Sorry you can not sign your consumer rights away that is illegal. If you sell one and you are the retailer you are on the hook for it. The Evexpert wants all the profit and none of the responsibilities I wouldn't be buying from him
Good stuff, as the owner of a 2018 MX it's reassuring to know there's someone out there that can diagnose and repair HV batteries, rather than being sold a new pack by Tesla at extortionate prices.
Well done an informative and well produced video that is free from EV FUD. I wish you every success. I concur with your fast public charger analysis. I've had a Zoe for just over three years now and regularly travel 600 miles from NE Scotland to the south coast of England. Compared to three years ago public fast chargers are ubiquitous. I also calculated the cost of the last trip and even using expensive public chargers it cost £84 less than if I'd done the trip in my hyunfia i20.
I take issue with the continued comparison between a Tesla Model 3 and a BMW 3 series. The BMW quality is much higher than the Tesla. It would be fairer to compare the Model 3 with Stellantis and Ford offerings. I don't think that the Model 3 is a bad car but it isn't a premium car. People are being duped imo if they think that they are comparable.
Thanks for this excellent series of videos. As a Brit who has lived in France for many years I find the UK a bizarre place when it comes to attitudes to EVs. The price of public charging is outrageous and the premium EV owners pay for insurance is completely unjustified. I pay no more for my Kia e-Niro here than owners of the Niro Hybrid pay. EVs are simply better cars to drive, far cheaper to own and the motor/battery will stay viable for longer than an ICE drive train, witness the increasing number of EVs with astronomical mileages on them with minimal maintenance as proof of that.
the biggest drawback is higher insurance cost, my petrol car cost me £295 a year, but my basic EV is costing me £694, also I have just heard volvo are recalling all of their EX30 models and several chinese manufactures have gone bust this past month, the market is still in its infancy and many people and holding back to see what develops
I don't understand why EV insurance is higher than ICE cars in the UK. I live in France and have owned a Kia e-Niro from new in 2019. My insurance costs are the same as for the hybrid model and I pay €41 a month. The market is developing rapidly with improvements in battery technology and falling battery prices. The anti-EV lies in the media is annoying for those of us who have real world experience of EV ownership and in our case many stories of long hauls across Europe to tell.
Thanks .I do not care what people want to drive be it ICE or EV, I chose EV and am very happy with it. I do not understand why people want to insult me about my choice, if they don't want one then don't buy one, I don't insult their choice. Shame politics and big oil got involved.
Great video. I have in the past played 'whack-a-troll' with online misinformation but I just skip past those comments now - too many. Until the media stop encouraging anti EV click bait, the needle wont shift. I'm really hoping that the new battery tech coming (400mls +) coming out will push the rhetoric to be more positive.
I knocked on a blokes door today and asked him to show me around his fisker and he was happy to do so and he had lots of praise for the van and he payed over £60k new for his and I told him I was interested because it’s dropped to £26 for a nearly new one and then I informed him of what we buy any car offered for a 24plate fisker which was £150 😮. I am very tempted in buying a fisker ocean sooner rather than later like you say if a new buyer comes in the bargains will be gone
Talk about delusional wow. 🤯 This vehicle is trash. The company is dead. There will not be over the air upgrades because the company is dead. There won’t be any more improvements because the company is dead. If you have issues (and you will) you are on your own. DO NOT GET DUPED INTO BUYING A FISKER
Save yourself £10k and (if you're a risk taker) purchase one of the many lightly used ones currently in the market. How long the car will driveable is anyones guess.
What happens if one of the windows breaks? 😂 There are no brake pads on the market! Unfortunately, you will absolutely not be able to maintain this vehicle. A car these days is a complex device, the slightest malfunction can render your car unusable.
In a time where you can buy a used, low millage KIA EV6 for about 25-30 grand, the price of an (almost) new Ocean needs to be around 15k to make sense. The KIA has a seven year, 100 K miles warranty and parts supply and software updates are guarantied.
Yea, that price needs to be around 19K for people to take on that risk I believe. Dealerships nearby me are expecting 38K for some reason and holding on to more hope than Mother Marry 🙏.
Good review, and right on the mark! I drive the Ocean Ultra and love it here in Massachusetts! I liked and subscribed to your channel. Keep up the good work.
I have always thought that the electrical and mechanical components are sourced, not specifically manufactured for Fisker as that would have taken an illogical amount of time, energy, and cost. Plus it was made by Magna who makes other vehicles which probably share parts between themselves and the Fisker. HOWEVER, how about things like body panels and windshields. Now those will be tricky as with the 18k made worldwide, and I'm not even sure about the accuracy of that, there really aren't enough Oceans to financially make sense to manufacture those one off very specific parts. So, have a mechanical/electrical breakdown and you may be ok, might take time to source the parts and cross reference but you very well be ok. But, accident with a need for a hood and fender and there you might be in trouble. Even something as commonly needing replacement like a windshield, which we never worry about, that will be a huge issue. You can drive carefully and some people, like me, can avoid accidents for 10+ years BUT I've needed 2 windshields in my BMW over the last 8 months. Can't avoid that one.
Love this video and this approach, replacing the items that fail and finding the root cause, rather than a full battery costing tens of thousands… Question: after a cell, brick or module replacement how are you able to balance the full battery pack for the future and stop it going out of balance? Not just for a few charges like its rumoured some repairers in USA do. The BMS boards on each module are one time write only as far as I’m aware so unique to that module and then addl modules report to the main BMS board, so changing a cell, brick or module poses an in balance when charged, how do you over come this? This has been the reason I haven’t bought a Tesla although I really do think they’re the way forward and would love one. The worry of an actual battery cell, brick or module failure, which I grant is pretty rare but when it goes I just can’t see the route to getting it back to been in balance and lasting… look forward to your reply. Keep up the great work, and videos.
Great video and good to know that it's not just Cleevley who know what they are doing. Watching a recent EVM video, although there maybe loads of HEVRA certified garages out there, hardly any of them were willing to go where Cedar go to repair EV's that are out of warranty. I do find it strange when they call the traction battery as high voltage, where technically high voltage for DC starts at anything over 1500vdc
Hi Blobstrom, Thanks for taking the time to watch the video, glad you enjoyed it. In relation to the high voltage comment your correct but in the automotive industry they have adopted the terminology to allow to differentiate from standard 12-24 volts systems. As refered to here www.hse.gov.uk/mvr/topics/electric-hybrid.htm
@cedargaragejaguarlandrover4953 Thank you clearing up the high voltage part in regards to EV's. It makes sense to use that terminology in regards to vehicles.. Rob
Welcome back 2 years is long time 😊 great information I’ve brought Hyundai iq 5 now hopefully see more videos soon without huge breaks as I enjoy your channel 😊
