Stop with the mandates. It's not going to happen. Let EVs stand on their own and sell themselves.

@lv4077

22 күн бұрын

That should free up a lot of charging stations

@rwalkenhorst

22 күн бұрын

When I hear experts say that EVs are the future I'm reminded that in the 1960s everybody assumed we'd all have flying cars by now.

@palerider7708

22 күн бұрын

You’re 100% correct, but like renewables in the energy sector, industry and governments have put too much money and political capital into these things. And now they have a momentum of their own, until the whole house of cards comes crashing down around all of us.

@travislandsman

22 күн бұрын

Exactly

@silent1967

22 күн бұрын

​@@rwalkenhorstThankfully we don't, look at what's been falling out of the sky lately.

The two happiest days for every EV enthusiast are ... the day they get it and the day they get rid of it. Just ask Hertz.

@gt-c-

22 күн бұрын

Replace "enthusiast" with very stupid !

@richardbambenek2601

22 күн бұрын

Just like a boat owner

@daintree2455

22 күн бұрын

Boat..bring out another thousand. EV...expenditure velocity.

@maddhatter3564

22 күн бұрын

@@richardbambenek2601 was about to say that. Boat owners are even sayin "WTF were they thinking". lol

@andrewfleming8103

22 күн бұрын

I realised years ago that nobody is really honest about their vehicle until they no longer own it. So I don't take much notice of the EVangelists telling me how good their EVs are.

'DON'T buy one of Hertz's old Teslas!' - Because they will probably report it stolen and then bill you an extra $200 for 'fuelling' if it's returned on 97% battery.

@Username18981

22 күн бұрын

Especially since they would probably make more from the insurance claim than a sale.

@gt-c-

22 күн бұрын

DON'T BUY ANY TESLA...!

@AlexSwanson-rw7cv

22 күн бұрын

Yeah, never buy any car from Hertz!

@nickmalone3143

22 күн бұрын

​@@Username18981waiting for hertz to hire thugs to steal tesla inventory ....pass go and collect insurance

@lv4077

22 күн бұрын

Reporting it stolen and cheating an insurance company is the only way they’d make a profit on one.

Wow, there is something worse than buying an old rental car.. Buying an old EV rental! Kicking Hertz while their down may not be sporting, but it sure is entertaining!

@atticstattic

22 күн бұрын

Who allows rental cars to get old?

@Eidolon1andOnly

22 күн бұрын

While *they're (not "their") down.

@robertkubrick3738

22 күн бұрын

@@atticstattic just try and stop them from getting old?

@stevengriffin7873

21 күн бұрын

You sure got that right.

@paulreid2223

21 күн бұрын

EVs' Hertz everyone !!!!

Buy a second hand EV, wait a bit longer and they'll be giving them away for the homeless to sleep in.

@mikeholling8830

22 күн бұрын

That won’t be allowed, too much risk of death by fire.😜

@Eidolon1andOnly

22 күн бұрын

​@@mikeholling8830No, the batteries will be taken out first, then used to make steam to power turbines to charge new EVS.

@webreakforsquirrel4201

22 күн бұрын

@@Eidolon1andOnlyare you implying they should just intentionally put them into thermal runaway and drop them into pools of water with steam turbine generators above?

@ChristianGundesen

22 күн бұрын

They won’t be able to get into them when the battery goes flat😂

@Eidolon1andOnly

22 күн бұрын

@@webreakforsquirrel4201 It'd be more cost efficient than recycling them.

These cars have had 99% of their charging done at supercharger stations. So their battery will be in the worst condition possible, for its mileage.

@Audioremedy0785

21 күн бұрын

Objectively this is untrue. It’s been proven that supercharging has a near zero impact on batteries because of the way they are made.

@Fred2-123

21 күн бұрын

@@Audioremedy0785 Proven by who? Elon Musk's mother?

@Audioremedy0785

21 күн бұрын

@@Fred2-123 independent experts. I don’t think she is one. But if she is then possibly yes.

@darksideblues135

21 күн бұрын

You are funny. You are saying that the laws of physics don't apply. I think its BMW, they limit how many times you can supercharge a week. Why would they do that?

@Audioremedy0785

21 күн бұрын

@@darksideblues135 because a BMW isn’t a Tesla mate. 👍🏻

The liability of an eV let alone a second hand one is ridiculous. Will stick to petrol.

@chris1960

22 күн бұрын

I am terrified of when they want to ban petrol sales 2035 here (Australia) l will buy a petrol car just before.

@craigparker4108

22 күн бұрын

@@chris1960 In reality that wont happen.

@OM617a

22 күн бұрын

@@chris1960 I would get an older one that is less reliant on software, that would be easier to keep going in the long term.

@chris1960

22 күн бұрын

@@craigparker4108 I didn’t think it would happen Craig but look at Norway. The entire crazy country has gone EV 😳

@stevehewitt1151

22 күн бұрын

@@chris1960 Norway has huge amounts of hydroelectricity. Most countries have very little. Australia has Snowy 2.0 😄

I wouldn't have a EV if it was offered to me for free.

@gt-c-

22 күн бұрын

...nah...I will take it and then 5 minutes later I will crush it with my Raptor V8 550HP steel not f-ing aluminum!

@elk3909

22 күн бұрын

@@gt-c- id take the battery and use it to biuld a bigger battery for my ebike

@layersoftheonion8168

22 күн бұрын

Damn right, they’re potentially lethal!

@maddhatter3564

22 күн бұрын

@@PeterTheGreat-wn2qf and most EV cultists never owned an EV they just buy into the hype, its the latest shiney object.

@layersoftheonion8168

22 күн бұрын

@@PeterTheGreat-wn2qf nah, don’t think they do.

A neighbor of mine bought a Tesla for more than $60k in 2020. Sold it 6 months ago for &20k. All I could say was asking the poor guy if he knew how much gas he could have purchased with $40k. He sighed.

@certificateofvaccinationi.d.19

22 күн бұрын

$40 Grand'll get you about 3 top up these days...bidenomics

@buyallmeans425

22 күн бұрын

Ouch! Nice, a pointed question that probably stabbed him right in the gut.

@wenjiehe8305

22 күн бұрын

He is lucky that he can get rid of it for $20k, not bad at all.

@escapetheratracenow9883

21 күн бұрын

@@buyallmeans425The truth hurts, that’s why so many do their level best to avoid it.

@chrissmith2114

21 күн бұрын

@@wenjiehe8305 Maybe a farmer bought it to keep chickens in...

Let them have their beloved Teslas. Some people have to learn the hard way.

@keegan773

22 күн бұрын

A fool and his money are soon parted.

@GT380man

22 күн бұрын

@@keegan773Or, burned.

@maddhatter3564

22 күн бұрын

my only issue is them trying to mandate them (Yes they ARE in places like Cali and NY and Biden is making it clear thats the national goal). and the fact that everyone that has insurance is affected by the EV claims .

@user-ij5uz5dm5j

22 күн бұрын

Like this dude who seems to be super excited with his Tesla.. kzread.info/dash/bejne/loWsz5inZ7bKpqg.htmlsi=2pUKQfRcJpFloBMX

Someday at Burning Man , they won’t build wooden statue to burn , they’ll just put the parking lot for electric vehicles in the middle of the event , play tunes , and wait for the fire to start ,

@k.chriscaldwell4141

22 күн бұрын

👍

@erictuffelmire6826

22 күн бұрын

And yet 600-700 petrol cars cath fire every day in the United States.

@RogowskiBubba0864

22 күн бұрын

Would Nazis burn Tesla's instead of books on the Frankfurt School?

@vaulthecreator

22 күн бұрын

​@@erictuffelmire6826what's your point?

@DocNo27

22 күн бұрын

@@erictuffelmire6826 and those fires are quickly and easily put out. Often by their owners. Unlike EV fires.

The big problem is that cordless cars are just too heavy for the job, they are always hauling their enormous weight around, like driving a loaded truck

@timothykeith1367

22 күн бұрын

Cordless

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

Weight is not a big issue.

@darksideblues135

21 күн бұрын

Yes. Weight is a big big issue, if you understand physics. But you don't. That's why you probably own an EV. Tesla drives get so mad when I pull up next to them in my C8. No one looks that their car, but I get filmed, pictures taken, people want to talk to me about the car. Tesla driver be like "but my car is an EV and has only slightly faster acceleration, look at ME"

@richardbambenek2601

5 күн бұрын

Which makes them terrible off road or on soft terrain. Add low clearance and what you have is a worthless vehicle if that's why you bought it

@gerbre1

5 күн бұрын

@@darksideblues135 0-60 c8 3.4s, model s plaid 2.1s. Weight doesn't matter.

I will take any junk ICE vehicle over a premium battery electric vehicle any day.

@Eidolon1andOnly

22 күн бұрын

Same, but to be fair I'd take a junk ICE car over *_ANY_* premium car, EV or ICE. Lower insurance, maintenance, repair, and fueling costs.

@augustsnowfall5189

22 күн бұрын

⁠@@Eidolon1andOnlyI agree.

@kevinrose8568

22 күн бұрын

Agree. Much easier to replace easily replaceable parts than a whole new batter pack because of a small hole in it.

@Audioremedy0785

21 күн бұрын

@@Eidolon1andOnlywhen you say ‘lower fueling cost’ what do you mean by that? As I own a diesel and an EV in the uk. My EV is overall cheaper to run (by a mile), but the fuel element isn’t even close. It costs me over 500% more to run my ice.

@Eidolon1andOnly

21 күн бұрын

@@Audioremedy0785 I was comparing a junk ICE car to a "premium" ICE car, and the fueling cost would be cheaper for a junk car because it would only need the lowest grade of gasoline, not the premium grade of gasoline a premium car would need.

EV, JUST SAY NO!

I am still waiting on someone to actually prove that EV's are somehow going to fix our overall carbon footprint.

@TheRastacabbage

22 күн бұрын

I'm still waiting for someone to actually prove that my 'carbon footprint' needs fixing

@vincesteer7960

22 күн бұрын

It’s about control, just like D.Id, plandemic, dig. Currency, green deal.

@sullivanrachael

22 күн бұрын

You do realise carbon dioxide is plant food, and as a species we’re all helping green the plant by restoring the historically higher carbon dioxide levels?

@augustsnowfall5189

22 күн бұрын

Unfortunately neither of these questions will ever get a satisfactory or honest answer.

@matthewmosier8439

22 күн бұрын

​@@TheRastacabbageThree words. Club, of, Rome. Look it up, if they haven't fully purged easy info from the web.

I was offered either a Tesla or an ice cream ….. the ice cream was lovely and didn’t explode in my face.

EV's are going to Bankrupt Ford🤨

@DocNo27

22 күн бұрын

All according to plan. You'll own nothing and like it!

@GT380man

22 күн бұрын

That’s the plan. It’s not a mistake. And it’s not only Ford.

@BonannoCM

22 күн бұрын

​@@DocNo27I'm still waiting for someone to explain how the economy of any first world country can survive without private transportation. The USA, for example, was once largely an agrarian-based economy. Car ownership opened employment opportunities for great numbers of workers in far off places they would've never otherwise visited. Unless the powers-that-be are planning to return to a plantation-bound or factory-town buisness model, an unending depression is the only future in sight.

@jamessmyth5949

22 күн бұрын

Yes the only reason Ford is staying afloat is because their healthy ICE sales are offsetting their massive losses on EVs. Imagine how much more their balance sheet would be loaded with cash if they weren't being drained by their EV sales.

@robertkubrick3738

22 күн бұрын

@@BonannoCM You can't have Upward Mobility without personal mobility. I also tell Cult members who claim to drive 10 miles a day that they live on a very small plantation.

I really cannot see BYD being popular in the USA. Especially once the word gets out they're trash.

@hohohaha999

22 күн бұрын

Word _isn't_ out?

@richardbambenek2601

22 күн бұрын

They love to burn to the ground just sitting there

@EDKguy

22 күн бұрын

Cheap and Chinese will always sell in the US.

@azul93gt38

22 күн бұрын

@@EDKguy - Sorry pal, not for big ticket or status items.

@azul93gt38

22 күн бұрын

@@hohohaha999 - Nope, there aren't any Chinese cars on the roads in the USA.

Anyone buying a used EV is buying a flat battery with unknown risks.

@Audioremedy0785

18 күн бұрын

Taking into account that batteries have an expected lifespan of 300-500k miles and depreciate in range by about 10% over 10 years, what are you basing this point on?

I have zero ev experience and my ev appetite has already been satiated

FJB & FEVs

@jamesdallas1493

21 күн бұрын

Ditto! Trump 2024 FJB

Volvo will go the SAAB way...

@gunslinger2261

22 күн бұрын

Exactly

@shauny2285

22 күн бұрын

​@@gunslinger2261Isn't Volvo part of the Chinese Geley Automotive group?

@aaronbryan5095

22 күн бұрын

​@@shauny2285 Geely and their crapboxes can go join those other brands in hell

@peterb666

22 күн бұрын

Well the SAAB name still continues but not with cars. The auto intellectual property etc wound up with NEVS which was originally owned by a Chinese consortium but is now owned by BID (Business Improvement District) Stallbacka, a not-for-profit association of the City of Trollhättan, businesses and property owners in Stallbacka, The rights of Emily GT car and PONS Robotaxi have been taken up by a Canadian firm, EV Electra. Whether it gets delivered in another matter. I expect that even if the Emily GT does get released to market, it will be dated and not competitive on price of functionality. It should have been to market 5 years ago. This is the story of a lot of most small firms in the auto world, as well as those that were once kings of the industry, regardless of what type of vehicle they are producing.

@martinburns342

21 күн бұрын

Does that mean GM will purchase Volvo ? Trash the Volvo name and sell substandard vehicles till it's out of business....

Lee the Macmaster has just done a live stream on the 2024 Taycan yet no mention was made of how much per mile it will depreciate. His current car still has over £60k oustanding finance, yet it is only worth approx £40k or less! Who in their right mind would buy one? As for Hertz's Tesla's they must be hitting depreciation hard, no wonder they are having to stockpile them.

@andrewfleming8103

22 күн бұрын

I've watched a few of those myself. I don't understand why he purchased the Taycan in the first place.

@robertkubrick3738

22 күн бұрын

@@andrewfleming8103 At the time, Battery car depreciation was average because people didn't really know them, just curiosities. I expected this to happen when the road fleet reached 1% Battery car and people really got to know them first hand. Lee's tincan is almost 3 years old and from when they were relatively unknown. A petrol Porche would have depreciated 10%-20%.

@Barbarapape

21 күн бұрын

@@andrewfleming8103 It makes no sense to most of us, and is a tragic waste of his income. But it has allowed him to live a good lifestyle all paid for from his KZread channel. Nice work if you can get it.

Getting a used Hertz would be like dating Stormy Daniels. I worked for Enterprise for a while. Imagine a new driver getting in your car everyday trying to figure out how it works. Pulling all the handles pushing all the buttons.

@xpusostomos

22 күн бұрын

I'd imagine Stormy would give a really good ride.

@robertkubrick3738

22 күн бұрын

@@xpusostomos You need a room with her with no condoms?

Sitting in a parking lot with the battery degrading before it is even sold.

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

That's normal, the battery loses about 10% of its initial capacity during its first time charging at the factory. It's called Solid Electrolyte Interface formation (SEI).

@Audioremedy0785

20 күн бұрын

@@gerbre1 what in gods name are you m talking about 🤣🤣🤣

@gerbre1

20 күн бұрын

@@Audioremedy0785 I learnt from Jason Fenske.

Xiaomi's electric cars make the cybertruck look like a worthwhile purchase.

@babatigosho6214

21 күн бұрын

I'd say the otherwise... the Xiomi looks better and has better quality

@rutessian

21 күн бұрын

@@babatigosho6214 Yeah, it looks better because it's Porsche copy, but better quality? Look up Xiaomi SU7 recent purchases on youtube. Most EVs are crap for various reasons with very limited application, but Chinese ones top the turd pile.

@babatigosho6214

21 күн бұрын

@@rutessian Well, Tesla is a bad coppy from Halo games and i don't think the quality can get any lower.

@rutessian

21 күн бұрын

@@babatigosho6214 "Despite the popularity of Xiaomi SU7, the car has many problems and gets into many accidents" -lookup this title

@babatigosho6214

21 күн бұрын

@@rutessian I've watched few videos about these cars and they are absolute rubbish, but the problems i heard were not as bad as cybertruck's. That tesla has a lot of potentially deadly problems and its hard to beat it when it comes to problems

best channel on the web by far.

Wait a minute!!! Wasn't the public told that you had next to NO MAINTENACE items for an EV? Who lied!!!

@franknew9001

22 күн бұрын

Tesla also claimed a much higher range than what people are actually getting, especially in very cold or hot weather.

@robertkubrick3738

22 күн бұрын

@@franknew9001 Cry Havoc anmd loose the Lawsuits!

@countryjoe3551

21 күн бұрын

Yeah, that is one of the most common lies spewed by the EVangelist Cultists.........

@themoviesite

21 күн бұрын

@@robertkubrick3738 Cry havoc and let loose the dogs of law.

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

After 102,000km just 6 inspections, 1 pair of windshield wipers and 4 tyres.

If I have to watch the self-driving car at all times I might as well drive myself. This way I don't have to guess and try to guess when that bloomin' thing makes a mistake. Now I am in control at all times.

I love the EV S#!T show

@raygiordano1045

22 күн бұрын

The price for admission to the show are rather pricey.

@Sonny_McMacsson

22 күн бұрын

So long as it stays the province of the devoted it's amusing but they want to lead us all into the clut too.

@joelaichner3025

22 күн бұрын

Funny isn’t it ! But , Laugh In , is better humor , Sock it to Me , and , Here comes da Judge , this is Dark Humor

@MrSGL21

18 күн бұрын

its gotten really entertaining this year.

I wouldn't ever consider picking up any sort of former rental vehicle.. it is bad enough you roll the dice already on any second hand purchase like a vehicle. A former rental just increases those odds not being in your favor.

@andrewfleming8103

22 күн бұрын

We owned an ex-rental Camry for 7 years. Only issue we had with it was the alternator packed up. They're all auto-trans which insulates the engines somewhat from being flogged, relatively low mileage and they're serviced regularly. The only reason we sold it was because the floor was so low to the ground that the missus and I had trouble getting out of it. ( age and stiff joints, not obesity ) I would have liked a tow-bar though. To use an analogy, changing from the Mitsubishi Sigma to the Camry was like changing underwear from hessian to silk. Buying an EV new or second hand is a sand-paper underwear option.

You can bet that every one of the Hertz Tesla's was predominantly recharged with fast chargers. Their batteries will probably have been degraded significantly as a result.

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

You can read out how many kWh were charged with AC and DC. You can drive the car from 100% to empty to verify it's range and degradation. You can do all this before buying the car.

@Audioremedy0785

20 күн бұрын

That’s a lovely statement. But makes no sense given that superchargers don’t impact battery degradation.

@gerbre1

20 күн бұрын

@@Audioremedy0785 Of course supercharging impacts battery degradation according to a Tesla expert who checked thousands of cars.

@Audioremedy0785

20 күн бұрын

@@gerbre1 objectively that’s untrue. Try and find a source.

@gerbre1

20 күн бұрын

@@Audioremedy0785 Did you check thousand of Teslas? He knows everything about the cars. His nickname is Doc Tesla and he has a Yt channel.

To be fair, if you sell just about any car at one year old having only driven 20 miles, your cost per mile will be ridiculous. If you're only going 20 miles per year, walk. Or Uber.

On average, Americans keep their ICE cars for 12,5 years. When it comes to EV cars, it's three years. Ecofriendly, you say?

@timneal675

22 күн бұрын

average mericans aren't buying EVs, as they aren't average cars. Wealthy Americans are buying EVs and they even traded their ICE vehicles every 24 months.

@ScatManAust

21 күн бұрын

@@timneal675 Yes, but the ICE vehicles are still around 12-30 years later to get traded around many many times. These shitbox EV's are not even lasting 8 years simply because of battery failures and the ridiculous replacement costs of them not to mention the incedental and accidental damage to the batteries before they even have a chance to wear out or catch fire

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

EVs have 8 years warranty and will run twice as long.

@ScatManAust

21 күн бұрын

@@gerbre1 Obviously a brainwashed EVangelist. Dream on mate

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

@@ScatManAust So EVs don't have 8 years warranty for the battery?

If P.T. Barnum were alive today he'd be selling EVs not circus tickets.

@franknew9001

22 күн бұрын

I think he said that there is a sucker born every minute.

What’s charging in your garage tonight?! Sleep tight.

@maddhatter3564

22 күн бұрын

nothing is charging in my garage tonight.

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

I already charged my EV with 6 kWh, 50% from the roof and 50% from the grid, this afternoon for 0,70€. Will continue tomorrow when the sun is shining and the electricity is cheap. The car will be full enough then at 80% for 1,40€. Do you pay more for filling up your vehicle? 😅

@Audioremedy0785

18 күн бұрын

The fact that you guys have to write stuff like this to try and make people scared about owning an EV just tells me how much you are all struggling to form a convincing argument. It’s embarrassing.

@gerbre1

18 күн бұрын

@@Audioremedy0785Those people ignore what the climate scientists say. We have to stop CO2 emissions today. Even then we have to filter and capture CO2 out of the air. The situation is dramatic.

@Audioremedy0785

18 күн бұрын

@@gerbre1 that’s the simple fact. We need to have wholesale changes in place within our lifetime. And people can be critical of agressive moves to get to what some people see as an unreachable goal of net zero. But something needs to be done.

Bought a used ‘05 Chevy Colorado 13 years ago with 150,000 on it, $5k. Today it has 260,000 miles on it. Going strong. 2 sets of tires, one set of front brakes and oil changes. EV scam tailored for rich, ignorant fools. Wheeeeeeeee!

@markthomas207

21 күн бұрын

Similar to the pyramid scheme back in the early 1980s they disappeared once the proponents ran out of fools with extra money.

@MrSGL21

18 күн бұрын

i bet $100 you can get $5k or more for it right now.

I’m sure people hiring EVs from Hertz made sure they kept the battery between 20-80%…….🤔🤣🤣🤣

@JohnSmith-ux3tt

22 күн бұрын

They better have kept it above 50%, like Tesla recommends. But, not their care so who cares if they damage the battery by mistreating it - mistreating it meaning using it as you would a petrol car.

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

@@JohnSmith-ux3tt Tesla does not recommend 50%

Massive tariffs on cheap China stuff is a good thing. And essential to become independent again from China. Anything made in or from China should be hit with 50% tariffs and if needed more.

@scottw5315

22 күн бұрын

Huge mistake that the western world let the communist giant grow. Communists will never be friends of the west. Have they closed Wuhan yet?

@keegan773

22 күн бұрын

China is over producing low grade vehicles to undercut the domestic markets worldwide. They are cheap, nasty and the Chinese probably retain control over the IT. Why do you think Chinese EV’s are not permitted into ‘sensitive’ work areas, it’s because you don’t know who is monitoring the onboard cameras.

Buy a GT2 or GT3 , 10 years later you either break even , or turn a profit

The bad thing about an ICEngine is that it has a whole bunch of different parts which can break. The good thing about an ICEngine is that it has a whole bunch of different parts which can break BUT can be easily replaced. The bad thing about an electric car battery pack is that when it gets a small hole in it has no replacement parts other than the whole battery pack 13,000$+. I think I will stick with ICE vehicles, much easier to work on.

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

Every battery can be repaired. There are companies doing it.

@kevinrose8568

21 күн бұрын

@@gerbre1 Yes, for an arm and a leg. Great deal!!!

@darksideblues135

21 күн бұрын

@gerbre1 No. They would need to match the cells. If not, thermal runaway takes place. No company is doing that. The liability is too high and the work to long to do.

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

@@darksideblues135 Elbilmek/Oslo-Norway, EV Clinic/Zagreb-Croatia, Cleevely Motors/Gloucestershire-GB are repairing batteries.

@MrOsmodeus

19 күн бұрын

@@darksideblues135 then international standards need to step in and make manufacturing laws that batteries are standardised to so they can become more easily replaced. instead of the entire floor of your vehicle being one irreplaceable mass of cells have a more modular and repairable setup one module is damaged and you replace that for hundreds of dollars not thousands and it doesn't need to be from any particular manufacturer because they all have to use the same format for battery management. the current state of ev batteries would be like every ice manufacturer requiring different fuel pump nozzles.

Honestly, seeing these Chinese EVs burst into flames in China I'm glad the tariffs are in place.

@Audioremedy0785

20 күн бұрын

Have you seen the ICE cars burst into flames?

Buyden couldn't manage his way out of a wet paper sack!

@franknew9001

22 күн бұрын

I think you spelled Bidumb wrong. 😊😊

@JohnSmith-ux3tt

22 күн бұрын

That's when they call in the Easter Bunny.

Two years ago I frequently heard "million mile battery". I don't hear that anymore. The least costly car is probably not even a hybrid, a simple 45 mpg gasoline or diesel car is probably the least costly to own long term.

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

We already reached two million miles.

@darksideblues135

21 күн бұрын

@gerbre1 I knew you'd be in thus sporting lies. But in other posts, you said you had a five year old EV with 102,000 km on it. That's only 63,000 miles. You liar. That's all you gits do is lie. You don't have a million mile car on one battery. On average, we put 12000 on a daily driver. It will take 83 years to travel 1000000 miles. Delete your account.

Why are the manufacturing cars that haven't been ordered? Is their production process that bad?

@xpusostomos

22 күн бұрын

Who knows, they may want inventory before they switch the line to another model

@Freedomquest08

22 күн бұрын

Meeting Govt. quotas?

The EV flop gonna be the dead of many companies.

The tariffs on Chinese EV’s is not an EV issue. It is an issue of the Chinese government subsidizing China made EV’s to bankrupt American EV manufacturers. We know this because the proposed tariffs affect other products which China dumps in the U.S. market.

I can understand the psychological part of why Hertz didn't account for the depreciation and expensive repairs before they entered into the lousy Tesla deal. You see lots of CEOs and management people high up in organisations aren't as smart as they put across and are no different to anyone else when it comes to the saying "there's a sucker born every minute." All that you have to do is prepare a well thought out and convincing sales pitch about something you want to suck them into and focus on how the deal is going to benefit their organisation and they'll look at it through rose coloured glasses, then they'll pat themselves on the back and cheer about how smart they for landing such a great deal are and mostly likely not even bother going to discuss the negatives or dig any deeper to find out the down side of the deal before they enter into it. Those negatives come out a little while later for everyone to see.

@robertkubrick3738

22 күн бұрын

Actually, Hertz stock was in the tank and the announcement made it soar. Hertz should have sold stock like an SOB and backed out of the deal before the first tesla was delivered. From the prospective of making money.

@jamessmyth5949

22 күн бұрын

​@@robertkubrick3738 I'd say it only soared because the rest of the jump on bandwagon, save the planet idiots couldn't see the reality of their ill conceived idea. If they could I bet it wouldn't have.

All the suckers willing to beta test for billionaires have been exhausted - let the EV's stack up!

The other downside of all those EVs being stored. When you go and buy one it could already be a year old or more.

@JohnSmith-ux3tt

22 күн бұрын

And if it's not an LFP, it may have already self-discharged itself into damage territory. I'm not even sure how long an LFP would last to be honest - I think if they do completely discharge the damage is more severe, but don't quote me on that.

@robertkubrick3738

22 күн бұрын

Tesla goes YEARS between refreshes. It's the new Studebaker. Or Checker Cab.

@myofficegoes65

21 күн бұрын

@@JohnSmith-ux3tt The owners manual says that the battery self-discharges about 1% per day. A fully-charged battery will be dead after three months

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

@@myofficegoes65 No owner manual says anything about self-discharging. My EV can be stored for years.

@darksideblues135

21 күн бұрын

@gerbre1 Dude. You lie all the time. The very laws of physics state that those batteries will self discharge. You can't store an EV for years and think that it will be fully charged. You are basically saying that Tesla has created the first closed system. Why don't you start telling people you have gone 102,000 km just on one charge and you still have 98 percent charge left?

Self-driving cars? “Who is driving this car? Me, or a computer chip?”

There is a guy with a KZread channel who just bought a Hertz reject battery car!!! Amazing how insane people can be with this battery junk!

EVs would barely shift in any market without Government subsidies and schemes. All of which can be removed on a whim.

@JohnSmith-ux3tt

22 күн бұрын

I have noticed that, almost without fail, thr first benefiit EVers quote is the tax rebate or discount. Some people just want free stuff.

@JohnSmith-ux3tt

22 күн бұрын

I have noticed that, almost without fail, thr first benefiit EVers quote is the tax rebate or discount. Some people just want free stuff.

Normally, when a new technology hits the market, it is very expensive and only wealthy people buy it. Microwave ovens, cellular phones and flat screen TVs for example. Once the manufacturing increases in efficiency, the price drops and everyone can afford it. This is the way EVs could have found their market. Instead, every EV manufacturer produces very expensive, highly complex and proprietary EVs that fulfilled the desires of the wealthy but almost no one bothered to produce simple, reliable and affordable EVs that the average consumer could buy. This went on for a long time. Now? There just isn't any market for used EVs and having launched these products without proper infrastructure, replacement parts or trained technicians to repair them, the second part of the story, when everyone buys one, isn't going to happen. Free markets have to be free and not subsidized or mandated. That never works! Even the subsidies were mishandled. Here in the US, the tax credits for purchasing one only applied to expensive EVs. Makes no sense.

Ha! My wife and I have been planning to eat at a restaurant next week about a block from the Chesterfield Tesla dealer. I'll be sure to drive through the mall just up the hill to see these contraptions in their natural state, i.e., lined up waiting for suckers to purchase them. Should I print up some "Free to a Good Home" signs?

@entermachine6531

22 күн бұрын

I live in the STL area and I see plenty of other EV’s. Just not many Tesla’s anymore. Maybe other car makers are doing a better job and making better cars?

What are the use cases for self-driving cars other than riding home in your own car when drunk?

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

Taxis without drivers to be paid.

Oh dear, this won't change my plan to not run out and buy an EV...

How in the world do you put a turbo on an electric motor? Please tell us, Stuttgart.

@Audioremedy0785

18 күн бұрын

You don’t need to as they already tear ice engines to shreds without them.

I live in St. Louis and did not notice the cars at Chesterfield Mall. I may be wrong, but I think the Tesla lot in Chesterfield Valley is much smaller than a typical suburban dealership lot, so the need for overflow parking may be similar to other OEM manufacturers.

How did Hertz not account for the high cost? CEO intelligence. That's how. I've never met a CEO who knew the 1st thing about their own business.

@user-sm8j

21 күн бұрын

Common observation these days...

The Tesla toaster, or the BurnYourDomicile ?... choices, choices... 😂

Who would buy a BYD anyway?

Who said comedy was dead? This is hillarious😂😂😂

Would some of these ev sales be dealers registering cars that aren't sold?

Just wondering...do you think Biden has any say whatsoever in these policies ? Do you think they're just incompetent, or do they know exactly what they're doing ? Much love. Great channel.

@marcodarko6941

22 күн бұрын

Not necessarily the senile corpse.. that one is merely a figurehead is all. But his backers/puppetmasters and the politicians behind him on his side are all pulling strings.

@countryjoe3551

21 күн бұрын

Joe Bidumb is a meat puppet. He never has possessed any actual mental acumen, but now that he is deep into dementia, he is not even aware of what he is being told to say.

The guy you showed from car wow is wanting to buy a Cybertruck even though he can't drive it on the road. Shows how smart he is.

Teslas in parking lot!! .. Can you imagine if they leave them there long enough for the batteries to go dead?? .. They would have to give each one at LEAST a 15 or 20 minute charge to get them going. 46,000 car X 15 minutes (if I did the matn right) is over 9 YEARS!!! (NINE years!!)

@dragonflyparade8143

22 күн бұрын

Watch this space....😊

@simoncrooke1644

22 күн бұрын

Your maths is terrible. 46,000 x 15 min = 690,000 min ÷ 60 min = 11,500 hrs ÷ 24 hrs = 479 days ÷ 365 = 1.3 years. Also, they would use more than one charger to charge the cars.

@robertkubrick3738

22 күн бұрын

@@simoncrooke1644 Plus time to move the cars would at least double the time. Only walking pace push for dead battery cars.

I rented a Tesla from hertz last year then I returned it I spoke to the staff on the whole they were reliable however he said the rear boot motor wasn't suited to UK weather and has replaced more than once .. As for the Tariffs it was the same with Japanese car in the 70s however I don't think Japanese Gov subsidized the cars like the Chinese do today .. do you want to ride about in a Chinese deathtrap I don't ... In the end the Japanese started making cars in the US and today Toyota is one of the largest car makers in the US

@michaelwarenycia7588

22 күн бұрын

A big difference is, the Japanese cars in the 70-80s , other than being prone to rust in areas which use road salt, were very high in build quality and reliability. Chinese cars? Not so much..

The problem with Volvo is they are owned by the Chinese and they are mad on building EV vehicles. Same will happen to Lotus who are also owned by owners of Volvo, Geely.

@darksideblues135

21 күн бұрын

Yeah. I was going to buy an Emira, but settled on a C8 corvette. I think I made a better choice. Didn't like the whole Chinese angle.

@bentullett6068

21 күн бұрын

@darksideblues135 the Emira is possibly going to be the last assembled in the UK Lotus. The hideous EV SUV thing is the future of Lotus, which is pretty much a sporty version of the Volvo EV's with a lotus cars styled body.

Average people are embracing hybrids, not BEVs. Good gas mileage w/o the range anxiety.

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

Hybrids are fine for the environment when using clean e-fuels or synthetic gasoline/diesel.

the point is... it's not like we don't like ev's we hate them period!

EVs are worse for the environment than ICE vehicles.

@Audioremedy0785

21 күн бұрын

Over their lifetime that’s objectively untrue. But it’s the kind of thing I expect to see in the comments here.

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

No, roughly 50% to 70% less CO2 emissions over the lifetime of the car.

@Audioremedy0785

21 күн бұрын

@@gerbre1 they don’t care about facts like this. They just like to make stuff up and talk about it like it’s real 🤣🤣

@darksideblues135

21 күн бұрын

@gerbre1 One of yours said the co2 contraction we contribute is only 0.0084 percent. So the decrease using an EV is virtually zero. And we contribute basically zero. I get better returns on my savings in a bank than the whole world ads to co2 levels. 5 cents in a year is nothing. There is no co2 issue.

@Audioremedy0785

21 күн бұрын

@@darksideblues135 ‘there is no C02 issue’ 😂 get a grip mate.

"But... but... but... It's a Tezzlaaaa! It NEVER breaks, because EVs are so simple!" - EV fanboiz

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

They are so simple, so fewer things can break.

@darksideblues135

21 күн бұрын

@gerbre1 Except thermal runaway. Doors refusing to open. Motors failing. Tyres where out 25 percent faster. Computer module issues. Sure.

@MrSGL21

18 күн бұрын

@@gerbre1 but they aren't simple. they are extremely complex. just that complexity is electric and not mechanical.

@gerbre1

18 күн бұрын

@@MrSGL21 Old cars have dozens of control units, modern EVs a central computer, less complexity and more functionality like OTA updates.

@MrSGL21

17 күн бұрын

@@gerbre1 no they donn't. I drive old cars. my newest car is an 05. it has an ECU and a body control module. thats it. OTA updates is NOT a feature, thats a bug. that lets makers like Tesla brick you out of your battery or other features you paid for.

As EV sales figures tank, companies will enter a price war to move inventory. This will cost the companies a bundle and when companies start hemorrhaging cash they start the layoffs. If you start seeing more news reports of layoffs then you will know the sales numbers are terrible.

thank you

Rental cars are treated like rented mules. With the high torque EV's have you know they will have fun with that

Maintain your older ICE car. It's cheaper and more efficient. Why drive a battery wrapped with a car body ?

Have you watched Thunderfoot's channel about Musk and Tesla? It looks like the management might know the writings on the wall and taking the money while they can.

If I had a chance to drive a rental EV I would be so tempted to floor the accelerator because I’m only human. With luck I wouldn’t cause an accident…

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

So every EV has 1000 horse powers? My EV has 120hp.

Volvo will be out of business in the next 10 years

We just went to our local shopping centre, I saw 4 Teslas, one charging.

Great journalisum..keep up the info on E.V.s

Tesla Tech Support: "Have you tried turning your car off, and then back on again?" 🤣 Tesla: "We are making cars much faster than we're selling them, let's have massive corporate losses we can whine about later by continuing our production at current rates." Thank you for properly pronouncing Hyundai.

I predict that if the EV industry survives, that within a decade or two, there will be only 3 companies worldwide that make the vast majority of the EV components and that car brands will simply slap a body onto the power pack or plug a few cosmetic bits onto a power-pack frame. There is no reason to believe that the world will need dozens of car companies when every motor is virtually identical.

@MrSGL21

18 күн бұрын

like e-bikes are now.

Awesome thanks

Hearing the stories of car parks at ports full of Chinese manufactured EV’s has me wondering who’s going be stuck with disposing of all those EV batteries. Which country(s) get blessed by China with the next superfund toxic clean up sites? Is China thinking it’s going to be making a profit selling EV’s, or unloading the liability of the batteries. Or both.

@robertkubrick3738

22 күн бұрын

I think china shipped them without orders. If they can even get 5k euro or pounds for each one, it's more than dragging them to a field.

@ricardas16

22 күн бұрын

they'll dump them in africa. china owns most of it

What happens went road tax is applied like in Japan where your mileage / toll reader emails you your monthly bill, ouch.

Seems odd that media is saying manufactures are seeing higher demand when dealers are telling us they have literally months worth of inventory they can't sell. I think the so called sales are actually 'registrations' and those registered cars are sitting in dealer storage lots. As for self driving its still little more than an interesting tech demo for people to play with now and again but not actually use to go anywhere. Using it seriously is like Russian roulette because it still makes dangerous mistakes.

Given that China has openly talked about weaponising consumer products. I'd be very weary of Chinese E.Vs

I agree. Tariffs just let the protected industries to grow fat and lazy. The US solar industry is perfect example. Our residential solar prices are ridiculously high compared to Australia. If green transition was an existential threat, you think you would do everything possible to deal with it. I guess it’s not that pressing after all.

@darksideblues135

21 күн бұрын

It has and always been a lie.

Shared

Don't forget Hertz was gunna buy 100 000. Then worked out the contract breach fines would be cheaper in the long run.

You do know that when an EV is used up and no longer working they rot in a landfill cause they are to hazardous to recycle.

@gerbre1

21 күн бұрын

Everything can be recycled.

All those teslas parked up might not be unsold... they just all might be sitting waiting to charge off the single charger at the mall and all the drivers have long died and crumbled to dust haha

I don't trust the electronic nannies on my 2020 Ridgeline pickup truck much less the ones on an AV.

All thus banks on the American consumers wanting these products, only hesitant because of price point, We dont. The majority of car biyers do not want an ev at any price. This will destroy the chycom economy.

What a cringe-worthy word combination . . . president followed by the word that starts with a "B."

On autonomous vehicles, I had an idea on how to make them safer. They could be attached one to another to form a line, and these then could run on some kind of guidance system like a rail. They would have pre determined stops where the 'drivers' could alight, and the power could be fed to the cars remotely either by overhead cable or a third rail. I even thought of a name, they could be called "rail cars". Not sure the world is ready for such a radical scheme though.

@Tekwyzard

22 күн бұрын

You been watching too much 'Adam Something' on here? He also has far too many totally sensible ideas and suggestions about crazy new things that should just be trains :-)

@robertkubrick3738

22 күн бұрын

Their speed could be limited also.

Never was going to buy one and never going to buy one. I stick to old technology I can repair myself. Not the most reliable but I can always fix it.

@JohnSmith-ux3tt

22 күн бұрын

The Democrats don't intend you to have a choice . They "know best"(tm).

@akdenyer

22 күн бұрын

@@JohnSmith-ux3tt Really? I have enough parts to keep me going as long as I live. She is 60 years old and still going. As long as I can get some fuel like Petrol or Propane. I will keep going. Even if that is not available there is wood gas and I have lots of wood. Wood gas is solar power much for environmentally friendly than any EV. I am a professional Engineer here in Canada and a B.Eng from Oxford, and an AST. We studied electric vehicles at University There is insufficient generating capacity to run an EV mass transit system. If you know how to it can easily be calculated. Don't believe any if this propaganda. So you believe what you want but the physics is undeniable.

The concern I had reading the article on the ex-rental Teslas from Hertz was how little research people did before buying them. They appeared in most cases to put more thought into buying a toaster. To a few it was the temptation to own a Tesla even though they couldn't afford them. Just crazy.