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[@RolandKaos]

Like trying to fill a 24 gallon drum with a shot glass

[@Dtt4]

More like with a teaspoon.

[@jessebrook1688]

Or a Chevrolet Suburban's fuel tank with a surgical hose.

[@jeremyg9305]

​@@Dtt4more like an eye dropper

[@JohnSmith-sh1zg]

@@jeremyg9305 eye dropper comment wins!

[@Anders105]

nah more like a Nanodropper

[@Rsomero]

And it was already at 49%!

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

I actually didn't catch that and didn't understand how it could charge to 100% in only 5 days. From 0%, you'd be charging this forever, which makes sense. At 250 kwh of battery, it's the equivalent of 18.5 Tesla powerwalls!!! No way you're charging that in 5 days from 110V. Btw, as much as this car is only for those with deep pockets, imagine having 18.5 Tesla powerwalls worth of storage during a power outage. If you run just the essentials, you could power your house for 3 weeks. Imagine pairing that with solar panels? It's actually a great option to have. Again, of course, you'd have to have super deep pockets to buy this, and there's no way this could be your daily driver, so you'd have to have another car too!

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

​@@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403 How would this hummer supply my furnace with natural gas to heat it?

[@briananderson6758]

@@evictioncarpentry2628 what makes you think this hummer could supply your furnace with natural gas? Do you know how natural gas or furnaces work?

[@allegorx58]

@@briananderson6758pretty sure you’re the clueless one here bud. he was obviously joking. and sorry folks but your natgas is going to be illegal in no time.

[@briananderson6758]

@@allegorx58 🥴

[@gotfish4190]

Legend says he's at 50% now..

[@nscottrussell5784]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mikep8182]

People say he still charging it to this day

[@d.s7741]

people be like"what?"

[@pichu4644]

Should be done by now

[@jarretts.7429]

Clever

[@gabrielhillceo]

Probably on that thing. Drive it once a week? Worse than any exotic car that runs on gas. Even the Speedtail.

[@teej5619]

​​@@gabrielhillceo only GM.. In the early 2000s we built the least economical SUV ever in gas and now in electric form for over 120k 👍

[@mikem167]

Please don't start it you'll set me back four days

[@daronosse1539]

Huh?

[@77Avadon77]

Lolol

[@bayarearaised1894]

Lmfaoooo that’s tugging hilarious

[@tylerdurdin8069]

Start it? You know electric vehicles don't "start" right?

[@jordanplays-transitandgame1690]

Uh electrics take less power to start than to "idle" lol

[@miketrav]

2 min to fill up my f150 550 mile range

[@HCG]

Yeah it’s also an ICE shitbox. Everyone knows how fast it is to fill up a gas tank 🤡

[@smokiethebear3334]

Right! And the difference in prices you could fill up for years before you ever came close to the cost of that EV!

[@miketrav]

@@smokiethebear3334 and don’t forget repair costs. That battery is like 80 grand I can get my local mechanic to rebuild my F150 engine for about $1500 then I’m good for another hundred thousand miles

[@smokiethebear3334]

@@miketrav that is a crazy amount of money for something that really isn’t that practical.

[@lexusvip4003]

​@@HCG Nothing about electric vehicles is "saving the world" right now... Why do you love them so much? Do you even understand what goes into producing an EV? Are you even going to look into to? No? I assume not, because ignorance is bliss..

[@cpF01]

Do math. 12amps x 115 volts = 1kWatt /hour. So 250 hours to charge that truck from empty to full at level 1 charging. You were at 50 % soc , so roughly 125 hours to charge you truck to full. 5 days.

[@roland9367]

And that is if that 1kW doesn't go to battery heating :P

[@claytonjames4779]

And NOBODY would ever do this! Nobody with half a brain that did their research when buying an EV. In an emergency situation they would plug in enough to get them to a public fast charger and "fill 'er up".

[@Sencheezy]

Thanks for the math haha

[@JoiceVaderd]

​@@claytonjames4779 Someone who wanted to buy an EV would probably have a charger at home, too. Superchargers/fast chargers should only be used on road trips. He did say "You should have a Level 2" so I must assume he has a realistic home charger.

[@Townsendcat2]

@@claytonjames4779 😅

[@Bob-tk2uv]

I've always wanted a car that needs 5 days to take a 300 mile trip.

[@wojciechmuras553]

It doesn't. It needs about 30 minutes. But if you could get gas at home for under a dollar a gallon (or even for free if you buy a funky machine you put on your roof), except it funnels through a thin staw at only 1 gallon per hour... Wouldn't you take advantage of that option?

[@aidanneidhard]

@@wojciechmuras553no

[@mortiarty7842]

How u gona charge it for the return trip😂

[@lothegreat1788]

That cost 100k

[@Bredddi]

Actually 10 days because it was already half full.

[@wydryfly]

After finding out how long it takes to charge your EVHummer Employee: "Boss, I'm going to be a little late for work." Boss: "How late?" Employee: "about 4 days late."

[@Gorilla_cookie]

If you went to the grocery store and bought milk, it would probably expire before that truck charged all the way.

[@nscottrussell5784]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chrismco89]

He can't go get milk. He has to charge the biggest mistake.... I mean battery, anybody makes.

[@Solo-vm8pd]

Dating profile updated to: enjoy spending long hours by myself in the car at random gas station when I’m not stuck at home for week straight. I like to take the charge in life overall

[@user2C47]

This plug (120V, 15A, not ideal) provides up to 1800 watts. A fixed 240V 40A charger (a better option) provides 9600 watts. A public fast charger can provide up to 350,000 watts. That's more than 194 times faster than small charger featured in the video. (Although the circuit breaker for the larger home charger is rated for 50 amps, this 50 amps must be at least 125% of the load, per NEC 625.41)

[@gabrielhillceo]

Lowered Expectations...

[@rendroidz4680]

Im sure libs will line up for this kinda of people tho lol

[@Zach.3246]

@@rendroidz4680Oh man, you owned the libs with that one!

[@Emppu_T.]

electric car owners should get their own activity corner at gas dtations thta have board games, sudoku and crosswords. make the time pass

[@LA-TEEZI]

He’s in for a real let down… it says Friday 8:30 PM not AM 😂

[@Wild-Wisdom]

sorry boss, can't make it in for a week or two 😅

[@antonisautos8704]

He could just get a 220 outlet put in his garage without too much cost. Every home in the US should already receive 220 from the mains. So you'd just need an extra breaker and then have it wired to a plug placed in a location you want. A lot of panels are located in the garage as well if the garage is attached. So the cost shouldn't be that bad for someone who can afford a 80k EV.

[@eduardosanchez7827]

@@antonisautos8704 a standard 220V outlet will be only twice as fast. To fully charge that kind of EV your typical house won’t be able to handle it in a reasonable time. Most houses have been designed to consume anywhere from 10 to 20 KVA, you need at least an extra 50 KVA transformer just to charge it overnight. That means you have to triple the whole power grid if you want every house to have a single EV.

[@antonisautos8704]

@Eduardo Sánchez peoples home service is rated in amps. Most homes have a 100 amp panel. But you can upgrade your service to 200 amp. But its pretty expensive as the panel will have to either be changed or a new one added. Standard 110 outlets in the garage provide 15 amps, or 20 depending on the home. Meaning around 1.5 to 2KWh of charging. Installing a 40 amp 220V outlet (similar to electric dryers outlets here in the US) would yield closer to 8KWh of charging. Which is quadruple the rate of that 110V 15A outlet. No one is really going to install a DC fast charger at their home. That's what charging stations are for. But a 40A 220V outlet will charge quickly enough for nearly all use cases.

[@jcpnlz]

Bro your comment made me laugh!

[@sbs-0055]

@@eduardosanchez7827 in another word we’re not ready for stupid EVs yet

[@troutjerky3489]

I drove over 280 miles yesterday it cost lest them 30 dollars in gas didn't have to stop once.

[@willbutler2639]

Wow but tell me about the blackouts it’s going to cause if everyone is made to drive “ev’s” they’re not even using electric. To people who aren’t smart think oh it’s green energy but that electricity is being fueled by fossil fuels.

[@videorecreators]

That's alot, it cost about $6 in a Tesla to go 300 miles

[@Rick-of6gx]

​@@videorecreators that's awesome, so with the extra 10 to 20k you pay for the EVs, it's only a matter of time to break even🙃

[@qx4n9e1xp]

Don't tell that to the WEF.

[@punker4Real]

250KWH is going to cost 75-100$ you saved 0$ in california...

[@marclawyer2789]

You buy a lemon...you get slow motion lemonade...

[@tomtom9184]

Or get the right fast charger?

[@knicks5426]

@@tomtom9184 they’re expensive

[@sadcatman1057]

@@knicks5426 general motors literally pays for the install

[@Louis-qi1gz]

🤔🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😅😁😅😁😅😂😂🤣😅😅😁🤣😅

[@mkvector9539]

@@sadcatman1057 With your tax dollars given to GM by the US Federal Government.

[@ron8935]

You can keep the GM product I'll take that little Honda mini-bike....

[@frankfeng6199]

that Honda monkey is stupid fun, I would too!

[@ron8935]

@@rjdfjd but those Honda mini bikes are from the early 70s or late sixties they will Outlast that Chevy guaranteed...

[@adude4700]

​@ron8935 it's a modern bike.

[@ron8935]

@@adude4700 ... I heard they reissued those monkeys I didn't realize because my buddy kind of collects them and rebuilds them and has an mr50 1969 mint condition you got to see that Honda absolutely incredible indestructible bike.... We used to ride the trail Hoppers when I was real small 1972 and the it wasn't called a monkey back then they were Honda trail Hoppers or something like that maybe the Suzuki was the trailhopper but they had 70cc 90cc and 110cc.... I did hear that Honda did a reissue on the old bike

[@ron8935]

@@adude4700 has a clutch and 4-speed transmission it's a mini cycle it's not like the mini bikes

[@lsu1992]

Imagine he won't be so cheerful when he realizes he can't start it until April.

[@tylerdurdin8069]

What is it with people thinking you "start" an electric vehicle.

[@robm6789]

neighbor used their microwave. Now it’s 6 days to fully charge.

[@MB1Billion]

Time for a Diesel Motor Swap 👍

[@syedasim6666]

Hell yeah!

[@Indpendent01]

And then your diesel freezes up in the winter 😆 🤣

[@halfbked]

@@Indpendent01 you work hard at being this dumb eh ... lols

[@syedasim6666]

@@Indpendent01 winter damages batteries more than diesel engines 🤣🤣

[@USNERDOC]

@@Indpendent01 Been using my Ford F-350 Super Duty with no problem down to -15 degrees

[@tomsikes3765]

What kind of nitwit tries to charge an EV at 120 volts? The same kind of nitwit who buys an EV Hummer!

[@emjay6453]

This one

[@MataraMokaya]

Best comment 😂

[@ronpecukonis8063]

almost there but it's still powered by oil

[@flip11C]

The same guy who charges his EV in the cold and not a heated garage!

[@Ratboy2004]

Yep. And then makes a video critical of his 6 figure purchase.

[@jimmace6148]

If you can spend over 120k for the Hummer you can splurge for the home fast charger installation.

[@haystackhider7158]

"Hey Boss..can I only work weekends?"

[@onemoremisfit]

This truck is for people who don't have a boss because they are the boss.

[@uncoolhodler]

"EVs don't have enough range!" ☹️ "My EV monster truck takes 3 days to charge on a hair dryer plug!" ☹️

[@jimmyc1518]

The con to the super fast charger is it will shorten the life of the battery. Also may catch fire. To each their own tho I'm sticking with old tried and true diesel⛽️

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

6 days....for only 51%

[@H3gamer360]

@@jimmyc1518DURAMAX TIL I DIE

[@851995STARGATE]

@@jimmyc1518 that's literally not true, these aren't phone batteries they are designed for fast charging

[@jimmyc1518]

@851995STARGATE you're wrong about that. They both use lithium-ion systems. An phone batteries are also designed for fast charging an they can still explode just like a iPhone did recently.

[@truthhunter7807]

Imagine having thousands of these on the grid at the same time ..

[@timb.9224]

I have seen electric power stations actually fed by a large diesel generator !!! lol

[@77Avadon77]

@@timb.9224 I'm not surprised. American needs to start drilling

[@jamesgizasson]

In California... at 2pm in July... while everyone's A/C is cranking full blast. X3

[@PuppyMonkeyBabyy]

Our grid can't handle us all running our air conditioning at the same time during summer, so idk how we could even charge all these cars.

[@77Avadon77]

@@PuppyMonkeyBabyy For real. California has already been shutting down the power grid with rolling blackouts throughout summer time. yet we're all supposed to plug in our EV's

[@williamwayman441]

I saw one of these for the first time at a dealership about a week ago. While I was looking at it a mechanic walks by and says it’s been sitting for months and they can’t sell it because of recalls

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

Did the recalls not make it road worthy?

[@williamwayman441]

@@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403 I guess so. I didn’t ask what recalls it had. I wouldn’t sell a $150000 vehicle with problems myself though

[@scotmandel6699]

@@williamwayman441 I certainly wouldn't buy one either.

[@BenSchorr]

@@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403 I think dealers aren't allowed to sell a vehicle that is currently under recall. Had the same problem when my wife and I were looking at a Subaru Ascent last year...they had 3 on the lot but weren't allowed to sell them until the recall repairs were completed (and they were still waiting for parts).

[@miketrav]

@@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403 another tuber did a video of his hummer breaking down as he pulled out of the dealer lot 120k well spent

[@notascorsese]

Don't burn down your house, brah. Make sure to upgrade that outlet!!

[@wesleypepple7525]

They said he was buried in his truck while waiting for it to be charged

[@nscottrussell5784]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@WW-wf8tu]

Deja Vu. Why are you repeating content you have already covered? Surely there is a check off box you use so this does not happen? Range test. Slow charge test. Fast charge test. Tow test. OR test. Drag race. etc etc etc etc. Time to move on Roman. ;) Don't let this be another TRX where you milk it to the point it is as interesting as watching paint dry. ;)

[@Ma_Deuce]

I'll keep running my dinosaur juice that tops off in two minutes no matter what the temperature is

[@TRICKYBYRD]

Mine runs off dinosaur tears if that's what you mean

[@Greenville.Shorts]

Don’t forgot how much gas prices are

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

These batteries suck a lot of resources for low efficiency, bro. Tesla is the best and most livable, but it's still falling way way short if you do anything much more than local. It's really hard to go across the country in a tesla, and it's the best, very obviously. And it's a very expensive car to struggle that much alrlthough I'm sure things will improve, buy so will gas cars. Both are improving. And getting worse in some ways. Both gas and electricity are so complicated that they have issues in different ways. You might not have to buy oil and pay someone to change it if you don't want to but you better hope the damn servo in your door handle doesn't stop working when you really need it to work the most

[@Greenville.Shorts]

@@TheAnnoyingBoss Teslas aren’t expensive

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

@@Greenville.Shorts I'm not calling you a liar but you sure are not a truther

[@capn.c5321]

Friend:Hey man, you coming out? This guy:Nah, man, I can't. I have a doctors appointment next week. Friend:What's that have to do with today? This guy:Everything! School: You need to pick your son up immediately! This guy: Okay, I'll be there next Monday. School:... What?!

[@user2C47]

Which is why you don't charge a giant truck from a 120V outlet.

[@VC10899]

We are still in the very beginning stages of EVs. What we have today is comparable to the first Nokias and Sony-Ericsson cellphones that came out. We’re not even at flip-phones yet.

[@77Avadon77]

So what you're saying is we skipped all these stages and we're right to the humiliation stage 😂👍🙄

[@povertyspec9651]

9,000 pound truck. A travesty, and deadly to other vehicles.

[@mybro727]

You sound like a 90 year old HATER. _All_ vehicles are deadly to other drivers, genius. Not just the electric SUPERTRUCK with a battery instead of a 40 gallon tank full of gasoline. But go AWF, clown 🤡

[@richarddib]

Only an idiot charges an EV using 110V. If you can afford a Hummer EV then you can afford to install a 240V 50 amp circuit in your house and install a $500+ LEVEL-2 charger that are widely available at Amazon. At 16 miles per hour of LEVEL-2 charging your Hummer would recoup 160 miles in 10 hours (overnight) or 384 miles per day (actually 355 because that is the limit of the Hummer). For traveling there is DC-CHARGING and that takes 30 minutes or so to charge to 80% or 100 miles in 10 minutes. You do NOT charge more than 80% on DC-CHARGERS because the speed of charging slows down DRAMATICALLY after 80% and you end up paying a LOT OF MONEY for that extra 20%. Also, EV owners don't let the battery go down to 0 ... nor charge to 100%. You should plug it EVERY TIME YOU ARE AT HOME and ONLY allow it to charge to 90%. If you charge your battery to 100% all the time then the battery starts developing cracks that will diminish it's longevity. But I am sure that if you went out and bought the most ridiculous EV in the market you DID SOME FKING RESEARCH ... RIGHT???

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Are electric grid blackouts going to be another new normal? Part of the plan son.

[@jimmyc1518]

Hahaha only a idiot would buy a ev after what you just described🤣

[@neutrino78x]

Richard, he's being funny. He drives all kinds of EVs and definitely has a Level 2 charger in his house.

[@plumdan]

I'll just drive to the gas station and drive 390 miles to the next gas station.

[@neutrino78x]

You do realize a Level 2 home charger would charge this thing overnight, yes? You don't seem to understand the point of the video He' saying, the battery is huge. He has it plugged into a normal household outlet which doesn't provide enough power. A Level 2 charger plugs into a clothes dryer outlet (220 V), which charges an EV overnight.

[@johnnyfreeman1018]

A gas station fillup is less than 5 min......🤷‍♂️

[@BenSchorr]

My Mach-E is full every morning when I go out to the garage to get in it. I don't even have to drive to a gas station, much less fill one up.

[@Indpendent01]

@@BenSchorr yes, this is the true benefit but only really for homes. I'd love to have that option!

[@johnnyfreeman1018]

@@BenSchorr ....yeah until your power is out or it gets really cold 🤷‍♂️.....but hey enjoy your ride....👍

[@BenSchorr]

@@johnnyfreeman1018 If the power is out the gas stations are shut down too - that's what runs the pumps you know? The cold has reduced my range a bit, but I've still never gotten even close to being out of range. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@BenSchorr]

@@Indpendent01 Fair point, if you don't have designated parking or a charger at home you may have to charge at work (if you have that option) or depend on public charging infrastructure. On the plus side, all public chargers are faster than Level 1.

[@DoesItTho]

In case you didn’t know, Sunday morning electricity is so much fresher and tastier to the batteries than Tuesday afternoon’s

[@brianmcg321]

It’s the gravy

[@Chrispy0]

What? 💀

[@DoesItTho]

@@Chrispy0 yes you can has cheezburgr

[@THExKINGxKINGx]

Lol EVs don’t have to worry about having shitty gas or gas that isn’t as fresh that’s a big pro!

[@jasondickens9003]

Come on lets be realistic , the 120 charger is just a back up. Anyone that purchases a $100K+ EV ought to have a level II charger installed at their home

[@punker4Real]

how does it charge when the power is out?

[@kngyayo1]

Drive to a local supercharger or level 2 charger

[@RobTowne]

​@@punker4Real it charges the house

[@JoeMcFarlanesgoogle]

@@punker4Realhow do you pump fuel from the gas station when their power is out?

[@bourbonrebel5515]

@@punker4Real same as filling up a regular car at a gas station with no power… you can’t

[@PuppyMonkeyBabyy]

I've seen a video where the guy had to have a diesel powered generator installed on his property to get enough electricity to his charger for it to work properly. The craziest part is his property is right next to an electrical tower, and he said they still couldn't get the high voltage he needed to his charger.

[@brandonscholl967]

Also it's cold out. Cold weather impacts charging speeds.

[@Rick-of6gx]

EVs, just so convenient...

[@VancouverCanucksRock]

Is that supposed to make this ok, or some sh++?

[@brandonscholl967]

@@VancouverCanucksRock cheer up buttercup. You don't have to get one.

[@Corvidae65]

It always amazes me what some folks would rather have instead of money

[@JONNYGEEKMANG]

what else you supposed to do with money?

[@mylifeisJDM]

it's just money.

[@ChristopherPoitras]

​@@JONNYGEEKMANG buy a nice house, home improvements, saving for retirement?

[@JONNYGEEKMANG]

@@ChristopherPoitras whos to say all that isn't in order for that person? Maybe they prefer to shift more income to the car than house. Maybe there retirement has a good timeline setup blah blah. You get the point. AS usual the internet is super critical of how others spend their money lol

[@limyohwan]

You can't buy time with money but you can sure waste it

[@gillyvand9442]

& that's why ya use fuel, in 2 minutes it's full & good to go👍

[@ELSAMRAS1]

This is the same argument as the person who says I don’t load the dishwasher because I can wash dishes faster than it can wash dishes itself….

[@THExKINGxKINGx]

It takes 2 minutes just to pull into the gas station and finish putting your card info and BEGINNING to fuel your car lol 👍

[@rebornspawn]

Some 🤡 comments right here 🤣

[@gillyvand9442]

@@rebornspawn ok democ-rat 😂

[@rebornspawn]

@@gillyvand9442 its 🤡's like you that are making it very easy for elites to have total control. Enjoy your electric vehicle powered by fossil fuels that can be switched off when you have exceeded your carbon emissions quota for the week. Or go past your 15 minute city radius. Wake up pleb

[@comment_below]

you guys have done a wonderful job showing the world what a POS this is ........ btw Alex jones posted your vid

[@EarthSurferUSA]

If you noticed, he is not allowed to post many vids anymore, probably a gag order. So what he can post,---really makes no difference. This was accepted by commie YT before jones posted it. I also think jones is a fraud, and the reason why articles from Misses (for one of maybe a few information sources on his site that are good.) are on there is because inforwars is where truth goes to die also. That is why jones made the big bucks. Not from selling fish oils on his site.

[@AmarilloHorseSports]

So sad first world problem, looks like they have plenty of money to put in a 220 charger.

[@allnoyz7895]

Hahahaaaa

[@matthewheinze1231]

With the current administration pushing these EVs it's about to become everyone's problem.

[@liamchannel37]

220 is to power houses!!

[@blake253]

Idk anything about the poster but there’s a chance they are a vacation rental. That looks like any number of ski towns in the Rockies.

[@nicoledodds7182]

He’s got a Level 2 charger in his home, just not here (whoever owns this place). It’s been showcased in other EV videos. Maybe watch some videos from their channel before being an ass. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@scojo6377]

Alright kids we're going on a road trip next summer, start charging the car with the exercise bike for an hour a day after school.

[@jbnap3549]

Brilliant 👏 👏 👏 😆 😂 😆 Just might fix all the a.d.d they say 99% of kids allegedly have!

[@rebornspawn]

And obesity

[@thewillofus.defend1351]

Sorry boss I won’t be in tell next week my truck has to change 😂. This will now be a every other week job, thanks🎉.

[@mattdarbyshire4962]

"Just when i think you couldn't possibly be any dumber, you go and buy an EV hummer..... and TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF"

[@FlexedNoose]

Considering the hummer cost about 130 grand now…yeah no thanks

[@GospelOfTimothy]

I knew this was going to happen when some idiot thought of making a battery powered Hummer. Believe it or not they're planning on making battery-powered diesel trucks. Can you imagine it'll take a year to charge the battery. Wait till you go to one of those charging stations to see what it cost you to charge it. Like a dollar a mile. But on the positive side you're trying to charge it in the snow. The temperature of the battery has to get above 32° before the battery even starts to charge. So when you plugged it in your basically turning on the electric heaters in the battery. That 115-volt is basically to keep your battery from freezing and exploding. When the battery gets cold it will turn on the heaters and run down the battery. But once the battery is dead it won't be able to turn on the heaters and the battery will freeze and burst.

[@-Jethro-]

Slow charging is slow. Got it. On the other hand, most EVs (not trucks) will charge at about 3 to 4 mph from that outlet, and that’s enough to recover most people’s daily commute overnight. We’ve put 30,000 miles on a Leaf this way. I don’t recommend it, but it can work.

[@volvo09]

I would charge that way as often as I could, or i'd slow down a level 2 quite a bit when speed isn't required.

[@HelenFire420]

PHEVs are really fast on level 1. To the point where I don’t think it’s necessary to even install Level 2 if you drive a PHEV.

[@KalleSWBeck]

exactly I level 1 charged my Kia Soul ev for over 6 months before adding a level 2. It was usable

[@papasquat355]

Better have an ICE ready to go for emergencies.

[@roland9367]

​@@volvo09 Slow charging is better for the battery but efficiency of the onboard AC to DC charger usually drops with lower power. So please always look that up, it differs a lot per EV

[@rickchambers73]

Alot of tesla charging stations in California don't even work. The cords get stolen for copper. 2 thousand dollars a cord. They quit replacing them.

[@EricLBrownSr1]

Wintertime cold weather and a regular 110 outlet are not a good mix. I vehicle that costs 6 figures, with a 250kwh battery should have at least a decent level II charger.

[@bennyv04988]

Indeed, but people who want to spew a bad narrative about EVs will take this information and run with it.

[@EricLBrownSr1]

EXACTLY!

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

​@@bennyv04988 The "narrative" aka facts, spew themselves.

[@janoycresnova9156]

Are you going to keep your 6 figures ev parked in your garage at all times? Normal people go on trips and travel. There won't be a decent level 2 charger everywhere you go. This is the case with the TFL video. He's likely at some cottage. He's showing you the reality of EV infrastructure.

[@matthewheinze1231]

I wish people would stop and realize what is being shown in this video. Everyone commenting you should use this or that charger..... What is documented here is that if it is winter, and you only have access to 120v outlet this is the result. Listened to him, he talks about other chargers.

[@jonvertnik2454]

What costs more the truck or your house?

[@calvinrenter250]

Yeah, no shit

[@pjrazvoza4343]

Yeah and it's already broken down on you a few times too. Got to love that GM quality!

[@jacobfoster9185]

Well at least it's not an expensive vehicle....

[@teej5619]

​@@jacobfoster9185 o.O

[@stoneman8387]

The loading, that's exactly the problem. You no longer drive to the gas station and are back on the road after 5-10 minutes. You are looking for a FREE & fast charging station? None available. You don't have a charging station at home? You take the socket and risk to burn down your house. Why? Your home grid is not normally designed to draw that much power for that long. The cables get warm and warmer... The main problem with EV is the infrastructure. Imagine the chaos when the EV share is 33%. In the city it will be really entertaining.

[@rizocars6115]

This is how you mislead people who don't know anything about electric cars. 🤦‍♂️ Because of these videos you get the "oh but i don't have to wait 5 hours to charge my Tesla"

[@SgtJoeSmith]

National average KwH price is 23 cents. So $55 to $60 for a full recharge

[@mrdrchad6110]

It is 0.08 a KWH where I'm at but my solar panels keeps up with my needs and then some so I pay $0.00 a KWH and my solar panels paid for themselves 5 years ago.

[@SgtJoeSmith]

@mrdrchad 13 cents kwh where I'm at. Google said national average was 23. That's what I based it on. Meaning some pay more than 23

[@fila6243]

It's 90 bucks to fill my truck with a 500 mile range. The hummer gets 135 mile range I think? So four charges for 540 miles. It's about 30 minutes to charge at fast charge sooo....

[@user2C47]

​@@fila6243 You also have to consider that the efficiency of this vehicle is truly terrible. A Rivian gets 314 miles on 135 kWh.

[@misterbulger]

About what my gas truck costs LOL. My gas truck that cost 1/4 up front also doesnt break down. And in 200k miles it has let me sit exactly 0 times.

[@avici0182]

Electrified ain't here yet. Hybrid is the way to go

[@hynsum]

Exactly!

[@AD-1138]

I'd rather have a car/truck that only uses an ICE to power the motors / battery Never been a fan of most of the current hybrids. Another alternative that I wish would pick up more interest, Hydrogen fuel cell

[@russellwarpecha8069]

Time to call an electrician!

[@qx4n9e1xp]

Going from 120v to 240v charging shouldn't be much improvement. I'm guessing 3mi per hour at best.

[@user2C47]

​@@qx4n9e1xp A 120V 15A charger gets 1800, but you're only supposed to use 12 continuously, which means 1440W. A 240V 50A (actually 40A, per NEC) charger is capable of 9600W. This is 6.67 times the power, and reasonable for overnight charging.

[@garthTurningCranks]

Bought a $100k EV, didn't think to spend $1k on a level 2 charger and installation.

[@mrChorbs]

Don’t forget the ambient temperature affects the charge rate!

[@Fifthcell]

Imagine having to upgrade to a fast filler at the fuel pump to have gas pump faster 😂

[@thatlexusguy1029]

We do that with diesel pumps actually

[@wojciechmuras553]

Imagine having a slow filler at home which can trickle 1 gallon per hour into the tank at under 1$ per gallon...

[@deebo17]

yeah we're gonna plug into a slow charger and see how slow it is..c'mon guys lol

[@landc8442]

They are up in the mountains. Where else they supposed to charge it?

[@JP_43]

@@landc8442 He spent over $100K on this truck... he can afford to install a proper charger that will charge from empty to full overnight.

[@Methnerjacob]

@@JP_43 Hummer EV is a 200kWh battery and one maxes out at 11kW Level 2 charging. A bit longer than overnight but yeah I agree with you. If you spend $100k on a ridiculous Hummer EV you should already have a High power level 2 charger.

[@moflow99]

For the next 5 days he's driving that mini bike to work 😁

[@mattpacktree92]

thats a nice coal powered truck right there

[@neutrino78x]

We wouldn't know about that in California. 60% of our power comes from renewable and nuclear. Plus most of the USA uses natural gas instead of coal. What inbred redneck state do you live in?

[@davidmenasco5743]

Please note: 1) EVs have much lower total greenhouse gas emissions than ICE even if the grid is 100% coal. Several studies from widely varying sources confirm this. 2) The grid is not 100% coal or natural gas. 3) Coal is disappearing fast, because it is the most expensive power source. Within a decade it will be virtually gone, forever. 4) California uses no coal power at all. That's a lot of EVs running without coal. They're over 30% wind and solar and that's growing fast. 5) Find some new FUD. That old stuff is getting rancid.

[@mattpacktree92]

@@davidmenasco5743 you conveniently left out the whole mining process that decimates the earth. also, you left out how cali has rolling blackouts. due to outdated infrastructure and the inability to keep up w demand. our power outages in the midwest are weather or vehicular crash related

[@davidmenasco5743]

@@mattpacktree92 Actually, I did NOT leave out the mining process. The studies I referred to ALL include the mining. There are dozens of studies on the subject. The one that shows ICE cars having lower emissions, conveniently leaves out much of the long fossil fuel supply chain, and the very high energy cost of oil transport and refining. The more factors a study includes, the bigger the advantage that EVs have. You're also mistaken about California. In September of 2022, there was a historic, record breaking statewide heat wave. But due to the large increase in solar power generation and battery storage added to the grid in the past few years, there were NO ROLLING BLACKOUTS. And there have been none since then. As for environmental damage, if you made a chart showing the damage from oil extraction, refining and transport, and also showing the damage from mining for EVs, the gap would be so large, with the oil numbers at the top of the chart, the EV numbers would be so low you couldn't see them. That's how much more the damage is from fossil fuels. These are old stale, and false propaganda talking points. You should go back to the FUD shed and see if they have anything newer, and maybe not so false.

[@mattpacktree92]

@@davidmenasco5743 lol september 22 is one month. were there 0 blackouts for the rest of 22?

[@allnoyz7895]

Nice paperweight. You have less miles when it's cold because your heater is a direct short on the battery.

[@wojciechmuras553]

Hasn't been true for years. Heat pumps and waste heat scavenging have been a thing for ages.

[@teej5619]

​@@wojciechmuras553 the cold weather still chops the distance you have on your battery in half every charge....¯\_(ツ)_/¯ just saying these things aren't exactly midwestern friendly half the year

[@wojciechmuras553]

@@teej5619 Your information is about a decade out of date. Modern EVs are all equipped with much more advanced heating systems, you can expect your winter range to drop by about 25%.

[@teej5619]

@@wojciechmuras553 yeah I just looked it up, it's about 13% to 15% loss in battery when its cold, but the loss leaps up to 30 to 40% if you turn the heater on... So I guess if you don't mind wearing a little bit more to get a lot more range out of your car, just do that...but the usual cold weather loss is not as bad as i thought

[@wojciechmuras553]

@@teej5619 Worth noting though, the heater losses are mostly in city driving, where you do a few miles, get out, let the car cool down, then get back in heat it up, drive a few miles... That's where the heater can REALLY eat up the battery. But it's the city, you're not doing many miles anyway, range isn't that important. On the highway, where you NEED the range, the heater doesn't take up nearly as much energy. Think about how it is in a combustion car - you crank the heat to high for the first 15-20 minutes, but once the interior has warmed up, sustaining the temperature doesn't take much energy at all. When driving an EV, you just let the car do the warm up while it's plugged in and charging, and then the battery only has to sustain the interior temperature. Of course, it'll still take some of your range away, but even in harsh, freezing conditions, you'll still do ~70-75% of what you normally would in the summer - especially since fast charging on the road heats up the battery, so part of that battery loss is negated.

[@jesseleblanc1199]

Mount a diesel powered generator on the roof and plug it in lol ....problem solved

[@brianellison3525]

It doesn't have enough load capacity to carry a generator big enough to power more than a level one charger.

[@LovingDeantheGodMachine333]

@@brianellison3525 or just make it a hybrid and add a little Diesel engine so can help with charge and having an alternator to make power to charge the battery would make more sense or atleast add some solar panels on the roof to add little extra charge

[@markheckman2196]

​@@brianellison3525 are you saying, generator's don't have the capacity to charge this? Because most if not all big generator's have 220 our 120, and they can run the entire house.

[@DMZRPG]

​@markheckman2196 I think he meant payload in the back.

[@bigbossimmotal]

It would still only add 1 mile per hour to the batteries, so every day, you can go for 23.5 miles, and sit there listening to the generator for 23.5 hours, then tomorrow, drive for 23.5 miles, then sit there listening to the generator for 23.5 hours. I would love to have one of these rigs, so I could sell it and buy a real truck.

[@StevenBanks123]

“Keep in mind it’s Sunday morning.” And keep in mind the frigid temperature. Although to be fair, that would not make much difference.

[@briandea1017]

Since you spent about $100,000+ on this vehicle, you can afford to spend $1000 and get an electrician to put in a 240V. Do people never do their research before purchases anymore?

[@Indpendent01]

I think he was just showcasing the 120v option. Could have been a place he was visiting, idk.

[@jacobmaz8157]

@@Indpendent01likely

[@BryceAndersonFTW]

The owner said as much in the video.

[@thomas5714]

That's for drinking the Kool-Aid and letting us know how it tastes. (I applied the same "let other's go first" test model to something else - - - - and I'm glad I did.)

[@richarddib]

Nah, that is for buying something you know nothing about ... like this guy.

[@JohnDoe-id8si]

The ignorance of people is absolutely astounding lmao

[@PhongNguyen-nz9kz]

Dude, it’s 250 bucks to upgrade to a level 2. Literally putting gas into a truck with a drinking straw.

[@macbook802]

I grew up with a blue mini trail honda

[@DinkyDingus]

This is why you need the 240v charger This is obviously in an attempt to make EVs look bad 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@misterbulger]

Doesnt it still take forever on 240? Unless hes got a special 50a panel...

[@rancecraig8672]

Or gasoline ⛽️

[@DinkyDingus]

@@misterbulger 240 50a is pretty common. That’s not special. Most dryer and stove outlets are 50 or 60a circuits. I have a 240 30a charger for my Tesla that I just split off my dryer and it’ll charge it overnight fine

[@DinkyDingus]

@@rancecraig8672 no

[@ELSAMRAS1]

@@DinkyDingus that’s not code. Ev charging must be on dedicated circuit.

[@BlakeWarrington]

Get a "Y" adapter from Amazon for your dryer 30 amp plug so one side feeds your dryer and the other feeds your EV. I get a 27 MPH charge for my Tesla Model S this way. It fully charges over night. Just make sure you have a note on your dryer so both are not running at the same time.

[@jmackinjersey1]

Gas driers are way more efficient, plus they only require 110.

[@-Jethro-]

If you want to skip the note on the dryer, there are several products on the market that are like your Y adapter but automatically give priority to one of the outlets and shut off the other if the first outlet is being used. Generally the dryer gets priority but you could set it up either way.

[@bobandy13]

Get a 240v outlet. Why would you even try charging with 120?

[@ScottPetty]

Suppliers: "We can send you batteries to build 10 EVs!" GM: "Meh, I think we'll just build one truck."

[@pnwadventurer9674]

Wow that’s a great reason to not buy

[@Hagfan789]

Don't feel bad brah....My cordless Swiffer broom take just as long. 😆

[@bigric5100]

Totally worth it to be the only person who can crab walk across the parking lot at work

[@Patriot46426]

More money than sense I guess

[@clintmiller2523]

This is exactly why you shouldn’t buy an electric vehicle

[@frp1276]

So if I choose a pipette to fill my truck it's a valid argument against gasoline?

[@ELSAMRAS1]

120 outlet means he’s charging at 8 amps or 1kw per hour. If he charges using a 240 volt at 50 amps he’d be charging at 12 kw per hour…. Sooo say his battery is 200kw and he was at 50% like in the video. He can charge the 8 hours while he’s sleeping and he’d get to 100%.

[@frp1276]

@@ELSAMRAS1 don't forget overhead. It's significant at low charge rates

[@clintmiller2523]

@@ELSAMRAS1 I understand the charging methods of an electrical car I’m talking about the gas powered generator that was installed to charge an electric car. If you need gas to charge an electric car, why do we need electric cars?

[@THExKINGxKINGx]

My EV charges from 40% to 100% in less than 2 hours. How much does it cost? Not a single penny. No solar panels either. 🤷‍♂️

[@lavaphoenix753]

Tesla 300mi battery in 24hrs 0-100 normal wall outlet or spend 400 + install for 8hrs or pay even more then ur home rates for 30min rlly like 15 bc Tesla chargers u aren't going 0-100 but more like 20-50 bc faster

[@frankowens8502]

Plug it into the dryer plug

[@carperdiem8754]

That awkward plug in moment shows how bad we need to adopt the tesla plug as the standard

[@davedaveson7211]

TFLEV is quickly becoming my favorite comedy channel.

[@DRGBTL23]

How can, driving something that takes over 120hours to charge and that can be discharged in one day of driving, be good for the environment? This makes no sense at all. It is obscene, ugly and sad. Just like the cars and truck made in the US in the past 50+ years. It feels like to only reason car manufacturers hire engineers is because that’s what they heard the German and Italian brands do also.

[@AJ1990.]

And 60 percent of the energy came from fossil fuel.

[@neutrino78x]

Here in the Great State of California, it's 60% zero emission. Get with the program, Colorado.

[@hankfanelli719]

@@neutrino78x your governor is worse than Mr. 10%.

[@Bargainteers]

If a company give you a 100k EV with that small ass Charger, it deserves to fail.

[@robhech3500]

have an ev in winter they said, it will be fun they said!

[@WheresHerb]

Nice to know how KZbinrs live. Donated money allows them to live pretty well.

[@alexsenin3632]

It’s a normal house. Nothing too fancy

[@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444]

I highly doubt that's his personal house. Seems like they're cold weather testing in Montana or something

[@reggievonramstein]

It’s called a job, they’re getting payed to work. 🙄

[@MrRussian2023]

They work around the clock with all the videos they pump out I'm glad he has a nice house. Only a communist would be mad about that.

[@superstompers1975]

Takes me 10 minutes to go in the gas station pay and pump 40 gallons🤷🏻‍♂️ and I get a lot further then you will

[@jerrydawg4434]

I will beep and wave on my way back from the 10-minute trip to the gas station

[@boarini2003]

Hummers are grotesque embarrassments.

[@robmiller6770]

When it snows and when it’s cold outside, it takes three times longer to charge Google it.

[@trossk]

Going to be hard to haul stuff to work with your truck with that long a charge time

[@Todd1990]

This is why combustion engines will last. The carbon footprint will NOT DECREASE

[@aussiehardwood6196]

These EV's the way we have electrical infrastructure today are the worst. U pay all that money for a product thats almost unusable.

[@richardnottelmann58]

Nice house Romen.

[@alexsenin3632]

Ramen

[@reggievonramstein]

Roman

[@theexperiment8498]

EV fans: Are we there yet? EV Technology: No where close yet kids.

[@BenNSyder]

*Using a 5watt USB wall charger will work the* *same too but no one at TFL graduated High* *school*

[@6shoresy9]

**laughs in 'internal combustion'**

[@fantomphoenix6170]

3 min to fill up my ram 1500 1300+ mile range Can get a ton of diesel for the extra it would cost to get a EV hummer.

[@pine6163]

A horse and buggy would be more efficient , we’re regressing as a civilization .