations will transfer to owners of EV chargers. That's already happening in places with higher EV adoption.
@timphillips41473 ай бұрын
As a wheelchair user, charging is the overriding issue Pete. My apartment can't support a charge point being installed unless radical thinking is incorporated. Public Charing also is an issue in terms of negotiating cables and plugging points into the charger. No problem getting out of my car at a petrol station on my own. If the two points I've raised were fully addressed then I'd be thinking of my next lease being electric ⚡
@MikeF1sher3 ай бұрын
Not sure I fully understand how a charging station is more difficult for a wheelchair user than a petrol station. Many charging stations have dedicated bays for wheelchair users to give the extra space needed.
@cambridgemart20753 ай бұрын
@@MikeF1sher I assume that he isn't planning on sitting by the car the entire time it's charging, so he would have to negotiate his way past a big charging cable. At a fuel station, he would fill the car and then be off.
@meggriffin4802Ай бұрын
@@MikeF1sherMaybe because you are not a wheel chair user you don’t understand. Maybe accept the opinion of the person that is a wheel chair user that it would be really difficult to navigate.
@WhiskyPoems3 ай бұрын
The market always decides. If not: Have a look at Cuba - there is beauty in old cars...
@glennhumphries94443 ай бұрын
They were repairable, modern cars are not, if you don't have the dedicated technology.
@EcoFP333 ай бұрын
No beauty in dementia or lung cancer my friend. Food shortages and floods also play a part. We need a balance thats all
@gavinderbyshire55353 ай бұрын
Anyone with half a brain realises we cannot continue extraction and burn. If we move the lesser cars such as anything under a V6 to EV it makes sense. I’m an EV owner of 4 yrs and they work for the majority. If we use synthetic fuels for more of the cars we like to hear and drive. Jay Leno put it best by using an EV for daily and super cars at the weekend.
@WhiskyPoems3 ай бұрын
@@glennhumphries9444 I am keeping my Lancia Kappa alive since 1996.
@WhiskyPoems3 ай бұрын
@@EcoFP33 Agreed. I wanted to make a point for repairing things. Nobody needs a new car every two years. Owning and repairing instead of leasing, whatever the technology, that is sustainable.
@philipbrown90062 ай бұрын
The idea that the targets are a firm line in the sand is total nonsense. The auto industry can lobby the government to change the rules and if they don't we can vote them out.
@kimmartin63442 ай бұрын
Bear in mind political parties are all agreed about EV's
@pauld78273 ай бұрын
Big car manufacturers won't allow themselves to go bust without a fight. It'll take a brave government to put 100's of thousands of workers on the dole for an ideology.
@truebrit36703 ай бұрын
@pauld7827 there's a lot of big car manufacturers that already have.
@PeteSQ3 ай бұрын
We've got the zealot Ed Milliband in the driving seat for this. I'm not holdiing my breath.
@davidlucas67013 ай бұрын
What if the population "cull" takes care of them? It's that bad! Look up Georgia guidestones,recently destroyed,too incriminating.
@pedtrog64433 ай бұрын
Do electric cars just appear out the ether? Factories and workers are required for electric vehicles too.
@pauld78273 ай бұрын
@@pedtrog6443but most of the EV’s are from China, so yes we will potentially see large European companies closing down
@johnrochford96013 ай бұрын
Well a few things I disagree with but main one is your statement that we voted in politicians backing this drive but we didn’t as current government didn’t have this in their manifesto it was only pushed hard by Milliband after they won. My view is it is a scam
@Thetyrerepairer3 ай бұрын
It was stated by Starmer well before the election that they will bring the date forward. He also said he wants 20 mph to replace 30 mph in England to match Wales. Reform is the only party that will scrap this nonsense.😅
@matthewdowning60093 ай бұрын
@@Thetyrerepaireryep
@philtucker12243 ай бұрын
It’s not a government thing. These policies are set by all of Europe combined ( including the U.K.)
@waynemarriott76413 ай бұрын
We didn't vote for it with tories or liebour.
@philtucker12243 ай бұрын
@@Thetyrerepairer All they need is an overall majority in the House of Commons.
@mozza71893 ай бұрын
As from 1st April 2025 all EV owners who purchased a car registered after 2017 will pay £190.00 per year vehicle excise duty. As from 1st April 2025 any vehicle registered after that date costing in excess of £40,000 will pay an additional £410.00 per year, which is a total of £600.00 VED
@theroadsnearyou...50883 ай бұрын
Don’t worry, You will own nothing and be happy! 😁
@colinwiseman3 ай бұрын
Most new cars (ICE or not) are over £40k. That banding really needs to change.
@JohnnyMotel993 ай бұрын
@@theroadsnearyou...5088 You were born with nothing, you will die with nothing, everything inbetween is 'on loan' and thus we should treat it with responsibility.
@scottcarr32643 ай бұрын
I'm happy I don't live in the UK.!
@scottcarr32643 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, you lot are being taken by the throat and "Throttled" by the Politicians AND the EU AND the WEF. I'd say you are in a NO-WIN situation.
@simonmcc36083 ай бұрын
I think the EV manufacturers need to offer much longer warranties on their cars until confidence grows! This would kickstart the second hand EV market and help support the value of them. Nobody wants to take a chance on a secondhand EV incase of a large repair bill or huge depreciation loss. The UK charger infrastructure is also a concern!
@minimcewen3 ай бұрын
Just follow the money and see if "policy makers" are heavily invested in renewable energy companies.
@markclevedon813 ай бұрын
Excellent point and the investments will pay dividends but at the expense of the ordinary motorist..
@kronkite15303 ай бұрын
@@markclevedon81And look at the links between ex politicians and the co2 Lobby; like ex Lib Dem’s getting hugely paid part time sinecures as soon as out of office, and Clegg’s wife running an international Spanish based company specialising in legal practice for the climate peddlers iirc.
@kalebdaark1003 ай бұрын
Also check to see if policy makers past and present are invested in fossil fuels in any way and have a look at how enthusiastic they are/were on renewables.
@kiae-nirodiariesencore42703 ай бұрын
Good luck with that but you may well find them more heavily invested in fossil fuel companies.
@masonandmotors3 ай бұрын
This unfortunately is the truth of the matter in this country.
@CISCambridge3 ай бұрын
New UK EVs - Dacia - £15k, forthcoming Renault 5 - £25k. Recent depreciation is partly a factor of deliberate price cutting of new models (esp Tesla) meaning a sudden big drop in 2nd hand values. The big price cuts were a specific one-time factor that aren't going to be repeated. For the over-priced old-school manufacturers there is a bit of reckoning coming - the Chinese and Tesla are making a profit at the reduced prices they can now charge - old-school manufacturers are making loss even at the high prices they charge.
@EVinstructor3 ай бұрын
Add to the list the Citroen EC3 at under £20k and the BYD Seagull with its sodium battery could be well under £20k when it gets here.
@oneeleven98323 ай бұрын
I’m law abiding but i guarantee the way it’s going many law abiding citizens will be driving with no insurance, false plates, no tax & the government will have no idea how this happened…
@alasdair41613 ай бұрын
They are building systems that are so easy to work around it's crazy. AI is being relied on to multi evaluate identity through FRT, mesh networks that encompass IOT, phone, car, personal products and even household goods, but those essential links are easily disjointed and suddenly their infallible system is fu**ed. As a small side note, the above is what is behind all the new mega data centres popping up globally.
@alasdair41613 ай бұрын
Man they are fast at scalping sensitive comments...
@ASBO_LUTELY3 ай бұрын
Was anyone ever voted into the EU? I thought one of our bugbears with the EU was that it had too much power given to unelected bureaucrats?
@organickevinlondon3 ай бұрын
You do realise that there were elections for your European Member of Parliament.
@PickledOnionMonsterMunch3 ай бұрын
Nah BREXIT was mainly about racism. That didn't pan out for them so we had the riots from the few numpties that probably still think the economic consequences were a price worth paying to take back control.
@natehill80692 ай бұрын
@@organickevinlondon As opposed to most of the English government which is NOT elected.
@organickevinlondon2 ай бұрын
@@natehill8069 WHAT Planet are you on ????
@doltBmB2 ай бұрын
@@organickevinlondon MEP's don't have any power at all, they can't actually propose legislation. Nor can citizens nominate them. It's completely a sham to create the illusion of democracy. The actual people in power at EU have zero accountability.
@dfergie83003 ай бұрын
What happens when the Army are dealing with a conflict and they only have EV's. I can't see them asking the opposition to stop fighting for a bit while they put their tank on charge.
@alasdair41613 ай бұрын
They'll be hoping the enemy also need a recharge... New age warfare will be fought and won with software, the body bags are only for governments to trim the herd in the name of...
@zitzong3 ай бұрын
Yes the Army will send a formal notification to the enemy to pause fighting while their zero emission tank recharges. LOL
@geoffaries3 ай бұрын
I expect that our army will retrain as archers, bows and arrows are much more environmentally friendly
@truebrit36703 ай бұрын
@dfergie8300 yes in the Battle of the Somme the great saver was filling stations in no man's land.
@Harrythehun3 ай бұрын
The electric vehicles was a great choice in Ukraina. The oil and gas demands refineries and oil and gas imports are easily disrupted.
@LeslieGreenwood-bu9tn3 ай бұрын
It;s not even the policy makers it.s the WEF.
@SeaandSpeedWatches3 ай бұрын
Absolutely correct, politicians are. It making the decisions.
@alarjak3 ай бұрын
This!
@albundy59923 ай бұрын
Indeed, they're manipulated by the WEF through blackmail. Pedophilia, anyone?
@clintoncoker63 ай бұрын
How does this make sense? You're saying it's not the policy makers, it's the WEF. Okay, then how does the WEF affect anything if they don't make policy?
@stuartd97413 ай бұрын
@@clintoncoker6 the wef have some dystopian idealouges, on how things should be, and have politicians around the world in their pockets because it suits the vested interests. .. Example; all of the companies that "profited" during that virus thing.
@lesliecarter42953 ай бұрын
Mad Miliband will destroy the motor industry because of his obsession for net zero ideology…
@kevinmair75713 ай бұрын
They destroyed themselves by dragging their heels and throwing tantrums.
@SWR1123 ай бұрын
@@kevinmair7571Absolutely they run themselves into the ground and then either had to be sold like MINI brand or died and embarrassingly came back to the roads with MG owned by China who are building great cars. Gone are oh the quality is not there it is now matching anything European has to offer.
@biggobmalc81183 ай бұрын
Not only the motor industry, but a massive chunk of our manufacturing industry which will lead to mass unemployment, poverty levels will go through the roof, life expectancy will plummet. People will starve and freeze to death in numbers not seen since the Great Depression of the 1920s. The guy is mentally deficient and obsessed with achieving the impossible, no matter the cost.
@lesliecarter42953 ай бұрын
@@biggobmalc8118 yeah! He is a net zero psychopath.!
@lesliecarter42953 ай бұрын
This mandate affects commercial vehicles as well. Stellantis are already talking about closing van production in UK.
@kola1002 ай бұрын
At 68, and have a pension…. I could muster 4k as a deposit… Now what 150- 200 quid out my pension each month till I die ?? It’s my old petrol fiesta for me I’m affraid , that’s an issue for thousands of us -
@schalkvandermerwe38383 ай бұрын
But do policy makers listen to the people? I think not. Who asked for this in all truth? When do policy makers do what people ask and when do they simply do something to appear 'cool' and 'trendy'? I think the latter is massive.
@monacoprince3983 ай бұрын
MPs we vote for have no say about major policies. They are told what policy to implement.
@jamesfoote89163 ай бұрын
As well as as the above comment we vote for someone to do there best for us NOT to do what you want as an individual and this is a very important distinction and why the people say they don’t do what we want. Not true.
@dungareesareforfools3 ай бұрын
"...cool and trendy" - I'm afraid the truth is somewhat more sinister. More like the vast majority of the civilised world is beholden to the same master.
@ronz70463 ай бұрын
You do know nobody is forcing you to by an EV unlike you have no choice about gasoline!
@any-car-will-do3 ай бұрын
Policy makers do as the megga rich say not us
@peterwait6413 ай бұрын
What if no one buys all these new EV cars do they sit on airfields decaying ?
@stevemawer8483 ай бұрын
No, manufacturers' and dealers' parking lots. 🙂
@natehill80692 ай бұрын
they put them on sale and sell them. just like gas cars.
@stevemawer8482 ай бұрын
@@natehill8069 They put them on sale and try to sell them.
@peterwait6412 ай бұрын
@@natehill8069 In Korea after the underground fire more people are selling than buying EV,s !
@chrissmith21142 ай бұрын
After a while standing around an EV will self-destruct
@PeterKirton-nu9iv3 ай бұрын
Caravanning will also end because towing and electric cars simply don’t work
@SDK2006b3 ай бұрын
Many motorhome and caravan business are already going bust, due to declining sales. Towing accommodation around the country is just wasteful - rent a place already at your location.
@johndavey86833 ай бұрын
@@SDK2006bthe difference in cost of renting a place for a week for a family of four and a dog, versus staying on a campsite in a 20 year old caravan is the difference between being able to take my family on holiday as opposed to not taking them on holiday.
@johnnodge43273 ай бұрын
Just for the record, a lot of EVs tow these days, many more weight than an equivalent ICE vehicle. However as a EV is about ⅛ of the running costs, simply dump the toilet on wheels and stay in a hotel instead.
@celliott163 ай бұрын
Every cloud 🤷🤣
@hughmarcus13 ай бұрын
@@SDK2006bthat’s mostly because they had a massive boom during Covid, owners are now offloading those used units & the market has responded accordingly
@davidgreenwood52412 ай бұрын
There’s one thing you can always rely on government to mess up
@HOG883R3 ай бұрын
Thanks for bringing this up. I agree, the problem is not EVs, but the government making it mandatory is just wrong! Also, we can not put all the coins in one basket, so as you said, sometimes even a diesel could be a solution for tractors and farm stuff, and every other source of energy could diversity, and therefore reduce the impact. Imagine the strain on the minerals to produce batteries if the whole world goes electric!!!
@Neojhun3 ай бұрын
"Imagine the strain on the minerals to produce batteries if the whole world goes electric" Not a problem and that problem is kind of NOT POSSIBLE! The Minerals used to create batteries keeps CHANGING. FYI LiFePO4 contains Zero Cobalt and Manganese.
@dgillies54203 ай бұрын
It is arguably manufacturer fraud to😮 sell customers a car that lasts 20 years in the year 2030. We won't have enough gasoline to run the car in 2050! Peak oil already happened in ~2012 and we had a temporary reprieve from fracking but now a second peak oil is just about to happen!
@iankuah86063 ай бұрын
There is only one EV charging station in the Australian Outback and it is powered by a diesel generator!😂😂🤣🤣
@janh-r8h3 ай бұрын
Do some math on the minerals. It is comparable less then e.g. iron.
@James_08_073 ай бұрын
And all this because of a fundamental flaw in emissions calculations, which means the country that “uses” but doesn’t “produce” all the parts of that vehicle doesn’t have to account for anything but tailpipe emissions. We are here because electrifying personal transportation was the lever governments could pull to keep their legal climate targets without having to do too much / anything themselves.
@stuartd97413 ай бұрын
Bullseye. . EVs are only emissions free at the tailpipe.
@Tschacki_Quacki3 ай бұрын
@@stuartd9741 So the emissions are deleted from where the majority of people are breathing. Sounds good to me.
@brentongrinsted35253 ай бұрын
or force corporations to pull their weight. Profits over people...
@virus-hoax3 ай бұрын
Also the range estimates were outrageously inflated for marketing.
@milescoleman9103 ай бұрын
EV’s on average produce less carbon emissions at around 2 years or 24,000 miles when including production. Sadly this is in comparison to the tailpipe emissions of an ICE vehicle. It does NOT include the production emissions of the ICE vehicle.
@huwprice8813 ай бұрын
I'm glad you mentioned the Renault hybrids. I delivered an Austral and it was ridiculously efficient, using hardly any fuel, while running on electric for much of the journey, and still managing to charge the battery from close to zero to 50% charge. Comfy, fast and well appointed too.
@babelfishdude2 ай бұрын
BTW: There is such a thing as a 2,000 km hybrid. Realistically you could do two or three days driving at max highway speed and then simply fill up a gas tank.
@jenskmigselv3 ай бұрын
Denmark is already living in 2028. Norway is probably even further into the future.
@ZerofighterviАй бұрын
You are a tiny population with higher average earnings than the UK. And oil is basically paying for the EV future in Norway.
@MrStevecrasher28 күн бұрын
@@ZerofighterviAnd Norway is the world’s 13th largest producer of oil, the biggest in Europe.
@Zerofightervi28 күн бұрын
@@MrStevecrasher It's like boasting about having a high population of vegans whilst being a leader in the slaughter of whales.
@MrStevecrasher27 күн бұрын
@@Zerofightervi Norway still does kill around 500 whales a year, one of only three countries that still hunt whales.
@Zerofightervi27 күн бұрын
@@MrStevecrasher Really? So they're not as right on as I thought.
@Wacky_Races3 ай бұрын
Friend went to charge his Audi GT. got charged 80p per k/wh. It’s going back now and he is getting an ICE Audi. Crazy
@johnbaker55333 ай бұрын
@@Rabbitt-d6y It will likely do 3.5 miles per k/wh so 22p a mile. That 80 per k/wh is expensive but not untypical but Teslas would pay about half that. Tbh I don't know what a gallon. I would not be able to get anywhere close to measuring out a gallon.
@Wacky_Races3 ай бұрын
@@Rabbitt-d6y At home you’ll pay around 7p per kw/h if charging overnight in the UK. So paying over well over 10 times that in public charging.
@Hitstirrer3 ай бұрын
@@Rabbitt-d6y 80p per kWh is like saying £1.46 per litre. 1 kWh will take an EV 4 miles. 80/4 = 20p per mile. 1 litre will take a car 7.3 miles. £1.46/7.3 = 20p per mile. So he sent a car back because it cost him the same as a petrol car? Especially as 80p per kWh is the highest price seen. Tesla chargers cost 42p per kWh so that is 42/4 = 10.5p per mile and a lot of Tesla chargers are open to his Audi. Half the price of a petrol Audi. Someone at home on an overnight tariff pays 7.5p per kWh. 7.5/4 = 1.87p per mile - 1/10th the cost of petrol for an Audi. He just didn't learn maths at school.
@Wacky_Races3 ай бұрын
@@Hitstirrer Not my choice, but another factor is the lack of high speed chargers for cars like the Audi e-tron. And it is 10 times more expensive to charge publicly compared to home charging. Rip off
@Wacky_Races3 ай бұрын
@@Hitstirrer Why did have to be an arse with the last sentence??
@stevenbennett39223 ай бұрын
I have an apartment where I asked about installing a charger point on the outside of my ground floor property. Before I actually paid for the installation of the charger itself the admin costs were circa £5k. Think not.
@suecharnock93693 ай бұрын
and you would have put up your house insurance, and everyone else's too! If I was your neighbour and you did that, I would be demanding the difference from you!!
@stevenbennett39223 ай бұрын
@@suecharnock9369 The hint was "I think not" They even had the brass neck to ask me if I thought my neighbours would agree to them installing charging points on our parking bays. At £5k a pop on service charges I think not. Can you see the theme here.
@stevecade8573 ай бұрын
To be able to fit a EV charger that can charge at 7kW you need a minimum of 60a mains fuse that's not shared with neighboring properties. That 5k probably incorporates all the extra work required to upgrade you for that. Either that or they gave you a silly price to put you off.
@petertraveller64213 ай бұрын
In europe we use 230v 3-phase 16A total 11 kw. That's the most common electric connection for a house. Usually we lower the charging to 8 amps, 5,5 kw, that's enough for over night charging. It's only 1,8 kw from each phase from 3-phase system. 3-phase charging cable is about 150 euros, you just push the connector to 3-phase socket and you are ready to charge.
@sailaway82443 ай бұрын
Uk network provider allows 2-5kw continuous Use per connection , the more you raise continuous use the stress on the grid increases accordingly 🤔
@donsullivan6199Ай бұрын
Most people in England can not afford ICE cars how are they going to afford an electric car.
@richardhowlett73983 ай бұрын
A friends neighbour had a focus diesel, that did the job perfectly, then she got an electric Hyundai Kona, I think, had the equipment installed at home, all was fine, until she went to her daughter in wales, from north Manchester. She got there ok, but when she was heading home the car was saying 10% remaining just a few miles into the journey, she was panicking , a woman in her 60s , on her own , in an area she didn’t know , in the dark , in a car that wasn’t going to get her home . She found a petrol station where the staff were very helpful, they phoned the AA, she is a member, who simply put the car on a trailer and took her home . She had done this journey many times in the Focus without problems. She now has a Hyundai i20.
@jerrymyahzcat3 ай бұрын
Did she not charge the car up while she was in North Manchester?
@richardhowlett73983 ай бұрын
@@jerrymyahzcat not the brightest are you . She lives in Radcliffe, charged at home , like I put ! Got to her daughter’s house , but wasn’t going to make it back. She had never charged away from home during the short time she had the car . Her previous car did the round trip on less than half a tank .
@timrothwell333 ай бұрын
@@richardhowlett7398 Headline for that story "Person buys an expensive product but doesn't learn how to use it"
@mellarner82533 ай бұрын
@@timrothwell33 She just bought a car, missold, it would seem, as it did not have the ability to meet her needs in the way a normal car would have done.
@richardhowlett73983 ай бұрын
@timrothwell33 my guess is that she was sold this by the dealer to meet given targets .
@fivish3 ай бұрын
The BEV market is saturated so who is going to buy all these new BEVs that they have to sell? The number of new ICE cars will have to fall to avoid the fines. This is madness. How many manufacturers will shut down? But fortunately the far east will be sending over nearly new ICE cars for us to buy. Toyota have said they will run the new cars round the block and send them over as used.
@Christian-bc2my3 ай бұрын
The percentage figures are what they have to make, not sell. Once made, they'll be sold at whatever price point they can be sold at, which should push the prices down. And as build percentages ramp up, economies of scale also ramp up, and they'll be able to make them cheaper. But I think the government have done it wrong. They need to tax ICE, so that people buy EV because it's cheaper. And freezing fuel duty for over a decade doesn't do that. Also, government should incentivise the dirtiest vehicles off the road, by perhaps providing grants, favourable loan or tax breaks to relpace or retrofit things like delivery vans and busses with EV tech, to replace the dirty diesels that are producing toxic gasses around cities.
@janh-r8h3 ай бұрын
Such a nonsence!
@frankyork58083 ай бұрын
The first question that no one has asked is "In reality, how much do our ICE cars contribute to airborne pollution?". The reality is that it's a single digit number in % terms. So why are cars being attacked without there being a return on investment that makes ANY sense?
@TankEnMate3 ай бұрын
"So why are cars being attacked without there being a return on investment that makes ANY sense?" -- because you can't do maths ...
@TankEnMate3 ай бұрын
@@orionbetelgeuse1937 public transport is good! you might even get to meet people who don't think like you do.
@TankEnMate3 ай бұрын
@@orionbetelgeuse1937 The whole point of public transport is efficiency; i.e. it's supposed to be for times when lots of people are heading in the same direction. 10 lanes of "freeway" (read parking lot) traffic in LA is exactly the situation that public transport is for. obviously it doesn't do away with cars, but it can replace 65+% of daily traffic if done well.
@stevemawer8483 ай бұрын
@@TankEnMate Good luck getting to A&E if there aren't "lots of people heading in the same direction", then. I guess you think that's a small price to pay for "efficiency".
@TankEnMate3 ай бұрын
@@stevemawer848 if you need to get to the emergency department quickly then you call an ambulance. i think it is patently obvious that public transport doesn't fit all possible transport requirements, and even suggesting as such (in a backhand way) means you're not serious.
@meggriffin4802Ай бұрын
I live in a small village in an end of terrace house with parking for 3 cars but not outside the house. It would cost thousands for us to change our garden to put in a parking space and a wall charger or a cable dragged across the garden. Majority of my journeys are long when needed. I also need to be able to access my car 24/7 not sitting on charge. Stopping for max 5 mins whatever the my fuel situation is convenient for a lot of people. If they really did push forward I would just own second hand and at worst a plug in hybrid OR share my husbands large work van. Some people cannot justify the changes the cost the convenience. My time is precious and I’m choosing a few mins stop for fuel over anything else
@Lewis_Standing3 ай бұрын
California invested heavily in hydrogen. Flop. Synthetic fuel will always be more expensive than EV, because it requires 4x the electricity. Still creates air pollution. It's a zero emissions mandate, IE zero at the tailpipe, it doesn't exclude hydrogen. Hydrogen is only talked about as a delay to people switching to Bev's. Manufacturers have billions in engine plants and would prefer not to change. So they bleat about hydrogen combustion or fuel cells to delay them having to bother switching to EV. It's an insanely difficult molecule to have to deal with. If delivering liquid hydrogen to a forecourt it would take 14x as many trucks to deliver the same energy. Shell have removed their hydrogen stations from the UK and California as it's a huge flop. California is selling hydrogen at $36 per kg or 40p a mile. It's unaffordable. Sorry but 60mpg is not a good enough change. My petrol swift did 60mpg anyway. Plug in hybrids simply aren't used, barely anyone bothers plugging them in. EU data showed they were barely better in real world use than a petrol car. The MG4 starts at £26k right? So it's no more expensive than your hybrid. The hybrid batteries don't last as long, each cell within them has to do 4x the discharge rate Vs an EV to accelerate and likewise regen. They need 4x as many cycles to go the same lifetime distance, so they wear out more quickly. Hybrid's had their place, but 1997 wants it's technology back. Sorry Ped but this shows how much you still have to learn about the technicals of these alternative fuels. Do a deep dive on them with Moggy or something. Also, no one cares if tractors don't go EV as quickly, they barely matter. HGVs are beginning to go EV, gridserve are launching a trial of a HGV national service. There's planning permission in for wetherby services to have an extension for 100 HGV chargers to be put in. Have a look.
@kingoneeyed34333 ай бұрын
This all started at the wrong end of the market. A cheap single seat commuter vehicle would have boomed leading to a bigger take up by people in the long run.
@stuartd97413 ай бұрын
Exactly, China EVs manufacturers have created a EV super mini for around 12k. but the motor manufacturers, and the EU are putting tariffs on those cheap cars because 1/ western manufacturers.cant compete on price or technology. 2/ claims of Chinese government subsides artificially lowering the EV manufacturer.
@partymanau3 ай бұрын
Cant put a 1 ton battery in a small car without it being noticed.
@fugginbazza2 ай бұрын
The Sinclair C5?
@nigelyeoman70663 ай бұрын
The price of second had ICE cars will increase when the supply of new cars is limited to ev’s. The government will then increase fuel duty to force people in to EV’s.
@robindumpleton37423 ай бұрын
At which people will start brewing their own fuel mix from Ethanol, hooch is easy and if you are not drinking it, it is difficult to go wrong, or biodiesel from cooking oil
@Brian-om2hh3 ай бұрын
Well the alternative would be to leave it all as it is now, and you happily continue paying one of the highest rates of fuel duty each time you fill up.........
@huwsparky1753033 ай бұрын
@@Brian-om2hhIt doesn't matter. The cost of owning any vehicle is going to be down to what it's depreciated by, not what it costs to fill up. It's bizarre how people say how cheap it is running an EV but they never factor the biggest cost of ownership which is, of course, depreciation.
@Antiguan_Dart3 ай бұрын
@@huwsparky175303Buying an EV to sell on in a few years indeed is not very cost effective. But if you are looking to keep that vehicle a considerable amount of time (and with low service cost and low maintenance costs why wouldn’t you) then over the lifetime that saving over an ICE is definitely there).
@alasdair41613 ай бұрын
I was almost given an old low mileage Subaru Liberty a few years ago, it's in good condition as it sits in my garage and only gets a drive up my road about once a month. Since the great scam I've had so many people offering to buy it at more than ten times the price I paid, I feel I should have bought more oldies when they were cheap. I also have a 60's car that will be my lifetime of driving car, it should get me to the end and beyond. happy days.
@Himoutdoors2 ай бұрын
I bought a 2007 BMW 325i for £1800. I do around 5k miles a year, mostly for business. The car is very reliable, easy to fix myself and has a lovely smooth, quiet (almost sounds like an electric car) and reliable inline six petrol engine which is ULEZ compliant. The car gets 35mpg on long trips. Is buying an EV a good fit for me?
@mikadavies6603 ай бұрын
There is a lot to be said for improved hybrid tech. But I utterly disagree with burning gigawatts of electric to produce Hydrogen.... Which is massively explosive and difficult to store.
@stevecade8573 ай бұрын
We have excess renewable energy at times which actually forces wholesale energy prices to go negative. We can't just turn off our nuclear and fossil fuel power stations so what can we do with that excess energy? We can store it in batteries but that's not a great solution but use it to generate hydrogen seems good to me.
@johnandrews26423 ай бұрын
Hydrogen tech is getting better all the time it hasn’t had the time and money spent on it like batteries have so far so it will get more and more efficient. Also battery powered vans and Lorrie’s and buses just doesn’t work for long journeys carrying large amounts of weight at all.
@mikadavies6603 ай бұрын
@@johnandrews2642 I admit the Cybertruck is stupidly slow in production. But 500 mile range is not nothing. Of course the Auzzie road trains are even bigger... and they are pulling 400miles on electric.... But it will take decades to sort out lorries to something cleaner.
@mikadavies6603 ай бұрын
@@stevecade857 With the excess.... Definitely, why not. It's made, so it has to be used.
@sparkytas3 ай бұрын
@@stevecade857Hydrogen has a very low theoretical limit to its round trip efficiency. Once you add the building of hydrogen refuelling stations (costs are eye wateringly ridiculous) and transport of hydrogen to those stations, it's clear that hydrogen is way too flawed to compete with BEVs. People need to do a deep dive into the science and economics of why hydrogen. It is then clear why only being funded by fossil fuels companies.
@blockontherock693 ай бұрын
I’m afraid it’s about restriction of travel.
@LonelyTreeSunset3 ай бұрын
Exactly...control and limits to freedom of movement. Whatever happened to liberty.
@esm77083 ай бұрын
Yeah I often feel restricted driving 23000 miles a year in my EV.
@colinthomas54623 ай бұрын
Absolutely agree with your comment 👍
@Brian-om2hh3 ай бұрын
@@LonelyTreeSunset So, what exactly would the benefits or advantages be to a Government, restricting the freedom of people's movement? You seem to have completely overlooked the fact that you're *already* restricted, because you are chained to the oil industry. If the Government wished to restrict your freedom of movement, they could do it from tomorrow by limiting the times, or the amounts of petrol you could buy. Why would they specifically need to wait for full EV adoption?
@Yorkshireasaurus3 ай бұрын
Can someone please tell me when they’re going to restrict me travelling around in a car because at the moment I seem to be able to go where and when ever I want?
@ashleyobrien49373 ай бұрын
Anyone who thinks that using plants to grow fuel in any useful quantity is just dreaming. A multipronged approach is essential, no one wants to see good land gobbled up with solar farms for hundreds of kilometers. So a combo package of wind, hydro, solar, tidal, nuclear, storage batteries of various types etc. is the smart answer, you utilize resources that are available. This way your grid is more robust and immune to total failure.
@mikevale36203 ай бұрын
Cattle and sheep graze equally well in a solar farm as not and in Australia where I am, the panels provide shade for the stock.
@organickevinlondon3 ай бұрын
@@mikevale3620 mixing livestock and solar farms is not practical at all.
@andrewgage69423 ай бұрын
I run a Smart diesel, I've owned it since 2011 when it was just 5 months old, I've covered well over 150,000 miles, my average weekly mileage is 300 miles a week, I can drive to and from work for two weeks on a tank full, I get over 80 miles per gallon, my car is perfectly sized for me, I don't have access to off road parking, I work nights, to buy a vehicle that would cover a weeks commute, I would have to look for something like a Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Tesla Model 3, average used prices are still in the high £30,000 mark, the infrastructure in the area where I live is more or less non existent, my house didn't cost that much!!! I am not credit worthy, I can't get a credit card, I can't pay for electricity as it can only be paid for with a credit card, I don't use technical phones, I can't afford them, this hasn't been thought through, I've been told that I can't go into many Labour run cities because I don't have a credit card and the clean air taxes can only be paid by credit card. I would drive an electric vehicle if I could afford it, if I could pay for electricity with money, it's unaffordable for the working class person, the trouble is, all our politicians worldwide are all multi millionaires or billionaires, they don't understand how the working class person has to live hand to mouth, everything I own, I bought outright, I saved and bought with money, never taken out a loan, never had a bank card or credit card, I've always lived to my means, if I can't afford it, I don't have it, if I haven't got it in my pocket, I go without, it's how I live, I haven't got £30,000+ to buy an electric vehicle, I work an average 15 hour shift, I don't have time to find a working charger and sit around for hours waiting to charge my vehicle, I spend around £20 a week, it takes 5-10 minutes to stop and fill my car with diesel every week, for me, it doesn't make sense to go electric, it's far too expensive
@Thisonegoestoeleven6663 ай бұрын
It will be a cold day in hell before I by a Chinese EV.
@stevecade8573 ай бұрын
You don't want one then as batteries don't work as well in the cold. Best to get one now while global warming is keeping temperatures nice and toasty.
@kiae-nirodiariesencore42703 ай бұрын
But you've got a smartphone which was almost certainly built in China, or a tablet or laptop perhaps?....You house is full of made MIC products but you won't buy a Chinese car....even though the car you drive today probably has a lot of MIC parts in it.
@JamesSmith-qs4hx3 ай бұрын
@@stevecade857 If global warming returns, enjoy it while you can, because the alternative is quite chilling.
@stevecade8573 ай бұрын
@@JamesSmith-qs4hx Well it's now the get out clause 'climate change' now so it could get colder as well and man made pollution will still get the blame.
@RodneyW3 ай бұрын
@@kiae-nirodiariesencore4270 There's an enormous difference between a company incorporated in a free and democratic country using Chinese made components, and buying a Chinese car.
@ryanchappell59623 ай бұрын
That view is spectacular. I think the government should stay out of it and let the market decide.
@willdclarke333 ай бұрын
But it effects other areas of our society. Tail pipe emissions account for 40,000 premature deaths a year. Climate change is the greatest current threat to our food production in the UK. Wouldn't be much of a government if they couldn't act on those facts.
@theroadsnearyou...50883 ай бұрын
@@willdclarke33 isn’t 40k a good outcome?
@ianrowley57623 ай бұрын
@@willdclarke33what a load of absolute tosh. Vehicles are cleaner now than they’ve ever been. Climate change is nothing but a scam. Non of the predictions have come true. As time goes on it will become more apparent.
@natehill80692 ай бұрын
If they did that last time around we would all be driving horses because cars need roads.
@TassieLorenzo2 ай бұрын
Yet they mandated things like catalytic converters and smog regulations, and in the long run that turned out for the best and improved urban air quality, no?
@pierres_blog3 ай бұрын
Most of the car manufacturers that can't make an attractive EV at a decent price are the ones that said that Tesla would never be able to either. The challenge is there to be overcome by any that are good enough. So, yes, some will likely fail and be restructured, for being second rate. The same applies to governments and countries - those that solve the problems will leap ahead.
@downwind_davidАй бұрын
Chinese EVs just remind me of when Japanese cars threatened US and UK manufacturers in the 1970s - yes, Toyota and Datsun (Nissan) did eventually put British Leyland out of business - no doubt we will see this happen again... Am I worried, not really, just surprising that Toyota are so blind to the fact as it was this exact same strategy that made them such a large competitive car company in the first place.
@harryrolf-z6g3 ай бұрын
My friend's Tesla is broken. It's been broken for 3 weeks now. No garage is able to repair it. But just the troubleshooting has already cost 2000 euros. Is that economical?
@TassieLorenzo2 ай бұрын
The ability of garages to repair BEVs at battery cell level, battery management system level and interverter board level is certainly a problem (especially when OEMs like Tesla use proprietary). stuff). It's basically a wholesale shift from repairing mechanical engineering based devices to electrical engineering devices. But in time, the expertise should be there. There are already "battery enthusiasts" who love balancing cells and building inverters, as opposed to the typical petrolheads who love building engines and tuning carburettors. 🙂
@vask3863Ай бұрын
Where are these battery enthusiasts? They should already exist everywhere throughout Europe. But they don't. Talking about the possibities in the future, is just wishful thinking.
@TassieLorenzoАй бұрын
@@vask3863 Refer to Robert from Aging Cars here on KZbin! From collecting three electric Codas, souping up his electric lawn mower, repairing his electric Twike, and now building a twin-Tesla-motor Ford Escape -- he is a typical of a battery enthusiast. He seems to love nothing more than building battery packs! There's another battery enthusiast who showcases their battery-swapped 2003 VW Passat they built in 2008. There's a wonderful DIY setup of inverters, fuses, chargers etc in the boot. He does work for Tesla, but that should be no impediment to battery enthusiasm.
@saxetexas3 ай бұрын
The Government (at least in the US) is by the people and for the people. The "PEOPLE" (most) don't want to be forced into an EV. Simple enough.
@jackyli35423 ай бұрын
It’s not the people anymore - start with the WEF who are using “your government “ to gain “global” control. Listen to what Trump tells you. Taking it further - try and find real information which proves a climate problem. My own research has only given me emotional and not facts to prove there is while I can find plenty of facts (no emotion) to prove there isn’t a climate problem.
@seanthiar3 ай бұрын
LOL - the government in the USA is for the rich and only the rich. Just look at your work laws, social care or health care. It's all about money, nothing else. Just google and compare what you call benefits in the USA is what we call human rights in Europe and the rest of the industrial world. BTW the USA signed the human rights charter that health, social, work are human rights, but it's the only country that did not ratify what they signed....
@alasdair41613 ай бұрын
@@seanthiar I thought she might want to reconsider that statement.. if not that is absolutely classic bot talk.. LOL
@kwilliams22393 ай бұрын
@@alasdair4161 SO, because it's not perfect, opt for fascism? Good idea.
@martimasters77043 ай бұрын
@@seanthiar Those folks in Europe better ne'er forget who saved their butts in 1945...
@silverghini26293 ай бұрын
How many EV desenters have actually driven one? In my experience, very few. They are not afraid of EV, they are afraid of change.
@tonyhodgkinson45863 ай бұрын
Stupidest comment 😊
@user-rf9me7xm1w3 ай бұрын
You're right, my neighbour let me drive his and I was really impressed. The only thing I don't embrace is the total reliance on a smart phone and the ability of the manufacturer to immobilize the vehicle remotely.
@Mike_Ellis2 ай бұрын
Taking a test drive and actually buying are two entirely different situations. I just bought a diesel because it suits my needs better and it is cheaper to run. What is happening to the car market is similar to the farming industry, it’s been manipulated to the point where the business is sterile and does not function as a competitive entity. This leads to the consumer being charged more through taxation and the producer reduces quality to save costs. As always, it is a race to the bottom and the politicians cream off what they can as long as the situation allows. A little simplistic maybe, but am I actually wrong?
@richardhemingway60842 ай бұрын
There is no doubt EVs are fantastic bits of equipment. Fantastic acceleration, quiet, fewer moving parts etc. But once you consider ownership, upfront cost, depreciation and range anxiety, start to become real. Yup. I certainly am afraid of that kind of change.
@silverghini26292 ай бұрын
@@richardhemingway6084Ownership costs are low as servicing costs are minimal and electric is cheap, buy used and you benefit from depreciation rather than suffer from it. And as to range anxiety, in the last 10 months the charging network has gone from 50k chargers to 66k. As I said, some people avoid change because they see issues rather than opportunity. It’s a state of mind.
@davow83 ай бұрын
Thanks PP for some balance. I thought you might have mentioned the lack of after sales service, availability of reasonable cost spare parts and repair, which traditionally was an accepted part of the manufacturer's obligations and now appears to be zero for many makes, driving up non-repairable write-offs, driving up insurance and driving down resale. The industry is being forced to manufacture, they also need to be forced to meet 'reasonable' service and repair requirements for at least the period of warranty like they have done and do for ICE vehicles. That may also mean they may need to provide the training and facilities for that to occur. The out the door sales model which relies on being able to sort your issues with remote software access and "if we can't your stuffed", as I see it, is a big part of why buyers are not going there.
@MidnightGreen46492 ай бұрын
I wouldn't buy an EV until I could take apart and put back together the components myself.
@99346447Ай бұрын
comes down to total energy use and infrastructure build out. Combustion Corsa ( for example) uses about 1200 wh/km. ( not including energy costs in drilling, pumping, refining and transporting the fuel) Electric Corsa uses about 250 wh/km ( variable energy costs depending on generation but a hell if a lot less than petroleum products that the former HAS to use). All that needs to happen is a build out of DC chargers at supermarkets and carparks. Supplemented with solar canopies and auxillary static battery storage for peak demand use. We are comparing a relatively new transport solution with an established fuel system that took over 75 years to complete.
@Jake.Warren3 ай бұрын
Lots of people saying that the grid won’t cope. Current forecasts suggest that if everyone went EV now electricity demand would increase by about 8GW, which would put us back to what we were using in 2002 (demand has been falling since). National Grid has said that they can cope, there’s some interesting documentation provided by them about this.
@timrothwell333 ай бұрын
The "lots of people" are the people with no actual knowledge of the subject
@johnkeepin75273 ай бұрын
It depends what is meant by ‘The Grid’. I think the generation end of it would be fine, as you say, but the distribution network could requite a lot of investment in cabling and local transformers to handle the domestic demand for EV chargers. We’re looking at constant loads, not the usual domestic ones that spread across a few hours on average.
@geoffaries3 ай бұрын
And that's not accounting for the replacement of gas boilers with ASHP's.
@gw41823 ай бұрын
Good point - also with 2 million cars plugged into the grid that is a lot of battery storage for electricity that currently goes to waste plus it can be pulled back out the car for use in the morning peak
@johnbrown39513 ай бұрын
I was one of the mugs who bought a BEV privately with my own cash and PCP. At least I can hand it back as it is not worth the balloon to purchase it outright. I have decided to wait a couple of years before I purchase another car as we still have one each but it will not be an BEV but might be a PHEV as my wife's commute is less than 20 miles. Not many people I speak too would buy a BEV or buy another BEV. I was talking to a neighbour today who has a 2019 Diesel Qashqai and is looking to change at the end of his PCP but to buy an equivalent it will cost him an extra £100 a month due to car price and interest rate changes. He will not be buying an EV anytime soon. Thanks for your update but is there also an issue with a lot of BEV's being pre registered to affect the sales figures to show them in a good light.
@gavinivers89413 ай бұрын
The CEO of Toyota has come out saying at best the total EV fleet will be 30% of the current fleet. Many car makers are already moving back to ICE as no one wants to buy EV. Ford , GM , VW Many EV owners who are second time around are going to hybrid.
@LonelyTreeSunset3 ай бұрын
Exactly, total reversal. Money talks.
@ElAmokoLoco3 ай бұрын
But can we talk sense into green politicians? In my experience, they only see their ideology and fully ignore the necessities and facts that reality brings with it.
@simonpettit85483 ай бұрын
Have a listen to the Ford CEO in this very recent interview available on You Tube: Ford CEO Jim Farley discusses the rapid evolution of electric vehicles.
@pdken30813 ай бұрын
Really, where is the evidence?
@jelloMohnny3 ай бұрын
Toyota is so far behind with EV technology they have painted themselves into a corner. Of course they are going to push hybrids, that all they have. No conflict of interest here at all. Toyota is also one of the *biggest* anti-EV lobbyists on the planet, right up there with the oil companies.
@grahamcook92892 ай бұрын
I would start investing second hand ICE vehicles now and hold onto them, as they will rapidly increase in value in the coming years.
@phillipwilliams46743 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you mentioned that these policies are made by the politicians that we voted into power, because one of the first things that Kier Starmer announced was the rolling back of the all EV sales from 2035 to 2030. There seems to be an intransigence amongst these politicians to even consider that there could be better and more realistic technologies available.
@MikeF1sher3 ай бұрын
Do remember that the Tories signed us up for net zero in 2019. One of the only good things they ever did.
@nigelalderman91783 ай бұрын
Nothing like a bit of virtue signaling
@01theloneranger3 ай бұрын
Good analysis of the situation. Something else to consider, as I have just discovered is the hidden cost of owning an EV or in my case a PHEV. My previous car was a Rav4 Petrol and the insurance was £300 per year. My current car is the Rav4 PHEV and the insurance is now £1,250 per year. I also paid £1,100 for my home charger. The road tax is £410 per year on top of the standard rate, for five years as the car was over £40,000. So over the next 5 years I will be paying an extra £7,900 for helping the environment. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love this car, but why are they fleecing me for trying to be green? I have heard that a full EV is even more expensive to insure. This is not the way to encourage us to switch, when a petrol car cost so little to buy and run.
@15bit623 ай бұрын
Your problem is the UK insurance industry. The poor regulation and massive aversion to risk leads to these numbers. Just for fun i typed in my details using my dad's nice rural UK address and got insurance quotes for my Tesla. The quotes came back 25% more than i pay in Norway, despite all our ice and snow and hugely high labour rates. Plus the coverage was considerably worse.
@MrPeteJMc3 ай бұрын
I have a 73 plate rav4 phev and totally agree with you in every way.
@timfallon82263 ай бұрын
You aren't being green you are being conned.
@rugbygirlsdadg3 ай бұрын
Statistics (facts) suggest that Hybrids are about 20 times more likely to catch fire than ice cars, which are more likely to catch fire than BEVs. That will have some impact on your insurance. I went from a diesel straight to a BEV and my insurance went up by about £50. The road tax increase had nothing to do with the PHEV, just the cost of your car. Mine was under £35k and so I've paid nothing in road tax since I bought it.
@architectofechoes43 ай бұрын
@@15bit62 Could it be that Norway for the most part is governed by sensible people?
@niged3 ай бұрын
Why don't the car manufacturers tell the UK government to do one, about being fined £15k per EV not being sold, or they'll pull out of our market. What's Starmer going to do? Force the UK motor industry will go into financial meltdown with potential job losses!
@stuartd97413 ай бұрын
IKR. You'd have thought the manufacturers would stick two fingers up at governments, They usually do regarding paying taxes..
@armouredtrend74043 ай бұрын
They might have but the government are not going to tell the plebs
@grahamconnolly32413 ай бұрын
@@stuartd9741 Hi , Stellas or whatever their name is, is already talking of closing the Vauxhall plant at Ellsemere Port most probably want the government to give them more money, which Labour will do, but basically we have no main stream Vehicle manufacturers they are all owned by either China, India or France so closing down the UK would cause them no trouble as even Ford have closed all their factories even the engine factory in Wales.
@geoffaries3 ай бұрын
Liebiur want ti shut down all of our manufacturing capacity, the numpties think that importing everything from China etc is greener than making things here. The UK is going to be like any other 3rd world country.
@john17033 ай бұрын
@@grahamconnolly3241 Stellantis 😆
@CanariesExplorer3 ай бұрын
The mandate by the EU/UK is misguided as the achievable reduction in global carbon emissions is less than 3%. Cars and vans contribute only 7% of global CO2 emissions and only some of that will be saved because 1. developing countries will not and cannot adopt, 2. Fossil fuels accounts for a substantial proportion of electricity generation outside the West, 3. EVs have a high initial carbon footprint and will likely have shorter lifespans than fossil cars. Partial adoption EVs in congested urban areas is a better policy in order to cut local emissions.
@nettlesoup3 ай бұрын
1. We need to reduce emissions in all sectors. Cars/vans don't get a pass because they're "only 7%". If the world worked this way, all the seven percenters could just put off doing anything until the other higher emitting industries have spent years reducing their emissions. Nonsensical. Every sector matters, has to get on with it, not whine, "no, you first, because you're bigger". 2. Yes, fossil fuels (mainly gas, sometimes coal) account for most electricity production in many places around the world, including high-income countries. In many low-income countries, hydropower accounts for much more than 50% of production. In almost all countries, the one thing that is growing fastest by percentage YoY is solar and sometimes other renewables such as wind. Just as the West (and the UK) is demonstrating how viable decarbonisation of the electricity grid is, those cost reductions will enable renewables to work in lower-middle income and lower income countries too. 3. Lifecycle emissions for conventional fuel cars are consistently higher vs e.g. Tesla (US battery) cars. The argument that EV batteries need replacement after 5 years has been debunked so many times it's unreal. See Carbon Brief's factcheck article, and even that was from 2019. Since then, the EV manufacturing process has become more efficient, uses more locally sourced renewable energy and so you can literally buy a new EV, drive it for a few years at 8,000 miles per year and within 2-5 years you're already emitting less CO₂ than pretty much any conventional car, including the Toyota Prius "Eco"s of the world.
@ossiebalboa56173 ай бұрын
All this BS for what, 3% Carbon apparently. Wow, looks like these politicians failed their maths at school.
@mikedoverskog3 ай бұрын
EV prices will come down with production scales and there will also be the second hand market. Let's be honest, how many of us can afford to buy any new car? Also, who knows what the ownership picture will look like in 10 years time? What about the low cost brands joining the EV sales. Dacia project their EV to be the third cheapest car in the UK ... of all propulsion types. There are just so many variables.
@justinrice85093 ай бұрын
Simple if you don't buy them they can't sell them. End of story.
@terabit.3 ай бұрын
Correct !!! No matter what they mandate WE ARE NOT GOING TO BUY ANY EV AT ALL ! We are going to avoid them AT ALL COSTS ! Hey people, Remember THE "BUYING FORCE" IS IN YOUR HANDS ! THE "BUYING FORCE" IS IN THE CONSUMERS' HANDS !
@chrissmith21142 ай бұрын
Due to the fact that renewable are so unreliable in their out put, it makes sense to make hydrogen when the sun shines or the wind blows. Solar in UK disappears from October to March.
@gaufrid19563 ай бұрын
I'm Aussie, living in Mindanao Philippines. EV's will not do very much to "save the planet". The planet doesn't need saving. It's just the people in big cities that are suffering from the pollution problems. EV's won't ever work in the Philippines in my lifetime. There also has not been any thought by politicians given to providing education about the danger of thermal runaway in electric cars, e-bikes and e-scooters. There are none of the safeguards that are built into the refuelling infrastructure for petrol and diesel vehicles. The Chinese car makers are heavily subsidised by the CCP.
@michaelbond68423 ай бұрын
@@gaufrid1956 Fact check: there has been a lot of work done in countering thermal runaway in EVs, but not nearly enough in unregulated scooters or bikes. There are multiple safeguards in place for EV and charging infrastructure. Key point is not only about air pollution but mainly climate change. Philippines will be subject to increasing sea levels and hurricane damage. 10m sea rise in the coming century is now unstoppable due to current CO2 levels.
@gaufrid19563 ай бұрын
@@michaelbond6842 I understand what you are saying, and it's absolutely correct that the Philippines will be among the worst affected countries on the planet by climate change. Not just because of rising sea levels, but also because of stronger and more frequent weather events, such as typhoons. I'd like to point out that passenger vehicles amount to only a relatively minor contribution to increased CO2 levels. It's shipping and aircraft that contribute much more. As for "a lot of work done in countering thermal runaway in EVs", whatever that work was, it hasn't stopped even new EVs from going into thermal runaway. Only a few days ago in South Korea, an almost brand new Mercedes-Benz EV that had been parked for two days in an apartment block's underground car park. It wasn't being driven, or charging at the time. However, burn it did, taking with it all the vehicles in the car park, injuring more than twenty people, and, due to the possible structural damage to the apartment building, plus toxic gases released, all of the residents had to be evacuated. They are being housed in temporary tent accommodation. Mercedes-Benz sources all its batteries for its EVs from a company in China. What concerns me is that no government in the world has actually done anything to educate about the dangers of thermal runaway. As for the e-bike and e-scooter problem, I wholeheartedly concur with you. I recently saw a video of an incident that took place in China in 2021. For some reason, a guy had removed the battery from his e-bike. He entered an elevator in the apartment building. Fortunately, no-one was in the elevator, because within three seconds of the elevator doors closing, the battery went into thermal runaway, burst into flames, then exploded. No need to explain the consequences. Things like this will continue to happen, and especially if most users of EVs, e-bikes and e-scooters have no education on the dangers. Last year there was a case where some fool removed the battery pack from an EV parked in a car rental company's car park at Sydney Airport. The battery pack was out in the weather for a few days, and subsequently went into thermal runaway. A number of vehicles were destroyed as a result. The incident occurred in close proximity to the main Airport Control Tower. The push for full electrification of passenger vehicle production is absurd, will do little to prevent climate change, and reeks of politics that speak of control, and little concern for the effects of the policy on things like affordability of vehicles, and the job losses that will result from the switch. Just my peso's worth.
@simontaylor87743 ай бұрын
PP makes some valid points. EV ownership is significantly linked to personal circumstances. My EV is through a business lease so a no brainer, but fully understand why people who don't have access to this option don't consider an EV. I'm sure very similar conversation were had when we moved from horses to cars.
@front24273 ай бұрын
interesting, you don't have a car unless you work......
@simontaylor87743 ай бұрын
@@front2427 Not exactly what I said, but then if you don't work you probably cant afford a car. I was agreeing that EV's are more expensive at the moment, but there are some incentives out there that level the playing field if you have access to them.
@chrishunter9743 ай бұрын
I just bought a 71plate Kia e-niro. live in a 1st floor flat. I don't have off street parking but can park outside my front door. I also live in a cul-de-sac... I've had the professionals in to install my EV Charger. I have a round trip of 26 mile a day to work and back. I used to spend £60 every 10 days or £180 per month on diesel. I now charge my car on standard rate electricity ( @ 20p pKwh. ) its costing me £10 to charge once a week or £40 per month. No brained I'm saving £140 EVERY MONTH 😊😊😊
@pfv34623 ай бұрын
@chrishunter974 what did your new EV cost instead of a cheaper good used petrol car? (you better never buy a used EV) what does the installation of the charging station cost? Now calculate the difference between an EV and a good petrol car, then you know how long you can drive the petrol car with the money saved. And then the residual value when selling, we prefer not to talk about that!
@thepete1293 ай бұрын
@@pfv3462for many people it’smonthly savings that’s draws many people in £140 pm is a good amount and with lower maintenance costs your pay packet goes further . Let’s not forget here , he’s eradicated his tale-pipe emissions which must be applauded.
@boogboog80973 ай бұрын
What if everyone in your street gt a charger ? The grid couldn't handle the load. So obviously the ultimate goal will be only a minority having cars of any kind. Never assume politicians are anything other than your enemies.
@davidhardaker1923 ай бұрын
Wait until they slap 'pay per mile' on EVs. You don't think the government is going to allow EVs to be cheap to run indefinitely do you,?
@tonyhodgkinson45863 ай бұрын
Wait until you want to change it, you will have a shock or very deep pockets.
@JesterEric2 ай бұрын
There was no anti EV party to vote for. Reform Party us the best option
@bainies32723 ай бұрын
When you see the price of a replacement battery for an EV it kind of puts you off buying one. It's not just the capacity over time going down, but if you damage it, for example running over some debris in the road it can write the car off. The Taycan for example has a battery replacement list price of £55k, might be why the depreciation is so bad. The other element to all this is the jobs that will be lost, petrol garage attendants, tanker drivers, people who maintain petrol garage equipment, mechanics who service ICE cars, the companies that make all the service items for cars, oil rig workers, processing plants, the list goes on....
@Brian-om2hh3 ай бұрын
On the other hand, there is the UK owner of a 10 year old Nissan Leaf, who took his car to a well known independent UK based EV specialist, who refurbished his existing battery pack in 4 hours, at a cost of £500. It seems you haven't heard of battery pack refurbishments...... A video of this very refurbishment was posted on KZbin by the company who did the work...
@15bit623 ай бұрын
Replacement batteries are rare though. And a Taycan is a bad example, cos all Porsche spare parts get massive markups. Have a look and see what they charge for a new engine on a 911... In reality that Taycan battery pack probably costs Porsche around £15k. Which is still a lot for sure, but not £55k. Also, for more mainstream cars there will almost certainly be a market for used batteries going forward, so that even if you do wear out your pack after 10 years or so you will be able to buy something from a lower mileage write-off at a more reasonable cost.
@Eddiecurrent20003 ай бұрын
@@Brian-om2hh The Nissan Leaf's battery isn't the same as many others though, and it much easier to sort out (so I've been told that is). I don't think Tesla or VW packs are as cheap and easy to refurbish.
@jnawk833 ай бұрын
And only Leaf packs actually need replacement / refurbishment. Million mile Teslas are a thing.
@geoffaries3 ай бұрын
It's not just the cost of replacing a battery, the technology is changing so fast that you won't be able to buy a battery for an older BEV. Even the charging system cables keep changing. Personal computers are an example of this challenge.
@jedoka3 ай бұрын
I think most people would agree that we need more sustainable and cleaner approaches to many of the processes we have used for the last 100+ years. But a transition where the technology and infrastructure has time to iron-out the real issues so that people can afford any new solutions and have confidence in them takes time and incentives. What we currently see is real market forces pushing back against mandates that are not reflecting where the majority are at. For now we need a much more mixed range of solutions, so that the alternatives can be more fully researched and where no one approach is forced on everyone.
@stuartd97413 ай бұрын
Indeed. Hybrids are the way forward for now until EV technology is cheap enough for the masses.. .. Nuclear Fusion does offer us the ability to generate clean abundant energy. It s rarely talked about, although it's in its infancy, imagine if the subsidies given to oil exploration, were given to fusion research. .. We'd have a viable fusion reactor by the end of this century..???.
@Eiswueste3 ай бұрын
What a well-versed, civil and objective comment without insults, edginess or in-group/out-group-think. Pretty boring, to be honest.
@jedoka3 ай бұрын
@@Eiswueste Thanks for the compliment - I think? Too many posts on social media are aggressive and derogatory. As an EV user I can see both sides of the argument and don’t think just dismissing others viewpoints is particularly helpful, especially as each side has very valid points.
@Bin-The-L-Plates3 ай бұрын
I'm a self employed Driving Instructor, and an EV is perfect for my business.... I can home charge, do less than 150 miles a day and I'm an a 'cheap' electric EV tariff. So I'm the 1 in the 1 in 11 personal buyers, and cost and depreciation have been a tricky hurdle to overcome. Just bought my second EV to replace the 38kWh Ioniq I bought near 3 years ago. That was an ex demo, 11 month old car with 900 miles on the clock, and I saved £11,000 on list list price. I sold it with 75,000 miles on it and 12 month warranty and 25,000 miles of battery warranty left. I just thought it's value would nose dive dramatically if wanted to sell it with no wattanty left. Depreciation was a factor, and the big fuel savings have helped mitigate the pain, as those 75,000 miles cost me just £800. Replaced it with a 2023 Kona 64 kWh Ultimate, again low miles and this time a saving of £16,000 on list. Even batter for me as the extra range makes it brilliant for family use, and it's a great teaching car as well. For personal buyers I suspect low mileage or ex demo cars helps overcome the huge costs of new EV'S...... Depreciation is still a big issue, but I've no solution to this one.
@saxon-mt5by3 ай бұрын
But you are teaching drivers who will only be able to drive automatics - where are they going to find their first car?
@paulh58543 ай бұрын
I know of a few driving instructors ditching their manual cars. ICE or EV more and more people are going auto.
@Eiswueste3 ай бұрын
@@saxon-mt5by manual cars don’t have a future anyway. Maybe for the odd enthusiast but not for the mass.
@saxon-mt5by3 ай бұрын
@@Eiswueste Perhaps not in the distant future, but new drivers will need to be able to drive them for some years to come as they will be the only cheap car they can get their hands on.
@Bin-The-L-Plates3 ай бұрын
@@saxon-mt5by Plenty of automatics out there to chose from, doesn't seem to make any difference anymore. None of my pupils have found it difficult to get mobile once they've passed their driving test.
@beatles4sale20072 ай бұрын
Reviewers should actually test some of these cars with luggage and passengers as well. I’m sure the EV haters would rub their hands together, but there seems to be hardly focus on “proper” reviews outside of single person tests.
@burgundyexpress3 ай бұрын
There is no such thing as a high quality Chinese car! My neighbour bought a BYD in February, it burnt his driveway in March! If you put your loved ones in an EV make sure you have a window breaker in the car because the electric door release does not work when it goes into thermal runaway.
@markhamilton72893 ай бұрын
Did it aye?
@timrothwell333 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@michael.randall50343 ай бұрын
I would never buy an EV
@Antiguan_Dart3 ай бұрын
That’s interesting as aren’t BYD’s supposed to use blade LFP batteries which are mooted as safer, being able to be pierced with a nail with catastrophic consequence. The facts are an EV is less likely to catch fire than a ICE car - remember that multi-storey car park incident that was in fact an ICE vehicle. And vehicle fires in event are a very rare thing. But the truth is an EV battery fire is considerable more difficult to extinguish than a ICE vehicle fire. I’m an EV owner of 2 years and been driving ICE vehicles up till then - a vehicle fire has and still is the least of my motoring concerns.
@markhamilton72893 ай бұрын
@@michael.randall5034 you don’t have to for 10yrs. Even then there will be second hand ice cars so you do you.
@jakehammond79723 ай бұрын
Ice cars are arguably the most efficient they have ever been. In particular the power and efficiency out of relatively small engines. And that’s the problem with evs there are new technology that’s constantly evolving which is good but they are heavier for a start which harms efficiency. E tron gt and Tay can have right idea with 2 stage gearboxes
@johnnodge43273 ай бұрын
Even the most efficient ICE vehicle is less than 33% efficient, meaning the vehicle is turning ⅔ of the fuels energy into heat, noise and pollution.
@edc15693 ай бұрын
Not really older diesels are more efficient, the pollution control features on modern engines are often at the cost of efficiency
@djtaylorutube3 ай бұрын
@@edc1569but pollute more. Seeing the problem yet?
@Brian-om2hh3 ай бұрын
You seem to be confusing economy with efficiency. ICE engines are rarely more than 30% efficient.
@djtaylorutube3 ай бұрын
Why does an EV need multiple gears?...
@screamingwheels982 ай бұрын
It’s a perfect storm - higher purchase costs and horrific depreciation on new EVs pushing the leasing/PCP costs up and uncertainty over battery life suppressing demand for used EVs. You couldn’t make it up but this could have been foreseen. Add in the infrastructure issues and OEM obligations and it’s a policymakers’s mess - the reality is that this could seriously damage western volume vehicle manufacturers and the automotive sector as a whole. Hybrid is clearly the answer - battery only zones in cities - however politicians aren’t living in the real world and can’t see this…
@petergilderdale3 ай бұрын
You state "Only 1 in 11 EVs are private buyers" , but how many ICE are private? I'd guess we'll over 50% are leased, HP, etc
@SDK2006b3 ай бұрын
Exactly - all new cars are expensive now, regardless of fuel type. Also, all new cars depreciate a lot in the first 3 years. It’s not EV specific The same reason apply to new petrol and diesel cars too - who is willing to lose 50% off the high new price of those?🤔
@johnnodge43273 ай бұрын
@@SDK2006b Absolutely. People wanted EV to ICE parity, now it's here, people are still complaining. As you said, all new vehicles cost much more than a decade ago, and all depreciate a sizable amount the moment they're driven out the showroom. To the EVs advantage, the much lower running costs offset some of that initial depreciation.
@simonm99233 ай бұрын
Agreed, you can’t have it both ways. People complained that prices were too high, now great EVs like the Taycan are a secondhand bargain (depreciation suffered by business users who’ve benefited from the tax) and still they moan. Do you want cheap secondhand or low depreciation?
@kevinbegley58813 ай бұрын
The fact and point being that if lease salary sacrifice schemes weren't available for EV, then no one would be driving them. Yes of course there are HP and personal finance schemes on petrol, diesel and hybrid, but there is also ownership and / or equity built up at the end of agreements, with guaranteed future values, or demand for the particular vehicle; as opposed to no built up equity or ownership on EV salary sacrifice schemes, and in personal finance schemes there are no guaranteed future values or built up equity in EV cars due to massive depreciation. All of these facts are not to p*ss off current EV lease owners, but just reporting on the current facts in the market. All of that is even before the logistical considerations of running and EV vehicle are even made, of which a million car sample gas basically proved that BEV's are not a mass market solution.
@kevinbegley58813 ай бұрын
@simonm9923 cheap second hand Ev cars mean a massive financial loss to an individual somewhere. Trade in EV's are not shifting at all in auction houses where the used car market is determined, and used car dealers are not buying BEV's for their forecourts.
@woods193643 ай бұрын
They should at the outset have gone for PHEV, no range anxiety and most people would use electric most of the time and the cars are more affordable, it would have bridged the gap, until the infrastructure for EVs was in place.
@davidhirst72273 ай бұрын
Exactly the reason I went for a PHEV. 95% of the journeys I make I can do or nearly do just using the EV part.
@7755ian12 ай бұрын
still polluting old technology
@heskethlistening243 ай бұрын
Here's my perspective. I just sold my MINI JCW after owning it for 8 years. I have a pathological aversion to paying interest so I always pay cash except if 0% offers are on the table. I do less than 5000 miles a year and use other transport options regularly. The purchase cost of an EV puts me off and the depreciation puts me off with the unknown of what happens in 8 years when the batteries are dead. Other options like hybrid are to me a way more sensible way to go, together with improving the public transport system and bicycle network. Until more options are available I'm sticking with my 2 year old JCW Clubman.
@jelloMohnny3 ай бұрын
Interesting that you worry about batteries but are OK w/ hybrid? What happens to the hybrid battery after 8 years? The answer is you don't need to worry - an EV battery will likely outlast the car. At *most* people are seeing 10% or 15% degradation after 10 years right now. A lot of effort has gone in to making sure that battery is always at the optimal temperature and will last a very very long time.
@gw41823 ай бұрын
Why will the batteries be dead in 8years??? They are likely to still be 92%+ if the 400,000 m Teslas and 160,000 mile Kia’s are anything to go by. Been reading the Daily Fail again?
@jelloMohnny3 ай бұрын
@@gw4182 Sorry - we are saying the same thing. My point is, as is yours, there is no need to be concerned about battery longevity. The pack will likely outlast the service life of the car. In NA batteries are warrantied for 8 years, so the assumption is they will need to be replaced after that, which is simply not the case, based on longevity data we have, which you point out 🙂
@stevemartin74642 ай бұрын
"I do more than 300 miles a day" In South Africa it can be 300 miles between towns! How are electric vehicles going to work here? I have seen Jaguar charging stations in some towns in the Karoo, but I am fairly certain that few EVs would be able to do the distance between them in heat of 40 degrees centigrade.
@rabhaw2327Ай бұрын
If we all had electric cars and heat pumps they would have complete control of what our electricity would cost, do you think they would put the price up for the benefit of the foreign people that own all our energy generated thanks to our government!!
@lukeskywalker15743 ай бұрын
Geofencing. Easier to shut you down if you dont comply.
@natehill80692 ай бұрын
You mean in a gas car? Or EV? Or both? GMs have all been remotely controllable since 1994. And bugged without warrant as well.
@foxythedirtydog44942 ай бұрын
What idiot thinks an ICE car can't be made with geofencing built in? I hate dumb shits who use nonsense arguments against EVs. There are plenty of cons that need discussing and sorting out without this sort of crap.
@junctionroadparklandsvlog50353 ай бұрын
Enormous amounts of electricity are used to make petrol - which is then used at 20% efficiency in an ICE vehicle. E Motors are 95% efficient. Four times the efficiency with EVs compared to ICE. The electricity needed to run the pump jacks to get the oil out of the ground in the USA would run 15 million Teslas. Efficiency has real economic implications as well as for climate.
@kimmartin63442 ай бұрын
My car has a range of 170 miles using the energy equivalent of one gallon of petrol and it is delivered efficiently to my door not drilled for, refined, transported to a remote station.
@TassieLorenzo2 ай бұрын
That's true! Even with that 3:1 better efficiency accounted for, battery energy density is only 1/20th as dense (1/60th if not accounting ICE inefficiency) which will hopefully improve in the near future else long range BEVs will continue to be very, very heavy.
@ciprian23742 ай бұрын
Appreciate the common sense approach, buy an EV if you will use it in a way that will give you advantages. Anything that will be forced will bounce back, we should have the right to choose what we drive.
@andrew94663 ай бұрын
Probably the best vid I've watched on the subject. I have a full EV (3yrs) and have Never had any issues at all. Do 13/15k a year. I fit the perfect profile regarding charging etc. One thing you don't mention is the fact that it's as expensive to ( top up) as an ICE at charge stations with massively varying costs per kwh My personal view is that EV ownership cannot ever be fully implemented to cater for every situation. It needs a huge rethink like everything else that's trying to be imposed without thought... Well done Pete...5 stars
@michaelfindlayOZ3 ай бұрын
I own a Tesla in Australia. I can fully charge my model 3 on overnight rates for $5. The equivalent ICE tank is $110
@coreybrown1853 ай бұрын
Just a few comments on this. Hydrogen will never be a fuel for personal transportation. The reason for this is that the production, storage and transportation of hydrogen takes far more energy than it does to simply fill the battery in an ordinary EV. Hydrogen can't be produced at a remote location and trucked (like gasoline) to fuel stations. The physics of that make it impossible. Hydrogen is not a liquid that can simply be poured from one tank to another, it is gaseous and it must be stored at 700 bar (10,000 PSI) in a tank. Hydrogen stations currently in use make their hydrogen on the spot, which is then dispensed into fuel cell electric vehicles. It costs $36 per kg for hydrogen and your average hydrogen powered car (Toyota Mirai) holds 5.5 kg of hydrogen fuel and has a range of only 300 miles. You can do the math on that one yourself. Additionally, those hydrogen fueling stations require time to electrolyze the hydrogen out of water, compress it to 700 bar and then finally store it in a small tank for dispensing. It takes 20 minutes to recharge the tank in between each car. So, in short, just get hydrogen out of your mind for personal transportation. Synthetic fuels will never be for anything larger than boutique industries like automobile racing. It's expensive and requires carbon dioxide to be extracted from the air to actually make the fuel. Additionally, synthetic fuels are more expensive than gasoline and once a demand develops, they will be even more expensive than gasoline. Laying the blame on the politicians for EV mandates is not going to solve any problems, and here's why. Currently a Chinese EV is double the price of an ICE car in Europe only because Europe has imposed a 46% tariff on the imports of Chinese EVs. Once the Chinese find a way to get around the tariffs, the gloves are off. Rumor has it that Chinese companies are already building EV plants in Italy. European automakers can certainly insist that the politicians all be voted out, but it won't matter once the Chinese find their way in and start selling a $12K EV. Legacy European automakers who don't realize that this invasion is coming are doomed to failure. So sure, keep buying gassers from BMW, Mercedes, Audi, etc.... They'll all be out of business in less than 3 years if they don't get on their EV game. In China EV sales topped 60% this year (2024) and will be headed to 80% by the end of 2025. The same is going to happen in Australia in the very near future as domestic automakers in Australia simply don't exist anymore and they don't have tariffs on Chinese cars. Yes, there's a problem with EVs for people who don't own a house with access to a charging port, but that is a minor problem considering what's going to happen to your auto industry if you don't get on the stick. Fast charging batteries (10-80% in 5 minutes) are already making their way into Chinese cars and once you have that kind of speed for recharging a battery, the gas advantage of fast fueling falls to the way side.