I think one major issue is not mentioned. Its ability to repair the vehicle after minor accident. Slight damage to the battery compartment may result in the need to completely replace battery or qualify your car as a total loss due to the cost of battery replacement . Also a lot of body shops cannot perform repairs. You have to go to manufacturer certified shops which increases cost by a lot.
Exactly! And while insurance companies will protect themselves from that with higher premiums, this is precisely why EVs are not for real world ownership.
@@matthewmanzi9504 and one can damage it in simple fender bender or by driving over a simple debris on the highway . The tolerance of ICE cars in these cases much higher. Exactly. This I think this alone will raise insurance cost exponentially when we start to have more and more of those. Unless electric cars will become really disposable commodity with 3 year life cycle. In order for it to happen on the mass scale, the cost of a new ev car should be brought down to around 10-15k
@matthewmanzi9504 look for some videos about the Ioniq 5 from Hyundai. Seems some owners had little scratches on the battery cover and they were quoted with battery replacement (50k...😮)
I am honestly looking into the the New 2024or 2025 Honda CRV SUV Proloque machine to lease for around 4 years! Is this truly a reasonable and affordable price thing to do right now in my case ❤❤❤😂!
I imagine when cars first came out and there were very little gas stations around people missed their horses, so I guess eventually there will be charging stations everywhere and cars will be able to recharge quickly, then like the horse, gas guzzlers will rarely be used.🤔
Mine is $1648 yearly on my new 2023 Model Y long range through Tesla insurance. I live in LA county. I think that is decent for full coverage with a $1k deductible. AAA wanted a ridiculous 4K a year for full coverage.
I pay $485 a year on my 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis. Liability only, and I'm the only covered driver. There are HUGE benefits to owning and driving an old car. Not only cheap insurance, but no car payments. Especially if you are a mechanic like I am.
Someone says bad driver, not at all. In most cases Erie will never insure high risk drivers. I have Erie for everyday divers and business vehicles, farm, and I had a like experience. I pay by the year for full tort and full coverage on four units including my Harley, under a grand. I had to sell my Honda Insight with a stick after messing up my one hand. I asked about buying a used Leaf EV just for local use; Erie wanted more for it than all the others combined.
It's interesting to consider whether these are "problems" with the cars? Or whether people's habits have to change. Using public charging for anything other than long distance travel is a fools errand. If you don't have home or work level 2 charging, don't get an electric car. You MUST precondition the battery in cold temperatures. If the car doesn't support that, or your lifestyle doesn't, then don't get an electric car. It turns out one of the problems with the Chicago event was there were a lot of uber drivers participating in the hertz electric car sharing program. They had cars that were near empty that were not pre-conditioned, so when they showed up at public charging to charge their car, it didn't work. The behaviors of the drivers didn't match the expectations of the car. (not preconditioned, no charging at home). That turned into a "run on the bank", where the charging stations were basically taken by abandoned or cars charging at very low rates. I'm sure if I go back in the youtube archives from 1918 I'd see a whole set of videos on how horses were better than automobiles (having to take the car to a petrol station? When I can just leave the horse in a field and it fuels itself? That will never work!) For people looking to buy electric cars today, you MUST look at your lifestyle and willingness to change. And if it doesn't fit for you, then don't buy one. It's that simple. they will improve over time.
Funny, after 305 thousand kilometers driving an EV I just laugh about this BS. Problems in the cold? Ask Norwegians. Crowded superchargers? Not experienced in the past 7 years. Depreciacion? Great, cheap used car at 100 thousend kilometers good for probably another 400 thousand kilometers.Towing? Never needed that but seen quite a lot Dutch Teslas towing caravans? Service? Done the first brake pads at 205 thousand kilometers. Reliability? Some minor problems handeled courteously by warranty. FUD? Quite a lot found in your fossile lobby news
“Half baked solution is to charge at home”…..this is how the VAST MAJORITY of EV owners drive. One should not buy an EV without this. The superchargers are made to EXTEND your drive, NOT be the primary charging source. This has been known for a decade. This video is yet another example of scare tactics by the unaware. Stop making these idiotic videos.
The most important EV infrastructure element is a level 2 connection AT HOME. I’ve owned a Tesla for 18 months with absolutely no problem I’ve used the Tesla charging network maybe 15 times in 12k miles. Quick easy and trouble free. Never ever use other public charging. Tesla rules in this area. That simple. You are the beta tester for every other EV at this point. This is why Tesla sells every vehicle they build
This video might have actually had two or three accurate points if it came out five years ago. To anyone thinking of getting a car, do your research But make sure that it's recent research and not 5 years old dis- information spouted by biased clowns like this knuckle-drager
@@runeaanderaa6840 Just about anywhere is good for a used BEV. They don't sell. The depreciation is equal to a luxury ICE car even when it's the bottom of the barrel BEV, 40% in less than 3 years.
That’s a major issue here in Brazil as well. Used car shops and garages are simply refusing to accept EVs in trades. They claim that used EVs are extremely hard to sell, so they prefer to avoid them entirely.
Excuse me, but charging at home is not a half baked solution. I would strongly advise anyone that ownes an EV to make sure they buy and install a home charger for their EV needs. It is very convenient, safe, and practical. It will also save you money as you charge at home where it is cheaper than public charging stations. Being able to charge at home is one of the many great things about owning an EV. 2:24
I live in Denmark, where EV´s have taken a remarkable part of the market. 40% of all sold new cars are EV´s, on top a lot of 6-12 months old cars are imported from other countries, especially Germany, making EV´s take more than half of the car market these years. I know a lot of people driving them, and they claime, that there is no going back. Reliabillity is higher and costs are lower, and the driving experience is much better due to more power and linear delivery. Lower taxes on EV´s and high taxes on fossile fuel are important incentives to drive EV´s, but also the charging infrastructure is very important. And the latter has exploded tha last few years, so you can go anywhere when you want to. Another important incentive to drive EV´s is the ban of fossile fuel cars in cities from 2030, that might be the final nail to the coffin for petrol and diesel cars. Batteries are hardly ever replaced on EV´s, they are rebuilt at a much lower cost, making older EV´s retain good value over the years. Development of better EV´s is an ongoing process, but devellopment does not make older cars worse. Hence if your car serves you good, it will go on doing so. Advise when buying EV´s would be somthing like stay away from the Japanese cars, they generally sucks, Only Nissan Ariya is a nice car. Buy one with preconditioning of the battery, and software that guides you to charging points when on tour, and with a deasant charging curve. From 20 to 80% in 30 minutes in cold weather is nice. Don´t forget that people rarely charges outside their home.
I feel loke there are a lot of information missing from some of your points. The charging at low temperature is very much impacted by your vehicle having a heat pump or not. Not all ev are equiped the same re charging tech. I just did a Mtl - Toronto at -15c with zero issues. Chargers are also more numerous every day, and if you're in quebec, its never an issue. The "issues" with charging varry from territory. Prices for bateries come from the lack of stocks right now. That can improve over time. EVs are a solution for daily transportation and hybrids for long distance drive. Or even better, take the train for long distance trips.
Our second to last car had got total engine failure after 60.000 miles, the last after 140.000 miles. NMC batteries are designed for 400.000 miles, LFP batteries for 1 million miles. If you buy a used electric car, you can read the SOH (State Of Health) of the battery. If the battery weaks, it still works. An ICE engine life ends from one moment to the other, without prior notice. You can buy an expensive used ICE car and one day later, you have complete motor failure and costs of 10.000$ and above. This cannot happen with an EV. I drove my electric car now the second winter, I live in cold southern bavaria. All works fine, no restrictions at all. Of course, the range is generally lower and the range decreases in winter, but the percentage loss is not different from ICE cars. My opinion: If you can connect in your garage, I wouldn't think for a second. EV are much more convenient.
@@charlesbarden2970 there is a myth campaign here in the UK because of this sort of thing. Not offended because it does not affect me directly but I can imagine it slows down the rights for everyone to breathe clean air especially in our cities or near our schools.
In Singapore.... an ICE BMW X3 is USD240K whereas Tesla Model Y is selling at USD160K. So I just placed an order for a Tesla with USD80K spare for 2-3 times of battery replacements. Haha.
Isn't it interesting? How many biased for and against reviews there are? Try and get a balance view of your own, and if you would like electric cars, go for it!
As for the savings and money I beg to differ. I save more money, driving EV than any of the cars that I’ve had and as far as insurance there is no difference in insurance Ashley, my EV cost less than insure than my BMW and my hummer.
I just charged up my EV at home for nothing the past weekend as on an agile electric tariff ... as we roll forward the fast charges on the road will drop and ICE is dead
350 km range is enough if fast charging point is available everywhere we can use flight or train if we have to go long 1000-2000 km distance to save time and energy
Evs are and will soon be universally seen as disposable items. As such., they need to be around a tenth of the price of a 'real' or traditional car that could at least in theory still be on the road in 60 years. There are many adverse issues regarding EVs but by far and away the greatest most intractable one is their inevitable and rapid depreciation. The only way to solve this is for them to be much cheaper than ICEV in the first place, not 30% more expensive. Especially Western car manufacturers started at the top end of the market when they should have started at the very bottom end of it. Who in their right mind, will want to 'invest' in a Porsche EV at £125,000 that loses 65% of its value after just 2 years? This is a depreciation of around £2.00 per mile on average. On the other hand, a car costing around £8,000 new can depreciate almost as quickly without scaring off the potential punters. If the owner gets 10 years out of the glorified milk float before they dump it, they may consider this good value for their money. However, the environmental costs of producing many millions of low-priced disposable cars will be catastrophic, to say the least. If our ruling elites seriously want to save this planet in any way whatsoever ( which they clearly don't) the use of any electrically charged fixed battery is a total NO, NO, and NO again. Is it beyond the witts of man to come up with an engine that lasts for a lifetime and does not emit either CO2 or anything else deemed bad for the environment? Of course not, indeed I have no doubt that they already know how to do this. Do you really believe we can't simply capture the CO2 before it leaves the exhaust pipe, how difficult or expensive could this be? EVs are not just a bad alternative they are the worst possible alternative in every possible respect.
Following a trend on any video about EVs. Those who own one usually are satisfied with the vehicle. Those who own 1278 Toyota Corolla will give you the most detailed list of problems and reasons why EVs are devil's work.
Sorry, but your video was not convincing enough and I made the right decision making my daily an EV here in California! I have had my Mini Cooper electric for almost 18 months and zero issues my friend! And driving a hybrid is like driving a microwave, and that is boring!
As far as reliability in Teslas, you are 100% wrong. I’ve had a Tesla since 2018 zero issues I have a new 2023, no issues with this one either. So you must be speaking of all the other cars besides Tesla.
460.000km on my Tesla S. No nightmares of whatsoever, more reliable then any of the dead reliable cars I used to own, like W124 for example. One battery rebuilt, one motor preventive rebuilt, otherwise almost nothing, just small, easily repairable stuff.
@user-zo4wp4lg8i nah a rebuild is just replacing a couple burned out cells it's just a bit of soldering. I used to work with very similar lithium cells in another industry gotta be careful but it's not too bad
Excellent overview! We bought a Kia Sorento PHEV with absolutely no regrets. We charge the battery at home and have only purchased four tanks of gas since buying it in June of last year. Ninety plus percent of people only drive an average of forty to sixty km’s per day and will go on an extended trip one or two times per year. This, i believe, greatly reduces the need for public charging stations. And finally, the increase to our hydro bill has been negligible!
Same here!! When my math calculation showed that 90% of my driving was purely my commute, I dropped everything, and bought a used Ford Fusion Energi plug-in with a tiny 9.5 kw battery. Thirty-five cents of electricity (two hours for a full charge) would cover my commute completely, but my employer is happy to let me charge up completely at work (five hours for a full charge) instead of me doing it at home. So my commuting cost is ZERO. Even after I return home from work with the battery nearly depleted because I didn't charge up at work, after dinner I've got a full battery again (40k in winter, 50k in summer) for using some part of that 10% personal use driving. Three tanks of gas used per year, and no car-ownership inconvenience whatsoever. With ICE I used 34 tanks of gas per year. UGH
PHEV battery and motor functions the same way as EV except they are far less powerful and efficient. If PHEV can handle your daily commute, EV can handle it better.
PHEV is just not solely battery dependent & yes issue with EVs of reliability almost same on PHEV batteries but you don’t have to wait to get charge to drive. Its good for 20-30 miles everyday commute
@@mr.mahmudhossain8033 it’s better to just go with ICE if you drive only 20-30 miles a day. Hard to make up the extra phev premium cost, especially if it involves highway and/or winter driving. If you drive over 40-50 miles a day, the PHEV battery is not enough. At that point, it’s better to go with the EV. That’s why I believe PHEV is a middle product that does not fit well for any driving circumstances. charge EV at home is effortless. Occasional long distance road trip is not that bad either.
@@DVinCanada Here in the UK, I have a Toyota Prius Excel Phev 2020 and it is more efficient than the Prius HEV version. EVs are not as efficient as you think when are on the motorway or when driving in extremes of temp or going up a hill. For me, the cost of owning (insurance, depreciation, unscheduled repairs, fuel, road tax) a Toyota Prius Excel 2020 PHEV is cheaper than an MG4 Trophy EV. Similarly, it is cheaper for me to own a Toyota Corolla 2L Excel HEV than a MG4 Trophy EV.
We’ve owned a Bolt EUV for two years and live in Seattle. We haven’t had any issues. We mostly drive in the city though. We also own a charger at home. Had to deal with public charging for the first year. Accessibility wasn’t great due to copper thieves cutting charger cables. Since we got our own charger, no issues there. We did one road trip to Vancouver with a stop to charge in between. As for insurance, we now pay less than when we owned a Honda civic, so I call BS on the insurance pricing, at least in Seattle. I do agree with the fact that EVs are not for everyone.
I have news for you. Insurance companies haven’t full priced in the cost of a battery fire. Maritime insurance is going through the roof and ferry or transporting your car overseas may not be possible. As the number of vehicles on the road increases, we shall see how often battery fires occur. China is the king of EV ownership, and they’re seeing a lot of battery fires. Personally, I would put one in my garage that’s attached to a house, or even wither 30 feet of a house. When a battery goes up, everything combustible around it goes up too.
@@georgewilliams4679 battery fires can originate from ordinary batteries lying around in your house. I’ve seen it happen. There’s always a risk of things going wrong, nothing is perfect. I don’t own a garage and park my car outside so it’s not really an issue if the battery starts to act.
People who lease a BEV are not buying them at the end of the lease, even at their bargain residual values. This should tell you that you shouldn't either.
I have a Tesla M3 long range and it is the best car I have ever had. My wife also want an electric car due to how well my Tesla behaves in the winter!! She now have a Lexus hybrid, we live in Sweden and we can charge at home. If you cannot charge at home, you should not have an electric car.
Norway is a cold country and is full of Teslas... Crazy expensive insurances are a big problem, in Spain for a model Y basic insurance you must pay 1000 euros, and if you want full insurance the bill is almost 7 k 😮.
This is total misinformation. EVs are the most reliable vehicles. There is no problem charging them. I always notice that chargers are mostly empty because people charge at home. The new batteries last for hundreds of thousands of miles. It is a myth that EVs are expensive. The average gas car costs $50k. That’s higher than many EVs. I don’t hear these issues from EV owners. They’re all happy and they say they’ll never go back to gas.
20 years ago digital cameras were crappy and expensive. Today they are fantastic and cheap. The early adopters paid for the R&D that drove costs down and improved quality. Same story with EVs
I would agree if it weren't for the fact that now digital cameras are used in one of two major ways. Highly expensive professional use which is still thousands of dollars or cheap use such are dash cams and phone cameras.
This is WAY overly negative. EV ownership is pretty amazing. As a Tesla owner for three years, I’ll never buy a gas vehicle again. No oil changes, extra storage, better performance, brake pads that rarely need replaced, and I save about $130 a month on gas (after charging). Of course there are some charging concerns if you buy an EV without a garage & a home charger/220v outlet in your garage. But these are amazing vehicles!
Yeah, he's a hater. My wife has a 2013 leaf. It's no tesla, but it isn't junk either. The thing is quick, quiet, efficient, little to no maintenance, cheap as hell to charge and convenient. Just charge and go. We have had zero issues. Once they figure out sodium-ion batteries, electric will kill the gas industry. Li-ion just isn't capable.
I’m a used Tesla ❤ owner. Mine is ten years old. The low resale value meant a low price for mine. 😅 While the range is only 220 miles, so is my bladder’s tolerance. If/when I face a new battery, a rebuild is only $8k. 😮 not $56k mentioned in the video. BTW, recharge is free for life 😊. Everyone I ever met with a Tesla wants to replace it with another, fancier Tesla. Snow all wheel drive and range have not been a problem . My neighbor, the retired Fire Captain tells me non EVs burn 10X more often than mine.
My biggest objection regarding EVs is the Government trying to force them on us. EVs are great for some and not so much for others. The decision should be up to the buyer, not big brother.
Another issue with EVs is EVs owners: they will all say it is a great experience, the best car ever, blablabla because they just don't want to look like a fool for spending 50k on a car that cannot take them anywhere. Don't listen to them, but if you find a guy who says "stay away from it, don't make the same mistake I made", trust him. My experience with my EV is abysmal, I tried so hard to love it, but after 10 months of stress on the road ("do I have enough juice to get to the charger, will the charger be free, will the charger be working?) I dropped and now only use my EV to go to work and come back (I have a charger at work). On the weekend and holidays, scooter or my wife's little ice car... I wanted an EV and for my sins they gave me one. My first and last EV...
As far as older electric vehicles, you do have some older 2013 model is that is still running most of them with over half 1,000,000 miles. I can’t see that for other EV companies but now you have one for that one.
Wow that's a lot of spin on EVs. I have been driving them since 2017, and so far I will never go back to an ICE car. I haven't ever had any issues. Warrant of 8 years and 100k miles says a lot. They are far better than anything else. You are very wrong.
They don’t drive that far in Norway either like we do, and the EVs over in Europe are smaller typically like the smart and 500e in addition to Tesla, etc. No large electric SUVs or trucks
You forgot one important factor: majority people are NOT good at all in science and stupid in common sense. How many of people good in mathematic and physics in your middle and high school class?
Plug it in at home with cheap off peak rate power. You can preset the charge level and wake up charged and ready to go. I charge my Tesla for $2.00 or less used to pay $100.00 plus for my gas car tank fill.
More positive? Those batteries are one step away from a fire losing EVERYTHING YOU OWN. No fire extinguishers can put out a battery and there’s been plenty of fires from them. Insurance is another battle and thats a fact. MAY FORCE BE WITH YOU
The average lifespan of an EV battery assembly is 15 years and then it can still be used in non-automotive use afterward. Average car lifespan is 12 years.
All battries and drive train items on all electric vehicles is 10 years.no worry Tesla also tests and reports show 500k miles or more with the same main traction battery
😂 Tesla Hater😂 Tesla doesn’t have issue BUTTT you show Teslas😂 Slaty because my Model Y after 45,345 miles only has a $72 service charge 😂😂😂 stay salty 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼
Yeah, and they'll replace your warranted battery with a remanufactured one, which will naturally last much less, and will have a much shorter warranty, this ob your brand new car, a total fully fledged scam
WHY would anyone buy an ev ? BECAUSE THEY DON'T WORK ! High insurance, no place to charge, expensive to buy, fire hazard, limited range ect ect. It takes me 5 minutes to fill my tank at the gas station, it takes at least an hr or more to charge an ev, IF you can find a charger and it actually works and allows you to charge.
These problems are legit, but vastly overblown. All the examples are outliers, or one-offs, or only/mostly apply to older EVs, or have simple solutions, or, a big one, is that they mostly apply to non-Teslas. Also, and most importantly, these problems are being presented as if ICE cars don't have a HUGE list of problems of their own. When choosing EV vs ICE, it's their COMPARATIVE pros and cons you need to weigh. And for most people in most situations an objective comparison would show that an EV is better.
The EV has been a novelty for the wealthier set since 1837. Otherwise it's been accepted for use in diminished roles, as farm implements, golf course transportation, etc. Tesla's capability isn't "new", it's just repackaged, and it's benefiting from immensely improved processing speeds. Moore's Law does not apply to battery development/production. We're still waiting for the miracle battery that's been promised for centuries. EVs outsold ICE cars up to about 114 years ago. Now they're being pushed by governments at the behest of a notorious contextual fraud, "climate change", and we're all being forced to help contribute to the artificial lowering of EV production costs -- and survival of EV manufacturers -- through various credits schemes, which move money from traditional manufacturers, consumers and taxpayers, toward EV producer. If the EV was ever the panacea as claimed by proponents, the leverage pushing EV costs onto others, especially poor people, would be completely unnecessary. Just like enhanced emissions inspections, the credit schemes that benefit the EV industry drive up costs drive up costs for everyone, especially people who can least afford them. Ultimately, the government push for EVs will be proven a ruse for mass transit. Solution? Get the government out of promoting fascism, out of pushing contextual frauds, and perhaps the EV can return to its rightful role.
I'm a big proponent of EVs, and Non-Fossil vehicles in general. Having stated that, I wouldn't get an EV as my only car.They need to solve the range problem, the recharge time problem, and the temperature problem before I'd consider it. Reliability will come around as the industry matures. But I'm not waiting 3 hours for a full recharge. Just my take. Early Adopters: Thanks! You can tell who the pioneers are, they're the ones with the arrows in their backs....
Charging and range… no problem in 8 years. Stranded Tesla’s… clickbait. Battery issues are clickbait as well. We have real world data for Tesla’s… no problem. So most people want to keep their cars 10 - 15 years, so why is resale value a problem. Pricing is now not an issue. There are EV’s cheaper than gas cars. EV is the only future. Why not be part of it, you will love it.
Interesting provider: Who We Are Car Help Canada is a non-profit organization that has been helping consumers since 1999. Part of our mandate is consumer advocacy and lobbying the government on behalf of consumers. Our most popular services for consumers include personalized counselling and pricing information when shopping for a new car. Can sell people car advice since you don't have a fraction of the problems with electric cars versus gas!
So much misinformation in this video. Not fundamentally incorrect, but definitely exaggerated quite a bit. Not sure this guy has ever owned or rented an EV. They're very nice to drive. I've driven them all over the USA with 0 issues. I drove from Miami to Orlando on 2 charges. Charge before you leave and one full charge on the way. 0 issues and breezing past gas cars with no emissions
If I were to buy a new car I would go with a new corolla 26k out the door after taxes drive it 10k miles per year for 20 years 1.3 k per year Better off with a corolla PROVEN TECHNOLOGY
I just wonder if the presenter has any experience of buying or owning an EV. The points being made in the video are essentially the same old tropes that have been trotted out for years and beloved of petrol heads and oil industry executives. I own a KIA Niro EV, I am on my fourth EV and would not go back to petrol or hybrid. The total cost of ownership allows me to own a relatively high spec EV for the cost of a very average petrol car. I have had zero reliability issues and I charge 99% of the time at home overnight on cheap rate electricity. At my age, the range of my car is approximately 2.5 times the range of my bladder, so range anxiety simply does not exist, even on longer journeys. A modern EV can typically run over 400km at motorway speed, even with climate control systems on. This video simply does not reflect the reality of current EV ownership.
😂 My charger just messed up $5000 to repair it. Starting to think EV is just a money 💰 scam. I'll take gas vehicles any day over this crap. Takes 45min to charge my vehicle when I stop. Don't even think k that you'll be saving money.
1) it's well known that EVs are best as city commute vehicles. Not as good for road trips (teslas are ok for road trips, others - no). Also, you buy an EV only if you can charge it at home overnight. With these two conditions - they are excellent vehicles, no range anxiety, and help you save on gas a lot. EVs are most efficient in cities, while ICE vehicles are most efficient on highways 2) there are two types of EVs: teslas and non-teslas. Unfortunately, no other manufacturer was able to create good competition for teslas yet. Non-teslas are produced in smaller numbers, not mature yet and have more issues. And in North America right now it's a nightmare to travel with non-Teslas until they finally switch to Tesla's charging port and are allowed on Tesla's charging infrastructure. Reliability is a moot point, because a lot of issues are software bugs that are fixed by over-the-air updates. So, rankings are not usually relevant - it's like saying that your iphone or samsung phone is not reliable because it's regularly getting updates to fix software issues. Fixable software issues should not be accounted for in reliability evaluations - only mechanical and/or the ones requiring a visit to a dealer should count
Biggest concern is that this is obciously biased bordering on misinformation with elements of truth. Most stated concerns are not relevant to a Tesla. Cold weather is also a problem for ICE cars. They freeze up unless you plug in the block heater. A repair I needed was done on warranty and at home with zero inconvenience and zero cost. for maintenance I have free tire rotation and paid $6 at walmart for windshield washer fluid. Insurance through Tesla is monthly about $90 on ave. I have done multiple long road trips with no issues and my Model Y is the best car all around by far that I have ever owned. So, no " 5 biggest problems" here.
Obviously the guy that made this video does not own an EV. The last time I checked electricity is not a rare commodity. Everyone I know uses it. I can charge my Tesla from any outlet. The last time I used a Super Charger was over two months ago. The last time I used a public charger was 4 or 5 years ago. The only time you will ever have to charge outside of your home is on vacation and trips. Goes what my EV battery had never gone dead. I've never broke down. I've never not made it to my destination. I have gas vehicles but I drive my EV because it's about 1/10 the price of gas to drive the same distance.
I'm a never musk guy. Just a rotten rotten human. Lexus/Toyota hybrids for me. I feel they're the closest thing to a long term investment that last forever, won't see shop time, great resale, fuel efficient, cheap to service, cheap to insure, virtually all models recommended by Consumer Reports. What else is there? 👍
After 85k miles on my 2014 tesla S I have had only one warranty issue. One set of tires. That's it. Battery costs are going down. Newer battery chemistry will reduce costs even more. I will never go back to an ice.
No car is ever an investment so expect depreciation to be a factor. EV’s work for a lot of people who carefully consider their driving habits and understand how an EV will be useful. If you have a Tesla, the Superchargers are a big benefit. To trash EV’s in general just isn’t fair.
I own an ev since 11 years and I dont understand what you talking about...EV are so cheap because smart people dont look only at the price, but the entire thing....electricity is so cheap that, over all, a tesla 3 is cheaper than a 25k ice car...If you are an happy gas buyer, avoid an EV...
Unless you have clear data showing otherwise, the main reason for depreciation issues with EVs is the price reductions and repaid advancement in technology. Price reductions is the easiest to see in action. It is a double-edged sword since initial price has been a major concern with EVs - but reducing their price causes resell/depreciation issues. Since I normally keep my vehicles for 10 years, this is less of a concern for me - I'd rather have more affordable vehicle available - this is at a time when most other vehicles are increasing in price. Insurance is something you have to shop around. I haven't had issues finding reasonable rates.
EV's are simple - pay upfront for all the gas you might ever have used in an equivaent ICE vehicle. Also pay extra for charging if you depend on charge stations at the mall etc. At the end if you make it past the warranty the the batteries will fail and the cost to replace them will make the car almost worthless. You may alos experience some electronic board failure of some kind to find out that the componets are extremely expensive and hard to get after 4-5 years. We hafd a Kia soul - this was our experience.
Hatch job on EVs. EVs are Wonderfull. They are quicker, nicer to drive, and cheaper to operate. Since they sell like mad and people love them dead enders should stop being so negative about them.
They should have been designed from the beginning with battery swap, without the convenience of stopping at a battery station, and swapping for a fully charged battery, and leaving in 10min I'm not interested.
Call me cynical, but a warranty is only good if the dealer is willing to honor it; if not, you’re hosed! (And so is your EV!) Dealerships are always looking for legal loopholes to weasel out of paying for repairs.
5:30 All this does is just highlight why Tesla is still so far ahead. $16k AUD ($10k USD) to replace the 60kwh LFP battery on a RWD with a new (not refurbished) battery inclding labour, and it has 3 times the life expectancy of a NMC battery (800k to 1million miles).
I planned on purchasing BEV until @ year and a half ago. Got a 24 Corolla Cross AWD hybrid in April. So glad I did! After learning how to hyper mile, presently getting 80mpg+! 70%+ ev! NW OryGONE...
Full hybrids are the best. Not plug-ins since they have similar life expectancy issues. Go for hybrids with Atkinson cycle ICE engines and eCVT trannies. Avoid any turbo or eco ICE mated to regular CVT hybrids. EVs are good for local drivers with a secure at-home chargers outdoors not in a garage. If in a public access apt. complex the cord could be pulled or stolen for its copper by vandals.
The nightmare will not necessarily affect the first owner. The second and third owners and beyond will bear the brunt of the twilight zone type problems lurking around the corner. Vehicles don’t remain new forever.
EV needs more education and thinking on the part of the driver. I have had at least one EV in my garage for almost 10 years and never had any of your problems. Agree that people who cannot charge at home or work is not suitable for EV though.
How can afford to replace the battery, also I fire hazard s and if you like in a cold climate and you drive long distances to work it's useless I think, plus all these new cars are extremely ugly I personally would never buy one.
Have owned EVs for 6 years now and their is no going back to the old dinosaur juice vehicles. The sooner you stop listening clickbait the better of you will be.
It’s pretty obvious that the sensible option is lease deals rather than outright ownership. Get your maintenance covered in the deal, and dont worry about longer term resale value drop.
