Comments by "Matthew Nirenberg" (@matthewnirenberg) on "What is REALLY going on in cars right now? The Fully Geoffed Show" video.

That's the part the EVangelists can never seem to understand. They always fail to understand that lugging a heavy battery around that doesn't get lighter the more it depletes forces the motors to continue to work just as hard as they did when the battery was full. ICE vehicles get lighter the more the fuel is depleted, thus letting the engine work less hard.
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Because they're always promising "new battery tech" that'll magically fix all problems. Yet it NEVER comes. Its been well over 150yrs since the first EV, they've NEVER matured and they NEVER will; they still haven't fixed the main problems caused by the batteries: * lack of range * weight of battery * ridiculous charge times (to succeed it needs to be max 2 minutes to full charge) The reasoning is most politicians have financial interests in EV's or part of the industries that collectively make them (including mining). Its like Bill Gates - he buys up all the farmland, does nothing with it (to cause meat and crop shortages) and tries to flog his fake meat and lab made crops because he invested so heavily that he can't afford it to fail. This is literally people who invested in the "next trend" with the bulk of their wealth and now can't let it fail as doing so would financially ruin them. Hence we have all these stupid laws being passed and bans being brought in. The joke is truly on them - most pre-2010 ICE vehicles, if properly maintained and not abused will last indefinitely. If EV's keep getting worse and people just don't buy them, they'll need to replace all the batteries and thus scrapping them will be the only solution. Then due to the lithium, cobalt and other mineral shortages (due to depletion and countries banning mining until slave and child labour is abolished), the only option will be to go back to ICE vehicles. This will be a case of people having to learn the hard way, and yes it'll get worse before it gets better.
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@mickjoebills You wasted all those letters and words to spread pure lies and propaganda. You're a pro-EV bot. There are zero safe and cheap EV's coming from China - its one or the other (safe OR cheap). They're also the same ones combusting often in China. Oh and if they're cheap then they're due for battery replacement. The batteries of EV's in general regularly leave the sweet spot just like mobile phones do (28% - 85%) and just like mobile phones, EV's are almost always fast charged. Both these things rapidly accelerate battery degradation resulting in the batteries not lasting anywhere near as much as claimed. Also, govts are only increasing taxes on EV's throughout all of CANZUK & CUNA, so why would they "reduce tarrifs" - they can leave them high and you either accept it or go without.
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@paulp458 That's the whole point of EV's - to get everyone out of cars and to trap them in 15-minute cities. ICE vehicles are affordable <$50k, damn near any EV that isn't 100% junk costs at a minimum $85k and goes up as much as you'll pay. The jobs that will be lost when ICE vehicles end will be insane, such as: * Every car part supplier and their supply chain * Every mechanic - EV's are only serviceable by the authorised dealers and manufacturer (every part needs to be licenced to the vehicle with licence files and is a plug & play component) * Every service station - without fuel there's nothing keeping them in business * All the truck drivers who deliver parts or fuel * Most tow truck drivers will be out of work as EV's generally can't be towed and can only be moved on a flatbed IF they are in perfect condition (i.e. not crashed) * Every car part shop will go out of business once ICE vehicles are banned entirely as there's zero modding or maintenance you do to an EV * and many more jobs...
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Well, Norway is a tiny and heavily inhabited country so they don't have to travel far. Funny how EV's, cycling and other woke BS like walking everywhere only works in these handful of tiny EU countries where people are habitually "city slickers" who have zero life outside of concrete jungles...
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@peterwait641 They'll lose a few % of the battery unless they're plugged in but they're always somewhere they can plug in because they're all city-slickers who, if they were honest, NEVER have a need for a vehicle in the first place (hence why they have a stupid EV).
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@jsanders100 Absolutely. Its a proven technology that just works and is safe unlike large lithium batteries - thermal runaway is extremely common and unlike a petrol tank, WILL burn. Fun fact, a tank of petrol won't burn and sustain itself just because it got warm - it needs to mix with air and encounter a spark or flame; a petrol fire is easily extinguished, lithium batteries have to be allowed to burn themselves out however long that takes. Also petrol fires are as slow as snails when compared to a lithium battery fire. You can carry a few jerrycans on long trips, refueling takes 2 mins at most and if I leave an ICE vehicle in the bush for a week (even in winter), it'll start right up. Only stupid EVangelists think people drive for an hour then need a 30 minute break - normal people drive for 3-5hrs then consider a 15-20 minute break; stopping for long breaks all the time means you're either take forever to get anywhere or you'll never get anywhere. EV's lose charge when just sitting (especially in winter), they take ages to recharge, you can't carry extra electricity for them, and most importantly of all, why the hell would you want a heavier vehicle that doesn't get lighter as the battery depletes? ICE vehicles get lighter the further they get through their fuel - this means range is better preserved. Also, due to the increased weight of EV's, many bridges are starting to get lanes closed or are being strengthened or replaced to handle the increased weight which is worse than trucks because, trucks are longer and don't put as extreme a point load as an EV does. EV's can't tow standard large trailers (with heavy loads) or caravans the same distances as ICE vehicles, not to mention EV's trying to tow uphill deplete their battery in record time. Sticking with older ICE vehicles is better for the environment as they have significantly smaller CO2 footprints, they're 100% recyclable (unlike EV's), they're more capable than EV's and they're more reliable (assuming standard maintenance) than EV's as when something goes wrong in an EV only the factory or dealer can fix it, you can't just swap out a part. EV's are a pure scam to separate fools and morons from their money, to severely limit their travel (normal people drive over 100km per day on a quiet day) and to remotely shutdown or limit (via geofencing) the vehicle (pre-2010 vehicles can't be remotely shutdown or geofenced). Also, EV's either need stronger tyres (even worse for the environment than normal tyres), or, they have to have tyres replaced more often than their ICE equivalents due to the increased weight (even worse for the environment).
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