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[karoltakisobie]

What's the average age of a car on road in N. America now? 10-15 years and rising? That's because people don't have money for new cars, nevermind luxury 50k $ SUV.

Another thing is lack of mechanical shops that can work on EVs. That makes EVs a disposable and very expensive vehicles.

Until someone makes EV equivalent of VW Bug or Ford T they will be nothing but thing for well off people.

[davinp]

There are several reasons why electric cars are not ready to replace gas cars: They are more expensive than gas cars, heavier, take a much longer time to charge than refilling a gas tank, batteries are very expensive and auto repair shops don't know how to repair them. In addition, we don't have the infrastructure for chargers. Also, they don't work as well in freezing cold weather

[baddriversoftennessee]

I think another big thing is price. Granted Nissan Leafs are cheaper to come by, but a new electric car compared to a similar gas car is going to be more expensive. Its just simply less practical for most people.

[MrSuperflydude]

Thank you for for keeping your videos concise. Not everyone has 25 minutes to watch a review!

[chesterye]

Hybrid car does not get enough recognition as they should. They don’t need charging infrastructure and they have much better mpg than pure gasoline car.

[rhekman]

More people should be talking about a future where EV's and ICE vehicles co-exist on the roads and in the marketplace.
Too many seem to think EV's will inevitably take over like how gas completely supplanted steam and electric cars in the 1910s.
I want to see a future where more EVs are available and attainable to people that drive short trips, and have garages and home charging stations to support them. And that very same future makes more gas available for me to haul loads in my truck and make long trips in the winter.

[blakjak]

Last time I was this early, I walked into my parents "Wrestling"...

[EVnewbie]

Sodium Ion batteries are now in initial production from CATL and BYD. They work very well in the cold and can be mixed with lithium-ion for the colder climates. No worries, technology keeps improving and driving down the prices at the same time. Me? I want to electro-mod an 88 Fiero or a gen 1 Miata. I'll be buying my first electric car in 2 years, my wife needs one and she likes the one with 600 miles of range. I'll charge at home so not a problem. Look up the Tesla swap on a 1973 Plymouth Satellite--then ponder stuffing that in a Pacer or a Caddilac Cimarron....findally, the Caddy J car with street cred. Not THAT would be a great car for you--300 HP or more, cram the batteries under the hood and go to a classic car meet with a Cimarron--with batteries. You know you want one! Also a solution for that Diahtsu mini truck or the mail truck... electro-mod, now everything can be resto-modded.

[ModelA]

I really wish there would be one standard kind of charging. That would tip the scales in favor of EV enough that I would do it.

[wigletron]

A big con for me is the slave labor used to mine the cobalt and lithium

[undreal]

I'm with you on your issues with EVs, especially like you said, living in cold areas like Wisconsin. It'd be great if you live in Cali

[bazilwreckerloughead]

Yeah, there's so many problems RIGHT NOW with E.V.s, but I think given time these problems can be solved, there just needs to be more time for this chicken to cook!

[aenoymotors]

The heater is a huge power draw for an electric car. Fortunately, most of them will start heating up while plugged into the charger so it'll use the house current instead of the battery to warm up the inside.

[bwofficial]

EVs are great city cars or suburban cars if you have a place to plug in every night. They are subpar road-trip cars, especially if you want to get off the highway system or go out into rural and remote areas where chargers don't exist. The infrastructure needs to be greatly expanded, particularly since some states are mandating heavy-duty vehicles to be EV in the future. That takes a lot of power. We saw last year where California was asking EV owners not to charge up because there wasn't enough power to go around. EVs are still lacking in range, charging time, and payload/towing. I don't think mandating EVs is the future. I have no problem with a hybrid future. Hybrids have no range anxiety and can be refueled anywhere in a few minutes. If someone wants an EV, great, but don't force them on people where they won't work. Many people don't have garages or a place to plug in every night. Instead of spending 5 minutes at a gas station once a week, they'll have to sit for an hour at a crowded public charger. Plus, EVs are either expensive or one step up from a golf cart.

[poppyneese]

My son had a Tesla 3, it was great around Dallas, but coming home it added about 7 hours to a 17 hour trip, he let it go and bought a Chevy Volt, he said the hybrid worked so much better for his life style, GM has no ideal how to market a hybrid and gave up on a great lil car. Maybe the Bud Light marketing exec is available 😂🤣😂🤣😂😂

[kevtheobald]

I think you hit on one of the biggest things about EVs, the pace of improvements is so much faster now. While EVs have been around since the early 1900's, the reality is investment into EV tech has been tiny for most of the last 100 years. It was only thanks to personal electronics and portable computers did the kind of battery tech needed get a massive R&D invested into it. That battery tech was the foundation of this latest wave of EV growth. Think of the EV1 from GM was the previous wave using what was basically the best of what had been developed to that point. Then came along the Tesla Roadster which lead to the Model S and now people truly wanted an EV to drive. They truly left the golf cart feel that many previous generations of EVs felt like.

Tesla is not only an EV maker, but they seem to have dumped the traditional ways of doing things. They have had success and set backs. That is what most businesses go through, but the results is a company changing the actual production process. The classic assemble for painting, this disassembling, will not be part of the next gen production lines. The first one might by the new Mexico factory, but we may see it appear in China first.

Tesla is not waiting for end of model year to make changes. They have talked about being able to go from an idea in the morning and having the idea added or changed on a production line that night. Traditional builders are lucky to do that in six months. This is why people buying the model of vehicle just a few months apart can have many difference in their vehicles. The Model 3 started with a 12 volt system, but got upgraded to a 16 volt system. The suspension was too stiff, so they switch to a comfort suspension. Some of the big changes was the gigacasts. That was not a change done overnight, but took eighty or more parts/steps and cut it down to a couple of steps. What is sad is it sounds like the casting concept had been around for a few decades, but no legacy builder put much effort into figuring out how to make it work for large scale production.

The S-curve of change is a chance to break many norms which are very outdated. The companies that will succeed are the ones who can get away from the slow legacy automotive culture. Big companies need to be more nimble like a startup. It would be great to see an end to dealer networks. This is just a middleman and they have been causing problems for both consumers and builders. Love the Tesla buying system where you can shop on your mobile device, when your order is ready, you visit the pickup site, and get your vehicle in just minutes. Dealers want to put you through a car salesman and then a finance salesman with the hopes you will add in services and extra warranty packages or "special" coatings for your paint or interior. I worked at a dealer and watch the detailer basically spray Scotch Guard on the interior. It was like ten dollars for the can, the dealer charged $150 for the interior protection special treatment.

I love vintage cars, but I am tired of OPEC and want to make so they have less power over many nations. I also love the idea of no oil changes, brakes lasting longer, no annual SMOG tests, and no more visits to the gas station. Most EV owners I have met said they rarely go more than 150 miles in a day. Most EVs have 200 miles or more of range. In theory, the average US drive does less than 50 miles a day. I currently do about 30 miles a day. In the end, if you are going on a long road trip, you can rent a car in most parts of the country. If the solar charging on vehicles keeps improving, that will likely be one of the biggest things to win over buyers.

I still believe EVs are mostly early adopter vehicles. We are finally seeing some that I would say could make mainstream buyers happy. The over the air updates from Tesla have helped add features to vehicles years after they were purchased. This is a nice feature, but then again features have been removed for short periods of time typically.

As far as price, the Tesla compact coming in 2025 at under $25, 000 it will go a longways to addressing the price issue people complain about. Out of China, there are EVs for under $10, 000. Are they really ones people will love, well, the Geo Metro back in the 1980's, basically a little Suzuki, did well for years in North America.

Yes, EVs are not perfect, but ICE is very flawed and they have had trillions invested in improvements over the past century. That tech is very mature and thus takes a ton more money and resources to get improvements. EV tech is mildly evolved, so major improvements are easier and we are seeing this going on right now. By 2030, in North America, I see EVs being the truly logical choice, hybrids will be dead as far as new vehicle sales, and ICE will be for those who refuse to change. Some people road horses until they died instead of getting into that fancy car thing.

[joshbridges]

Its worth saying that the EV expirience varies massivly by country.

Its sad the US grid and infrastructure has been so slow to transition, but its will get better quickly with all the investment.

[roflmatol]

Of course internal combustion engines don't lose range with the heater on. They generate inordinate amounts of waste heat. More energy in gasoline is lost as heat than is used to actually move the car. In a way, a car is a gas powered heater that happens to move

[willb]

I think there is still a big issue with the truck/SUV consumers who buy an electric truck or SUV. It’s basic physics that it takes more energy to accelerate more weight, and electric trucks and SUVs will always be worse for the environment and safety than electric cars. I hope there is a marketing change to orient consumers towards smaller cars, because marketing is what turned consumers towards large trucks and SUVs in the first place.

[mauricedelrosario]

The Nissan Leaf was out before the Tesla. Gull wings are for only people who can afford an 80k car. LOL