There's a reason why Trudeau and Biden's Motorcades aren't consisting of EV's.

@C.UHoward

10 ай бұрын

Good point

I learned so much from your mishaps, thank you. I will keep driving my 20 year old BMW 6cylinder petrol car. I can even maintain the car by myself now, i'm retired 😎

A combustion engine car can always get a 5 gallon (about 20 liter) fill in a couple minutes from anyone if you run out of gas on the road. That will get you 125-150 miles (200-240 km).

There's no greater reality than one's own experience. Thank you for sharing. Glad you survived.

Me, while driving my 23 year old gasoline car with the heater, windshield wipers, and headlights on: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

Got it.. I'm getting rid of my Ev too. The battery died and I cried.

...did think of an EV, but I chose a Toyota Legender 2.4L diesel. With an average of 16Klm/Litre (45mpg) on most runs, I'm glad to have made the right choice. I do like EVs, but I'm happy to wait for lower vehicle prices, improved battery performance and for a more comprehensive network of 'away-from-home' charging. In my opinion, that's circa seven to ten years away.

You nearly died. Think of the children who did die mining the materials for those batteries. Also, think of the massive destruction of land that was caused to mine just a small percentage of materials for those batteries.

@FullFact548

Жыл бұрын

Look up the uses of cobalt before spouting rubbish about materials and child labour. Cobalt mining doesn't kill children, poverty does. Emissions from transport in the UK is responsible for many thousands of premature deaths every year but mindless people talk nonsense about a much cleaner technology.

@Beorn.

Жыл бұрын

@FullFact548 I think I may have this wrong but it seems your justification for child labour in the DRC is its helping the health of our children? Don't think about the 550,000 hectares of forest cleared in Indonesia to mine for nickel for the batteries or how many miles evs have to be driven to reach offset for the excess c02 created in an evs manufacture. In fact ignore all the inconvenient truths . Definitely don't need to consider the carbon created installing the 3 phase grid required to support them and given the UK had to switch on coal fired power stations last night to meet demand its probably best if we ignore that as well. Some narrow minded people claim "oh my electricity comes from green sources only" but that power was probably boiling a few kettles until someone plugs into their charger. Don't ignore that despite the power stations being on, DEFRA reported the air quality across the uk yesterday was all in the green! If I may I would like to expand on this, take Wales, chargers are few and far between, the grid isn't up to it and I believe they have only achieved somewhere in the region of 6% of target for "greening up!" Please correct me if I'm wrong so how much c02 to dig up Gwynedd alone to lay cables and install the infrastructure? Just an example...

Looks like the main accessory pack for EVs is a large generator towed behind. Along with 5 years worth of rations, cooking and heating gear.

@SouthpawDavey

Жыл бұрын

No they are terrible at towing too 🤣🤣

@petestan

Жыл бұрын

5 years worth… because petrol will be easier to find than electricity in a 5-year crisis! Perhaps you need to think about your comment a bit more…

@petestan

Жыл бұрын

@@SouthpawDavey because they are more powerful and have significantly more torque? Or do you maybe have things the wrong way around?

@SouthpawDavey

Жыл бұрын

@@petestan no they do pull for sure direct power but see how long the charge lasts if you’re towing. Then the time to recharging. Maybe hook the generator to the car as you’re towing it and run the generator and charge at the same time eh? Sort of defeats the whole purpose of the electric car you’re driving though don’t you think 🤔

I've been saying this all along, EV manufacturers tell us their vehicles have so much range per full charge, I've asked them how much range is there on a freezing cold winter's night, lights on, heaters on, wipers, I've yet to get a reply

@salibaba

Жыл бұрын

Try getting them to give you an answer the same for a petrol car. ANY transport is affected by the weather, if you think ANY petrol works the same in winter you’re clearly deranged.

@xr6lad

Жыл бұрын

@@salibaba the difference is we don’t have to turn things off…ever. While you freeze your a^^^ in your expensive EV we know that we can totally refuel in 5 minutes at the nearest petrol station…..and not have to download an app and register a credit card just for the privilege . While keeping the heat turned on.

Batteries and the cold just don't mix. The colder it is the more it seems to zap the power. If a normal car battery dies it usually happens after the first cold snap of the year.

@bensouthwell1339

Жыл бұрын

Petrol and young children dont mix

@michaeldawson6309

Жыл бұрын

Nahhh not in an EV these things work well in sub zero temps albeit if they have a little reduced range. My little BMW i3 does about 180-200 mles in the warmer months but recently on a 90 mile trip from Buxton to Blackpool in the cold with the heaters on I used about 10% more battery so still arrived with 45%

People in Canada are not buying full EV’s as much…batteries seem to be losing more charge in the cold! Ok in the big city…but not wise for big outdoors!

Maybe evs are the reasoning behind 15 minute cities at least you can walk home from the boundary when they pack up or catch fire 👍

If you get rid of your EV, what's gonna happen to all the child slaves that have to dig cobalt by hand? Total selfishness 😒

@markbradley5365

Жыл бұрын

New evs don't use cobalt (lfp batteries) but cobalt is and always has been used in refining petrol and diesel. Also used on mobile phone batteries and laptop batteries. So if your so offened by cobalt are you going to stop driving ice cars and using battery powered appliances?

@petestan

Жыл бұрын

Might you like to guess what 50% of the world’s cobalt is used for?? Oil refinement. Used then has to be disposed of. The small amount that used to be in EV batteries is fully recyclable, along with 96% of the entire battery. Starting to doubt your precious Daily Mail now?

@f-u-nkyf-u-ntime

Жыл бұрын

@petestan here's a fun fact. Oil refining does not have to use Cobalt. And if all goes to plan then there will be such a demand for cobalt that oil refining, assuming that is used, won't get a look in. BTW, what about Lithium mining? That's just as toxic and uses the same mining techniques but as fat as I know, lithium isn't used in oil refining. Beginning to doubt the guardian you love so much?

@FullFact548

Жыл бұрын

@Somerset Knight Oil refineries do use cobalt to remove sulphur from their fuels. Not sure where you get the lithium is toxic from, as the world's largest deposit on land is in Australia, where they protest about the pollution from oil refineries, not lithium mines. Lithium is also found in clays in the US state of Nevada, I believe, and new deposits were recently discovered in Sweden. There is also an estimated 180 billion tons in the Earth’s oceans. Lithium has also been used to treat bipolar disorder for many decades. As for concerns about cobalt, they are issues around child labour in illegal artisan mining in the DRC, but that is restricted to the black market and has been sensationalised by the media. It is an issue created by poverty, like most other forms of forced labour.

Who would've realised, the thing the government is pushing on us, turns out to be an absolute dud!

@harrish6

Жыл бұрын

Surprised you are surprised

@808yorkie

Жыл бұрын

When has that NOT happened? I'm trying to think of a thing govylt has foisted on us that wasn't a shit show failure.

@FullFact548

Жыл бұрын

The government isn't pushing anything onto us. The growth in EV sales is purely down to market forces. Legacy automakers have been scrabbling to catch ever since sales of the Tesla Model 3 ripped into the market for combustion Audi, Mercedes, and BMW. In the UK last year, more people bought an EV than bought a diesel with only petrol car sales outperforming them. All this government has done is reduce grants on new EVs and hand out 120 new licences for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea 😢

@alanwhite6293

Жыл бұрын

I went into teaching 16 years ago, after a career as a plumber, and one of my work mates told me If it's in the papers or on the telly, don't believe it!! I suppose the same goes for youtube as well sometimes (Ha Ha )and definitely don't listen to what the politicians say!!!!!

@shaynegadsden

Жыл бұрын

@@FullFact548 are you smoking crack, yes governments aren't pushing anything it's not like putting in policies to ban the sale of ICE cars in the next couple of years would make any difference right

You are a gem for the people that maybe are looking to get a EV. Please cep them coming. You are the best.👍

Simple : BATTERIES LOSE POWER IN THE COLD

Once worked at a GM fuel cell research facility in upstate NY, this was back in the days of the GM EV1, the engineers all had EV1's for commuting to the facility which were charged at the parking areas, they were sufficient for a round trip of 150 miles in warm weather but upstate NY winters are brutal (Buffalo NY), the EV1 could do the commute without any added draw on the batteries in winter, that meant resistance heating was not available, you froze or drove a gasoline powered vehicle.

@FullFact548

Жыл бұрын

Thank heaven for heat pumps 😊

@philhemenway3503

Жыл бұрын

Snow squalls on the Thruway…epic to say the least. 🎿

Found this out 4 years ago ,never regretted returning to ice

I would never go EV, totally useless. as you said, i live here and no charging points are not working and in bad weather is terrible. I was in the snow in my 3.0l CDTi Vectra nice and warm, no issues and enough fuel to do 400 miles.

Nobody much is talking about all of fights and road rage incidents that is happening at the public charging stations. So many EV owners want to cut in line and charge their vehicle in front of those that are already waiting in line to charge. It's dangerous to own an EV. Might freeze to death, might be burned if the battery catches fire or might get shot or stabbed by an idiot that broke in line at a charging station.

@nigelrowe2204

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, right. Apart from the Daily Heil, where else do you get those 'facts'?

My friend's daughter's boyfriend works at Jaguar Land Rover in Liverpool. They are going all out on EV production, and offer deals to staff to buy Jaguar EVs. He has a new Jaguar EV, and told her that "what they don't tell you is that if you bang the car (e.g. in a mini scrape / collision / going over and hitting a road hump) it is a write-off because they do not know what damage has been done to the electronic systems . . ." That is hardly green energy sustainable car-of-the-future stuff is it? 🤔

@robertwhite3503

Жыл бұрын

Every time I go over a road hump I have to replace the radio on my ICE car! Also the battery leads on my 12 volt battery fall off!

Five months of the year I risk snow storms, blizzards, whiteouts, and freezing weather, while residing 10 kilometers from my nearest neighbor. Think I'll stick with the V6. You see why we use snow tires in the winter. Put on mid November, off mid April.

@pixie706

Жыл бұрын

At least it's no problem getting that" nasty" fuel without apps.

@Jimothy-723

Жыл бұрын

i use snow tires year round. snow tires are better in rain and have better all terrain properties and also have better grip in general. Studded snow tires for winter.

@scruffscruffeton986

Жыл бұрын

@@Jimothy-723 Live south of the snow chain/studded tire allowance in my jurisdiction, far enough north though to get five months of winter weather.

Don't worry. The tree huggers say due to climate change it won't snow again and it's going to be 40 deg C every day from now on.

@TheMentalblockrock

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremyradford5103 Actually, there is not!

@royboy1901

Жыл бұрын

Can it start from today

@thalesofmiletus2966

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMentalblockrock Weather is what you experience when you step outside on any given day. In other words, it is the state of the atmosphere at a particular location over the short-term. Climate is the average of the weather patterns in a location over a longer period of time, usually 30 years or more.

@richardstreet7518

Жыл бұрын

Happy days!! Get a petrol car while you can!!

@TheTruth-dy8ze

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremyradford5103 = Tesla sales agent.

In Australia we get baked to death in our Teslas.

I also understand that, because of the weight, they go through tires pretty quickly. (And tires aren’t very environmentally friendly.)

@sirmalus5153

Жыл бұрын

EV's are just rubbish all round. NEVER, NEVER BUY ONE is the best choice.

Shared on Twitter, I owned a Leaf, had a similar experience to you, got rid straight after. Great video and insight 👌

Hi, I am a Brit living in the middle of Canada, 17 years now. My wife drives a Suburu Forrester, famed for 4wd in snow and icy conditions, I drive a 4x4 Chev Silverado. I am not a wealthy guy, but I am smart enough not to take any notice of Governments BS about how wonderful EVs are LOLOL. I will not be trusting our lives to a lump of compressed dirt from China. We often get cold snaps here of minus 25 for days at a time, so far this season it has gone down to minus 34. We have to plug our vehicles in, to start like an electric element that helps the oil not sludge, and be harder to start. I get the oil changed at 5,000kms on both. As you bought a Porsche you can afford the folly of your ways, I wish you good luck getting rid of it, my advice get a Suburu, basic but good value, and they go through slippery conditions better than any other car out there, trust me, I have tested ours big time, through 10 inch snow, NO problem, only when the tyres leave the road surface will it fail, due to no grip. Even then if you are a bit skilled, you can get through. Regards Tony.

The joys of electric car ownership. The problem is too many of the charge points are not working. I think electric car ownership is a horses for courses thing. I could easily use an electric car for my daily commute but, with a petrol or diesel you have soo much more flexibility.

Perhaps we should run our cars on aircraft fuel it doesn't seem to be a problem 🤔

@TheMacMaster

Жыл бұрын

Exactly.

Had electric car in 2015 worst car I ever had now back to diesel

Should always keep a can of electricity in the boot for emergencies, silly man.

@TheMacMaster

Жыл бұрын

Lol. 😂

@FullFact548

Жыл бұрын

You can actually buy portable backup batteries in case you are foolish enough to run out of charge, which is extremely rare even in the UK. Meanwhile, more than 800k UK drivers run out of petrol or diesel each year.

@criscross572

Жыл бұрын

@@FullFact548 wow your full of fun aren't you, its a joke 🙄

@FullFact548

Жыл бұрын

Sorry I missed it.

It might not be overly exciting but it is invaluable information for those thinking of buying an EV. Glad you got out of that situation, Lee.

@TheMacMaster

Жыл бұрын

Thank You.

@robblack7560

Жыл бұрын

I agree, you can't be suffering with it

@keithskelton2287

Жыл бұрын

anyone thinking about buying an EV should go straight to a head doctor for their own safety

@FullFact548

Жыл бұрын

@@keithskelton2287 You're going to need a lot of head doctors looking at global sales of electric cars.

*We had very cold snowy weather come here in Wisconsin* back in January, and we had a boat load of stranded electric car owners because the chargers broke when it got really cold. The same thing happened out in the New England area as well. Lots and lots of electric car/truck owners having to get hotels that week. Many of their batteries just died right in the road, in fact. Yet, all gas cars worked perfectly fine. And the gas pumps just worked and do actually get fixed if they do break. Electric charge stations aren't maintained like gas pumps are. Plus, that electric cable gets as hard and stiff as steel rebar when it's very cold. LOL! And the charge time takes forever compared to filling a gas car. 😅 Now that's it's officially springtime now, though we're averaging in the 40s for temperatures. Though we did get a couple of inches of snow yesterday. But it all melted off right away. It will be nice and warm and sunny here very soon now. We get beautiful springs and summers here. So electric car owners won't have to worry anymore until next winter.

EV's are the most uninspiring technology we have ever come up with...

I really wish people would STOP referring to oil, gas and natural gas as fossil fuels, it's ridiculous. Firstly, both are extracted deep below the earth's surface. Oil for example at between 16,000 to 20,000 feet. Fossils are found on the earth's surface and there have been very few finds of these, certainly not enough to make fuel. To do that, even if it were possible which it isn't as most are found in rocks, there would have to be trillions of them. The correct term for oil, gas and coal would be naturally occurring fuels as they are produced by nature and processed by man.

@grumpyoldgit8254

Жыл бұрын

I Think you will find you are way of the mark, These resources were formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago, remains were covered by layers of rock and sand. Under specific temperature and pressure conditions the remains were turned into oil and/or natural gas. Coal was formed from the vast forests, when we were coal mining we used to see many fossilised remain of ferns, and that was half a mile deep underground, Coal is coal and what you mine you sell as you mine it, gas is nott processed either and oil is only processed to seperate the various substances.

@oldblueshirtguy

Жыл бұрын

They only "naturally" occur where both fossils (and other prehistoric biomass) and great pressures come together though. So really they should be called "rare fossil fuels", as the supply is limited by the number of fossils of organisms (and other prehistoric biomass) that died in the past. Once it's gone, it's gone and it's getting harder and harder to find and when we do find it, the people that control it are often not friendly.

@grumpyoldgit8254

Жыл бұрын

@@oldblueshirtguy Point is, they are fossils, and if we ever need coal again the uk we still 300 yrs of reserves

@oldblueshirtguy

Жыл бұрын

@@grumpyoldgit8254 300 years is a very false claim, though we do have at least a decade or more. The issue is not reserves, so much as who controls them and how hard they are to get to. If it costs £50 to extract enough oil for a litre of petrol or we have to fight a war to get hold of it, that's not really much help to anyone, yet that's what we're looking at with some of the newer finds. The other issue is "peak" production. Once we know we're past the peak, supply won't be able to keep up with even current demand, so prices will skyrocket as only the rich and governments will be able to afford the cost. Some say we're already at peak oil, though personally I think that's also a few years a way. But not many years.

Wait until there are power cuts!!

@C.UHoward

10 ай бұрын

👍

Ironic: buying an EV as protection against global warming and almost freezing to death.

Electric vehicle owners should ONLY be allowed to charge their cars using wind and solar power, otherwise it's just pretend.....

@TheMacMaster

Жыл бұрын

They should be able to charge it with hot air as that's what they normally talk. 😂

@FullFact548

Жыл бұрын

I agree and leave all the fossil fuel to power oil refineries as they use a ton of it..

@joelpierce3940

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

@CPetchelli

Жыл бұрын

Lol load of shit. I don’t care where my power comes from. EV’s are not saving the planet, they are only cutting local pollution. I have mine because i love it, not because i think i am captain planet

I can vouch for the joy of running an old diesel 4x4 , odd eh?

Glad you found warmth. I love having my bias on EVs confirmed. I live in Colorado, this is what I'd expect half the time in winter. There are charging stations, but spending so much time there reminds me of 19th century steam locomotives stopping to fill up on water and coal.

@ericc461

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremyradford5103 Okay, thanks, I will.

@petestan

Жыл бұрын

You do realise most EV drivers never have to stop for fuel whereas you’ve to go to a special shop every few days and pay a fortune for it? The EVs you see overtaking you all of the time all have a full tank of fuel every morning.

@FullFact548

Жыл бұрын

Eric, you should check out the TFL channel on KZread. They also live in Colorado and have tested all sorts of cars up to the Loveland pass and back. It would help some of your concerns. The other thing worth remembering is that electric cars are not affected by altitude in the same way as combustion engines.

@FullFact548

Жыл бұрын

Oops, sorry, I seem to be repeating myself. Must be old age creeping up on me 😞

My car is 24 years old this year. owned it for 11 years. Spent a small fortune to get it through it's MOT but will never go electric.

@alisonlee3314

Жыл бұрын

I love my diesel golf. But it won't comply with the LEZ being introduced in my city on 1 June. Luckily, I will be able to avoid the LEZ....but many won't.

My god what a nightmare EVs are an absolute joke I will never consider an EV they are so expensive the insurance is so expensive

If this Doesn't stop you buying an electric car nothing will.

@TheMacMaster

Жыл бұрын

It's not over dramatised at all. We have a Cyberman in our midst. "It's all for The Greater Good " EV'S are all. About control. Over priced milk floats. Useless.

@robertfisher632

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMacMaster I believe you.

@robertfisher632

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremyradford5103 He is saying the EVcar in the UK is not good, not enough infrastucture , It might be fantastic in Norway but not here.

They're good for small city cars but for large cars and long commutes, not a good idea.

Thank you for your honesty. Anyone who buys into it has been conned, they are far from " green " Quite the opposite in fact.

@petestan

Жыл бұрын

No data or evidence for this long-disproven Daily Mail myth I suppose? Did you know all elephants weigh less than 50kg? I don’t need to provide evidence for this.

@FullFact548

Жыл бұрын

Sorry Richard but you are wrong on both counts. Over their lifetime, electric vehicles are far less harmful to the environment and much cheaper to run. This has been thoroughly researched and peer reviewed

Batteries are for flashlights.

@lorendjones

Жыл бұрын

Even in that role they're dead half the time you need them!

@shedbythetracks

Жыл бұрын

@@lorendjones ha!!

Lee, mine went back last month, time to get rid my friend

That snow looks crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. (Glad you lived to tell the tale.)

@TheMacMaster

Жыл бұрын

Lol. 😂 That made me giggle. 😂

Here in America half the people can't drive on snow and ice and we already have cars that get 50 miles per gallon which is also so don't need a electric cars . Just buy a car that get 50 miles per gallon . save you a ton of money and will use way less gas . Problem solved .and will not have to worry about lithium batteries or plugs or a place to charge it .

I remember many years ago driving down to Cornwall late at night to see my in-laws in a mk1 Ford fiesta. When we reached Exeter, the skies opened, and snow poured down. By the time we got onto the A30 Okehampton by-pass, it was a foot deep and a complete white out, and the only way i could tell where the road was was by following the central barrier. Scary, especially crossing Dartmoor, but we reached our destination without incident.

There is no way I would consider buying an electric car. The UK are flogging them like candy but, as always, the country has not prepared properly . Usual UK inefficiency. I have read so many stories, similar to yours, where people limp their depleted vehicles into charging places only to find them “Out of Service”. What are we supposed to do - grin and say, “We are in it together” and dance off feeling how great it is to be British?! Nope.

how ironic electric prices are going up while petrol prices are dropping.

@oldblueshirtguy

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's now only two to four times as expensive to run a petrol car than an electric one (ignoring the cost of the car of course).

Get rid of it ASAP and get yourself a Petrol or Diesel.

Scott Mills, UK radio DJ, got locked inside his electric car for 5 hours, resulting in him missing a flight for his holiday... Imagine the thing catching fire, in that scenario, time is essential, its worrying

I lived in Saskatchewan Canada, people literally freeze to death, in minus 40 c tamp, if their car breaks down 20 miles from a city/town.

Glad the Best Western Plus Lee Wood Hotel was there for you in your time of need! Was a pleasure to meet you :)

@TheMacMaster

Жыл бұрын

Hey Was nice to meet you Steve. Keep an eye out for the breakfast review later today. :0)

Thanks for the honesty ,I keep my petrol car!

I bought my 2017 Ram 1500 brand new and I’m never selling my truck. I remember a girl approaching me in a parking lot. She wanted me to jump start her dead Tesla 🙄

Scary. We rented an electric car in Europe and the whole charger cable got stuck in the charging station and took 2 days and hrs on the phone to get it back.

@petestan

Жыл бұрын

You’re implying that the car was to blame…

I’ll stick to my diesel 4x4 for a long time

When I was a kid, my dad planned our vacations around campsites, museums and swimming pools. Our car took us on adventures. Today, the car IS the adventure.

@FullFact548

Жыл бұрын

I remember those days. Now people just fly everywhere

@petestan

Жыл бұрын

All of those locations conveniently have charge points. Of course, you only need to charge an EV on days when you have to drive for more than 6 hours. That almost never happens.

@goldbug7127

Жыл бұрын

@@petestan How convenient we are making it illegal to travel further than 15 minutes.

They don't want you to go anywhere... When you realise that, it all makes sense. Fun video...!

It's truly interesting to learn about life in the UK. I didn't realize that people there drive unprepared in inclement weather, or that small town people will allow people to die of exposure on their front porch.

@thomasthompson2899

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad I am not the only one to pick up on his overdramatic tale of a supposed near death experience! He was near a railway station around 9 at night. Surely there were several trains due before service shuts down for the night. But then again, he might prefer death over a trip on a common railway.

EVs are a fashion statement not an environment saver. If ppl saw how the cobalt for the 'green' batteries are mined by children in the Congo they would choke on their vegan pasta

@michaeldawson6309

Жыл бұрын

At least the EV industry is promoting jobs :-) for the locals in the Congo.

The more i think about this the EV actually suits their agenda perfectly. If everything we need is going to be 15 minute walk away and we will be fined in the future for driving outside of our zone, they actually don't want you driving long distances and are implementing the EV and ULEZ charges to make it nigh on impossible to leave your area and travel. Think about it...

Still have my 1.2 clio coming up to 200000 smiles, cost fxxx all to run and pass emission everytime. Heating is great in winter and i just open the window in summer.

@Bob-ts2tu

Жыл бұрын

same here with my fiesta, but i dont do as many miles as you, the cost to swap would be crazy at no advantage. the last car i had was a focus for 14 years that sailed through every mot, got decent mpg and obviously none of the worries and problems you get with ev's. They'll have to prise the petrol pump outta my cold dead fingers as they say. GL

@martinwarner1178

Жыл бұрын

I love old bangers, had many over the years, learned how to fix them..cheap! Love how people look down on banger drivers, then they realise who are the dumb ones. Had a clio, went on for ever, until some one crashed into me. Peace be unto you.

great video from a resident of buxton I accuracy saw you pushed out of the snowy car park .now imagine if like some people who were stuck in the snow on the cat and fiddle or the buxton to leek road for up to nine hours and having to be rescued by the army running out of power they could or would literally freeze to death. so if like me living in buxton I will stick to my trusty diesel 4x4 thank you very much.

So glad I picked up my new Audi petrol 2 weeks ago, I couldn’t be bothered with all that carry on. I know people who have had the same bother as you have had, going from service station to service station and sweating buckets. Another great video. Kind regards

Lee you have confirmed my opinion of EV is not the way to go!

You have done more to enlighten motorist of the stupidity in buying an electric car than anyone else. Thank you sir.

I Agree 100% Ev's are USELESS & DECADES Away from Practical Daily useage.

@Mk1Laser

Жыл бұрын

EV used for a 20,000-a-year daily commute fact! EVs are 100% fabulous

@cjmillsnun

Жыл бұрын

No, the poster has a vendetta against EVs. I have completed well over 60,000 miles over the past 5 years (it would've been double that if not for lockdown). I genuinely have never had the issues he does. Is the infrastructure where it should be? No, not even close, but decades away from practical daily use, nope. You get the right one, they're there now.

@wideyxyz2271

Жыл бұрын

@@Mk1Laser BS I can get to lands end then up to John o Groats and back in my 20 year old diesel before you in you in your EV FACT! Every Time!

@wideyxyz2271

Жыл бұрын

@@cjmillsnun can you do 300miles in one go? The when you stop how long to charge up before competing another 300 miles?

@Mk1Laser

Жыл бұрын

@@wideyxyz2271 No, why would I - you may put on a nappy to drive. I stop and use the facilities like a civilised person

I'll be sticking with my 57 plate Golf TDI Match (1.9) Diesel. 500 miles range on a tank of diesel that takes less than 5 mins to recharge. No desire to ever own an EV.

@TheMacMaster

Жыл бұрын

What about the children mining the lithium? There's an argument on every side. Personally. Take me back to the 80's as the world we are living in is not going to.be a great place to live. World has gone mad. I worry for my younger children.

Now then my friends .!!!! Another bad thing about them is you can’t hear them approaching . I wonder about blind people and also wildlife as they use the sound of cars at crossings . And they are rather quiet . 👍🏼 love this channel 💯🇬🇧 onwards .!!!!!

@stevenwatson3963

Жыл бұрын

Yup, 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds and 2 tonnes of silence...what could go wrong?

@780jodie

Жыл бұрын

I have a kia niro hybrid and i was driving in Leigh on Sea where people r walking in the road and i was driving very slowly behind when the car behind me bibbed his hooter well the man in front of me walking started shouting etc at me and i had to explain it was the car behind, u have to make allowances for people coz they really cant hear u

@Maaloxi

Жыл бұрын

Look up this mate: VESS

@coconuciferanuts339

Жыл бұрын

Yes.Even for the able bodied person who is used to hearing vehicles approaching before stepping off the kerb! Deathly silence.

Hybrid is the answer. No charging necessary. Best of both worlds.

@FullFact548

Жыл бұрын

It's 2035 for hybrids, and one say that they can also be the worst of both worlds.

@FullFact548

Жыл бұрын

​@Trevor Smith Don't be silly, Trevor, they work for the fossil fuel industry and Murdock press.

thank you for being honest. 😊

What a nightmare for you. Electric cars were always destined to fail. The lack of charging points. The enormous cost of the vehicles. The poor quality and weight of the batteries, and service charges. Electric vehicle owners have been let down by the government, which promised everything and gave nothing.

@LondonSteveLee

6 ай бұрын

EVs are to ween people off cars - they want you to be locked down in your 15 minutes cities - travel will be for the chosen ones - just like the old days.

thanks for sharing this.. It is one if my biggest arguements against electric vehicles, they are useless in the Winter. That same night so many vehicles were stranded on the M62, snowed in, but at least they had heating. Imagine if they were all electric and how would you recover/restart them all when the roads are safe!?!

@john_nip_nop

Жыл бұрын

Lots of tows.

So, you need to carry a snow shovel in your EV if you live in cold weather, just so you can access the chargers. Plus, you need to carry your own cable at all times in case the charger doesn't have one. Adding more weight to an already bloated vehicle and reducing your range just that little bit more.

Cold, snow, rear wheel drive, long distance driving are the nemesis of electric cars... Short distance driving and summer weather are very good for electric cars ... That's the short lesson in owning an Electric car

You should watch Bjorn Nyland's videos about sleeping out overnight in sub-zero temperatures in Norway. -26 and he still managed to drive home in the morning. As they say 'Little knowledge is a dangerous thing!'.

What does it take for common sense to tell us the obvious dangers of EV 😢

@TheMacMaster

Жыл бұрын

The factual evidence is I experienced what a EV is like in the cold and snow and I can tell you it was not one I'd want to relive. When a petrol or diesel car runs low on fuel it doesn't go into a limp mode for a start. I find it so amusing how EV owners have been brainwashed like Cybermen. I will continue my mission to educate people on how daft these things are.

@pictoPioche

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMacMaster Yes ICE cars do go into limp mode when low on fuel. Scared the life out of me on a French Autoroute only being able to do 30mph.

@Vzzdak

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMacMaster Facts of the matter are that we don't have the infrastructure to support EV charging at-scale, and EV manufacturing is deceptive where it concerns environmental cost and slave-labour inputs. That said, spinning wheels would be due to having wrong tyres for snow. For your climate and that situation, needed all-season tyres. Would not have died. Probably looking at some frostbite. It is your responsibility to have extra clothing, emergency blanket, and a spare charging cable. To be fair, nobody was expecting snow. But for that eventuality, you want a modest plastic shovel, and a bag of kitty litter for traction. I guess that most people don't keep a torch handy, nor emergency flares, pylons, etc.

@salibaba

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMacMaster Factual evidence isn't the term there, That would be hearsay, opinion and is about as reliable as buying tools from Poundland and making videos on KZread that they are not fit for purpose as you can't do your your job to a professional standard with them working as a joiner.

Great video and tells the truth about all this electric car fiasco.I had one last year for 4 days and it was a nightmare

I carry a folding shovel just for times like this. I'll never desire, drive or own an EV for this reason as well as the fire potential. But, my first car was a '77 Toyota Celica GT with a 5 speed manual. My father tossed a fold up shovel into the hatchback and I asked him what's that for. He said, ""You'll know when you need it!"" I now have a 2015 F-150 with the 5.0 and only RWD. But every road vehicle that I have ever registered in my name had or now has some sort of folding shovel onboard. The first time that you will need it you'll more than likely not want to ever be caught out there without a shovel.

Diesel every time. 65 to 70 mpg 150 bhp and an effortless 850 mile range for regular journey to SW France. Fill up time 2 minutes and on your way again.

@bikeman123

Жыл бұрын

What 150bhp diesel does 70mpg?

@oldblueshirtguy

Жыл бұрын

@@bikeman123 Volvo S60 D5 for a start (though it's more like 180 bhp).

You have uncovered something of MASSIVE importance. I think you must highlight this to news organisations. If you live in an undulating area known for snow, which anywhere north, east or west of Bristol is, your life is in danger. With the torque, the wheels spin, depleting battery, thus creating road safety danger…..a small EV, with lower range, even worse

@thomaswilson2917

Жыл бұрын

Sone EV have settings to change the available torque. Also a mode called slip start for sand and snow.

Living in Sweden we are confronted with snow every winter, it’s compulsory to have winter wheels some people have studded tyres which makes a big difference. Only one of my immediate neighbours has an EV they don’t travel far in winter and it’s kept in their garage on a home charger. I am still driving my petrol 2009 Audi which does mainly short journeys so I have smart battery charger and use it at the week ends in really cold weather occasionally -15 to -20 but it can be -10 regularly. Batteries generally don’t like cold weather so I don’t believe all the BS adverts where they show them driving in arctic conditions. Shutting down fossil fuel and nuclear power stations and relying on wind and sun was a really dumb idea midwinter you only have around 6 hours of daylight and not that much wind where I live. So yes I think buying an expensive EV in the northern hemisphere is a dumb idea and it is being forced on us! I personally believe hydrogen is the solution not quite there yet but it will in my opinion take the lead one day takes around 5 minutes to refuel and only emits water, once they have cracked the costs of producing hydrogen it will take over. The Japanese are going down that road. Me personally as pensioner if they ban petrol I could be stuck in the house more, I can’t afford the crazy prices of the new technology being forced on us.

@cornishhh

Жыл бұрын

I believe Norway has the highest per capita number of EVs in Europe. How do they manage in winter?

@15bit62

Жыл бұрын

Have you not seen all the norwegian registered EVs driving around sweden?

I regularly had to go to Buxton and would sometimes have to abandon my car, the electric car would be useless, frozen to death

Would never have a full electric car,if I have to have one it would be a self charging hybrid one.

What a palaver when you have to sign up to an app before you can plug your car in. You don't need to download the BP app before you can fill up with petrol ⛽

I experienced something similar in my Kia E-Niro last winter. Freezing conditions came on very quickly when I was on my way back to Nottingham from London. I was heading to a charge point and the mileage range suddenly dropped from about 40 miles to zero in a split second. I headed to the nearest charge point which was at a golf club/hotel in Leicestershire and the car died on the long driveway leading up to the golf club. I ended up rolling the car down to the golf club reception and had to stay there the night. I've been recovered three time because I couldn't find a functional or available charge point. I'm 18 months into a 2 year business lease and I've told them to come and collect it early. Never again! I've replaced it with a Euro 6 Diesel Volvo XC60.

Another problem with electric cars is using the heating in winter can significantly reduce the battery power and range. At least with petrol and diesels heat is a byproduct from the combustion engine, but in an electric car the heater uses a lot of battery power. Same in summer using air-con in an electric car wastes battery power so not nice being stuck in a summer traffic jam either with no air-con. Electric cars have to be one of the most stupidest inventions. Ok if you live in a city and never leave that city but no good for long journeys.

I've always asked how extreme cold affected electric cars, and their range, literally no one answers without caveats... I've never got a straight answer to a straight question...

@daveofyorkshire301

Жыл бұрын

You think they would be a small engine capable of generating enough for a limp home mode for emergencies... Or at least stay warm so you don't die mode for sanities sake...

You are correct about the terrible infrastructure....it's nowhere near being ready and will never be. Even if they built thousands more chargers, as you know yourself, half of them will be out of order. Who will fix them.....engineers driving EV's that can't find a working charger? What is obvious to me also, is the ridiculous notion that everyone will have access to home chargers. What about people living in terraced houses with their doors adjacent to the pavements. You can't put charging points on the walls because the cables will cross the path and cause a tripping hazard. Also people who live in high rise flats. Is the government going to allocate everyone their own parking space with charger.....of course not. If there's a power cut, nobody could travel....is that what the government wants. Would the emergency services have their own generators to supply the power for their cars, fire engines or ambulances........generators run by diesel no doubt ???? Finally, a petty little point that has always puzzled me. What's stopping little plonkers going round vandalising charging points or even just pulling out the cables from the cars. You wake up in the morning to find your car hasn't been charged and you're stuffed. There are so many negatives to the whole EV future that it's virtually unworkable.

@FullFact548

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree about not working chargers, but what I find most concerning is the fact that most are connected to the Internet, so the charger company has real-time data and should be sending an engineer out to fix the issue. If Tesla can do it with their superchargers, why can't other companies!? Tesla has started opening up its network to non Tesla EVs, but there are issues because of the different charge port locations on different brands of EV, which can mean having to block 2 chargers in order to plug in to one. Lastly, experienced EV owners tend to keep the vehicle charged between 30 and 80% for general use, as it is better for the battery not to be drained or overcharged on a frequent basis as it will increase battery degradation. An issue with the early Nissan Leafs was because their range was only around 100 miles at best people used to keep them topped up all the time, causing the batteries to degrade quicker. The Leaf also had no active battery heat management.

@GTfour01

Жыл бұрын

​@@FullFact548 Piss off, government troll...

have fun charging these things outside in winter, only one percent have chargers inside their garage.

When the realty of life meets the fiction of EV's.

Remember when you were young and got an electric car racing set. You played for about 20 mins. and then had to charge the car battery for at least an hour or so to play some more. That's what we have here.

Please do a video on the handing back Lee. Interested to see how petty Porsche gets over the kerbed wheels (hopefully it was just the tyre you hit in the snow) and also the penalty for handing it back early. Your right in every retrospective that the infrastructure is not there. Imagine if your young kids were in the car

This is one of the downsides to owning an electric car. We have a Chevy Bolt, and I can tell you from experience the batteries die very quickly in the extreme cold. A full charge would last for about an hour of driving when temperatures were in the negative.

The cold was killing the battery