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  • @scottykilmer
    @scottykilmer  Před 25 dny +36

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    • @ThomasWBaldwin
      @ThomasWBaldwin Před 25 dny +1

      "Hosed to the max". Priceless.

    • @jamesortiz3425
      @jamesortiz3425 Před 25 dny +1

      I wouldn't own an electric car if U gave it to me! How ever IF I did get one, I would cut it up and sell it for scrap!!! And make a couple of bucks!!! 🤗😜

    • @rexonpadre4653
      @rexonpadre4653 Před 25 dny +1

      @scotykilmer Please review the new Hyundai Elantra 2.0L gas 2021-2024. They have ivt transmission and atkinson engine.
      They changed things after issues.🎉

    • @simon6071
      @simon6071 Před 25 dny

      4:45 "Here is a stupid person", said Scotty.
      I totally agree.

    • @mylimomelbourne4757
      @mylimomelbourne4757 Před 25 dny

      That explains why ? Right now Giant Retail multinational corporations transport distribution operations are switching to EV semi , obviously they have done all the logistics and don’t want to be left behind like you

  • @John-qj6mq
    @John-qj6mq Před 25 dny +41

    I love it! " It's your own fault for being stupid" and I remember the sticker, you can't fix stupid!

  • @shadowlessxpan
    @shadowlessxpan Před 25 dny +13

    Scotty cracks me up. His take on the electric market is the best. 😂

  • @h-linetv1082
    @h-linetv1082 Před 25 dny +12

    I worked for Enterprise at an airport. They had two electric cars, out of the 2,500 in-fleet. Nobody wanted them. It was so bad that the managers started offering incentives - extra lunch, leave early, etc. - for anyone who sold someone on renting them. But even then, it was tough. 😂

  • @evileyes4070
    @evileyes4070 Před 25 dny +141

    Electric cars are like old phones with bad batteries. Worthless .

    • @dannyboots
      @dannyboots Před 25 dny +2

      Preach!

    • @lasskinn474
      @lasskinn474 Před 25 dny +5

      you can do a lot of stuff with old phones with bad batteries.
      if you're a nerd anyway.
      a new battery tends to be like 10 bucks nowadays though, but you can't change a battery on an electric car with tools that cost 50 cents. sure the phones are glued but that's not much of a problem. also fyi cheaper the phone easier the battery is to change, like cheaper samsungs with plastic back you can do it with with basically just a fingernail

    • @VictorianMaid99
      @VictorianMaid99 Před 25 dny

      Huge toys for the rich

  • @muzzlevelocity4397
    @muzzlevelocity4397 Před 25 dny +87

    By paying at the pump, I can fill up my car in less than ten minutes. Why TF would I want a vehicle that takes an hour to charge and still may not be fully charged?

    • @mikeni1225
      @mikeni1225 Před 25 dny +8

      I have both a manual ICE car as well as a Tesla. EV is good for local driving IF you have a home charger. You never charge past 80%, the speed of charging is fast at 0% and slowest at 100%, so it is optimal to keep charging at low percents. You basically plugin your charger every night and charge to 80%. I spend 100 bucks in electricity costs per month with around 9000 miles per year. The car's flow is really streamlined. There is no key, you just walk in and drive. Also FSD is amazing, especially in traffic, you have to know when to use it. The car does not crash by itself, but may cause others to crash into you if you dont know where it chokes. The acceleration is faster than my 3000lb 300 HP turbo ICE car. One pedal driving is brilliant. There are just a lot of pros AS long as you have a home charger AND don't have a long drive commute. My ICE car, I spend $70+ for 230 miles. Driving manual, rev match, heel & toe is fun though.

    • @rnarval
      @rnarval Před 25 dny +8

      Yea, fill up, use restroom, buy coffee, lotty ticket and back on the ROAD with radar love blasting on cd 15 min. max !!

    • @Idiotsincarshere
      @Idiotsincarshere Před 25 dny +1

      because there's no maintenance, you can charge for free if you have solar, its not polluting the air we breathe, its fast and fun, and they are some of the best cars people have ever owned, according to EV owners.

    • @simon6071
      @simon6071 Před 25 dny

      @@mikeni1225 The problem is that stupid person at 4:45 tried to compel people to buy EVs and intends to prohibit sales of ICE vehicles after 2035 instead of letting the free market and the customers to decide what works for them.

    • @EdVanMeyer
      @EdVanMeyer Před 25 dny

      Exactly why EV's failed in the 1900s, range battery and liquid fuels. Glad someone else is seeing this, apart from politicians with an agenda.

  • @menguardingtheirownwallets6791

    Here in Southern Ontario, Canada, the local used car dealerships are trying to sell 2012 Nissan Leafs for $10,000 to $12,000 each. I went to three dealerships and tried to get them to take off $500 and not one was willing to take off anything. They can keep those EVs, they did me a favor by not selling one to me.

  • @unnamedchannel1237
    @unnamedchannel1237 Před 25 dny +22

    Still can’t believe people go into debt for cars unless they get the cheapest reliable car can for work . Otherwise pay cash

    • @gdholmfirth
      @gdholmfirth Před 25 dny

      Some people are too stupid to live.

    • @brooklyn3299
      @brooklyn3299 Před 25 dny

      They don’t. Most smart people buy their cars through LLC’s and it’s a business expense 🤡

    • @unnamedchannel1237
      @unnamedchannel1237 Před 24 dny

      @@brooklyn3299 errr most people don’t own a business. A lot of people going into debt for cars

  • @lashlarue59
    @lashlarue59 Před 25 dny +59

    Hertz is also asking outrageous prices for the Teslas they are selling . They are asking top dollar for used Teslas with 50-90,000+ miles on them. Why would anyone buy those things with nearly burned up batteries and worn out interiors for 25-30K+? With all the incentives you can get brand new ones for not much more than that.

    • @transmitterguy478
      @transmitterguy478 Před 25 dny +1

      They are starting high and will go low, just watch.

    • @user-tj9kt5cs6d
      @user-tj9kt5cs6d Před 25 dny

      Just wait if you really want one of these yard ornaments when they either go bankrupt or just get really desperate they will sell for scrap price.

    • @rfichokeofdestiny
      @rfichokeofdestiny Před 25 dny +1

      Hertz is one of the most mismanaged companies I’ve ever seen. They have all kinds of problems behind the scenes.

    • @John-ou4rm
      @John-ou4rm Před 25 dny +2

      They'll slowly start feeding them into auctions as well, test to see what they're really worth at trade. Then they can do deals with car yards to slowly ramp up sales volumes. Because they're going down in value every month AND the economy is slowly getting worse.

    • @gregthompson7954
      @gregthompson7954 Před 25 dny

      Well the battery has 120,000 miles warranty most gas cars don't offer that for use cars the thing that made me trade it in is because the windshield wipers stopped working while I was on the highway

  • @jelly7310
    @jelly7310 Před 25 dny +15

    I doubt I've spent 84k on all the cars I've owned, combined, my entire life. I've had one car payment in my life and that was when I was young and to build my credit. Even then it was a used 10k dollar car. The rest I paid cash for.

  • @oldfordman68
    @oldfordman68 Před 25 dny +2

    Quick check on Hertz car sales in Portland Oregon Tesla model3 with 27k miles is $27k no haggle price

  • @brokendad2222
    @brokendad2222 Před 25 dny +3

    Just read a article about a EV mechanic on the West coast that has almost 60 abandoned EV's that cost more to fix or scrap than they are worth.

  • @KarlRKaiser
    @KarlRKaiser Před 25 dny +4

    I thought I would rent an EV just to "try it out" for a one-day business trip.
    First, they told me it was fully charged, and I had to return it fully charged. It wasn't. It was only 40% charged.
    I spent four hours looking for a place to charge in rural New Jersey with chargers that would not take all night. I ended up sitting in the Target parking lot until 11:30 p.m. alongside other people sitting in their cars, running the heaters, radios, lights, and car phones while they waited to charge. With a gas car, I could have spent that time relaxing in the hotel and getting to bed early.
    I was not able to charge the car completely, but I left it more than when I got it. When I returned the car, I told the girl that it was not fully charged, and she said, "That's OK; I'll say it was fully charged."

  • @Badge1122
    @Badge1122 Před 25 dny +5

    I like cars with NO software.

    • @MummaBear
      @MummaBear Před 25 dny

      Anything from the 1800's 😅

    • @stefordlucky6056
      @stefordlucky6056 Před 25 dny +1

      Yes. Me too. I need only radio and some music.

    • @stewarta5993
      @stewarta5993 Před 7 dny

      I always bought decent milage used cars. had great luck, except for a couple lol

  • @sparrow_mj
    @sparrow_mj Před 25 dny +5

    Same for me. Most rental companies that own EVs use them as their lowest priced "economy" rentals. And finding chargers is such a pain if you are driving across states. The worst part is driving uphill or fast eats the battery so quickly. Another problem is that they do not give you a fully charged car. And when I had to deal with that, there were two non-electric cars parked in the charging station when I had 5 mile range left. If you have to, pay extra for the non EV car rental. It will save you time!

    • @sparrow_mj
      @sparrow_mj Před 25 dny +2

      I will rather drive a Hummer and pay for the gas rather than spend hours at the charging stations at each destination!

  • @DarkForce2024
    @DarkForce2024 Před 25 dny +114

    Ouch, that Hertz!

  • @darrenthompson3696
    @darrenthompson3696 Před 24 dny +2

    Scotty, i have just purchased a Toyota hilux here in the UK and i have to say that as a diesel pick up truck with a DPF system fitted, there is no fumes, smoke or particulates with the vehicle. This means that the argument from the Enviro Loons saying that diesels are death machines can no longer be justified. Toyota should tell the politicians to go and screw themselves and carry on manufacting petrol and diesel vehicles. If they want to get rid of polution in the cities, stop running old diesel buses and use LPG or gas powered buses instead.

  • @Varrig
    @Varrig Před 25 dny +9

    I used to work for another rental car company, right beside Hertz. Every single day there was at least one accident inside their lot. We always commented to each other after hearing the near constant screeching and crash sounds, "Hertz don't it?". Also almost all the rental car companies would sell their cars off at 60,000km. But would only change the oil once at the 30k mark. Not to mention how poorly the customers treated them. Don't ever buy an ex-rental car if you want something reliable.

  • @JA-zh5xi
    @JA-zh5xi Před 25 dny +8

    I always laugh at people who put solar panels on their roof. By the time they get the ROI they will need a new roof and it will cost twice as much pulling all that crap off and the ROI is gone. Haha

  • @mred7375
    @mred7375 Před 25 dny +10

    Hey Scotty, I just bought a washing machine at Home Depot. It had a destination fee of $30. They called it a delivery fee. You can't buy it at the store and take it home. They don't stock them.

    • @grtinfulleffect8349
      @grtinfulleffect8349 Před 25 dny +7

      You can buy it as a store pick up.

    • @mred7375
      @mred7375 Před 25 dny

      @@grtinfulleffect8349 Not for this item.

    • @utrak
      @utrak Před 25 dny +1

      You want free delivery, then? Of course, who wouldn't?

  • @MarkSmith-js2pu
    @MarkSmith-js2pu Před 24 dny +1

    I drive a 2024 Ford Transit 250. 11,000 miles,AWD, the rear differential was rebuilt 2000 miles ago, and it’s still making the same noise. I think it’s a bearing and will find out at next oil change. It’s leased. It’s got a 3.5 ECO non turbo with a 10 speed automatic. Great brakes and otherwise solid for a work van. It gets 18.2 mph combined.

  • @dudovich13
    @dudovich13 Před 24 dny +2

    Been buying cars 10-15 years old forever. Not going to stop any time soon.

  • @russrockino-rr0864
    @russrockino-rr0864 Před 25 dny +25

    Yeah, soon after Hertz sells a car to you, they will Call the Police and report the same car, Stolen,lol!

  • @Sunset4Semaphores
    @Sunset4Semaphores Před 25 dny +18

    My local Hertz location has 5 Model 3s from Musk Co. I asked them to sell me one for $1000. They called the law enforcement...

    •  Před 25 dny +4

      No worries even the cops wouldn't set a foot into a hertz joint these days.

    • @Idiotsincarshere
      @Idiotsincarshere Před 25 dny +1

      they called "the law enforcement"... great joke pal.

    • @matthewgodwin3050
      @matthewgodwin3050 Před 25 dny +8

      I'm not surprised they called law enforcement. Anybody wanting to buy a Tesla is clearly a danger to society.

    • @guptatushar86
      @guptatushar86 Před 25 dny +2

      😂

    • @sdcoinshooter
      @sdcoinshooter Před 25 dny

      @@matthewgodwin3050say that at your next parole hearing

  • @tombaja4.9
    @tombaja4.9 Před 25 dny +17

    Never ever buy a rental car. Unless you are going to enter it in a smash up derby.

    • @ronniepennington3025
      @ronniepennington3025 Před 25 dny +3

      You right lol 🤣

    • @neohelios77
      @neohelios77 Před 25 dny +3

      "Never?" wow... Only the Sith deal in absolutes. Sounds like you're just parroting bad advice. As usual, the devil is in the details.
      .
      My experience has been completely opposite. Bought a 2019 Camry in 2020 and while it did have a ton of miles on it, relatively, it's performed BEYOND expectations to this day. No maintenance problems. Everything still works. Still getting 40mpg on the highway. Probably the most reliable car I've ever had.

    • @tombaja4.9
      @tombaja4.9 Před 25 dny +1

      Exception to the rule.

    • @neohelios77
      @neohelios77 Před 25 dny

      @@tombaja4.9 - Sure, that's fair. :)

    • @Old-school4275
      @Old-school4275 Před 25 dny +2

      Toyota Camry is definitely the exception but luckily you must have got one without any paint work

  • @robertsyre230
    @robertsyre230 Před 25 dny +6

    An acquaintance of mine bought a Fiska Karma over 12 years ago before they went out of business the first time, it's a neat car with a solar voltaic roof

    • @lasskinn474
      @lasskinn474 Před 25 dny +3

      I have doubts on the ocean holding up curiosity and collector value as strong as the karma.

  • @all2funnycomments724
    @all2funnycomments724 Před 25 dny +1

    I had to rent a car in florida this past weekend and I did the "manager special" and it was a Kia Niro EV. It was my 1st time driving an EV and besides KIAs questionable quality (I've only owned Toyotas) I completely enjoyed the EV experience. When it came to charging I used an app called FPL EVoluation that an Tesla owner told me to use to find a Quick charger. We charged it from 33% to 90% in about 50 minutes. Which was fine for us, we plugged and got some lunch. When we finished the car was ready to go. I think need to do a battery pack exchange. Go in, robot arms take out the old battery, exchange with a new 100% charged battery, less then 5 minutes you're on your way

  • @KazuyaSnakeSK
    @KazuyaSnakeSK Před 25 dny +2

    Funny, I was looking for rentals earlier yesterday and saw that that company has technology that tracks you and listens and sometimes records you, when you rent a car from em you might get into a bugged car that spies on you so be careful renting people !
    It’s clearly a violation of privacy.

  • @wingman-1977
    @wingman-1977 Před 25 dny +26

    The repo man is camping outside that lady’s house.

  • @bobbrown8661
    @bobbrown8661 Před 25 dny +3

    I go for Corolla or equivalent, I just need the thing to just work, no stuffing around with infant technology etc.

  • @KarlRKaiser
    @KarlRKaiser Před 25 dny +1

    Just bought a six-cylinder 2012 Hyundai Vera Cruz Limited with 130k miles for $6,500, in mint condition, thanks to scottie's review and recommendation. I expect it to run another 100k miles.

  • @cyborgpunk6668
    @cyborgpunk6668 Před 25 dny +7

    Bruh, I keep telling people that the way to go isn’t EV, it’s hybrid

  • @HomerSlated
    @HomerSlated Před 25 dny +1

    My last car cost me £400 used. That was 6 years ago, and it still runs.
    Pretty much everyone I know would be completely immobilised if they had to pay EV prices for a car. Around here, £1000 is considered a "luxury car".
    EVs would literally have to cost £400, and be actually better than their £400 petrol alternatives, for anyone to give a crap.
    And I'm pretty certain that will never happen.

  • @johnhalchishick7094
    @johnhalchishick7094 Před 25 dny +10

    I remember buying my first turn table for my stereo system. Paid a lot only to find out it didn't come with the needle.

  • @olanderdecastro52
    @olanderdecastro52 Před 23 dny

    Amen on the solar panels Scotty. I live in Florida and it is amazing that people throw those things up on the roof, get a bad installation with lots of penetrations and leaks into the house. And then, they find out their insurance company won’t insure them in a place like Florida where it’s almost impossible to get homeowners insurance.and of course, they need to escape the hurricane while sparing down on their property, but their Tesla is barely charged. You just cannot make this stuff up!

  • @npalmi88
    @npalmi88 Před 25 dny +3

    Did you know, I was told Scotty was once a master chief scuba instructor

  • @ThomasKing19933
    @ThomasKing19933 Před 25 dny +75

    If I had a Tesla, I'd pay for someone to take it.

    • @GK_Squid
      @GK_Squid Před 25 dny +6

      I'd take a $1000 Tesla. That's cheaper than 99.9999% of cars.
      Maintenance might be a different story

    • @ThomasKing19933
      @ThomasKing19933 Před 25 dny +7

      ​@@GK_SquidI know this sounds bad, but as someone who doesn't need to worry about money anymore, I'd actually enjoy taking it to the crusher 😂

    • @davidmims1032
      @davidmims1032 Před 25 dny +2

      DAMN!!!!!!! That's some stuff right there. You will pay someone to get the car. Hahaha 😂

    • @Mr.Worf63
      @Mr.Worf63 Před 25 dny +4

      Maybe $5 CAD 😆😂🤣

    • @desertstar223
      @desertstar223 Před 25 dny +1

      ​@@ThomasKing19933
      You really like talking to the plebs about your money. Money can't buy class, style or friends. I guess you dont have many friends. That's why youre living in Scotty's comments section to get some needed attention, cause you're lonely.

  • @oldfordman68
    @oldfordman68 Před 25 dny +2

    Can you imagine a plumber or HVAC person coming to your house and tell you they need to plug their van in as they charge you to work on your system

  • @kennethnash598
    @kennethnash598 Před 25 dny +1

    Must trucks go into central hub. They sit over 6 hours. The delivery trucks have a defined route to deliver every item in shortest route. They are mostly less than 100 miles.

  • @kennethnash598
    @kennethnash598 Před 25 dny +1

    Honda has a system In othe countries has a new battery system. If your battery is depleted you go to station and you replace your battery module with a new one. roughly 2 modules. They basically look like the power module for the space port in The fifth element. The power module then charges as you drive away.

  • @user-xk4vt9ye8j
    @user-xk4vt9ye8j Před 25 dny +1

    Just watch Enterprise scoop up Hertz as another subsidiary. Hertz only has a market cap of a little over a billion dollars; pocket change for Enterprise which has revenues of over $25 billion.

  • @donharter
    @donharter Před 25 dny +2

    If Fisker goes bankrupt the court out to make them release all of the source code to the car's software and all technical information so persons who bought them can use that info in fixing them.

    • @seattlesoto
      @seattlesoto Před 25 dny +1

      Doesn’t work that way. Their technology (car software code) is trade secret and has value. If Fiskar goes under that code is trade secret and will be sold at auction. You’ll never get it unless they release it as public domain while still solvent.

  • @Charles-de9xt
    @Charles-de9xt Před 25 dny +3

    I love my old 2010 Honda Accord.. AND I will keep it for another 20 years! Electric car my...

    • @MaraMarieBeauty
      @MaraMarieBeauty Před 14 dny

      I have a 2009 and other than the Abs module needing replacement it’s amazing at 156k

  • @user-lv9sd8nc9b
    @user-lv9sd8nc9b Před 25 dny +2

    Scotty’s the absolute best !
    ⚔️🇺🇸⚔️

  • @davinp
    @davinp Před 25 dny +1

    Don't you hate that new cars come with a destination fee and other taxes. You don't have that when you buy an appliance, computer or electronic device at the store

  • @pabstblurobot
    @pabstblurobot Před 25 dny +1

    Beware of the disposal cost before you buy one ☝️

  • @williamevans6522
    @williamevans6522 Před 25 dny +1

    It's crazy.
    In Quartzite, AZ ( right off the 10 freeway) there must be 70- 100 charging spot at two stations adjacent to major businesses. I can count on one hand the amount of EV's using them at any one time( a few fingers missing).
    There must be some big incentives from the government to install them( along with the big generators I see).
    What a boondoggle 🙄

  • @robertwise2476
    @robertwise2476 Před 25 dny +1

    Battery do not die all at once. If new you will get a higher distance for traveling but a shorter time to recharge. So they age your range of travel will depend on battery health. You will charge more often to go the same distance.

  • @fulconerra3055
    @fulconerra3055 Před 25 dny +1

    My friend had a model X and was very happy with it. He sold it for a very decent price after 4 years. And he bought a new one. The charger situation in my country is a lot better than in the US and the distances are much smaller.

    • @TimTheMusicMan
      @TimTheMusicMan Před 25 dny +1

      😂 amazing and the cars are all from the US and yet a foreign country can recharge it better.

    • @fulconerra3055
      @fulconerra3055 Před 25 dny +1

      @@TimTheMusicMan we have a very small country, (the Netherlands) and the charger density is relatively high and gasprices of around 8,5 USD per gallon 😅.

  • @noryaa4194
    @noryaa4194 Před 25 dny +2

    Hertz: Take it. It's your problem now.

  • @MrRatchaphruek
    @MrRatchaphruek Před 25 dny +2

    $1400 per month car payments is crazy. could have saved that money and bought a second car for around $5000

  • @TrevorHuntMusic
    @TrevorHuntMusic Před 24 dny +1

    Just bought a 2020 Honda Fit. ALMOST bought an electric car… thank God I skipped that mistake. 😂

  • @mrgarrison3516
    @mrgarrison3516 Před 25 dny +4

    5:00 good one Scotty👍..... How are these type of people coming across $1400 a month anyway 🤷

  • @renkhachatoorian302
    @renkhachatoorian302 Před 25 dny +1

    The most impressive solution for better fuel economy, is the manual transmission. Not any EVs.

  • @hixiefairman7023
    @hixiefairman7023 Před 25 dny +6

    When you rent an EV, do you have to return it fully charged or you get a big fee like the gas one's?

    • @pigboykool
      @pigboykool Před 25 dny +4

      Good question, I want to know the answer too. Imagine dropping the rental car late because you got stuck 6 hours charging the car battery 😂😂😂

    • @oldcynic6964
      @oldcynic6964 Před 25 dny +2

      You have to return it fully charged or get fined. Trouble is that unless there is a charging site next door to the car rental place, the car will not be fully charged when you drive it back !

    • @pigboykool
      @pigboykool Před 20 dny

      @@oldcynic6964 Thank you for the info.

  • @markf5653
    @markf5653 Před 25 dny +3

    Where can I find one to buy for one grand?

  • @Yoshimatsu414
    @Yoshimatsu414 Před 25 dny +2

    That Etransit range sounds unusable for serious work. I do carrier delivery, and I'm out 8 hours a day driving and delivering locally, and an estimated 159 miles wouldn't get me through the day 😆😆

  • @Dilberts_Dogbert
    @Dilberts_Dogbert Před 25 dny +7

    Cant buy a new car for a good rate if you are still paying on the car you had 10 years ago wrapped into the loan?😳😳😳🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @neilwiggins2839
    @neilwiggins2839 Před 25 dny +12

    I would not want one of those even for just $1000!

  • @nicholasnarcowich9163
    @nicholasnarcowich9163 Před 25 dny +1

    I wonder if there will be a kit to change one of those phased out cars into a gas car. They would still have the EV stickers, but run by Gas, Diesel, Propane, or CNG... A B-EV would have the suspension for the weight of an engine, but the space of it, cooling system... it would be funny :-) Change a B-EV to gas.

  • @robertm8380
    @robertm8380 Před 25 dny +1

    Why don't they make small portable battery packs you can take out of the car to charge over night. You can buy multiple packs that you can get rid of recycle buy new ones so they don't degrade over time

  • @wizztzab9274
    @wizztzab9274 Před 25 dny +1

    E M left CA bcuz CA during CV-19 in 2020 was trying to shutdown his production plant in Fremont.

  • @user-ci5rv1cv5l
    @user-ci5rv1cv5l Před 25 dny +23

    EV's needs 30yrs of battery evolution before scotty buys a chinese copy of a chevy silverado EV. And dont forget they included a destination fee of $3000

    • @mikemccormick8115
      @mikemccormick8115 Před 25 dny

      EV fan boys always talk about the possibility (not a guarantee) how EVs will improve to the point where more people will buy them. But they don’t talk about how gas powered car engine are improving too. They dont put out that much pollutants even now.

    • @lajya01
      @lajya01 Před 24 dny

      @@mikemccormick8115 Agree. We've got more cars than ever on the road but the air quality is way more better than what it was when I was a kid. Cities used to smell so bad back then.

    • @mikemccormick8115
      @mikemccormick8115 Před 24 dny

      Exactly. I grew up with the “brown cloud” of Denver but that city hasn’t had much of one, if at all like in the 60s-70s, for many years, since before the first Tesla EV.

    • @dhLord64
      @dhLord64 Před 20 dny

      @@mikemccormick8115 we are hitting diminishing returns on gas cars though. Can only do so much. EVs are improving significantly. Growing pains right now.

  • @STho205
    @STho205 Před 25 dny +1

    EVs seem like good choices for the niche the Leaf/Tesla were built for. Suburban with a garage already wired for 220, or easily refitted to the high amp panel.
    It seems a bad fit (as built) for apartment complexes, downtown living, rental fleets, rural life, older houses with power panels barely rated for AC or that don't have dedicated garages.
    That is why the debcocle happened in the rust belt and Chicago last winter. Frozen cars ALL needing street charge on the coldest day of the year.
    They are perfect Yuppie chariots. Trendy, lots of in cabin toys, hands off care for Seinfeld type people that can't work a hammer, and call people to change a flat.

  • @Jrome4life
    @Jrome4life Před 25 dny +1

    1400 a month for a car payment? That woman is tripping.

  • @BusterKitten
    @BusterKitten Před 25 dny +2

    wondering if those people that had solar panels installed on their roofs, did any of them think of how much it would cost when the roof needs to be replaced?

  • @roybatty-
    @roybatty- Před 25 dny +3

    The fate of battery cars rests on the the evolution of battery technology. Bad news is that battery tech has plateaued over the past 10 years. There needs to be a huge leap forward very soon.

  • @poultonreal
    @poultonreal Před 25 dny +1

    That's why Warren Buffet avoids IPO's, new companies have no track record. 👌

    • @lasskinn474
      @lasskinn474 Před 25 dny +1

      buffets fund is big enough that they'd get in while it's still private if they were interested in that kind of a thing anyway.

  • @gdholmfirth
    @gdholmfirth Před 25 dny +1

    Hertz replaces the car you reserve with an EV, and it is about fully discharged on top of that? They should go bankrupt. I would refuse to accept it, but truly there might not be another car available elsewhere.

  • @OathTaker3
    @OathTaker3 Před 25 dny +1

    If I had the time & room I would get one & convert it to a gas & call it a Mach "C" for Crossover.🤔

  • @redpill4431
    @redpill4431 Před 25 dny +1

    Yes , it never fails to amaze me that they are pushing electric vans and trucks .

  • @jcparkeranto
    @jcparkeranto Před 24 dny +1

    That’s a lie , hertz said it’s too expensive to buy electric cars especially Tesla because when somebody gets into an accident they are paying more than an ice car to repair it also Tesla refuses to give them any discounts and a warranty extension for their fleet so they are selling all cars are aren’t under warranty.

  • @johnbenker1347
    @johnbenker1347 Před 25 dny +1

    I would like to hear the comparison of KW versus the energy of gasoline. With the high prices of electricity and the delivery charge, is gasoline a better deal?
    I'm happy with my corolla hybrid. But the idea of using electricity for a work vehicle is not practical to my thinking.

  • @JamesHawkeYouTube
    @JamesHawkeYouTube Před 25 dny +1

    Back in my day company's and most people were not stupid. :)

  • @chriscordray8572
    @chriscordray8572 Před 25 dny +1

    I see lots of EV to ICE conversions coming

  • @Barbarra63297
    @Barbarra63297 Před 25 dny +1

    I think Ford enjoys creating huge blunders.

  • @donjohn3351
    @donjohn3351 Před 25 dny +1

    Electric would be good enough if they kept it in the cities instead of trying to compete in long range with those heavy batteries.

  • @340dave
    @340dave Před 25 dny

    What's that red funnel you use when adding fuel treatment to tank? Can't find it anywhere..

  • @myfalconry76
    @myfalconry76 Před 25 dny

    Hey Scotty!!! Is valvoline synchromesh safe to use in the nv3500 5speed Silverado.

  • @randycrager4074
    @randycrager4074 Před 25 dny +1

    Years ago after spending over $110 on rechargeable batteries, taking some back because they were 1.2 volt, go figure! My fully functional three brothers and I set around talking about Electric cars we called toy cars, anyway we talked about all the disadvantages of owning them. My three brothers are Mechanics and I'm the Building Contractor. We all laughed, just like you Scotty because we just couldn't come up with a good reason to buy one but had a dozen reasons not to. I think Elon Musk went about it all wrong, kinda like using a can opener to open a can the way it was designed but we've always used it on the top and not the folded over edge. Yup, we've been doing it all wrong and no one punished us for it but owning a Toy Battery car would be nothing but punishment. If I wanted punishment I'd adopt 8 or so kids, right?

  • @petrosianus
    @petrosianus Před 25 dny +16

    if Fisker goes out of business, wouldn't their cars become collector items? Think DeLorean?

    • @kozv.5806
      @kozv.5806 Před 25 dny +7

      Only if they do a Back to the Future reboot and the new time machine is a Fisker. Lots of cars aren't made anymore and aren't collector's items. I don't see many people falling over themselves to get a Pontiac Vibe.

    • @kenbowlus2995
      @kenbowlus2995 Před 25 dny +1

      @@kozv.5806 But some people are falling over themselves for a Pontiac Aztec. Lol

    • @cuauhtemoc8350
      @cuauhtemoc8350 Před 25 dny

      ​@@kenbowlus2995 it acquired fame with Breaking Bad. And the drivetrains were decent at least.

    • @PrimarchBentley
      @PrimarchBentley Před 25 dny +4

      There's a thought - when a DeLorean is more practical than your "modern EV"...

    • @RodneyW
      @RodneyW Před 25 dny +2

      The DeLorean still works as designed. There is a real risk (with digital cars) that they will stop working partially or even completely if they can't phone home.

  • @Itheman123456789
    @Itheman123456789 Před 25 dny +18

    Didn’t Hertz already declare bankruptcy just a few years ago?

  • @lbaker3602001
    @lbaker3602001 Před 25 dny +1

    $1400/mo.!? That's almost a house payment, Jesus!

  • @fastc4zr-1
    @fastc4zr-1 Před 25 dny +1

    NIO has the answers with battery swap and b.a.a.s. (battery as a service)
    Eventually this will be a worldwide standard for all electric cars.

  • @Romanorthodox1
    @Romanorthodox1 Před 25 dny

    How to buy one? From where ?

  • @realGG401
    @realGG401 Před 25 dny +1

    with the evs the only thing that would make sense would be battery swapping technology

  • @michaelchevreaux7780
    @michaelchevreaux7780 Před 25 dny

    Depends If it's a Toyota Or Honda Gas ⛽ Powered.

  • @punx11
    @punx11 Před 25 dny

    Where can we buy one

  • @kibbles5724
    @kibbles5724 Před 19 dny

    Bro just getting mean now "now heres a stupid person, next time you buy a car, have me negotiate it for you" lmao 😂

  • @jrock5582
    @jrock5582 Před 25 dny +1

    Do people want these modern vehicles or do they want old school without turbo charged engines without all the gagets and electronics?

  • @fleming1124
    @fleming1124 Před 25 dny

    I went to Hertz auto sales online and they do have Tesla sedans for sale but all were over 20,000 dollars. Some as high as 28k. I didn’t see any for $1000 dollars. Can you put a link to what you are referring too?

  • @SuperMayhem81
    @SuperMayhem81 Před 25 dny +188

    Umm. Didn’t at all talk about buying a car for $1k. I’m confused.

  • @user-cl7cg8pe3u
    @user-cl7cg8pe3u Před 25 dny +1

    it does make sense if you think like them. They dont want you travelling

  • @IBoughtItMyself
    @IBoughtItMyself Před 25 dny

    Cool. Link me to those $1,000 cars, Scotty!

  • @oldfordman68
    @oldfordman68 Před 25 dny +1

    $20k for a used electric Volvo is a minimum of $19,000 to much I would try a electric vehicle but I'm not going to buy one or lock myself into a lease because I didn't want to be stuck with it when it doesn't work out

  • @richardalfaro4529
    @richardalfaro4529 Před 14 dny

    how do you junk an electric car? .. do we have to properly dispose of the lithium batteries?

  • @daviddewey2107
    @daviddewey2107 Před 25 dny +1

    I got 5 acres of Rocky ground I thought I'd put an EV 100 yd from my house and run a cord to power my house solar system the batteries for a solar power system cost of Fortune. One of these EVs might be the perfect solution.

  • @marcuspeters3894
    @marcuspeters3894 Před 25 dny +13

    This guy is something else

    • @wlwal1
      @wlwal1 Před 25 dny +1

      he found out his special friend wears BOXERS ! HA!

  • @bgjobass
    @bgjobass Před 25 dny +1

    I’ll stick with my 19 year old gas powered 5speed manual 4cyl to go visit family 700 miles away.

  • @nissanzenkiboy
    @nissanzenkiboy Před 25 dny +4

    4:47 “here is a stupid person”
    Scotty that’s a perfect picture

    • @dhLord64
      @dhLord64 Před 20 dny

      not as dumb as Donald