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@99927kdm
October 7, 2025 at 5:29 pm
6:32 I’d love if he discussed hydrogen applications for freight vehicles like semis. I think he was speaking to consensus on passenger vehicles.
@antonbonin5003
October 7, 2025 at 6:05 pm
I mean, wouldn’t it be the exact same concept?
@concinnus
October 7, 2025 at 7:05 pm
The same economics apply, maybe even more so. A battery for a semi is more of a weight penalty but the already-500 mile range will be even better (or the battery lighter) by the time hydrogen could ever roll out anyway. Only long-haul aircraft might make sense for hydrogen (tho I’d sooner bet on biofuel).
@Kraneee
October 7, 2025 at 5:32 pm
4:15 “EVs, So very little maintenance”. Late spring 2025 Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom released MOT stats. This one E̵V̵ ̵m̵a̵n̵u̵f̵a̵c̵t̵u̵r̵e̵r̵ software company’s cars’ had a ~50% MOT failure rate in their 1st MOT for a 4 year old car.
@nedj10
October 7, 2025 at 5:35 pm
As someone who has driven several EV’s over the last year and was in the market for an EV for over a year but ended up instead recently buying a low cost and notably more FUN ice car instead, the Professor’s numbers and his assumptions simply do not add up. For starters the assertion that by 2037 the majority of cars sold will be EV simply does not add up if today in the 4th quarter of 2025 90% of cars sold per the prof’s own words are ICE vehicles, when you consider that also by the prof’s words the average life of a car is 12 years his 2037 number is at best hopeful especially when you consider that the state of the economy now and for the next several years will see people stretching the ownership time of their current cars… I also take issue with his assumption about “gas stations” being “dirty” and not a place for EV chargers…Has the professor stepped into a Quiktrip , WaWa or Sheets in the last 10 years? Let alone a modern Pilot, or Flying J travel center? The later two mentioned examples may have started their lives are chains of truck stops but these days they are shopping facilities,, hosts of regular three meal time restaurants and in some cases they are bring back, vehicle service. They also are actively deploying Fast Charging via networks like GM’s charging network, I mean be real has this prof ever set foot in in a Buccee’s? His statements all appear to show a certain…vintage…or as some might say…age. Now having said all that if BYD ever gets those EV’s they are flooding into the Mexican market into the US market, those numbers could shift radically.
@rlevitta
October 7, 2025 at 5:40 pm
Oh boy. God forbid they start selling the current crop of Chinese EVs in the US. They are horrible, dangerous death traps. They have way inferior battery management systems and software which is why battery fires are a daily occurrence in China. They have teams going around the country covering burned up cars with tarps which minimizes bad publicity. One company even recently showed a battery ejection system that shoots the battery out and then I guess burns down your neighbors house? Why would someone invent that unless battery fires are rampant? Tesla’s instance of fires so far has been 11 times less likely than gasoline engine cars. This is due to battery management that works.
@koviyovas8325
October 7, 2025 at 5:47 pm
torque is more important and more fun than horsepower – but americans are um kinda slow and special lol
@thevolvodrive2811
October 7, 2025 at 6:19 pm
No Kovi. Only immature adolescents think that torque is more important and fun vs horsepower and range.
@ericshelby8813
October 7, 2025 at 5:49 pm
I don’t know. I think the prediction that most cars sold being electric by the 2030s seems a little too “pie in the sky.” The big issue holding back electric cars is the lack of charging infrastructure. I’m sure big cities will get them, but more remote areas will likely take longer, and I live in an apartment that’s unlikely to get a charging station anytime soon. I may just buy a hybrid until things get settled out.
@rustyshackle917
October 7, 2025 at 7:49 pm
Charging on the road is a non-issue at this point and I doubt infrastructure will fall behind increased demand moving forward.
@robgriffin4801
October 7, 2025 at 8:39 pm
Other countries are already there.
@meefle4601
October 7, 2025 at 5:55 pm
“Only people in specialized situations will need gas cars” … okay so a huge majority of US drivers that can’t afford a mortgage on a house to charge an EV at would fall under ‘specialized situations.’
@vigneshanand8490
October 7, 2025 at 6:30 pm
I have an EV charger in my apartment’s parking lot. I think this will become more common over time, even though it is somewhat uncommon right now.
@DaveQZ85
October 7, 2025 at 6:37 pm
By the late 2030s? More and more apartment buildings should be seeing the writing on the wall and install AC chargers in their lots. Same with places people shop at. Workplace charging too.
I’m already seeing this happen.
@RoyMatzem
October 7, 2025 at 6:55 pm
So you think, tech wont advance and evolve in 10, 15 years? Thats wild take
@A1-ultra
October 7, 2025 at 5:58 pm
What about instead of fast charging we had fast battery exchange, similar to how people no longer fill up their propane tank for the grill, they just exchange their empty tank for a full one. This could be done really fast and avoids any of the problems associated with fast charging. There are other problems, such as standardizing batteries, and redesigning cars to have the batteries accessible, but all those should be technically feasible.
@eurotrashshow
October 7, 2025 at 6:27 pm
They did that in Israel about 15 years ago. It was called “Better Place.” They went bankrupt in 2013
@MrTeff999
October 7, 2025 at 6:37 pm
This is already being done… in China of course. Nio introduced battery swapping in 2018. They currently have over 3500 battery swapping stations.
Now CATL (the largest EV battery manufacturer in the world) has introduced the Choco-SEB system. Here’s more info if you’re interested:
Choco-SEB is a modular, standardized battery swapping system using “chocolate bar”-shaped battery blocks. The system, part of CATL’s EVOGO brand, allows users to swap batteries in about 100 seconds and choose the number of battery blocks to fit their driving needs, supporting both LFP and NMC battery chemistries
@concinnus
October 7, 2025 at 8:27 pm
Most people only need fast charging <10% of the time. Maybe 100 times over the life of the car, <50 hours total. In the EU, you can get a Nio and pay $200-$300/mo for a battery subscription, but for most that's not worth it.
@A1-ultra
October 7, 2025 at 8:55 pm
@@MrTeff999 Thank you! That is very interesting.
@ScubaSteveCanada
October 7, 2025 at 9:17 pm
How quickly people forget that Tesla did a media demonstration on this but changed their mind in favour of their charging network. Why? All models would need to standardize their physical battery mounting sizes. All stations would need to keep multiple, fully charged batteries at each station. If you really wanted to corner the market, all stations would need to keep multiple battery sizes compatible with each manufacturer’s batteries. Mounting systems would need to be 100% compatible. Grid electricity still needs to provide the infrastructure to support charging each battery so that they are ready for the next customer. And, the list goes on.
Look how long it took most (not all) manufacturers to use the NACS plug and location of such plug is still not standardized.
@qcca123-f1v
October 7, 2025 at 6:15 pm
Just looking at the title, it’s dead easy to answer as an EV driver for 6 years: It’s already faster to get fuel into an EV than a gas car. Every morning, my EV battery is full. I just plug it in the night before. I never have to go out of my way to find a gas station, and I don’t wait while it fills up. Maybe I should watch the video now.
@chukwudiogechukwu4385
October 7, 2025 at 6:25 pm
It’s always easy to speak about the environmental impact of mining lithium, cobalt, and other batter materials for EVs and new tech but not the ethical controversy of women and children in the Congo literally being forced to mine these materials in a system of new aged slavery in order to supply the tech demands of western life😕
@ryanpowers5630
October 7, 2025 at 6:43 pm
Somebody get this dude some mucinex
@davedujour1
October 7, 2025 at 7:16 pm
Charging my EV takes less time than fueling my gasoline car each week. How? I plug my car in every night and it refuels while I sleep. I get a full tank every day. My gas car I had to drive somewhere and stand there for 10 minutes waiting every week. Add in the going out of my way to get to the gas station and my EV saves me hours every year in time. Add in the lower fuel costs and zero maintenance and my 7 year old EV has more than paid for itself compared to a gasoline car. The environmental impact is just a nice bonus.
@danhonks6264
October 7, 2025 at 7:23 pm
This is exactly what I expected an engineering professor to look like
@dougdouglass6126
October 7, 2025 at 7:35 pm
10:09 welp your expert is straight up confidently wrong and it got left in. The whirring at low speeds is absolutely an artificial noise that is playing out of speakers so pedestrians can hear the car coming. Electric motors do not sound like little spaceships, they produce very little of their own noise at low speeds.
@robgriffin4801
October 7, 2025 at 8:25 pm
No one said anything about low speeds except you.
@matiaswagner9810
October 7, 2025 at 8:01 pm
I wanna blow my nose.
@concinnus
October 7, 2025 at 8:02 pm
He didn’t really answer the question about the lack of AC fast charging. The answer is that the battery is DC, so AC>DC rectification would have to be done on the car. That’s a big added vehicle expense you’re rarely using. This is why AC fast charging isn’t a thing. It’s better to have the rectifier at charging sites where it’s more utilized.
@benashbaugh5982
October 7, 2025 at 8:09 pm
This reminds me of a coworker, his kid’s eagle scout project was comparing which is more environmental friendly, a Prius or a Hummer. They were surprised that the Hummer is actually better for the environment. The study includes the manufacturing of the cars, its operational life and recycling. Despite the Prius can save gas and generate less pollution, but the problem is the materials to make the electric motor and battery. Consider how the materials were mined, processed and energy to recycle the electric motor and the battery, the Hummer was actually better. It was an interesting study to say the least.
@robgriffin4801
October 7, 2025 at 8:30 pm
That does sound like kind of results a child would come up with. Actual professional research like the professor here is referring to finds the complete opposite.
@BananaBanditos
October 7, 2025 at 8:23 pm
This guy definitely has an alt that he “Um actually”s people on.
@BananaBanditos
October 7, 2025 at 8:25 pm
It’s me, I’m the alt.
@Stiggy767
October 7, 2025 at 8:26 pm
Another good Wired video. However, as often happens, it’s very US focussed. I think it would benefit Americans to know how much further ahead other counties are with EVs, and it’s not just China.
@lemongavine
October 7, 2025 at 8:35 pm
In your carbon footprint answers, you fail to account for drilling, pumping, refining, delivering and pumping again. Gas doesn’t magically appear at the pump. It’s amazing how often this gets overlooked
@BigO1108
October 7, 2025 at 8:36 pm
It’s not so much the range that concerns people, but more so the availability and reliability of charging infrastructure and the speed of charging, IMO.
Also, Porsche’s new wireless charging is very easy to initiate.
@dougmiller469
October 7, 2025 at 8:40 pm
It’s so hard to find any cost comparison of gas vs. electricity. Living in California, we have the highest kW cost in the country. And if you drive during the day and charge at night when electricity is even more expensive.
@andrii4545
October 7, 2025 at 8:50 pm
Propaganda bs.
@jaysoto1182
October 7, 2025 at 9:03 pm
Somebody please get this man scheduled for his deviated septum surgery.
@SWExplore
October 7, 2025 at 9:26 pm
What I would like to know is, why is it that Europe and the US are so behind in their development of EV cars? Didn’t we see this coming with China’s advances?
@Zzzlol94
October 8, 2025 at 5:49 pm
The service on many electric cars every other year or 3 years include gearbox oil and battery coolant. So it’s not nothing, but still much less over time.
@bsnufkin929
October 8, 2025 at 5:52 pm
Do you remember how conspiracy theorists used to say that nothing will ever replace traditional gas cars because oil is running the world and governments won’t ever allow it? Well, it’s happening.
The s..t will hit the fan for some countries really bad.
@theluva313
October 8, 2025 at 5:57 pm
I feel like he doesn’t really want the average us consumer to buy into evs
@syedz7
October 8, 2025 at 6:14 pm
Tired?
@syedz7
October 8, 2025 at 6:25 pm
Sorry tires are a maintenance
@irabloomgarden4999
October 8, 2025 at 6:19 pm
This guy is terrific. Explains complicated things clearly, and points out trade offs that are inevitable but not deal breakers. Admits that the US keeps Chinese EV’s out because we can’t make them as good at their price. Europe is mostly EV in the New Car market, but we have too many stakeholders to placate. It sure worked out for Domestic TV makers, didn’t it?
@Mikezagato15
October 8, 2025 at 6:21 pm
Sound engineer needs to get fired.
Where is the hosts tone & treble adjustment ! You need to compensate 😢
@TheAndrewBen
October 8, 2025 at 6:24 pm
14:50 but isn’t this just an opinion? The problem in America is that there are not enough chargers to charge your car at. There are a LOT more convenient gas stations than there are chargers at a Denny’s/Target/Walmart/Costco. There are not enough chargers and I’d much rather park my car at a dirty gas station for 25 minutes than to drive farther out of the way to an overcrowded mall where people are waiting in line to charge their car!
@rickw4547
October 8, 2025 at 6:32 pm
10:08 He’s wrong here. They add a whirring noise under 18.6 mph to alert people and it’s required by law.
@SpottedSharks
October 8, 2025 at 7:56 pm
Not in the U.S. Only when moving in reverse.
@rickw4547
October 8, 2025 at 8:11 pm
@@SpottedSharks “The requirement specifically applies to speeds under 18.6 mph (30 km/h), as well as when the vehicle is stationary with the propulsion system active or operating in reverse.” Forward too, not just reverse.
@StacksSats
October 8, 2025 at 6:33 pm
big DC volt battery?…..is there an alternator to run the AC/Heater, Touch pad, sound system?
@AlbertStrubler
October 8, 2025 at 6:48 pm
Please consider the many people who drive cars much past 100k miles. By then the electric warranty is gone.
@jlr_
October 8, 2025 at 6:48 pm
13:50. I disagree. I’ve driven an electric car and find a manual gas car is still more fun to drive.
@Magnum2PI
October 8, 2025 at 6:50 pm
Professor doesn’t mention how toxic the process is to make a lithium battery? Look it up also wastes a ton of water
@SpottedSharks
October 8, 2025 at 7:55 pm
He did mention it. You probably don’t care that your phone and other electronics are using lithium batteries as well.
@Andrew-kj9fz
October 8, 2025 at 6:50 pm
There’s so little maintenance to do that refilling the windshield washer fluid is now the biggest hassle of EV ownership. I make a point of refilling it at my old gas station just so I can reminisce and troll the gassers.
@Snipe-uc8df
October 8, 2025 at 6:53 pm
Needs to take some cold medicine m’kay?
@valcooke6822
October 8, 2025 at 6:56 pm
What about just swapping batteries at battery stations? Wasn’t that one of the original plans?
@SpottedSharks
October 8, 2025 at 7:53 pm
Nio does that in China and Europe. Of course, we can’t have that in the U.S. because reasons.
@ayrtonowen2703
October 8, 2025 at 7:08 pm
Mmmkay
@MikeA15206
October 8, 2025 at 7:44 pm
Only in the US would it make more sense to continue to throw good money after bad to continue to make motors that have 2000+ parts compared to those that do the same function with only 20-50 motor part. The United States really is exceptional!
@theultimatereductionist7592
October 8, 2025 at 7:58 pm
He’s a professor at my alma mater where I earned my Bachelor of Chemical Engineering in 1986!
@vcostor
October 8, 2025 at 8:23 pm
The range question really bothered me. It shows one of the issues with electric cars. Living outside of the US I have a lot of stretches that are nearly 150 miles without a service stations Some are longer if you aren’t on the main highways. -45 temps drop the range by half. so now a 300 mile range is the exact amount needed to not freeze to death and die. Anyone who is a EV proponent needs to understand that 300 miles in 100 miles too small for the standard battery. Once we can sort this out and move closer to 500 or 600 mile standard ranges, evs will be non city cars.
@user-ky3wp6gc5z
October 8, 2025 at 8:35 pm
Please give this man a kleenex
@unclegeorge7845
October 8, 2025 at 8:36 pm
Aptera
@ronwoodward716
October 8, 2025 at 8:40 pm
Electric cars do not have constant torque over their whole speed range. They have maximum torque at zero RPM. As RPM goes up back EMF reduces maximum possible current and therefor torque. Look at a motor speed torque curve.
@wong5150
October 8, 2025 at 8:57 pm
is it me or does this guy need a neti pot?
@DDLeeroy
October 8, 2025 at 9:09 pm
This was unwatchable @Wired!! Unwatchable. Not only did this guy not explain even the most basic first question, his speech impediments and stuffy nose were incredibly off-putting. Sorry mate, but not cool, you should have cancelled.
@gaetanguimond7213
October 8, 2025 at 9:16 pm
Very good job Professor. I wish Elon did something similar long time ago. I am re-posting to spread the truth. Thank you.
@JB-np2kh
October 9, 2025 at 3:34 pm
2025 4Runner makes max torque at 1700rpm
@berniebee
October 9, 2025 at 3:37 pm
Thanks for that clarity! So much noise everywhere else…
@wbrito8617
October 9, 2025 at 3:44 pm
I blow my nose for this Legend.
@hughbarton5743
October 9, 2025 at 3:56 pm
No
@oops1952
October 9, 2025 at 3:59 pm
Parking lot/garage with over 50% lion battery powered cars and one catches fire. If it’s directly next to 1 or 2 other lion cars, given the extreme heat, what can a fire department do ….Now consider a ferry
@matthew_baynham
October 9, 2025 at 4:10 pm
The answer about what happens when the batteries die, isn’t a very good answer.
First of all the car is likely to fall apart before the batteries die, or the battery capacity will go down to about 80% then they are replaced.
And so the batteries will be reused in stationary storage solutions for many years, because whether a battery still has 80% or 60% or even lower like 20% capacity doesn’t matter for stationary storage, the battery will have a financial value and when you can make more money recycling them then you’ll recycle them.
So a battery might spend 10-15 years in a car and them 20-40 years in a stationary storage solution, then be recycled.
@Chris.Davies
October 9, 2025 at 4:22 pm
The math says about 70+MW is required to match a normal gas pump.
So, the answer is a most definite, “NEVER!”
@SomethingElse4U
October 9, 2025 at 4:51 pm
Depends on which sound they are talking about. The government passed a law requiring electric vehicles to be louder so most likely they are referring to that sound. The real sound of the motor is barely noticeable even if you are standing right next to the vehicle or inside of it.
@gilt8121
October 9, 2025 at 5:18 pm
How many cars parked just catch fire???? And once they do at least they can be put out. EV s cause Air quality issues and just have to burn out. Keep trying
@fuwarifuwaru
October 9, 2025 at 5:37 pm
Wired, please on April Fools do one of these where you just get a random person to give their opinions on things that aren’t a professional in whatsoever.
@SannithTv
October 9, 2025 at 6:06 pm
its cheap, maybe 300 dollars or something… lol
@RichardSmithers
October 9, 2025 at 6:18 pm
I always find it interesting that people ask can we see 500+ mile range EVs. If you really think about it, do most people really need them? Your typical gas car only gets about 300 or so miles per tank and many electrics are close to, and some exceed, that. Yes, if you take a 300+ mile road trip, stopping for an hour to fuel instead of only 5 minutes can be a hassle. Really our emotions get us thinking “but what if…” even though those “but if” scenarios are rare/unlikely and only account for a very small percentage of the time. Sometimes good enough is truly good enough.
@jonhuber3776
October 9, 2025 at 6:58 pm
I think the question about the “forever batteries” was in reference to nuclear (radioisotope) batteries that can last decades and if those can produce enough current to reasonably charge the main battery in a reasonable amount of time such as overnight.
@USA-CIA-NED_ProxyDeathSquadOps
October 9, 2025 at 7:02 pm
it’s already faster in China
where EV Tech and Electric infrastructure Tech already does that
elsewhere, USA/West
if you still have to ask
the EV tech is antiquated
the EV infrastructure tech is antiquated
both very backwards
little effort made for the best new tech
so, no
never gonna happen
greed and slothfulness
is the wicked norm in the USA
and the WEST
@gregcressey1791
October 9, 2025 at 7:16 pm
5252 or w.e the rpm is
@ricardomartins7993
October 9, 2025 at 7:43 pm
Obviously a biased video, unfortunately
@pornocalypse
October 9, 2025 at 7:48 pm
Yo Wired: Dark Mode. For reals.
@missyann154
October 9, 2025 at 7:53 pm
Buc-ees is a gas station that has a ridiculous number of EV charges. The country just needs more Buc-ees
@chefartiebucco22
October 9, 2025 at 7:54 pm
How to electric car chargers … please blow your nose for heaven’s sake
@stevengordon3271
October 9, 2025 at 8:01 pm
There was an early EV design that had a battery that could be interchanged with an already charged battery in just a couple minutes using equipment the size of a small automatic car wash. The batteries would be charged off-line whenever power was cheapest. I am sure there were some problems with this design, but I wish they had given that idea a better chance.
@SpottedSharks
October 9, 2025 at 8:04 pm
Chinese brand Nio utilizes battery-swapping.
@bvoyelr
October 9, 2025 at 8:04 pm
Regarding noise, there is very little noise. If you’re running an electric motor full-out, there’s some noise, but at low speeds, EVs do not naturally make any noise — what you hear is manufactured noise specifically so people will be aware there’s a moving car in the vicinity. Beyond that, there is still tire noise as well — but that only really applies at high speeds.
@rnielvhinsieans.elpidama6935
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 pm
Electric car is not as green because the source of the electricity is not clean still mostly coal the advantage is that the polution when you use an electric vehicle is not scattered
@spicymsp1383
October 9, 2025 at 8:33 pm
Can’t believe I’m not seeing other comments about how “gasoline cars make the most torque at close to max rpm” is just completely false 😂
Also, most hydrogen cars – that I’m aware of – are not using hydrogen to run an electric motor? They are ICE engines. Any gasoline engine can be changed into a hydrogen engine, effectively.
@Altek1
October 9, 2025 at 8:54 pm
All I hear this guy saying is China is doing it right and America can’t and won’t. But yeah, we’re number 1, right?
@Columbus1152
October 9, 2025 at 9:16 pm
On charge rate, over the next 10 years or so we may begin to see super capacitor energy storage for transportation, these devices will be comparable to gas pump stops. Currently chemical batteries have much more storage density so they take longer to charge but hold more electrons while super capacitors take a charge quickly but are limited in storage capacity. So a road trip with super capacitors may require more frequent quick stops vs longer range of chemical batteries and lengthy charge cycles. One more point, the professor seems impressed with China’s world leading manufacture and installation of renewables, but China’s insatiable hunger for more energy isn’t satisfied by solar or wind alone, they also lead the world in construction of coal fired power plants.
@RustingStrings
October 10, 2025 at 12:44 pm
Will Denny’s of Waffle House ever have electric car chargers in their parking lots?
@nyeainsbar2793
October 10, 2025 at 12:48 pm
10:08 No the sound is artificially added to warn pedestrians.
@russellintahoe
October 10, 2025 at 1:29 pm
I think a lot of peope don’t realize that with those big batteries and weight comes and increased cost to charge. Kind of like driving an ICE compact vs pickup truck gets worse fuel mileage. Most people don’t need 600 miles of range. There is a certain point that battery technology will advance far enough that ICE makes no sense for most people. Saying that, I just bought a new ICE pickup as an electric pickup did not fit what I need. It also did not make sense financially. One day I will switch to an EV.
@alexszeborowski6578
October 10, 2025 at 1:41 pm
Can you overcharge an EV?
@maxmoon3162
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 pm
I’m trying to be as objective as I can, but electric cars are boring. What surprises me as someone into engineering, so is this video! No offence to the Professor himself.
@billlenihan2586
October 10, 2025 at 2:05 pm
9:32 Other problems with covering the EV exterior with solar panels:
(1) suns’ glare off those panels creates visibility problems for motorists
(2) EV skin made of solar panels will be an inviting target for mischief-makers (“people” who enjoy destroying other folks’ property just for poops & giggles) i.e., a new form of graffiti, perhaps using new chemicals, paints, hard-to-wash-off polymers, etc.,
@disruptapps
October 10, 2025 at 2:09 pm
The Chinese already solved the ‘speed issue’ with battery swap technology. Westerners have backwards thinking.
@pfd1970
October 10, 2025 at 2:46 pm
Mach-E owner. This was really a pretty good rapid fire Q&A. I agree with most of the responses. Will never drive gas again.
@redclaw01
October 10, 2025 at 3:18 pm
I have a question, when are manufacturers going to start doing planned obsolescence with electric cars so they all break at 100,000 miles and cost us a fortune just like the gas cars of today?
@ToxicSpork
October 10, 2025 at 4:35 pm
EVs will never be the dominant form of transportation as long as Republicans are in charge. They have the oil companies in their back pockets
@timkenyon6088
October 10, 2025 at 4:38 pm
What about the fires due to thermal runaway? These fires are very hard to extinguish and evolve lots of very hazardous gasses.
@adavesAK
October 10, 2025 at 4:41 pm
I think you oversold the maintenance free portion just a tad. Of course no oil changes and brake changes are rare as well but suspension and tires are a big deal in EVs, especially since they’re so much heavier.
I’m also surprised you didn’t comment on the Prius that can come with solar panels or the upcoming Aptera that can also come with panels on it. Obviously the efficiency makes it dumber on the prius than the almost 10 mi/kWh aptera but still it can make sense in some instances.
@wolfjmz
October 10, 2025 at 4:47 pm
So the answer about China’s cheap electric cars and protecting the “American Automotive Industry” is kind of [REDACTED]. The American Automotive cars for electric are outrageously overpriced, don’t have the range, don’t have the build quality, and are owned by an oligopoly of fascist criminals. The whole purpose of allowing the cheaper cars in would be to increase competition to force the American Automotive industry to do better. Straight up. Until that happens I’m NEVER buying an electric vehicle, much less a vehicle manufactured here in the US. Think about it – why does the American Automotive Industry need protection? Because they’re [REDACTED]. If they weren’t [REDACTED] and actually had a superior product at a competitive price, then they wouldn’t need protecting would they? ….*smh*
@j5892000
October 10, 2025 at 4:50 pm
In the future range will be longer and car will be lighter different battery type too
@IAmTheDawn
October 10, 2025 at 6:10 pm
man this guy is super congested
@SirArghPirate
October 10, 2025 at 6:46 pm
Yeah, but what about when I need to go 900 miles in a DAY, in WINTER, no charging stations, over the mountain, uphill all the way, against the wind, with a 2 ton trailer hitched to the car and a war has happened and the electric grid has been taken down? Huh?
@mariokajin
October 10, 2025 at 6:46 pm
Not or the questions answered correctly or the answers are not global. And at the end electric cars are just a different type of pollution not a solution. You are still going to be a slave of the automotive corporations. If you have to commute more than 60/62 miles per day you have a wrong job or you are living in a wrong place or better a waste of your time and money.
@shawnmacwhinnie4481
October 10, 2025 at 7:23 pm
Why can’t they make a suit case battery pack? charge one while travel with one, an swap.
@vkiwi2429
October 10, 2025 at 7:40 pm
@13:03 – look at was australia is doing with old nissan leaf batteries, nothing wrong with them, just their storage to weight is not ideal, so they stack them and use them at grid scale!!, where weight doesnt matter..
@Lexekon
October 10, 2025 at 8:02 pm
This is answering based on commonly available existing tech. We are on the edge of switching over to sodium based batteries, replacing Lithium as the key component. This won’t happen overnight, but is pretty much a given over the next ten years. That environmental footprint EVs start with, becomes significantly less once this happens.
@johnwhite2576
October 10, 2025 at 8:36 pm
EV cars CAN be very hard of tire wear if you are not careful in your acceleration, and they are VERY heavy and hard of shocks if you speed over bumps.
@6thwilbury2331
October 10, 2025 at 8:39 pm
Dr. Kempton: I’ve come down with a bit of a cold, can I record another day?
Wired: No, you have to do it today.
Dr. Kempton: Okay, I’m just warning you…
Wired: You have to do it today.
Dr. Kempton: No, I’m just saying…
Wired: Today. It has to be today.
Dr. Kempton: But…
Wired: Stop arguing. We have you for 20 minutes, in between Mark Walhberg and Gordon Ramsey.
@patrickpolniaszek124
October 10, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Might i add that there’s multiple factors as to why EV’s accelerate faster is one reason that was failed to mention is ICE (internal combustion engines) have what’s called parasitic loss meaning the power/torque the engine produces has to get transferred to components such as your water pump, alternator, AC compressor and the transmission which then gets sent (depending on the application) to the differential which then gets sent to the Axle shafts that then turns the wheels. The other reason is EV auto makers have gotten very good at making dual or quad motors meaning dual motor is an electric motor in the front and rear of the vehicle driving the front drive wheels and rear drive wheels whereas a quad motor setup each motor is designated to a wheel at each corner. I know this guy is an engineer but did a poor job at explaining that part
@patrickpolniaszek124
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 pm
False, EV/auto manufacturers have speakers on the outside to emit a noise, this has to do with safety and compliance regulations so pedestrians can hear the vehicle coming towards and leaving them. All cadillac EV vehicles, honda ev’s. dodges charger EV. GMC hummer and sierra EV’s
@SpottedSharks
October 11, 2025 at 7:32 am
Only in reverse, not in forward drive.
@revolution724
October 10, 2025 at 9:22 pm
Thanks for this. I am considering a Nissan Leaf for my next vehicle. I currently drive a Prius and I love it.
@hasaniennis442
October 10, 2025 at 9:34 pm
Toyotas 2027 EV will likely be available in late 2026 with many other gas powered vehicles. My sister got her 2025 KIA in late 2024
@iceshark411
October 10, 2025 at 11:03 pm
with AC charging, you need to convert to DC to charge the DC battery, there is no AC battery. that’s why DC fast charging is much better in terms of effiency, no conversion needed
@mikaelwester
October 11, 2025 at 1:27 am
I have been driving EV since 2013. Started with several Nissan Leafs.
Now a secondhand. Actual a thirdhand Tesla Y Long range 2021 made in China. (Yes Elon isn’t a nice man.) If I charged it to 100% before I start a long trip. I can take a 550km (342miles) trip and the total charging time is 22 minutes. Done that trip several times. Energy level at arrival is around 15%. Before returning. Charge it 100% and off we go.
This is summer time. This is Northern Scandinavia so when it gets cold. It’s another ballgame. But I don’t think it will be more than 50 minutes except in extreme weather conditions. The batteries charges the fastest when they are almost empty. So it’s better to take several short stops than one long.
15% to 20% you might get a charging speed of 1000 km (620miles) an hour. Decreasing steadily and 95% to 100% with a speed of less than 100km (62miles) an hour.
@briankeithwood
October 11, 2025 at 2:34 am
i think you were only 1/2 correct, at best, about cheap chineese autos. They do not meet the standards for crash safety and other standards that all vehicles have to meet. Protecting local markets is a part, maybe, but since they don’t meet the standards they couldn’t be sold in the US.
@Corbots80
October 11, 2025 at 8:24 am
They are almost there already. Another generation of EVs and they will be there
@urbanstrencan
October 11, 2025 at 11:32 am
Great video 🤟🤟⚡⚡⚡
@BradHouser
October 11, 2025 at 11:56 am
Due to the heavier weight, don’t the tires need to be replaced more often on EVs? Also, 240V AC chargers installed in a garage are smaller than a refrigerator.
@vote4coffee
October 11, 2025 at 6:52 pm
The tire idea is not true. Debunked years ago ❤
@seanbrown532
October 11, 2025 at 12:28 pm
I hope you fell better.
@warp.routine
October 11, 2025 at 1:13 pm
2:55 this is important… EVs aren’t dirtier, you’re trading a really bad form of environmental damage for a lesser form of demage, and less of it.
@oyuyuy
October 11, 2025 at 1:54 pm
Screw EVs, just give this guy a new nose.
@Wade_Wilson_builder
October 11, 2025 at 2:19 pm
‘Not a huge amount, only about 30%’ 😂
@CC86CA
October 11, 2025 at 4:29 pm
Was anyone else waiting for him to blow his nose throughout the video?
@Its-Just-Gizmo
October 11, 2025 at 4:41 pm
So happy he was honest about hydrogen. Anti EV people love spouting on about hydrogen being “the future”. It isn’t.
@Meraki24-7
October 11, 2025 at 4:48 pm
“any of that nonsense” smh
@leecasper6657
October 11, 2025 at 5:54 pm
The goal of an advanced society is not fast charging electric cars, but to organize our society in a way where we have the time to charge an electric car. Production efficency should correlate with less worktime!
@erickborling1302
October 11, 2025 at 5:59 pm
Hydrogen fuel tanks have to be thick and huge and heavy.
@borshardsd
October 11, 2025 at 6:03 pm
Toyota said? Haha please, hold your breath for Toyota. 2016? Was it? Lets say 2018 Toyota said they had a solid state battery.
Toyota factually spends more than oil companies on lobbying against evs.
Btw my model 3 battery needed replacement by 100k miles. Tesla gives no warranty on the new battery so i would bet on the car outlasting the battery but you’re the expert =b
@krap101
October 11, 2025 at 6:11 pm
Battery fires are actually much worse than other types. You’re basically just trying to manage the heat until it burns itself out… it takes like 100x the water
@vote4coffee
October 11, 2025 at 6:50 pm
Only an idiot would use water mate.
@krap101
October 11, 2025 at 7:22 pm
@vote4coffee Ok, let’s tell all the fire departments to just let the EV’s burn and let the fire spread
@vote4coffee
October 12, 2025 at 10:59 am
@@krap101why not tell them how to extinguish it in the most efficient and safest way?
@GregHassler
October 11, 2025 at 6:20 pm
Wireless charging will be a thing. “Anything that can go wireless, will”.
Wires have loss as well, wireless transmission is well above 90%.
@eoprede
October 11, 2025 at 8:49 pm
Lots of great answers, but I believe the acceleration question is answered incorrectly.
When we are talking about fast acceleration, we generally are talking about fast powerful cars. They have more than enough power to spin the wheels at speeds below 60mph, so the main factor limiting acceleration is traction. And it’s much easier to implement near perfect traction control using an electric motor – they can react to power input changes much faster than gasoline engines, and you usually have multiple motors in a fast electric car. In fact, we are hitting an interesting paradox where the fastest electric cars (i.e. Lucid Air Sapphire) accelerate faster than they brake. This is because they need to use “legacy” ABS system for compliance/safety reasons for braking, but they use their proprietary modern system for acceleration – and they manage traction better with it than what ABS can do.
@jessehickman668
October 11, 2025 at 9:26 pm
Rumor has it that he took a breath through his nose in 1987.
I choose to believe
@killingfield
October 11, 2025 at 10:00 pm
Gas or EV in the apocalypse? My guess is gas.
@shotgunzombie
October 11, 2025 at 10:57 pm
Storage would be an issue, but the ideal, at some point, would be to switch out the drained battery pack for a charged one. It could be faster than getting a tank of gas at that point. If you could automate the process it could potentially be significantly faster. Since the battery is so much of the car’s cost, if you could switch to essentially renting the batteries, you could also make the up-front cost of the cars very low. You buy the shell, rent a battery, pop it in, then switch it out and rent a new one when it’s low. The battery rental companies would make a fortune.
@krzysztofjarzyna3194
October 12, 2025 at 3:05 am
4:19 – there are no engine oil changes. However electric cars are still mechanical devices that requrie changing fluids in diffs cases.
@DeltaElites
October 12, 2025 at 3:43 am
I’m thinking as the technology allows for smaller batteries, eventually we can pull up to a station and simply swap them out like we do propane tanks. If all cars in the future went to a universal battery pack, this would be so much easier to have the station recharge the one you brought in long after you’ve left.
@FLRSKLVR
October 12, 2025 at 7:13 am
When asking the question about how environmentally friendly electrics cars are or the carbon footprint compared to gasoline powered cars shouldn’t we also factor in how the electricity is made that is flowing into the cars? And should we also talk about what happens at the end of the life cycle of an electric car and in particular the battery. How do we dispose of a lithium battery in a way that doesn’t hurt the environment?
@nm2064
October 12, 2025 at 8:00 am
300 miles would be great if it actually meant 300 miles even in the winter
@bradsmith9189
October 12, 2025 at 8:12 am
No one has ever explained what they intend to do with all these horrific huge batteries after they’re done.
No one.
Think about that…
@云南马老表
October 12, 2025 at 10:02 am
EVs can already be faster charging than gas in China for some manufacturers that just swap out the batteries instead of sitting there watching the car. Less than a minute and the drivers don’t need to leave their cars. Seems hard to believe more countries haven’t adopted that.
@hassanabdollahi-x5w
October 12, 2025 at 10:25 am
Is there sth stuck in his nose?
@ge2623
October 12, 2025 at 11:25 am
More importantly, after selling your electric vehicle, does your heterosexuality ever return?
@learningisfun2108
October 12, 2025 at 12:11 pm
Regarding Chinese electric vehicle companies, the host did not mention that the Chinese government subsidizes these companies so that they are not competing with American (or other nationalities) car makers on an even playing field. Tardif seek to balance that.
Now, the US government subsidizes all kinds of things (agriculture, for example), so, it’s complicated.
@alsunra
October 12, 2025 at 12:22 pm
11:13 it should also be noted that lithium ion battery fires are near impossible to put out, so firefighters basically have to wait for them to go out on their own.
@sorryitookthisname2
October 12, 2025 at 2:23 pm
Was going to buy a Tesla as my first EV, but now I can’t buy one until Elon kicks the bucket. Excited about new Chevy Bolt coming out soon.
@vinnieramone4818
October 12, 2025 at 4:37 pm
The things that are good about a gasoline-powered car is the roar or pur of a V8 engine, the strategy involved in shifting, the lag in acceleration and knowing why it’s happening and what’s going on with the motor, and of course nostalgia
Modern gasoline powered cars don’t do any of those things well
@frankcoffey
October 12, 2025 at 4:51 pm
I would not agree with the environmental impact of an EV vs an ICE car. You are counting the emissions to make the car and electricity but you are not counting the impact of exploration and production of oil. Some of that doesn’t even result in oil production but it still takes place. Then there is making and transporting gas and those tanker trucks are dirty and very very heavy so they wear out tires and roads. They also have to do that near population centers just like the cars they deliver fuel for. That’s not even counting accidents where gas taker trucks explode. In one case one took out a bridge that was a billion dollars to replace and took years and all kinds of environmental impact.
@thomasjcox
October 12, 2025 at 7:55 pm
3:50. But thats it, more weights, how about more power or range, but less or the same weight as now.
@riprod.staghand
October 12, 2025 at 8:58 pm
Regarding EV maintenance he mentioned “going to the dealer and having them check some things like software updates” and also “checking the brakes”. Neither of these are true with a Tesla, the predominant EV manufacturer.
Software updates have always been over the air. There is no scheduled “dealership” or service center maintenance. Brakes do not ever have to be replaced as a normal part of the vehicle’s maintenance and this is true for most EVs due to regenerative braking which regulates friction brakes to emergency-use situations.
I have a 7 year old Tesla. Maintenance has been (1) tires and (2) windshield washer fluid.
@alexalex13131
October 12, 2025 at 9:45 pm
I doubt net zero carbon goals will ever exceed 40-50% tops. The world is too big and the climate will go where it’s going anyway.
@TheOnlyName
October 12, 2025 at 10:33 pm
As someone who has watched many EV YouTube videos and is extremely knowledgeable about them, nice video!
About the question at the end there, I’ll just say take a look at Aptera 🙂 The reason it works so well on it is because of how efficient it is.
@TheOnlyName
October 12, 2025 at 10:34 pm
For the question about EV sounds, when you’re accelerating it’s the actual motor, but at low speeds it’s often a speaker.
@TheOnlyName
October 12, 2025 at 10:41 pm
Interesting to learn about 100KW AC charging!
@jiefeng4249
October 12, 2025 at 10:43 pm
He says EV actually has less chance of catching fire than gas cars, but he also says lithium in the battery burn hotter and harder to put out. I think that means battery fires burn faster, too. So does that still mean EV fires are more dangerous?
@TheOnlyName
October 12, 2025 at 10:45 pm
Maybe, but we can learn to deal with a small number of EV fires rather than many gas car fires.
@techwiz81
October 12, 2025 at 10:56 pm
In addition to needing precise parking, wireless charging is incredibly slow
@DaveBuildsIt
October 12, 2025 at 10:58 pm
On a bad day, my Gladiator gets better range than my Model 3 Long Range, Dual Motor. I would rather have a lighter car with 400-500 mile range coupled with Tesla’s charging network/reliability. I hope that is attainable in the near future.
The average non-private sector wage in China is less than $10k a year. Who can compete with that?
Lastly, it has been reported that China’s EV industry is so heavily supported by the government that BYD is buying and registering their own EVs, only to resell them as zero-mile used EVs at a heavily discounted prices.
@williamf9633
October 12, 2025 at 11:45 pm
Gasoline cars are for people who enjoy driving instead of it just being a mode of transportation
@BirdMan1957
October 13, 2025 at 6:53 am
The good professor is at the U of DE, which is in Newark, DE. He needs to go to all the Royal Farms and Wawas in the area that have EV chargers and gas pumps.
@r.roberts
October 13, 2025 at 8:18 am
I live in Sacramento — My family lives in the Phoenix area, about 750 miles. If I were to drive I’d need an EV with at least that range. Doesn’t sound like that’s going to happen.
@nathanclarke6694
October 13, 2025 at 9:00 am
Awful lot of non-answers in there.
@YoungBlaze
October 13, 2025 at 9:06 am
8:37 ” aaayooo he pullin out the Strap! ” Duck!
@Vismajor01
October 13, 2025 at 9:43 am
His gas station comment is teally biased american. In europe most decent gas station has a small shop and restaurant built in, and very clean.
@johnalex6309
October 13, 2025 at 10:25 am
On the Australian produced TV show “Beyond 2000”, a system was profiled that used 2 phases of a biodegradable liquid, one positively charged and one negatively charged by the “station” which stores and exchanges the fluids.
The “battery” held the fluids separately in closely intertwined jackets and a dual-nozzle hose could remove weakened material and a second dual hose could refill with fully charged material in mere minutes.
Should the battery be breached in an accident, the chemicals would safely cancel each other’s charge and cause no environmental hazard.
In the past 30 years, this technology has NOT re-emerged.
@seekthetruth5440
October 13, 2025 at 11:57 am
Thank you Rudolph.
@It.wasnt_me
October 13, 2025 at 12:08 pm
👃🤧
@reedwright301
October 13, 2025 at 2:56 pm
The University of Delaware? Might as well be the University of Screw the People. The minute I believe ANYTHING someone employed by those criminals will be when Biden admits it was his coke in the White House. The whole state of Delaware should be ashamed of itself for letting Joe Biden destroy this country.
@szada
October 13, 2025 at 3:08 pm
Is it just me, or he speaks like he has a cold or something?
@AC-gu9ks
October 13, 2025 at 6:06 pm
Once we advance glass battery technology, it can see electric cars become more mainstream.
@CharliePryor
October 13, 2025 at 6:16 pm
9:30 Aptera my dude. It’s gonna happen, just gotta have faith. 🎉
@get2113
October 13, 2025 at 7:12 pm
Saying what ecos want to hear.
@djrydeen3841
October 13, 2025 at 7:38 pm
who is this clown?
@Edmonchuck
October 13, 2025 at 7:59 pm
Says not a huge amount then says 30,%. I get villified if I use 30% more anything😊
@baubo6763
October 13, 2025 at 8:45 pm
This professor may know a lot about how EV runs, but not so much about the software. It is possible for car makers to control their evs, lock owners out of their cars and do other things as well as general breach of privacy. This is why China would not allow Teslas on certain government lands. Its also why Chinese car owners have gotten their cars locked out when they do something against car manufacturers policy. If half of Americans drive Chinese EVs, and a war starts, half the cars may just get stranded on highways.
@hooner52
October 13, 2025 at 9:23 pm
Somebody call an ENT doc for this man immediately.
@tomiossi8092
October 13, 2025 at 9:58 pm
Thank you. You answered some questions I had.
@asdpoi121
October 13, 2025 at 10:07 pm
Strange not one q on frigid weather/temp n range.
@VegasRoManiacReviews
October 13, 2025 at 10:52 pm
Nissan leaf ,none of the batteries outlasted the car unless it crashed
@jeffmitchell-v9f
October 13, 2025 at 11:24 pm
EVs will never replace gas cars for recharging, range, and safety. There is not enough power stations to charge all the EVs we are supposed to have by end of 2030’s
@bkbigfish1316
October 14, 2025 at 1:28 am
EV fast charging looks like it could soon be as fast as gas fueling. China already has actual chargers where anyone (using the right car) can add about 250 miles in 7 minutes. I’m sure it will soon be even faster – there’s a sort of arms race going on about EV charging speeds. It doesn’t need to be that fast, but hey, why not? FYI, you can add batteries to the EV charger, so that it can superfast charge when needed, then recharge somewhat slower in between.
@shag139
October 14, 2025 at 2:24 am
lol how much has China funded this guy? EV’s have caught fire just sitting parked and charging. See South Korea. Gas cars don’t do that. At least he’s honest on charging rate vs pumping gas. Although Completely downplays the charging time when on the road and the range numbers are optimal conditions which you won’t see driving real world.
Flat road, wind at your back and constant 68 degrees so no heat or air on. Probably radio off as well. Real world driving 500 miles to the beach and it is with AC blasting on high the entire time. One stop to refill and is done in 5 mins plus 5 more for bathroom and good for another 500 miles. Your 300 mile EV is not making it in one stop under those conditions and it make take two stops. You just turned my 9 hour drive into a 10.5 or 11 hour drive. And that is only if you can immediately access a charger for your car. Now do insurance rates, and tendency to total out a car due to even minor damage to a battery pack.
@DucTrung-h1f
October 14, 2025 at 4:11 am
Very engaging content.
@deedoodeedoo6382
October 14, 2025 at 9:42 am
Adding an EV charger to a gas station isn’t a low cost investment, the charger itself is not something outrageous, but the infrastructure to connect it and make it usable in the numbers that would be required (lets say 5 concurrent cars) is huge. This is the main blocker for EV expansion
@andrewdemarco3512
October 14, 2025 at 11:47 am
Ontario highways have “on route” gas stations every so often so people don’t get stranded. These are more than just gas stations as they have multiple fast food restaurants, bathrooms, etc. Many of them now have charging stations.
@foggyyak
October 14, 2025 at 1:23 pm
Until they can develop a pickup with a 300 mile range while towing a load, the technology isn’t good enough for me to want to switch.
@fbermeo
October 14, 2025 at 3:11 pm
Many that would’ve bought an EV have already done so, and no more subsidies or HOV access in CA so now we’re seeing a push to try and convince us to KEEP BUYING EVs PLEASE! They’re so great! No thanks.
@gilamonstermotorsports7835
October 14, 2025 at 4:09 pm
15:11 bro thinks 7/11 is not a gas station?
@APAHAPI
October 14, 2025 at 4:31 pm
Also having chargers near gas station is dangerous because of sparks and static energy
@cad4246
October 14, 2025 at 4:49 pm
Better take your spark plugs out before you pull into the gas station.
@APAHAPI
October 14, 2025 at 4:54 pm
@cad4246 spakr plugs are sealed.
I was saying like poor ground connection and those small sparks when connecting the charger
@AlainVerse-u5o
October 14, 2025 at 5:45 pm
Homes usually don’t have a fuel station, but they already have everything needed to make a charging station.
@TheJonOrtiz
October 14, 2025 at 6:50 pm
Sheeesh this guy is amazing explaining things
@commanderred5573
October 14, 2025 at 8:57 pm
8:05 He never actually answered the question?
@Gazer75
October 14, 2025 at 9:57 pm
@15:10 Plenty of gas stations that covert to energy stations here in Norway. And these sites often have amenities like toilets and food.
Most places don’t stay open 24/7 so putting chargers at stores is not always a good idea.
@Chriko_labs
October 14, 2025 at 10:56 pm
Great video 👍
@IceWolfLoki
October 15, 2025 at 12:28 am
“Really smelling, kind of dirty and with grease on the pavement…” so a McDonalds then?
@ronblack7870
October 15, 2025 at 2:59 am
this guys knows enough to be dangerous . he talks like a professor . many things he omits or gets wrong. as for the stupid environmental question when rating an ice car do they include all the abandoned oil wells all over the country . many leaking methane ? all the legacy oil pollution like exon valdez even.? or only look at oil going forward? you need to include all the past polution in the equation. and ev batteries are being repurposed and recycled everyday already. redwood materials is big in that. they even have a solar farm in nevada next to their facility that uses repurposed ev batteries to supply a data center next door.
@ronblack7870
October 15, 2025 at 3:12 am
he says electric cars have less horsepower. not the case . plenty of evs have up to 1000 hp. many have dual motors some have 3 . an ev motor is typically 250 hp.
@lachlancook6718
October 15, 2025 at 4:41 am
He sounds like he’s mid-yawn at all times
@MrStrife622
October 15, 2025 at 7:13 am
9:34 Aptera Motors 😊
@fluked9563
October 15, 2025 at 8:24 am
Fully agree with the 300-350 mile range. Its more than enough for 95% of the world. Yes dudes living out in the outback wouldn’t be able to live with that, but that’s a very small percentage
@SeanArcherXXX
October 15, 2025 at 9:43 am
Caught the flu watching this video
@oophyte
October 15, 2025 at 9:58 am
EVs can’t charge as fast as pumping gas, but battery swapping stations can be.
@marcosavila1170
October 15, 2025 at 10:10 am
He couldn’t take some Afrin on the day of filming?
@righthandofdoom77
October 15, 2025 at 10:11 am
I would have asked him how close are we to getting a solid state battery in a car.
@relly66112
October 15, 2025 at 2:11 pm
I can already see I’m going to be a dinosaur holding on to my gas car.
I really don’t like EVs
@lofiguitarchill
October 15, 2025 at 2:17 pm
“Hydrogen uses ~4x the electricity to move the same car’ is the cleanest mic-drop I’ve heard on the EV vs H2 debate. Explained in plain English. 👏⚡
@TheReal_JG
October 15, 2025 at 2:26 pm
For anyone still questioning how fast an EV charges, I go to Buccees or Walmart as much as I can for the fastest chargers. I just use the restroom, get food and as I’m waiting in the long lines Buccees has every time, my car is ready to go. I legit dont have time to eat the food I got before my car is good to go. 10-80% in 18 minutes. 5-90% in 35 minutes.
Also, the car runs longer on trips than my bladder does, but I do drink a lot of water, lol. Tech has drastically improved since even 10 years ago.
@dblanco77
October 15, 2025 at 3:44 pm
Can we have an electric car that could reach 88 m/hr and could generate 1.21 gigawatts!??? Asking for an old friend 😮
@aaryaputra108
October 15, 2025 at 6:18 pm
I feel like he’s gonna sneeze a mega snot at any moment 😂😂😂
@stephenvincent4706
October 15, 2025 at 8:56 pm
Redo this when he’s over his cold. Sounds terrible.
@user-reg27364
October 15, 2025 at 10:53 pm
Ask a firefighter if he’d buy an EV. We can’t have freeways shut down for 12 hours every time one ignites.
@user-reg27364
October 15, 2025 at 10:57 pm
EVs aren’t a good option in rural or mountainous areas where we get snow. Fine for metropolitan areas.
@markgilder9990
October 16, 2025 at 1:13 am
CATL battery manufacturer has developed a Sodium Ion battery and is set to come into manufacture in the next couple of years. Data has shown that an EV will become enviroment friendly at about 7 months The cross over is a lot closer than 2 years. (Renewable energy resources included.) as for weight a Nissan Qashqai weighs the same as an MGS5 EV 1725KG long range 64kw battery pack (Kerb weight)
@user-fed-yum
October 16, 2025 at 1:23 am
You’re mostly getting the questions right. But you are completely wrong when it comes to how long electric vehicles will last. Batteries degrade over time, they lose power and longetivity. While your electric car *might* still run after 12 years, with a maximum speed of 20mph and a range of 10 miles. Combustion engines will easily outlast EV by double the mileage and age. And power losses are minimal over their much longer time spans.
@chrisdoesnotmiss
October 16, 2025 at 7:15 am
I kinda feel like with electric cars that we might as well go back to using electric trolleys, those batteries definitely go out before the vehicle and not only that they generally cost more than the vehicles worth to replace to begin with. I’ve also never had an enjoyable experience in an electric car they all have a gimmick they’re trying to sell and I’m not here for it
@andreac3362
October 16, 2025 at 7:42 am
The ads are insane. What are you doing? Stop it.
@yodaiam1000
October 16, 2025 at 12:45 pm
The two year number mentioned for the break even point for the carbon footprint is quite variable. If you have a smaller battery and live in an area with mostly renewable energy, it could be a few months. Also, the carbon footprint for production of the battery will drop significantly as recycled battery materials are used and mines are actually electrified and using renewables for power.
@TheInternetcord
October 16, 2025 at 1:36 pm
Is he getting paid for this interview? Seriously I could give you way better and more detailed and correct and concise answers. Wtf
@rickt0wn
October 16, 2025 at 1:57 pm
EVs are required to make noise at lower speeds when they are more silent
@mariusholtergrvdal7386
October 16, 2025 at 2:43 pm
In Norway gas station is the most used spots for EV chargers. They are like a fastfood chain with services. Our gas stations doesnt have a garage any more. Its an easy place for people and cars to charge up.
@BenvanBroekhuijsen
October 16, 2025 at 3:19 pm
Even if EV’s would be as pollutive as gas cars, it would be a lot more silent in cities and you would not directly inhale the fumes when you walk next to them. So that allone should be enough reason to switch.
But wel with a clown that screams drill baby drill, I don’t think the US is going to attribute much to a better environment. If only there was a way to keep the pollution there locally.
@WowIndescribable
October 16, 2025 at 3:41 pm
These answers are largely US-based. Many of the responses would be quite different at a global scale that included other countries. I wish this distinction would have been mentioned.
@Eagles_Eye
October 16, 2025 at 4:02 pm
Wireless charging by an automated car,… like a Tesla robotaxi.
@GNXClone
October 16, 2025 at 4:19 pm
They need to standardize the batteries and NOT make them a part of the vehicle. Make them easily swappable. That way you can pull into a station and have the depleted battery swapped out with a fully charged one, in minutes. Then they can charge the depleted battery you left behind, ready for the next customer.