These Car Brands are Being LEFT BEHIND in the EV Race

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[foxtrotwolf]

A 9, 000 pound hummer hitting a 9, 000 pound hummer wouldn't be as bad as a 9, 000 pound hummer hitting a 3, 000 pound prius at 65 mph.

[foxtrotwolf]

The first Toyota EV was the Rav4 which used GM's EV1 paddle charger back before the Prius.

[hogtownbiker]

Like any car there is going to be issues. My friend has a hybid Rav4. So far she has had two incidents with battery draining out and car dead. Toyota gave half assed answers. Hopefully she can solve issue.

[AnalogueKid]

I’ve owned a 2013 Ford Focus Electric for the past 6 years. Despite being among the first gen EVs with very limited range, it has been an absolutely fantastic car. It’s such a pleasure to drive, and the “refueling” experience of charging at home is incredibly convenient. Quickly approaching ten years old, yet very little has gone wrong with the car. The only notable failure was the backup camera. Other than that, it’s just been recalls and tires. Still getting about 85% of the rated range too thanks in part to the battery being liquid cooled. I’m looking forward to purchasing a long range EV at some point soon, and I have likely already purchased my last gasoline fueled vehicle.

[royd]

Interesting video, thanks to both Ray and Justin for creating it.

With respect to batteries, I'd be interested in hearing and/or seeing comparisons between battery systems in various vehicles (current production vehicles (including high performance and exotic) and those that are to be released in the near future). Items such as battery chemistry, battery cooling systems (air/liquid), allowable charging voltages, battery weight and battery capacity (kWh), and typical cost of the battery per battery type (to name a few) would be of interest.

Thx again,
Roy D from Denver

[optimysticaleyes]

I've owned a 2004 civic hybrid and a 2011 prius, been waiting on evs since mid 2000s back when there were one person cars and nevs. We should be a lot further in the ev game than we are now. Things took so long and started with limited leasing in a couple markets in California that I eventally lost interest. People are still skeptical of hybrids and plugin hybrids so making the jump to EV might be difficult...One reason I started with civic hybrid was no wait lower cost and the driving experience was indistiguishable from a regular car ( as compared to prius). Maybe some background on ev evolution, the first cars, and ongoing struggles vs lobbying interests could be helpful. I'm glad this channel was created looking forward to more, thanks and sorry for rambling

[HellcatM]

Unfortunately, the problem I see with electric cars in the further future is the more that make it on the road the more electricity will go up. Also, the more charging cars tax the grid the more power plants will have to be made which will also raise the cost of electricity. I'm not sure how long this will take, but I just remember as a child gas was less than $1 and now its close to $7.

Yes, people will buy Toyota because of brand loyalty. People buy Fords and Dodge cars that aren't as good as some of the other vehicles out there because of brand loyalty. People even buy apple products because of brand loyalty. A brand has a lot of pull and consumers are blind when it comes to their favorite ones. Which is why I don't have brand loyalty, I just buy brands that are good, I have a Hyundai now, I may buy a Hyundai later because of the charging, but if Toyota ups their charging and battery game I may buy a Toyota. If Tesla's become cheaper I may buy a Tesla and if some other company makes an awesome car then I may buy theirs. Brands aren't loyal to you, so why should you be loyal to them?

I really liked the idea Tesla had a few years ago where you go to a station and your battery is just switched for one that's charged. It takes like 5 minutes and you're ready to go. I guess that just wasn't economical or had issues.

[peterp]

Hyundai will take over most of cheap commercial EV market, Tesla must come out with Model 2, no autopilot, just a basic cheap EV for the masses to stay in the game

[ericbrown]

Wouldn’t a 9000 pound hummer be prohibited from driving on residential roads.