Why are governments so he'll bent on wanting us to drive EV,s .When passanger vehicles only represent around 5%of global carbon emissions. Craziness on a global scale.
"climate change" and the Co2 hysteria is 100% a scam just like the coward19 harmless influenza they claimed was deadly... It is part of WEF / UN`s "the great reset" and "YOU will own NOTHING and be happy (or else....)" agenda that is meant to make the 0,1% hyper rich even more rich and powerful.
This is NOTHING to do with the environment (the data on which has been fudged for decades ready for the EV mandates) it's totally about removing personal freedom to travel, and TOTAL CONTROL. EV's are the mobile equivalent of CBDC's. Both will monitor and control/restrict ALL aspects of your life. Lockdown 2.0 and 15 minute cities....... Simon knows this full well, but like Geoff Buys Cars can't say it, or YT will remove his channel
We did trip over in the 🇬🇧 recently back in august September last year, we hired a car which was brilliant to have it was hard enough finding fuel stations , but if we were to have an ev which I didn't want we would have been in massive problems...
TBH- I called this at least 5 years ago. I knew operating costs would not be lower and not a reason to justify buying. Range anxiety and time to charge would ruin the experience, but I did not predict the cost to environment- exploding cars ruins our environment with a lot of pollution!
a guy works @ o'hare airport 4 hertz... wen they got them, if i remember correctly over 100 of them, there were NO, that iz rite NO chargers @ facility... went down the road 2 get them charged... the guy that did that purchase should hav bin fired in 2 seconds flat...
Funny thing is, a couple of years ago the EVangelists were telling anybody buying an ICE car that their cars would soon be obsolete and that they would suffer catastrophic depreciation. Guess it has come to bite them back. Problem was that at the same time they were saying EV's would soon be better and much cheaper. So that told me buying an EV at the time would also be catastrophic, so decided to hang onto my 2006 Honda CRV. Which I have just upgraded to another ICE vehicle. (2021 CX5) But I must say, when solid state batteries replace lithium-ion, that could change the game. I am not against EV's, just think that the technology is not there, and environmental benefits significantly overstated.
Almost all EV failures can be attributed to owner abuse. To ensure maximum longevity, the owners must ensure they take care of their systems as follows: 1: Do not charge the battery more than 70% 2: Do not discharge the battery below 50% 3: Do not expose the vehicle to ambient temperatures of more than (40 °C / 104.0 °F). 4: Accelerate slowly as to not overheat the battery due to high discharge demand. 5: Always slow charge the battery using only a 10A supply. Anything higher will reduce battery longevity and can increase the risk of fire. 6: Do not drive on a bumpy road as the impact can damage the battery (avoid potholes at all cost).
- And imagine the hassle of filling/charging it back up before returning ( or being slogged ?? $1.20 per kWh for failure to do so ). Most people hiring a car for a trip need to get somewhere.
exactly. EVs are a daily driver where you can charge at home or at work. EVs suck ass on road trips or when you have nowhere to charge, which is exactly what renters are doing.
Imagine rushing to get on a plane and you have to find a charging station in a foreign country, then finding it doesn't work, or won't take your card, or even worse there is a queue of cars already waiting to charge with a 40 minute wait time each. It puts blood pressure to stroke-out levels just thinking about it!
Piss on that. I’d pay an Uber to chauffeur my ass around on VC rather than rent an EV. I’ve dealt with electric industrial equipment for over 15 years now. Worst reliability known to man, and a Royal pain in the ass to charge. Everything breaks including the chargers. We have 3 mechanics at $45/hr each assigned to “EV” repair. They cannot keep up.
Last summer i was offered an EV by the rentacar company at half rate, I was going from the french alps to the Dolomites in Italy (about 750 kms away). I thought hard about it but then cowarded and chose a more expensive gas car. Man what a great decision! In one week in Italy (around Cortina) I saw absolutely ZERO charger. If i would have taken the EV, i would have destroy my week of vacation, spending all my time looking forva charger or charging instead of hiking these beautiful mountains! EV no, thanks!
@@Audioremedy0785 well, Spain has 53 public chargers per 100k inhabitants and getting out of Madrid is an almost impossible challenge for me (many chargers are out of order, there are no chargers out of the cities). Now Italy has 56, similar situation. Now tell me how to charge when 1 week around Cortina d'Ampezzo, how many chargers there, in the middle of the mountains, when a Madrid Zaragoza is already a huge risk?
@@dominiquecharriere1285 ‘per 100k inhabitants’ is an irrelevant statistic. Spain has almost 25,000 public electric chargers (for 670k people electric cars). It has 11,000 petrol stations. 5% of cars in spain are electric.
I rented a Hertz Polestar 2 last year to get the full EV driving experience. Very nice car, but still too expensive. Even though I was charging it at home (at a whopping 2kW/hr), I couldn't get anywhere near full charge before returning the car. And then I had to drive 30km to return the vehicle. I was charged extra as I didn't return the car with 90%+ charge. So what the point in EV rentals? None. Normally I refill a car right before handing it back, but with an EV it's almost impossible to do so. I'm not surprised Hertz USA have given up on EVs.
I have never understood how the American population allowed an incompetent unelected Mr Magoo into the WH. Time to GO JOE! Let's get the F out BRANDON!
Because they're elected by the people to do so.... Are you also wondering why firemen are allowed to put out fires? There's no way this is a serious question.
@@BaldVulture87 Just because a bunch of people like his hair cut, or whatever? It would be better if someone, who actually knows what they are doing, was hired to do the job. The results are what matters not the 'style' of clothes being worn. So someone who knows nothing about the job gets elected by a bunch of people who know even less. That's the best idea? So you're next surgery will be performed by a person who was elected by a collection of cleaners, flat earthers and priests? Qualifications, knowledge of the process, etc. isn't required because a bunch of unqualified people like him more than his opponent because he has a *_better_* speaking voice? Yeah m8, I know, I am way too rambling. Keep well cobber. 👍😀🇦🇺
@@Graeme_Lastname well its not like one person make 'the decisions' any policy, law, regulation is reviewed by congress(or its equivalent in other country's) the only places where one person make all the decisions are places under dictatorship. You need to watch a video on how government works before commenting... because those making 'the decisions' and allowing laws and policies to take effect know way more about the subject then you and I or any other common civilian.
@@BaldVulture87 So you think there's a politician that knows more about photo copiers or printers or electronics or z-80 asm. or ... than I do? Who is that? I can extend the list a long way if needed. My point is, it's better to have someone who knows about the subject that they're making decisions about. That's all. Would you hire someone to program a computer because they wear a nice tie? I know how government works, bloody poorly! Keep well m8. 🙂
I understand Hertz requires EVs to be returned with at least 80% charge. Otherwise there’s a penalty. If you have an early flight, and there isn’t time to wait for a charge, you’re stuck eating the penalty.
@@davidvanderklauw but there are gas stations on every corner and it takes 5 minutes to fill up. there's a handful of superchargers in metro areas along major highways. depending on your travel scenario, it might not be as convenient.
I've started making EV videos on RU-vid, too. I'm not about bashing but trying to re-educate my fellow Malaysians who are currently on a EV craze fever
This is the beginning of the end for EVs. If Hertz’s customers loved their experiences with EV cars, we’d all know it. Hertz would be buying more of them, not selling them off at a loss of 250 million dollars.
While esg money is expensive atm they (hertz bean counters) will question the maths….. if money becomes cheap they will be back on the bandwagon…. Meanwhile look at the clusterfsck that is boening 737 max!
End of ICE? I can buy comparable to tesla car for half the price (new) and have the rest of that money to repairs and gas. while not having a phone home car.@@rattusfinkus
@@rattusfinkus So logically then Hertz should have held onto their EV's longer to amortize the depreciation, and purchased more of the newer EV's. But that's not what has happened. Hertz are now purchasing new ICE vehicles INSTEAD OF EV's, so clearly they and their customers see ICE vehicles as a better investment. As a company only recently recovered from bankruptcy it's for sure they're focussed on the bottom line, and that's a simple fact irrespective of the amount of EV hype and gushing from people like you.
The depreciation is not amortised. You book the loses then revise the balance sheet if market conditions change. The balance sheet should always be marked to market @@davidjb3671
I'm betting, way buried inside their Executives, there's an ESG/DEI Department sitting there still, to this day, protesting that they should be sticking with its EV policy. I can almost guarantee it. Even when a policy is wrong, they'll continue on with it.
One of the first things I had drilled into my head in the business school at Adelaide University was; due diligence, due diligence, due diligence. Doesn't appear that the board of directors for Hertz worried too much about that. If I was a shareholder, (which I'm not), I would be demanding for heads to roll. And putting a novice driver into an EV for the first time is asking for trouble.
I hated being able to fill up my gas tank in three minutes. So I bought an EV. I'm happy now waiting thirty minutes. Gives me time to stare off into space and think about how I've wasted my life.
Exactly. Imagine the accumulated time wasted over a year, driving out of your way looking for a working charger, waiting in line for one to be free, then forty five minutes actually charging… 😳
Look at the bright side. You could admire sacred geometrical shapes of potato chips you bought at a nearby servo. Or count the number of sips it took to drink a large latte.
Here's another thing. Having done many road trips abroad, the thought of doing extra miles off track looking for a charging point and then having to hang around for hours at a time ( all valuable holiday time ) charging is insane. Back in 07 drive Route 66. If I had rented an EV I would still be there now.
Imagine renting a car in a location you're visiting (and therefore unfamiliar) and they want to rent you an EV which then tasks you with driving around on unfamiliar roads looking for a charging station. How did nobody at Hertz see this coming?
I used to work for Stagecoach. We had several electric hybrid buses, enviro alexander dennis things. Over 1 million a piece, totally crap and spent most of the time in workshop. Those cost a fortune, how can a car be more affordable when 1 million is sunk and they are still useless, each unit!! These were scrapped after 5 years and enormous losses Old Diesel Leyland Leopards worked for 30 years.
In march 2023 at Hertz in las Vegas they tried to get us to take Tesla. I said no i wanted a gas powered car. Other customers were not keen on the EV rental cars too. Glad to hear EVs are rejected.
What is your alternative to EV's? Cannot be gas, so, what do you suggest? Horse carts? Camels? Wheel barrows? Bicycles? If, throughout Humanity history, everybody reacted the exact same way to progress, that you, and the ignoramus simpleton who host this channel, react to it, all of us would be, right now, in the heart of Africa and jumping between tree branches. Glad that many of us are open to evolution.
welp good luck with that, because sooner or later gas cars and diesel cars are going to be compleyely replaced by EV's and hydrogen powered cars in the future or even closer than you think.
When I was a kid, we would have bought eggs and egged the shit out of people like that and drove off laughing our asses off. Oh don't worry, we used to throw mud on our license plate so no one could catch us. We never did caught. Used to have a back-up high powered flood light to pull out when people would chase us. We'd just plug it into the lighter and turn it on an focus it's beam at the driver. They stopped immediately. We never did caught.
Hertz has long had one of the worst customer satisfaction ratings. Woke virtue signaling is just one more example of out of whack management priorities.
Money talks and so do shareholders. Give it time...all this woke bullshit will end fairly soon....and eventually being called "woke" will be WORSE than being called the "N" word.
Of course, Hertz was forced to get on the EV wagon. But no matter how much they wanted to cover up the situation...it is hard to NOT change direction when the one gasoline rental car is always rental out, while the rest of your lot is full of EV's which never get rented.
@@M_a_r_keNo one was “forced” to wear a mask, take a vaccine, or stand 6 feet apart either, but people and businesses made sure your ability to buy food, get into venues, and travel was far more challenging or impossible unless you adhered to the mandates. Hertz could have been financially threatened or blackballed by our wonderful governments to buy EVs.
The problem isn't so much that the EVs don't get rented as it is that as a rental company, they cannot afford to have rapidly depreciating vehicles spending several weeks at a time in repair shops not generating revenue while also costing a small fortune in parts to fix. For individual owners, this isn't as much of an issue as most repairs covered by insurance usually come with a courtesy vehicle or an allocation to rent something else.
So if you want to rent an EV, are they all charged up or will you be told to wait an hour or do they give it to you to charge? Sort of important when travelling.
When renting a real car, the fuel tank is full and, to avoid expensive refuelling charges, the car is returned with a full tank. A 5 minute stop at any servo on the way back to the rental office. Further, there is a time stated for when the car is to be returned otherwise a late fee/additional time is billed. What happens with an EV? A choice of being hit with a fee for returning an uncharged vehicle or get hit with a late fee as the renter had to drive miles out of their way to find an operational charging station, had to wait for the car to charge and returned to the office late. And, missed their international flight.
When you return your rental EV, just like with petrol cars, Hertz expect it returned with a “full tank” This means at the end of your vacation, when you just want to drop off your rental car and get to the airport with your luggage, you have to allow an extra couple of hours to find a charging station, wait in line for a free charger, wait an hour while it charges, then return it to Hertz minus the charge used to get back to Hertz. Naturally, Hertz will clobber you with the most expensive electricity known to man for any deficit ! WHO wants that headache at the end of their holidays ?
well that's a little broad in term of statement. unless you're on a road trip this will never be the case...most ev's have a range of over 300 miles... so unless your daily commute is more than 300 miles you wont have to spend 1/2 your travel time recharging, also you get about 700 miles/hour on a supercharge and to drive 300 miles will take you far more than an hour so your whole statement falls apart.
@@BaldVulture87if you're in north America, then you are almost always on a road trip, whether working or on vacation. They aren't practical. I even get clowns like you insisting they are durable enough to do my work, when they are lighting on fire on smooth asphalt.....or while charging. They're junk. No one wants them and especially no one wants the headache of dealing with them when the focus of a trip or vacation is _supposed to be_ rest and relaxation, not planning stops to charge the car.
Governments might want to pouch the EV car thing but if companies aren't making them or making very few of them then the governments will have to dump the EV car nonsense
EVs lose 40% of their capacity around -5. I could only imagine what -40 would do. Also, Alberta's grid is already struggling with these temps. I'd hate to see what a ton of EVs would do
The people who dream up these schemes do not live in the real world. They should be forced to live in a place like Alberta for one winter with their beloved EVs. After three days of -30c or lower temps, they will be begging for an ICE vehicle. I did 16 winters back to back in Calgary so I know just how insane things can get there when Winter is ready for you.
The fact that Toyota are not going down the full EV route should be a wake up call for the net zero tools. One of the biggest car manufacturers is developing other alternative fuels that are better for the environment and safe. I salute you Toyota.
Artificial gasoline/diesel from the energy of nuclear reactors is the future. To have an energy source in your car that is in liquid form at a normal temperature range and at atmospheric pressure is a HUGE benefit that is underappreciated by most people. Which is why I'm not a huge fan of hydrogen nor ammonia as an alternative.
Exactly. Toyota is going to survive the carnage that is about to hit the auto industry, because they have left a wider variety of options open to reducing emissions, and increasing fuel economy, than the companies that are going 100% EV. The only EV only company thet might survive, is Tesla, because they have established a niche for themselves. Other companies that try to invade their space, will not succeed.
Like everywhere in all businesses: "Get woke - go broke." Following left wing ideas and ideologies are a safe prediction to lose lots of money. And like Donald J. Trump said correctly: "Everything woke turns into shit." With the Hertz action a start is made. You can hear it from multiple other companies that dump their "equality"-sections and the massive layoffs have only just begun. I hope that the German car industry will get the curve and return to high-quality gas and diesel powered vehicles. Greets from Germany.
German car engineering is the best as far as I'm concerned, and I hope they stay off this ev madness like many of their manufacturers seem to be gravitating towards.
@@chestercheng75 Singapore here. How's the charging infrastructure in Malaysia? And considering how cheap petrol and regular ICE's are there you'd have to be crazy to buy an EV right now. Only for the rich with garages and/or private driveways.
It all comes down to money....and it always will. Because see, money is made WITH COMMON SENSE AND LOGIC. Many Insurance companies WON'T EVEN insure those "ticking time bombs". There's a vid where a woman took her Mercedes in and they encouraged her to borrow a Mercedes EV as a loaner for the night. Luckily, the husband heard crackling noises in the garage. He ran out and managed to get the burning EV Benz OUT of his attached garage in time before the house caught fire. I'm thinking there's a lawsuit there... Give it time - this EV bullshit will end too along with the woke crap.
No it won't. There were just over 1m EV's sold in the land of the free and mind controlled last year. If you do the maths then it's 1700 units per month across 49 states..... Insignificant really.. I'm guessing maybe some will get salvaged for parts...
@@CosmicSeeker69 And how big is the 2nd hand market - it would be measured in the hundreds, so Hertz dumping this many EVs will definitely have an impact as the OP said.
The CEO and upper management of Hertz likely all got quarterly bonuses for approving the purchase of these Tesla's. They got their money and left the company. Their bonuses cost Hertz a quarter of a billion dollars.
I own an EV (really happy for daily commute), but if having a choice renting a car in unkown environment, I would take a ICE because of the charging hassle.
Yes, I see your logic, an EV for commuting and staying within range of proven reliable places to charge up if needed and not renting an EV in unfamiliar locations. I'm all for people weighing up whether or not an EV suits them rather than saying one is better than the other.
I had to scroll so long to get to a non biased point. Thank you. I don't own an ev but the ev hate is strange to me. I think what you said is the main reason why hertz ev didn't work as well as they expected.
@@seamillo the apparent "hate" is people expressing why they believe EV shouldn't be mandated as the only vehicle of choice (what choice?) in a few years time. If people don't speak up then potentially "bad" decisions will be made. Personally, I like Tesla vehicles, especially the Model 3. Here in UK the Gov pushed forward it's EV plans 5 years ahead of other countries, very harsh restrictions will soon be in place to force the change over to EV. We have LEZ, ULEZ and the start of "15 minute cities"
To be fair the catastrophic residuals has come as a surprise and has only become apparent in the last year. My wife had an EV, bought new in Nov 2020. In spring 2023 we started to look at possible replacement, it was only then that we discovered how little it was worth - it hadn’t been common news at that point. I’d sold my car in Dec 2022, here are the different experiences. My car - BMW 3 Series diesel. Bought for £30k in 2017. Sold in 2022 (5 years old), 40,000 miles on the clock, £17,000 Wife’s car - Nissan Leaf EV. Bought for £30k in 2020. Sold in 2023 (2.5 years old), 18,000 miles on the clock, £12,500.
Here in Norway a BMW 3 series diesel cost 67.000 £ ;( But a Nissan leaf only 30.000 £ because of the crazy Norwegian car tax. I would say you are a crazy person if you buy a Nissan leaf when you can get e BMW 3 series for the same price ...
@@a64738 You didn’t read fully - I bought my BMW for £30k in 2017, my wife bought her Leaf for £30k in 2020. Also I think my BMW should have been something closer to £40k but I got a massive dealer and manufacturer discounts because I bought at a time when the UK government (and the rest of the world) were just starting their ‘war of hate’ against diesels. I was actually nervous of buying another diesel at the time because of this and intended to buy a petrol but I was offered such a good deal on the diesel that I succumbed.
Also, the bus operator has withdrawn the fleet of EV buses from Wimbledon in London. 'what's worse than buying an EV, buying a fleet of EV's' or buying a fleet of EV buses 😂
I like your channel, I am a software engineer in America and I have long shared your view of the "EV future". If you haven't done so already it might be interesting to see your take on electric motorcycles. Harley Davidson spun off their electric division, LiveWire, in to it's own company, although it still owned by HD and the bike are "sold" in HD showrooms. I put sold in quotes because last year I believe they spent over a hundred million dollars to sell less than one hundred motorcycles (and my guess is even most of those were probably bought by dealers looking to curry favor with HD corporate). But they continue to swear electric motorcycles are the future. Anyhow just something I thought you might find interesting.
Most people who buy a Harley are going to tour on it doing long distances. Having any electric bike curtails your trips to 100 mile distances and then it's recharge time again,and again,and again.
I think it makes sense to some degree for an off road motorcycle, ie quiet, less maintenance. What has me wondering is why established prestige and performance car manufacturers would consider ev when the technology leader is China.
Yes, but they are not selling dirt bikes, they are selling expensive road bikes that aren't really good at anything. I will admit I rode one and it was fun (instant torque of course) but it compared to mid range sport bike costing 1/3 what it did (and I'm sure they are being made at a loss or subsidized) and had a range of 45 miles. That was an older one so the range has probably gotten better. But still HD has a new ICE engine that is probably the best one they have ever built, instead of promoting or racing it the LiveWire is sucking up all the oxygen, for what?@@graw1953
@@valis992000 no sense at all for HD, it’s not their market. But in response to your comment re electric motorcycles I think there is a future offroad.
In the past I've rented cars for a few days when I was thinking of buying a car. This gave me a better feel for that make and model than a brief TEST drive with a sales person. If I drove it a couple of days and didn't like it I certainly wouldn't buy one. Sounds like a bunch of potential buyers weren't happy with their rental experience.
When a big company like Hertz says the upkeep and repair costs are too high, it cancels the claims of the individual EVangelists who claim that they are cheaper. Hertz aren’t EV fanboys, they’ve just a company trying to keep their costs down.
Meanwhile my ice Volkswagen - free service for 90000km. Not only service is cheaper, also insurance, I used to drive a Mini Cooper EV and it was $1500 a year in insurance, meanwhile the ICE version of the same car was $450.... "But its so much cheaper to own a EV".. but no evidence yet :P
Rental companies put more miles on their cars than private owners do, which means the battery packs wear out faster. They'll be replacing the batteries, outside the warranty period, in just 2 or 3 years. They aren't making enough on rental fees to cover that expense.
When being a visitor to a place and not knowing the local geography, the last thing that I need is a vehicle where I have no idea where I could 'fill up'. Also, I personally have no desire to install other apps (and register accordingly) just to get a recharge.
A second hand EV from a rental place is probably the worst place to buy one from. The renters don't care about battery care, so likely will be charging to 100% all the time, rather than the 80% that is recommended to prolong its life. And also running them below 20%. Then on top of that they are always charged at fast chargers, rather than slow charging at home, which again causes rapid battery degradation.
Me and my family visited Iceland last year. We drove around the island, around 3200 kms or 2000 miles. The rental company had gas, diesel, gas hybrids and battery cars in their fleet. I went with Toyota RAV4 Gas Hybrid because I am familiar with their range and capabilities, also the store space is quite good for 4 people with luggage. They had Tesla's in their fleet but they were way more costly to rent, and Iceland is sparsly populated. I would never take the risk running a battery car around in the wilderness of Iceland. When you travel off the main highway 1, the roads are not the best with gravel roads in many places (Highway 1 - the ring road around Iceland is fully paved and quite good). I did not see many Tesla's, the few I saw was in the capitol area of Reykjavik.
Who wants to spend half of their vacation waiting in line at a charging station, and the other half anxiously looking at your “remaining range” display wondering where the nearest charging station is ? 😂
As much as these things are catching fire, and even just blowing up, it’s hard to believe that anybody would spend so much money on them. Let alone charge the thing in your house (garage)!
I rented a Tesla 3 in Los Angeles as it was the cheapest and thought there would be superchargers everywhere. I was wrong. Ended up charging at JC Penny culver city supercharger bank and it took forever for a free charger to come up. Never again
I've never had a problem finding a super charger and what most people fail to realize because they have tunnel vision against EVs is that you do 99% of your charging at home. I've taken 4 longer trips with my model Y and haven't had to go out of my way to charge, they were all along the highways and almost always near bathrooms and food places. many times I was still eating and the car was done charging. There's a lot of misinformation about EVs, and I also own a diesel pickup for my construction company. I didn't buy an EV to save the world, I did it because it lowers my maintenance and monthly gas bill for my personal driver. I'm saving thousands a year buy using the EV as my non work car.
At last the folly of the EV is being seen by someone with real industry clout! CO2 = less than half of 1% of atmospheric gases, Nitrogen is 95%. CO2 is not a problem.
I have just checked out Hertz used car sales, and the prices are ridiculously high: a Model 3 AWD with 80K miles on odometer is priced at over $30K US!
I remember when Bill Shorten was running against Scott Morrison in the Australian election before last. Bill came up with an idea to have 50% EV sales by 2030. At the time, I shook my head as a mechanical technician. No one has ever thought about us technicians, hence why EVs just get the old write off. I would work on an EV for more money, but at the time, there was no course to certify me, it only came in about one and a half years ago. Then car companies are very restrictive about EV data on repair methods. I really don't care because I have plenty of work on ICE cars where I work. we're booked out one to two months in advance. But if the governments and auto makers don't want to engage the private technicians , we'll make it somewhat harder for EVs to get a foot hold. Government and executive types must think we fix cars with a shifta, when in reality, I have about $100,000 in tools. The amount of tools is only because automakers have been making different bolts and such for years to try and lock us private technicians out. Until this hatered of private technicians stops, the EV industry will be plagued, and there's already a shortage of young people coming in to replenish the trade. Not one white collar suite type understands the repair network. This is because it is a blue collar industry, and the more white collars get involved the less blue collars will work in the industry. Thanks. Shane the mechanic that might be a builder soon.
Excellent comment. There’s more to EV infrastructure than charging stations. Same goes for battery reuse/recycling infrastructure. It looks green on paper, but it isn’t green until it’s real.
Legally in my country i am not allowed to wire in a 230 volt house wiring plug or switch.But the higher powers say i am allowed to work on a 900 volt ev with huge amps with no training.When they have faults owners must know most garages wont touch the ev side so they have to pay the big bucks at the dealers or specialists.We dont touch the ev side at all.
I feel the decision has been made by a group in control of all the Wests politicians with one goal being sabotaging private car ownership, expensive , quick depreciation EV’s fit this. But if you eat your bugs you can be allowed to rent one, citizen!
Not surprised Tosslers keep getting crashed, drivers are too busy trying to work that looney central control screen to look where they are going. It’s hideously dangerous worse than texting while driving. This U turn will do a great job on used Tossler values. Not!
Here in Norway you now get a 1100 US dollar fine if you use the touch screen in a car while driving (same fine as using a phone while driving). Meaning in a modern car you will have to find a place to stop to do ANY adjustment like changing the temperature or turning the fan on because of dew on the windows for example ...
No car should be given a compliance certificate if it has essential controls on a touch screen. We are voting incompetent people into positions of authority.
Planning normal vacation…finding and visiting nearby attractions, planning EV vacation…finding and visiting ALL charging outlets in the region. Jokes aside…I’m sure that deal is because Elon got a nice grant from the government for Hertz to buy those lithium carriers.
I really wish I could get a hold of one of those teslas. On the cheap. I have an old turbodiesel engine lying in my garage to challenge our metal fabrication business. Would like to see our customers seeing us cruising around diesel teslas
If my memory serves (always a good question), Hertz was just exiting Chapter 11 (essentially bankruptcy in the USA) when they announced this EV strategy. Talk about jumping from the fry pan into the fire.
What other pure EV’s would they have to choose from? Tesla is the most established, fits the price range, has brand recognition and has manufacturing capacity. Ford has sold under 30,000 Mach-E’s TOTAL per year. Meanwhile, Tesla sells about 500,000 vehicles a year. They aren’t bad, they are still niche…very niche.
@@Surannhealz Tesla has drastically reduced the price of their new vehicles prices because they’re struggling to sell them and trade in values have plummeted…Tesla has hit their high water mark it’s all downhill from here as the novelty of Tesla ownership wears off and the reality of owning them sets in..including skyrocketing insurance rates, poor build quality, high maintenance and reliability issues start to plaque the poor saps that realize they’ve paid $80K for a fancy golf cart with an IPad. They will still be around but the shine has faded lol
@Surannhealz The Tesla model Y is literally the best selling car in the world. Telsa sold 2 million cars in 2023. These comments are pretty crazy to read. Either they're bots, or people are seriously misinformed.
I rented one from Hertz and it was interesting. Of course there isn’t a charging station within 30 miles of my house and I have to do a 2000 foot elevation game to go home. And the first chargers I came to in town half of them didn’t work and the other half were all full with cars where people left them and walked over to Starbucks and didn’t come back right away. And the seat in the Tesla surprisingly uncomfortable if you’re 6 foot three and 225 pounds The other available charging stations were out of my way so I had a lot of anxiety driving the thing it also wouldn’t let me top off the battery on the way home so I could make it back to that same charging station 10 hours later
It's also worth noting that if you're doing public charging in an EV then it's nowhere near as simple as pulling into the service station and using one of a variety of payment methods to pay for your fuel. Who wants to download apps they'd otherwise never use and make sure they have phone data at all times when in a foreign country? I'm not downloading an app and giving my bank details for something I'll use less than a week, especially in a country that might not have robust data protection or has spotty data coverage.
I went against the grain when it came to the EV trend. I was in the market for a new car in the last couple of months. I knew that EVs are just to expensive for me when it came to the cost of the vehicle, maintenance, insurance and the cost of installing a charging station at my home. I looked around and settled on a 2020 Toyota Camry, which is one of the best cars you can get for your money. It's a gas car, but it's cheaper to own than an EV. Even with a government subsidy of $7500, an EV is still unaffordable for the common person. I personally wonder when the EV technology will become safe and more affordable. Until then, the only affordable EV that I will ever own is a bicycle.
I have a 2007 Camry. Best car I've owned in my 61 yrs, and I've owned all different mfg's cars. Repairs/costs to date: Tires, battery, wiper blades, oil and fluid changes. Period. Toyota, IMO, has perfected ICE's. Totota CEO has spoken out about the EV market, easily found with Google search, and it's not optimistic. Toyota knows the science of ICEs. Your Camry will last your lifetime if you take care of it. And if you ever decide to trade/upgrade, the resale value is tremendous compared to other mfg's. My son's been looking for a used Tacoma and my goodness, the resale value is outrageous. 300,000+ mls on a Toyota is the norm.
_"I personally wonder when the EV technology will become safe and more affordable."_ Never for cars. Lithium-ion is pretty much the technological zenith for batteries. And like most battery-variants, it comes with its plusses and minuses 😌 and thus, with its own niche of applications for which the battery is most suited. For lithium-ion, these are small devices like tablets and phones. For electric bikes, you are pushing the limits, but it is still reasonable from an economic and safety perspective (the latter depending on the kind of manufacturer). Small urban electric cars would probably be better off with a different kind of battery, which would make their range very limited (hence urban only), their charging speed slower, and also heavier in weight, in comparison to similar sized lithion-ion cars. But at least they would not be a fire hazard, which is a big plus within an urban environment. However, I doubt if most people would consider purchasing such a vehicle as a second car. Maybe only in really congested areas.
Another great video i work for budget rentals in Australia .I was told we are not going down the EV line as demand is 0 and infrastructure is way to high to keep them
Yep, E.V charging stations are a rare sight here in Brisbane. And non-existent out of town. People seem to have trouble understanding that the charging infrastructure simply does not exist outside of major cities in first world countries. There is no way car manufacturers will give up markets in developing countries. Most of the world simply can not support E.Vs.
Luv the 'Hertz Damage Limitation' exercise as they try to flog off EVs that nobody wants! Lol! Carry on MGUY, Eventually Market Forces will put paid to these EVs. But as you say, it will take time and lot of waste materials before the EV idea dies!
I currently have a very impractical rental car, a Mustang convertible. A proper bad car! No where to charge EV's. Where I'm at, Costco has about two charging stations, never seen one empty. Others are who knows. Where I'm staying has none.
And $60,000 replacement batteries in a Hyundai SONIQ or what ever the heck they call that POS. It is on youtube. Just look up Hyundai TOTALED the car because of the $60,000 battery.
@@Withnail1969 That's bloody hilarious. You buy a new car and then you can't use it. The word that comes to me is "sucker". Though I actually do have some empathy. Oh well, this is what happens when drongo politicians are allowed to make decisions. Thanks for the reply. Keep well m8. 👍😀🇦🇺
Was offered a Polestar as an upgrade from our normal category B car from Hertz. The range was down 25% that was claimed. There was nothing about it that would make me go and buy one. The interior was nicely made way better than a Tesla. At the time you didnt need to return charged. Now when i was upgraded to a Fiat 500 Abarth, i did look at buying one. EVs are just dull.
What's forgotten, or certainly not mentioned, is to charge you need to download many different apps, register with them and input credit card details and then attempt to use them at many different charging stations. It's all just too complicated and why bother when you can pull into ANY garage and just fill up with petrol in a "normal" car!
It's to get used to do everything digitally and keep phones close at all times. The time where you won't be able to do anything without a phone is coming.
*That's funny: "normal" is what Americans used to refer to white people in the States.* It's like you're transposing gasoline cars with white supremacy.
You can bet these Hertz Tesla EVs will have significant degradation issues. This is because all their changing is consisting of super chargers and high speed charging. Not the slow speed overnight charging as many homeowners do. Plus who wants to waste your time at public charging stations when you're on a tight schedule or vacation.
Did you EVER where some of those charging stations are located? Talk about bad neighborhoods....and being stranded. Expect to see more CRIMES committed near charging stations over time....Don't put yourself in jeopardy.
@@DEE-o4v *Sick burn, "user-tl17mj2bm4m." I'm sure your bot family will pat your electronic back for [poorly] linking electric cars with black neighborhoods.* After all, that's where you get the best narcotics.
Yeah. I did my master thesis on induction motors. My biggest issue with it is the difficult to control induction motors. But I am more concerned with the stability of lithium batteries.
@@ericmathisen2825 EV's weight 2 to 3 times as much as a gas car. There goes your efficiency. Not to mention a gas car get lighter as you drive them. Cant say the same for electric. You also seemed to miss the point of OP's comment. An EV burns power just sitting and the draw increases 10 fold if you're in a cold environment. That's the "leak" OP was referring to.
@@deltafire5058 Deluded springs to mind. Why do people think that one is crap and the other is not. Fact Fuel costs per month for me. £12 in electric vs £120 in Diesel. I never have to go to a garage forecourt. When charging my car I get cheep electric, not just for my car but my whole house. My monthly bill for my house has gone from £350 per month (not charging my car, so plus the fuel I had to put in at the garage.) to £118. including charging the car. I save £352 per month. That's £4224 per year. Tax free. Keep on paying mate. You know it makes sense. LOL.
So subsidies make EVs better? What if you had to compare an unsubsidized EV against a petrol (not diesel) vehicle? And what if the taxes on petrol weren't so high? EVs are dead without subsidies. They can't compete on a level playing field
@@ericmathisen282590% efficiency? Stop the bullshit and include the powerplant and power distribution losses until the electricity gets to your charger. That is if your charge will stay on your car days after charging.
I’ve work in the car Industry (and actually deal with many rental fleets) here in Australia. I heard at least two years ago people visiting (with some exceptions) just were not interested in hiring EVs. They are , despite the cultists , restrictive, requiring too much planning and down time at the wrong time of the day (no in many cases charging overnight is not practicable). If it’s an EV versus the almost no need to plan with a 5 minute refuel or even top up anytime of the day At convenience then there’s simply no competition.
As impractical as an EV is for most people, it is really impractical for a rental. The only folks wanting to rent an EV would likely be current EV owners and those looking to purchase one.
Having an EV is like having a special needs child in the family. You have to re-design your life around it. Want to drive x km? Well the EV only has y range. Want to go to place x? Well we can only go there if there are fast chargers. Want to fill up, grab a coffee and go? Nope, sorry, you need to sit around for 40 minutes waiting for a charger then another 40 minutes to charge. Cars gave families freedom. EVs give them restrictions.
@@cccmmm1234 funny you should say that. I speak to executives in our company who have decided to have an EV as their company car. Without exception they all say you have to change your routine and that will turn off many people as it is too much of a change or way of thinking. Some will go back to an ICE. Some will stay with the EV.
@@cccmmm1234 A great quote from an electrician who has been fitting home chargers for EV's and how disgruntled many had become.... One of our customers who went back to an ice car came up with a great analogy of owning an EV, - He said owning it was like cutting one of your hands off to make you completely change your lifestyle ; adding more stress and hassle to your life then trying to convince other people what a great idea it is as he has only got to purchase one glove
*And this is why you're still a used car salesman.* Also, are you HIRING any electric cars nowadays? Sounds like a class-action discrimination suit by the gasoline-challenged machines.
Why imagine it, when you can live it? Just tell the boss you'll be needing some extra vacay days. I'm sure he'll understand once he sees you're saving the world
@@Weathergeekdan Where most people live, the gas stations find them, just like drug stores, food stores, etc., do. Quickly, and without subsidies or pressure. You're being disingenuous, to put it way too kindly. In over 60 years of driving, I've NEVER worried about not finding a convenient gas station. There's just no comparison, and you know it.
you do realize that gas stations are almost everywhere, can't say the same about the superchargers. Also filling up a gas tank to full takes minutes, can't say the same about these chargers and that's assuming you don't have to queue up to wait for an available charger@@Weathergeekdan
@@robertmoffett3486 I get it. Because I drive both but I charge at home and can go a few days of local driving before even having to charge. I wouldn't buy an EV if all I did was road trips. Too many people think that superchargers are the only way to charge an EV. I've never had a problem finding a charger. There's like 40,000 in the US alone.
@@richardlincoln8438 Fair point. About a decade ago I went to a seminar, organized by a pretty important recycler, on solar panels (okay, it's not the same thing but close enough) Their evaluation of the global recycling effort at that point: problematic and dirty! And that's not even mentioning the business of first use mining the metals! Bye Bye Green Climate Savers!
@@JZsBFF On the same sort of topic, the recycling of wind generators became a comment thread of some wit who posted a picture of a helicopter spraying aircraft de-icing fluid on an ice encrusted wind turbine. There are companies paying my local landfill to bury the blades as they are prohibitive to recycle. Average lifespan of a wind turbine is one to two decades. Cheers from Natrona County, Wyoming United States of America
