Awesome Tips I Don’t Own an EV (YET). Here’s Why!
There’s a lot more to consider than range, charge time and price: Good financial timing and a wealth of new models are worth waiting for.
There’s a lot more to consider than range, charge time and price: Good financial timing and a wealth of new models are worth waiting for.
0:00 Why I Don’t Own an EV Yet
0:47 I like Used Cars
1:48 Beyond Tesla EVs
2:18 New Tech Settles
3:00 Where and When To Charge Your EV
3:47 EV Setbacks, Emissions
4:49 Solid State Batteries
5:38 New US EV Tax Incentives
6:21 Do You Drive Less Now
6:42 Single Point of Failure
7:17 Thinking About Buying an EV
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4 cars? 😉 Thanks BC
It’s totally irresponsible of you to own four cars. Have you ever heard of rentals?
Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
Well, can I keep my electric lawn mower?
Great video. Here are a couple more. 1) 1st Gen EVs will depreciate a ton once the new battery tech comes online. 2) The electric grid and charging infrastructure are both unlikely to keep up with EV adoption. An overloaded grid will cause brownouts and electric prices to surge in order to pay for the new grid which will make charging a lot more expensive. Don't get me wrong. I am a fan of EVs but we need to go slow and let the tech mature vs. rushing to adopt.
Brian is getting the Tesla Cybertruck. Used. Save this comment 12/5/2022
simple solution get a used small EV for city driving which I bet is more than 90% of what you do and keep your old ICE for the occasional long trips OR do nothing
Right off the bat, don’t buy a depreciating asset. Live with within your means and you will be happier.
I was hoping alternative to battery such as hydrogen electric without the expensive cost that it is today
I think the tax incentive should be done at the manufacturer and not at the consumer. The consumer simply need to sign to acknowledge that they know a tax incentive was applied to the car
Me too
Good answer from his perspective. Majority of us only have one car and if that car isn't serving its purpose well anymore people will usually opt to evs nowadays due to gas price inflation and hype. But I do caution everyone should do some basic math make sure a ev is worth the ridiculous price hike because unless you drive everyday you won't break even for a really long time. And since infrastructure isn't all ev yet your going to get frustrated quit often whether not being able to find a charger, how long it takes to charge and even longer wait times to get your ev fixed if anything happens.
You will never be able to present a proper understanding of EVs until you own one for at least a year. Old couple here with three years and 60,000+ miles. Neither of us would ever consider burning fuel again. Costs to operate pennies compared to any of the dozens of vehicles we've owned. Service? Not sure what that means with an EV? 2,500 round trip spent $191 on EXPENSIVE electricity. No stink in our garage. Quiet, reliable, easy. Fear not! Jump in the pool
Range IS an issue. Two days ago I drove 240 miles to attend a Memorial service in a remote area with no chargers, then came right back. So 480 miles RT and I still had 3 gallons in the tank. What EV could do that — not even a Tesla LR model.
Greetings from southern Ontario Canada I really enjoyed the video I have put down a deposit for the chevy blazer ev 2LT 500kms per charge 290hp and it has actually door handles and a rear wiper plus after telling my dealership I don't have a preferred color other than I don't want black thanks for the presentation
Have to say driving my Tesla since 2018 I do enjoy the drive and the way it handles. I am reminded how much I save when making long drives or repeated drives. Tho I drive less these days being at home often, I still feel it’s worth the performance quicker acceleration but also the tech that comes with it. Continuously waiting would have allowed me to miss today’s EV advancements as well as the hint of what can evolve from it. I have learned too that the only way to really appreciate the EV tech is to just test drive it yourself.
yeah, I'm with you, I'll probably wait a year or two before committing to a EV. I figure the Govt will make gas/petrol so expensive that it will become so uneconomical to run a ICE as a daily, we're already paying US$12 gal in NZ, presently.
I was signing the papers at my local dealership for a Chevy Bolt until I read the mandatory arbitration clause. Found out by calling dealerships in several states that they are all requiring mandatory arbitration. My 2002 Saturn still runs so I will see if I can wait out the industry until enough people find out what happens in arbitration.
Great video as usual. Since you say you drive far far less, why not consider some like a Arcimoto FUV or Aptera? Smaller footprint, lighter & more efficient etc, not to mention far cheaper to buy new than even of the more upmarket vehicles, ICE or EV.
We bought in the last year 2 new cars for MSRP: a Nissan Leaf SV plus and a Subaru Outback for a total cost of one Tesla Y. Since we drive the Leaf around town and the Outback for road trips we believe we have the best of both worlds.
All the "save the planet" fraudsters that are the big planners for the rest of us (because we're dumb sheep) seemed to forget about tens of thousands of cars plugging in at night. Next, they'll be trying to convince all those apartment owners to install the charging units.
You didn't mention that EVs are more expensive to insure, which offsets the savings in paying for gas. Also they depreciate much more than ICE. Best wait for solid state battery tech after 2025 if you can.
Classic Cooley W. Speaks for a lot of people who love tech, but still have reservations about the EV market.
Totally agree with your perspective
Why I don't drive an EV? Price and miles. I lease — I have a 2022 Hyundai Kona (ICE) and it's a year old with just over 4000 miles. I am one of those Baby Boomers who was "forced" to retire at the beginning of the Pandemic, so I'm on a fixed income now. I cannot afford an EV and I don't drive enough to make it worthwhile. At this point, I will probably buy out my lease in 2024, and then have a lower car payment, as the loan will be much lower. After that? Like you said, who knows what an EV will cost in 2025 and beyond, as well as what technologies will be around as well.
went to buy a mid-sized suv about a year ago and they were either gutless or ridiculously expensive. on a lark hit the tesla website and got a usde '19 m3 with 11k miles on it for $40k out the door, figuring if we didnt like it we'd sell it for near what we paid. then the prices spiked, so got lucky but hardly matters, love the car, ev's are amazing.
History shows us that no long-standing form of anything, is replaced overnight, and especially with coercion. Anybody remember the smart car? Oh, that was going to allow us to save on gas and be as easy to use as a regular car.
One more thing to add to this list, if you prefer not to spend premium price for a brand new car, used electric cars are very expensive to repair and some cars most mechanics can't repair. So if you do not have a warranty on your car, that could cost you big time.
This was a well-articulated, common-sense explanation by someone who is obviously not an EV hater. Brian's concerns largely echo mine. I have no reason to buy a new car right now, but if I did, I would not be looking at pure EVs. Maybe a PHEV, but I can't think of one off-hand that I would want. Two or three years from now, however, my situation — and the market — might be very different.
It sounds like you have more than one car. I'd be worried about a single point of failure if your only option to power them was gasoline.
One big advantage of owning an EV is being able to report on them with experience and authority. It's like me reporting on airplanes without ever flying one on a regular basis and just going on the spec sheets. I'm sure I would think I'm doing a good job reporting, but owners would certainly know otherwise.
If you have access to solar charging then sure charging during the day makes sense.
Otherwise charge while you sleep and have a "full tank" every morning.
If we were all like you and ''waited a little longer'' then mass adoption would never happen. The people who are out buying EVs today are part of what is making America and the planet cleaner greener and better, while the rest of you sit on the side lines waiting for us all to make it better for you, and ready for you. Yet you give your paid public opinions on EVs while driving a what??? Given that you are an influential person, I class that opinion as a cop out. Don't just be a media researcher. Be the change. We will all take your findings on EVs a lot more seriously when you actually drive one, and with little to no servicing, 1,800 less moving parts, and cheap home charging with ability to charge from home solar for free, and average range of 500km, I really don't think a good excuse exists of why driving a polluting smelly toxic vibrating noisy expensive fossil seem better when the savings of an EV Pays for its self. I think you can do a better job at helping this transition. Do better. Put a price or time frame on your families health and air quality. or maybe you'll ''wait a little longer'' ?
I have an old vehicle at this point and I'm really hoping that it lasts a few more years. I would really like to see wireless charging become universal on new EVs and at various charging locations before I commit to buy. I know that wired v wireless charging seems like a minor issue but I think that it will be transformative over the next decade and will enable entire parking lots to more easily be electrified as well as city street parking spots.
Curious to know your top 3 cars for the 2022.
Basic rule of thumb: Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Of course, there are exceptions, but in general it tends to apply.
Having a handful of roughly equivalent competitors means each will have large enough customer base to last vs having a ton of EV makers but most of them on the edge of bankruptcy. Yet you still have enough competition to walk across the street if you don't like one company's service–or have it as a credible threat when negotiating with an EV maker / dealer.
Wonderful review of the various factors to consider. Clear, reasonable, concise, this guy is just terrific. He clearly learned quite a lot reviewing all those things for CNET.
If you were going to buy a new car anyway and you drive a lot the savings starts day one. We got our Tesla Model 3 LR seven months ago and have already saved $2,100 in gas alone (including cost of charging) not even counting oil changes. Even if the car was more than the one we would have bought that gas savings cuts our car payment by over 40%. Again, that only works if you drive a lot we have been putting 2000 miles a month on that thing. If you don't drive much you don't save much.
Agreed
so many chemistry coming as well
i drove Model Y for one whole day and i tell you no one talks about major safety how the car can slow down without needing to hammer the brakes in Toronto traffic all the time
able to heat up or cool down the car fast is a major plus and keep warm inside without having exhaust leaks into the car killing you when you are on the hwy resting long trip
I’ve been driving ev’s for over 10 years, probably saved $20k in gas. No, not a Tesla fanboy or have ever owned one. Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt series 2 & EUV are excellent excellent vehicles.
I currently drive a Ford Lightning Pro, probably the most significant ev for the decade, cost about $0.80 e gallon compared to a “regular “ PU