The Problem with Electric Cars in 2023!

[@Motorflix]

Please don't linch me in the comments . What has been your experience with electric cars on long journeys?

[@zizimai7568]

This needs to be seen as a UK issue & not necessarily a problem every other country. EV infrastructure varies from country to country & number of non-working charging stations deoends on who is managing them.

[@rog1046]

Hi, question, which car did you enjoy the most overall, the polestar 2 or the ioniq 5 and why? Great channel

[@Motorflix]

Polestar 2 feels more grown up. More solid and slightly more premium. Hyundai looks cooler, is more quirky but in a good way. If it had a gun to my head and had to choose I’d go Polestar I think.

[@060racing8]

I'm thinking that in five to ten years the secondary market will be flooded with extremely cheap ev's hat no one wants to buy would make a good cheap City car . But no one is going to be saving the planet in a $70,000 box on Wheels

[@Motorflix]

Could not agree more!!

[@scubatrucker6806]

Your driving a ionic 5 . I love that suv. TFL Channel just did a road trip from Disney in Anaheim California to Disney in Orlando FL. Nonstop. That's a 2,500 miles. In the USA. I don't know how your infrastructure is but they did it in th US.

[@Motorflix]

How long did it take them. It would take a long time in the UK to do 2500 miles.

[@ShaneClapson888]

It’s important to remember it has taken a 100+ years to get the ICE infrastructure we have now. I doubt it will take any where near that to get ev infrastructure in place. As technology improves things will inevitably improve. Once you drive ev you know you’re driving the future. Also, if the demand is there, supply will always follow. Tesla are just very clever by building out infrastructure to support their products.

[@Motorflix]

I am going to have to disagree with some of the above. I do agree that progress will be fast... but it is not fast enough for the amount of cars that the government are trying to get everyone rolling out. As of 2030 manufacturers are supposed to be selling electric cars and I can't see that in 7 years there will be enough infrastructure in place or enough energy in our grid to cater for everyones needs. Also the cost of the whole thing is only going to be passed on to the end user making electric cars inevitably very expensive to run. Unfortunately there is no such thing as a free lunch. Not to mention the effect on the environment just building them.

[@tobi_dg]

This exactly why I would hesitate to buy a non Tesla EV. There are some really nice ones but they’re not much good if I can’t charge them. Sure I could charge at home most of the time but I can’t trust the charging network for long drives.

[@rjag2034]

I think hybrids and PHEV are the way to go to completely eliminate any range anxiety! I have a Ford Maverick hybrid that gets around 50mpg with 900-1,000km range. I cancelled my order for the Ford Lightning for exactly the same reason as you stated here. The infra just isn’t there for any type of road trip.

[@Mikegastaldo]

What needs to happen is EV manufacturers need to stop making vehicles with 500 HP and 300 miles range...300 HP and 500 miles range..start making 120 HP with 1000 miles range..160 HP with 800 miles range.. funny how the Honda civic/Nissan Sentra had 100 HP for years and people loved them ..

[@Motorflix]

I agree entirely!!

[@edgarsdzerins]

I bought EV 10 years ago and got rid of it for the same reason! Its not functioning with low milage!

[@sindoorbelic8036]

Thats why you dont buy anything else but a Tesla. No wonder they are the best selling ev.

[@dozieogbudimkpa1460]

One of the nice advice I got today on electric cars thanks for the practical information