@wt9653 no everywhere, and i mean that literally. now you might ask how do i get around, just like everyone else does. people are too lazy to walk half the time, hell most people barely get out a bike anymore. well that's how i get around, sure if i need a ride somewhere i know plenty of people, but in terms of myself, i walk everywhere. anything within 7 minutes i walk, anything further than 15 minutes to get to, i bike. so no EV's in my future.
My two largest issues with EV’s are 1. They’re not zero emissions when one considers Scope 1,2 and 3 lifecycle GHG’s and any many situations worse than ICE cars and 2. We’re in effect handing our entire transportation system over to China (what could possibly go wrong?)
except we're not handing anything to China, no this is something America is pushing all on it's own. why, because America wants to be like Europe but with a cleaner environment. the green new deal is something AOC pushed through congress, you know why, because more than half of the left is for it, and California is the biggest supporter of it. that's how it passed, and it's why we've seen a such a dramatic change in the auto industry.
I rented a hybrid for 2 weeks and found it really unpleasant to drive. Too inconsistent- you never know what's going to happen when you put your foot down- a nice smooth gas powered wind up, or a nasty rabbit start electric lurch. 'regen braking' is like driving with your emergency brake stuck on. I still got range anxiety because it combined real gas mileage with some imaginary battery mileage that came and went. If I could have turned all the battery stuff off I would.
No it’s that we want to buy what we want,not what the government wants us to buy. Who wants to sit at a charger for 30-60 minutes charging. And who wants to stop every 150-200 miles to charge. If you own a house with solar panels and a Tesla power wall,a EV for around town and work would be great. But a EV as your main car is not going to work. But the biggest problem is the grid capacity is not up the task. We have already seen what winter’s do to EV’S. EV’S will never reach the level of use that they ( the government) wanted. These cars are not the future. In their right place they work fine. Some automakers are going back to quantity over quality in their vehicles. The biggest problem in the United States is the auto union,we cannot compete against non union companies. This is the real problem from China. If they were ever to get into this market like the other countries they would kill off US legacy makers.
Nobody makes money selling EVs or maintaining chargers, they cost the tax payer a fortune, if China wants that albatross I say let them have it, as long as we let American auto makers build cars people want, they'll be profitable.
On gas vehicles, can we please get rid of the stupid start/stop feature? Or at least have it disengaged when you first turn on the car. Not the other way around.
My local golf course switched to gas carts years ago. With advances in electronic ignition and fuel injection, there's no real advantage in electric carts any more. If they can't compete on a golf course- short round trips in nice weather, they'll never compete in the real world.
Coach, I agree with you 100% on this video. I never could see all EV's in the near future. Being a multiple shop owner in Florida I referred to EV buyers as left over Flower Children, they're buying the planet, people my age will understand what I mean. The ICE is so efficient now and will improve. IMO more research needs to be implemented on the fuel and cat to improve emissions, after all that's what EV's are all about. My other concern is using to small of a CID and a turbo, will this cause shorter engine life problems. A worn engine isn't efficient.
look...this ain't rocket surgery, as we say in missouri. you have an apartment and they will not allow electric hook up and NOBODY can buy a home, especially in los angeles, so you HAVE to live in an apartment. you cannot drive more than 300 miles without adding more battery, more weight. your car depreciates faster than your anger rises for buying it. your most affordable EV is good for around-town driving and costs more than a corrola. your EV tires wear quickly and cause more harm to the environment than regular tires. your local bridge over the river will limit how many EVs can be on it at one time...ALL infrastructures will begin limiting or falling down from the added weight. installing the charging unit will cost another ton.... charging stations do not exist or are filled up with 4-year-old nissans charging at slow rates please....how long will it take you to get up to speed on this????????
Chinese auto makers are drooling over the stupid OEMs backtracking on the EV plans. Tesla and Rivian might be the only successful US based EV manufacturers.😢
Earlier this year a Tesla's high accelleration was being shown off in West Hollywood. The driver didn't realize the heavy weight of the car; he tried to turn but the car's momentum caused it to hit a light pole & palm trees. The BEV's damaged battery pack immediately caught fire. When a Tesla and most BEVs have dead batteries the windows & doors won't open. Three passengers in the back of the Tesla were unable to get out. Passers by broke the windows w rocks to try pull out the 3 women; luickily 2 were pulled out but the 3rd burned to death. Chinese cars are worse; poor quality control means Chinese Junks doesn't just apply to their boats.
Ev demand is growing slowly but surely. They are great. It's understandable that after living our whole lives driving gas cars, we are a little skeptical about new tech.
They had sodium battery automobiles in like 1910 well before the gasoline engine became the standard. Now in 2024 they say Sodium batteries will revolutionize the industry. Man Rockefeller did a number on people....
Curious if BYD will hit the markets in the US. I have a new lightning that work provided me let me tell you it’s more of a hassle to keep it charged. 🤦♂️
First EVs would have never sold more than a niche if not for Government incentives for up to 25% of the cost - for supposedly being green - which they really aren't very green. IF no incentives few sales. But they do still have incentives - will China take over? That was China's plan for the start; they helped build their BEV industry with 231 Billion in giveaways, yet even with all that and customer incentives to buy NOT ONE Chinese All BEV maker has every made a penny of profit. They are all in a race to the bottom quaity wise to cut costs blindly trying to survive and get market share; not quality first - quantity ; red ink in vast amounts.
I prefer the old gas powered car any day. the older car are easier to work on. most of the new cars today are controlled by computers. and the EVs and hybrids are not that much better. $15,000-$35,000 to replace the EV battery pack. the power grid can not even handle that many EV recharging. as for myself I rent an apartment. the landlord will not approve the wiring, or have the complex wired for an EV charging station. so the gas powered car is my only choice.
Die hard Chevy & Cadillac car & truck owner for 50+ years. Still own Tahoe's, Sierras, & Silverado's. However, I've sold all of my GM stock and invested in more stock positions in O'Reilly's, Auto Zone, & Genuine Parts. The "Kill Switch" provisions in recent federal legislation will probably drive me to make one last new vehicle purchase in 2025. Side Note. I am absolutely on board with Made in the USA. However, I believe that we will destroy our environment with the mining, processing, and disposal of the materials needed to build out the proposed EV ambitions. I would also think that the bleeding heart liberals should have heartburn over the negative environmental impact and the exploitation of peoples commonly used to extract the ores needed for EV batteries--think child labor in Congo, Africa.
The future is likely a combination of all types of powered vehicles including electric…….hydrogen fuel cells, etc. Let’s not get started on the perception that electric vehicles are better for the environment when the mining processes for the elements needed to produce the lithium ion batteries as well as their disposal are not good for the environment either. New vehicle powering options should take cost effectiveness…….ease of manufacturer and environmental impact into consideration and not just use the “we’re saving the environment” trope
Because GM and Ford in partucular know we do not want EVs. And China is basicallt booted from the US auto market. As they should be. There not gonna be able to cheat with Nafta either. Now that is funny!
@@SteveLomas-k6k I think corporations have lost or are losing their butts on EVs and soon will abandon them. But there will always be hardcore fan boys addicted to the tech koolaid and virtue signalers who have little financial sense.
I can't wait for the day when EV's will actually be stronger, faster, more efficient, cheaper, more desirable and safer than ICE cars. I just don't know what's taking so long? I would certainly love to have an EV then.
Yes we do want them. We just can't afford them. I've been driving an electric car now for a while. Thing is, i'm renting mine through Uber and I LOVE driving it. I love not paying for gas. I just CAN'T NOT afford the cool electric cars I want. That's the problem, not the lack of demand.
Now retired but worked on Electric trains, buses, trolleys for 40 yrs. And as a hobby I'm a gear head and been restoring older cars for over 15 yrs. I have been telling people since GM got rid of the Chevy Volt in favor of the Chevy Bolt... that Hybrids were the way to go. The Toyota Prius for a short few yrs only had the Chevy Volt as it's competitor. Where is the Volt now ? (sounds of Crickets 🦗🪳🦗) Where is the Prius? ..oh they still make it along with 1/3 of Toyota's and Lexus' fleet being Hybrids. America's infrastructure is not ready for full blown EVs yet. And Americans aren't willing to spend $40k and up just to go get groceries or take a ride to Grandma's house. (I don't blame them either!!! )
BEVs, an insane solution to an imaginary problem.
Yep!
Our corrupt media and government should stay out of our business!
Great video Lauren!
It’s still refreshing to hear unabashed truth!
The government miscalculated. Who would would have guessed.
i love watching the broken souls stare at their phone while the car is charging . please make more .
I thought they were holding a electric vehicle meet in the Target parking lot every Sunday.
Turned out, just people waiting their turn for a charger.
No way in hell I will own a EV.
Turns out the future of transport isn’t more expensive, worse, uglier… what else?
You plan on walking then. 😂
@@wt9653 i do everyday
@@Jeymez
Around your house
@wt9653 no everywhere, and i mean that literally.
now you might ask how do i get around,
just like everyone else does.
people are too lazy to walk half the time, hell most people barely get out a bike anymore.
well that's how i get around, sure if i need a ride somewhere i know plenty of people, but in terms of myself, i walk everywhere.
anything within 7 minutes i walk, anything further than 15 minutes to get to, i bike.
so no EV's in my future.
My two largest issues with EV’s are 1. They’re not zero emissions when one considers Scope 1,2 and 3 lifecycle GHG’s and any many situations worse than ICE cars and 2. We’re in effect handing our entire transportation system over to China (what could possibly go wrong?)
Fing A, SPOT on. Keep your ICE vehicle or buy a used one for US Security and Stay Green. As there is NOTHING GREEN ABOUT EVs
China probably paid Biden off to hand it over
Well said.
except we're not handing anything to China, no this is something America is pushing all on it's own. why, because America wants to be like Europe but with a cleaner environment. the green new deal is something AOC pushed through
congress, you know why, because more than half of the left is for it,
and California is the biggest supporter of it. that's how it passed, and it's why we've seen a such a dramatic change in the auto industry.
WE DONT EV'S EITHER! Hybrids are good enough if not better!
Going all in on EVs is a huge mistake.
Of course it is. EV's are a great solution for some, but not everyone
I don't think that EVs will ever be popular, not now and not in the near future. Hybrids are far more convenient and less wasteful.
I rented a hybrid for 2 weeks and found it really unpleasant to drive. Too inconsistent- you never know what's going to happen when you put your foot down- a nice smooth gas powered wind up, or a nasty rabbit start electric lurch. 'regen braking' is like driving with your emergency brake stuck on. I still got range anxiety because it combined real gas mileage with some imaginary battery mileage that came and went. If I could have turned all the battery stuff off I would.
No it’s that we want to buy what we want,not what the government wants us to buy. Who wants to sit at a charger for 30-60 minutes charging. And who wants to stop every 150-200 miles to charge. If you own a house with solar panels and a Tesla power wall,a EV for around town and work would be great. But a EV as your main car is not going to work. But the biggest problem is the grid capacity is not up the task. We have already seen what winter’s do to EV’S. EV’S will never reach the level of use that they ( the government) wanted. These cars are not the future. In their right place they work fine. Some automakers are going back to quantity over quality in their vehicles. The biggest problem in the United States is the auto union,we cannot compete against non union companies. This is the real problem from China. If they were ever to get into this market like the other countries they would kill off US legacy makers.
Nobody makes money selling EVs or maintaining chargers, they cost the tax payer a fortune, if China wants that albatross I say let them have it, as long as we let American auto makers build cars people want, they'll be profitable.
On gas vehicles, can we please get rid of the stupid start/stop feature? Or at least have it disengaged when you first turn on the car. Not the other way around.
They won’t so you will just have to press the button to turn it off.
If I wanted to ride a golf cart with better speed, I would play golf.... but I don't consider golf a sport nor appealing so.... yeah.
My local golf course switched to gas carts years ago. With advances in electronic ignition and fuel injection, there's no real advantage in electric carts any more.
If they can't compete on a golf course- short round trips in nice weather, they'll never compete in the real world.
Coach, I agree with you 100% on this video. I never could see all EV's in the near future. Being a multiple shop owner in Florida I referred to EV buyers as left over Flower Children, they're buying the planet, people my age will understand what I mean. The ICE is so efficient now and will improve. IMO more research needs to be implemented on the fuel and cat to improve emissions, after all that's what EV's are all about. My other concern is using to small of a CID and a turbo, will this cause shorter engine life problems. A worn engine isn't efficient.
look...this ain't rocket surgery, as we say in missouri.
you have an apartment and they will not allow electric hook up
and NOBODY can buy a home, especially in los angeles, so you HAVE to live in an apartment.
you cannot drive more than 300 miles without adding more battery, more weight.
your car depreciates faster than your anger rises for buying it.
your most affordable EV is good for around-town driving and costs more than a corrola.
your EV tires wear quickly and cause more harm to the environment than regular tires.
your local bridge over the river will limit how many EVs can be on it at one time...ALL infrastructures will begin limiting or falling down from the added weight.
installing the charging unit will cost another ton....
charging stations do not exist or are filled up with 4-year-old nissans charging at slow rates
please....how long will it take you to get up to speed on this????????
"The other German car companies, GM and Ford".... okay, but when did they go Euro?
Chinese auto makers are drooling over the stupid OEMs backtracking on the EV plans. Tesla and Rivian might be the only successful US based EV manufacturers.😢
Agreed
Lauren is good, EVs are bad
😊
As an Autophile it was easy to see from the get go defacto golf carts taking over the transportation industry was a pipe dream.
Hybrids solve two thirds of the problems with EVs but there is still that remaining one third and those problems are numerous and huge.
Earlier this year a Tesla's high accelleration was being shown off in West Hollywood. The driver didn't realize the heavy weight of the car; he tried to turn but the car's momentum caused it to hit a light pole & palm trees. The BEV's damaged battery pack immediately caught fire. When a Tesla and most BEVs have dead batteries the windows & doors won't open. Three passengers in the back of the Tesla were unable to get out. Passers by broke the windows w rocks to try pull out the 3 women; luickily 2 were pulled out but the 3rd burned to death. Chinese cars are worse; poor quality control means Chinese Junks doesn't just apply to their boats.
Without an infrastructure of charging stations and inexpensive renewable energy sources, pushing for EV is a lost battle right at the start.
Ev demand is growing slowly but surely. They are great. It's understandable that after living our whole lives driving gas cars, we are a little skeptical about new tech.
They're finally waking up and smelling the coffee.
Do you want sounds better than a V8 engine ? Nothing
They had sodium battery automobiles in like 1910 well before the gasoline engine became the standard. Now in 2024 they say Sodium batteries will revolutionize the industry. Man Rockefeller did a number on people....
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Ramcharger is the way to go. Looking foward to this new truck. WIsh Tesla would go that route.
Curious if BYD will hit the markets in the US. I have a new lightning that work provided me let me tell you it’s more of a hassle to keep it charged. 🤦♂️
Yes. BYD is opening franchises. You’ll see them at your local dealer groups soon.
First EVs would have never sold more than a niche if not for Government incentives for up to 25% of the cost - for supposedly being green - which they really aren't very green. IF no incentives few sales. But they do still have incentives - will China take over? That was China's plan for the start; they helped build their BEV industry with 231 Billion in giveaways, yet even with all that and customer incentives to buy NOT ONE Chinese All BEV maker has every made a penny of profit. They are all in a race to the bottom quaity wise to cut costs blindly trying to survive and get market share; not quality first - quantity ; red ink in vast amounts.
Not a mistake - a smart move...EV's are NOT going to overtake sales of ICE or hybrid vehicles...period 😉
I prefer the old gas powered car any day. the older car are easier to work on. most of the new cars today are controlled by computers. and the EVs and hybrids are not that much better. $15,000-$35,000 to replace the EV battery pack. the power grid can not even handle that many EV recharging. as for myself I rent an apartment. the landlord will not approve the wiring, or have the complex wired for an EV charging station. so the gas powered car is my only choice.
EV, not worth anything to me. Hybrids are the way to go. My Ford Cmax is great. One of the best cars I ever owned, and that is a LOT of cars.
“Government Experts” 😂 Yeaaaaaa Ok 😂
Die hard Chevy & Cadillac car & truck owner for 50+ years. Still own Tahoe's, Sierras, & Silverado's. However, I've sold all of my GM stock and invested in more stock positions in O'Reilly's, Auto Zone, & Genuine Parts. The "Kill Switch" provisions in recent federal legislation will probably drive me to make one last new vehicle purchase in 2025. Side Note. I am absolutely on board with Made in the USA. However, I believe that we will destroy our environment with the mining, processing, and disposal of the materials needed to build out the proposed EV ambitions. I would also think that the bleeding heart liberals should have heartburn over the negative environmental impact and the exploitation of peoples commonly used to extract the ores needed for EV batteries--think child labor in Congo, Africa.
The future is likely a combination of all types of powered vehicles including electric…….hydrogen fuel cells, etc.
Let’s not get started on the perception that electric vehicles are better for the environment when the mining processes for the elements needed to produce the lithium ion batteries as well as their disposal are not good for the environment either.
New vehicle powering options should take cost effectiveness…….ease of manufacturer and environmental impact into consideration and not just use the “we’re saving the environment” trope
EVs only make sense in a walkable area
4:10 gm and ford aren’t a German brand it’s pure American 🇺🇸
Because GM and Ford in partucular know we do not want EVs. And China is basicallt booted from the US auto market. As they should be. There not gonna be able to cheat with Nafta either. Now that is funny!
There will always be the 10% who own EVs, but that’s about it.
mostly corporate fleets..
@@SteveLomas-k6k I think corporations have lost or are losing their butts on EVs and soon will abandon them. But there will always be hardcore fan boys addicted to the tech koolaid and virtue signalers who have little financial sense.
Toyota hybrid all day long but no EV
I'd rather walk than buy from China
The EV or nothing people are looking stupid now 😅
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Africa 🤣
I regularly drive 700 miles in a day. Doing it in an EV will make it 2 days. I would consider a PHEV.
evs are totally useless. hybrids and plug in hybrids are better in every possible way.
"going to take decades if not years..." .58 sec into it
wut?
NOT a huge mistake. People know about the environmental problems with electric that outweigh Abiotic fuels negatives.
I can't wait for the day when EV's will actually be stronger, faster, more efficient, cheaper, more desirable and safer than ICE cars. I just don't know what's taking so long? I would certainly love to have an EV then.
I would never buy a CCP crap car.
Love my Tesla 💞
NO, YOU DO NOT
@@bellytripper-nh8ox yes i do
No gas no matintance fast
Cheap to drive. Love my Tesla 💞
@@edwardbratko9947 NOPE!!!!
Yes we do want them. We just can't afford them. I've been driving an electric car now for a while. Thing is, i'm renting mine through Uber and I LOVE driving it. I love not paying for gas. I just CAN'T NOT afford the cool electric cars I want. That's the problem, not the lack of demand.
Now retired but worked on Electric trains, buses, trolleys for 40 yrs. And as a hobby I'm a gear head and been restoring older cars for over 15 yrs. I have been telling people since GM got rid of the Chevy Volt in favor of the Chevy Bolt... that Hybrids were the way to go. The Toyota Prius for a short few yrs only had the Chevy Volt as it's competitor. Where is the Volt now ? (sounds of Crickets 🦗🪳🦗) Where is the Prius? ..oh they still make it along with 1/3 of Toyota's and Lexus' fleet being Hybrids. America's infrastructure is not ready for full blown EVs yet. And Americans aren't willing to spend $40k and up just to go get groceries or take a ride to Grandma's house. (I don't blame them either!!! )
I will never buy an electric vehicle!!!
All of the above is the sane way to proceed.