Happy EV er After, Who is lying the EV Shills or Me, Spoiler Alert it's not me! Part 1 

EV Cars a plan that doesn't work to fix a problem that doesn't exist, That nails it!!

23:50 FACT CHECK - Carbon dioxide (CO2) makes up about 0.04% of the Earth's atmosphere. However, the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere fluctuates with the seasons. During the Northern Hemisphere's spring and summer, CO2 levels drop as plants consume the gas. In the fall and winter, CO2 levels rise as plants die and decay. Not many people know that as I have shown asking around - 0.04% - 419 parts PER MILLION ! by the way QUOTE "Concentrations of CO 2 in the atmosphere were as high as 4,000 ppm during the Cambrian period about 500 million years ago, and as low as 180 ppm during the Quaternary glaciation of the last two million years." Say no more !

The simple answer to the EVangelists is; If they are so bloody good, why is everyone not buying them? I don't remember smartphones having the same problems when it came to sales...

This EV deprecation and cost of repair is pushing up insurance costs for everyone. I'm sure you agree Barry. Love your no nonsense approach.

I see an increase in the leasing of used vehicles in an effort to get a second bite at the cherry before the cars hit the auctions and 'bomb out'... There's a lot wrong in the trade just now but parasitic companies exist in every industry - an equalling of miseries. Despite the billions in public money poured into subsidies for EV's most manufacturers can't make money on them and are now screaming at Brussels to revisit the time line and strategy for EVs. When they are made well enough and cheaply enough people will no doubt buy them without being forced to do so.

Barrie, you are bloody brilliant.

You do realise its about control and not the environment You notice a lot of "street " architecture , Cycle ways? costs ? They dont want a "mobile populace "

The whole country is effed and all the ev drivers need to get their heads out of their arses.

EVs make perfect sense for about 15% of car owners. Those who can afford one, with off-street parking and daily usage within the real range of the vehicle. In California, EV sales are 26.7% of all passenger vehicles. This would be the extreme upper range (generous incentives and very extensive charging infrastructure).

Saw a programme from a china jounalist, and people are expected to buy a new car every 3 to 4 years, the car is then scrap, no wonder no one buys them at auction

Has your new iPhone really lost 8% of its capacity in just a year? I expect they don’t lose capacity in a straight line manner. I’d expect an exponential, so that a certain % of Januarys capacity is lost to the next January, but it’ll be a reducing % of original capacity when new. Same basic algebra as radioactive decay. From the little I know of battery electrochemistry, the rate of loss of capacity turns more on number of cycles than age. Usage & storage are also very important, but all else held equal, number of cycles is single most important factor. This is people are shy of especially USED EVs. Range when brand new is one thing. But buy one that several years old and you have a major uncertainty. Has this car been used & stored in ways that have preserved the greatest amount of capacity? Or the very opposite? The answer could be the difference between your car becoming suddenly worthless, or not. That uncertainty kills interest until the used prices are so low that you’ll accept the uncertainty. Unfortunately, that isn’t a business. In business, those in each of all essential stages must make a profit that represents a reward for the risks shouldered.

EV depreciation is great for those who buy used cars and keep for a decade....

Barrie, like your delivery and the message - based on years of experience and the latest info 👍👍

Defo Conflict Of Interest... Totally Agree, These Amalgamations Are What Destroys Competition, Clarity, Honesty And Most Of All Choice . It's A Blackrock Situation Where No One Has Any Say Or Rights.

Seriously, who actually buys new cars these days ? Ive leased for years now. Keep them for 3 years then chop them in and start again. Keeping my capital in my bank.

VW advertising new ID3 from £37,430. Quick look for similar cars on their approved used site, shows many options with mileage from 10 miles, pre registered in August this year from £25,990. Just how much are people prepared to suffer financially with depreciation figures like that? Complete madness.

Barrie any chance you can wear a mic, it will raise volume and make it’s clearer, again great content and i think next 5 years will be a eye opener, evs are tech and for decades tech drops like a stone

I’ve just dodged a bullet folks,,thanks to Barrie,,I was considering buying a new rolls Royce Spectre from RR Mayfair,,, I always pay with cleared funds,,no leas etc,,I truly dread to imagine what these cars will be worth in 3 years time Barrie,,Just a big big thank you my friend,,,👏👏👏👏🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

It does make me wonder how much public money is being poured into quangos to promote a product which is not suitable for many people.

Don’t read the negative comments, the service you are doing is for the majority!!! Education should not be a threat - the truth is all that matters. Shills are exactly that, self interested bots, not real Barry.

Very interesting, you can see the future here. My EV is more like an appliance than a traditional car and this could be the beginning of a whole new model for the car trade - like the mobile phone business but with more "reconditioned" sales.

My son had £3000 to buy a car. The first sales man showed him a new car. He Bought elsewhere.

Cars took over from Horses when they were better than Horses. There were no insentives

I don't know how much you play the leasing deal game, it isn't about make and model, its which manufacturer is the most desperate to dump stock , they assign the dealer/agent. I usually get a 12+23M 6k deal and target a TCO of £6k for a C/D segment vehicle. Have had 5 cycles so far mixture of EVs and Hybrids.

Keep up the truth Barry, you are saving lives

Has False EV /hybrid crash tests been done with flat lithium Ion battery for false safety certificates? Battery Fire Hybrid fire deaths - 15th Oct UK Tebay services M6 motorway crash 5 Dead.

Have you seen the Cupra Born offer Barrie? Try for a time and ‘handback’ if you don’t like it!! wtf!! Bet the cost of unstitching that mess is still less than those fines for not getting the registrations before year end. These are mad times.

Used EV’s? Who buys used smart phones?

My guess is the majority of drivers on the road have motors between 5 and 10 grand , can't charge at home ( like me) and dont want an Ev because for the same money the Ev does around 150 miles to a charge ( roughly) couple that with out sourced changing ports that charge around 75 to 80 kw hour making it bloody expensive, if the government want us all in Ev's they are going to have to massively upgrade and regulate charging ports not to mention build many more power stations to cope with the demand , oh i forgot the insurance and cost of tyres' possibly new batterys that you may have to pay for, these are the reasons why most dont buy an ev .

8% lost after 1 year.. finally a worse battery degradation than my 10 year old leaf.. thanks Barrie.

I have a question on charging at home. How many family homes with drive ways, have more than one car? It has to be thousands, mine has 3. My wife’s, my sons, and mine. So how many chargers can a regular home support? What happens when we all want to charge? Does one or two of us have to stay at home because we couldn’t charge? Also, how about settling the electricity cost for all the charging? Does the family simply soak it up? I never read any comments talking about this situation, on any EV related videos. 🤔

If an established business advertise cars for traders / private individuals and sells its own stock too…. I can’t help wondering which vehicles will be prioritised. Any guesses? Hmmm…

is there a chance that EV residual values drop like a stone because their price when new is entirely unrealistic ?

The EV problem: 3-5 yesr old cars is where sensible money gets spent.

Barry just seen a poor Tesla owner, he had a little bump, thinks his 69 plate model 3 is £42 k worth. You can buy a similar car from Car base for £19k. I’m not sure what the insurance pay out would put the residual at but the insurance pay out would be between £10 and 15k. What is the cost of bridging insurance on a vehicle like this to clear finance as there’s probably 30k of finance outstanding

Not seen a Wrangler shirt in years ;-)

The sweet spot for electric vehicles is the scooter and bike. These are ideal for local journeys and easy to charge at home and no need for a whole new infrastructure. According to official figures from 2022 the average UK car journey is 8.1 miles. If the real agenda was to lower CO2 emissions the E-scooter would be legalised.

Some real world data from my car for both sides to play with (and argue over). Purchase price: £28,000. Current insurance price: £8,000 Mileage and age: 4 years and 64,000 miles. Fuel savings compared to my previous diesel Golf: £5,100 (I do a lot of miles, it helps with the price differential between the fuel types). Expected life. Who knows? I run cars until they need replacing, not very 3 years. I can soak up a lot of depreciation over the life that way, plus the car saves over £1,000 a year in fuel. Battery life? No real idea, I’ve not had an official test done. By looking at real life driving numbers it’s around 90%, so about 2-3 % drop a year. Repairs? £650 so far. Mainly a gearbox actuator needed replacing. Nothing on the EV side of things……yet. Wheels? Tyres need replacing about 10% more frequently than my Golf. Pads and discs are fine, no sign they need replacing yet. Pro-EV? Yes and no. I also drive a diesel (not the Golf, that got sold). Love both, happy with both. EVs do a good job where they fit and are adequate in scenarios where ICE is superior.

Keep ramblin'.....it's very entertaining, keeps me upbeat🤣 As you say they can try mandating whatever crap they want on us, but they can't make me buy what I don't want. What good ever comes of a mandate? (I remember lockdowns and the jabby jabs, they were a good idea too - all done for the 'greater good' )🤣

Is, "Fuckin' Levis?" the new, "Are you 'avin a laff?" 😊

Evs are boring that the stupidest thing ive heard on RU-vid

That auto trader deal shouldn't have been allowed to go through. And then you get the usual corporate nonsense in the article. But the dealers may not like it, and rather than stand up to auto trader and cancel their contract, they will continue to pay them, if everyone sticks together do you think they would be leasing cars, if this were France they would be blocking roads, ports etc, in the UK we like to moan and just let them get away with it.

Good on you barrie

Nice idea EVs. I can’t afford to buy another bloody car. It is that simple.

Home and buildings insurance will exclude Home charging at some point. That will be where the last possible advantage evaporates. Large Li battery packs will be regulated out of existence when the agenda changes. Virtually none of the BEVs made so far will be viable by 2035.

Lol Barrie...McDonalds customers that can't put the wrappers in the bin?.....They just throw them out the window round here!! Usually out of their VW GTD....😁😁And no they wouldn't understand that oxygen supports Burning! 😉😉

You take as long as you like Barrie i like your rambling its all informative and based around your rich experience 🤩

Haven't you noticed that already on Auto Trader some van are being advertised as lease deal only. Not for sale. 😳 I noticed this last week when searching for a van.

Boomer cries about electric cars for 32 minutes

Hi Barrie - as Led Zepplin say Ramble On

Bang on again mate!!

But why would I want to sell my EV? Having an EV is like having a Citizen solar quartz watch. It works brilliantly and never gives any trouble.

The industry standard for company car lease periods is now 4 years and less so 3.

No denying EV prices have crashed over the past 2 years. Pun intended.

They say EVs are better for the planet, but i can see EVs being treated like phones, where all EVs are leased and changed for a new one every 3 years. The second-hand market will be very small, similar to the second-hand phone market. How's that better for the planet ? I drive a second-hand V8, and anyone who orders a new EV has done far more real-world Co2 damage than i ever will.

The cult members can't see the noses on their own faces.

With respect Barrie volume very low !

Grown men who are wetting their pants fretting about tin boxes on wheels is sad to see 😪. However....it IS curiously entertaining😂 I bet they were inconsolable when mummy weaned them off alphabetti spagetti 🤣😂🤣

I have no sympathy for leasing CO’s having dealt with many of them - horrible. All that said Tesla’s are amazing, had one in 2020 as a company car. If they crash in price used then brilliant for me now as a consumer - keeping an eye upon further depreciation of course. What do I run now? A used caddy diesel van 😂

What happened to that Lacoste jumper?

1.2 million EVs in the UK, 35 million ICE, so garages have plenty of work and are not equipped for working on high voltage - and are happy to stay that way. Its logical that ICE drivers are nervous to move to BEV because there are a lot more people slating the EVs than those who can provide a real experience of an EV - its human nature to reject change - and that's not restricted to vehicles - it applies to everything - just look at planning permission - a builder wants to build a small number of houses - and everyone objects saying lack of infrastructure, not enough NHS services, roads cant cope, increased traffic, lack of schools etc etc - what they really mean is they don't want new houses spoiling their view - so you have to take objections with a pinch of salt. The lies tend to be spread about EVs by so many people that haven't a clue how their car works - many drivers cant even open their bonnet - so they are swayed by someone telling them in an authoritative way BEVs are dangerous, unreliable, will let them down, too few chargers - and energy use is expensive - the EV owners are lying to everyone - so the truth of this is EVs do indeed devalue quicker than an ICE vehicle - just like ICE did when horses were the common form of transport. It makes no difference to me whatever type of energy propels your car, buy what you like - its your money you're choice. OK you want facts? I bought an EV paid £53000 - my money no finance in 2021 - its value according to Autotrader averages is circa £27000 - so Its cost me £26000 in just about 4 years, £6500 per year Charging at home at 26p per Kwhr and lets take average miles of 8000 - that's costing £520 (charge at 8p per Kwhr - special EV tariff that's £160) Average of 35mpg at £5.50 per gallon is £1257.14. EV - no annual servicing, ICE circa £400 annually. Insurance EVs are more expensive but my EV which is a model 3 performance cost me 2024 to 2025 £377 fully comp with Aviva - Im 68, retired, full NCB and 5000 per year - wife on policy too and protected NCB, Leicestershire location. HV battery - 8 years or 120,000 miles warranty, current degradation - when bought 100% charge displayed 296 mile range, now 100% indicates 295 miles. I actually did a trip a month or so ago from Leicester to Warrington and back, mainly motorways and 70mph, started with 95% charge, there and back no recharge stop - 260 miles round trip - arrived back at Leicester supercharger - 3 miles from home with 14% left. The way I see it is all forms of transport cost money, If savings were the only thing to consider we would all have a three cylinder diesel doing 60mpg plus, group 1 insurance and hopefully a very low RFL score - so £20 per year, but, we all like different things, I like performance, comfort and in particular gadgets, I really dont care the cars value has dropped £26K as im not selling it, It can accelerate to 60mph in 3 seconds, it drivers and rides superbly, My phone is my key, so just open the door and drive, it auto locks as i walk away, I can engage air con or heating remotely from my phone - and Tesla are very hard to steal. I've not had a single fault with the car and it remains pristine. Now tell me I'm misguided in buying a fully electric car, Its all about horses for courses - BEV suits me and my lifestyle - there is no absolute wrong or right. I just wish people would stop spouting absolute shite. Go buy an EV at the stupid low prices they are now second-hand, clearly you cant loose a fortune because they are cheap, live with one for a year then come back and tell us all how your experience was. Im sure your rhetoric will have changed completely. Funny thing - all non EV owners know BEVs are pants - until they actually buy one.

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One day, battery tech will catch up to make EV's viable, it isn't anywhere near or imminent, until then they are totally pointless for the majority of motorists and by that I include the national infrastructure, which is at collapsing point due to demand from other tech and population growth, including power generation from reliable sources under control of us not the weather. When that time arrives, no incentives will be needed, customers will be there, forcing them on us is not the solution to anyone.

Staggering that the EV Cultists are claiming that you are an idiot for addressing the very same issues that the grossly condescending " Happy EV After" publication seeks to raise awareness of Now have four friends who have switched away from EV's not because they are bad, but found that they simply did not match their needs well or were problematic Others are happy with their EV's. Good for them.

Denim on Denim?

When watching this video by a car salesman, keep in mind the following following quote by Upton Sinclair: _"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it."_

nice one barrie

Insufficient rambling 😉

I can only tell you my experiences with EVs over the last 10 years. The best car I have had so far is the Renault ZOE GT LINE. It's been great! bought it two years old for £15k from Arnold Clarks. This car is crap apparently! But I love it! The latest models are much better, bigger batteries than my 52 kwh one, much faster charging! More toys, better looking, more comfortable! But the Zoe is still better than any ice car I have owned. it's been cheaper to run, more reliable, and just lovely to drive. The list goes on and on. People aren't cueing up to SELL their ice cars yet because EVS are different to what they are used to! and the crap that people come out with is mind blowing especially the news organisations who get loads of money from ice car manufacturers.A wise man lets an ignorant man remain ignorant! If you can't be bothered to do your research and just want to live your life in ignorance carry on, who cares what you drive? Instead of seeing everything as a negative. start seeing problems as, 'solution opportunities!' What are people in business for? It's not to make loads of money! That's not the prime objective! It's to satisfy customer demand! The customer is king! Car dealers are a solution opportunity to supply customers that need the correct transport as a solution for their situation. The more money you make the more you can help customers get what they want and you might earn a living. That applies to all businesses! If you are just looking to rip as much money off from customers and don't give them what they need you will go out of business and good riddance! Customers don't want crap anything, don't want to listen to hard luck stories, don't want to buy the gold bracelet for the Arthur daily's! they want good service and good products that solve their problem.

So ignoring all of the comments that appear on your videos that are anti-EV for no good reason, and accepting that no, they're not the cheapest version of transport for many people, but also accepting that withstanding the unreasonable costs associated with maintaining them at the moment because of lack of competition, and because they're so new the parts are ridiculously expensive, the big question has to be why do so many people have this deep seated fear that is preventing them from buying them, and thus causing sales pressures ?

EV’s are the future. Even the biggest EV haters will be driving one in 10 years time. They are superior in almost every imaginable way. The prices of new EV’s are dropping every year and this will continue. When the prices of new EV’s get close to new petrol or diesel cars (which has already happened in China) it’s game over for fossil fuels! Most of us are now probably driving our last ever petrol or diesel car.

barrie lying again

Don't worry, we love a good ramble. I enjoy listening to your tales of being in sales from yesteryear.