The reality of living with an EV that nobody talks about !!

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I gave Ford the idea to create the 4door mustang hatchback
Comment from : Brad

So EV cost 50 more, 20k for pay for 7kw solar system with batteries, 3 times more mining to produce PV panels & batteries v coal and petrol combined, in 150,000 miles a new set of batteries required costing 20k, old batteries dump in 3rd world countries and don't forget electricity grids need to triple its size to cater for demand so electricity prices will go 10x the price,,,,,AND as most ppl have AC connected solar system and not off grid inverter plus many countries don't have enough sun,and I've not mentioned about TAXESWoooo it's all about money, it's a new spin for globalists to control & make huge profits globally in a new way of living
Comment from : Andy always

Your absolutely correct, all the hidden costs of owning and driving an EV are very well hidden! The electrical infrastructure to support a country heavily into EV’s is a significant problem, there again, no one is talking about! Sure makes me wonder, what’s this conversion push all about???
Comment from : Joe Wonsettler

Subsidies are pieces of cheese in mouse traps
Comment from : Srečko Lavrič

Hi Pete the government will be introducing Vehicle Road Tax on EV's from 2025 So this is where they will be recuperating their loss of revenew
Comment from : Victoria Umukoro

i agree under certain living conditions(being well off lol)an EV makes sense if its what you want which i dont im glad you like your MACH E i think theyre hideous ROFL but ICE are here to stay for now
Comment from : Anthony Brunelli

You are right about needing to have a charge capability at home (or work) In my opinion, level 1 charging (120V (at about 7 amps), in the USA) is not sufficient, it is almost mandatory to have level 2 charging (30 or 40 Amps at 240 volts single phase here in the USA) If you are going to travel much, here in the USA I'd recommend nothing but a Tesla, due to its qualitatively better charging network, at least for the next year or three I have no idea how good the non-Tesla charging network is in the UK and EU, but here in the colonies across the pond, you would really have to love your non-Tesla EV to be willing to deal with the likely challenges and frustration inherent in relying on chargers other than Tesla's Super Chargers All that said, that Mustang Mach E SUV is one beautiful ride Thanks for sharing
Comment from : Slower Cuber

Your Mac-E is beautiful, and being a Ford fan, and even more a Mustang fan, gotta say it punches my buttons, but Perl, my Tesla Model Y LR (Pearl White, of course) is a much more practical car than the Mac E, and much more performant than a Mac E I could have afforded I still have my 2015 Mustang Ecoboost to tool around in if I just gotta have my Mustang fix, but I love my Model Y
Comment from : Slower Cuber

In California, apartment landlords are required to install charging stations if tenants request them This is a sensible idea that should be copied everywhere California also charges you a higher price for electricity if you use more than a certain amount per month This concept could easily be adjusted to finance the cost of maintaining roads, without penalizing people who aren't charging electric cars The Biden administration is also planning to require charging stations every 50 miles on every interstate highway, with standards defining the number and type of chargers at each station This should alleviate the problem of range anxiety for most people
Comment from : Jim C

That 210-215miles is what your car actually does It uses past history to calculate the actual range Resetting it was not a good decision
Comment from : Shubham Patil

The problem I have is the range advertised on these EVs the Peugeot 208 is sold with arrange of 248 miles but many people reported they only get 155 -175 true range Most EV's will only get about 70 - 80 of the range Why are we sold lies - if it said 248 miles on the box, i do not care about the conditions, if i have the AC or heating on - They needed to test for this - 248 miles needs to be the minimum range in any condition brbrPs - Any one interested in buying a Robin Reliant it can do 258 mph (Please read fine pint ) the car mush be hooked up to a Bugatti Veyron (sold separately) conditions apply
Comment from : Faith

I’ve been driving an i4 for 8 months now (in Belgium) and only recently got a home charger Did 20000km in that time Not one single day of stress or fear Plenty of street chargers near our house (in the city) , public parking lots have charging facility when I am out on client visits Have hardly needed fast charging so far With the right charging card, rates are ok as well I drive the car for around 6,5 euro/100km, which is close to half of my old 5 series diesel So in short: don’t really agree with the video…
Comment from : Bart Van den Brande

What if you live in a council flat What if your income is very restricted and you can’t afford an EV ? Well soon you will be denied a car even if you desperately need one to get to work, pick up kids etc brThese cars are for the liberal elite to make them feel better about themselves brOh and if you’re caught up in a massive accident on a motorway I sat there for hours watching as the EV s all died mid lane No can of fuel for you
Comment from : Chris Nieto

In Australia 20million buildings and 20million vehicles brIn USA 300million buildings and 300million vehiclesbrIn the UK ???brbrWith climate change or destabilisation there will be more energy in the atmospherebrMore wind generation ??brMore warmer latitudes ??brMore hydro electric generation ??brbrHopefully sodium batteries will be everywhere brSeawater is 35kg salt per m3brbrIf things don't change, everything will change 😮😊😊😊😊
Comment from : Stephen Brickwood

In Australia pv is cheaper than windows $/m2
Comment from : Stephen Brickwood

Daily TOP-UP will be the norm brA simple slow charge Daily brMost vehicles are parked 23hrs a day brbrThe EV will be part of the national power gridbrbrIn Australia 20million buildings and vehicles brAll buildings connected to the existing national grid now and with only 32m2 of glass PV Daily generation will be bigger than today's maximum fossil fuel generation by 10brbrWith every EV, with it's free big battery, self plugging into the national grid, the existing grid is perfect and protected brbrThe money will be in the grid ownership daytrading small amounts of electrical energy Most generation will be at point of use and storage
Comment from : Stephen Brickwood

The national electrical power grid is fragile brbrBuilt to minimum economic engineering standards because it is extremely expensive to build brbrThe grid has taken 100years to build brbrNo high energy density fossil fuels in the future means 5times more electricity br5times bigger national electric grid capacity is insanely stupid and humongously expensivebrbrWhen upgrading on some of the existing Australian electricity grid was done electricity bills exploded brForget 5times more capacity in the national grid brbrThe national grid must be UNLOADED, central generation with transmission to the millions of ends of the grid is financially and physically impossible brbrJust the mining and refining and smelting and rolling and galvanising and fabrication andbrCO2 proliferation for one, would be insanebrbrDispersed generation and storage at the ends of the existing national grid is a mustbrRooftop solar PV and the EV selfparking plugged into the existing grid is a solutionbrbrFossil fuels for emergency generation and heating and military needs would be a massive improvement
Comment from : Stephen Brickwood

We need the home robotic vacuum cleaner to teach the selfparking EV to connect to the grid brHahaha Hahaha brbrTopping up daily ezi pezi brTopping up daily 7kwh, very little brMost vehicles are parked 23hrs a day brTopping up everywhere from a simple wall plug at every vehicle parking space and trickle ratesbrKnee high wall plug and vehicle controlled brbrTopping up at work, at the shops at homebrbrEV big batteries, 100kwh, will be trading electricity and stability with the grid for money brbrRapid chargers will be on the main roads and at corner stores
Comment from : Stephen Brickwood

What’s about counsel houses in UK? Do they have chargers for people living in house?
Comment from : Ana Ta

i have a plug in because im not rich enough for a big charger
Comment from : just for fun

Try flood road see if EV Work on that or shut down eclectic
Comment from : Israel

Someone talking total sense on EV ownershipbrEV for the masses my arse!
Comment from : Keef 1486

There's very easy approach to determining an actual range of ANY EV built in the world!br brFirst you safely divide it by 2 when you just walk to read the vehicle specificationsbrSecond you divide the remaining distance by another 2 if you want to drive fast and divide by another 4 if you want to go up the hill 34-km uphill of more than 7 incline will drain your battery before you reach the top
Comment from : ondaride777

My big question is why isn’t the fuel companies producing a universal battery that can be changed at garages, the Chinese have produced a car that does it and it makes sense
Comment from : justyjust

My friend returned his Mini SE to motability as he didn't have a home charger He was having to run a cable from the 3pin plugs in his home across the parking bays to his own car He struggled so much with the national infrastructure of chargers as he is a wheelchair user brI only got my Mini SE on the 9th Sept 23 and I charge from my own 7kw charger The Mini SE only has a range of 120miles but it suits my lifestyle We also have my Mini cooper convertible and a citroen grand picasso so we have back ups if we need to travel further
Comment from : Gena- forever a MINIac

Charging that car is equivalent to running 25 full size refrigerators Most places can't handle that load, if EVs become a majority of cars on the road Yall are trying to put the cart before the horse It won't end well
Comment from : plumSRT

Once EV's are at scale electricity prices will eventually be more expensive than petrol I would also speculate that the government will put some form of tax on the charging device
Comment from : Fun Fact Freaks

Your whole audience aren't "guys"
Comment from : Common Sense

I have another point regarding the road infrastructure For example, diesel is taxed in the Netherlands because of its higher weight, but electric cars are much heavier, and they are not taxed at all, even though they impose a much greater burden on roads and bridges In some countries with poor infrastructure, this could lead to bridges collapsing due to the increased weight from electric vehicles
Comment from : mizenkah

This video is both informative and you highlight some very important points in moving into the EV age The biggest and most important thing that we all should be thinking about is the rise in costs of electricity for everyone moving forward You point out that as a car owner with an ICE vechicle, we get hit with a tax which is a revenue to the government everytime we fill up, so going electric where will this revenue come from in the future when ICE owners goes EV, the answer is everyone who uses electricity whether or not you own an EV Everyone will pay even if you walk or cycle to work Yes maybe the EV owner will have to pay a higher registration cost with an EV in future, but the truth of the matter is that electricity cost will only go up and up
Comment from : Antonio Tone

b……It’s ALL ABOUT GOVERNMENTAL CONTROL, THE MORE POWER they GOT the BETTER for them……WAKE UP WORLD!!!!!!!…/b Good luck evacuating from a hurricane or flood
Comment from : Stephen Fiore

You make sense, good sense
Comment from : Oldladysgin

With child slaves mining the minerals and vitamins for EV batteries even if I had the money I'd never buy an EV
Comment from : ASBO LUTELY

OK so what is really happening is that ev ownership is going to be extremely decisive The well off will be fine as described by your situation Those as you mention without an off street own charging facility are generally but not exclusively less well off You mention the initial cost which is several times the annual income of some people Not really going to be an option so what do this income category do They buy second hand and probably have money invested in a second hand car that most certainly not be ev So who's going to give them a trade in on the old one and what sort of second hand ev will be available to them We all know batteries degrade, so your 300 miles will not be available to them on a second hand car? They also face the prospect of maybe having the expense of a new battery at some point and if it does need one there is little chance of selling it So the relatively wealthy cadre who are well set up and who make the rules will be set against the greater majority who have been used to getting around and now can't In similar circumstances although about different issues this would be sufficient to fuel a class war! I'm a pensioner so none of this will affect me much I'll buy the best diesel I can afford prior to the cut off and maybe have to search for a pump in later years But for the rest of you rich boys think on!
Comment from : Peter Greenwood

That Mustang is horrible No iconic roar when you start her up and pull away, just glides off silently like a mobility scooter I'd rather drive a 2CV than thatbrbrAn electric Mustang is like a soya Whopper, the perfect indictment of the modern age
Comment from : Newsbender

Only new EVs after 2030, i dont see it happeningbrEVs are a fad item until the real solution presents itself
Comment from : Kris Nabs

Hi Pete! In New Zealand we are taxed at the pump for different octane petrol but diesel (of which we have only one type) is taxed via RUC - road user charges With RUC's you buy your kilometre's in either k's or units - units being 10 000k's (or greater) You need to be in credit to avoid a fine There has been talk ( Governmental ) about operating electrical cars in the same manor recently
Comment from : Steve Woodcock

On March 13, 1989 the entire province of Quebec, Canada suffered an electrical power blackout Hundreds of blackouts occur in some part of North America every year The Quebec Blackout was different, because this one was caused by a solar storm! br brOn Friday March 10, 1989 astronomers witnessed a powerful explosion on the sun Within minutes, tangled magnetic forces on the sun had released a billion-ton cloud of gas It was like the energy of thousands of nuclear bombs exploding at the same time The storm cloud rushed out from the sun, straight towards Earth, at a million miles an hour The solar flare that accompanied the outburst immediately caused short-wave radio interference, including the jamming of radio signals from Radio Free Europe into Russia It was thought that the signals had been jammed by the Kremlin, but it was only the sun acting up! br brOn the evening of Monday, March 12 the vast cloud of solar plasma (a gas of electrically charged particles) finally struck Earth's magnetic field The violence of this 'geomagnetic storm' caused spectacular 'northern lights' that could be seen as far south as Florida and Cuba The magnetic disturbance was incredibly intense It actually created electrical currents in the ground beneath much of North America Just after 2:44 am on March 13, the currents found a weakness in the electrical power grid of Quebec In less than 2 minutes, the entire Quebec power grid lost power During the 12-hour blackout that followed, millions of people suddenly found themselves in dark office buildings and underground pedestrian tunnels, and in stalled elevators Most people woke up to cold homes for breakfast The blackout also closed schools and businesses, kept the Montreal Metro shut during the morning rush hour, and closed Dorval Airport br brThe Quebec Blackout was by no means a local event Some of the US electrical utilities had their own cliffhanger problems to deal with New York Power lost 150 megawatts the moment the Quebec power grid went down The New England Power Pool lost 1,410 megawatts at about the same time Service to 96 electrical utilities in New England was interrupted while other reserves of electrical power were brought online Luckily, the US had the power to spare at the time…but just barely Across the United States from coast to coast, over 200 power grid problems erupted within minutes of the start of the March 13 storm Fortunately none of these caused a blackout br brIn space, some satellites actually tumbled out of control for several hours NASA's TDRS-1 communication satellite recorded over 250 anomalies as high-energy particles invaded the satellite's sensitive electronics Even the Space Shuttle Discovery was having its own mysterious problems A sensor on one of the tanks supplying hydrogen to a fuel cell was showing unusually high pressure readings on March 13 The problem went away just as mysteriously after the solar storm subsided br brTwenty years later, the March 1989 'Quebec Blackout' has reached legendary stature, at least among electrical engineers and space scientists It is a dramatic example of how solar storms can affect us even here on the ground Fortunately, storms as powerful as this are rather rare It takes quite a solar wallop to cause anything like the conditions leading up to a Quebec-style blackout Typical solar activity 'sunspot' cycles can produce least two or three large storms, so it really is just a matter of chance whether one will cause a blackout or not As it is for hurricanes and tornadoes, the more we can learn about the sun's 'space weather,' the better we can prepare for the next storm when it arrives! br br brDr Sten Odenwald brNASA Astronomerbr wwwnasagov/topics/earth/features/sun_darknesshtmlbrbrThis is where irrational thinking is taking usCan you imagine the whole of Europe and America going dark because no one thought to plan for another solar-stormreally ???
Comment from : Dave Reid - Daly

This is a false and imagined problem Petrol cars use as much electricity as electric cars How? The production of petrol uses huge quantities of electricity in the refinery When you have an EV, you stop using petrol and stop consuming electricity in the refinery Voila, problem solved Remember, an EV is 4 times more efficient than an ICE vehicle
Comment from : Craig Jenkins

All the things you say are true, will certainly happen and will change EV ownership radically from the financial perspective So enjoy driving your EV while you're a minority Just think how much the generation and distribution of electrical energy will cost when the overall percent of EV vehicles goes up from 20 to 80 😅 !
Comment from : Marcel Fermer

Most people dont have home charger and a slow 7kw charger vs 150kw charger no brainer lol
Comment from : GeneralGuts1

with regards to the estimated range, its often referred to as a guess-o-meter the algorithm to determine estimated range considers battery capacity, rolling average draw (load), regen, accessories (air-con/heater) and historical data among other things as the car gathers data, the guess is more accurate, however, outlier trips (a long drive in the country) may skew this data it's essentially just guessing, because the car doesn't know how you're going to drive the more consistent the trips you do, the more accurate the guess-o-meter will be
Comment from : o0bananaman0o

I think you are right on about this It will probably in the end cost more to power the electric than the gasoline vehicle when the rates go up, and taxes on the electric start to kick in Smart electric meters can tell what is pulling the charge so it won't be hard to put a road tax on the electricity you pull for a car
Comment from : Michael

All's fine if you're doing a round journey back home What happens when you drive a long way and your destination has no charger or won't let you use their plug inbrWhat about multicar households?
Comment from : foxman15

why do loads of EV's seem to mandate having a tablet screwed to the dashboard? Does owning an EV mean you have to sacrifice any style class or design and just accept a loads of bits badly thrown together?
Comment from : scoops0406

I like Cotswold's Whisky, but I hate EV's and much more I hate the propaganda and the legal restrictions to fossile fuels fired by the climate panickers!
Comment from : Markus P

It’s in places like the States where EVs will struggle What happens when people are told to move out of the way of bad storms /hurricanes etc many 10s of 1000s of cars on the highways running out of juice and trying to get charged
Comment from : Rabid Jock

The government will get their money the cost of EVs will equal or rise above gas powered vehicles once mandates are implemented
Comment from : BrettFX Gaming

Its all dreaming for the majority; and saving the environment?
Comment from : Robert Smith

The government is obsessed by net zero A lot of people will suffer because of this green marxist strategy
Comment from : John

SO all you tree huggers were wrong like we said EV s are not the answer you thought but l do believe a hybrid like the TOYOTA PRIUS is !!
Comment from : richard carr

I will never ever take part in this EV scam
Comment from : Pasi Puskala

You can have all the EV's, I for one will not drive one in my life time When the grid fails, I hope you are a long way from home and have to walk back Trust your government to your peril
Comment from : Richard Barrett

I think that the difference in mileage estimates that you mention at the start of the video is a result of the difference between how you've been driving vs optimal conditions When you performed the reset, it no longer considered your driving history, which likely wasn't good for optimum mileage Some US states (California) are trying to force non-electric vehicles out of dealerships in a few years You won't be able to buy a car that runs on gasoline there Even now, their electric grid can't handle the normal load, and they're very restrictive as far as new power plants Other states are adding a tax on to your yearly EV registration to cover highway taxes So far, this tax is well below what you'd pay for a gasoline-powered car, though I expect those taxes to go up as fewer people pay gasoline taxes In the end, the cost of purchasing and driving an electric car will equal or exceed the cost of a gas car
Comment from : Chris Hebert

Biggest problem nobody seems to mention is streets like mine where you can't even get a parking space, there is no way you'll be able to charge your car, when everyone is in a house-sharebrBut I'm sure that's exactly what the government are betting on
Comment from : D H

The reason you have to reset the driving history is because the default range is calculated on a completely unrealistic driving style & conditions As you drive the vehicle, it'll adapt the range estimate based on your actual driving style and conditions Resetting the driving history simply returns to the default settings, which weren't realistic to begin with Just because the range estimate says 330 miles doesn't mean that's what you're going to get You yourself made this point almost immediately afterwards when you said you did a 160 mile journey and used up 70 of your battery charge In reality, that's what you're going to get A completely different discussion is why we are letting car makers get away with posting headline range numbers that are not real
Comment from : Magnus Olson

EV cars are pointless There will never be a sufficient electrical supply for every house, its not an option 7kW in a housing estate and the grid would go into meltdownbrbrLuckily with the new e-fuel now under development, battery cars will be gone in 5 - 10 years I reckon, thankfullybrbrBattery cars carbon footprint to build is horrendous Not to mention the cost to buy them! Especially the larger battery cars with longer range brbrTow a caravan and they are worthless Battery is not and never has been the answer By 2030 battery cars will be gone Battery cars will become worthless in 10 years
Comment from : Strachans Drone Services

Good video All I can say is I hope a future government will scrap this stupid impractical electric only by 2030 rule Like your new EV? wait until winter when it's freezing, dark and you need to use your heater and lights See what that does to your range!
Comment from : SteveMallison

All of this was rushed without thinking If we waited for a couple more years we could have had solid state batteries and not had the fire risk of lithium I am not wanting to buy a lithium incinerator!!!!!!
Comment from : David Tapp

Im actually going to order a mg4 today so this is really informative thanks so much x
Comment from : Rachel Jones

I hope you're a 160-mile drive wasn't one way or you might not make it home LOL
Comment from : Mike Cummings

Also the batteries are made with lithium and cobalt mined in China and Africa in the Congowith slave labor, working in horrible conditions think about that next time you think your saving the world yet strip mining the earth with slave labors no thank you
Comment from : alfred schiess

Excellent analysis on the costs of EV ouwnership I drive a KIA Optima hybrid which, IMO, is the best of both worlds When possible, my KIA drives on electric but switches over to petro when sudden acceleration is required While running on petro, the battery recharges itself so I never need to charge it at a charging station IMO, I think vehicle manufacturers should have gone the hybrid route before going all electric In conclusion, I have to say Petrol Ped did a fantastic informative video Nicely done!
Comment from : Net Star

Interesting, as I have had some friendly arguments with pro-EV types, and I wanted to go beyond the opinions of bought and paid for agencies for my knowledge
Comment from : Concerned Organism

That garage is bigger than my house
Comment from : Concerned Organism

EV cars are for control They can switch your car off when you've used your monthly carbon limit for 'Climate change'
Comment from : David Shaw

The fact that this gas to electric transition, is being prescribed by the government, proves that we are in a coercive totalitarian dictatorship The loyal media obfuscates this fact The Jews transitioned from the hot cattle cars, to the bath house at Treblinka, enthusiastically because they were told by the government, that they were going to get a refreshing shower Your point about tax on electric is very well taken Thank you for this video
Comment from : catallaxy

We will need 3 x the present generating capacity if we all drive electric according to national grid specislists We have struggled to get what we have
Comment from : John Newbold

Your spot on with your video brThere the same problems I can see in the future brOne thing I have noticed is that you have to be slightly tech savvy To run a EVbrI’m not It just not my thing I have a IPhone with limited appsbrI’m sure I’m not the only person who is totally put off by thisbrHow safe will these EVs be from hackers Who want to blackmail a car company in the future brCompanies/government departments are already being hacked
Comment from : Jonathan Toms

Bought one never again The value of a EV goes down rapidly Should have ev with a small petrol tank incase you run out
Comment from : Katrine Dalkin

No mention of the 50K to buy it!
Comment from : fred skingle

Battery repaced after 8 years will cost you 25,000 Enjoy your EVs
Comment from : Cordless17

There is no such thing as Global Warming If you are going through all of this to "save the world" it's a futile effort because you are playing into a purposeful fraud constructed to put you at the command of the government
Comment from : Thomas Lee

Energy crisis? Energy stupidity
Comment from : Thomas Lee

I don't own an EV but would imagine that when you reset the driving history the 330 mile range is under ideal conditions Your driving history is your real world battery range
Comment from : JD

Live in a terraced house, 1892 No off Street parking plus there is no guarantee you'd be able to park outside your house anyway I need a new car & I can't even afford a decent 2nd hand petrol car at £12,000 🤷🏼‍♀️
Comment from : Karen Phillips

Government force feeding the public with EVs or whatever, never works well There's too many negative variables, starting with manufacturing cost, the grid, catching fire, especially with flooding, battery disposal and as you point out, as the numbers increase, so does the operating cost, and taxes will increase substantially UAW workers are also concerned about jobs being lost, the problems go on and on Not to worry thought, we can change it all with the next presidential election
Comment from : Raymond Parsley

An alternative is hydrogen A guy in the US completely did over a 1950's truck with newer LS V8 that runs on hydrogen All that neat sound with nothing but water drops coming out of the tail pipe, The Youtube video is called " Hydrogen Powered Muscle Truck: The Future is Here! The video is by Stapleton42 He has a big tank in the back of truck just to show people what the fuel is You can hide a smaller tank better If you have hydrogen filling stations, you would have the same benefits as gas vehicles but have the cleanness of battery powered cars
Comment from : Peter Flynn

Fast forward to today The cost per 100 miles to charge in most US charging situations is now as costly, or more, as the cost of petrol per 100 miles in my pick up truck
Comment from : David Swenson