Comments by "TeeKay" (@teekay_1) on "MGUY Australia" channel.

  1.  iscadean3607  ...and much lower energy density and range.
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  2.  @redbaron6805  Yes, and EVs have that special feature where water doesn't stop them from running, they just run a tad hot.... like 5,000 degrees hot.
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  3. The greenest car in the world is the one you already own. Right now, EVs won't be environmentally sound until they get rid of Lithium from the storage cells; Lithium batteries are fussy in terms of charging and if you don't baby them, they'll lose capacity fairly quickly (which is why no EV maker will warranty batteries longer than 8 years). Once that battery pack is no longer fit, the car is essentially scrap. These are first generation products, and anyone with common sense will wait until the 2nd generation products are available. That may be quite a while since the early adopters have... adopted it and the general public has already spoken on the topic. EVs simply aren't good enough today.
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  4.  @egaskrad  There's lots of people claiming new battery tech is right around the corner. I hope it does work, but people should be skeptical about claims of "next year a whole new battery tech will be available". I've heard that story for 4 years, and yet here we are with unworkable lithium batteries.
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  5.  @steveinoz8188  Well, they eliminate tailpipe emissions, however, the making of an EV is far worse for the environment than the lifetime tailpipe emissions from a regular car. One estimate that was quoted in the WSJ said that an EV battery needs to last 75 years to make up for the pollution created by the mining and manufacture of the battery.
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  6. Maybe it was a sports car. Sports cars are pretty hot.
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  7.  @TeaBreak.  We're over a century away from running out of gas. And EVs just ain't good enough now. That's why people have largely stopped buying them in the US and rental agencies are dumping them. And no, it's not about running out of oil, it's about control. That's pretty clear.
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  8.  @seannewman5391  "Big oil are fabulously rich" Far less so than Amazon and Apple, but nobody's complaining about them.
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  9. Net Zero and Energy Security are opposites.
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  10. Tethered to a charger, battery worth more than the car itself, can be turned off by the government with a button push, and every part tracked by big brother. Sign me up.
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  11.  @starpawsy  Lithium is a dead end, as is sodium. Maybe long extension cords are the answer.
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  12.  @erictenbensel6590  No, he's right.
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  13. The level of belief around EVs is now being raised to a religious fervor, and you'll find that true believers will attack anyone who points out why it may not be a completely good idea. One wonders what they think of the people who have purchased an EV and moved back to gas/diesel. If they knew the word apostate it would surely be in their vocabulary.
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  14. It's not unusual when government covers up their own incompetence, particularly around EVs uptake; what we should object to is the media which seems to go along with to the government.
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  15.  @adamfox1669  If you’re 80 and have not helped you should stop breathing our AIr Perhaps if you haven't accomplished anything with your life, you might consider your own advice.
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  16.  @kiae-nirodiariesencore4270  They may know more than bills6093, but its fair to say the politicians saying we'll convert to all electric in 10 years are engaged in magical thinking
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  17. Just for practical purposes, a gas car makes far more sense: 1) Initial purchase price is cheaper (if you want it to be, you can also get ones that are more expensive) 2) You can fill it up anywhere; You don't need a special gas station at home 3) There are millions of mechanics who can do routine maintenance anywhere in the world 4) You can fix it yourself if you need 5) 15 years from now if the engine has an issue, you can get it replaced for under $4K 6) ability to drive thousands of miles in just a couple of days You have to wish the EV buyers well, but you secretly understand they paid more for a less useful car.
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  18.  @sang3Eta  Great historical reference, Yes they were and they enjoyed a heyday in the 1890's despite their lack of range. They were the favorites of the wives of wealthy men because they didn't need to turn the crank to start it. When Cadillac introduced the first car with an electric starter in 1912 electric cars quickly disappeared because gasoline was superior to the lead-acid batteries used in early electric cars. Ironically, gas is still a better energy source than Lithium batteries for cars.
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  19.  @brendykes1202  When you refer to ICE, are you talking about normal cars that are not only inexpensive compared to their EV cars, but can be fully fueled anywhere in the world in 3 minutes and have a 500 mile range? Yeah, these are terrible cars Don't they know that 220 miles is enough range for anybody? And isn't paying $15K to replace a battery just the price of saving the planet? People should literally be singing the joys of EVs as they wait in line to charge them. You meet the nicest people waiting in those lines. In fact those lines are the best part about EV. You can meet a spouse have children with them and about that time, your EV will be charged.
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  20.  @Acemeistre  if EVS got 180 additional miles of range in 100 years, what you're saying is that EVs will have parity with petrol car range in 250 years.
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  21. All that money could have been used to create proper reservoirs in L.A. What a waste of money.
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  22. And better styling, too
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  23.  @muten861  So you're saying it will only work if people charge their vehicles off hours when consumption is low? Because your number for Germany with an additional 12% necessary is based on existing EVs, and EVs are less than 3% of the total fleet of cars. So nothing about your post is very clear.
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  24. The additional cost and complexity of hybrids make them only useful for people who lease and turn them in before the warranty is over.
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  25.  @simonchallenor1006  the difference in EVs is stark though with a 300 mile range going down to 60 miles in some cases. Worse, the recharge time is significant making pulling any sort of trailer impractical with an EV
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  26.  @mechanic2121  Really? Can you name the tax breaks oil companies get that are "far more" than the EV industry? Keep in mind that the actual subsidies to the EV industry are enormous to the manufactures; one study in the US showed that each EV sold has been subsidized by $55K (US) a year. That's more than a really nice sedan costs in the US.
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  27. The best and brightest don't go into government. In fact, quite the opposite.
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  28.  @jamesf3683  That's a local phenomenon. In the US gas is extremely cheap still because we are largely self-sufficient.
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  29. If we wanted to be greener wouldn't we want more CO2 in the atmosphere? After all, the more the plants and trees grow, the more CO2 they sequester.
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  30. I can do a 320 mile journey in 4 hours in an old Honda accord.
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  31.  @my3dviews  By the US (allegedly)
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  32.  @williammeek4078  You are delusional. And they say irony is dead.
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  33. DEI - Didn't Earn It
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  34.  @tigertoo01  Well, her being wrong about the climate is probably the most important fact about her. One has to wonder why sincere belief trumps skepticism ? You can believe in magic with all your heart, but it doesn't make it real. It just makes you a little crazy. But be aware when adults believe wisdom comes from the programmed beliefs of an autistic child, it speaks more to the simple-mindedness of the adults than any imagined wisdom. And I would say the same thing in front of her or her father, even as they screamed "*HOW DARE YOU*" over and over like the crazy people they are.
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  35.  @Acemeistre  That bill is not upgrading generating capacity or transmission capacity nor should it. The power companies are private companies and should not depend on taxpayer largess unless they're going to give us electricity for free. Same for car companies.
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  36.  @lynchetts  "Evs had their day before ICE vehicle were even invented" It's true. In the early part of the 20th century, battery cars were the favorite of the wives wealthy men because they didn't need to be cranked to start. I believe they went out of business in the 1930's when the electric starter became common.
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  37. No. They were simultaneously threatened by governments with ruin and then given cash incentives per vehicles to ease the pain of losing money on each EV. And that's a fact.
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  38.  @sdcoinshooter  Yes, the Mustang EV is a flop. That is inarguable. Ford has a 6 month supply of them, and they've stopped making them.
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  39.  iscadean3607  So you think the Mustang EV is a great car, the only thing it requires is better marketing? Funny stuff.
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  40.  @Ammotive28  The problem with Chinese cars is the same problem with anything from China; they're cheap, they have a lot of features, out of the box they do what they promise, mostly, but they tend to break quite readily, and when you try to get service or parts years later, the manufacturer has changed their name and you can't find a trace of the original company. To make this problem worse, Chinese cars don't even meet the "cheap criteria". They should be selling them for about $10K US, but they're actually pricing them like well-established brands. They have "sucker" stamped all over them.
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  41. 25 year old Honda Accord (was late father's car), runs perfectly, it goes 400+ miles on a tank of gas. Replaced cassette deck/radio with a CarPlay head unit ($200). Great commuter car. Even the A/C still works well. Currently 129,000K miles, cost virtually nothing to run. Even the insurance is less than $300/year.
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  42.  @fmsanc  People get confused because they seem to get more upset they pay $200/month for gas then they do paying $600 a month car payments for an EV. I can't tell you how many times I hear people say silly stuff like I can't afford to pay for gas, so I'm buying an EV for $35K and I'm getting a 72 month loan for it And when you work the math for them, they get stuck on ... but I'm paying for gas now, this will save me in the long run... and you realize most people are economically illiterate.
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  43. When a plane falls out of the sky, it's just fine until it hits the ground.
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  44.  @cda4662  It would have been put out quickly with onboard fire equipment.
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  45.  @TeaBreak.  EVs aren't a bad thing. But they become bad when the government mandates them.
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  46. In the US congress the other day, one of the senators pointed out that implementation of the rebates for EVs was incenting people to buy EVs with Chinese batteries, and he was quite angry about it. It was intended to support the US battery industry, which apparently doesn't really exist.
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  47.  @brendykes1202  You'll need to show the math on that. And take into account battery replacement every 5 years.
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  48.  @kiae-nirodiariesencore4270  electric 'Semi's' also get an extra weight allowance. Great. They'll wear out the roads that much faster. Presumably road use taxes will increase by a factor of 4.
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  49. It's detached from reality. What they're really saying is they don't want you to own a private vehicle. The whole purpose of 15 minute cities is to strip people of their ability to travel at will.
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  50.  @Concorde-AXDN  They've already stopped making them; in fact it appears GM and Ford have both largely dropped EVs in favor of more of the vehicles the American market wants.
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