Should you buy an EV? A summary of the week. (the correct upload version!)

Duh, the last one uploaded with 3 minutes missing.... again. Anyway...

After the North Sea incident, and then the Mercedes that burnt down a home in the USA, I though I’d conclude this one before I head off for a little break.

Auto Expert John Cadogan

Jeremy Clarkson claims electric cars are ‘bloody dangerous’ in explosive rant

EV Fires: Why emergency crews and the public are dangerously unprepared

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VW says EV Market has TANKED. Plus 2yr old ID3 vs Golf £££ Comparison.

BMW 530E Review and the COMPANY CAR ECO FARCE

#ELECTRICCAR #CARGOSHIP #CARGOSHIPFIRE #EV #ELECTRICVEHICLE #NEWS #FREMANTLEHIGHWAY

[dansoch]

I've heard that 95% of e vs are still on the road.The other 5% made it home .

[timsimpson]

I saw on the TV a few weeks back, Do NOT charge your electric bike in the house ( then showed an electric bike on fire in a house) Yes the house went up in flames. The madness of green has truly showed it's true thickness. Insurance companies must be laughing their heads off. Hi, I'd like house insurance please, "Do you own an electric car, bike, or anything like that" Yes, "Well that'll be a billion quid" Oh Bugger!!!

[oldcynic]

John Cadogan's key piece of advice.
"If you are near an EV fire, get UPWIND of it - the gases from it can poison and kill you".

[christownsend]

I know a guy here in the USA who purchased a Rivian pickup. Took a year to get it, has had it less than a year, and the battery failed. Lucky for him, it was still under warranty, so the Rivian replaced it. It was a $34, 000.00 replacement cost. Sounds like something I would take a pass on. Two batteries for my Superduty diesel cost less than $400.00.

[Eleventy]

When the motorcycle training and tests changed in the mid 2000s, I knew then that the goal was a slow creep towards making independent travel more and more difficult. The real aim is stopping everyone moving at all.

[moragkriaras]

I wonder if insurance companies will stop insuring your home if your EV was parked in your garage or insurance costs will rise. Interesting problem for the future if more EV fires continue.

[AndyJSThomson]

I’m just waiting for the ambulance chasing lawyers to set up a “my electric car” compensation claim scheme…

[Ziggy_Wolf]

Geoff should look up the founder of Greenpeace. He is almost spot on about the climate scare, and I think also on the EV's. Not a word about the ship from Germany that burned last year, not the one burning now, not the hazards of home charging and possibly dodgy batteries from contractors, and nothing about loads on roads and infrastructure in the Legacy media in my country. Just sickening.

[clownworld-honk]

Eurotunnel and car ferry operators need to think long and hard about this potential and very serious issue (the fire extinguisher in the background was a nice touch!). 😊

[randymarsh]

I'm going to keep driving my old Rover. It's manufacturing carbon footprint is 2 previous owners and 22 years in the past. It was made in this country and hasn't had to travel half way round the world to get here.

[Blueboy]

I think I’ll get my order in now for the last diesel Hilux to roll off the line. That’ll do me!!! Keep up the great work Geoff 👍👍

[MrYAMAHA]

I've noticed many battery powered vehicle evangelist becoming very unhinged at all the negative publicity about e.v.'s. Many of them say this is just a small price to pay to save the planet. Yes this may turn into another mental health crisis soon.

[noelward]

Brilliant.
Loved the subtle message with the fire extinguser in the background Haha
(Clarkson tried to warn everyone. 'The Hamster' had a car burning a day later with a fireman in permanent attendance') !

[vwfanatic]

Unfortunately, more than half the people watching your or his videos won’t know what a Dutch Oven is, or why calling that burning box of EV, by that name is so flipping hilarious. I am Dutch descent, so I should take offense, but I keep chuckling every time I think of that. He is spot on, so are you.

[jimamizzi]

John’s channel is brilliant, whatever he says you can take it to the bank, John uses facts and physics which you can’t argue with. Fellow Aussie 🇦🇺

[Damnthematrix]

My gut feeling is that the car industry is in deep shit. I don't reckon we'll be driving by 2030...

[markedwardmaddox]

Well said Geoff...just to add...THEY (The Hierarchy Exploiting You) won't discuss the excess deaths so their definitely not going to about the EV scandal...!!!

[AnnieRed]

Spot on as usual Geoff. At this stage, I think that the people who haven't realised that they've been duped, are never going to 🙄 Have a great break, dude!

[ggee]

When I started my electrical engineering course at a tech college in 1972 the first thing the lecturer demonstrated was to short out a 12volt car battery with a length on 10mm cable - the cable instantly melted and the PVC insulation burst into flames. Don't try this at home.

[stephenmuir]

If in 2030 you decide to purchase a new car & the ev is a better product that is what you will buy, the best product doesn't have to be forced on you. They didn't have to ban cassette tapes when cd's arrived