remove fleet incentives and EVs would fall off a cliff
@jondonnelly4831
Күн бұрын
Tax offsets should be banned. Pay tax like everyone else.
@olmecking1
Ай бұрын
The lady is speaking for the establishment
@Rayk76
Ай бұрын
She normally does
@jamescarroll-gp8hl
Ай бұрын
Yes she is.
@seanohartaigh2209
Ай бұрын
Yes it's Newstalk
@peterryan7889
Ай бұрын
It’s literally the sole purpose of the station 😂
@stevezodiac491
Ай бұрын
yes it is called propoganda !
@timmchugh4361
Ай бұрын
Newstalk should change their name to RTE 3
@laughnowcrylater6871
Ай бұрын
Well said.
@MrGreen_
Ай бұрын
Rte 3 😂
@bebeg604
Ай бұрын
Anything with Batteries wreck my head. So I don't want the stress of an Electric Car. I'll stick with my diesel
@arshadameen9523
Ай бұрын
Try Hybrids they are very reliable.
@Tony-fl3rl
Ай бұрын
@@bebeg604 your diesel has a battery
@bebeg604
Ай бұрын
@Tony-fl3rl it does, but I can easily sell my van to a dealer without them refusing!
@jaqian
Ай бұрын
@@Tony-fl3rl Easily and cheaply user replaceable unlike an EVs
@Tony-fl3rl
Ай бұрын
@jaqian and ,I just stated they have batteries which they do
@Greggy0
Ай бұрын
Anyone who buys an Ev for the environment hasn't a clue what it takes to make the batteries and require power plants to charge and the batteries can't be recycled.
@johnfrancis4401
Ай бұрын
The batteries can be recycled.
@VictorMaxol
Ай бұрын
Yeah, well I'm better than you and I can show it by driving one.
@karlhulme8014
Ай бұрын
@@johnfrancis4401a small percentage of a battery can be recycled. Still the kids in third world countries can always be forced to dig more material to make new ones.
@johnfrancis4401
Ай бұрын
@@karlhulme8014 Odd that companies are being set up in the UK to use old EV batteries in conjunction with solar panels? Australia produces 60% of the world’s lithium - are you alleging child labour is prevalent down under. LFP Batteries use lithium iron and phosphate none of these exploit child labour.
@karlhulme8014
Ай бұрын
@@johnfrancis4401 check out the latest inferno at a battery recycling centre. Strange you should mention Australia as they are one of the countries set to have a real landfill problem with batteries over the next few years.
@richbrice3299
Ай бұрын
These people don't live in the real world. I have several cars, all older than 9 years and I expect them to last 20 years at the minimum.
@rockbun3985
Ай бұрын
New cars are too expensive. Some new car's have gone up 23% since 2019. And no way to an EV car
@meab12
Ай бұрын
New cars have always been a rip off. You know they're a rip off when a 40k euro car loses about 5k in value in its first week on the road.
@bwarey52
Ай бұрын
Have you looked at new car prices?...... there are loads of new EVs currently available for under 20k ....the reason the private buyer's won't buy them is they believe the propaganda in the media rather than actually doing some research and looking at the numbers
@meab12
Ай бұрын
@bwarey52 loads of EVs for under 20k? Examples please???
@bwarey52
Ай бұрын
@@meab12 nissan leaf, Peugeot E208, vauxhall E corsa.....if you look up EV guy on KZitem he does a run down on current pricing. Plenty of leaf's available for under 17k . Happy shopping 👍
@meab12
Ай бұрын
@bwarey52 new leaf: starts at 34k New e208: starts at 37k I cant find a price for a new e corsa. It just says there's a new model coming. I have no idea where you get your figures from. You either made it up or you have been mislead. I got those prices from the Nissan and Peugeot websites .
@lm-nu1gi
Ай бұрын
Ireland is not the problem with global warming. We are a drop in the ocean compared to India China global companies military emissions, the list is endless. So people don't want to be forced to buy expensive evs because of other countries emissions!
@maxedww
Ай бұрын
Facts. 🇨🇳👉🏻🗑️
@TheIrishMegaphone
Ай бұрын
Newsflash. There is no anthropogenic global warming.
@myscene2010
Ай бұрын
People waking up to the "climate change" scam.
@afrozqazi8356
Ай бұрын
Very well penned, short to the point.
@ShelbybossV8
Ай бұрын
And that's why there will never be such a thing as "Net Zero",it's rainbows & unicorn stuff. Plus,we actually need carbon in our atmosphere to survive.
@smurfisevil
Ай бұрын
I think part of the problem is that a lot of people can't afford to buy a house, so they are not going to have the disposable income/savings to spend on new or used electric cars and if they are renting an apartment they might not have the EV charging facilities
@jaymcaaa
Ай бұрын
You will own nothing and be happy
@Jonathan-yd8ud
Ай бұрын
Overpriced, unreliable, expensive to charge, massive depresiation etc...what's not to like.
@rudithedog7534
Ай бұрын
My 20 year old petrol car works fine 170,000 km on the clock, why should I get myself into debt for an electric car ???
@grfann
Ай бұрын
I'm the proud new owner of 2006 VW diesel 2.5, had the engine rebuilt and vehicl restoration, overall cost less than €5k.
@dangosypethau
Ай бұрын
and that's just 25% the price of a battery pack
@colin1odonnell
Ай бұрын
And after your restoration your fuel is still 8 times more expensive than mine per km
@user-yq1ok4oq2x
Ай бұрын
Nobody will buy a second hand EV they have no resale value.
@VictorMaxol
Ай бұрын
It's like buying a half ton battery that won't hold a charge.
@andytunnicliffe7223
Ай бұрын
@@VictorMaxolObviously writing from experience.
@VictorMaxol
Ай бұрын
@@andytunnicliffe7223 Thankfully not my own.
@andytunnicliffe7223
Ай бұрын
@@VictorMaxol then probably best not to take too much notice of the luddites.
@VictorMaxol
Ай бұрын
@@andytunnicliffe7223 EV worth depends on lifestyle, terrific for the right type of urban use.
@Chris_Willows
Ай бұрын
Overpriced, no charging infrastructure. Overpriced charging costs. Massive depreciation, can't trade them in. Endless hours spent sitting at chargers. Too slow to charge & too short a range once you decide to use heating, AC or drive on a motorway. Avoid, avoid, avoid
@michaelryan5962
Ай бұрын
I know a person, who 2 years ago bought a Mercedes, she give 75 thousand for it, about two weeks ago she went to trade it, and the dealer was only given her 40 thousand, there you go,
@davidkavanagh189
Ай бұрын
That's fairly normal depreciation of a new car. The solution to that problem is never buy a brand new car. The maths simply doesn't make sense.
@VictorMaxol
Ай бұрын
Yet she's smart enough to marry some rich man.
@michaelryan5962
Ай бұрын
@VictorMaxol ya the family is a weathy family not sort of a few Bob,
@clinger007ringer-xu2ir
Ай бұрын
I am surprised she was even offered 40k for that milk float, dealer's can't sell second hand ev's .
@davidkavanagh189
Ай бұрын
@@VictorMaxol Brains are not required for that. You'll find that 'rich man' will be more concerned about other attributes.
@jaqian
Ай бұрын
They're a scam
@paulbrowne6087
Ай бұрын
Why do you say that? I'm a happy EV owner since 2017.
@mikafiltenborg7572
Ай бұрын
Tesla model Y was the Best selling carmodel on planet Earth in year 2023 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
@karlhulme8014
Ай бұрын
EV market share is “ worrying “ , why exactly? If people don’t want them then they need to drastically cut production of these difficult to live with, over priced, rapidly depreciating vehicles which make no appreciable difference to the environment.
@Castlelong333
Ай бұрын
EV car production destroyers the environment
@michaeltobin5
Ай бұрын
It doesnt suit their agenda 2030
@Allonmor
Ай бұрын
Imagine spending 50k on a new Tesla and weeks later they cut them by 5k.. Certain car reviewers overlook all the cons here, and there are many.. Don’t be a mug, don’t buy an ev.
@Joe-ud2hb
Ай бұрын
I've an EV that cost €37k for 2 yrs covered 140k kms,no problems with it,drives like the first day,has saved me €4k /year, had 450km range new, has 435 now, not looking to trade I'll put another 150 on it pg by which time savings will be circa €20k - even if I get 0 for it at that stage I've driven 4yrs for 17k. Not too bad for a Mug 😮
@pattysmyth3210
Ай бұрын
Buy one at over 100k and year later worth 15k, no dealer wants to take them in again, dont be fooled people
@pattysmyth3210
Ай бұрын
@@Joe-ud2hbwe believe you joe😂
@Joe-ud2hb
Ай бұрын
@pattysmyth3210 if you've got 100k to spend on a car who cares bout depreciation 🙂
@lukekinsella6348
Ай бұрын
@@Joe-ud2hb you really sound like a mug doh I bought a ev for 37k and my range 😂😂 ok victoria Beckham we get it you have money 😂😂
@joehoran1437
Ай бұрын
Batteries warrantied up to 160k kilometres..........my Avensis D4D has done 386,000 kms and still going strong.
@gerryheery1388
Ай бұрын
was your avensis warrantied for 386,000
@RHauto
Ай бұрын
@@gerryheery1388Toyota's don't need a warranty in the first place, they're known as the best built cars in the world 👌
@Breas-md6hc
Ай бұрын
Because they are cr** and lose their value fast, batteries don't last and too expensive to replace
@aidanbrennan7389
Ай бұрын
Depreciation of an electric car over three years can be as much as 50 %. Not a great investment!
@Brian-om2hh
Ай бұрын
You'll find most ICE cars also have 50% depreciation over 3 years....
@montu94
Ай бұрын
- High purchase price - Unrepairable - Lack of chargers - Charging time of hours vs 3 minutes of refueling - Battery degradation - Unsellable Only an idiot would fall for the EV meme.
@gerryheery1388
Ай бұрын
you haven't got a clue most people charge when they are asleep at night
@neildean7515
Ай бұрын
You forgot: 1. increased frequency of tyres that are more expensive normal too 2. Massive repair costs.. electronics cost many thousands…
@Brian-om2hh
Ай бұрын
What complete and utter garbage.
@gerryheery1388
Ай бұрын
@@neildean7515 the car i traded in for my kia ev6 was a bmw 320d with run flat tyres which were a lot dearer. what electronics are you talking about
@paulbrowne6087
Ай бұрын
@@neildean7515 the money I save on fuel and service costs we use for our annual two weeks holidays , circa €3k. Been like that for 7 years. Loving it. Only a fool would give their money away freely. That's what you are doing every time you fill up your tank.
@obk1404
Ай бұрын
I would imagine the phasing out of the large BIK benefits for company electric cars is contributing to this fall in sales. Most of the people I know with EV's are company car drivers and any inconvenience that an EV might bring was well offset by personal tax savings. Once those savings are gone then many will switch back to diesel cars
@WayneCarolan
Ай бұрын
You’re right, most contracts are 3-4 years too via a fleet company. Commercial vehicles are back to 4 seats max and are applicable to 8% of original market value. It’s pure greed and makes no sense.
@softwaretechnologyengineering
Ай бұрын
8 Years the life time of the car? Mine is over 14 years at this stage.
@gerryheery1388
Ай бұрын
i feel sorry for you does it have a heater. EV is the future man
@softwaretechnologyengineering
Ай бұрын
@@gerryheery1388 Not only does it have a heater Gerry, but I can drive the same distance regardless of whether it's turned on or not.
@RHauto
Ай бұрын
@gerryheery1388 At least in an ICE car, you don't have to worry about a heater draining your battery 😂
@Richard1A2B
Ай бұрын
Who wants to buy a second hand car that will need a €15k battery after 8 - 10 years. So you can't sell them.
@mikeirwin9985
Ай бұрын
Propably the biggest issue at the moment.
@stealthirl
Ай бұрын
My 10 year old EV still going strong after over 100k on it’s original battery along with plenty of others
@jaqian
Ай бұрын
@@stealthirl But once the battery goes, the car is finished as too expensive to replace.
@Art-is-craft
Ай бұрын
The batteries cost a lot more than €15000 to replace.
@Richard1A2B
Ай бұрын
@stealthirl I am pleased to hear that, but 100,000 km is nothing for a car of 10 years old. Most cars that age would be approaching 200,000 km. That said the battery is out of guarantee at 10 years and costs more than replacing a petrol engine, who ever has to replace their whole engine. Not worth the risk. Better to wait 20 years and see what the trend looks like before taking the risk.
@myscene2010
Ай бұрын
No second hand market for EVs. The emperor has no clothes.
@stealthirl
Ай бұрын
Used EVs spend less time on forecourts then ICE cars
@Markcain268
Ай бұрын
@myscene2010 this whole ev thing reminds of that fairy tale!
@globalpropertyinvestment
Ай бұрын
@@stealthirl Yeah that's just not true. I have friends in the trade and they wont touch them as trade ins. You only have to look at resale values of equivalent cars, one petrol, one EV. The EV is always worth substantially less. You may save on fuel but you will be wrecked once you go to trade it in.
@ClifftopTragedy
Ай бұрын
If they made sense, people would buy them. I just sold a 12 year old Skoda Superb with 400,000km on the clock. Hardly a days trouble and still driving like new. People were queuing up to buy it but that's a sign of how bad things are going in the country I suppose.
@TheRealJayNolan
Ай бұрын
I enjoy driving. The visceral experience. I don't want a golf caddy
@TrevorLittle-em8mg
Ай бұрын
Have you looked at your electricity bill lately, cannot afford to put the LED light on at night.
@globalpropertyinvestment
Ай бұрын
We foolishly put in recessed LEDs in our kitchen, sitting room and living room. Our electricity bill went through the roof. Now we have a small standing lamp or table lamp in the rooms which we use instead. Only ever use the main lights when we have guests lol. Never again!
@eddieomahony507
Ай бұрын
She is advertising for goverment
@HobTecCars
Ай бұрын
Essentially its a multi faceted problem. 1. China owns the EV game, EU tariffs are delaying the inevitable. BYD's new Romanian factory will circumvent tariffs. 2. Depreciation of the asset. A 2023 VW 1D4 on average dropped 52% in value last year. 3. Charging infrastructure in Ireland is poor. 4. EVs suit urban dwellers, rural Ireland not so much. 5. Longevity. 2010 Nissan Leaf EVs are worth €3000 and are essentially scrap, dealers can't shift them. A 2010 Toyota petrol/diesel is worth €5000 and will drive for another 20 years.
@crztank9298
Ай бұрын
Lies about the batteries. All batteries in ev and hybrid have management systems going back to the original prius and insight and the modularity is great until the it costs a specialist 2 or 3k in labour just to remove and diagnose, before parts are replaced
@joelyons886
Ай бұрын
also if there are ANY ISSUES with the cells (main components of a battery by the way) and the battery as a whole charges to 70% then you have no cover on the battery and to change/fix these costs thousands oh and IF you are really unlucky and bought a Tesla THEY CAN'T replace / fix cells hahaha IF the Gov was so assured on EV then they should cover / under write all these issues under common consumer protection law BUT THEY DON'T so what does that tell you???
@davidowens8536
Ай бұрын
1 Govt subsidy gone 2 50% depreciation in 3 years 3 still no sign of rapid recharging facilities And yes I did buy one !
@joelyons886
Ай бұрын
also to kick you when you are down if there are ANY ISSUES with the cells (main components of a battery by the way) and the battery as a whole charges to 70% then you have no cover on the battery and to change/fix these costs thousands oh and IF you are really unlucky and bought a Tesla THEY CAN'T replace / fix cells hahaha IF the Gov was so assured on EV then they should cover / under write all these issues under common consumer protection law BUT THEY DON'T so what does that tell you???
@buddy1155
Ай бұрын
I don't live in Ireland but WHY does Ireland fast chargers? If you charge at home you can drive almost anywhere and back on a single charge. I live in the Netherlands, we have 25% of all fast chargers in the EU but very little people seem to use them, everyone just charges at home. It makes only sense for German or France people drive to the Netherlands, but I guess that doesn't happen a lot in Ireland.
@joelyons886
Ай бұрын
@@buddy1155 roads are muck and the traffic is shocking case in point if you want to drive accross Dublin/Town depending on the time of day it could take you 3-4 hours for a round drip. If you travel Dublin to Cork you will not make it there and back on a single charge so again you have to charge and that is then dependent on availablity and capacity as there are not that many high speed charger so if you arrive at one there could be several cars ahead of you!
@Art-is-craft
Ай бұрын
@@buddy1155 Netherlands is a worse welfare state than Ireland. All those government manage programs might look great but there are not young generations coming through. Ireland has other problems.
@farmerjimmy7453
Ай бұрын
@@davidowens8536 %50 is being kind
@crztank9298
Ай бұрын
Calling early adopters the ones who care about the enviroment is waaaay off the mark. The EV is too expensive, they have no range, and they are not reliable long term. On top of that, they take waaaaay more energy to manufacture and take about 7 years to break even co2
@AlamedanBreezyRep
Ай бұрын
I'm sure some of the earlier adopters are environmentally conscious(not enough to live without a car though) or like to signal that they're environmentally conscious.
@stealthirl
Ай бұрын
I was an early adopter, it was to save costs. My used EV was less then half the cost to run compared to the diesel I had. I bout my first new car with the saved money. Another EV that still costs me less then half the cost of an ICE
@Art-is-craft
Ай бұрын
@@AlamedanBreezyRep None of them are environmentally conscious. They are in love with the idea but that is not the same.
@TruePatriotfreedomfront
Ай бұрын
Who has 20 to 30 thousand euros for a new EV battery and not much EV mechanics and who has thousands of euros to get the car fixed when it's parts starting to go
@markhall5776
Ай бұрын
Rip off Ireland , cheap chinese EVs that are prone to catching fire , disguised as top tier vehicles . What about the 60 Electric bus's that have no charging stations bought by Gov . Costing The Tax Payer millions . Plus Hydrogen vehicles will be better .
@davidkavanagh189
Ай бұрын
Hydrogen vehicles ain't gonna happen in your wildest dreams. The stuff is WAY too difficult and dangerous to handle to be remotely viable for everyday use.
@markhall5776
Ай бұрын
@@davidkavanagh189 ahahaha ! Just shows you have not done your homework . Companies already making leaps in hydrogen safe cells hydrogen on a disc . Plus its already been proven . Tesla already looking at this .
@davidkavanagh189
Ай бұрын
@@markhall5776 You haven't done your homework mate. Manufactures have been 'looking at this' for decades now. Ain't gonna happen but keep dreaming by all means. Hydrogen is difficult and dangerous to store, requiring perfect maintenance of equipment to remain safe. Even more limitations and issues that any electric car could even dream of.
@markhall5776
Ай бұрын
@@davidkavanagh189 many HHO systems have Hydrogen on demand where it only produces upon demand , these products are already on sale . Your dreaming and I'm not your mate .
@davidkavanagh189
Ай бұрын
@@markhall5776 What happens to the hydrogen stored in the car if you don't drive for a few days? Look that up and get back to me. The hydrogen system in the car will have to be meticulously maintained in order to be safe. Meticulous maintenance does not lend itself well to personal car use.
@adamhunt5139
Ай бұрын
Are you having a laugh since when is 16000km a lifetime of a car most old cars easy get 200000 miles saving the environment lol
@jaqian
Ай бұрын
@@adamhunt5139 My car is 165km and still going strong (not an EV)
@TheCiller10
Ай бұрын
They’re not buying them because they’re not fit for purpose in Ireland, commuters to Dublin from outside the area live too far away to make a return journey unless they can charge at work. Nobody wants to stop for 45 minutes on their way home to charge after a day at work
@smaemurray
Ай бұрын
Deluded. Most EVs have a range over 250km. If your commute is longer than this then stick to ICE. I have a 150km round trip. Charge at home overnight.
@TheCiller10
Ай бұрын
@@smaemurray there are people coming from the likes Portlaoise and Carlow every day to Dublin that’s outside your 250km round trip. There’s no delusion there at all, ev might work for you but it’s never going to work for everyone which is what the plan is.
@TheCiller10
Ай бұрын
It’s funny how I’m getting down voted because not fit for purpose is a significant legal term here under the consumers rights act
@jaqian
Ай бұрын
You don't have to wait around to charge a petrol/diesel vehicle
@stealthirl
Ай бұрын
I don’t have to wait either, plug in when I’m home and it charges while I sleep. No need to visit a petrol station every few days and waste time standing there holding a fuel pump and even more time going it to pay.
@jaqian
Ай бұрын
@@stealthirl I like to do long drives >200km, not just commute back and forth. There isn't the infrastructure and I haven't the patience to sit around and wait to charge a car
@karlhulme8014
Ай бұрын
@@stealthirl and you sleep okay with the possibility of thermal runaway ?
@stealthirl
Ай бұрын
@@karlhulme8014 yup as it’s very rare compared with fire in an ICE
@stealthirl
Ай бұрын
@@jaqian I like to drive too. Last weekend I went to Waterford from Dublin for lunch. I charged the car for the return trip while I enjoyed Lunch and it was free. I went to Belfast last month and did the same. Iv been to Manchester, Limerick, Galway, Cork etc all without major delays
@byrne1916
Ай бұрын
The batteries aren't modular so you can replace the cells as they fail, instead they're sown shut so they can write the whole car off..... yeah no thanks
@richboy900
Ай бұрын
EVs only make sense if you have a home charger and you only tootle around a city like Dublin. Even then, the infrastructure isn't really there
@buddy1155
Ай бұрын
EVs have a 300 or 400 km range, don't know what insane large cities Ireland has.
@stealthirl
Ай бұрын
I managed fine to get all over Ireland in my old EV and the new one has 3 times the range.
@dangosypethau
Ай бұрын
@@buddy1155 a bit of cold weather and you can half that range or go around without your heater on
@buddy1155
Ай бұрын
@@dangosypethau You are clearly not an EV owner, what you say is simply not true at all. Did you know that 90% of all cars in that tropical place called Norway are EVs?
@dangosypethau
Ай бұрын
@@buddy1155 I've seen plenty of videos of EV owners having to sacrifice their heating for "range". You obviously do 10km daily round trips.
@user-yq1ok4oq2x
Ай бұрын
They loose power over time like all batteries.
@imnisoisialta
Ай бұрын
Not exactly. Yes, they lose a small percentage over time but it's not comparable to phone or laptop batteries. Heat is the enemy of batteries and there is a battery thermal management system in electric cars to maintain and cool the battery temperature to the optimal range. Most other applications don't have this, hence the far greater degradation. In electric cars it will degrade the most in the first year, usually less than 5%. It will taper off significantly after this, common to have electric cars with a few 100K miles with overall degradation around 10%. There was an issue with the first electric cars needing new batteries and higher degradation after a period of time, this was because there was no battery cooling system for example in the first gen Nissan Leafs. Cars needing new batteries now is rather rare.
@stealthirl
Ай бұрын
@@imnisoisialta stop speaking sense here, it’s for posting anti EV propaganda or FUD.
@Brian-om2hh
Ай бұрын
There is only one letter O in lose.......
@ShelbybossV8
Ай бұрын
A shelf life of 8 year's for an EV!! I have a 15yr old Toyota & it ain't stopping anytime soon.
@user-rs4rw6oo3v
Ай бұрын
Electric cars end up on the back of a truck.
@robovac3557
Ай бұрын
That'd how they all cars are delivered
@user-rs4rw6oo3v
Ай бұрын
@@robovac3557 to salvage!
@Greggy0
Ай бұрын
Put solar panels on every roof in the country thst wants them. Would have a better impact on the environment.
@Art-is-craft
Ай бұрын
No. Solar cells are useless in Ireland.
@johnfrancis4401
Ай бұрын
The cost of a BYD is almost twice in Europe compared to China. Is that called dumping - when the profit margin is huge in Europe and negligible in China?
@Art-is-craft
Ай бұрын
At first it may appear like that but give it a few years and they would flood the market.
@MarksLearners
Ай бұрын
The only people who could take up the grants were the wealthy people who didn't need the grant in the first place.
@paulfitz4861
Ай бұрын
When you can charge a car in 5mins and drive it 1000km with the heaters and radio on full blast things might change
@givemeabreak8784
Ай бұрын
They burn and insurance is high and going to go up. It's a ticking bomb !!
@Brian-om2hh
Ай бұрын
I'm guessing you were not aware that around 300 petrol and diesel cars catch fire each *day* in Britain? Which EV did you own that had "high" insurance?
@philiplindley7384
Ай бұрын
An EV that lasts 10 years is an oddity. Over 50% of cars, even in the USA, are over 10 years old. That's a circle you can't square. That's basically denying a car to half the population of *every* country.
@stevezodiac491
Ай бұрын
I have a 16 year old Mercedes E Clas Diesel with 650 miles range still, A 20 year old Mazda MX5 in perfect workingborder and an EV with 42% battery degradation after 8 years and only 40 k miles. Guess what I won't buy in the future ?
@pjdarcy
5 күн бұрын
A lot of households in Ireland have more than one car. Replacing the second car with a second hand EV right now would be ideal as there's incredible value in second hand EVs at the moment.
@HH-jq2gx
Ай бұрын
All new cars cost significantly more than a few years ago. So why should people give their money to these companies. Then there’s the tax. It’s nuts.
@tonybroderick4808
Ай бұрын
Cos they take too long to charge up.
@JonnM
Ай бұрын
Ger is being somewhat disingenuous here. Charging infrastructure is part of the issue, but not the major issue. There are several other more significant issues such as, diminishing range with each passing year, a small and declining second hand market, price, home charging only suitable for those with driveways, questionable environmental evidence. I’ve no doubt the EVs , with technical improvements, will eventually capture a significant share of market, but in 30 years, not in 6 years.
@clinger007ringer-xu2ir
Ай бұрын
Also, in cold weather, charging time increases greatly and battery performance decreases, very cold weather can damage the battery.
@liamw8847
Ай бұрын
The problem with ev cars for me is, when you buy a BMW Petrol or Diesel for example, it has a BMW engine, gearbox etc. When you buy an ev, it’s not a true BMW. It’s essentially the shell of a beamer with a golf buggy power train under the bonnet.
@Raptor2607
Ай бұрын
They cut all the charging ports in America for the copper there using Bluetooth chargers now 😂
@davidmehlhorn726
Ай бұрын
Too expensive to begin with, depreciation is massive compared with ICE cars, their "range" is a joke and unachievable, take too long to recharge, using heating/Air con reduces battery charge, batteries degrade over time, etc etc. I changed my car last January and the salesman was almost begging me to look at the EV models he had but I was adamant I wanted a petrol car to replace my 14 year old diesel. He admitted that without fleet sales, no one wanted an EV and subsequent sales figures released this year have substantiated that. I know the truth hurts EV driver's feelings but they fell for the massive con job that EVs are and the three people I personally know who did buy and EV have all taken the hit and gone back to petrol/diesel.
@tulligman
Ай бұрын
I think people are finally starting to wake up to the EV scam.
@dangosypethau
Ай бұрын
goes to show why only 50% of EV owners replace their EV with an EV!!
@arasf5236
Ай бұрын
Maybe becauce EV are utter crap
@mikapeltokorpi7671
Ай бұрын
In recent years Tesla has been casting its batteries to a thick epoxy foam, which renderes repair efforts unfeasible due to the cost and labour. Also, China made Model 3 got 20.8% additional tariff today.
@stevezodiac491
Ай бұрын
I have owned an EV for just over 8 years and even though it has only done just over 40 k miles the battery has now degraded 42%. Manufacturers do not routinely replace batteries for degradation, they normally only repair cells up to the amount of degredation that they deem acceptable. In my case it was 25% degradation in under 100 k miles or 8 years. Also my manufacturer only repairs batteries at " their discretion" so no guarantee whatsoever. Our car is close to worthless now and I will never buy another EV, ever. The fact is ALL LITHIUM ION BATTERIES DEGRADE, with time and use cycles. To say otherwise is a downright lie. Widespread degradation has not been seen yet in mass in my opinion because most EV's are fairly new still. There were very few on the road, when I bought mine. Never again !
@user-rc4qh3lp7h
Ай бұрын
This motoring journalist is generally well informed. However from listening to her on a number of occasions there is a serious disconnect between the realities of EV ownership and her insight of how the EV market will develop. There are a lot of unqualified assumptions being made while counter evidence is being ignored. She would do well to consider if she has an EV bias that could be jeopardising her journalistic integrity.
@Jonathan-yd8ud
Ай бұрын
The EU " we want to save the planet" Also the EU " let's put a massive tax on cheap Chinese electric cars" Logic.
@davescannell4558
4 күн бұрын
Like she says in the same breath that the batteries are not thought to last long enough for the life of the car, then in the same breath she says 8 years or 160,000km… as things stand electric cars are an inferior technology versus the combustion engine. Imagine if it was only electric cars that we had up until now and if the ICE’s were the new tech, sure everyone would buy the ICE cars. Takes 2 minutes to fill the tank with diesel, no battery problems etc
@wannaseesomestuff
Ай бұрын
Ger seems to be very pro electric cars. She has a biased opinion not rooted in facts
@darrendelaney2127
Ай бұрын
Drove one for around a year. Loved the tech, the power. I didn’t feel poor infrastructure was a deal breaker, but had a small few inconveniences with chargers. It seems to me that EV depreciation is felt by the consumer mostly. Main dealers have some neck on them selling 3 year old vehicles at just a few grand less than new. I’ll hold off and drive my Toyota diesel for another 300k thank you very much
@johnnyboy4711
Ай бұрын
Because noone can whip 50k from down the back if the couch,jesus wept are these people living in the real world
@Art-is-craft
Ай бұрын
No the political class live in a make believe world. They love to talk about facts but will not listen to them.
@johnfinnerty4243
Ай бұрын
Certain people in the industry called out exactly what is happening now. Lets clear up the points that this lady is making. 1. She says that components can be used instead of direct replacements. The problem with that is we already have examples of EV's that require components and the companies that manufacture components for EV's have gone out of business which by the way is still happening. These companies sprang up and hoped to ride the gravy train with EV's which hasn't materialised and there are no alternative components. Result: Redundant Car. Watch that space grow. 2. She overeggs the pudding on "misinformation". A lot of what is in the public domain is true. There are desperate attempts by the industry now to save, what is a sinking ship. 3. How reliable the batteries are we just don't know. The time frame is simply too short to measure reliability. The "odd one" going here and there is not really grounds for dispelling peoples concerns. In actual fact Ive seen several mechanics highlight how this has potentially a huge concern going forward. (The lack of certainty concerning battery longevity) Perhaps this is something that they have established from their early appraisals. 4. She is right on the infrastructure. Result: "Range anxiety" will be enough to keep people from the showrooms. 5. There are quite a number of garages that have stopped taking trade ins. This is a tidal wave which may only get stronger! Yes purchasing vehicles are made on emotions but also on evidence. If your going to shell out 50k for a new EV wouldn't you want some evidence? Not just because it looks sleek with nice curves! At this rate, if this keeps up dealerships wont be able to give them away!
@epicchannel4724
Ай бұрын
Many people coming home from holiday and theses things won't even start up in the airport carpark. The small battery is still getting power taken from it even when not in use. Just one of many problems.
@darragh63
Ай бұрын
Our base line electricity production comes produced from fossil fuels. Unless your producing all of your own electricity in house, domestically, your just adding to fossil fuel burning in Ireland through our large power stations.
@caterthun4853
Ай бұрын
World wide EV sales still rising. Something odd about Ireland.
@theeggtimertictic1136
Ай бұрын
4:11 Did you hear the woman on liveline last week? Read the small print on that guarantee.
@Art-is-craft
Ай бұрын
What did the lady say?
@mariannugent3179
Ай бұрын
@@Art-is-crafthad a battery problem “a damaged cell within battery” her guarantee did not cover repair cost even though it was within the 8 years. Think it was 3 years old.
@Art-is-craft
Ай бұрын
@@mariannugent3179 Sounds like there is no real guarantee only marketing.
@JulieRabbitt-mj6wb
Ай бұрын
Who has the money to buy one only people with money that's y
@cathalwalker3308
Ай бұрын
It’s 10 degrees out in July. Where is this global warming that we are being scammed with all this carbon tax?
@mariannugent3179
Ай бұрын
Felt an autumn chill in the air this morning, I agree with you.
@cathalwalker3308
Ай бұрын
@@mariannugent3179 it’s all just an excuse for the government to rob us more.
@justagearofwar
Ай бұрын
it's a show of wealth for rich people.
@gerryheery1388
Ай бұрын
take your silly head out of the sand you can buy an EV cheaper then a lot of petrol or diesel cars and it costs far less to run it.
@zoethepom357
Ай бұрын
@@gerryheery1388 big head lets see how you feel when you run someone over in your silent shed on wheels and your battery dies and you get a bill to replace it lol see whos laughing then big head
@user-ox8ui7zm7j
Ай бұрын
Who in their right mind is going to buy a second hand ev?!!
@simonspeedo8122
20 сағат бұрын
They never do tbe expected range,cost too much and not convienient. Same propaganda we get in the UK
@josephbrophy8113
Ай бұрын
There's no such thing as a grant because it's just added in to the price and the deducted 😮😮
@ihsanpenny9945
Ай бұрын
2010 bmw can get down to Cork on 20 quid of diesel. Can't beat it
@stealthirl
Ай бұрын
I can do it for about €6 of electricity 😊
@ihsanpenny9945
Ай бұрын
@stealthirl but I can do it sny time, don't need to wait for charge
@stealthirl
Ай бұрын
@@ihsanpenny9945 yup anytime of the year. if I’m going further then 300km I’d need to charge for 30-40 min and I’d have another 300ish km. even in an Ice I’d be stopping after 300km for a toilet break and a bit of a break to stretch the legs or have food. I don’t know anyone who’d do 600km in one go
@stealthirl
Ай бұрын
@@ihsanpenny9945 for reference cork is 245km for me and would actually cost less then €6. Iv done it a few times in about 3 hours. In my old EV it was about 5 hours but it only had about 100km range in winter so I’d charge 2 or 3 times but back then it was Free to charge
@ihsanpenny9945
Ай бұрын
@stealthirl lol. Fair point there re toilet break, can't argue with that
@vaskovip
3 күн бұрын
After all the conversation with this individual i would of wrap up the interview with what she personally drives ,if she is?
@techie2udonegal
Ай бұрын
BYD would sell brand new family ev saloons here for €15000, instead of €50,000 if it were not for anti competition EU and Irish import taxes and anti chinese tariffs! So much for save the environment and free market!
@martinmcdonald4207
Ай бұрын
Hybrid is the present and the future. Electric motors working with new tech clean combustion engines are just as clean and more practical than all electric cars. The car industry is watching that space with a very keen eye.
@Yawellsham
Ай бұрын
Hybrids are equally pointless
@martinmcdonald4207
Ай бұрын
@@Yawellsham You must live in a traffic free world. Hybrids don't put out toxic omissions in slow and non moving traffic. Hybrids are the practical balance between EV's and combustion only power.
@DonnK-rc4im
Ай бұрын
@martinmcdonald4207 Look into brake dust vs diesel particulates and get back to me.
@crztank9298
Ай бұрын
@DonnK-rc4im hybrids and evs don't emit alot of brake dust if this is your insinuation. In fact the regenerative braking is so effective, most ev and hybrid owners replace brake discs at higher rates than normal ICE cars because the rotors corrode through lack of use.
@mcarpenter2917
Ай бұрын
@@DonnK-rc4im You don't have brake pads on your diesel?
@thomasarmstrong3804
Ай бұрын
Watch out for the TRAVELLERS nicking the Copper Cables
@TruePatriotfreedomfront
Ай бұрын
Ask your self why are the political establishment and all politicians not driving around in EV'S, why are the green party politicians not driving around in EV'S and big corporates CEO'S and this very person that is trying to sell it to the public for the establishment and co NGO'S 🤔
@simonspeedo8122
20 сағат бұрын
As a UK resident who regularly visits Ireland and happens to tune in to News talk iam astounded at the left leaning bias of this station. They have their own agenda and will make no reference to peoples concerns if it doesn't suit their agenda. Unbelievable..
@MovieTimeUpForTheChallenge
Ай бұрын
Simple the cars are not where they need to be. It should have been a hybrid approach. Once the battery Charging rate is a few moments,and distance improves. It will do better.
@Yawellsham
Ай бұрын
Damn the bicycle! We want horses!
@theeggtimertictic1136
Ай бұрын
No comparison to the EV situation whatsoever.
@DonnK-rc4im
Ай бұрын
@theeggtimertictic1136 it does if you're a real human
@emeidocathail7808
Ай бұрын
Chronic infrastructure, crippling resale value, spontaneous combustion and the reality is the majority of car manufacturers are quietly moving away from EV R&D and refocusing on more efficient combustion anf hydrogen fuel cell tech. EV was never going to be a long term option.
@vinlennox7658
Ай бұрын
They Are a scam
@MrTench8
Ай бұрын
Manufacturer warrantees are fast becoming not worth the paper they are written on. We hear all too often how they refuse claims blaming anything but themselves for even very major faults EV and ICE and we have all seen the videos where people have quotes for new batteries which are more than the used EV is worth rendering it an uneconomic repair. I imagine the manufacturers are registering EV's to bolster sales figures or massively discounting them to fleet buyers to enable them to sell more ICE vehicles due to Gorvernment quota's so the market figures we see are not representative of the publics buying habits. This fad of electric vehicles will fade away vey quickly!
@RedRupert64
Ай бұрын
Protecting your market will mever work long-term. It weakens your home producers, then they can't compete in the future. It's what has happened to Harley Davidson in America.
@cplcummins
Ай бұрын
2nd hand sales..replace batteries cost..list goes on.. Never buy version 1 of anything..
@bwarey52
Ай бұрын
Have you had to replace your battery on your EV?..... you do realise they have on average an 8 year warranty so 95% of EVs on the road are still within the warranty period
@johnlesoudeur3653
Ай бұрын
The only reason for the sales are for tax benefits.
@JanetteIreland
Ай бұрын
May be there too Expensive or people have other Priorities.
@MichaelButler-fg9pp
Ай бұрын
Ahh,can't beat more propoganda,newstalk at its finest
@michaelmcardle
Ай бұрын
Electric cars are not the solution. Sustainable fuels will run perfectly in your normal diesel & petrol cars. What do you think rudolf diesel used when he invented his engine? Vegetable oil.
@Bluebuthappy182
Ай бұрын
I'm looking around for a second hand EV. From what I can see if you get a cheap one (these are relative terms you understand) and you'll have range anxiety and have to plan any medium to long trip around charging point and anything with longer range is quite to very expensive.
@Rayk76
Ай бұрын
A diesel, hybrid, or petrol engined car will outlast an EV FACT, the cost of ev's is an abseloute joke, battery lasts only 150,000 miles in comparison to comparable ice vehicles thatll do double that
@Joe-ud2hb
Ай бұрын
So you're saying all diesels do 300k miles 😅😅
@BillLaBrie
Ай бұрын
I think it’s because alcoholism is no longer as much of a problem….
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