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I’m a 60YO with an engineering background. James May was always my favourite TG presenter, I saw him as a voice of reason to counterbalance the other two. I too have a BMW i3, which I intend to keep for a long time. I completely agree with James’s thoughts on EV cars expressed in this podcast.

Modern ICE engines are Too complicated For their own good, EV,s are future.

The green queers....drive your electric car and shut up ...buy a FAG UAR go save the F'ing world....get out of my face and shut up ...or I 'll start your car on fire ... How a loony lefty classical music guy made it to Top Gear ....is another mystery ...

EVs are just leeching off the Electrical Grid. If they substantially increase in number the Grid will be overloaded soon.

Think about this, EVs are driven by rotating machines powered by electricity. Electricity is produced by rotating machines which produce electricity. Logically the more EVs there are the more and bigger the need for rotating machines to produce the electricity. Not only that but there is a need for bigger and more wires to connect the machines and the batteries required to store the electricity. You don't get anything for free, especially electricity. There are over 40 million cars in the UK these days. What size or how many rotating machines (electrical generators) are required to drive all the cars on the roads or charge up all the car batteries every day? That is an interesting question don’t you think?

The front cable is no use for me and a waste. Should be optional...

7:40 so true. Electric motor is the way to go in the future, just the storage of electricity requires technological advancement through demand. The batteries today are already pretty great and if the can reduce the weight by 50% in the future, these cars would weight the same as petrol cars. And who knows batteries can be lithium or even hydrogen for that matter, whatever powers the electric motors I would compare ICE cars to mechanical watches however, as they are usually purchased for the appreciation of its mechanics rather than telling time. Which is all fine with me except it’s much more expensive to run than a watch.

Electric car ownership in the UK revolves around being able to charge at home - not just the speed of charging (it's effectively quicker than ICE to plug in at home overnight then have to go out your way to drive to a petrol station) but the cost (7.5p for home charging, or 80p for a public charger) is also a huge issue. There is also no easy way to install street charging in cities (e.g. put a couple of plugs in all the lamposts) because you would need to rewire the whole city due to the massive power requirements at huge expense. That makes electric a thing for middle class suburbia where it's great, but it's not going to take over city centres as it's expensive and impractical. Hence I suspect if you live in a flat in London or Manchester the aim is to stop you owning a car altogether and to just rely on public transport or ubers (which outside of London is pretty terrible).

Top man James, speaks a lot of sense

It’s 2024 are we still confused about EVs?

‘…we end up with these heavy batteries which use up a lot of resources…’ well not quite. 1.5kgs of lithium is used. ~700kgs is the battery in total; 90% is recyclable - after twenty years of use as a car’s power and twenty years as home electricity storage. Petrol cannot be recycled after it’s burned once. James May please speak out about benefits not just miserable half truths.

Interesting how the ‘hooligan’ ICE pundits are beginning to wake up to EVs and getting on the band wagon. People like Robert Llewelyn have been extolling the virtues of all things electric since 2010. The Fully Charged Show has been leading the way towards and electric future for 14 years and these guys realise they’re dinosaurs.

Interesting how the ‘hooligan’ ICE pundits are beginning to wake up to EVs and getting on the band wagon. People like Robert Llewelyn have been extolling the virtues of all things electric since 2010. The Fully Charged Show has been leading the way towards an electric future for 14 years and these guys (Clarkson, et al) now realise they’re dinosaurs selling a fossil fuel past with rose coloured specs.

A great example of having to pay back the 'obligation' Those who know, know

I'm about to take delivery of a manual, petrol Golf GTI-can't wait...😊

EV’s are dog sh1t

I wouldn't mind an EV if it looked sporty, handled well, reliably gave a claimed 500 miles after a home charge, wasn't Chinese and of course it had to be just under £40k. Won't happen.

PORSCHE THAT BURNS TOXIC FOSSIL FUEL OR ELECTRIC TESLA out of curiosity, I thought I will look up the range of a Porsche 2010 911 c2 on a tank of fuel it does roughly 337 mi mmmm A 2024 long-range Tesla has a range up to 391 mi mmmmm 🤔 Tesla also has a superb charging infrastructure that always works ... and of course there is the question of actually having a break while driving long distance... 😅

who was this with?

Balanced pragmatic and intelligent. Now lets get the rest of society out of oversized SUVs.

As always, a lot of sense talked by James. Having done (and documented) long European road trips in our EV he is correct in describing it a bit as charger hopping (and sometimes hoping). However, I see this as becoming less of an issue as the technologies improve and the infrastructure improves. Till we reach a point where affordable, quality charging sites are as ubiquitous as petrol stations are today.

What happened to freedom of choice? Buy an EV if it suits you but don’t force me if I don’t want one.

as a private pilot and EV driver. i enjoy planning fuel stops and alternatives...ev driving had got all the real fun of planning a cross country trip....i like it.

I wish people understood that all governments make most of their taxes from the fuel tax. Now as EV’s are eating into their profits they will start taxing you driving every mile. 😂

Clarkson was right. I drive a 1965 Chrysler Valiant AP6 made in Australia like me. Driving cars a lot older than you is the way to save the planet not these ridiculous EV’s. I liked May but now as he talks up EV’s then he is an idiot.

I can drive from North Staffs to St Ives, charge at supercharger when my bladder gives out and no more

"We do not have range anxiety, we have charging anxiety" - well said.

James is confused, shrinking a car is easier than shrinking its price, as seen with the mini/smart twofor

No dip stick. Read what I said! Your natural ability to generate "cheap" power is well known, and in comparison to the UK it's FREE.

It's best if ICE and EV or Hybrid are presented to the market and let the consumer decide.

Clarkson was correct. Ev's for general driving around the country are pathetic. Small city cars I can understand.

The cheaper, smaller EVs are coming in greater numbers - Dacias, the new Renault R5 (though the Zoe, which has been around for years now, is a really good car), Hyundai Inster and more, but I think James is right that if they could increase the charging speeds of those cars (the R5 is only a maximum of 100kW DC compared to 250+ on Teslas and other cars) then we really could see them take off.

James said he rarely drives over 100 miles. The man literally spent the last 22 years driving over 100 miles.

1000 miles is 'not needed'?? Who the hell are you to tell us what we do and don't need? I have to drive up and down the country to run my business and ****heads like you want to make my journeys longer. Go to hell.

James said he wants a car with 150 miles of range which takes 5 minutes to charge up. My second hand Audi A4 diesel will do 750 miles and takes 3 minutes to fill up. Electric cars are great compared to walking or riding a bicycle, but rubbish compared to a proper car.

The energy density of fuels like petrol will always be vastly superior to batteries. Electric cars are all s***.

I bloody well hope they eventually produce an ev 911 - that’s what I promised my wife I’d get as soon as it comes out.

I don't have any problems with waiting to finish a charge, I'm only getting enough to meet my needs - 5-15mins or so. What I have a problem with is waiting for others to charge (45-90mins), who are going to excess at the time expense of others.. eurgh.

I agree, electric cars are the way. After you have your first drive people tend to get hooked. We should learn from our experience with the introduction of Japanese cars in the 70’s. They are coming we might as well embrace them. My 300 mile EV6 charges from below 10% to 80% in less than 20 minutes at a 250 dc charger

I would buy one but don't have a driveway so I can't ......biggest reason 4 me to get one would be cost but having no access to home charging it's a no as it's probably cheaper running a diesel.

@evpowered PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE on your next (excellent BTW :- ) video leave aside the green day-glow frame that surrounds the view of you and your guest? It is SO distracting and actually makes your video quite difficult to look at. OTHER than that this was an interesting and thought provoking video. THANK you! Cheers from Canada!

EV stands for Exploding Vehicles and I do not wan't one even near my garage or my house. Thank GOD common sense is growing back in peoples heads and they are banning parking/charging those indoors. Having an EV depends very much on the profile of people who is buying it. If it is useful or it is a crap. For my everyday going to work? (less than 100 miles) Maybe, but my work is close to my house, so I use bike on sunny days. For a short trip to the market and things like short distance delivery? Maybe. For anything else beyond that? NO. Hybrid is still better idea.

Try living a bit more rural and working rural - the infrastructure is terrible, the cost is high and with so many companies being involved (i have about 10-15 apps on my phone) the charging is a nightmare, i have walked away from so many charging stations for different reasons. I have had a phev (mercedes a250 saloon) for nearly 4 years, leased through my work place the nhs. From my personal point of view it is the structure and the networks and the costs that are the problem. I live in a terraced house and am not allowed to fit a charger because this would go over the pathway which is owned by the council. The 1st problem i encounted was local chargers, there were 3 in my local area when i first took ownership of the car, but they were ran by CYC (charge your car) and BP which were the same company as BP pulse had bougt out CYC, i have never been able to charge from these charge points as they were left to go ruin, the car park up on the high street was relaid and new charge points installed about 2 1/2.years ago, finally some investment but only for BP pulse to run 1 of the charges as BP pulse and the other as CYC even tho they were phasing out CYC, when i tried to join and charge there were loads of problems, lots of phone calls and the staff didnt even have the charge points on the system, for all the time i go up to the high street the charges are never used and i think they are obsolete now and the council is looking at another provider installing new charging points. The next problem is the cost of them even the 7kw charges when i first started would cost about 18-21p to charge but now it costs 40-50p to charge (plus also a joining fee and subscription) plus also a connection fee at times when you start a charge. The fast chargers costing nearly 80-90p is awful. For me there are too many companies not providing adequate charging and connection points. I remember going for a family day out in doncaster to a zoo and they had charging points it took me 20 mins to set up an account and then the app kept on failing so in the end i didnt end up charging it. I think i have aboiut 10-15 apps on my phone, I've come to charge at some charging points (when away) and there asking me to put a minumum of £10-20 on the account and with having the phev i will probably only use it once (and spend about £3-5 on a charge) and i might not use that provider again because they dont have charging points near to where i would travel, so again not able to charge. For me it is the structure and access that is failing accessing charging points. If o could go up to the high street, use chip and pin to charge my car thats not gonna coat me more than running the petrol engine i would but it doesn't. Thankfully the council have caught up from my intial contact nearly 4 years ago and they are looking into given access to charge from a terraced house, as long as you have an approved matt on the path, liabikity insurance and pay £50-80 each year, for them to write a certificate then you can get a charger installed. It is madness.

I loved this, someone sensible, acknowledging all the challeneges that people face and not just coming from a rigid point of view. I have had a phev (mercedes a250 saloon) for nearly 4 years, leased through my work place the nhs. From my personal point of view it is the structure and the networks and the costs that are the problem. I live in a terraced house and am not allowed to fit a charger because this would go over the pathway which is owned by the council. The 1st problem i encounted was local chargers, there were 3 in my local area when i first took ownership of the car, but they were ran by CYC (charge your car) and BP which were the same company as BP pulse had bougt out CYC, i have never been able to charge from these charge points as they were left to go ruin, the car park up on the high street was relaid and new charge points installed about 2 1/2.years ago, finally some investment but only for BP pulse to run 1 of the charges as BP pulse and the other as CYC even tho they were phasing out CYC, when i tried to join and charge there were loads of problems, lots of phone calls and the staff didnt even have the charge points on the system, for all the time i go up to the high street the charges are never used and i think they are obsolete now and the council is looking at another provider installing new charging points. The next problem is the cost of them even the 7kw charges when i first started would cost about 18-21p to charge but now it costs 40-50p to charge (plus also a joining fee and subscription) plus also a connection fee at times when you start a charge. The fast chargers costing nearly 80-90p is awful. For me there are too many companies not providing adequate charging and connection points. I remember going for a family day out in doncaster to a zoo and they had charging points it took me 20 mins to set up an account and then the app kept on failing so in the end i didnt end up charging it. I think i have aboiut 10-15 apps on my phone, I've come to charge at some charging points (when away) and there asking me to put a minumum of £10-20 on the account and with having the phev i will probably only use it once (and spend about £3-5 on a charge) and i might not use that provider again because they dont have charging points near to where i would travel, so again not able to charge. For me it is the structure and access that is failing accessing charging points. If o could go up to the high street, use chip and pin to charge my car thats not gonna coat me more than running the petrol engine i would but it doesn't. Thankfully the council have caught up from my intial contact nearly 4 years ago and they are looking into given access to charge from a terraced house, as long as you have an approved matt on the path, liabikity insurance and pay £50-80 each year, for them to write a certificate then you can get a charger installed. It is madness.

To close the trunk remotely, you need to keep pressing the button

My partner has just leased a Tesla model 3 performance. It is a magical experience. It makes the old pistons compressing a mixture of fuel and air creating thousands of little explosions seem primitive one old fashion. The Tesla is actually the simplest car I have ever driven but levels a smile on my face

Fantastic interview. Dave Richards represents the best of Britain. Very knowledgeable and articulate. I'm always fascinated as to why Prodrive never became a fully fledged OEM like McLaren

Considering EV's are undoubtedly low maintenance, it always raises my eyebrow that the fixed servicing costs for them at my local dealership is alot higher than the fixed service costs of ICE vehicles!?

I live in Australia and a lot of people I know say they won't buy an EV because of the large distances in Australia make them impractical. Then if I ask them when was the last time they drove from Melbourne to Sydney or Adelaide it's "oh, never, I fly." or "About 5 years ago". The fact is that most people only drive locally. The main issue is, as James said, if you live in a flat or don't have a garage, you don't have an easy way to charge.

I love James' comment about a fast-charging, short range, light, sporty EV! Club racing my Model 3 Performance great fun but I miss racing a lightweight Rx7, Miata, or my old Corvair. Note, those cars were only good for 100-200 miles miles too! Lighter EVs please!