The Big EV LIE - DEBUNK

Today we look at a recent video by @TheCarGuysTV which makes lots of bold claims regarding EVs. Link to that video along with all other studies and data sources used can be found below in the sources pastebin.

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[BenSullinsOfficial]

Thanks for those who pointed out my quoting of the stat about EV fires was incomplete. The entire quote should have included the denominator for how many EV fires there were versus how many were on the road. From the same article it does that math to show that "there's a 1 in 38, 000 chance of fire" for EVs and Hybrids which means "gas- and diesel-powered passenger vehicles are 29 times more likely to catch fire than EVs and hybrids." - HOWEVER - Age of the vehicle is the most important factor. And since EVs are so new (relatively) we really don't have solid enough data yet. However, the data we do have is looking good for EVs. More to come...

[Hotspur]

I really think the people that keep saying hydrogen is the way forward believe you just put water in the car and it converts it to fuel. They have no idea how its made, transported or stored and the costs involved.

[TanksRock]

Cobalt isn't just used in batteries, it's been used in the desulphurisation process of fuel for ages. Not sure the oil companies will be ethically sourcing 100% of the cobalt they use

[jsanders]

Well done Ben, just so sick of the anti EV lies. People just keep repeating them straight off the internet, no sources, no balance, no debate, no thought, it’s pathetic.

[emanrp]

I firmly believe big oil is paying a lot of these people.

[filipbalas]

This is not about arguments/facts. This is about psychology.It's ok to not like EVs. It's not ok to fabricate arguments to support that choice.

[DaveABerry]

The high noise pollution from ICE vehicles should also be taken into account

[anthonybonair]

people keep talking about how the electricity used in EVs are not made in a clean way. but every gas station I know of use the same electricity in addition to the gas they sell. the process of making the gas also use the same electricity.

[kalabash]

Even if someone doesn't buy into climate change, they can not deny that the air quality would go up. This would decrease respiratory problems.

[patrick]

It wasn't until EV's gained prominence that I realized so many conservatives were concerned about the human rights abuses of African children.😂

[hadtopicausername]

The thing about hydrogen is that pretty much all the hydrogen on Earth is tied up in things like water and hydrocarbons. So in order to produce pure hydrogen, you have to knock those molecules apart, and that takes energy (and in the case of hydrocarbons, you end up producing CO2). Quite a lot of energy, actually. Then you have to transport and store it at extremely low temperatures, which comes with its own set of problems. And it's the smallest atom in the universe, so stopping it from leaking out also isn't problem free. So instead of spending all that energy - electricity, usually - on producing hydrogen so that you can use that hydrogen in a car to generate electricity, why not just send the electricity straight into EVs? You know, skip the middle man. Don't cross the stream in order to fetch water.

[Joe--]

Scania trucks have been testing hydrogen fueled and electric trucks and have announced that they are not going to continue with hydrogen due to its cost and its low performance. The section of his video where he showed loads of wind turbine blades that he said was going into land fill was debunked as the recycling company was storing them in that field until they had enough to recycle as doing a few at a time is not cost effective.

[kalebdaark]

As a Brit I'm feeling somewhat embarrassed by this guys information. For the record:
The UK's last coal fired power station is due to close at the beginning of October. Yes, that's next month as I type. (source: UK Government)
Over the last year 27.9% of our electricity was generated from fossil fuel. Gas being by far the largest part of that.
38.9% from renewables. Wind being the largest part, (we don't see the sun that often 😉).
21.7% from "other" sources. Most of that is nuclear. (Source: National grid: Live)

[stevewest]

Lovin the debunkin Ben!
So many crackpot EV haters making yt videos now as they're getting clicks. They'll fade back into the shadows soon enough. I'm glad you are using your platform to set them straight.

[laurentallenguerard]

Child labor in Congo mining for cobalt is because of capitalism, not ecology or the transition. Chocolate production has the same problem: child slaves. Do you eat chocolate?

[Acemeistre]

what the heck are Toyota and BMW doing by pursuing Hydrogen cars! it really is baffling to me. 🤯

[DigitalSteel]

Fun fact: a Tesla Model 3 powered by electricity generated 100% from the dirtiest coal power plant on the planet would have roughly the same driving emissions as a Toyota Prius, and by extension generally still better emissions vs every other ICE car that exists

[johnlabernik]

Agreed we really need to start pushing the healthcare savings offsetting the upfront adoption costs of EVs

[rcircle]

One thing is that none of the studies never mention the energy that it takes to get oil out ground and get the gasoline into your tank. Also, the human rights abuses of oil producing countries.

[hieyeque]

Here's the deal. With ICE, the pollution is fairly static. With an EV, solutions for how energy are produced are being put in to place. At least it can be dealt with. Even if some of what was said about pollution and EVs are true today, they won't be in the near future.