EVs Are Losing The Electric Future // feat. James Freeman

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Published 2024-07-09
Thanks to California Automobile Museum for letting us show off their original GM EV1! Go see it for yourself: www.calautomuseum.org/

Million-dollar EV maker Rimac says their next car won’t be electric. Unsold Teslas are filling up parking lots. And big automakers like Mercedes are canceling future EVs. Is the electric future dead? Let’s find out!

EV sales took a big hit at the beginning of 2024, but bybrids got more popular. Are hybrids replacing EVs? The real story is more complicated than that, of course. In this video we talk about how EVs and hybrids went from novelty to commonplace, and if the tide is turning for hybrids. Includes the GM EV1, Toyota Prius, Nissan Leaf, and of course Tesla Model S.

00:00 Are EVs Dying?
00:43 Hybrids Coming Back
02:15 First Death of EVs
03:18 GM EV1
05:37 Second Death of EVs
06:06 Birth of Hybrid
07:02 Hybrid Supercars
07:42 Rebirth of EV
09:02 EVs stop sucking (Tesla)
10:10 EV Supercars
10:47 Third Death of EVs?
11:34 Tesla In Trouble

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Host: James Freeman
Writer: Gabriel Ionica
Editor: Dragos

All Comments (21)
  • @car-nivores
    Can anyone guess what transmission is behind me?
  • Jesus christ. Thought "wtf now justin has left donut (or at least moonlighting for another channel)" then realized this isn't justin. It's his brother and they pretty much have the exact same jobs 😅
  • @eurogael
    One of the problems with full EV over hybrid at least near where I live in the Northeast is that thanks to the housing crisis more people are living in apartments than houses which makes home charging nearly impossible. combine that with a very low number of charging stations and no one wants a pure EV.
  • @nintendo1614
    Usually a huge fan but it feels like Justin is talking to a brick wall 🤐
  • @rorypuds
    Wtf is going on!? Why is Justin on Mansels channel?
  • @DrCrunkMusic
    This isn't overdrive, it's not bad, but it's not overdrive 😑
  • @backtotheprius
    I updated my prius 2007 into plug-in hybrid with the latest 20 kWh Nissan Leaf batteries. It's still running strong after 17 years! Incredible! Best car ever !
  • @Guderian0617
    Someone famous once said, "we didn't step out of the stone age because we ran out of stone." We are not going to leave the oil age because we will run out of oil, the electric age needs to be as good, if not better, for more people to get on board.
  • @DrivingGod21
    The thumbnail with the Prius crushing the GM EV is way better than the other one I saw.
  • If the only way to interact with my car is a tablet I’m not buying it. Give me proper switchgear
  • @mdo
    Dude, you mentioned that crappy Ford SUV from 2005 but failed to mention that in 2004 Lexus released the acclaimed RX400h which finally brought a powerful hybrid drivetrain to passangers vehicles.
  • I’m so confused, is this or is this not the guy from donut 😭 they even have the same voice but I’m pretty sure that guy’s name is justin
  • @leumel900
    3:05 I am sooo happy to see the CityEL represented as example for 80s electric cars because the concept is still by far currently the cheapest way to get around and was available to the public (in europe/germany) until around 2008!
  • @bowez9
    Amazing the Model S had 4x the battery of the Leaf and got 4x the range!
  • @HourRomanticist
    unsold Teslas filling lots is the biggest cap I've ever heard
  • @AdvantestInc
    Great analysis on the rise of hybrid vehicle sales. As the industry navigates these changes, it would be interesting to explore how advancements in semiconductor technology could further support EV development.
  • @stephanieh5030
    I love my sonata limited hybrid over 50 mpg so far and features are great $24,000 carmax