EV are they worth it?

[DiyNutJob]

EV tax incoming.

 

[morqthana]

Consumer Alert: Important Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Wrangler PHEVs “Park Outside” Recall for Fire Risk | NHTSA

Park outside advisory and safety recall for certain 2020-2024 Jeep Wrangler & 2022-2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs.)

www.nhtsa.gov

Between 1996 and 2009 Ford in the USA had to recall 14.9 million cars, trucks and SUVs because of electrical faults which caused fires, even when vehicles were parked. Ford advised owners ‘not park near garages or homes’ but there were several building fires directly linked to vehicle fires. The Ford Explorer became nicknamed the “Ford Exploder”.

In 1978 Ford USA recalled 1.5 million Ford Pintos and Mercury Bobcats, the largest recall in automotive history at the time, because of petrol tank design flaws which caused ruptures and ignition with rear collisions at as little as 20mph.

In 2018 1.6 million diesel BMWs were recalled in Europe & Asia because of a fire risk.

1 million Mercedes-Benz cars built between 2015 and 2017 were recalled for a fire risk from faulty starter motors.

The 991-generation Porsche GT3 was so prone to catching fire that Porsche advised owners to not drive their cars until they could be recalled for a fix.

In 2015 Toyota recalled 6.5 million cars because of potentially combustible power window switches – an issue that extended to as many as 14 million cars going further back. In 2014, it announced recalls of 1.67 million cars amid concerns over faulty brake and fuel components. In a separate issue, sister company Lexus announced a recall of 759,000 cars across the world after discovering a fault with the fuel pipes.

In 2012, 235,000 Minis needed rectifying because of a potential fire risk caused by defective electric water pumps.

1.3 million BMW 5 and 6 Series worldwide were recalled because of a fire risk from an incorrectly-fitted battery cable cover.

In 1996 Ford recalled 7.9million Lincoln & Mercury models because a faulty ignition switch was causing dashboard fires.

 

[morqthana]

EV tax incoming.

Shame for you, really, that you've decided to quote someone who is so clearly such a deranged anti-EV fanatic that they produced a video with the most outrageous lies in it, to whit they multiplied the proposed charge being trialled by 10.

To put it in perspective, a UK driver doing the average annual mileage would pay £174pa here if we had a per-mile price set at the same rate.

Still - I guess that's what happens when you are either incapable of caring, or refuse to care, about the truth.