Would you drive an Electric Car (EV) in The Netherlands?

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Today, let's discuss why I chose to buy an electric vehicle in The Netherlands!
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02:58 Intro
03:29 Why I bought an EV
04:56 EV infrastructure in The Netherlands
07:47 Fun features on my Nissan Leaf
10:30 Buying an EV from dealer stock
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[@JoviesHome]

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[@bmw803]

Hi. Great content, but I hope you did the math and you didn't buy a car that will take you 10 years to pay off by the time you save enough gas. Gas here in Buffalo area is 4.12/Gallon. Did the math and if I went to get an EV , it would take me 8 years to break even. Makes no sense to spend 40K for an EV to save on gas. I guess it's different in NL, but here it makes no sense.

[@renekuipers4563]

You always talk about high tax .Not true .Thst electric car .for a part payd by tax ..Thanks goverment tax.

[@renekuipers4563]

Thanks goverment for the discount for my car.Thank you tax payer.Understand now how it.s works here .You pay but get back..

[@renekuipers4563]

Stop talking about high tax .now you get money back..Tax systen is a way to regulated a system.

[@tarquinmidwinter2056]

Nice to see you back. Missed you for a while.

[@JoviesHome]

Thank you, that is so nice to hear!

[@claudiageldtmeijer456]

we are driving 100% electric sins 2009, 13 years now, and we love it!

[@christheodor6710]

I got a Hyundai Kona electric last October and it's my best decision ever. Good to see you're well Jovana :)

[@sterlingwalters]

Awesome! We just got a Nissan Leaf for in -town driving since we’re in the States. We decided to get an EV to save money on gas from our Honda Pilot (family of six). I wish we had more infrastructure geared toward bicycles, but where we live is hoping to become the cycling capital of the South. We love biking as a family.

[@Jos_G.]

Dear Sarah, if you like to bike take a look at the channel "Not just Bikes". It's a very interesting channel (sometimes with funny remarks) about city development (for bikers), biking and more.

[@LK-pc4sq]

I agree UNITED STATES infrastructure was built around the car ..massive mistake. Earth is entering a mass extinction "the worst of climate change is occurring near the equator" Massive flood events and droughts are caused by over population, deforestation and co2 emissions.

[@sterlingwalters]

@@Jos_G. Thanks! Very cool!

[@JoviesHome]

Enjoy your Nissan Leaf and family biking time!

[@gerhardhuman1]

Great video. Which is better, financial lease or private lease?

[@Jacob_._Roberts]

I have a Honda Fit, which uses a gasoline engine. I have never seen an electric charging station in Garland, Texas (USA) where I live. Some people here have hybrids so that they don't have to worry about the lack of charging stations.

[@ethansalimabean419]

Can you make a video on the car buying process? Also, how much is the rate to charge the cars? Thanks!

[@jackvandersluis1723]

Congrats with your new car, good choice! 👍

[@JoviesHome]

Thank you so much!

[@TerryVogelaar]

Enjoy your new car. Hopefully, by paying less for gas, you save enough money to be able to afford the €7038 an hour for parking. Personally, I don't have a car, nor do I need one. I work from home, and if I need to go anywhere, I take the bike. And if it is too far to bike or the weather is a bit too Dutch, I can use public transport.

[@JoviesHome]

Thanks! Enjoy your bike and transport- I'm glad it works well for you!

[@susanneharvey4034]

Congrats!!! I’m taking delivery of my Volkswagen ID.4 Pro S AWD here in the US this week!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I’ll receive a federal tax credit of $7500 and a Colorado State tax credit of $2500. That’s a whopping $10,000 back in my pocket. 😁 I’m super excited to never have to go to a gas station again. I can comfortably charge at home and when on road trips, I have 3 years of free DC fast charging on the Electrify America Charging Network, which comes with the car. I’m super excited, so I totally can relate to the feeling(s) you’re experiencing right now. Going electric starts with the individual. I hope that more and more people make the switch. So I appreciate you talking about this topic. Unless one is interested in the topic and does research about all the EVs that are currently available here in the US, the average person won’t know… that’s also including the rapidly expanding charging network outside of the Tesla super charging network here in the US. Btw, I’m a German currently living in Colorado. (My hubby was US soldier, now retired after 20+ years) we’re working on returning to Germany eventually. 💗 Tschüss! 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻

[@JoviesHome]

Congrats! I'm happy for you! Good luck on your return to Germany!

[@marcovtjev]

I have heard the maintenance reasons too. But I also heard some doubts on the life span of the quite expensive accu pack beyond 8-10 years (which of course also affects 2nd hand value), but that might be dated. Personally, I didn't do the full math because the main problem is doubtful solar yields due to a weeds problem (as in a double row of 30 meter high south facing monumental oak trees 10-15m in front of my house ).

[@rikakemme]

You're back! I was getting concerned! 😃

[@JoviesHome]

Oh, thank you! I just don't have as much time for videos these days.

[@rikakemme]

@@JoviesHome Does that mean you got that job you mentioned in your last video?

[@winmachielse1233]

Congrats with your electric car. I bought myself an electric bike recently. 😁

[@JoviesHome]

Thank you! Enjoy your bike!

[@VaneezyTV]

Wow perfect timing with this topic! I got into a car accident a few weeks ago & my car is totaled 💔😭 so I've been looking into getting a new car (which I wanted to avoid) but yesterday I learned about the LEAF & they're pretty affordable too & It would help to not feel guilty in contributing to pollution so yes, I'm definitely looking into getting one soon. Question! How many mileage do you get when fully charged?

[@ThePinkPearll]

That might be hard to estimate in NL, because there is so much charging station, she can probably recharge at every stop she takes!

[@klarameijer1889]

Yes we just bought one a few weeks back and I love driving it! It’s a Hyundai

[@garytulie8567]

In the UK, the government gives a grant of £2500 for EVs below £30000. In addition, EVs are exempt from road tax and from the London congestion charge. Also there is a salary sacrifice scheme for EVs leased through an employer - the lease fee together with insurance, routine maintenance, and an EV charger installed at home are covered in the lease all of which is paid for through gross salary - saving income tax, and both employer's and employee's national insurance resulting in around a 40% saving on the total cost of running an electric car.

[@RitzSamaritano]

I'm glad you're ok with your new car. In my country (Italy) we also have a charging stations here and there, but they're mainly done by majors to show people "Hey, look! We're doing something for the environment!" but if only 10% of the people will switch to an EV those charging stations will not be nearly enough (and to be honest even now people with electric cars use those charging station as a daily parking, specially in the big cities where find parking is really hard...). The 2nd reason I will not buy an electric car is that they're insanely expensive. Ok fuel prices sometimes get crazy (also here in Italy gas reached 2,2 €/l, but now dropped to 1,6 €/l because most of the price is made by taxes, and finally the government cut a little bit of those taxes) but to buy an electric car you must spend a ton of money, the Leaf for example here costs more than 30k €, and honestly most of the people spend half of that price for their car; most of the people need decades to recover those 15k € of difference between a good new gas car and an electric car. The 3rd reason I will not buy an electric car is that electricity is really really expensive in my country, and to get a charging station at home I had to spent at least 3k € and upgrade my electricity contract rising fixed costs each month. The 4th reason is the range. Maybe in the Netherlands this is not a big issue, because the country is not too big (I think the longest distance between two cities is something like 250 Km) but in my country this is not the case. For example from Milan to Rome (which is a very common trip for work or holydays also) there are 600 Km, and you're only in the middle of the "boot", if you want to go in Sicily or Puglia in the summer it's more than 1000 Km. Using a gas car it's not a big issue, also small cars can easily run for 600 Km with a tank of fuel, and refuelling is a matter of a minute; with an electric car it will be a pain, you have to split the trip between several days, spend a lot of time organize for hotels with charging stations and all of this makes you trip cost rise. Also going for a single day of skying on the Alps (which is quite a common thing in the north of Italy) will be painful because you still have to drive for at least 200-300 Km, with really low temperatures (which reduce you battery charge by itself), and hope your battery will last enought to get home by the evening. I respect your decision and I really hope it will be the right choice for you and your family, but in my hopinion electric cars will be a real option when: - cost will be around the same as a gas car of the same type (for example a small utility car cost will be 11-15 €) - fuel range will be around the same (~600 Km with a full charged battery) - recharge will be a matter of a couple of minutes, not hours like now (for example standard batteries across all cars and change batteries instead of charging them). Maybe we will get to that point in the future, I hope so, but for now electric cars are not an option imho, they sound more like the new toy for the richest part of the world, while the rest of the world can't afford it or don't care at all. For the environment it would be much better if the rest of the world will try to align with european cars standard regarding fuel consumpion and pullution; this objective will be really hard for some countries (specially in the poorest part of the world), but can be easy to reach for other countries like USA, but they lack the will to do it.

[@transient_]

Wait, 600 km for work? 1200 km a day? 10 hours of driving each day for 8 hours of work? So that leaves you 6 hours a day to sleep and live? I don't envy you your work/life balance if you have to make that Milan-Rome trip every day.

[@RitzSamaritano]

@@transient_ fortunately it's not my case, but I know people that do this kind of trips, usually tho they move to Rome from the north on Monday and they stay there for all the week and came back for the weekend.

[@transient_]

@@RitzSamaritano Then they'd be better of ,in my opinion, by using alternative methods, public transportation maybe(?)

[@RitzSamaritano]

@@transient_ yeah sure, a lot of people moved from plane to high speed train, but there's still people forced to use cars or small trucks to bring stuff with them. Beside them there's a lot of people doing this kind of trips for holidays, even longer (from North of Italy to Sicily it's more than 1000 Km) and moving with an EV would be a pain in the a$$, it would require much more time, more stops, more logistics problems

[@transient_]

@@RitzSamaritano If it's for holidays there's even less reason not to use public transport.

[@lukasmolenaar]

Hoeveel km kan je rijden met de nieuwe versie van de Leaf, mijn zus heeft een oudere versie en die moet altijd laden als je langs komt omdat hij de 80 km heen en 80 terug niet haalt

[@ronaldstrous2764]

De oude leaf had geloof ik een 22 Kw accu, de nieuwe iets van 45 of hoger, dus ong. 300 km of meer

[@CreRay]

Leaf 62kWh tussen 200 en 400km afhankelijk van de omstandigheden. 400km zomer en niet sneller dan 90, 200km winter en 130km/u

[@nagranoth_]

Hangt enorm van 't weer af.

[@saiabhinand5]

Hi Jovie! Great to see you have made the switch to EV, congrats! I was also thinking of doing this but wondered how you can charge your car at home in a Dutch terraced house where you park on the road. Do you have any suggestions for this?

[@user-uw9tf6vl6l]

Would like know as well

[@sadib8]

You ask the municipality to install a street charger 👍🏻

[@gordonwallin2368]

Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

[@tonys1636]

Looked into acquiring an EV here in Ireland as the price of new and used ICE cars has skyrocketed of late, plus the cost of fuel has gone up alarmingly. We also have a Govt. grant (about €3,500) an help with the €35,000 - €50,000 price tag for a small family sized car. I then looked into leasing one, that works out about the same as leasing an ICE car as the leasing company claim the grant. There is also a grant to install an home charging system using low cost electricity at night, essential here as still a lack of public charging points but getting better. One also gains in the road tax, or lack of at present plus the no chatge for entering a ULEZ in cities, not yet here but coming.

[@JoviesHome]

Thanks for sharing your experiences in Ireland- it's great to get a perspective into other parts of Europe.

[@tonys1636]

@@JoviesHome We're all one big happy family, allegedly!

[@buddy1155]

The nice thing about an EV in Ireland is if you can charge at home you are fine, it is physically impossible to do a few thousand mile road trip (without driving in circles)

[@dutchTea]

What vacuum are you using, Jovie? It is there in the background. Is it a good one? We will be buying a vacuum when we arrive in NL in January. Are you still in NL, I don't see vlogs from you from recent months? We'll be moving to Utrecht

[@Whydowegivenames]

My concern is driving from NL to any other country e.g Italy. There is not enough infrastructure on the route for the charging.

[@jwenting]

Depends on where you go to, but can happen. That's why a lot of people owning EVs just rent a car when going on long foreign road trips, or use another type of transport (train, aircraft).

[@CreRay]

That is in stark contrast to what all the EV owners are telling... especially of you happen to own a Tesla, which gives you double the amount of available charging stations.

[@jwenting]

@@CreRay depends on the country and even where within each country (e.g. I've friends living in a village near Hamburg with no public charger within a 20km radius from their home, not even a slow one, there are still holes), but generally yes, the charging situation has got a lot better over the last few years. It certainly USED TO BE bad, but it no longer is.

[@CreRay]

@@jwenting I’m speaking from a dutch perspective where Jovie’s home is after all.

[@jwenting]

Annelise was speaking about international trips. Outside the Netherlands the situation can be less optimal.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

I don't have a private parking place, and public chargers are two blocks away (I can't walk that far without pain). Besides that, they are mostly occupied, because they charge slowly. Lastly, electricity is not cheap anymore either.

[@JoviesHome]

Those are all valid points.

[@buddy1155]

If you have on-street parking you can request a charger at almost every municipality in the Netherlands, they will generally install a few at the same time. Depending on the municipality and situation maximum 50 - 150 meter from your house. If you have a medical indication you might be able to get charger(s) right in front of your door.

[@davestraight8219]

motor has one moving part - youll barely touch brakes due to regen which also saves you range - apart from tyres and anything you break its just a check over for a service - so it will save you €€€€€

[@JoviesHome]

It is great to save money!

[@Whistler4u]

I bought an EV in January. It's perfect and my solar panels do most of the charging. I never have to charge at a public charger, only when I go on vacation.

[@JoviesHome]

That is a great and effective system, nice job!

[@Lucas1999]

Honestly the Dutch government should to a lot, a lot more in terms of Climate protection. While promoting electric cars to mostly more rich people has worked in the last few years, I would argue the impact is still minimal. Firstly, electricity isn't too green yet either. A big part is made with coals, and other big chunk with gas, that also comes from Russia. Furthermore, the Dutch government has mostly ignored investment in public transport. The railways mostly are full, almost no more trains can be added to the system. If more trains would ride around, less cars would be necessary and that would probably have a much bigger impact on the decrease of the use of fossil fuels. In the end promoting electric cars seems mostly a good VVD solution, but doesn't do enough to actually stop the disaster the world is facing....

[@JoviesHome]

It really is a huge problem. Thanks for sharing your perspective.

[@buddy1155]

The Netherlands is: #1 in cycle infrastructure #2 in EV adoption (after Norway) #7 in Public transport (mainly due to lack of extensive metro systems in the big cities) So we are really doing bad compared to other countries.

[@williamchevalier2224]

in the states they just shut off drilling without setting up the electric car system.

[@davestraight8219]

neesaaan hehe - always wondered why they say it like that in usa also aloominum - aluminium obvs :D enjoy the car - but yes gas prices are nuts - friend in texas was moaning cos it was 5 bucks a us gallon - if only it was that in europe - ours was the same as nl up till a coupla weeks ago its gone down a bit but still high good job my motorcycle does 65 mpg :D

[@JoviesHome]

It really is a lot of money! Have fun and be safe with your motorcycle!

[@victorperlain]

Congrats! Definitely a fan of ev cars. Fun fact: tesla, volvo...cars lose 20% energy in winter since liquid is used around the battery to maintain the proper temperature. Game changer is Lexus: they use a type of air-cooling system which is much safer than liquid cooling and maintains perfect battery temperature preventing battery from losing energy (those precious miles), or at least there is not any significant loss. But yes, luxury lexus comes at €50K price tag. Still, that's nothing compared to mercedes that plans to charge €102K!

[@JoviesHome]

That is interesting! Thanks for sharing.

[@TheSimArchitect]

Congratulations! That's awesome! Do you have a link with information on the 3300 benefit for buying a car (or 2000 used)? I'd like to buy one of those tiny electric cars that don't require a driver's license but I didn't because they're too expensive. If the bonus is also applicable to them it would be fantastic!

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

There's no such thing as a car that you can drive without a driver's license.

[@TheSimArchitect]

@@gert-janvanderlee5307 Yes, there is. The ones that don't go above 25 Km/H don't require one. They're usually tiny for one or 2 people, maximum and some can even be used on cycling lanes.

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

@@TheSimArchitect I think you mean a brommobiel but you will still need a special AM drivers license. It's not as difficult or expensive as a normal drivers license but it's a drivers license.

[@TheSimArchitect]

@@gert-janvanderlee5307 You only need a license for the ones that go at 45 Km/H but it also seems that if you're old enough (like me, born before 1980 or something like that) it's also not required.

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

@@TheSimArchitect There aren't any that go 25 km. Only a scootmobiel goes 25 km. But those are for older or handicapped people.

[@rolandxor179]

I am not quite sure they are as economical as claimed. I am not even sure they are as climate friendly as claimed. But I am glad people like you buy them so that the price can go down over time at which point they might become more interesting from a economic POV.

[@rolandxor179]

With fossil fuels the cost will probably always be lower. Especially for middle to low income groups. Unless we get nuclear fusion to work. The inflation appears to be caused by the central banks doing QE and using artificially low interest rates. The inflation rate is far lower in non Euro EU countries. You cannot just print trillions and expect this to not cause prices to skyrocket. You create all this demand but nothing more is being produced so obviously prices will rise. Now they are using the pandemic and Putin as an excuse. But it is caused by central bank policy buying up all this government and corporate debt.

[@johanhoekveen6353]

Ik heb er zelf ook 1 sinds vorige week en ik heb het geluk dat ik op mijn werk gratis kan opladen via zonnepanelen.

[@andreibudeanu9542]

NOT THE EMOTIONAL DAMAGE MEME AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

[@dutchyjhome]

Hey Jovie, just some facts here: Most Nissan's sold here in Europe are Renault's caring a Nissan Badge. In fact Most Nissan's here in Europe are build in France at the Renault Factory. So barely anything Japanese about the most Nissan's here. That basically goes for the cars you are referring to: the Nissan Qashqai (which is based on a Renault Kadjar) and also goes for the Nissan Leaf (which is based on a Renault Megane E-Tech). Depending on the model BMW you used to have: The Mini's, the BMW model 1 series, the BMW model 2 series, and even the BMW model 3 series mostly are equipped with a French Peugeot motor in there. So The real German car, or even the real Japanese car experience, you probably have not been exposed to, for the reasons above here. By the way, that also goes for Mercedes-Benz: The A-Class cars, The B-class cars and even in C-Class cars you will find French Renault motors. So again, nothing really German about these motors! One more thing about getting people to invest in something else than a fossil fuel driven car: Yes at the moment, due to availability of the tech of producing E-cars, the hype about E-cars is a fact. Maybe you did not know that next to E-cars, there are 2 different Hydrogen solutions available and in Research an Development by several car manufactures: Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Renault and even Audi and Porsche. I may have forgotten some other makes... Anyway, Hydrogen can be used in a Hybrid solution: it is basically a electric car, getting powered by a Hydrogen fuel cell, and the other Hydrogen solution probably going to be a huge success for many, many reasons: This basically is a car with and Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), like all other cars you've owned except for the E-car you got now, and these ICE-cars take Hydrogen (H2) in at a gas station (yes; a plain old gas-station) and you fill up your tank with H2 just as you were used to with your other cars, and a few minutes later you drive away in your ICE-H2 car using Hydrogen as a fuel, leaving just H2O (water) behind at the end of the exhaust. The story really is slightly more complicated in reality as usual, but my point is: next to E-cars, there a two H2- solutions (coming) available, especially the ICE-H2 solution, which are a serious alternative for people to switch from fossil fuel cars to cars that are much better to the environment ! Although we've purchased 2 E-cars our selves (KIA EV6), my bet is on the ICE-H2 cars for the future in general and E-cars for in and around the towns.

[@JulesStoop]

You can charge an EV overnight at home which is sufficient for about 95% of the trips of 95% of drivers. Which is much more convenient than having to go to any gas station (be it for gasoline or H2). There's of course still a market for vehicles with (technically much more complex and maintenance sensitive) internal combustion engines: vehicles that regularly (and often professionally) need to drive hundreds of kilometers/day, but people who need cars for a normal commute and the occasional longer drive, will probably prefer electric on batteries. And: electric motors can run on H2 (using a fuel cell), ICE's can't be made to run on electricity from a battery pack.

[@dutchyjhome]

@@JulesStoop Yes in an ideal world you would be right, but as we all know; this world is not ideal. See many E-car owners and enthusiasts really do not like to take the responsibility for the enormous gigantic Carbon Foot-print when their beloved E-car was produced...and the enormous pollution of an E-car at use, since the vast majority of E-power comes from Cole power plants and Nuclear power plants. And the enormous pollution at the end of the cycle of an E-car at demolition. So yes the E-car it selves is not the environmental saving solution and does pollute the environment heavily. And and E-car can not be used in the same way we use fossil-ICE-cars. Look Fossil fuel needs to be replaced; this is a clear as can be. However we should not trade one heavily polluting device for another heavily polluting device. Face the facts as they are. When there will be enough windmills and solar power plants to create enough E-power, we can actually start making enough Hydrogen to start feeding all existing gas stations so we all can start driving our H2-ICE-cars, which are to be used as a full replacement for the old Fossil ICE-cars. In fact We could rebuild existing Fossil ICE-cars into H2 ICE-cars. Imagine this: all existing cars rebuild from Fossil into H2 ICE cars, now that would be the ultimate environmental saving solution, since you do not need to build all new cars!

[@nielsdebakker3283]

@@JulesStoop For most people in netherlands cities and modern suburbs charging at home is wishfull thinking.

[@Grimlock1979]

You see chargers everywhere? I see only a few here and there (I live in Groningen). I would like to drive an electric car but it is not practical for me. A new one is too expensive and occasions are almost non-existent. I cannot park in front of my door, so I would need a public charging station. The nearest one is 2 blocks away.

[@harrybruijs2614]

As always they start in the Randstad. The rest of the Netherlands is as always second. Sometimes I think the Netherlands stops at the Ijsel and Moerdijk, they only remember that we are there, when they look for a place for a AZC., but I don’t see them here in Brabant also not on every streetcorner, but they are there mainly on parkinglots. If you have a garage you can use your own charger.

[@ronaldstrous2764]

You have to go to the city councel to request a charching point. If there are more requests from your area they will place an extra charging point in your neighborhood. In my neighborhood i count 3 (with each 2 spots).

[@JoviesHome]

I hope all the stars will align so it will be convenient for you!

[@nagranoth_]

@@ronaldstrous2764 yeah, so you have to gamble they'll put one up. Not a good basis to puy a car on. Then if they place one and you charge it over night you'll get a fine because you're not allowed to use it as a parking space...

[@edmundhulsdouw6078]

dear jovie i realy like your videos but who wants to know what car you got.

[@WvhKerkhof]

In mijn dorp van 5000 inwoners slechts 2 laadpalen. In steden is het misschien beter geregeld, of tussen steden, ik vertoef veel op het platteland dus voor mij is het geen optie, misschien later overstappen op groene waterstof, dat is pas echt groen, tijdens het rijden zuivert het zelfs de lucht. Elektrisch rijden is niet groen omdat de stroom wordt opgewekt met kolencentrales.

[@WvhKerkhof]

De binnensteden worden er wel schoner van, daar is de meeste vervuiling door autos en de overheid betaalt mee wat het ook aantrekkelijk maakt mits je van stad naar stad reist is het een goede keuze.

[@ronaldstrous2764]

De meeste gemeenten houden een verhouding aan van 7 tot 10 auto's per laatpaal. Je moet wel zelf aangeven dat je een electrische auto hebt en graag eel extra laatpaal wilt. Bij genoeg aanvragen wordt er dan een bij geplaatst

[@mdegast]

I'm still satisfied with my 2011 Renault Clio III Ph2 with an 100 hp gasoline-engine. With about 38 to 39 liters of fuel (E5 / Euro 98) I can drive almost 600 km with it. So no EV for me for now. The purchase of an electric car is still too expensive for me (I would buy a brand new one)... and in the village where I live are still not enough charging poles because a small minority of the inhabitants already have an electric car. Plus I am not used to automatic gear and all novelties that come with an electric car.

[@bjornr1120]

Je kon ook in België tanken, dat doen de meeste, om geld te besparen.. 😅 Maar een elektrische auto is een hele vooruitgang voor je.. gefeliciteerd..😉 Mocht je een auto zoeken voor 2 gezinnen er in, kun je kijken voor een limousine. 😂

[@pppetra]

België is 3 uur rijden. Dan ben ik 6 uur bezig voor een halflege tank. En dan moet ik terug omdat mijn tank halfleeg is.

[@harrybruijs2614]

Dat is alleen te doen en goedkoper als je vlak bij de grens woont of er toevallig moet zijn, anders is het de reis niet waard. Ik woon in Bergen op Zoom en toen ik nog een auto had ( hem wegdoen en openbaar vervoer gebruiken is nog goedkoper en milieubewust als je dat zoals ik kan) ging ik altijd tanken in Essen, maar combineerde dat met als ik toch richting Roosendaal moest zijn.

[@bjornr1120]

@@harrybruijs2614 ja idd, vanaf (bergen op zoom) is het hopeloos om in België te tanken.. en het heeft je vast wel veel geld bespaart om de auto weg te doen, hoop ik voor je.. Deze tijden wordt het maar duurder en duurder.. ik denk dat ik ook de overstap ga maken op een elektrische auto, of ik ga alleen nog maar met de fiets.. 😂

[@harrybruijs2614]

@@bjornr1120 vanaf Bergen op Zoom is het goed te doen en het kost € 1,80, dus dat bespaart wel wat. Ik ben nu gepensioneerd en reed amper. Dus ik huur wel een auto als het nodig is

[@bjornr1120]

@@harrybruijs2614 😃 dat is idd ook een optie ja. 👍

[@bradcooke5383]

Good move Jovie! The Dutch government incentives are very important for EV adoption. Do you have the ability to charge at home? That's the least expensive way.

[@gerrievandelaar9375]

It's a bad policy of the current (last 10 year!, mainly) government (Conservative right wing VVD), in all.. Bad stimulation of electrifying p[ersonal transport. Policy should be making every electric car cheaper, for EVERYBODY. Not only for them them who can pay the (too) expensive cars, because the have (loads of/ much) money....

[@Paul_C]

@@gerrievandelaar9375 so a cheaper sticker price isn't good enough for you? You actually need the car for free first? There is just so much a government can do.

[@peterhaggerty7400]

We both have Nissans👍 my car died so i got a Rogue much better on gas than the Tahoe😀😀

[@NeoOnyx]

The upside of electric cars is obviously the envirenment. The downside (at least for me, with my gas car) is that each charging spot can’t be used for parking, only for charging. So if you’re done charging, you can’t leave the car there, because you’ll get a parking ticket. Basically, with every charging spot in a street, there’s one less spot to park. Especially in The Hague, where we live, parking is impossible as it is. Not sure how they are going to fix that.

[@pppetra]

More downsides.. the batteries are bad for the environment, they Need replacing between 30000 and 80000 km, they are often made with materials that come from places where children (and adults) are pretty much slaves. Also when visiting my family we must charge 3 Times.. and work.. one charging spot 59 people in Need of charging. And i Will not get home without charging. So i drive a small car that goes 20km on a liter.

[@moladiver6817]

@@pppetra Where do you get your information? Because that is simpy not true. EV's can drive several 100.000 km's on their original battery. Tesla claims their batteries should even last over a million km's. The only things you will likely have to replace on an EV within its lifespan are the brakes and the tires. There's little to no maintenance. And even then, lithium batteries are fully recyclable. And they are recycled because the materials they're made from are very valuable. Tesla already makes batteries without cobalt so no more cobalt mine slaves are being extorted for those. Battery technology development goes much faster than most people realize.

[@susanneharvey4034]

@@moladiver6817 thank you!!! I was going to say the exact same things!

[@JoviesHome]

Oh yes, I can see where that would be a problem. I hope they fix that too!

[@buddy1155]

Get a car that is able to set the charging speed, just set the charging speed very low and you have free parking.

[@H1SCOTTY]

Electric you use induction so it’s friction free, and electric motors have more pulling force I don’t even have a car. I did have the solar panels last year and cashed in that subsidy.

[@ikke640424153]

I don't have an electric car because i can't afford to buy one. I can also tell you that despite i am glad for you, that i and many people with low income will pay for your road tax an subsidie. But on a lighter note my car is also very silent and i enjoy driving every kilometer in it and for tanking it, Germany is about 50km from here.

[@ddejongh3466]

The coverment should do the next steps to help out with electric cars more in the netherlands....and help people out. 1) by Law declare No houses and Offices etc Can be build without solarpanels on the roof and being neutral on gas. 2) All renta houses that already are build need to get solar panels by 2030. Same for All Offices and factories. 3) All private homes need solar panels by 2035. 75% of All public parking spots should have direct acces to charges by 2030 100% at 2035 That would realy help this country forward

[@smijas]

A charge station should be in building laws for every new house with a private parking spot; no charge spot, no build permit! Every supermarket, every store build every building with a flat roof should ONLY get a build permit if every sq meter of its roof is covered in solar panels. Soundproofing walls along highways should be constructed with,... you guessed it solar panels and a storage system for energy so that saved energy during the day can and will be used to feed all the energy needs for this local road section (signs, lights, signalling, camera's everything) Farmers that want to stop or change their business should be incentiviced to start with energy production (solar) and energy storage. We should build smarter city-blocks with local production, storage and distribution of DC energy (from solar to day-storage-battery to car-battery), houses should ALL have optimal constructed roofs so that every house has a max production of solar energy. DC energy usage should become more common. We now use a DC rectifier for almost everything (to step down ~230V to 5V DC or 12V DC etc) these conversion-losses could all be prevented. Most equipment we use will run fine on low voltage DC (phones, computers, lights, routers, etc) Even e DC motor in a fridge or freezer will do 35W of power consuption fine in DC. I could go on and on....

[@JoviesHome]

Very good ideas there!

[@JoviesHome]

You've definitely put a lot of thought into this!

[@sadib8]

Just a small correction. Per 2021 new houses need to conform to Bijna Energieneutrale Gebouwen (BENG) = almost energy neutral building. It means fossil fuel-free heating, super well insulated, solar panels, triple glass and good ventilation.

[@nagranoth_]

It's not realistic to just say every home must have solar panels. The entire electricity grid would need to be rebuild and even then you'd waste all that energy until viable storage is figured out. Solar panels aren't a magic bullet, they're the simplest part in a huge system.

[@70ed81]

I get it and all,....but what if you want to drive to Paris or even further?......the South of France or even Spain perhaps,..... where alot of Dutch folks go on Holiday,.....are there enough charging possibilities along that way?...... Is what I would want to know when buying an EV......specially when the Prices of those Cars aren't Cheap ....if they Really want us to drive😉environnent approved and such,........3300 sounds Great 👌but what if a full charged Car can bring me as far as 500 Miles max?......Do you understand where I'm coming from.😃😉

[@FabiWe91]

If I (German) go to Spain, I will always go by plane and rent whatever car is available there.

[@70ed81]

That Sounds about just right @@FabiWe91 😀👍,...Who would want to think "Charge-Pole" along the way on a Trip to a Summer-destination,......maybe a Nice idea in your own Countryr,but don't expect me to get any further than Kóln or Dússeldorf😜 or maybe,.....just maybe Dortmund😁😜,........No VE for me.😄😉

[@JoviesHome]

That is a good point. For now this is a better option for those of us who aren't needing to drive to Paris.

[@70ed81]

😄@@JoviesHome,.....You're right on the Shorter range,.....so to those EV developers I'd say,.....Invent a longer sustaining battery for a 1000 miles with a single charge,..... if you want the rest of the planet to Join in.😁😜👍

[@mrindependent6382]

Hoi Jovie, Hope all is well, I've been following you for quite some time from my old channel and I'm coming over at the weekend if you and Dann would like to meet up for a Koffie,

[@colibri1]

Here in the US, while electric cars are being touted somewhat as the wave of the future, you see almost no recharge stations (the only one I know of near me is at a tiny public library branch in a very wealthy part of town) and the electric cars you mostly see are Teslas, so affordable only by the pretty well off and mostly seen in wealthier parts of the country (also a bit big, garish, and swoopy for my tastes, but that may be just me). There's also the danger that violent right-wingers here may be sent into a rage by spotting an electric car on the road and be aggressive toward you, as I've seen happen to hybrid car drivers like of the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight. It sounds like there isn't any of that in the Netherlands.

[@Jos_G.]

Hybrids we have, but not the aggression. Driving an electric car in The Netherlands is easy as 40% of the recharge stations in Europe are in The Netherlands.

[@JoviesHome]

Just another way that the Netherlands is wonderful! Thanks for sharing your perspective of how it is in the US. That's scary about violent people. What a strange time.

[@bmw803]

Violent right wingers???? Weird, because most of all violence is committed by leftist activist groups and governments. The best example is the former Soviet Union. A far left dictatorship that murdered who knows how many!!!

[@sadib8]

Also in the Netherlands electric vehicles are more abundant in the wealthier neighborhoods. Lower income families, if they can afford a car, will buy a used car. There are not many secondhand EVs yet. With EVs making up a large portion of new vehicles, the secondhand market is sure to pick up in years to come. Also, with cities enforcing regulations for zero emission vehicles from 2030, I expect it will become cheaper and more common to change gas cars into electric cars.

[@sadib8]

Oh and we definitely have gas loving right wing weirdos here as well 🤣 haven't heard of aggression against EVs though, but we're currently in the midst of violent farmers protesting new environmental measures to lower nitrogen emissions caused by large scale cattle farms.

[@aroblucky]

as a Dutchman with access to all the information and with high principles regarding climate and environmental health, my answer is NO, the production of electric vehicles entails great pollution and the use of coal-fired electric power plants for production and use of them is too far from the intended goal, but I understand it is a fashion hype electric vehicles, grab a bike and be truly environmentally friendly.

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

Yeah, the Dutch goverment is great... if you've got money and live in the right area's. No, I don't drive an electric car. Why? Too expensive. I can't afford a new car. Not even with that subsidie. My current car is from 2013. Bought it really cheap from the previous owner in 2016 and it was the youngest car I ever bought. I understand they want people to buy electric but in a few years, when I might be able to afford a used electric car, those subsidies are mostly gone. Just as the benefit of not having to pay road taxes. Which is a very unfair system in itself. Road taxes were always based in the weight of cars. Electric cars are heavier because of the batteries, so they cause more wear and tear on the infrastructure. But the maintenance in those roads is being paid by the people who can't afford a new electric car and are stuck with older gas powered cars. It all sounds really nice until you realise how unfair the system is and that it mostly benefits the happy few and makes the less fortunate pay for that.

[@j.r.arnolli9734]

The more You earn, the less tax You pay, a proven fact in NL🤢

[@JoviesHome]

Thank you for sharing this perspective, it really is important to see things from different angles.

[@christheodor6710]

I used to drive an Opel Corsa 2007 and my monthly costs including the gas and the maintenance were between 250 and 300 euros per month. With the current gas prices this amount would be up to 350 euros per month (maybe more). You can lease an electric car with 250 euros per month for 5 years for up to 10000 Km. You can still get the subsidy from the government and you will have a brand new car.

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

@@christheodor6710 You're probably right but I spend much less now, including gas, insurance, road tax and the maintenance.

[@nagranoth_]

Answering the title: I can't charge at home, nor at work, so no it wouldn't be possible. Also couldn't afford one. I wish...

[@LK-pc4sq]

thanks for reducing your carbon foot print. I wish I left the us for Denmark. Us middle class is struggling big time!!! social safety net, very high rent cost and sky high housing cost is out of control

[@WvhKerkhof]

Everybody is struggling, in the Netherlands is a big house shortage too.

[@JoviesHome]

It really is a tough time. Best of luck to you, in whatever you choose to do!

[@alejandrayalanbowman367]

We'd love to have an electric car but (a) they are expensive and (b) they are rather small. We need to be able to take a wheelchair for my mother-i-law and we have two dogs so that is 3 adults, 1 wheelchair and two dogs - that requires a medium sized car which is far from inexpensive. So many of them are like a wedge of cheese on wheels so that one needs a fork lift truck to put things like a wheelchair weighing 45kg in the back.

[@JoviesHome]

I can definitely see where that would be a struggle!

[@harrystevens9521]

Your next car is the Lightyear 2 or 3.

[@romeodias]

To protect your car from stealing please keep your keys in a tin or metal box. have a good night

[@JoviesHome]

Thanks for the tip!

[@gerrievandelaar9375]

Dear Jovie, this is only available to people who have (too much) money for that (and other things). Or even LOTS of money, (Nota Bene: regulation by the current government of NL, especially by right-liberal/too much capitalistically favoring VVD!) ! So they, in short those who can already afford it, are being subsidized, partly of course. But: people who have little, just enough for a second-hand old petrol, liquefied gas or diesel-guzzling car, have to drive it for years to come. They are not subsidized., because they cannot buy a new or even second hand electric car...!, they cannot drive ecologically new, modern and beautiful cars... Often they would like to, if they could. And there are many, Jovie: most of the Netherlands, even; at the moment. So: why subsidize only the rich?!, when many usually don't really need it! In short: you are privileged, you are lucky, because you already have the money...good for you, but the policy is not social/honest. Oke, I understand, for an American it seems social, but in reality it is NOT...

[@gerrievandelaar9375]

You didn't like it maybe, Jovie , logical. So no answer? The world is much different than wealthy, rich people think, Jovie.

[@m.c.bouterse3957]

Beware that cyclist and pedestrians don't hear you coming.

[@arankin2914]

Correction; you're paying higher rates by not paying money to 'Putin'.

[@bmw803]

NISSAN LEAF!!! HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! NO THERMAL ( Liquid) cooling/management. Good luck with those batteries. The money you save on fuel, you'll spend 10 times to replace that battery. Hopefully Nissan has added liquid cooling management. If batteries are "air cooled", RUN!!!! DON'T TOUCH THAT.

[@arielbarrett7164]

✋ 𝓅𝓇𝑜𝓂𝑜𝓈𝓂

[@renzeatzema5990]

Nope, won't cut it until they build a shift-stick electric car with way better range and the same charging point destiny throughout all of Europe.

[@JoviesHome]

It's true, they do still have a ways to go.

[@CreRay]

Stick shift electric car🤣🤣🤣 you need to read up....

[@2684dennis]

im gonna stay off electric cars as long as i can, i think you wil be buying a new car evere couple years because the battery wel start to get bad, and than you have to buy a new one. and you dont buy a old used car because the same reason, and electric might be cheaper , but i think when most people drive elextric they wil raise the electric coast to compensate taxes lost over the fuel.

[@jam6636]

I understand your stance against the war but the boicot against the russian people is absurd, I don´t remember people boicoting every american bussiness when the US invaded dozens of countries and killed hundreds of thousands... It really seem that for western europeans and americans human lives are important depending on the place they are born.

[@tjvanbenthem4333]

Please pay for my new electric car. I can't pay even a second hand electric car. Let alone pay for a leading point at my house. Also I still hear firemen warn about electric cars. If they catch fire they will not be able to extinguish them. Or be able to free people trapped inside so easily.

[@JoviesHome]

I would if I could! And thanks for sharing about the warnings too. It is important to be educated.

[@anglosaxonmike8325]

If it doesn't catch alight first. EV's with safety recalls for fire. Renault Zoe, Peugeot-e, BMW i4, Mercedes C class, Mercedes EQS, Mercedes GLC, Mercedes S class, Ford Focus, Chevrolet Bolt, Hyundai Ioniq, DS7 Crossback, Hyundai Kona, Mercedes EQC, VW Arteon ehybrid, VW Passat GTE, Ford Focus mHEV, Ford Puma mHEV, Ford Fiesta mHEV, Opel Ampera e, Mercedes eSprinter, Skoda Citygo e, Mercedes eVito, VWeUP, Seat Mini electric, Mini Country PHEV, BMWi8, BMWX5PHV, BMW X3 PHEV,BMW X2 PHEV, BMW X1 PHEV, BMW 7 series PHEV, BMW 5 series PHEV, BMW 3 series PHEV, BMW 2 series active tourer, Land Rover Discovery Sport PHEV, Land Rover Evoque MHEV, Hyundai Kauai, Audi A4, Audi A 5, Audi A 6, Audi A7, Audi Q5, Ford Puma MHEV, Ford Kuga MHEV, Renault Zoe, Audi eTron. Not the complete list.

[@transient_]

A good thing they are recalled so they can be fixed, right? 😉

[@renekuipers4563]

Payd by tax money .

[@garryferrington811]

Kind of funny how Americans have to buy giant cars they hardly ever need, then start crying about gas prices.

[@mariannevandenberg9777]

Begrijpen jullie ook dat als je een elektrische auto rijd ..Je letterlijk over kinderlijkjes rijd ..

[@twoalpha09]

Nee hoor ik begrijp uw opmerling niet en nee ik heb geen eletrische gewoon een zes cylinder

[@ronaldstrous2764]

Als je het over de cobalt winning hebt, ja er vindt in de Congo illegale mijn winning plaats, maar meer dan 90% van de gemijnde cobolt komt van officiële mijnen en daar vindt geen kinderarbeid plaats. Wist je trouwens dat meer dan 80% van de gewonnen cobalt gebruikt wordt in de olie industrie om er benzine van te maken? Dus als benzine gebruiker ga je dan volgens jou dagelijks over kinderlijken.

[@brozius]

Ik zou toch meer onderzoek doen voor dat je zo'n stomme opmerking maakt hier.

[@j.r.arnolli9734]

We begrijpen, dat u het niet helemaal begrijpt. 🤔Olie-wereld zo veel 'beter'? Het 'lijkt' er op, dat u iets hebt 'gehoord, maar er is ook nog zo iets als fact-checking. Op duizenden plekken in Nigeria lekken de pijpleidingen van Shell. Saudi Aramco is nog 10x zo groot als Shell, met tienduizenden arbeiders uit landen als India, Pakistan en de Filipijnen, paspoorten ingehouden, onderbetaald, ondervoed, kortom slavernij.

[@mariannevandenberg9777]

@@brozius Ik stop daar nooit mee.. Ik heb mijn onderzoek gedaan .. En 6 mijoen kinderen mogen verrotte door onwetendheid

[@hananallitou4676]

So Jovie, it's so funny how we western people always say "let's not get political" after you speak about a surtain dictator that hits a country. May god bless Ukraine ofcorse, so sad. But when Putin striked Syria, nobody spoke about Putin, or god forbid even moved. But now it's all Putin this, and putin that, and let's boycot this and let's boycot that. But you know what, i'm not even mad or sad. But i'm gonna boycot you now by unsubscribing myself from your channel. Because your heart is not in the right place i think, as we know now that's the case with a lot of western country's. Apperently you have to have a "Jesus"(may god rest his soul) background or Atheïst background, something in that form, all respect for all human reliogions and mankind from mine perspectif🙏. anyway, and be "white" to be represented when in war, i guess, and accepted, or be mentioned on youtube. So, i wish you all the best, i did enjoyed your video's. You should really take your time and ask youself when a muslim country is at war, why do i not boycot anything? Or mention it? Children are all the same all over the world. They are these beautiful, inoccent, small people. You are a smart beautiful women, please concider of thinking about it, why only them and not those? Take care and peace out✌🏾🧕🏽

[@hendman4083]

Russia provides military "aid" to Syria after a request for help from the Syrian government vs Russia invades the sovereign nation of Ukrain. Two completely different situations.