The TRUTH about why we are being forced into EVs...it's about to go horribly wrong ! | 4K

Who is driving the move to EV ? In this video I tell the truth about EU 2030 ZEV mandate, discuss the numbers and question just how it is going to work. I worry that a casualty of the mandate will be one or more of the established car manufacturers. Interesting but scary times !

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[mal]

I have a 10 year old petrol car. I do less than 50 miles a WEEK, I put petrol in my tank about every 6 to 8 weeks... just how is spending £30, 000 on an EV going to save me money?

[geoffas]

We didn't 'vote in' the WEF, WHO, etc.

[duncancremin]

Here in Ireland, admittedly a very small market, but still within the EU, we have had a Green minister for transport for the whole of the current government term. That’s almost 4 years.
Right from the start, this government has been actively narrowing roads and tightening junctions, removing filter lanes and merging lanes, replacing yield signs with stop signs, changing roundabouts for traffic lights and so on. This is in stark contrast to the previous 40 years, during which we have been widening roads, opening out junctions, creating filter lanes and merging lanes, using yield signs on swept junctions and roundabouts, all in an effort to avoid traffic coming to a full stop and having to start from a standstill. Over those 40 years, our road deaths have been falling consistently. Over the last 3 years they’ve been rising almost exponentially. Anyone care to guess why? Couldn’t possibly have anything to do with all the road improvement works that have been undone, now, could it? Having slow and stop start vehicles share space with through traffic shouldn’t cause any conflict, right? Moving opposing lanes of traffic closer together should be fine, right?
If the reasoning that has imposed this catastrophic policy on us is in favour of EVs, that’s all I need to know!
Mr Ryan is an advocate of 15 minute cities and doesn’t approve of rural dwellers, other than essential agricultural workers. He’s in power because of an unfortunate political situation that developed, last time out and a coalition with his party was seen as the least worst option. He could collapse the government at any time, by simply voting against his coalition partners, so he can call the shots, despite only having a minuscule amount of public support.
The country is overrun with unused cycle lanes and greenways, because of this and thanks to our weather, typically wet and windy most of the year, they will continue to be mostly unused. They work well in urban areas, where the buildings provide some shelter from wind and the distances to be covered are small. Very few people are keen on cycling between cities, however. The weeds are already growing on most of those, leading to chemicals having to be used, to keep them open. Green my ass!

[graham]

If EVs were good enough then there'd be no need to force people into them.

[gavinhall]

Whenever you can't understand what's going, start with the outcome, assume it's intentional, and infer the motive. Let's be clear, the intention is not that everyone has an EV. The intention is that most people don't have a car at all.

[elinicfurniture]

Destroying private transportation…that’s the only goal…

[Jay-dtm]

Only the rich will have mobility, the rest of us will be walking.

[dingopisscreek]

If I walked into a car showroom looking for a new (or even a 2nd-hand car) and the dealer said - "we only have electric vehicles for sale" - I would turn round and walk out and find one that has the fuel train I wanted.

[jamiehaggo]

"we voted in the policy makers".

True, but when ALL the policy making parties all have the same policy it's kind of hard to vote for the alternative!

[hughmarcus]

Hi Pete. I’m a farmer. There isn’t enough land in the world to grow synthetic fuels. They’ll always be niche.

[brettclarke]

The biggest problem with cars regardless of fuel type is that they are massively over priced, even if you halved the RRP’s they’re over priced! I personally wouldn’t spend the same monthly repayments that I do on my mortgage, on a car, whether you can afford it or not, it’s irresponsible.

[Ian-Steele]

I have to agree with you. The policy makers seem to think that everyone has off-street parking and easy access to a wall charger, but how many people live in flats, terraced houses or the like. The rush to EVs being the answer for all situations is just not sensible in any way.

[marklydon]

My 15 year old BMW purchased for £4000 6 years ago, gets 60 mpg. same as your poxy hybrid and £21000 less coin. Keeping old cars running and not constantly buying new shite is way way greener. We are totally being mugged. Oh forgot to mention the 900 mile range as well.

[grandprix]

If EVs were the 'answer' private buyers would be falling over themselves to purchase.
The epic depreciation summarises it all. It ends this whole discussion.

[RobertSmith-dill]

How does a 17 year old buy a car? Me and my mates bought £500 bangers.

[WizWise]

consider the plight of the caravan market. Currently it is virtually impossible to charge the ev car on a long journey whilst towing a caravan, due to having to find somewhere (safe & secure) to un-hitch the caravan while you charge the car, especially on the motorway system.

[stevetaylor]

I am a salary sacrifice model 3 owner. Lease is up, car is going back, going back to a private ICE. Went used not new. I used to buy a new ICE car every 2 years on a PCP. Not anymore; chronic depreciation of EV makes them far far worse a prospect on a PCP. EV is exposing the reliance of the manufacturers on PCP…I am now in a 4 years old ICE on a personal loan and I won’t be buying new again. For me it’s not about characteristics of the car or the environment. It’s my back pocket. I’m out.

[markhendley]

Drivers who do really small milages ( like 1000 miles a year ) will opt out of car ownership, and Uber everywhere, rather than suffer the economic shock of depreciation. Also, I think that drivers who own a car, will stick with it, rather than take the risk of buying the wrong car in the next 5 years.

[dfergie]

What happens when the Army are dealing with a conflict and they only have EV's. I can't see them asking the opposition to stop fighting for a bit while they put their tank on charge.

[ASBO_LUTELY]

Was anyone ever voted into the EU? I thought one of our bugbears with the EU was that it had too much power given to unelected bureaucrats?