Comments by "Solo Renegade" (@SoloRenegade) on "Engineering Explained" channel.

bunch of rules that reduce effective range...
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@ralanham76 you're missing teh point. EVs already have their work cut out for them as they fail to live up to the hype. but on top of that to ensure the batteries don't prematurely fail, they have to be operated at perpetual states of much reduced range, regardless of all teh other issues compounding, such as cold weather.
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@ralanham76 no it's not. the manufacturer only needs to guarantee it Would last for a specified time per teh warranty, if operated perfectly correctly 100% of the time. it's not their responsibility to make sure you use it correctly. they're more than happy for you to mess it up so they don't have to honor their warranty.
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my current ICE car can go 600-750 miles per fill-up (16gal fuel tank). I've consistently gone over 600mi before refueling. And takes me less than 5min tops at gas stops to refill. I live in the cold north. Some cities here have an average annual temperature of ~55F, and snow can be on the ground as early as October and stay as late as May. A casual weekend day-trip to visit relatives can see you going more than 200 miles one-way. I can drive 8-10hrs without stopping once. So far, I am not sold on EVs. Not to mention the lack of used car market, inability to charge at my destinations. I'd have to sit in parking lots and wait, rather than charge in the parking of my destination. I would love the simplicity of an EV, but the prices are still too high, and the charging issues persist for me. My car would cost $170 in gas to go 2,500 miles at current gas prices of about $3/gal. My car cost me $8k dollars used 7yrs ago (had 25k miles on it and with a reputation for lasting 350k miles). Has just over 100k miles on it now and everything still works. I've spent about $2500 on it (including 2 full sets of brand new tires) in maintenance in the last 7yrs.
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and replacing battery packs makes them unviable as used vehicles. so this is an important question. Without a used car market, most people are not going to be able to afford an EV.
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for my ICE car, it would have been $7 cheaper ($170 in gas at current gas prices) for me to drive 2,500miles in what I have now, than to drive the tesla 2,500miles. And I could have done the entire trip with only three, 5min fuel stops. And I have done this very thing with my current car (nonstop cross country trip of ~2000miles) about 6 times now. I also live in the frigid north where some cities have an average annual temperature below 50F. And we can have snow from October to May some years.
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@ColeSpolaric I don't buy cars from dealerships, I don't buy new cars, and I definitely don't buy EVs, so no issue here. People who buy products based upon teh warranty are suckers. Warranties are specifically designed to apply such that they almost never get used. People pay extra for a warranty the company designed their product to ensure wouldn't be necessary. a few people benefit from warranties, most do not. It's better to be smart and know what you're paying for and why, with no warranty at all, and save the purchase cost and the cost of the warranty, and put that money towards the next purchase or repair instead. it's a FAR cheaper way to live. I have been doing it for decades, and track my spending, and can prove it works, and detail out how I do it. I can afford a new car, but it's a total waste of money to do so. It's simple math and economics.
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k kg? don't you mean Mg?
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We have been fighting against corn based ethanol in the US since day one. We didn't need a study to tell us the obvious. But too few people care, and too many rich entities pushing it.
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My Buick is still able to get 44mpg highway with over 100k miles on it (600-750mile range per tank), and about 27-36 city driving depending upon winter/summer. I've driven it on trips of 1800mi+ 6 times and averaged 43-44mpg every time. At $3/gal, that is $170 to go 2,500 miles. I live in the frigid north too. So winter performance is all anyone talks about up here when discussing whether to get an EV. No one cares about summer performance.
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I just figured this all out intuitively decades ago and was able to consistently get 27-29mpg out of my 1990s Ford Ranger, even driving in town. (also paid $0.85/gal for fuel when I got my license at 16, could fill up my truck twice with a $20 bill).
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@ColeSpolaric "And if you only buy used, that's fine, but you have to have people that buy new for there to be used." Rental car companies "you don't pay extra for the warranty on a new car." Yes, you absolutely DO. It's just baked into the sale price of the car. And people also pay for extended warranties, and I'm also not just talking about warranties on things like cars, but also on electronics, appliances, and more. And there you do often times have to pay separate for the warranty.
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@ColeSpolaric they provide a LOT though. they change cars faster than the typical owner of a used car does. Also, you have company cars for things like travelling reps and salesmen. As well as other sources of used cars. You also then have people who buy new as a status symbol or out of laziness (not wanting to fix anything), as well as those who buy things they can't afford (repossession). Also, imports. Lots of sources for used cars. There are also non-used, non-"new" alternatives as well for car ownership, such as kitcars.
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@kolbyking2315 what's your point?
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@kolbyking2315 and your point being?
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@BioniqBob there are no busses where I live, I drive my reliable ICE vehicles and airplanes. and the E-buses are now all being replaced by hybrids since the BEV buses have all failed miserably all over the world.
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EVs are still too expensive for the average person, and the used market for EVs will largely not exist compared to ICE cars.
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