IS THERE TOO MUCH EV MISINFORMATION? [EV News - Week 5, 2024] 

Why would people watching the channel NOT subscribe? The information here is very straightforward and helpful.

Good to see your face concealing microphone gone, but I do find the echoing sound and wide screen view distracting. Thanks for your content. Subscribed and thumbs up 👍

Tell me why I can't have a standard (dumb) charger installed at my home but it has to be a smart charger connected to the internet and my electricity provider which also means that I also have to have a smart meter installed. I wonder why that is?

Fully Charged once asked the question whether Arrival was UK's Rivian. Yeah, sad times.

We don't need to bring the press on side. We just need a handful of MPs to believe that there's either votes, or financial incentives to them in supporting EVs. Remember these people don't have STEM degrees, or even A Levels and are largely total morons. But they're extremely good at self interest so if they think the British public is keen on having lots more chargers, and will vote for them on that basis, they'll support it. They're easily influenced by receiving letters that politely ask for things, for instance. Do they get many letters? No. Polite ones? Definitely not. Does ten letters to an MP from their constituents feel like an absolutely tidal wave of voter contact asking for something? Yup. Remember, these people are not smart, and regularly make speeches about completely fictional ideas as if they're valid. Nadine Dorries repeatedly claimed that snuff films are real which is a particularly egregious example, but in recent years we've had at least two PMs talk about their belief in gods which not only is pretty dumb, but was also a convention for many decades that they should not do (since it scares the rational people and quite rightly too). It doesn't take many people to swing a vote in Parliament and if they all start understanding that their re-election will require supporting electrification full tilt, it'll sway them. You can literally watch Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister to understand this. It has not changed.

What’s with the new locale great news again thanks this saves me loads of time. What is that behind you, and where is the cat? People realy need to open their eyes and see how an ev can benifits, I have had mine2 years and its cost less than 50 quid in fuel I bloody love it and laughing at people queuing for fuel in the 🥶👀

Manufacturers need to put a basic low cost 4 seat, city EV (Ami/Topolino type) with 100 mile range minimum and max speed of 50mph for town driving. Anyone travelling further can hire an petrol/diesel at a reasonable cost. This would sort emissions in built-up areas for those local journeys the vast majority of people make while giving low cost access to a suitable vehicle for longer inter-city journeys. And no, I would not ban ICE vehicles but give people two options at a reasonable price.

It’s great the local art studio allowed to use their space.

From my understanding Arrival going into administration is due to they are moving the HQ to the USA from the UK and the move is based upon extra funding and investment from the US government and a private investor fund.

Missing the cat

Mustang? Misguided naming based on heritage. I’m definitely not a fan of the use of the name in an EV, unless it’s in an actual traditional fuel Mustang shell.

Take away the massive subsidies that oil and gas companies get also then. Which utterly dwarfs anything EVs and renewables get.

It doesn't matter really. If the product is good it will sell. Thousands want to transition from fossil fuel(ICE cars) to EVs, but cost is prohibitive. 2024-2025 sees the launch of several EVs arounf the £25k or less price mark. That will increase sales exponentially. ICE is gong to be dead basically apart from smal pockets by 2030.

Would be nice to see a ford to compete against the marvelous ec4.be interested in the new electric Renault 4

I do think there was 1 error in the news. There is a report that states that ev's are 7 times LESS likely to catch fire than petrol or diesel cars. And with new tec coming out, the chances are getting lower. If the press published and put up all the petrol and diesel cars that catch fire every day, no one would be driving them. decades of these car catching fire and nothing has been done about it. It is mainstream now, and not one take any notice. The reason why ev get bad press is that it benefits the petrol companies to push this. they do not want to loss there money making scam and control over the world

What is false information about telling people that EVs are too expensive. Have very low range. Expensive to change away from home. Lose 50% of their value in two years. One million sales now but that's mainly company cars and the general public doesn't want them. Only the government pushed us to have them. Government projects never work. (HS2)

Your fooling yourselves i'm afraid , they fall down at virtually every level, what should of happened was a push for a cleaner fuel that existing vehicles could use.

There would be no misinformation if the government or car makers published information. The carbon cost of the battery from the country of origin. Just the manufacturing environmental impact. Then we could calculate when the pay back is and make an informed decision. A battery made in the uk would have a 1/3rd of the carbon emissions of an equivalent Chinese battery. Norway it would be a 25x less. There needs to be some benefits to the cost of chasing zero emissions. Is there 20,10 or zero kgs of carbon energy debt in the battery manufacture. If it’s was 20kg and you drive a small efficient Petrol ice car would contribute to reducing the lifetime carbon emissions. Battery manufacture emissions , Lifetime carbon emissions , based on the grid that you charge on versus the ICE car would give the buyer confidence he’s doing the right thing and offset range and roadside charging inconvenience.

It's quite strange that people wanted more affordable EVs, then the price crash on used EVs happened, now people don't want to buy one because of depreciation! I think it will take quite a few years to get to 2 million. Perhaps hybrids will become more popular in the interim until charging is sorted.

Have you heard any more from your sources about the alleged huge rise in car insurance premiums that the misinformation pedlars told us would apply exclusively to EVs? My insurer has just increased mine by 36% for a Fiat 500E, but is still cheaper than the vast majority of companies, according to a comparison site. Furthermore, the revised premium is still lower than what I was paying for a Renault Twingo GT three years ago, which was very similar in terms of size and performance.

Please, lets all be honest, EVs work for some people, just not everyone. Indeed if you don't have a method of home charging then they certainly are not suitable. To be fair you may say "I don't have a dog in the fight" as I don't drive but everybody has one, we all live on the same planet. What needs to happen in my opinion is, small EVs need to be pushed hard for town and city driving. There is no reason to have a "Chelsea tractor" to drive 3 miles to the shop. EV battery ranges need to based on reality rather than ideal conditions because even though ICE vehicles mislead everyone all the time about their range/fuel consumption, you wont get a convinced "petrol head" to admit that whilst slagging off EV range limits. Charging outside the home needs to be cheaper simple. I'm going to sound bad here I suppose but here goes, one ICE car per address all additional vehicles to be EV. This sounds bad but I'm not very old but can remember when cars were a luxury item, indeed as a child I could play in the road outside my house without interruption from motor vehicles at all but now 17 year olds are expected to have passed their test and have a car before they are 18. We need a law change making smaller EVs (like the Ami) available to people without going through the same testing as a full driving license provided they are restricted to the 30mph as mopeds are. Indeed I can see no reason to own a non EV vehicle faster than this to travel within any urban conglomeration like London, Birmingham, Newcastle etc.

Are you in prison 😉

MH, it's worthy of note that the first successful prosecution of a conspiracy theorist recently took place in Manchester Crown Court. This case wasn't EV related, but it could well set a precedent for legally challenging those who earn money by deliberately peddling misinformation using social media..... The case in Manchester did involve the use of a RU-vid channel.....

EVs. Climate change all nonsense. Take away any incentives. Grants. Take away any profit from these people and the whole thing fall apart. Why should there be profit if the world is in trouble. This is about private business wanting a piece of the pie before it’s all Called out for what it is.

Whatever happened to free speech and the marketplace of ideas? Seems like you want to censor information and opinions you don't agree with.