The Electric Car Regret: Why Gasoline Cars Are Making A Comeback!
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- It looks like the electric car regret is here. This is why gasoline cars are making a comeback! A New study says that nearly half of electric vehicle owners likely to switch back to gas. Forty-six percent of U.S. electric vehicle owners are leaning toward switching back to traditional gas cars, according to a new McKinsey and Co. survey, with most of the participants citing difficulties with charging.
Here’s the details: According to the consulting firm’s latest Mobility Consumer Pulse report, U.S. EV owners are the second most likely to have signaled they intend to switch back to internal combustion engine vehicles, right behind Australia.
Respondents spanning the globe presented a wide range of reasons for switching back - with many saying charging was an issue. Thirty-five percent site that public charging infrastructure was not up to par, while 24 percent stated they could not charge at home. Twenty-one percent noted that worrying about charging was “too stressful.” For reasons unrelated to charging, 34 percent reasoned total costs of ownership were too high, 32 percent cited long distance traveling was impaired by the vehicles, 16 percent stated they would have to change mobility requirements, and 13 percent stated they did not like the driving experience.
Here’s why this is important: While the report notes that global purchase intent for EVs is continuing to rise - slowly - nearly half of U.S. drivers admitted they are likely to change back to traditional gas cars underlines the difficulties the U.S. and other governments will face in getting consumers to transition to an EV permanently. The report also found that building out charging infrastructure isn’t only a U.S. problem - it’s a problem for many countries looking to electrify their fleet and lower their emissions.
But, the excitement around EVs is still real. Among current non-EV owners, the share considering a battery EV or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle has grown between three and four percentage points from December 2021 to February 2024. The number of those who want a new or used ICE has stagnated or declined within the same time period.
Twenty-seven percent of European consumers are likely to consider a Chinese EV brand - which could prove tricky for the EU, considering it decided to impose additional tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China.
Consulting firm McKinsey and Company surveyed two groups of car owners: those who own an electric vehicle and those who own gas-powered cars, who have thought about buying an EV.
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Govt should stay out of our business!
Since when has the government told you what type of car to buy? Stop repeating stupid things by people who lie to you. Now you’re lying to yourself.
I will never regret buying an EV cause I would never buy an EV in the first place.
No choice pal, by 2035, ICE cars won't be sold anymore. Ultimately even if you still can find a second hand ICE car after 2035, well, the fuel stations will have been dismantled and replaced with charging stations.
I hate to say that because I don't want to have an EV, but at some point, it will be the only choice.
Here in Belgium, Total Énergies has already sold all of their fuel stations and guarantees fuel shipping for the next 5 years only, because they know it's not the future anymore...
And around paris, they have already removed many fuel stations to be sure people will only use EV's or public transports. That's imho how they will proceed in the next years to force people to switch to EV's : remove all gas stations. Or increase taxes like crazy on ICE cars.
Its just American, they're stubborn, they're living in fears . If they don't want ev they cantake public transportation!!@eldontyrellcorp
Staying with ICE. No Chinese batteries.
What is another country can produce cheaper batteries? US is lose in this EV competition 😂😂
@@panjialfian5636 gee a country that commits illegal trades, bullying other countries and claiming, “It belongs to China since ancient times”, causing genocide to the Uyghurs of Xinjiang, taking freedom away from Tibet since 1950, losing horribly in the Korean war by not capturing the Korean peninsula, losing to India in the 60’s not to mention the border clash in 2020 and 2022, losing to the Soviets in their skirmishes in the 60’s, losing to Taiwan twice in a war oh not to mention the Paris Olympics in Table tennis, losing to Vietnam in 1979 with the PLA’s most elite forces to the Vietcong’s reserves, committing genocide by harvesting Fulan Gong’s organs because Jiang Zemin wanted the country to practice this meditation only to have it back fire on him that they will listen to the meditation rather than the government, taking the Scarborough shoals when they agreed that both the Philippines and the CCP will back off under International Law and Barrack Obama wanted both of them to sing the pact China lied and took it any way, lets also not talk about espionage since they are so paranoid about everyone criticizing them in their own country that they made a xenophobia campaign to say no more foreigners, lets not talk about Africans being discriminated by the CCP, lets also not talk about Chinese philosophy of making these cheap cars that will cause issues, oh how is their belt and road initiative going along? Terribly.
Will NOT buy an EV.
No way I'm buying an EV
No plans for an EV.
There is no Co2 problems out there, just silly people.
Who buys an EV to solve a Co2 problem? Not the reason I bought one.
Just think the Sahara blistering hot during the day and can reach +50 °C in the night temperature can drop to -10 °C. How come since there is CO2 that should trap the energy escaping to the cold space? The opposite the Amazon during the day ± 35 °C and during the night drop slightly to 30 °C. The different of Sahara and the Amazon is, the Sahara there is no water-vapor and we got a desert. The Amazon there is an abundance of water-vapor therefore forest underneath.
We have max 4% water-vapor but in the arctic and deserts practically zero. We have now 430 ppm of CO2 and that is 0.043%, it mean we have 100X more water-vapor than CO2. Since water-vapor is 3X more potent than CO2, it just mean water-vapor can trap energy (heat) 300X more to evaporate to space. This is the explanation what happens to the Sahara and Amazon regarding their energy cycles. We can conclude CO2 is not the real greenhouse gas but water-vapor that trap energy 300X more than CO2.
They are not "silly", they are EVIL.
@@peacemsyou would if you live in a city with traffic jams
@@newguy954yet your still burning CO2 because your running on coal or other forms of fossil fuels to charge the car. 2011 I would know because I studied the statistics this is in the U.S. alone. 70% of our energy comes from coal. 30% comes from oil, and other forms of energy whether they are green or not. So no when your stuck in traffic just because your not seeing black smoke coming out of your EV like the 60’s and 70’s cars your still emitting CO2 and arguably leaking Lithium or other battery fumes which can cause long term damage to the body. Short term you’ll get nausea for being exposed to the car when you either drive for long periods of time or constantly drive it. The worst case scenario is you’ll get cancer for long term exposure because these batteries aren’t properly checked for flaws.
While I've never considered an EV, I would certainly consider a hybrid. I think that segment will continue to grow as you don't have the range anxiety and can switch to gas at any time. The die hard EV fanatics will continue to say that EVs are the way to go even though we all know that it is not.
Just like a boat the two best days of owing an EV the day you buy it and the day you sell it.
Hybrids are just as if not more troublesome as EVs. Although they don't have charging issues. They are significantly more complicated than a traditional ICE vehicle. When I was a Ford tech. I worked on several hybrids and was disgusted by each and everyone of them as where my customers. Hybrids still require oil changes, fill ups at the gas station but add the complexity of an EV. They are heavier, require more expensive tires and if you have any issues whatsoever with they Hybrid drive system you will be hit hard by inconvenience and cost if you are not under warranty. I had a hybrid car come in on a tow truck in limp mode because of a failed blend door actuator for the AC system. Yep, car would not run properly because of a little plastic part that diverts cold air to the battery. Ridiculous, isn't it? A woman from Florida had to wait more than nine months to find a replacement battery for her 2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. Seriously, a good DOHC four cylinder car today can produce upwards of 200 hp and get 30+ mpg. Why spend more & deal with the potential hassles of a hybrid or ev?
Our infrastructure grid is very OLD!
lol yes - exactly
@@mrjim1973 Totally agree but with time and technology maybe they can be a more viable option in the future. Look how we started with fuel injection back in the day and where we are at now.
Never.........N EV er........No EV Ever.......get it? NEVER!
ICE (internal combustion engine) only for Life.
A mix works too but no MANDATES!
Also people forget gas and diesel has been around around 100 years so the stuff is very mature so that means there is lots of stuff around so having gas just make sense so for making EVs only just won’t work. I would love to get behind them but I just don’t think it works for me
@@CarCoachReportslink for the studies nowhere to be found
I’ll only buy when they are cheaper than ICE. 🙄👎
And when battery technology improves a whole lot more, becomes more environmentally friendly and sustainable.
Gasoline cars never left. I know I'm not buying an EV.
I like my gas
Is that what is keeping you up at night?
@@paulstough2995 funny man 🤣
Zero interest in EV
I’ll never buy an ev, a hybrid maybe. We simply don’t have the infrastructure for it. Plus, I don’t like the government mandating our choices so I’ll stay with gas thank you very much.
agreed
I have few ICE cars, but I also got a Lexus hybrid a few years ago.
Hybrid has a very different purpose, a very, very BMI he different concept behind.
It is meant to recover the kinetic energy otherwise lost when braking/coasting, store it and use it for starting, accelerating etc. Which means very nice savings, more than offsetting the additional money paid when buying it plus changing the hybrid battery.
Unlike the BEV - that are supposed to save the planet from a non-existing issue - that has to be charged (inconvenient), that is highly unreliable (according to Consumer Reports annual reliability survey), has a huge TCO (mainly because of the huge depreciation, as changing the battery is stupid - because the car value is too low), it is very dangerous, impractical and controllable!
The hybrids make sense, the BEV not yet!
And the governments (mostly owned by the N W O) were supposed to work for the citizens, not against them!
History repeating itself.
Thats why they dont teach history
@@CarCoachReports Right O! Many people don't realize we had EVs in the early 1900s. They have their place, but not as a mainstream means of transportation. Known to be driven by wealthy women for short distances as they didn't need to be hand cranked over to start. They fell away as internal combustion engines improved and could not compete due to charging issues & cost.
@@mrjim1973 yes there is history on EV that most are not aware of for sure! They still need developing and this countries infrastructure is toast.
And I bet it did not cost the govt's around the world Trillions of dollars! @mrjim1973
I recently bought a used 2022 Bolt. I use it to go back and forth to work which is 43 miles in each direction. I can charge at home and at work. That's all I use it for. I have one beater gas car and two classic cars that are always ready for a road trip. I can't imagine using the Bolt to do any serious travelling because of the crap infrastructure and slow charging times. But, the Bolt does what I needed it to do. It saves me $320 a month in gas. I would not recommend an EV to anyone unless they have a backup ICE car, except for maybe a Tesla.
I am not trying to be aguementative, but I am a bookkeeper so I like a accurate accounting. When you say you have a $320 in saving on gas, what do you consider your overall savings when you calculate in the added cost of the EV along with the insurance and registation costs for the additional car. Are there extra costs unique to the EV that should also go into the equation, like they cost more for repairs, or new batteries, and wear out tires faster. Just curious.
I needed something newer to drive than my 2003 Bonneville. It was getting long in the tooth. No matter what I could do, I was adding a car payment. My payment is $430 a month with $60 more in insurance. I’m saving $320 in gas. So, I’m driving a newer car for $180 a month. I could not match that if I had bought a 2023 gas car and had to continue to put gas in it. My electric bill went up $24.
@TabPatterson As long as it works for you that's great. The problem is the government wants to mandate everyone own one and it isn't practical for their needs. One thing a lot of people don't think about are emergencies. What happens during a natural disater(depends on where you live) when the power is out?? With an ICE you can carry extra fuel and double or triple your range. We also don't have the generating capacity or the capability. In 2023 the governor of commiefornia tild people with EVs to NOT charge their vehicles over Lacor Day weekend. If that is happening now it will be much worse with millions more needing to plug in. It isn't just about having the charging infrastructure. It won't mean anything without the power to do the job with is immense. You also might want to check into the supply side of what goes into the batteries for an EV. Especially the mining and refining of cobalt and other REMs. It is very dirty and who does the mining. Which for cobalt uses a lot of child labor. EVs are just another grift and for the government it's another effort to try to control us. They want us limited as to where we're able to go.
I am currently own gas powered compact car. And only use hybrid Toyota as company car. Government can never forced me into buying one. Even with all those ESG score. PHEV is the most compromise I would ever consider something that needs to plug in. I would never consider a full EV even with all those mandate and subsidary. EV fanboys can say what they want. But Akio Toyota is always right. EV can only capture 30% overall market share worldwide. Even from the small island where I came from, Hong Kong, have huge government subsidary and lots of cheap Chinese EVs available. They could only get 11% of market share, let alone 13%. Toyoda already very gentle about saying 30%. Without 3Fs of EV. Fanboys. Freebies and Fleets. Those EVs struggling to sell on dealer lots will continue to struggle with fire sale rebates
Smart move
@@CarCoachReportsTom won't buying new ICE in California after 2035!
Never buy an EV
Government really needs to take its nose right out of my god dam business.
YES!
I have two ICE cars. One is a Toyota and the other is a Honda. In a month I will completely own my Toyota and next year I should be done paying off my Honda. I bought them both brand new. After 5 years both of my cars look new and being a Toyota and Honda, they drive better now than the day I bought them. I am looking for many more years of trouble-free ownership of these cars after I am done paying them off and I am looking forward to not having a car payment. You just can't say that about EVs. I was "thinking" about an EV a while ago until I found out the cost of installing a charger at my home combined with the real threat of the lithium battery going into thermo runaway and burning my house down. No EVs for me.
Do not comply to electric
Thieves are starting to steal EV charging cables for the copper.
Ever have a fantasy of driving cross country? Not with EV's you will.
I will not buy an EV because states like CA and NY will not allow new ICE vehicles to be purchased starting in 2035. The government has no right to restrict my freedom to choose the type of vehicle I want to own. The EPA is increasing emissions for ICE to a ridiculous level, increasing costs of such vehicles, to incentivize EV sales.
@@roch145 sounds like record ice sales 2034
@@Original22 yes for sure. I wish someone would take NY and CA to court over these policies. NY is banning natural gas furnaces and stoves. Democrats talk about Trump being a fascist and a tyrant. Both of these states are run by tyrannical governments. I’m glad Musk is moving his X and Space X headquarters out of California. NY continues to loose financial companies. Deservedly.
Gas or electric ………all of today’s cars are way too expensive with way too much tech! I’ll just keep driving my old pickup truck.
Smart move...best move
Doesn't matter how many charging stations they put in when half of them are broken.
I own a ICE vehicle and knowing it would take an extra 3 plus hours to visit my family one way. There is no way I’d ever have an EV
Name a government program that hasn't failed or soon will fail. The EV mandate is a glaring example.
EV doesn't make sense for apartment dwellers who can't charge at home. EV is bliss when you can wake up with a full tank every morning, never have to spend time going to a gas or charging station
Ev's are the new weekend car for rich people
Maybe mass transit is a better suggestion if you still live in an apartment
At one point, I looked into EV's, and then this administration decided to ramjet them down our throats. My vehicle purchases stayed with ICE powered.
Show me an EV that works well in sub-zero temperatures. That can travel 500 miles without a charge. That can recharge to 90% in less than 30 minutes. Retains it's resale value and is reasonably priced. Then, I might consider buying one.
Make that 90% in 3 minutes and I might be interested.
Nor do they do well in 90-100 degree summer .
@@praisingann4himsorry I live with an EV in South Florida with year round 90-100 temperature. EVs do great and I see more and more them every year down here. Peddle that nonsense somewhere else.
I'll never buy an EV.
Me neither!
I have an EV and will never buy a ICE vehicle again. I bought a cheap used Bolt 2020 with 30k with warranty and have saved so much money. It costs usually $4-5 dollars to charge because it’s never usually close to empty.i pay 7 cents per KWh. I drive about 110km to and from work and do food delivery at night. With 420km range I can deliver for at least 4-5hrs no problem. I go home and plug into my 240v charger and always wake up with a full tank😊. I hope EV’s never become very popular because then it will be taxed more and I will not save as much 😊 Also virtually no maintenance required, brakes should last life of the vehicle no oil changes etc.
@@gordonweir5744 not everyone has a level 2 charger at home.
Not everyone own a home either.
@@JT-fq2bl ha that part
When you have to pay companies to build a product, and pay people to buy it, that product should not be produced until it can stand on it's own. When technology moved the recording industry from cassette tapes to CDs, the government didn't rush in pay people to buy CDs.
EV’s are not so environmentally friendly as people are led to believe. The mining and processing of battery materials is wreaking havoc on the environment where mining and processing are taking place. Plus, a lot of CO2 is being released from these processes (from CO2 in the earth removed and the equipment being used for mining. It’s a pipe dream to think that all electricity will be from “green” sources to charge EV’s. There’s no sunlight at night. I’m not against EV’s, but I don’t think the gov’t needs to mandate such because their reasons for doing so are flawed.
I will never buy an EV. even if I had the income to afford one. I would not buy one. I right now live in a Rural area and I have to drive anywhere between 1-2 hours to go to a Sam's club or a Costco. and I live in an apartment and I don't have anywhere near to charge one. Gasoline/internal combustion engine for life.
ICE, ICE, baby!
I will never buy an Electric Vehicle because of the Following :
People leave on a 2 week Vacation, and the EV unplugged for fear of it burning down the House... I the battery drains and the Cooling system for the batteries stops.. then the heat in summer causes the Battery to Expand, and Crimp the Cooling System to rupture the cooling and Battery Packs . The mix of water and Lithium - ion causes Pyrotechnic Effects fires occur.
EV's battery packs get hot if car is not plugged in it will expand and crimp the cooling tubers, which will mix with the Lithium - ion cells causing a chemical reaction .. Fire Pyrotechnic effects. 👩🏻🚀🤘🏻🏎🏎🚩🚩🌲🌲⛰⛰🧗🏻 V8 Mustang is less Toxic to the Environment too.. In 30 years or so the Engine is easily Re-Forged into a new Engine or something else... Not the Same for EV's they are toxic to air and Ground water to mine and toxic to Ground water when the battery cell goes bad. There were 4 Lithium -ion Battery Cell Recycling Centers, and none are in the State of California, because of the Environmental Impact. 1 location in Pheonix ARIZONA burned for 6 to 10 days.., Water and Lithium-ion mix causes Pyrogenic results..
I lived 3 months without a car this year and you couldn't give me an Electric Vehicle ( EV) .clean the air while they work ( 2 to 4 years )
V8's forever
1 lived for 3 months without a vehicle due to someone hitting my car.. there video of it in here. You could try giving me a car and $100,000, I will still rejected it then and now.. My current V8 would be less than the Taxes on the EV, and $100,000 gift. Cost less insure it too. Shifting with the 3rd Fun Pedal forever. 🏎🏎🏁🏁🏎🏎🚩🚩🌲🌲⛰⛰🧗🏻
Maybe if you're so scared of all the data your listed with EV/s you should throw out your cell phone or laptop you used to write this using a Lithium battery. I mean, Leaving it charged a couple days on the bed stand you may burn your house down. ::Shakes Head:: This is a stupid argument. Maybe you should toss out your watch also.. it uses a Lithium battery.. It may expand and explode if you are mowing the lawn. Ya know what the best best way to power an RV.... Lithium Batteries... Guess you like putting ice in a cooler if you chose to buy one. It's horse shit. So many things you use daily uses a...:: Drum Roll:: Wait for it.... Wait for it !!!! Lithium Batteries.
@@juddabudda5921 I would throw away my cellphone though, at work it is used as an Authenticator in jobs.. I have lived without cellphone coms internet or otherwise for 6 whole months no communication with relatives or anyone.. Certain jobs didn't require it... Another thing Cellphone or Laptop are miniscule Battery Packs. There are Recyling Centers are present in Mutiple Locations in each State for these Devises. There are only 3 in the United States.. None in Hawaii and I was in a Conversation with Guy there. He said that there are Junk EV's and Battery Packs Stacked 30 feet High all over and Millions of them.. This was on June 2023 and in August to Mid September 2023 6 weeks as I recalled there was a Hurricane. I case you didn't know the Chemical Reaction with Water and Lithium-Ion, ( Fires for 6 weeks) Its like pyrotechnical... You could try to clean the Air while you drive your EV, and still with yourself when you discard it. While it poisons your Ground Water and the animals that drink from it.
Cool I am Happy I never had Children. Great Futures.
V8's Forever 👨🏻👍🏻🏎🏎🏁🏁🚩🚩🌲🌲⛰⛰
In California there were 2 years of Record Rainstorms now we're in a Drought, Pouring water to stop these fires is silly. Not enough energy to charge these and not enough water to shut fires they cause 7 + hours of fires and here up to 5 days in a container, toxic fumes and smoke... Not to mention the to what happens to the corrosive Acidic orange brownish GEL the bad Battery Cell Leak into our Ground Water. In the United States there were 4 Lithium - ion Battery Pack for EV's in the Unted States. In March 8 2024 the one in Pheonix Arizona Burn for 10 Plus Days.. California doesn't have a Recyling Center due to Environmental Impact.. So clean the air while it is in operation then Pollute it while on fire, Pollute our Ground Water.
I am Happy my V8 gets to be reforged into either a new engine or something else... when in 30 to 60 years.. I know of Mustangs that have the same engine since 1969. I seen videos of Tesla Owners that had Tesla burn after 6 months others after 2 years had the Battery replaced twice where in that is cheap and reliable... The Flat tire on a CyberTurck is $1,000 per tire... enjoy putting rubber down more often ...
👨🏻👍🏻🏎🏁🚩🌲⛰ V8's Forever !
I worked at SpaceX and only 8% of employees own an Electric Vehicle (EV) lots of Mustang V8 guys mostly Subaru or Honda ... A Reality we could Afford. I tried living with an Automatic with Paddle Shifters... They're JUNK and Boring, and I need the 3rd Fun Pedal. 👨🏻👍🏻🏁🏁🚩🚩🌲🌲⛰⛰
What does it for me is replacement battery costs. Taking five years to pay off a vehicle only to have to spend ~$30K on a second battery is a non starter. I've owned many gas cars over the years and NEVER had to replace the engine.
I myself I've never really considered owning an EV. However, if I were to consider owning one, it would be very impractical. I live in a rural area in Tennessee and the closest charging stations to me are at least an hour away which makes up really impractical. Not only that my local charging at home, my local electrical infrastructure grid lectural grid is just not up to the task because I'll be charging it on like all 120 volt outlet Wall outlets and that would probably take quite a long while you charge up pretty much any EV. Not only that, when you start to think about that, it takes takes 45 minutes charged fully charged a typical EV vehicle at a Tesla charging station and it takes 5 minutes to fill up. Maybe between 5 to 10 minutes to fill up mine. Any one of my ice vehicles? It's really a no-brainer not only that the cost of an EV is another problem not only that, but you have the environmental impact that the Eevee put s out. You have the problems with mining, the materials that make up the batteries. Then they call the lithium the Cobalt and while some people like you know, thinking that an EV is very environmentally friendly. It's not. It's kind of hard to make an arguments that they're environmentally friendly with. There's children in Africa that are going into these little unregulated mines and mine and these materials the raw materials out of the ground. Some people won't completely overlook that. And you think well? Hey, at least here in the United States where where being environmentally responsible okay I guess that's on you. As for me, I'm I'm just going to stay with my ice vehicles. Never really considered owning an EV. I think you know in cities and towns it makes some sense, especially where you're living at. You have EV charging
It sounds like we’re neighbors. I too live in a rural part of Tennessee and when I built here last year I had to run electricity 1/4 mile just to have power, though oddly enough all other utilities including fiber internet was at the road.
I don’t own and haven’t owned an EV. I live out in the country, we have no infrastructure here for EVs, and I doubt that I could get the charger that I would need at the house installed without some serious money being exchanged, when I built here I had to run power 1/4 mile just to get electricity at all.
EVs are not in my future unless something serious changes. Their introduction should be organic, not forced upon us by a federal government that’s so far out of touch that they likely couldn’t tell you what anything costs at the grocery store. That’s both parties, I’m not playing favorites on this one. Gas stations came into being organically a century or more ago, if EVs are the future let their introduction happen that way as well.
I’ve always said I will never by EV, but I will consider a hybrid, at least for one of my fleet of 4.
Great video Coach, keep up the good work - it’s much appreciated !
Please talk with the Electric Viking. He promotes EV's regardless of any facts. Multiple times he's said, although he's not the only one, that it's inevitable that ICE vehicles are going away. Without government intervention EV's would be 1% of vehicles on USA roads.
Keep up the honest reporting!
I had a Tesla for four years! As a daily driver to work and back, the car was a marvel! Charging was relatively cheap (after hours charging at home when the rates were low) and a pleasure to drive! I had no problems with the car! My love for the car changed when I had to drive to another city across the state (Texas)! Charging was such a hassle for a variety of reasons! A few trips later, I went back to a gasoline powered car! I'm sure that one day someone will come up with a better battery (Elon?) and that will solve a lot of the problems? Charging infrastructure will need vast improvements! Our state power grid is weak, at best! We will need a vast number of power plants to be built just to support electric cars! Governmental over regulation won't let that happen!
The limitations and risks have been known for many decades, and well over a century ago Thomas Edison made the case for gasoline-powered cars, even though he and Henry Ford were both big fans of EVs and tried and failed to make them remain a major market player even as the gasoline car took over the markets.
In the 1960s, GM experimented with all-wheel-drive hybrids, and they succeeded in building some tire-burning monsters that would given the fastest Tesla a run for its money. But the production costs at the time made them infeasible. Perhaps hybrids are the answer for some folks today.
@@DHW256 I'm interested in that '60 GM Hybrid that will beat a Model S Plaid. Can you provide a source or name of the project?
@@peacems Here's what I actually said; _"GM experimented with all-wheel-drive hybrids, and they succeeded in building some tire-burning monsters that would given the fastest Tesla a run for its money."_
I've helped restore cars for nearly two generations, so I've worked with all sorts of automotive developers, engineers, craftsmen, etc. Two of my partners worked on GM concepts and designs back at that time, who conveyed many stories about GM experiments. They said the hybrids were based on the Chevelle platform, with an electric motor at each wheel powered by a gasoline motor usually in the back of the vehicle or towed on a trailer.
I have not seen this for myself, but the old fellas I worked with were very knowledgeable, capable, and credible. There was a BEV in the 1950s that I'd love to find, which had contemporary Corvette looks and performance, as well as dynamic braking with a 250-mile range on lead-acid batteries. That's the one I'd like to find :)
Just wait until you start paying road use tax. How else will the government pay for the roads? That's why there's a tax on gasoline and diesel. Anyone tht drives an EV should be paying a road tax for using the roads.
Dude you live in a conservative state that pumps more oil out of the ground... Texas Power grid also sucks. They Don't want Ev's in your state.
Depreciation is one of the main reasons people are avoiding EVs. Having paid a great deal of money for one, who wants a car that even the dealer you bought it from doesn’t want it back.
Here in Sweden, when you took a lease on a ICE car you got to drive it 9320 miles a year. This was enough for most people. But when you lease an EV, you can only drive it 6200 miles a year, and every 6.2 miles after that you drive, you have to pay a fee of roughly $2.... so many people did not even think about this that I know, since its always been 9320 miles a year, so they feel that they can not use the car as much as they would want to, and want a ice back.
As a PHEV owner: It is not a bridge, it is the pinnacle between pure EV and pure ICE. Best by far of both worlds. I would never go for anything else. Future is hybrid.
EV never made sense to me, battery is the ONLY source of energy for the car, makes NO sense!😂
EVs have a long way to go for us to spend the extra money, ICE is better, more reliable, and can be towed 4 down.
I like your style. And you're not just a pretty face, you really know cars and the auto industry.
LNG would have been the cleanest cheapest fuel . Forklift and industrial INDOOR USE machinery runs on LNG gas .
Most cabs and many trucks run on natgas in Asia and it’s a cheap conversion can use in any IC motor far cleaner than batteries 🪫 but the politicians push BEV ???
Glad my wife talked me into buying g a Rav 4 hybrid plug-in over an EV.
I’m from UK would never switch to electric for several reasons, the high cost of buying electric, cost of installing electric point at my house, range anxiety because I couldn’t afford to buy top of the range, stress involved in planning long journey, time wasted charging, the fact that if you don’t purchase software upgrades as they be come available your car would stop running, cost of servicing is as much as or close to ice car! Electric fuel stations can still be costly, infrastructure in UK Poor, charging stations running slow or broken, only few quick charge stations in UK, long journey times can be extended by several hours, I like my diesel, the noise it makes the sound of the engine the feel that you are driving a car, all this is lost with electric, thanks for your channel very good 👍
Electric powered cars sounds good on paper, but the technology isn't there yet
to switch from gas to electric, but when the government tries to force things
that's why they only represent a small demographic of the public.
if people that the technology was there, we would've been switched to EV's
a long time ago.
but i wanna change the script for a minute, what's going on right now,
isn't so much the industry has stopped making EV's all the together.
no what is, these corporate CEO's only care about profit, while also at
the sametime, kiss up to the EPA and environmentalist. so while gas cars
are still around, but what they're doing now is, they're replacing V6's
with turbo charged 4 cylinders with an electric battery powering the rear.
so essentially what you have out there, isn't so much a comeback,
it's more like, hey how can we find more ways to make cars less reliable,
all in the name of efficiency. the industry always finds way to do
what they want, while also charging you $30.000, $40.000 for a vehicle.
so while the government doesn't help things, alot of times the top execs
in these companies are gonna do what they want anyway.
alot of cars today are either DCT or some watered down CVT.
all the things people love about cars and trucks, all that goes down
the window, because they don't care what we want.
it also doesn't help, that alot of auto journalists push for shit that
nobody wants.
back in the day, you understood what a domestic car is from a premium
or luxury car, but that is no longer the case today.
when i was a kid, Mercedes, BMW, Lexus, Acura, Cadillac, those were all
brands people use to dream of owning. But now there's no point
in getting a BMW, when a fully equipped Camry or Nissan Altima come
with so much tech and stuff.
And let's not forget how much trucks cost these days, SUV's.
GM thought it was a good idea to kill most of their sedan class,
Ford as well stopped producing the Fusion which was a good car.
so what we're seeing, is just more ways they can built cars based on
being efficient. trucks no business having a 4 cylinder, what can you
possibly do with that. even if you put a turbo and make it faster
than a V6 or V8, when it comes to 0-60 times, nobody cares
about that. a naturally aspirated V6 will always do better at driving your family
around, to putting stuff in the back, to maybe pull a light trailer, it all adds up.
that turbo can only help a 4 cylinder so much.
Those things are known to catch fire. Catastrophic at that. Don’t put it in your garage!
Wouldn’t trade my Ford Lightning for anything. Best decision I’ve ever made. On average, it costs less than two dollars to charge at home. My wife has a Mach-E GT, and her 80 km round trip costs less than a dollar. Our total combined fuel savings for the three years she’s had an electric vehicle and the year and a half I’ve had mine is $16,000. The only maintenance we’ve done is tire rotations and adding washer fluid. The key to owning an EV is having the ability to charge at home or your workplace. Here in Ontario, rates are extremely cheap after 11 PM. I also highly agree that there should not be mandates-let the better product win.
This is what happens when people try to adjust reality to ideology...
Reality will always win!
"You can ignore reality but you can not ignore the consequences of having ignored reality" Ayn Rand.
I would think the resale value alone would force people back to gas. Not only will I never own or even rent an EV, I refuse to go to a car lot and look at them. Looking at them just gives dealers hope of selling one, and I don't want to encourage them.
I have an EV. There! The cats out of the box. I leased a Honda Prologue and own an old Pilot (Ice.) I mostly drive the Prologue, well about 99% of the time. I never purchased with the intention of saving Bambi and the earth, because let's be honest..... IT WONT. The EV is such a fun vehicle to drive and Im way over my range anxiety fears. When I said I drive it 99% of the time, I would always drive the pilot when there was that fear of running out in the beginning. But then realized my driving habits weren't that extreme. I could care less if I look like a Liberal Lover, a Crazy for Kamala supporter, Im not, and I could care less what others think. For my needs, it's a very fun comfortable drive. When I am finished with the lease, who knows, I just may trade both in for a new Pilot, or another EV. Haven't made up my mind just yet. When my friends go on long trips with me, their minds do change on EVs.
Owned an EV for just over two years now. For all regular driving I always use the EV and 0% chance of going back to gas. 4,000km road trip-no problems at all in 400km range EV. Running costs are virtually $0 as home solar system and cheap night rate for power means I’m saving $7,500/year. The EV will completely pay for itself in less than 8 years with gas savings alone. Based on today’s energy prices, the solar system will pay for itself in 10-12 years.
When KW is costing 62 cents, it far cheaper to own a hybrid. Thanks for checking into the EPA math issues.
You cant transition to something worse
I own my house and would consider buying an EV as an extra vehicle for local running around.
Im 64. I love to Autocross. I will never own a EV. If anyone here has ever Autocrossed and worked the course, You can t here them coming if you are shagging cones. Not counting im not putting a charging station at my house. i live 1 half mile from 4 gas stations. I get 20 gallons of fuel in 4 to 5 mins.
The sad part of this is the government killed EVs. They had the leader of the pack setting the gold standard. Tesla figured it out. Charging away from home is important. They built a premium network that was standardized. The legacy companies did nothing to build a network that very few chargers can even take a credit/debit card. Hint: millions of gas pumps take plastic.
So amoung those who do not intend to switch back to ICE, how many admit their reason is their EV has lost so much value they cannot trade it in?
I wouldn't even consider buying an electric car for many of the reasons you cite. From all accounts they just add more complexity and uncertainty to ones life and I want simpler, more certainty and of course there is the cost. So, nope I'd wouldn't take an ev even if were offered to me free of charge.
Fact, less than 20% go back to ice, this is gaslighting. Those 20% are just waiting for slightly more range and faster charging. They will switch back as prices have already come down to ice levels and range will soon average over 400 miles while on road dcfc charging gets reduced to 12-20 minutes for 10%-80% electron refill
I think that hybrids are the future, not electric. What would keep me from buying an electric vehicle is the insurance cost.
Don’t understand why anybody would want an EV. The cost of the vehicle is so much more and insurance costs are too high. It like everything else the government tries to do, they just screw it up. Also, when you’re charging your vehicle you’re using fossil fuels so where’s the advantage.
Keep drinking the Kool Aid. I bought a Model 3 RWD last year for $32k out the door (taxes, tags, everything). Less than a comparable Accord, Camry, BMW, or Audi. Would never go back to an ICE car as a daily driver or for any trips less than 300 miles. For the 500-1000 mile family road trips, my F150 excels. EV will not replace ICE and ICE will not kill off EVs. Each has a place. BTW - my insurance through Tesla insurance was less than 5 quotes I received from all the major insurance players out there that boast they can save you money. Tesla insurance even got my other 2 ICE vehicles.
@@peacems …You’ll be trading it in soon when you realize that your charging times are higher than stated and you have wait an hour till you can charge your vehicle. Good luck on your anchor
@@richardrybarczyk1143 I can keep playing this fake news game all day. My charging times are exactly what I expected. Why? Like anything I decide to purchase, I do my research. Considering 91% of my charging has been at home (3031/3324 kWh to date), I've spent less time at a Telsa Supercharger (look it up, since you don't sound informed) than I would have spent at a gas station with an ICE vehicle. Thanks for the best wishes but I don't believe in luck, knowledge gets me by just fine, you may want to try it. What's your next liberal media talking point? Battery life? Tires? Reliability? Quality?
@@peacems he…Congrats on buying an expensive paperweight.
@@richardrybarczyk1143 - There you have it folks, that's the best Richard has to offer.
I guess $32k is a lot for a paperweight, but I got a free EV with it so it all works out. EVs aren't for everyone but it makes good financial sense to many. Don't be so closed minded.
I know many EV owners and none of them even considers returning to ICE cars, they are simply much nicer to drive and cheaper to maintain. Very soon ICE cars will become obsolete.
Don't forget we will have low-carbon emissions like biofuel, synthetic petrol, and synthetic diesel
And I keep hearing how much quicker these cars are that And a dollar will get you nothing
I have a PHEV. It's the ideal car. I drive all electric 90% of the time. Once a month, I do a longer trip and get over 50 mpg. It's the best of both worlds. Far less maintenance costs than BEV (oil change once a year and far less tire replacements than BEVs--tires cost a lot more than annual oil changes that I do myself). Also, insurance is half the rate for a Tesla. I'll never go back to pure ICE. Probably won't go BEV either. Their cost of maintenance and insurance are way too high.
I would consider a hybrid as long as the government doesn’t drum up a driving tax for them like they have for full electric cars. Can’t get the tax from gas so they have to extort it another way.
Gas cars never left media propaganda made it to where evs were going to be the new thing
In Britain the previous government put back the 2030 deadline for new fuelled cars to 2035, an admission the take up was slower than hoped. We still have concerns over the charging infrastructure despite many new charge points being installed. This is particularly bad on the motorways where people on long journeys have to charge. The current facilities will not have enough space and will need enormous amounts of 'juice' especially for electric commercial and passenger vehicles. For short journeys EVs are fine, but hybrids fill the gap perfectly. Electric only in towns and cities and petrol for longer trips.
Sadly, all EVs arent Teslas with the Tesla charging network. Having said that, its weird that so many site charging as an issue, when most EV owners charge at home and very rarely need to visit a charging station. As for me, I'll never go back to gas... But I'll also only own a Tesla.
But what about the foot powered cars that we saw on the flintstones. How come we can't get one of those?
😂
The reality is much more nuanced and complex than your report suggests. For one, there is likely significant resistance from the oil and gas industry, which may be attempting to slow down or even undermine the EV market. Additionally, aside from Tesla, few have seriously invested in creating a consistent and reliable charging infrastructure. Furthermore, the issue is complicated by divisive partisan politics, which only adds to the challenges.
The only electrified auto I’d ever own would be a hybrid. Not even a plug in hybrid.
I have repeatedly tried to justify purchasing an EV for my daily use, but the cost benefits don't really exist, and the risks are too great.
The closest to effectiveness an EV has become for my use missed the mark by $3,000 driving to 100,000 miles, and it would be almost exclusively used as a commuter and nothing else, and it would likely not make the cut on cold days.
Based on the leverage and lack of patience exhibited by pushers, and the costs driven by the "timeliness" of the push, it's clear the government push for EVs is a ruse for mass transit. You can confirm this by looking behind the EPA's veil to see who's making the rules without consent, or go ask Paul Ehrlich (author of "The Population Bomb").
Why haven’t one of the Automotive OEMs done a takeover of one these public charging stocks which are at their lowest price points like Charge Point. This would allow the OEMs to acquire additional charging stations and apply for Federal and Local Subsides.
This would aid it relieving EV charging anxiety with consumers. The thief or damaging of Charging Cables and or Stations should be a Federal offense punishable with a mandatory one year in prison.
OK, don't buy an EV car...!!! More charging stations for me... 😃 I've been more than happy with my ev for over 2 years.
Although... I only charge at home or via Tesla Supercharger network on long distance.
(Europe)
Batteries power Flashlights and Children's toys.
never going to buy any ev..
The cars built before computers. That's what I want.
The only electrified auto I’d ever own would be a hybrid. Not even a plug in hybrid.
But if I did buy an ev it would be a Tesla.
I have a full spectrum of electric lawn care equipment to maintain my 3/4 acre property and I love it. It works well, I don't have to mess with gas and oil, etc. Electric lawn gear is perfect for a small property. I have no desire to buy a fully electric EV at this time. I will own a hybrid vehicle but not a fully electric vehicle. When the EV technology has been developed to a point where I deem it to be practical then I will buy an EV.
EVs are really a niche product until fast charging stations become ubiquitous (20-30 years or more at current pace). But if you're rich, own a home with a garage and a high speed charger, and this is a 2nd or 3rd car just for local commutes/running errands then EV might be a viable option. Personally I would always buy a hybrid. Massive battery packs in EVs are expensive to relace and insurance costs are higher too!
for some country such as China, EV will be the only car could run on road. by law since 2050.
I like having an EV as a commuter only, I also have solar panels and a level 2 charger at home. My mach e saves me a ton of money commuting because my Raptor and Shelby are terrible daily drivers considering how long my commute is.
I can’t wait to get an EV, but I’m going not going to do so until my current ICE car wears out, so it will be at least a few more years, unless there are some sweet EV incentives I can’t resist.
Top down approach never work. If EVs are better, they’ll sell themselves like smartphones did against non smart phones.
We need to understand the politics of this. It’s not so much that people are regretting their decision. I live in Dallas. There are EV’s everywhere. This is the case in larger cities. In smaller cities in the south there is very little infrastructure. My wife and I can buy an EV in Dallas and drive anywhere in Dallas Fort Worth to find a charging station. My wife is from Mississippi. When we want to take a road trip from Texas to Mississippi we found very little charging stations. This has caused us not to buy an EV. If we drove from Dallas to Austin, Houston or San Antonio there are many charging stations on the way. Driving west there are many charging stations. We understand most of the south is in the pocket of big oil who controls decision making in these states. Again Americans will be left behind as China and many parts of Europe are already ahead of us in EV infrastructure. Who in the H wants to keep paying gas? EVs are cool but if you live in an area with little EV infrastructure you are in bad shape. We don’t even have high speed rail in the United States because of Big Oil and the Airline industry. Greyhound has been struggling. Americans need to do better so we can move into the future. We allow ourselves to say this is how my family votes so I have to vote this way. We keep voting for the same person with the same failed policies over and over and keep blaming the president and forgetting we have local and state governments who make these decisions not the president. Gas prices, grocery prices, rent, property taxes, even infrastructure is all on your locals and state government. You need to complain to your Mayors, city council. State reps and governor. The federal government has EV infrastructure help in the bill that was passed 2 years ago to help with federal funding and governors are rejecting it because BIG Oil has promised to stop funding them if they took the federal funding. America can’t move forward because we have these old people and new people wanting to be like their grand parents and parents. It’s odd to me. There is a reason we see those progressive commercials with the man trying to help young home owners to not be like their parents. It’s true in this country we pass on these old ideas to our kids and they want to emulate the past. We have to get past this. America is no longer a small mom and pop start up country. We are the most powerful country on the planet but with small minds in the south we are often left behind.
Net zero 😂😂😂
Unless or until they find a way to check the lifespan of the EV/Hybrid batteries, No way. That alone makes them too expensive to maintain if you own a car > 10 years. How many will have 8 or more K in their bank to replace a battery on the spot when it dies? ICE for me. And I love having a spare tire as well.
Yeah, there are a lot of 20 year old Camrys still on the road, with hundreds of thousands of miles. No way today's battery technology is good enough to compete with that. Imagine the massive waste and the impact on the environment we are going to have.
I have a Jeep 4xe. Love it. Here in Buffalo,NY. We alot of places to charge for free and some places are cheap like 0.50 to 1.00 per KW. So Buffalo love EV's with open arms.
I currently drive my 2nd EV, about to change it for my next EV. Switching back to fossil cars would be like ditching my current iphone and go back to my old Nokia 3310. Anyway different strokes for different folks, I currently have my EV as a company car, but if I ever need to buy privately it'll be nice to find a lot of cheap 3~year old EVs on the market if they are falling in popularity.
I'm not a green person, but love cars and tech. I own 2 EV'S and they now and have been for a while cheaper to buy and operate. You must have a home charger and 95% of your daily driving be less than the total range. Over the last 2 years I see 10x more EV's on the road. Once range is over 350 miles highway and dcfc less than 20 minutes EV sales will be 50% of all vehicles probably around 2030. They are better than Ice in every aspect IMHO. I've owned over 50 vehicles in my life and on 4rth EV. Currently have MYLR & Blazer EV RS RWD
Yep, no mandates. EVs are fine as 2nd car, but I'm keeping my Chevy at 334k miles. At least until the 25 Tahoe w/ revised 3.0L diesel arrives.