The SUN has finally SET on the ELECTRIC CAR. Why TIME is running out FAST for The EV!

[@charlesb7019]

“I think you’ll find…. If you had bought a Tesla, travelled on a different day, left in the middle of the night before, tied Jeff up and left him in a bush, and hid his keys…. You would have won!”

[@martinwalker3372]

Brilliant again guys. I felt for you yet again Lee. Nobody can say you didn't try!!! Thank you once again.

[@Peterjames3535]

EV’s seem ideal for people with a lot of spare time on there hands.

[@leonardjackman354]

Electric cars abc always buying coffee.

[@richardhusband1448]

ABC ,Avoid Battery Cars .

[@carbondragon]

As an elderly man, who has had the usual problems for a man my age, I can't help but compare the ABC (always be charging) mantra to the dependence on the nearest bathroom that many men (including me) have been forced to adopt.

[@Ricamundo]

I thought exactly the same thing. ABP? 😉

[@elixier33]

You can get the first 80% of your charge in about half an hour. Nobody has to sit there for hours on end charging their vehicle to 100%. I'm not an ev fan however don't have a problem with them.

[@duncanpage1556]

EVs have to be the biggest Joke of 2023 next to Biden and Trudeau

[@garywordsworth9302]

Morags new year resolution must be " I will not comment on the MacMasters videos"

[@edmundashworth7532]

Your EVangelist friend lied about his range. To do his claimed 310 miles at 3.7 miles per Kw, he would need an 84Kw battery, which his car doesn't have. The math does not lie.

[@larryjimbob]

ABC could also stand for always being compromised. Charging is a joke.

[@joytotheworld9109]

Or Always Buying Coffee

[@fourbees5493]

Always being conned

[@paulnewman9275]

EV's are about as much the future as 8 Track tapes. The X5 is almost a lightweight compared to ludicrous EV's ...

[@dps615]

They said the same about vinyl.

[@kadmow]

@@dps615 , yep and even the disks of Startrek are a relic for enthusiasts and late boomers.. (jk... Vinyl had the benefit of relying on mere physics, no 'encoding' to mess up.)

[@bigal3055]

​@dps615 I used to have a huge amount of vinyls, but smashed them all to pieces when CDs became thing. Bit of a shame really, but it was a record breaking collection.

[@paulnewman9275]

@@dps615 Vinyl is not 8 Track , vinyl never died out .....

[@paulnewman9275]

@@bigal3055 Mad , I still play my vinyl every day ,outselling CD's now . Only one company now still making CD drives , hundreds of record player manufacturers. Quality lasts like ICE :)

[@DrRobert7898]

Your never going to beat him, the only way you can is put him in an EV

[@Kahuczech]

What do an EV Driver and a Person with Diarrhea have in common? They both worry that they may not make it home! 🤣🤣🤣

[@B.a.S.t.A.r.D.]

😂👍

[@WHuds01]

Ha Ha Hahahaha I Die Laughing I'm dead now

[@agrubera75]

Imagine Lee's shock that Geoff beat him in a car which cost less than his monthly payments of his Taycan 😂🤣

[@kadmow]

: less than the weekly depreciation... Lol. 😷

[@knownpleasures]

Geoff stopped for no reason at that first charging station playing hide n seek 😂. He could have won easier

[@SuperHification]

ABC - Always Bloody Charging 😞

[@steve19721]

This is like watching top gear 10 years ago with Clarkson n Hammond 🤣🤣

[@fredfred2363]

Two camera setup. Superb editing...

[@jonsnow9428]

Why would Lee win? Lee stopped twice to charge, Geoff only had to go to the loo and grab some food. It was a forgone conclusion. EV will always be last

[@dashobie]

EV's are a Fad they be gone in a few years,i just fill my tank and go no problem. EV's are to drive from Charging Station to Charging Station for Coffee.

[@SuperBartet]

EV's are a fad. Now where have I heard that before.. yes I know it's what I always say, and I'll be happy when they ban them all.

[@sunnybnk]

I'll not buy one, I couldn't afford all the coffee while charging.

[@daverichards1990]

Why aren't those wind turbines moving-turning?

[@richardhudson8574]

Too windy 😅

[@Farney-gy1qo]

How would anyone with a disability manage with those charging leads??

[@trickyfocus]

£40 to add 173 miles ? £40 of diesel in my golf would add 300 miles in 3 mins

[@kennethbowry1521]

What a nice guy at charging station, there is hope after all.

[@raybrown2197]

5 New chargers are being installed on a leisure park near me, the operators are paying the owner of the park £10,000 per year to put them on his land. That's one reason they are expensive

[@FrankTimms-cs5hl]

A suggestion for both your channel’s-do a split screen when on the phone with each other providing signals & microphones work without problems. Sync the audio from each others footages to avoid the lower quality heard through the phone speakers. Another possible challenge for the spring or summer is a small/city car low range challenge. EV-a G Whiz or Citroen Ami vs the ICE-Reliant Robin,Smart car or classic Mini. Something with a small fuel tank to make it match the low range of the EV. The main rule of the challenge is motorways are off limits & if possible two/one lane roads only are allowed(you can use a mile of dual carriage way for a short distance only to refuel/charge). Afterwards you have to immediately return to the same two lane road to continue the journey.

[@isaachunt2457]

I was in that massive earthquake in Japan the other day. Myself and my family were trapped under rubble for a good few hours, but thankfully nobody was hurt. We were all a bit scared but to add some levity I suggested it would have been foolhardy to own an EV in such a situation as I would imagine there isn't much electricity at the moment. Well suffice to say our shaking in fear soon turned to shaking in mirth as we giggled at the thought of the growing queue of EV owners waiting in futility while the petrol heads zoom into the sunset laughing. We were laughing so much that the rescuers asked if we wanted to stay a while longer!!!! However several of us had soiled ourselves by that stage so we politely declined and left.

[@toad008]

So earth quakes don't affect fuel deliveries then. What a strange comment.

[@sjs5375]

@@toad008 they're taking the piss....

[@EvilSie]

Come on EVangelists. Accept Geoff and Lee's challenge and join them on tour. Gives you the chance to show them how to plan a route and charge properly, right?

[@nottmfunguy]

I don't think they would take up the challenge, they see Lee and Geoff as a joke and they are above the average persons intelligence. Judging by Mr Wilson's show and the vlogs from some (not all), but some EV advocates they see pretty up their own rear ends.

[@stephenuden6403]

Love these videos, keep them going. Happy new year Lee and Geoff.❤

[@jonharnew]

You want to get Morag to work out the charging stations to use on your next route

[@mikestanley3219]

It's been my lifelong dream to be able to afford to buy a Porsche. But if I managed to buy one and found it was totally useless like your Taycan I would be devastated, so you have my sympathy.

[@Ifitwerks]

When you charged at Wye valley and that 2nd car split the power available that perfectly highlights the elephant in the room with a transition to all electric vehicles, as that 150Kw is the absolute maximum available even if they put in 6 points so divide that by 6 = 25kW The reason the infrastructure is so seriously lagging is simply either the power is not physically available or the costs to provide it from the local DNO are so expensive no one will pay those costs, hence the 85p/Kw hr and that is just the one charger at 150Kw hr. As a power industry engineer I know this, but people cant or wont see the picture and view EVs as I phones or food mixers , This is a whole new ball game with regard to loading and demand. Octopus energy are incentivising customers to use less power now !!! So what hope for the massive demand of EVs we simply can meet that at distribution level as it stands, even if it could be generated. When you see all the new underground power cables going in to meet this demand then you can have faith in the future, Its not happening now and I cant see it for all the above reasons.

[@pietjemol3420]

So true. Even for home charging you'd have the same problems, imagine when suddenly whole neighbourhoods decide to buy electric cars and they start all charging at 10 at night... The infrastructure isn't build for it.

[@DwaynePipes]

What are those Octopus incentives? 🤔

[@Ifitwerks]

@@pietjemol3420 No it cannot cope in its present state, Interestingly the UK gov has pledged a £70 million subsidy to assist with this which is peanuts, sounds good though, and of course that's taxpayers money, Only the grid is mentioned, nothing about the local distribution network (underground cables mainly) This is the area not being addressed and will be terminal (pardon the pun) to EVs if not upgraded with everything else !

[@nigelbaldwin752]

Just topping up the range with coal, then settle down to watch my favourite EV channel.

[@andljoy]

How about a charge on the move system. You put the car on the back of a diesel lorry with a generator on it and charge your car as the lorry drives along!

[@colinblackshaw971]

There just a mobile phone on wheels when you think about it 😂😂😂

[@cerealkiller4248]

Hi Lee When Geoff rang you to tell you he'd arrived, you were about a mile from my home. Having had 2 holidays last year, St. Davids and Fishguard, it struck me just how far behind you were. Also we often holiday in the Norfolk Broads, so i knew just how far you'd travelled that day. Anyway, I know you were disappointed but its very entertaining to watch so please carry on being a good sport. Happy New Year to you and your family.

[@stevezodiac491]

Macmaster, watch Ian Sampson's recent vlog. He is an early adopter of EV's and I have been following him fir nearly a decade but his latest vlog outlines the demise of his EV, in about half the expected life expectancy of a diesel vehivle. Ian is an honest person and i value his opinion and have watched his EV vlogs from the very early days. A valuable and informative watch.

[@bobstirling6885]

Such a shame you hardly ever get to see the destination....

[@dannydee2668]

Shame about the GoPro battery issue, I had a year old battery stop working and it has expanded quite a bit, so I contacted GoPro and after a pleasant 15 min phone call they sent me a new one free of charge. Very handy to know.

[@fredjames9867]

Get geff to rent a electric. .and you rent a diesel. Geff won't be smug anymore

[@bobstirling6885]

I don't ever recall having a problem lining up to a diesel pump and getting it to work.....I notice they put the chargers in the furthest point from the services building as they know the EV drivers have plenty of time to wander there and back and are used to messing around in the rain trying to get the charger to work......

[@TrueSkyl1n3]

I will gladly pay the slight extra cost for the convenience of having zero range anxiety, zero added costs to install a home charger, zero worry about not having enough charge incase of an emergency, zero worry about having to find a public charger that is both fast and actually works, zero worry about the looming overhead of a massive monthly finance payment going towards a massively depreciating asset… nah I’ll stick to my ICE 😎 Oh and on the van-driver subject I drive a van myself but I’ve only ever had to flash my beams once a few weeks ago when a moron was in the outside lane of the M20 barely doing 65 with nothing in the 2 inner lanes, and to top it off… IT WAS A BLOODY EV! 🙄

[@davidbrown270]

I’m sooo glad I let my etron go & paid 8k to get out of lease . Now a 3 ltr X5 & getting 50mpg and I can go any where any time . The infrastructure & battery tech still not there & wow how ev cars lose ££££. Never again love the content 😎

[@MarkEkslee]

Kit kat soooo agree and if you are old enough mars bars and marathon rappers too.

[@pdtech4524]

EVs are like the Betamax of video, stick with diesel the VHS of video 📹 🤣

[@watto7728]

Our second car is a Kona and we too get 300+ miles range, it's a 1.6 petrol turbo awd.

[@alecbayford7881]

I’m a lorry driver, I use the A14 and know it well. So your question why do lorry drivers overtake and then sit side by side? The simple answer is weight. All lorry drivers want to maintain a regular speed. Your mate mentioned Lorry’s limited speed and that’s the key. If you’re travelling along and closing on another lorry the one thing we don’t want to do is lift off and slow down because it’ll take forever to get back up to a safe speed. So you begin an overtake manoeuvre. Unfortunately what happens is if your on a hill at some point the weight of your load will play apart. The lorry your overtaking might be lighter than you. His unit might have slightly more HP than you or you reach your speed limiter and simply cannot go any faster. Now you’re stuck. If you slow down to get back over you lose all you momentum. So your at the mercy of the lorry your trying to overtake. By the same principle his also trying to maintain a constant speed so doesn’t want to lift off either. So what you now have is a stale mate.

[@elixier33]

Well that's not completely true anymore. I heart one of those massive articulated trucks pull off quicker that my mother in her crappy little Kia Portage. That thing absolutely moved. I don't know if it was a hybrid or what it was but it moves I was godsmack

[@jim-md6ej]

How do Macmaster. Thanks for calling me a pain in the arse.. 😂 (lorry driver). The problem is when a truck overtakes another truck on a dual carriageway is that they are limited to 56mph max, so the truck on the inside lane could be travelling at 54 mph and the truck on the outside lane could be travelling at 56 mph. So it's going to take a while for the overtaking truck to pass and get back over to the left. Another thing that happens is that they could be sitting side by side for a while because the truck on the inside won't back off slightly to let overtaking truck pass, I'll back off and let overtaking trucks pass because at the end of the day it just pisses everyone off being held up by us truck drivers.. 👍.

[@TheMacMaster]

Lol Jim. 😂 You have me my first lol of 2014. 😂 Brilliant. Massive respect for lorry drivers really. My mate Dave is one. It always looks kinda glamorous from the outside. Open road. CB radio. Truckers cafes. But I'm told in reality it's bloody hard work. Keep on trucking my friend. ❤️🕶️

[@jim-md6ej]

@@TheMacMaster Blimey Cb radio, remember them fondly, think the mobile phone replaced them to be honest. At the end of the day the job pays the bills, can't really think of anything good to say about it.. 🤔😂.

[@douglasb.5601]

​@@TheMacMaster You're showing your age Lee it's 2024...not 2014! 😖🤣👍🏻

[@TB-up4xi]

Then stay behind the lorry doing 54mph until the road is clear and don't be a complete dickhead by overtaking 2mph faster - this is why people hate Lorry drivers.

[@stevekenilworth]

law / highway code says being overtaken one bit of it says slow down if necessary to allow pass, speeding up while being passed can also be classed as dangerous. so what i gather from HC is the truck what being overtaken must slow a bit esp if the one passing is struggling to get past at reasonable rate. just wish more road user knew that section of the HC 168 being overtaken

[@ProfessorCrumbs65]

Oh yes. I have been looking forward to your video. Geoff's part was brilliant. Especially hiding in the service station. I'm really looking forward to this one. What an amazing pair you are.

[@torontocpl]

$56,000 🇨🇦 dollars to replace the Hyundai Ionic batteries after insurance company wrote it off because of road damage ( some small rocks) to the undercarriage battery protection cover.. Happened another time to another Hyundai Ionic 5 a lady ran over a muffler on the road., damage looked minimal but turns out battery cooling system may have been damaged. Again insurance company wrote it off as “totalled” because the battery replacement was $56,000 -$60,000 this is unbelievable.. what a waste of resources.. I run a used Jeep and a older Hummer H1 that only cost me less than $30,000 ..they are reliable and don’t need to be in a heated garage like most EV during a Canadian winter i live in the HudsonBay area of 🇨🇦 last night temp was minus -37c with 50km winds… We usually get minus -45 c to -52c from January until March.. weeks without sun , usually too windy for Wind turbines to operate safely.. Cheers

[@peter_peter_pumpkin_eater]

Where's Morag!

[@Nosdos]

Charging her MG

[@jenkitching43]

​@@Nosdos😂

[@Broadwould]

I got talked into swapping a 17 y/o Polo TDi for a 3 y/o Yaris petrol hybrid in 2022. No regrets so far and better fuel economy but at 66 I'll give up driving before being forced into an EV. They are useless for long journeys as your videos have proved.

[@marygaleac]

Made a bacon sandwich in the time to get that started up….hilarious….and why I will never buy an electric car…..5 mins at the petrol station…..450 miles……radio on….heating on…..heated seats on …..screen warmers on….lets go

[@Law24809905]

Anxiety ,beyond , comprehension

[@russellgray1426]

I’m excellent at jigsaw puzzles, I don’t mean to be big headed but it only took me 6 days to complete one which said 5 to 10 years on the box!

[@michaelgodbold6247]

But if you had a tesla, ######. you'll still be second

[@Farney-gy1qo]

When (back in the late 90's/00's) I was a 2cv'er I would be in the Truck Lane, But I would manage to control my speed to make it more convenient to overtake me in the shortest time. And then signal them with a flash from my headlights to pull back in to the truck lane. Also, a 2cv is probably one of the only cars you can experience slip streaming behind a lorry. Its even more fun when you experience the turbulence when you back off a bit.

[@michaelwhiles5282]

Always the best when you tag team Have a great start to 2024.

[@thinkingimpaired5663]

Maybe if you could tow a diesel generator behind the EV then wire up to the battery, the charge issue might disappear in a cloud of sweet diesel exhaust.

[@Mooseracks]

Cargo ship carrying burning lithium-ion batteries kept offshore of Alaska port

[@kradius2169]

E-bike blew up in a Toronto subway.

[@DwaynePipes]

​@@kradius2169fuel delivery truck exploded and killed at least 40 people in Liberia last week.😢

[@kradius2169]

@@DwaynePipes ... And people stole the fuel that didn't burn, they're that poor. What's your point?

[@DwaynePipes]

@@kradius2169 The same as your point maybe? Remind me what that was?

[@kradius2169]

@@DwaynePipes ... Lithium ion batteries can unpredictably deflegrate, burning at 5,000F and releasing toxic and explosive gases.

[@MStanleyRoss]

I watched an EVangelist video yesterday, driving around his locality seeing the state of the chargers, he was finding the usual issues, but the worst was, he plugged into a 350 and was drawing 20% around 60KW, and he didn't seem to be particularly bothered.

[@johnduffield8740]

Let's do it Lee I'll be there in my 4 litre Morgan plus 8 25 mpg bring it on

[@matthewgodwin3050]

ABC: Always be charging. Or as Morag would say; ABC: Always be commenting.

[@jenkitching43]

@matthewgodwin3050 😂👌

[@geraldtomson8105]

The problem with the newer trucks on the road is that they have what they call a governor that restricts them to 56mph so when they overtake each other unless the overtaking truck is set a little faster than the other truck they will stay alongside each other until one or the other gives way and eases off. Some older trucks don't have a governor fitted so they do go a little bit faster, also some newer trucks have been tampered with to go a little faster, but the seals on these governors have to be checked on it's M.O.T. by the ministry of transport.

[@JackOfski]

Him and Geoff keep moaning about trucks so would love to see them both try it for a day, think that might shut them up.

[@andrewhesketh5898]

Its not an oil rig. Its The Principality Of Sealand. Maybe you can live on it? Just ask the Prince (Of the Principality Of Sealand). Parking is terrible there though.

[@davidiand7]

I have a 10 year old TomTom, never lets me down, it also has live traffic information!

[@clementsphil]

The prospect of having to have an EV terrifies me. A home charger is not an option, there are no street chargers currently so all my charging would be at public charge points and I would need to do so at least once every day. I work at different locations every day - with no charging points at many and only slow chargers if places do have them. Adding a couple of hours and spending upwards of £50 a day on fuel worries the life out of me

[@Car-crazy]

We had a massive earthquake in Japan yesterday cutting off electric in many places. Imagine trying to charge your car with no electric, would be a fun challenge.

[@DickDebonaire]

Feel bad for Japan. And imagine the electric cars submerged under salt water from even minor tsunamis

[@Hell-Hound1]

Imagine being able to power life saving equipment by using V2L from an EV.

[@androcoulton]

@@Hell-Hound1 Imagine being able to power them from the diesel generator already installed

[@DickDebonaire]

@@Hell-Hound1 so you're saying an EV can be used to save the people it's injured or put out the fire that it started?

[@Hell-Hound1]

@@androcoulton installed where?

[@nottmfunguy]

Until there is parity with petrol/diesel, electric cars still have a way to go, it might take a number of years yet maybe 10, 15, 20 years time. I am a BMW driver, my wife is an Audi driver. We bought our new BMW 4x4 diesel last year 2023, I can't justify paying 20% more for the EV equivalent, the depreciation loss in such a short time, nor the inflated insurance costs and finally public charging costs and terrible infrastructure. Like the majority of drivers and car owners, EV's do not give value for money nor the peace of mind that most of us take for granted whilst owning a car.

[@horseathalt7308]

*The new narrative from TPTB is "Buy a hybrid" ...But WHY? They are far more expensive to buy than a regular gas or diesel car, more complex, and more expensive to repair when the time comes.*

[@fredfred2363]

I've come to the conclusion that EVs are not really basic transport. I'd say that they're more a luxury driving experience than "just basic transport". Think limo. As a consequence they are expensive to buy, depreciate like a rock, expensive to maintain, expensive to repair and surprisingly expensive to run (public leccy prices). Nothing to do with being environmentally friendly at all (we all know they're not). I actually like them, but I'm sticking to my 22YO vdub diesel. Good video. Great editing as per usual!

[@rhodaborrocks1654]

That offshore structure that Geoff asked about at the beginning of the video is a WW2 era gun platform, and I think that one is known as Rough Towers. There were a few of those forts dotted around the Thames estuary and after they were abandoned they became popular during the 1960's as bases for pirate radio stations and, although both Radio London and Radio Caroline expressed an interest in moving onto it at one time, I don't think any broadcasts were ever made from Rough Towers, however, another of the offshore pirate station owners made claim to this particular one, renamed it the Principality of Sealand and he and his family occupied it for many years, I don't know if it is still occupied however.

[@barnseyfrommossley]

The ONLY reason EV sales are so poor in Europe and the UK is because the manufacturers and governments have targeted the wrong end of the market. Very few people have the money for a £70,000 all singing, all dancing car capable of 2 second 0-60 times. If they had gone the other way, aiming for the £10k city car market with the capability of the occasional 100 mile trip they would have sold as fast as thy could build them.

[@craiglockley9939]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. Nothing else needs saying!

[@Twmpa]

Absolutely right. Just goes to show what a middle class affair the whole global warming scam is. We are constantly told that EVs will save the planet but I am not at all convinced that the right approach is for all the EVs to be enormous 3 ton SUVs.

[@craiglockley9939]

Ev’s won’t save the planet at all. They are more polluting to manufacture and Where does electricity come from? Where does the battery materials come from? How sustainable is it? If the battery is powered by coal derived power plans then it’s c75,000 miles before there is any net benefit.

[@theoneandyt]

​​@@craiglockley9939And how many miles in the UK, where coal is 1.5% of the energy mix?

[@craiglockley9939]

@@theoneandyt probably nearer 1% for the UK. The point I’m making is not uk specific but a more general one to highlight certain information that certain Pious EVanglelists seem to overlook when preaching to everybody else.

[@mikemaki7192]

The only way ev's can be the future is through government coercion, and thats what they're gearing up for.

[@timhicks2154]

Daft EV is doomed from the off! 😂😂😂

[@neilbeauchamp1924]

The clear issue with EVs is charging time. There's no getting around that and really fast charging is limited by physics. Compared to ICE vehicle refuelling there is no fast charging for EVs. They are always slow chargers and it is just the degree to which they are slow. The faster you send power down a power line the more of that power is lost to heat making very fast charging, like the time it takes to refuel an ICE car, an issue that will be extremely difficult to solve. On any long journey that you might do in an EV you will need to leave hours earlier than you would with an ICE car if you needed to get to a destination by a certain time. The long journey will always be completed quicker in an ICE vehicle.

[@DwaynePipes]

How long is a long journey though?

[@neilbeauchamp1924]

Surely you are not serious in asking such a stupid question however that is what I have come to expect from EVangelists. A long joutney is not pottering around a city and it is not a short day trip to the country. It is a journey that is greater than 500 miles and covered in a single day. It is a journey on open highways and rural roads far beyond your regular driving habits. In Australia where I live our rural journeys range from 600 to 800 kilometers or 375 to 500 miles and I know of no EV that can do that journey on just 1 charge yet my ICE vehicle has done that distance easily on just one tank. I notice that you havent challenged the charging issue. The EV rule seems to be - Always be charging - and guess what, you are always charging. @@DwaynePipes

[@fredfred2363]

This is naughty... If you want to deactivate a public charger, fill a little plant sprayer with salt water and a bit of washing up liquid and spray the plug pins... The earth leak will deactivate the charging station. I design stuff like this and have shouted at companies to redesign the plug to prevent earth leaks. I demonstrated this failure mode to a few companies who don't believe that water is a problem...

[@ScottGunter-p4l]

Hello Lee, the the Mac master Keep up the good work Put the electric cars in the bin get yourself a petrol. I watch you every night. Say hi to Jeff by cars. Safe travels love to meet you one day

[@chrisaris8756]

Kit Kats definitely don’t taste as good with the modern wrappers. Or maybe it’s because poor old Rowntrees have been destroyed by Nestles. (Note Nestles like it used to be not Neestlay!!!!)

[@WRS42]

When I was younger, my dad had a 1974 Chevy Suburban with a 454 ci "big block" petrol engine. Had a 40 gallon fuel tank - a little over 150 liters. That vehicle was an absolute tank.

[@NineZeroHero]

A.B.C. = A Battery Car! or Absolute Bloody Con! or Always Behind Challenges! 😂👍🏻

[@mickgee3489]

And the moral of the story is use the electric car as a run-a-round and go buy a cheap diesel for long journeys, or get the train.

[@IvermectinFTW]

But only on days when the trains aren't on strike or disrupted by weather (rare)

[@mickgee3489]

Oh yeah so bike then?

[@chrishanslip6443]

Hi Lee, I'm a lorry driver, and the reason why we try to overtake our trucker freands is this, morst trucks are fitted with a speed limiter, of between 54 and 57 mph, each truck is different so if I'm driving down the motorway at let's say 55 mph on the inside lane, my truck friend is limited to say 54 mph I will try and overtake him/her, but if I'm loaded and they are not, it only takes a small hill to mess it up, and remember I can only drive 9 hours a day, so every 1 mph over a week makes a big difference, its not a easy job, I'm thinking of being a vloger lol

[@gr7485]

My takeaway from these challenges is if you don’t have to be anywhere, EVs are great.

[@DwaynePipes]

My takeaway is , if you have to be somewhere, never ever under any circumstances, accept a lift from Lee!😂😂😂😂

[@ronniegilmour7538]

Don't ever retire lee.have a great 24..

[@clivengauge]

That x5 looks nice for its age and still looks better then an ev 👍

[@timhicks2154]

I bought some yellow tinted glasses for night driving. Polarised as well. Really good! They cut the glare from oncoming headlights a treat.

[@jenkitching43]

Interesting! I am having problems with headlight glare at night.

[@timhicks2154]

@@jenkitching43 - the ads often appear on FaceBook

[@pdtech4524]

So when are you 2 going to do the east to west coast of USA along the old route 66? Geoff in an EV and Lee in a clapped out diesel...😁👍

[@davidflamee]

A B C. I promise to complete this EV alpahabet. Watch this space. Well done Lee I really was backing you on this one. Take care and, Happy new year.

[@neilarchbold94]

Forget the Tesla if you like driving.. Out if curiosity I hired one to do a journey from Baisingstoke to Birmingham, for my Moms birthday and see family..Loved the car power was emense deliberately didn't hang about stuck to the average speeds ,oh sorry forgot to mention I had to stop to pick my Son up in Reading ,so not too much of a detour I was giving it a bit of Welly on the A33.. Them Teslas can bloody shift for sure😅..Cut a long story short I made it as far as Warwick Services..Nearly 56 quid then had to charge again on way back 48 quid .On the other hand did the same Journey in my Focus ST hybrid made it there and back on a Tank of Fuel, petrol 65 Quid and quarter of a tank left Two and a half hrs quicker .. Just saying.. Happy new year all..

[@djtaylorutube]

How on earth did you manage those prices? Warwick Services Supercharger is currently 55p peak, 43p off peak. Taking £56 at the peak rate would buy 100kWh. The distance between Basingstoke and Birmingham via Reading is 99 miles, call it 100. So what you're saying is that keeping within the speed limit, you managed 1kWh per mile. What was the car, when was the trip and which chargers did you use because that's not adding up.

[@DwaynePipes]

​@@djtaylorutubedon't spoil it and let facts get in the way of a good story!😂

[@neilarchbold94]

@@djtaylorutube I didn't say I kept it in the speed limit I said average speed and gave it some Welly. Wouldn't want to self incriminate . As for the costs I couldn't tell you how much per kilowatt. The hire company give you one of their recharge cards think it was a Shell card and that's how much I was charged Oh the car was a model Y dual 🛵..

[@neilarchbold94]

@@djtaylorutube This just popped up again .. Read what I actually said.. Not what your EV head says I said... I've also given a reply with more detail .. Happy New year..

[@djtaylorutube]

@@neilarchbold94 Yep I read what you originally put and did appropriate calculations. When was it? If it was about a year ago, supercharger prices were quite a bit higher but if in the last six months, my figures stand. Seems you got a shade over 1 mile per kWh which is pretty difficult unless you were literally hoofing it away from every junction? Maybe you were doing that. Expect the same level of economy driving a petrol car. Nothing about an EV head, just basic sums and a level of interest. Driving down through France in summer at around 80mph, I was getting three times the distance for the same power consumption. I wonder if the hire company has a surcharge on the rate? That's possible, to the point of being quite likely. I've not hired one so it's a question out of interest and makes it even more unattractive for a non Tesla owner. A Tesla owner could use their own Tesla account and get normal pricing. Shell card though, did you use Tesla Superchargers or other third party? Thanks for coming back with info though and Happy New Year too.

[@draugmithrin]

Thanks for the great content last year, off to a great start for 2024 😎

[@martinjackson565]

Evs are like the Sony Betamax

[@azzyzaidi4393]

Its a fair point about wasting time waiting to charge. Which brings up another point. Given public transport still needs heavy investment, what will EVs do to UK productivity and therefore wages/cost of goods/Services? I distinctly remember the business case/rationale behind HS2 being a time saving of 30 minutes when travelling London to Birmingham therefore improving productivity. So given travel by EV takes longer and is therefore less productive, how does one square this conundrum? Do we just accept it and pay more for less???

[@davidhall4499]

Viewers to your channel must realise that you are quite correct and EV's are not the future and at present only about 15% of new vehicles sold are EV's. Any company that relies and comcentrates on just that 15% is at risk of going bankrupt.

[@robtitheridge9708]

what an adventure, i dont see any way electric can win because of charging times .like you say lee not bthe future

[@johnrowley8976]

First charge and problems already. What a farce!

[@musicgarryj]

Totally agree with Lee about the KitKats with the paper+siver foil : much better. The new style wrappers are more difficult to open and (this may be my imagination) make the KitKats somehow taste less fresh. I bought a tub of Roses this Christmas and the new sealed wrappers on those produce the same problems! Anyway, great video....keep up the good work! :)

[@lparky4409]

Try it again in the summer when Lee would have a better chance to see the sunset, depending on the lovely British weather of course.

[@OldGuyAdventure]

Here is a thought: a ride-share car that is electric for small commutes in cities. The car docks on special back into pads. This makes sense, but with the reliability of electrical technology, it will have issues flying. I used to work in heavy industry, and there are regulations around how much power the average person can handle. An electric car's high amperage and voltage are 3 times too much power. In Canada, as the average person in the public, you are allowed to use 120 volts, 15 amps of power. Switching a switch that throws power on anything higher than this is illegal. I guess the EV industry says the power is not flowing when you are plugging in the car, yet you are standing beside a cord with more power than an arc welder when charging.

[@mjpfl8131]

The future depends on the politicians we elect and what laws they pass. If EVangelists out-vote us, our gas cars will be illegal and we'll be forced to buy EVs. Doesn't matter how inconvenient EVs may be. Once the gas cars are all off the road, just wait for electricity prices to go up...and up...and up. So, people, we all need to pay even more attention to who we vote for and try to convince a few others to go along.

[@paulmuff9883]

There’s always going to petrol on sale

[@seanswilson]

@mjpfl8131 - "just wait for electricity prices to go up" - I've been saying the same thing for a few years now, and what's worse, is that it means everyone will be paying higher prices for electricity, including those people who drive ICE vehicles, and, even more crucially, those people who don't even drive a car! We're been ripped off left, right and centre! When has your electric bill ever decreased because of all the 'cheap renewable energy sources' that they're littering across the country?

[@DwaynePipes]

You, me and everyone on this channel will be long time dead before you are "forced" to even step into an EV. Get over it. Go live your life without worrying about cars that don't go brrrmm, brrrmm!😂😂😂😂😂

[@KIERANPOTTS-w1x]

It's not just putting a value on your time, time is finite and should be priceless.

[@wardyx360]

Another great video, perfectly put together. Here’s to more in 2024. Happy new year to you and your family.