Comments by "Joe Qi" (@i6power30) on "MGUY Australia" channel.

  1. Germany is definitely protecting their own Auto industry which is doing poorly competing with Tesla and Chinese EVs
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  2. Not necessarily bums. Some EV owners have to cut cable to free themselves when charger malfunctions and won't release the latch especially when it's freezing cold
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  3. I live in soutern Ontario, and governemnt has been pushing home owners to ditch their gas furnace and replace them with heat pumps. Disregarding the power grid issues, the noise and vibration from these pumps will deafen the whole neighbourhood streets if they were installed in every household. The colder it gets, the less efficient they become and the harder they will have to work, and shortened lifespan and higher service cost.
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  4. You must think Amish are the brightest of all people
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  5. You are ignorant on how EV works. A delivery van has fixed routes and stops at warehouse. They can charge while they are loading parcels, no need for extra long range, its all short range trips. Saves battery weight, highly efficient ussage.
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  6. That's part of joy EV owners get kicks out showing off their planning abilities in charging logistics.
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  7. How is gas car any different? All cars depreciate rapidly.
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  8. Have to agree the larger and heavier the vehicle, the less efficient for batteries to carry energy because of energy / weight ratio math don't work. But I'm still in favor of 90% city cars should be electric as they are mainly used for short trips and daily commutes. There is no need to be producing exhaust fumes while sitting idle in traffic jams.
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  9. You celebrate too soon. Trump is in bed with Elon. By that extension with Chinese EV industry
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  10. Porsche is retreating back to gas cars because they can't compete with the Chinese brands who are making higher quality cars at half the cost.
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  11.  @paddyodoors2757  your job isn't his job. You said rural run. Maybe his route is all urban stop and go traffic, perfectly suited for EVs. Not like your ice car would waste fuel idling 90% of time.
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  12.  @mikeslater6246  I know. Geothermal is very expensive to set up . Not everything is about efficiency. You must think about installation and maintenance cost also.
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  13. This got nothing to do with EVs
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  14.  @Skot-ish  there is natural gas and nuclear.. natural gas is far cleaner than coal. Even coal plants have much better filters then car tailpipe emissions that causes cancer. You can put in much better filter in power plants where weight and size is not limited. If you ever visited big cities in China you'd appreciate the quiet and clean air next to the main traffic.
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  15. The question we are all wondering is that why did this Biritish engineer / laywer give up his lucrative career to become an anti-EV Youtuber in Australia?
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  16.  @ridwansantoso7180  robotaxi is a pipedream. Tesla is entirely dependent on Chinese battery suppliers. Cheese battery will make into the US market through the musk backdoor.
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  17. Fossil fuels are 100% efficient in cold weather where the waste heat is very useful for keeping occupants warm!
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  18. Battery safety is being improved significantly in China though. A lot of these fires are from older generation battery tech. and lower end brands. Most major high end brands are pretty safe and fires are rare, with BYD being the exception it seems. The current generation of EV batteries from major Chinese companies all have fire resistance up to 1000C, and penetrative protection.
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  19. Australians either misinformed or old fashioned thinking
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  20. Most of these are from cheaply made batteries of unknown n brand or older LG chem batteries. Newer batteries are alot safer. Zeekr Golden battery pack can withstand 1000 degree fire and charge 500 km n 10 min. BYD blade battery will not combust even when penetrated by a nail.
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  21.  @simflyer1429  these door to door delivery vehicles spend majority of time stop and go then stop again. And not necessary going long distances. Ideal for short range EVs. I shake my head whenever I see an ice delivery van idling at every stop. It's wasting 90% of fuel while creating dirty exhaust in otherwise clean aired neighborhood.
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  22.  @simflyer1429  you seen a fracking oil field
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  23.  @howardj602  no . Just reverse ac basically
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  24. ​ @VK4VO all the fossil fuel will be gone by then also.
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  25. Only in the Western countries. In China, Indonesia, Thailand, Brazil, India etc. all going up on EV adoption.
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  26. Average car weight has been steadily taking up even before EVs became mainstream. Should we ban all the pickup trucks in America too?
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  27. Norway is already 90% EV. I guess they are all crazy..
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  28. Clearly you are not just advocating for more moderate rate of EV transition, clearly you are attached to the past and internal combustion engines. EVs are soulless etc make you abundantly clear you are not speaking from the place of logic but from emotions.
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  29. Germans like to use cheap no name Chinese batteries rather than reputable ones to save cost. See Mercedes EQE fire in South Korea using the worst and cheapest batteries possible for their EVs.
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  30. Depends on where you live. Here in Ontario Canada, I only pay 2.8 cents / kwh overnight. Charging at night literally means the cost of driving is 1/20 of cost of gasoline. And no the insurance is about the same as gas car, depending on which EV you have. Tesla cost more in insurance, but I have a Volvo EV. As for depreciation, I don't care as I lease it.
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  31.  @simoncrooke1644  less than equivalent gas cars. If you are in a country where EVs are more expensive than gas cars, you only have your governments to blame.
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  32. Not at all. Plenty of alternatives for coal
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  33.  @adolfgerhardhermann5952  Not really, natural gas and nuclear is preferred, but even Coal fire power plant is more efficient and cleaner than ICE cars and emit less pollution due to better filtration and carbon capture at power plant. At least you are not emitting cancer causiing chemicals right next to where people are breathng , exercising and sleeping.
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  34.  @nickmullen1666  wake up. solar and wind are already majority power in Europe and will be in the US very soon
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  35.  @adolfgerhardhermann5952  yes but the rate of ice is decreasing and EV increasing. The trend is very clear.
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  36.  @gaiustacitus4242  Yes, I agree that there is no one size fits all. In any advanced economies, 80-90% of population are urbanized, even in America. I agree that government should never impose all EV rules on everyone, but people living in cities with fixed commuting schedule daily, should not have any reason not to drive EVs instead of big gas guzzling trucks.
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  37. What does "part-exchanged" mean?
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  38. They really don't have a choice if they want to survive as a business.. Governments around the world are going to ban ice cars in 10 years or so time.
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  39. This really only hapens in America. Not even in China, where there are far more poor people do they commit this kind of crimes. Law and punishment for this type of property crimes are too linient in America, that's the problrem.
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  40. If you look closer into which EVs catch fire, they all use LG chem battery cells from Korea. LG Chem were also involved in Chevrolet Bolt EV recalls, and numerous fires involving Jaguar i-Pace and Volvo PHEVs. Panasonic cells and CATL's LFP batteries rarely catch fire, maybe in catastrophic collisions, but not during charging or on its own.
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  41. Elon Musk is making miscalculation. He is going all in into FSD / Robotaxi / AI robots. It'll be a big waste of money and epic failure. $TSLA stock will go sub $50
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  42. Lack of infrastructure is not the fault of EVs themselves
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  43. I don't think Biden is making any conscious decisions as he clearly cannot stay awake long enough to do so. He is just signing whatever his advisors feed to him.
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  44. ​ @GardenDude1 nope.. Chinese coal powered plants are for manufacturing only.. Major urban centers are nearly 100% renewable.
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  45.  @my3dviews  most EVs don't allow you drive while plugged in
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  46.  @Leibhaber83  be happy while you can. These Japanese junkers will go bk in near future.
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  47. You are fighting a losing battle.. EV dominance will gradually rise over time you can't stop it
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  48. Yes. Coal plants are much cleaner than your car
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  49. I think hybrids are more practical than pure BEVs especially in colder climates such as in Canada. I've had EVs before and they were just too cold to be in for a long time in winter. The waste heat from innefficient gas engine is a welcome "waste" that can be redirected to heat passenger cabin and melt snow on hood of the car
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  50. Toyota is just too lazy or dumb to innovate. So are you guys, afraid of change and live in the comfort of yesteryears
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  51.  @arsyadidris6349  what I'm trying to say is that it's fine if there is a legit use for them big gas guzzling trucks if you indeed use them for work..I just don't think one should be driving a half ton truck just to commute to office job everyday and occasionally use it for camping etc. EVs will replace passenger car markets eventually and some diesel trucks will remain in use for remote work sites where electricity is scarce that's ok.
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  52. What's troubling is not EVs themselves, but the level of centralization of charging infrastructures. Now that North America is adapting to NACS all EV chargers will be using Tesla network. All Tesla chargers are controlled by one company, one central data server. Should there be a hacking incident to take down all charging stations across the continent that will bring all the traffic to standstill. It also gives one company - controlled by one man too much power. He literally has power to turn off all charging stations, or stop all Tesla cars with over the air software update with a push of a button.
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  53. Baffoons in the Western countries continue to use dinosaur juice cars to puff out air polutions while people in China enjoys clean air and drive silence luxury of high quality EVs.
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  54. Chinese are more accepting to newer technology as Westerners are hopelessly emotionally attached to their roaring and vibrating ICEs. Just like Japanese Samurais died fighting European fire arms with their katana they saw as better weapon than guns.
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  55. Unreliability is part of growing pain. Electric buses have been operating reliably in China for quite some time now. It's relatively new in North America, it's fault of manufacturer not the problem with EV buses and chargers themselves. Also there is nothing wrong with using fuel based heater in extreme cold weather. The amount of fuel used for heating is about 1/20 of that is needed for kenetic energy to move the buses, far reducing the emission and extend battery range for the bus (so that batteries do not need to be used to produce heat). Also, heaters do not need to be used in warmer months. In the future, biodiesel can be used to further improve sustainability.
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  56.  @simoncrooke1644  noting useful to add?
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  57. What does this have anything to do with EVs? Gas cars can be connected as well.
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  58. Hybrids are just gas cars with a little more efficiency. pointless. You need PHEV to really reduce gas usage by up to 95%.
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  59. @alanpartington2540  yes i mustt be puzzling to see a counter comment in an echo chamber
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  60. All the more reason to get solar panels for your home when electricity prices go up
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  61. There are nitrogen compounds in petrol engine exhaust that causes cancer as well
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  62. Trump will pivot to fully support EV with Elon Musk. So much for election promise
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  63. lol. Just look at this guy. just like any other disgruntled EV haters looking like serial killers with intensity.
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  64.  @brandonfromlondonuk3484  I made money in EVs luckily during the COVID chips shortage I sold my 2 year old model 3 for a little more than I paid for after driven for 2 years. I currently drive a RAV4 prime phev which if I sell on the secondary market now I'd be up $10k I watch both pro and anti EV videos and make fun of both extremes. You guys just don't know how to find middle ground and be open minded and rather stick heads into an echo chamber. EV evangelists are way too optimistic and have too bright of an outlook like naive children. You guys EV haters are too dark and cynical. Always angry especially blaming all the problems at government and skeptical of any progress. I poke fun of you but also pour cold water of reality at EV evangelists.
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  65. Omg this guy is delusional. If he loves emissions so much why doesn't he stick his face to an exhaustion pipe and inhale deep!
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  66. This has nothing to do with lack of demand on EVs. Apple simply cannot innovate beyond their existing product - iPhone. They chase one narrative after another, always one step behind competition. They are the most bloated and un-innovative company since Steve Jobs passed.
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  67. Poor charging infrastructure is to blame. Most of urbanized Europeans live in flats, don't have access to home charging.
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  68.  @el86lo36fky  that's because Europeans, but also Americans and Japanese have such a long history with internal combination engine they feel accustomed to and even emotionally attached to the noise and vibration while driving.
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  69. You can't plan your life around rare events like this. Not everyone is a preparer.
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  70. Definitely looks like BYD specific issue. It would be wrong to generalize to all Chinese EVs or EVs in general though. Brands like Zeekr and Nio have never had fires.
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  71. Norway people never complain. They do what government tells them to do
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  72. How is this relevant to EVs? You can bug and spy an ICE car too.
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  73. brainless dogma
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  74.  @schrodingerscat1863  I agree this entire channel is a joke. Or sarcasm.
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  75. I have no problem with self-driving cars in principal. But at the AI technology is not good enough yet, it probably won't be for at least 20 years.
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  76. Just looking at subscription count one can easily say that for EV population far out numbers the anti EV.
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  77. That's because they cheap out and source low quality battery cells. There are fire proof cells from leading brands in China, but some of them are blocked by Western sanctions.
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  78. it only proves they make crappy EVs.
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  79.  @drachman3149  Obviously, the route should be calculated so complete deliverying all his load before returning to the warehouse to load more parcels, and charging.
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  80. I'm for EVs but this government cover up pisses me off.. if we can't trust trust government to tell the truth what's the point of western democracy? Pointing fingers at China and Russia while we are hypocrites ourselves.
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  81. Lots of misinformation. CATL batteries are much safer than LG chem used in taycan and ipace
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  82. You all don't get it. EV enthusiasts don't see limiting range and skimping on heat as inconviniences, but rather it's a game for them. They get off on scarcity mentality and see how much range they can eek out etc. until of course they run into a serious situation, or when the game gets old. I was one of them back in 2017 when I bought my first EV. The first year I thoroughly enjoyed playing this "scarcity" game, and the amount of money I saved, and also bragging to strangers who stop to ask me about my car while I was getting free charge at mall parking lot (back then there was a lot of free chargers). Some people get tired of playing scarcity / efficiency game, some people keep playing it. Not for everyone.
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  83.  @robertkubrick3738  but you realize a lot of EV owners like myself don't have to go to work, at least not on time. We work from home or only have a meeting a couple times a week on zoom. That's the advanced knowledge jobs for you if you have a forward thinking brain and creative outlook
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  84.  @gingef5197  by the time we have technology to manipulate matter at atomic level there is no need for cars. We can just teleport ourselves anywhere we want just like in Star Trek
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  85. Zeekr from China is already making fireproof batteries. It's called golden LFP battery and it can withstand 1000 degree fire and charge up to 500kw in -10. The western technology is falling behind China
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  86. I don't know any ICE cars that's built after 2005 will last more than 10 years without any significant repairs (other than Hondas and Toyotas) All American and European cars are very unreliable and built cheaply no better than modern EVs. Some early EVs do last 12+ years with the original battery. Don't blame EVs for planned obselence. Blame the government and coporate culture for trying to boost consumer spending etc.
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  87. You need more education
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  88. I can see this guy is all about anti EV.. But the most robust solution is to prepare with both fuel and backup power..i have a small solar system with backup battery and a phev car that will run on whatever energy source available.
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  89. EVs are still a relatively new technology. Safety and reliability will improve.
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  90. PHEVs are the best in disaster situation. You can drive on gasoline when power is out, and you can drive on electricity if gas stations are down..
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  91. They should fit electric buses with diesel heaters to keep batteries warm. lol
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  92. It's all fit saving the environment. Infrastructure will improve
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  93. They already have self driving cars and buses in service in China. Tesla is way behind
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  94. 500 buses catches fire in the US a year, they rarely make into headline. EV bus fires are less common than gas or diesel buses.
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  95. Depreciation is a guessing game. Ice cars depreciates to nothing eventually too. Just matter of time
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  96. Not sure how this has anything to do with EVs? Sure Tesla started it all, but not all EVs are stuck on tablet on wheels, and there are plenty of gas cars in fact majority of new ones, especially by luxury brands, and even economy cars have touch screen dependent critical controls.. Blame Tesla, but EVs in principle don't need touch screens or software to function.
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  97. Nothing infuriates me more idling your gas car stuck in a traffic jam, or in a stop and go traffic. EVs in city driving reduces your stress so much more, no vibrating engines while waiting at red light, or stuck in stop and go traffic, regen braking means no waste while you press brake gently coming down to a stop light. PHEVs are the best of both worlds, while in city, use EV mode, when need to go further on freeway, use gas engine.
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  98. This is the most laughable aspect of national security everything Chinese must be dangerous lol
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  99. All these EV fires are using cheap Chinese brands or LG chem battery cells. The newer current gen. CATL and BYD batteries as well as Geely's are virtually fireproof. Yet, the "luxury" German brands like Audi and Mercedes continue to cheap out sourcing the cheapest batteries for their EVs.
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  100. What about ethanol fuel? Aren't most of fuel in Brazil ethanol instead of gasoline?
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  101. You are advocating for stealerships now? lol you will be so popular.
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  102. So you guys prefer diesel trucks spewing cancer causing smokes in your face.
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  103. I charge at home while I'm sleeping. On rare occassions I have to go of town, I drive a PHEV.
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  104. EVs definitely work on urban commuter. Just don't take it to remote area in the middle of winter
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  105. I don't get it. Nuclear is more dangerous than battery
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  106.  @simoncrooke1644  yeah but I still don't get it. Batteries are safer and cheaper. Why go for more expensive and complicated solution?
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  107. Why are you Petro heads so into noise? I used to work at F1 race track. My ears nearly went deaf.
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  108. Junk Chinese EV imports? Wow such much hate for a certain group of people... I can hear in your tone.. slow thinking westerners.
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  109. People are scared of owning Tesla now because of politically motivated vandalism.
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  110. Yes, they can. You are living in delusional yesteryear world
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  111.  @OnlyKaerius  Have you not heard of Sodium battery? There are plenty of sodium out there.
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  112. Don't ice cars cause more fire than EVs?
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  113. It's not just the CO2 coming out of tailpipe. CO2 is odourless, but put your nose on the tailpipe and try to breath it in you will understand what I'm saying. Good luck not to get cancer in a few years.
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  114. How many people actually keep Jerry cans of fuel at home? Maybe 2%?
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  115. Your sad little dinosaur
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  116. I agree, EVs aren't suitable for remote applications
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  117. Too sad, they are all copying Tesla.
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  118. No they are not just YOUR servants.. They also represent people who want better environments for our future generations and not to suffocate in car exhaust emissions while jogging in the city.
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  119. Just rolls of the tongue doesn't it? Too bad it ain't true
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  120. Just a proof you can't teach old dog new tricks
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  121. So you people don't care about emissions and cancers they cause??
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  122. Any law can be overturned, especially if Trudaeu government loses the next election and the new government overturns this ridiculous law.
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  123.  @Shakerhood69  that's right.. coal plants emissions is far cleaner than car tailpipe emissions because of better filtration systems that are too heavy and bulky to put in cars.
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  124.  @gaiustacitus4242  More energy is produced by renewable sources like solar and wind. Some fossil fuel plants and nuclear plants are needed for when solar and wind is not available, but greatly reduced. Also, even coal fire power plants makes far less pollution than ICE cars as they have much better filters than ICE cars without weight and size limitations. It's not just CO2, but lots of cancer causing fumes right in the vacinity of population centre is disastraous. Power plants are usually located at distance, and harmful chemicals can be better filtered.
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  125.  @jandrews6254  I do have my own solar panels. But of course you prefer to pay oil companies with your easy money and spewing polluting as you roll down the street in your halftone
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  126.  @ericemmons3040  idiot
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  127.  @AlzhinSon  walk or bike
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  128. So the EV adoption in the US and West will fall behind China for decades. That's ok with you
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  129. It is indeed possible in China, they are building real molten salt Thorium reactors, and they discovered thorium deposits that will last 60000 years. Not possible for the West yet, but likely China will have unlimited electricity in 10 - 15 years, as their Thorium reactors get built out.
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  130. That's a stupid reason
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  131. That's because they use cheap Korean batteries. CATL batteries are way safer and better quality.
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  132. Because most of us charge at home. You drive a gas car when you have to travel long at distance.
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  133.  @kingarthur5110  Not if you have a PHEV. You save 90% of fuel for regular commute and in town trips, and don't have to deal with downside of EVs when travelling long distance.
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  134.  @kingarthur5110  PHEVs beats ICE vehicles for reducing 95% of emissions and fuel cost. I only visits gas stations twice a year. Saving both money and environment. And having only 1/5 of size of battery of similarly sized BEV. Truly best of the both worlds. No ICE vehicles are not as good as PHEVs, nor is BEVs.
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  135.  @robertkubrick3738  Like I said, dig a little deeper, all of the ones you mentioned (except for BYD) use LG chem batteries. Yes, BYD blade batteries from older gen. are fire prone, but the newer gen blade batteries are much safer. Zeekr does not burn, NIO does not burn. Teslas that use Panasonic and CATL cells don't burn. Nissan Leafs don't burn. Need I go on?
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  136. Wind turbine noise gives me nightmares
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  137. Toyota IS stupid. They are lazy and too comfortable to innovate. They will drag the whole Japan down and sink into the ocean.
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  138. This channel and Toyota are synomomous with anti-progress.
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  139. Tailpipe emissions are indeed harmful if breathed in in proximity such as standing next to a busy traffic. You should not deny that. Air in major Chinese cities are easier to breath than Western cities because all of their cars are EVs now.. Blaming pollution on China and India are pretty outdated view. The trend is quickly reversing.
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  140. This got nothing to do with EVs. There is no reason why charging stations have to rely on "apps" I blame the "high tech culture" in EVs instead of just straightforward credit payment.
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  141. Phevs are the way forward. Reduce carbon emission 90% and 10% on gas for rare events like this
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  142. Don't you need electricity to pump fuel at gas stations?
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  143. That's why Chinese consumers aren't buying European EVs. Chinese premium EVs are way better and safer
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  144. Korean batteries have really poor safety record. Think LG Chem batteries in Chevy Bolt Recalls. All of these mentioned fires are using Korea made batteries, Samsung SDI for Amazon vans. Panasonic and CATL batteries never catch fires.
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  145. Tesla's decline has more to do with China's economy slowdown and competing Chinese EV brands. Don't worry, EVs are still growing globally.
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  146. Ice is marginalized in rich Western countries? False. Thanks to people like you ICE are doing very well in places like the USA, Japan, Australia. Most of Western countries have large legacy auto footprint and population that are irrationally attached to the sound and "rumble" of engines. EV adoption rate in Japan is laughable. If anything it's the poor developing countries like China are leading the EV revolution. You bigots
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  147. The cost of EV chargers are actually cheaper gas stations. Average gas station construction costs between $1 - $5 million. The proble is not enough usage of charging sations. Who is going to build them if not enough EV drivers use them? And who would want to use EVs if there aren't enough chargin stations around. It's chicken and eggs question.. not the cost or feasibility. Grid upgrade to support charging needs is not rocket science, just a political will.
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  148. I worry about the intense em radiation on your body
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  149. Fire safety is improving fast though. CATL and Zeekr batteries are already virtually fire proof and will not ignite even if damaged or under 1000 degree of heat. They are still new and limited to only top tier Chinese EVs, but they will no doubt become widely adopted and prices will come down in a couple of years. EV fires for parked vehicles are already less likely than ICE cars, and will be even more rare in near future.
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  150. Chinese already has swappable batteries for EVs for years. It's only in the West slow pace of technology adoption, we cannot diagnose simple battery damages. Blame Tesla, not EVs in general.
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  151. If you can charge at home, phev is the best
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  152. I'm a phev guy.. I'm not liked here nor in EV circles.. Yet i think tht middle ground is usually the correct one. People like to gravitate towards either extremes that's stupid
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  153. It's good if it has a ice backup. It's like phev furetruck
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  154. True, not zero-emissions, but still much lower than ICE cars, especially if electricity generation comes from renewable sources in places like Norway, Canada etc.
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  155. This does not negate the cancer causing chemicals from exhaust pipes. It does add complexity in engine design adding to both manufacturing and maintenance cost.
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  156. ​ @markmiller8903 then you need to ban cellphones and computers and arms industry as well
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  157.  @severnsea  sodium battery is coming
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  158.  @severnsea  they are already in production EVs in China.
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  159. EVs are only good for commuting from home to work. Travelling with EV, you will need to make sure you have destination charger, otherwise you will waste a lot of time dealing with public chargers.
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  160. This guy used to be a lawyer? now only good at making funny faces?
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  161. I think PHEVs are the most logical choice. If you have access to home charging (ie owning a house or garage), you can save tons of fuel cost in every day short distance commutes. And you still have an ICE as backup for emergencies and occassional long distance trips. Reliability of two drivetrains is still questionable, but not much more than non-plugin hybrid. Toyota's PHEVs seem to be reliable enough but they are expensive.
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  162. When I complained about lack of heat in EVs. Many EV evangelists jump on me saying they never experienced this problem I'm lying etc. Then I ask them what temperature they set it to. They say 18-19 degrees lol. That means 12 degrees in EV
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  163. CATL batteries never caused fires. Only cheap Mercedes using cheap brands do
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  164. I don't see how this is relevant to only EVs. Gas cars can also be connected to network and controlled. In fact most modern ICE cars are highly computerized as well, especially premium and luxury class ones are indistinguishable from EVs in terms of software connectivity and autonomous capabilities. Even Western made cars can be hacked and hackers can control your cars remotely.
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  165. It makes no sense to argue that EVs can't be built rough.
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  166. Driving is an unhealthy activity you realize that right. Prolonged sitting on your rear while giving you a false sensation that you are moving. To top that you breath in cancer causing volatile emissions.
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  167. It's not EVs fault. its the lack of infrastructure. How far will a ICE car go if there were no gas stations?
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  168.  @martina5328  Nio is doing really poorly in China
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  169.  @martina5328  the issue with battery swap is the cost. Not even counting high cost of swapping stations, For each vehicle you'll need on average 2 battery packs rather than just one. This makes Nio cars uncompetitive. No wonder they can't turn a profit. Phev is far more cost efficient if refuelling time is important to you.
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  170. The West is far behind China in EV tech.
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  171. You are the one hiding from the reality
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  172.  @jefferyindorf699  Electric transition is happening right before your eyes. You just like to live in the past because it's comfortable to remain what you already know, and refuse to consider potential improvements. Like like an old man keeps saying good old days used to be blah blah..
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  173. Would you criticize self driving ice cars too or is it just EV that are bad?
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  174. My concern exactly. So phev would solve this issue.. Saves fuel cost and environment and handles long distance emergency no problem.
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  175. Chinese BYD buses have been doing well in the cold. The problem with Norway and Canada is that they bought poor quality non-Chinese buses. Most of Western EV companies either go bankrupt or make unreliable and poor quality equipment unlike much higher quality Chinese EV products and batteries.
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  176. Comparing an ICE to a beating heart, this guy needs to get head checked.
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  177. Health care cost of breathing in ice car exhaust is way higher
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  178. EVs are only viable for those who have own house with driveway or garage..
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  179. Weird doorhandle design also makes it hard to escape when electrical door lock release is disabled after accident. Chinese EVs are way safer and have fireproof batteries. The US bans them of course, so Tesla produced in the US are forced to use inferior Korean batteries.
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  180. I believe FSD will be the downfall of Tesla. Elon has been promising for 6 years, it keeps getting postponed. It's still 20 years out IMHO
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  181. Why do you hate EVs so much? They are so much more pleasant to drive than ice cars.
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  182. The idea is not stupid. It's just that technology is not mature yet. There is too much hype on AI and self driving car now.
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  183. Japan is declining. Failing to innovate.
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  184. I'm still pro EV but left Tesla train long ago. Now Tesla is just dragging the whole EV sector down with them
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  185. China is actually leading the world in renewables. Coals are being phased out there
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  186. True. Most of buyers were only told of government incentives and rebates, and fuel savings when buying EVs, no one will tell them about high repair cost and depreciation. However they do have good use cases for high utilization applications such as taxis, delivery tasks. In those applications, fuel savings in high mileage usage in urban stop and go traffic can outweigh the depreciation, compared to gas cars which uses more gas and wear in urban stop and go traffic.
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  187. Australians and Americans have one thing in common, Inorant cowboy mentality.
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  188. Baffoon
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  189.  @JustaGuy_Gaming  zeekr Golden battery and BYD 2nd gen blade batteries can charge 10-80% in 8 minutes and they are real not scams. But the western countries are in denial and impose tariffs on Chinese EVs as political move, and hinders innovation.
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  190. There are already fireproof batteries that works commercially in China and will eventually make it to the Western markets. But there will never be fireproof fossil fuel. They will always ignite under the right conditions and burn the car down.
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  191. This comment makes no sense as to why you think it's not practical for electric firetruck to exist even partially one.
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  192.  @MikeJones-mz5ig  electric drivetrain beats on ice on all of them. You completely missed the point
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  193. Typical North American manufacturer quality. Chinese does it much better.
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  194. Repair cost is a valid point, but has more to do with the current fashion trend with EV design, than the actualy EVs themselves. In theory, EVs can be made more repairable without having to replace the whole battery pack or motor.
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  195. How well do gas cars drive through flood?
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  196. It all depends on which car. Don't just say all EVs this and that or all gas cars are this and that. I bet a Rivian or cybertruck can water ford much better than a low riding BMW 3 series. Any off-road capable vehicles will fare better than regular passenger sedans in emergency situations. Personally I have a Volvo XC90 phev. It's battery is located in the center tunnel far away from the underbody of car and it has air suspension capable of lifting up ground clearance so fording through shallow water will be pretty safe compared to any low riding gas or EV
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  197. EV and connected cars are completely orthogonal concepts, unrelated.
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  198. Keep dreaming. Trump has made bitcoin great again. He is still in bed with Elon Musk. They will together destroy legacy autos in America.
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  199.  @arsyadidris6349  yeah they can keep the niche market for the contractors workhorses and farmers. 90% of population only need to commute to office work and home and grocery stores and turbo diesel trucks are overkills and only add pollution to environment if you don't have the need for it and drive it for pure appreciation.
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  200.  @JoeBLOWFHB  you are barking up the wrong tree buddy
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  201. People are uneducated and stubbornly stuck to the old bad habits. Government has scientists and experts who know better than uninformed peasants. Power to the intellectuals not mindless mobs driving around rolling coals killing people with cancer
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  202. No new ice cars will last longer 10 years either. Wishful thinking
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