The TRUTH about Mercedes EQ Electric Vehicles 🛑 Pros & Cons!

Many people say that electric cars have good  performance, they save money since you don't have to pay for gas, and they are good for the  environment since they have less pollution! Well, in this video, we'll take a deep dive  into the Pros and Cons of the new Mercedes's all-electric EQ Line and also electric  vehicles in general. Coming up, right now! First, let's talk about the Cons of not only the  Mercedes EQ line but also about electric vehicles in general. And I'm going to start with a wa

rning!  Electric cars are not the same as regular cars, and they require some discipline on your part.So  if you're not the type of person who can plan ahead of time, please stay away from electric cars  as far as you can! Let me show you a few examples. Let's say you're driving your regular car,  and then you see a Low Fuel on your dashboard, "Low Fuel" message on your dashboard. Well,  usually, all you have to do is go to the nearest gas station, and some models can actually  tell you how to g

et there. Then 5 minutes later, once you finish the fill-up... bam!  You're on your way! No big deal, right? But if you have an electric vehicle,  it's not going to be that simple! First, you need to find an electric charger  for your car and wait because someone else may already use it. Also, it has to have the  correct connector for your particular vehicle. And then if you find one, it's not going to  be five minutes. I'm sorry you're in the rush, you gotta slow down and wait. If you use just 

a regular wallbox 240 volt 32-ampere charger, and you want to charge your vehicle to  100% charge, it's gonna take forever! It may take a whole day to get to 100% or  sometimes, even more, depending on circumstances. However, if you use 110-kilowatt DC Fast Charger,  you may be able to charge your vehicle in less than one hour, if the battery is relatively  new. Wow, one hour is much better than one day! But it's still one hour that you have to erase  from your life while waiting. The good thin

g Mercedes provides two years of complementary  DC Fast charging on the "Electrify America" ultrafast network. Who came up with that name? It sounds  like I'm about to get electrocuted! Anyway, one thing they don't  make clear is you only get 30 minutes for free. But it's not  enough to complete the full charge. They say you can get up to 80 percent of the  charge in 30 minutes, but I think it will be less. You actually get a faster charge in the first 30  minutes, but the charge slows down afte

r that. Plus it's free only for the first two years,  after that you're on your own. Another thing, if you want to go to the nearest "Electrify  America" charging station, it may be far from you. Here is a website electrifyamerica.com.  Let's search by a zip code. My current location is in Porter Ranch right  now. So if I search for the nearest station, it's right there in Van Nuys. Although I live in  Los Angeles, the largest and the most populated city in the United States, I still need about

half  an hour to get there without traffic. And if you live somewhere else, the distance can make  those charging benefits completely unusable! There is a strong argument that driving electric  vehicles helps the environment because electric cars produce less of the pollution.  But this argument works only for people who don't understand how electricity is generated in the first place! How do you  get electricity inside your house? Well, most electricity is  generated using fossil fuels. Hello p

eople! So instead of burning gas in  your car, gas is burnt at the power station, which actually can create even more  pollution than most modern cars! You all have cell phones, and you  know that feeling when your cell phone starts losing the charge and you  need to look for a cable desperately. I don't know about you but I find myself looking  for phone chargers constantly. Would you like to have the same anxiety with your car,  looking for cables, looking for chargers? Are you ready to deal w

ith that? So, coming back to my point,  you gotta be disciplined to own an electric vehicle. Preferably you should  purchase and install DC Fast charger in your home. But before that you need to consult with an  electrician, confirming that the wiring in your home can support that charger. Because  if you have an older house with old wires, the whole place would need to be rewired.  I'm just saying! It would help if you also had a charging station at your work. If you  have a charging station at

home and at work, this will certainly ensure that you can  get to both places safely. Of course, you would need to plan your driving day ahead of  time because if you run out of charge guess what? Exactly! Now, what would normally happen if you  run out of gas? Well, you can run to the nearest gas station and buy a gallon of fuel, or you  can call to AAA so they can bring it to you, right? That would give you enough  to drive to the nearest gas station, and bam you're on your way - killing bugs

! However, if your car is fully electric  - not so fast! Since you can't bring the wall with electric outlet, you'll need to wait for the flatbed  truck to pick your car and tow it to the nearest charging station. Some  companies now offer specially equipped vehicles that can generate a minor charge. But  they're not many of them and you'll need to wait, either way, it's going to be a time-consuming  process. Plus I'll give you a tip. It's not a good idea to wait until the full  discharge of the

battery and try not to let it drop below 10%. You should keep it above 10%  - 20% at all times. If you let your battery go to full discharge, its performance will be destroyed  forever - you can't recover. By the way, the same statement applies to any regular  car battery, but it's not as significant as in electric vehicles, where the  battery is extremely expensive, and it's the central lifeline of the car. The electric battery  has to be protected from all sides because if it gets damaged, I

don't want to scare  you, but it will get on fire real fast! The good news is most electric vehicles come with almost  indestructible protection surrounding the battery. It has to have the same bulletproof  design as you can find in a tank! Now, what would happen in case of unexpected  events? Let's say, you plan to drive your car to work and back home, but all of a sudden you get a  phone call that your sister has given birth! What? You have to go to the hospital right now, which  is about 30 m

iles from here. Okay, I gotta go! But wait! Do I have enough charge  to go there and then come back? Or imagine your neighbor knocks on your door and screams: "There is a fire in behind  your house, you gotta leave now!" What? There is a fire? I have to leave? But wait, can you please ask fire not to burn for about 30 minutes or so? I just  need to charge my car a little, please! And then your neighbor tells you: "Even if I could  stop the fire, which I can't, we have a complete blackout right n

ow, the power is out, and since  there is a power outage you can't charge anything buddy!" All I'm saying, you got to deal with a lot  of stuff that you've never dealt with ever before. When you hear about electric vehicles,  the first thing you hear is you don't have to pay for gasoline anymore. Yay! But many  people forget that electric energy is not free either. Have you seen your  water and power bill lately? Yes, it's less expensive by about 60%, but it's  not free! These are official estim

ated numbers from Mercedes-Benz USA. Electricity in the  United States is typically around 12 cents per kilowatt per hour, if you drive 15,000 miles  a year that's about $540 per year. A year of gas on the other hand can cost around $1,400. So  the savings are not that huge as people think. Right now there are not that many electric  vehicles on the road, but let me tell you, it will change very soon. The difference  between a gas station and the electric station is the gas station sells gasolin

e by gallons.  So you take a gallon of fuel and you pay for it. Right? So you pay for every gallon you need.  Simple! On the contrary, the electric station has to maintain a lot of current constantly,  regardless of whether you're buying or not. So it has to keep energy all the time and it cost money  all the time. And if there is a lot of demand for electric energy in the future, and it will  be, there will be lines to get to that station simply because it takes a long time to charge a  single-

vehicle. To be precise about 30 minutes to get to 80% of charge when  the battery is relatively new. The older the battery will get, the  longer it will take to charge it. So that's another thing you're gonna  have to deal with down the road. Another downside of the battery is you'll  have to replace it at one point in the future. And all the money you saved on  the gasoline all these years, you may need to spend on the purchase of the  new battery! Some people say, well I probably gonna replace

this car while the battery is still  good. So my question is who will buy your vehicle, knowing that they will need to spend a gazillion  of dollars very shortly? Or how much are they gonna pay you for that car? Here goes a future  resale value. I'll talk about it a little later. Now let's talk about the driving  range of these Mercedes EQ models. Mercedes EQA model has a range of 265 miles,  EQB - 297 miles, EQC - 250 miles, and EQS has a really good range of preliminary of about 400  miles. B

ut here's the thing, if you know anything about batteries you should know that everything  you do in your car will reduce its driving range. Everything! In a regular car with a traditional  combustion engine, the alternator takes care of your battery charging. You don't have to do  anything, it's completely self-sufficient. But in an electric vehicle, there  is nothing to charge your battery, so it's constantly going down until the  next charge. Now, if you drive uphill or lots of mountains - yo

ur car will waste a lot  of energy, so your battery will go down faster, reducing the driving range. If you step on  the accelerator, your battery is going down! If you floor it, your battery is going down  even faster! If you turn the air conditioner, your battery is going down buddy. If you listen to  your sound system loud if you like to pump it up, feel the bass from your subwoofers, remember, your  driving range is getting smaller and smaller and smaller. And if you're driving in the cold 

weather, oh, your driving range can go down as much as 20 percent. That's huge! It's  something you don't have to worry about while driving a regular gasoline-powered  vehicle. On top of everything, the older battery gets the slower it will charge,  and less retention of power it can hold. The same is with your cell phone! Now,  I always measure the driving range of a regular car by the distance between Los Angeles  and Las Vegas. Can you drive on a single tank from Las Vegas to Los Angeles with

out filling up?  Well, nowadays a lot of cars can actually make a round trip without stopping to fill up. But when  you look at that driving range of these EQ models, the only model that will probably make it from  Los Angeles to Las Vegas is the most expensive EQS model. For all other models, you need to plan your  route, making sure there is a charger on your way, so you can make a stop to recharge. And it's not  something quick, you'll need to stop and wait until your car charges. But the  go

od thing, you can take a nap! Now, as far as charging! You may experience charging errors during the  recharging, like for example, blinking red light on the charging box, and sometimes charging errors  messages on a driver display with authentication errors. In addition, you may get internal  components errors while you charge. But the scariest thing is when your plug  gets stuck to the charging station, I'm not kidding, and unless you're disconnected  from a charger box your vehicle won't be a

ble to move. I'm going to talk more in-depth about the  problems with these electrical models and how to deal with them in one of my upcoming videos. So if  you're new to this channel, consider subscribing! And one more thing, that is very  important, that a lot of people overlook! If you check the 2021 JD Power index of customer  satisfaction, one of the most respected on the market, you'll see that battery electric vehicle  owners are less satisfied with their service. As you can see, the elec

tric vehicle experience  of overall satisfaction is 69 points lower than the average customer, and 76 points  lower for service quality! So electric vehicle owners present a unique challenge  for dealers. These numbers are really bad! BEV owners are 2.5 times more likely to NOT  experience their service completed right the first time! And things get even worse when  you see the JD Power dependability survey, which places Tesla, the most dominant force in  the EV market, among the worst-ranked ca

r brands in the entire United States! This article was  written by Henry Khederian a few months ago. "What happened? Tesla didn't have a good  showing in its debut. Tesla got a score of 176 PP100, which would place tesla 31st out of 34  brands covered in the 2021 dependability report. 31st out of 34! Would you buy this car? Would  you please let me know in the comment section below? But not until you finish  watching this video because now I'm gonna talk about the good stuff,  I'm gonna talk abo

ut the Pros. One of the biggest advantages  of the full-electric car... are you ready? You don't have  to pay for gasoline anymore! Guys don't thank me! You're welcome, everyone!  Everyone, you're welcome! I don't know if you're paying any attention to the gas prices lately, but  I can tell, we are heading in the wrong direction! I just stopped by this gas station today  and... whoa! Look at these numbers! Just in 2021, there is a massive jump in pricing  especially here in Los Angeles. Welcome

to Los Angeles, the home of the most expensive gasoline!  Whatever the reason is, it's so painful to go to the gas station these days. Well, one of the  ways to avoid going to a gas station is... to get an electric vehicle. As I explained before,  it's not really free but it's much less expensive. Some people say, yeah, Mercedes provides only  two years of complementary DC Fast charging on the Electrify America network and only 30  minutes per session. Still, I would say it's a pretty good deal

anyway. Right? 2 years of  free charging, that sounds good. I'll take it! Although you can only charge for 30 minutes free  of charge, still, it should be enough to charge 70 to 80 percent, which will give you a pretty good  range. To make it even more attractive, Mercedes also gives you 2 years of free maintenance.  That sounds like a hell of a good deal! Even though the battery will lose charge as you drive, I don't think you should  have any anxiety because most people don't drive more than 5

0 miles a day. And if you look  at the range distance those models offer, you should be okay going the  whole day on a single charge. Electric vehicle drive systems have a few  advantages over the traditional gasoline engine. The obvious one is they can deliver power to the  wheels instantly, without lag. Usually, if you hit an accelerator in a regular car, there is a  few seconds of lag to build some torque power. Well, in most electrical vehicles the power is  instant, and electric cars are mu

ch smoother and quieter since there is no gear  shifting and no shaking when idle. Another gimmick you get when you buy an  electric vehicle is you get a federal tax break and some local incentives, like  unlimited access to carpool lanes. But you have to check with your local State for your  local availability and up-to-date information. So, why is the company that makes  electric vehicles like Tesla among the worst-ranked car brands in the United  States? I mean to rank 31st out of 34 car bran

ds for the customer satisfaction and dependability  survey is a total disaster, let's face it! So why? Here is my opinion, and you may disagree.  Tesla doesn't have a network of dealers! There are zero independent Tesla  dealerships. None! So what would you expect? If you want to buy a Tesla, you have to go to  this little mickey mouse store with no cars and no salespeople. Just a few young guys working their  hours, who can't wait to go home. Since there are no cars, you have to order your car

via a computer  screen showing you colors that may actually look different in real life. And then you have to wait  for your car to arrive. I mean, who likes to wait? So how would you attract top talent to work  there? And then, what if you need to service your vehicle? There are some Tesla service centers,  but very few. Depending on where you live, it may take a long time to wait to get there. And if your  car gets damaged, then try to find parts for your Tesla. Please don't get into an accide

nt if you  have Tesla because you'll be without your car for quite some time. Insurance only covers for 30 days  and then you have to pay. If the car manufacturer doesn't have a network of dealerships,  competing for their customer's business, because competition is good, the result you get is  poor customer satisfaction and poor dependability! That's my personal opinion and if you disagree  please comment below. In this area, Mercedes will have a huge advantage over Tesla because Mercedes  has

an extensive network of dealerships, offering a huge selection and selling cars on the spot.  No waiting! So you get a red carpet treatment for sales, parts, and for service. And most of  the time you don't have to deal with shortages, unavailabilities, and incompetence in  general. And one more thing I'd like to add. It looks like the majority of automotive  manufacturers have big plans for electric mobility. So what's available today in the year  2021 - 2022 may drastically change in just a fe

w years. And some disadvantages that come with the  purchase of electric vehicles, that I discussed today, may disappear in just a few years because  the technology for electric cars will continue to evolve. At the same time, I don't see regular  gasoline power vehicles disappearing anytime soon! There are still too many disadvantages of  battery-only vehicles, and I still think electric cars are not for everyone just yet. And they can't  be used everywhere. Believe it or not, there are many pla

ces on Earth, where you have cars but  no electricity! So no matter what they say, the gasoline-powered vehicles with the  good old combustion engine are here to stay for the foreseeable future! And the question of  today is, what are the Pros and Cons of electric vehicles that I didn't cover in this video?  Please let us know in the comment section below.