The REALITY of LIVING with an ELECTRIC CAR and why YOU SHOULD nEVer BUY ONE YOURSELF! 

I think it’s time to end the EV videos. You’ve proven your point. And at this point, you’re just repeating yourself in every video. Kinda getting old IMO and I think most people would agree.

I have enough brain damage without getting a electric car to get me certified

Must agree that Capri is absolute pants

Congratulations Ford on releasing an electric Capri that is actually uglier than the Mach-E 😂

I prefer the old Ford Capri it looks better, the new Ford Capri EV it looks ugly box shape. Absolutely agree with you MacMaster.

Just gone back to diesel after 19 months of electric. So happy to be back

Enjoy your vids…love a good rant BUT my grandchildren live in London, near a major road. Sometimes their local air quality is really bad and would be a lot better if more cars passing by were EV’s. For long journeys, an EV is inconvenient but city pollution would be much better if more were driven in the cities. Try shutting yourself in a closed garage with an ICE car running, see how you fare…with an EV no problem at all.

i use to love that show minder ...Dennis waterman died last year from lung cancer

Hey Lee. Want to see America? How about going to one of the countless areas with good, friendly people. Why go to the slum holes of NY, Chicago and LA? We exist, and we’d love to have you visit. The people are better, the food is better, the culture is better.

My personal EV experience has been nothing but joy - then again my advantages are: 1. I Live in Australia where for the most part EV's like the climate 2. I have a detached home with a 3-phase charger 3. The overnight electricity rate is $0.08 / 4p per kwh 4. I have home solar 5. I drive a Tesla 6. Insurance in Australia is no more expensive than any other car I average 5.7 miles per kwh lifetime and 6.7 miles per kwh in summer. Superchargers are simply plug and play - never encountered a faulty one - never failed to instantly connect and charge. The most I have paid is $0.66 / 34p per kwh. After 22k miles in 16 months I have spent $120 / 60 pounds on supercharging for a 1200 mile trip and $320 / 160 pounds for home charging - that's it - total. $0 on services, $0 tyres, $0 brakes and my battery has degraded 0.8% from where it was 12 months ago. The 1200 miles trip in the EV was not only cheaper but faster than my previous ICE car. I have saved at least 50-60 trips to a petrol station, 7-8 hours of my life not filling my car and at least $5000 in petrol and receive $4000 in tax benefit every year v an ICE car from my government, what's not to love about EVs?

I passed my Driving Test in my own Ford Capri 40 years ago, the new one should be a crime , WTH are Ford thinking, it’s hideous 🤢🤢🤢

I m a star in New York, I m a star in LA, in my life theres no place for the man that i love, and i m livin my life just to sing and be free............

The Capri of yore wasn't a great car. The new Capri doesn't look great. The Capri badge is reserved for cars like this. The legend lives on.

In a nutshell. the needs of the EV itself are more important than the use for which you require it.

Quentin Wilson - take note! Also - stop attacking the Macmaster and Geoff Buys Cars.

Sometimes when you charged your car with contactless it declines your card and that's another problem with electric cars as well

The Capri is a Capri .The new one is a suv and it looks nothing like a Capri .It's horrible 😢

Look how grey it is since Labour go in 😂

Let’s view this from another angle. Yes, purchasing the wretched EV is a financial black hole. But your suffering has provided content for dozens of RU-vid videos which generously made up for your losses. I’m sure you are well into the green! The Unanswered Question is have you been compensated enough for your pain? Let’s Go and Let Us Know!

Hi Lee, long time subscriber here and always thought that I would never buy an electric car, however until I drove one I couldn't be sure. Well on a recent trip to Vegas from UK I was given an EV by the hire car company. I begged them for a gas vehicle but this would cost $40 per day extra! I ended up with a KIA Niro which was fine to drive but even in Vegas the charging infrastructure just isn't there. I had originally planned to drive to Death Valley but quickly realised that with the limited range I would have to charge up x2 times to get there so I couldn't go. As soon as I put AC on (48 degrees over there) the range dropped by about 80 miles lol. Went to a mall to charge, only 2 available and one did not work. After 2 hours of charging it only went up by 5% and est charge time to full stated 18 hours! Another major issue when renting an EV in the States is that the contactless payment does not accept UK credit cards. It says to download the app to pay to charge however the Play Store does not allow you to download the app being from the UK! I had to search around for Electrify America as they had chip & pin thankfully. But even there 2 out of the 5 were not working and I had to wait for over an hour for one to become available....this was at 05:00am too! Would I buy an EV after that experience?....NEVER

No. Apple users are as pretentious as Tesla drivers...not Linux, they'd drive a Volvo...

My dream is that we wake up tomorrow with a few coal mines, a few steelworks and a few car plants. A Mini for the Mrs, a Jag for the Dad and when your Son turns seventeen he can have a Ford Capri 2.0 Sport with a four speed gearbox! Eutopia....

“Get your kicks, on route 66” Nat King Cole. BTW, if you do try to do a run on Route 66 (what's left of it), there is a Tesla charging station at the original 1930s- Art-Deco Conoco station (Tower Station/U-Drop Inn 66) on Route 66 in Shamrock, Texas, about 2 hours east of Amarillo. And, no, I am NOT an EV owner, still rockin’ round the Lone Star State in my 2009 Wrangler and Bronco

You know your charge time is always longer because you always charge to nearly 100% and you know it takes almost as long to charge from 80% to 100% as it does to charge from 20% - 80%. You also know that you wear out your battery much sooner by charging it to 100% every time. People who only charge to 80% will not lose battery performance as fast as the people that charge to 100% every time. Also, you didn't follow your own advice about charging. Always use the car's navigation system which not only conditions the battery for charging but also directs you to a less busy charger that is on the Porsche network. As far as the cost of electricity, here in the states, with the implementation of alternative energy now powering the grid and the incentives from the government, our electricity costs have gone down not up. As a reminder about the EMF meter. It's pure hogwash. If the radiation produced by those power lines was harmful, how is it that the trees, grass and plants thrive all throughout where those lines run? As I previously stated, an MRI is 75000 on that scale where your EMF meter showed what, 50 as it's peak? Pure nonsense.

If you really dislike them sell it and move on all you do is complain about them

The original Capri is the best! The new car is NOT a Capri it is like all EVs a throw away AAA toy!

You shouldn't say "You shouldn't buy an EV". It depends who You is. Some people should - others shouldn't.

Come on Lee ,find some cash and buy a reasonably priced car ,and take yourself back to the real days ,compare that experience with the EV ,I think you might actually miss the EV as a modern day car ,hey just to show some balance . Lee look at Car Expert channel from when he tried using a EV and the changing problems he found

Bit a worry if the range is dropping off after only 3 years. Route 66 should be a good trip. Problem with the E Mustang and Capri is that they are SUVs with a bit of the former around the rear and front lights.

When the world is electric the productivity will be horrendous 😅

“Why you should never buy one yourself”……. What happen to “choice” 🤔

The problem with 5G is it's range is less but your download speed is up to 10Gbps where 4G has a lot better range but download is only up to 1Gbps so it's a trade off.

As for EMR, do research on the difference between ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. Stay away from gamma rays! Thank Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson for naming them after they were discovered by Paul Villard.

I'd rather own an 80's car than any EV,... what a stupid idea they are.

Ford Europe when they launched that Capri video on their RU-vid channel had loads of negative comments. A lot of them were from Ford fans and Capri owners. Its not even an actual Ford. It's a VW ID4 in Ford drag which if you think about it is relevant for this woke world we live in.

I couldn't be bothered with this waiting to charge a car😢

No ads for me! Premium all the way 😙

If you have electricity indoors. It’s all around you. Do a comparison indoors Lee.

The EV fits part of the market but not all. If I need two cars or more in the family and can charge from home I would seriously consider a EV. Needing only one car I would go with a hybrid or straight ICE.

After your last video about the magnetic fields I was going to suggest checking under a pylon. Years ago there was reports of more cases of leukaemia where people who were living under power pylons .

All new cars are wider, nothing to do with being an EV, it is NCAP testing for side impact protection scores, which, as you know are aced by EVs because of their battery packs! I have personally saved over £13,500 not buying petrol driving EVs for over seven years. The secret? Charge at home and Don't buy a top of the range new Porche but a sensible USED EV, many people have reached the same conclusion and recent sales of used EVs have set records. If you had been following that smoky Land rover in a Tesla you could have switched on the Bio defence mode to cut out the fumes!

A MAJOR oversight in the list of EV problems. A car with a battery big enough to deliver a decent range has INCREASED life time carbon emissions. The emissions incurred in mining and refining the battery materials mean the vehicle comes off the production line with a huge carbon footprint that will not be recouped. BEV's ARE NOT GREEN!

The thing that would freak me out is having to go out of my way to find a charger each time. And then not knowing if one is available or even working. It's not just range anxiety it's all the shit that goes with charging. Then when you get a charger you stand around like a muppet for 40 minutes.

Hey the old ford Capri is a lovely car . its got heart and soul ❤xx

And the labour government (according to Geoff buys cars} has plans to make us all pay by the mile on the roads because they are not getting much revenue from EVs. It does not bother me as I do less than 300 miles a year. So, up yours Starmer.

You should do the American road trip in winter to show how much range you lose!

Poor guy! I just filled my V8 mustang and it took 4 minutes 😂

Regarding the designs of the new Capri, Mustang... If the modern version of vehicles retained the old-school generic halogen lamps up front, it would be much better. I can't stand the LED glow. Yes, you can see more, but that is for off-pavement driving. The modern lamps cast horrible shadows, and give you a false sense of security. They blind on-coming traffic, especially when lenses need to be replaced, or the lenses are dirty, or when the windscreen on the on-coming car is scratched from the wipers, is coated in rain or snow, or is pitted from freeway sand-blasting, or just dirty, visibility is compromised. The new headlamps cast too many lumens. The old-school generic halogens are glass, which are easily replaced. I got mine from the hardware store. We need to drive slower in conditions with low-visibility when you are not on the freeway. Respect the fact that some people see starbursts because of aged vision. I realize that halogens use more power, but, it is a better color, and better broacast of light. Perhaps LEDs make a good day time running-lamp, just not at night. The new vehicles always have a strange look in the front - 'angry eyes.' Don't get me started on the modern wheel designs; these are cars, must everything have a flashy-look, like we are only using cars to go to the nightclub?

I'm in a few Old Cars and Classic Transport groups on Facebook and since that awful looking Capri E, usually referred to as Crapi, was released postings of photos of the real Capri and even the Consul Classic Capri have trebled. When the Capri Mk1 was released I was working at AERE Harwell and the AERE Motor Club arranged for a local Ford dealership to bring a 1.3 and a 1.6 engine models to the Harwell site for club members to test drive.

I have given up on 5G. I just set my phone to top out at 4G now, and its become far more reliable since.

The thing I love about this stuff is the indignant, whinging EleVankers you trigger on their channels. Why are they all so bloody dull and bitter? They've made me understand your average EVist is the kind of person who finds driving a chore and has a masochistic drive to punish himself further.

There's a reason property close to electricty pylons are cheaper. It's not only asthetics. Goodluck owning an EV!!

37:11. With the chargers being below the pylons you can’t measure them because the field from the pylons will mask over the top of anything they are emitting. It Would be interesting to see the results around some chargers where there are not any pylons around to contaminate any readings. Over the last 40 years I have installed over 300 x 11,000volt ground mounted substations and none of them register hardly anything on these meters. These ground mounted substations contain metal clad switchgear so all of the wiring inside the switchgear is screened by the steel, And the underground cables in the ground are screened by their earthing and armouring wires that wrap around the cable. [The reason the pylons give off the electromagnetic fields is because the overhead line cables are exposed and open to the air.] It would be interesting to measure the charging stations because I have no idea what screening their equipment has [if any]. Earlier this year I had a resident who had moved into a new housing estate [where I built all of the electric mains feeding into and around the new estate] come up to me when I opened up the substation that I had installed, She wanted to know where all of the cables are that are in the ground, do they run past her house and what’s all that inside the substation. [she had started up a local campaign group to demand knowledge over what damage these electromagnetic fields are doing to us without our knowledge] Ever since she moved in 6 months ago she was getting all upset about not knowing where the cables are near her house and was extremely suspicious of the brick building that contains the electrical substation. Outside the substation where she was standing there are 2 x 11,000volt cables and 6 x 440volt cables buried in the ground under the footpath beneath her feet, so she measured the floor and got nothing. I invited her into the substation but she was too scared to come, in so held her meter against one of the 11,000 volt cables where it rose up exposed out of the ground and again got nothing. [it;s a small sub and she could see the results screen of the meter from the doorway] I then held her meter within 6 inches of the main tank of the 11,000volt transformer and again got nothing. She asked my opinion over ‘the emissions’ from these substations to which i said I wouldn’t have a problem with one of these being at the bottom of my garden but i would not want one the other side of the wall outside my bedroom.

Here in Australia the insurance cost for a EV in our area which is considered safe is $3000 AUD per year but in the city areas of Melbourne or Sydney it costs $5000 AUD per year . Then you also will need a home charger , the cheapest one I saw was $2500 AUD then there’s a permit required from the council to install one and the electricians cost for the installation . Another factor that adds onto the cost is your house and contents insurance goes up as well because you have a EV in the driveway and some insurance companies won’t allow you to charge a EV indoors . At an extra $7500 AUD the first year and a extra $3000 AUD for every year thereafter ( Which will inevitably go up ) I’ll stick with my petrol 6 cylinder Ford XR6 Ute , the extra costs not to mention aggravation of owning a EV doesn’t add up .

Tesla drivers are sueing for neck injuries, looking to the side all of the time to read the speedometer.

Don't ever cross the MacMaster as he's got some serious dark thoughts to even suggest locking anyone in roomwith James Corden Is seriously evil 😂.

Ford Capri? Just a Skoda Eyaq in drag. Ford just using the V.A.G platform

So you tell us not to buy EVs when there's exciting news from Ford? This just might change your mind. They are reviving an iconic brand name for their next EV. The Edsel-E!!!

The new Ford Capri. It's a product of VW Audi platform sharing deal with Ford. It's essentially the same as an Audi Q summat, VW ID number, Cupra Born and the Skoda Enyaq. Likely better built and cheaper than Ford. Utterly disgraceful, I like EVs but that's not a Capri. No way.

My dad had the capri a 3L john Player special was a shit off the shovel fond memories. He would be turning in his grave with the new one.

A reason to buy an electric car. Sorry can't think of any!!!

I'd rather have a 125cc scooter than an electric car.

How dare you slag off Linux users! I switched to Linux after years of fannying around with Windows and MacOS, both of which I realised were crap and nearly gave up on laptops altogether! You bought the Taycan and you're a Mac fan, mmm...not the sharpest tool...

My mechanic told me he can tell you what is wrong with your Tesla but can't fix it because Tesla won't supply him with the parts, but at least he can tell you what is wrong just in the unlikely event Tesla is not honest, i reapeat unlikley. he told me a customer once told him that their main dealer told them they needed a new electric window winder costing ££££££££s when all it was, was a fuse and my mechanic said no charge please come here in future, he got the business

I think the Porsche hasn't been too bad to own, i imagine it's earned you a few quid with these videos 😅

Mister Macmaster! Lee the waiting around for charging an ev is totally wasted time ! 🎉

Mechanics won't work on Electric cars, 2 out off 5 Mechanic can't work on normal cars unless it's brakes or fluids.

Jag gillar verkligen det du gör!!!!!. Men jag håller på att lessna lite på detta. Jag provade elbil 2016. 9 månader senare gjorde jag mig av med den. Vilken befrielse. Nu kommer jag att göra allt precis tvärtom vad etablissemanget säger.

The new Capri, what an insult, watched Geoff buys cars on about it. Should have named it anything but Capri. I grew up with Capri’s, be nice to see you test drive one Lee, would love to hear your comments, great channel 👍👍👍

Good Morning Lee. I do have the same problem with my Mobile Telephone. Like all Batteries, they suffer from the dreaded DEGRIDATION!!!!!!!, The amount of times you Charge your Battery, it loses the Ability to hold the charge in the Cells of the Battery. I am on 4G, sometimes my signal weakens or I lose the Network Connection. I am Afraid, that the Nation has been Brainwashed, into thinking, that getting an EV, was for Greater Good. It created this Cult of Passionate EV owners. I absolutely agree and Support your Message Lee, of Do Not get an EV. You must Keep your Petrol or Diesel vehicle for as long as You can my Friends. We should all stand together and Tell the Government, No we do Not want Your No fit for Purpose EV's. Thank you very much for Listening to my Words of Common Sense..

Hi Lee. Thank you for your vlogs as I enjoyed them. 😘

There are lots of cancer cases following power lines routes, how do they get out of that ?

31 15 Most UK homes have a single phase domestic supply at 230 to240 volt fused at 100 Amp on the incomer eg 24 KWH so theoretically if your charger was around 7 KWH then two cars would draw 14 KWH if you had two chargers, leaving around 10 KWH for the rest of the house, so if someone was using a 12 KW power shower then your mains fuse will heat up, not necessarily blow at 2 KW overload, but would be getting rather hot. Ok a shower is a short duration but it still puts a strain on the incoming fuse.😎 Gaz Yorkshire.

This is why I will never buy an EV . Going to stick with Toyota Hybrid.

Re Anne Hathaway...I'd risk it!

Passion pole - that got me!😂

You are so right Lee, i watch all your videos and am bombarded with adds for EV's and they have definitely convinced me, I DON'T WANT AN EV what a shame, all the millions of pounds in advertising and cost of changing from ICE to EV only to find customers don't want to waste their hard earned income on a milk float, dream on market forces dictate not goverments

We own a Dacia Duster diesel, not marvellous, got a loan car today, Renault Clio hybrid. Omwordy, its horrible!!! Quick on uptake, thats it. Can defo see your take on things!!!!

There’s a song by Sade that contains the line “coast to coast LA to Chicago

Re the exhaust fumes from the Land Rover, why did you not select the recirc function to block the outside pollution? For GBP120,000 I would expect it in a car, EVen a milk float.

Is this your final, summary, EV episode?

At least you make me feel smug, I had to refule yesterday, I got out of my car , asked the attendant to fill the car (yes we still have service !) walked in and paid and less than five minutes with 580 miles in the tank! That's progress !

Why didn't you use the chargers at Porsche Leeds? You drove past it?

@1:39 - If owning an electric car is like sleeping with Anne Hathaway ( however inanimate ) then where do I sign. :)

No EV adverts No Capri adverts. Been on Premium for quite a while now. Worth every penny with no adverts.

It's New York to LA (the song), and just press the recirculation button if a smokey car is in front of you.

The song is New York to L.A. by Patsy Gallant

You already have a major disadvantage having to drive miles to get a charge - my local petrol station is just half a mile away. I DON’T think you should get a Tesla in the States you should get another car. The song you mention - Chicago to LA - IS Route 66 - you should do that not in a Tesla - a real world trip.

I have YT Premium. I'd never go back. Like Lee said, it's worth every penny.

Wrong electric car in the wrong country

have had 28 ice cars so far and now gone electric with skoda enyaq coupe vrs , and absolutely loving it . good buy at moment as never lease and always pay cash , bought enyaq 6 months old with 3k on clock , managers car at dealer 55k new , i paid 35k , its as new , retired , never go far from home so 99.9 percent of time charging at home and only take battery 80 percent .. got ohme charger and octopus so peanuts to charge , love it ...............

Had my head turned the other day to the fact the BYD Seal Excellence model does 0 to 62 miles in 3.85 seconds. Your advice was very timely, Lee!

Its not wide because its electic its a performance car so is wide. You dont use regenerative brakes. This episode is fake you did not have to stand waiting at all . Make your mind up one week its " they are ok for some. Next week you hate them .biggest selling car on planet in last 12 months . A tesla. Ps im not an evangelist i actually have a diesel. You are CLICK BAIT crazy

You were reading the V / m wrongly (volts per metre) it was between 300-500 not 30-50. Apparently anything less than 5000 volts per metre is fine, but who knows

Talking of adverts, I made the mistake of investigating sending a cornish tea to someone after a hospital visit, and decided against - since then I must have had at least 100 adverts for that thing - I will never look again! No evidence of harm? What do they say, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence?

I will never buy one...we stick to our S80 V8 AWD. 😊

I get 720 miles out of a full tank of diesel in my brand new Jaguar e pace.

A friend of mine got a similar device to check the overhead power line running near his backyard and he found that this line is a backup line only not in use all the time, but what he detected too is that radiation levels in front of his electric stove top are really high while cooking food.

Has anyone noticed that we suddenly now have adverts on tv for electric vans? Could it possibly, just possibly be because the take up of electric vans has been around 6% instead of the required 20%? Just saying ...

Can't remember the manufacturer of the charger but yes you can have another that daisy chained BUT you do not then have 7kw fir each charger but shared