Yeah, when I first entered the job market that was what they asked me. I’d started off with my credentials but then they were like “nah man, what UA-cam you into?” Unrelated question, how do you feel about manual labor?
Yep, Tesla's the only company that's actually building infrastructure for electric cars. That's why I want one; they are literally the only option for an electric car you can easily take on roadtrips. I'm assuming the other carmakers haven't just hooked onto the Supercharger network because it's owned and run entirely by Tesla, which isn't favorable for them. But then in that case it's frustrating that none of them are even trying to compete...
💯 I have driven Bolt long term and Tesla’s long term. I would never hesitate to drive a Tesla on a road trip. The Supercharging network is a game changer for quickly recharging. 50kw chargers leave you charging for hours on end. I have heard rumours of why other manufacturers cannot use Tesla’s Supercharging network. The actual fact that owning a non Tesla and not able to use a the s/c is a game changer. Tesla will continue to detroy and own the entire ev market.
Assembled by the holy trio themselves. The mighty Geoff is the culmination of all vehicles ever built, or will ever be built. Geoff is love, Geoff is life.
Most manufacturers are required to sell via the dealership model. Tesla can sell directly to consumers. It's literally the only vehicle brand you can order online (in the US anyway). A huge factor, IMO.
@@loumorningstar7709 something like that. seen two circulating at street races here and ive only seen them get destroyed at the drag strip sadly. rly wanna see more fast electric road cars
@@loumorningstar7709 You'd be correct. Polestar is to Volvo what Genesis is to Hyundai. Just it's own thing but in Volvo's case, it's focused on electric/hybrid vehicles
@@loumorningstar7709 polestar WAS Volvo's performance branch, they then broke off and focused strictly on E tech and have started coming out with their own e vehicles.
Wait.... Lebron has HIV? When did this come out? Also did Magic ever try to hide his HIV positive test from the public or was he open about it with everyone?
Actually it pretty much was. That was a test launch in which they wouldn't want to carry any real high-value cargo - normally payloads for such test launches are concrete blocks. They offered for research institutions (universities?) to put payloads or other cargo in it, but none took them up on this. Thus the only cost was the car itself - Musk's personal car - and I suppose the fabrication of the mounting.
I know that its a bit of a joke for that much increase in power, but Tesla actually added 50 more horsepower to model S via software back in 2019, electrek.co/2019/10/31/tesla-model-s-peak-power-increase-50hp-software-musk-beat-porsche-taycan/#:~:text=Tesla's%20upcoming%20power%20increase%20through,S%20on%20the%20quarter%2Dmile.
The power is actually determined by the voltage the battery has and the current it puts out. The voltage decreases while discharging. So basically it’s already the case. So when you charge an EV the battery voltage increases again and you therefore have more power
Andre Barreto it’s an ECU tune really. Most cars performance based vehicles can squeeze 40-90 hp off an ECU tune. The b8.5 s4 for example goes from around 330 to 380/400
Imagine a electric car. Me: Tesla Imagine your dream car. Me: 1970 Dodge Charger Imagine a car that you hate. Me: That bloody Toyota Prius that slows down my bus to college
1970 Charger would really be a dream coming true. Unfortunately it would be expensive as hell to first purchase one over her in Europe and maintaining it afterwards so it won't happen for me sadly My Miata is a blast to drive tho so I'm not complaining :D
Tesla came into existence because GM shat itself when it concluded that EVs are not worth it and crushed 99% of EV1s with protest of the EV owners. Top Takeaway: GM has been going on a downward spiral since the early 2000s that got worse with the Recession.
I rarely come accross a video where I genuinely understand someone's quote in french but you my man! Your pronunciation was right on point! Salutations du Québec!
@@groovy4624 Haha non man! J'ai vu un Civic comme le mien l'autre jour sur la 20 avec un sticker Donut dans sa vitre arrière. J'ai le goût de m'en commander un pareil pour faire comme lui hahaha! Ça lookait sharp!
Nolan: When you picture an electric car, you're probably picturing a Tesla. Tesla owner: *starts touching self inappropriately* ohhh... Tesla. I own one of those. I need to tell everyone.
It also helps that Tesla had the foresight to build the infrastructure for cross country trips to build consumer confidence. Planning a trip in a Tesla is far easier than planning one that uses the J-1772 charging port.
I can buy the cheapest Tesla for $37k or I can buy a 2005 dodge magnum RT for $3k and spend $17k to swap engine and transmission for a hellcat crate engine.....
As a tech for a GM dealer... I worked to earn my certs for these vehicles because it's exciting to me and cutting edge tech. But, I can tell you that in some areas, EVs are being hurt at the dealership level. Salesmen don't know how to sell them and don't care to learn anything about them. I personally drive a Volt, in a town full of all kinds of hybrid/ev owners... Yet I was told by a sales manager "There's no market here, people want trucks." When I asked why they hide our Bolts in the back of the lot. It's frustrating working with short sighted, yesterday thinkers.... Tesla will always be ahead because Elon thinks in chess... The big 3... Tic, tac, toe... Plus, no matter how good your product is and how well you build it... If your frontline at your dealerships aren't supporting the direction your trying to go... You cannot win. Salesmen steer customers away from the EVs for higher commissions and spiffs on crossovers and trucks. Hell, our new 460 charging system has been sitting in a crate for 6 months... When I asked, I was told it was being installed behind the carwash, out of the way. You just cannot make people think in a forward direction. It's maddening.
That’s 100% true. I remember when shopping for cars and considering a Bolt or Volt. They were hidden from the dealership and the sales person didn’t know how to operate them. Though….that’s also GM’s fault. It shouldn’t have a learning curve. Teslas are pretty straightforward for the most part. There’s more advanced stuff in the settings, but starting and driving is easy. The other problem is that only recently have traditional automakers used electric car frames from the ground up. A Bolt is just a Cruise with the batteries on the floor. It’s not designed from the ground up to be electric, and there’s significant differences due to batteries and lack of mechanical components that require a totally new frame from the ground up. Car companies are only now starting to make bets on electric car platforms…but imo they’re all far too late unless they focus exclusively on the bottom end of the segment where tech is less important than value (which has been Nissan’s strategy, and the only traditional automaker successfully selling EVs).
Big fan of all your shows. Keep up the good work. I am an old fart by your standards, but I love your knowledge of cars. Gives me hope for the future of hot rodding and tuning.
6:57 as soon as I saw that shot of the tesla store I knew exactly where that was. That's in Waikiki, Honolulu, HI. I used to pass by there almost every day. I would look through the window and see the displays they have in there and think "man I wish I could afford one of those".
I used to work as a software engineer at an automotive manufacturer's RnD and at that time, Tesla introduced the self-driving feature to the public. We were so dumb-founded that it was way past where we were and the gap is so far. It is true it usually takes a few years before new tech from RnD gets to actual road cars due to the business model of supply chain, parts, and manufacturing. While it was THE vision for us, Tesla already had it in their cars.
Just a clarification, you said that Tesla has never reported a profit, however as of Q2 2020 they have reported 4 consecutive profitable quarters, making them profitable by all measures.
A profitable year. 4 consecutive quarters spread across 2 years isn't a profitable year. They're likely to do it this year though, even with the rough 2020 we've all had.
and the reason they haven't turned a profit previously wasn't because they weren't making money, its because they were dumping it all into r&d. honestly, most companies shouldn't be making a significant profit. if they are, they're wasting money on obscene rainy day funds and their CEOs.
I feel like the first thing companies need to agree on is figuring out one charge plug shape. Whether that is adopting Tesla's, which I think they should do, or using another is up to them, but there needs to be one plug type.
For me, i think looks have alot to do with Teslas success too. Alot of people always thought EV’s were small and ugly like the Prius, that car got so much hate. And that is one reason Tesla was successful, they redesigned the look of Ev’s making them look good and fast
Taycan feels so great and planted to drive which makes it by far the best driving electric car. I haven't driven one on a course , but I've heard it feels very similar to a 911, which is already one of the best sports cars.
It’s true. The cars are great but their service is really pathetic. We had some issues with the trim on one of ours. They kept bringing the wrong part when they came to repair it 🤦🏼♀️
When you say their cars are made fully in house, its a bit misleading. They use prebuilt components made by other manufacturers. Their steering wheels, airlift, and window controls for example are made by Mercedes.
@donutmedia I think Nolan was on his way making an excellent point but missed a bit. It is not that big car manufacturers (such as VW and BMW) do not have the know-how and/or the people to build superior software than Tesla. They do, the problem is how they utilize their people. And here is an aspect that video did not mention unfortunately. Tesla is a technology company whereas other car brands are manufacturing companies. They use very different methodologies and approaches on their development strategies. In other words, Tesla knows how to coordinate software development and how to proceed quickly and effectively, car manufacturers are not very experienced in that endeavor and also still not very effective. Add that to the fact that most car manufacturers are big corporate structures with complicated management hierarchies suffering from bureaucratic delays and you can see how they are not very successful in developing software. That said, with big environmental pressure around the corner (there are talks of banning fossil fueled private vehicles in EU by 2025), big car companies will have to catch up and they will have to catch up quickly.
Exactly, but even technology companies fail to follow through with the discipline to develop and deliver functioning product updates. At the heart of the software development process is the Agile Methodology (hbr.org/2016/05/embracing-agile ). But it takes a little getting used to. You have to cut and dice the problem to manageable size AND produce a quick prototype that works good enough to prove a solution exists. In that way you put together all your prototypes together and come up with your product's 1.0 version. And it will suck and crash. But you iterate and do it all over again. You try to be agile and not stop and delay the process. This is hard specially for those developers who are perfectionists and can't let go the prototype code, they think they can improve it a little bit more and so delay the process. So yeah, Mr. Musk has mastered this agile process not only for software but for cars and rockets! Very impressive.
I feel that they should have used another horse name instead. Something like stallEon or something or even just Stallion. Just leave the horse names to their respective models.
@Mr.A Bandit A real Mustang is a muscle car with a powerful V8 engine. The Mach E is an stupid electric SUV, unfollowing the concept of the Mustang, so It's not a real Mustang and never Will be despite having Its name. Also I'm not a Mustang Fanboy.
The Faurecia plant in Saline, MI (Ford's old plastic molding plant; once the largest plastic molding plant in North America) makes components for Tesla as well as Ford and Stellantis...
I don't know what I'm missing in my zoom class right now but it can't be as important as watching this
Gavin Schochet same
Yeah, when I first entered the job
market that was what they asked me. I’d started off with my credentials but then they were like “nah man, what UA-cam you into?” Unrelated question, how do you feel about manual labor?
literally doing the same thing rn
haha me too 😃
Ch.Hassan raza Tarar nah I’d rather watch this.
Those engine sounds when the cars pass by has me cracking up. Nice one editor
There is a good reason for EVs to make a sound though, even if it's using speakers. It's safer for pedestrians.
I read this as the car passes by
Lol
Lol
Porsche Taycan Turbo S beat the Tesla🤷🏽♂️
Ford and Chevrolet trying to compete with Tesla making electric cars.
Dodge: Supercharger V8s go BRUUUUUUUUUUM
And that's why car guys love dodges. Notice all the car guys with heavily modified teslas, and the fact that they don't exist lol
haha Big V8 go Brrrrrr
Yeah that totally has nothing to do with Chrysler being an outdated company that can't innovate..
Slick Mike here in the Pacific Northwest, it is increasingly common to see Teslas stanced out and with sweet wheels
@@ViolentMLG I mean they are innovating. Ppl like V8s, they produce new products with V8s
Tesla advertising strategy: memes
The Apple way
@@ivandrol4733 ha.
@@8xrry It.just.works
Wo why did my comment turn into a fucking link
@@onyourleft9273 because it just works.
Nolan: "Close your eyes and picture an EV"
Me: Prius...
Nolan: Tesla
Me: Exactly, Tesla
I thought fisker
@@A1Retro42 taycan
Me: *electric fd camaro*
Does a fully EV Prius even exist?
@@claudiobizama5603 No, there is the full-hybrid Prius and then there's the plug-in hybrid Prius.
When you realize that this video is also a free advertisement for Tesla
You don't get to 80 billion dollars by paying for things such as "worker accident compensation" and "advertisements" I guess.
Aren't most of Donuts' videos free advertising for [insert manufacturer here]?
Tangent I guess the bit on Nissan wasn’t
"free"
In fact me commenting about this and replying to it are also even more *FREE* advertising for Tesla
Editor intentionally adding in gas engine sounds to bug people who wanna hear that motor whine, hmmm
I was wondering if anyone heard that too, now I know
It doesn't bug me
Ok good I'm not the only one that noticed that
Yeah it was startling to hear.
It just sounds dumb
You’re missing Tesla’s charging network, trust me when looking at buying an EV charging points matter.
Oh good point
@Mobile Games I'm pretty sure it was the same with petrol.If I'm not mistaken you used to buy petrol at pharmacies
Yep, Tesla's the only company that's actually building infrastructure for electric cars. That's why I want one; they are literally the only option for an electric car you can easily take on roadtrips.
I'm assuming the other carmakers haven't just hooked onto the Supercharger network because it's owned and run entirely by Tesla, which isn't favorable for them. But then in that case it's frustrating that none of them are even trying to compete...
No one in this world has electricity. You have to invent it, before selling electic cars.
💯 I have driven Bolt long term and Tesla’s long term. I would never hesitate to drive a Tesla on a road trip. The Supercharging network is a game changer for quickly recharging. 50kw chargers leave you charging for hours on end. I have heard rumours of why other manufacturers cannot use Tesla’s Supercharging network. The actual fact that owning a non Tesla and not able to use a the s/c is a game changer. Tesla will continue to detroy and own the entire ev market.
"Close your eyes and picture an electric vehicle"
Most people: Tesla
Me: Geoff
Yay someone who knows about Geoff
Assembled by the holy trio themselves. The mighty Geoff is the culmination of all vehicles ever built, or will ever be built. Geoff is love, Geoff is life.
Fisker 😬
Same Geoff should be a car product call TopGear
@@GabrielAlves-mu4mf more exciting with a tvr chassis too
Main reason: Most Automakers never fully focused on Electric powered vehicles.
Well, they do now.
Just look at the id.3:
- cheaper than a model 3
- more Range
- better build quality
ID.3 37k € for 420km
ID.3 45k € for 550km
Model 3 44k € for 409km
@@martini380 ur dumb tesla model S 646 km ;)
@@FacelessMagnum for how much?
Most manufacturers are required to sell via the dealership model. Tesla can sell directly to consumers. It's literally the only vehicle brand you can order online (in the US anyway). A huge factor, IMO.
WE NEED ZACH WITH THE MONEY PIT MIATA FIGURINE
Yeah
That's what I would buy
Very yes agreed 👍
yes
YES I AGREE I WOULD BUY THAT INSTEAD OF THE GOLF AND THE MUSTANG WHICH HAVE ONLY EVER BEEN IN A FEW VIDEOS
Me a swede: Volvo
Nolan: that's right a Tesla
Me: yes, yes a Tesla
I'm sure polestar are Volvo's e-car division aren't they?
@@loumorningstar7709 something like that. seen two circulating at street races here and ive only seen them get destroyed at the drag strip sadly. rly wanna see more fast electric road cars
@@loumorningstar7709 You'd be correct. Polestar is to Volvo what Genesis is to Hyundai. Just it's own thing but in Volvo's case, it's focused on electric/hybrid vehicles
@@loumorningstar7709 polestar WAS Volvo's performance branch, they then broke off and focused strictly on E tech and have started coming out with their own e vehicles.
@@Mike_in_Can Geely (china), essentially has most of volvos IP now through funding
It's a curse when you say "tesla killer" on a new EV.
It's like calling a basketball player the next Jordan or the next Kobe. The closest thing that came true was calling LeBron the next Magic.
Wait.... Lebron has HIV? When did this come out? Also did Magic ever try to hide his HIV positive test from the public or was he open about it with everyone?
its the sameas "iphone killer"
@@SayAhh wasn't LeBron expected to be the new face of NBA even when he's still a high schooler? Guess what buddy he delivered.
@@christianjames903 I
did say that it came true, did I not?
Nolan's videos have gotten wildly better since his start!
Woooord, the progression is real!!
The fact that they put v8 engine sounds over all over the EV driving clips.
I just noticed that
Yeah that was annoying.
@@apuparmar5995 i found it funny
I suppose since electric cars are required to make a sound.
yeah that model 3 sounding like a dodge
We need a Zack in the Miata figurine
Yea we do
@Ray Con First time frequenting the channel in awhile? lmao
DEFINITELY
Donut Media take notes!
@@JMDrives dude!! the aaron rx7 idea is GENIUS!!
"I'm always rooting for the underdogs like Mercedes-Benz and Nvidia"
The complete absurdity without context in that statement is insane
why are the only responses to this comment made by sex bots right now
I believe Nvidia worked with tesla to help create their PCMs.
Lmao nvidia the underdog worth just over a cool 13 billion... 🤣
That was satire dude.
@Random UA-camr don't tell me what to do
"$0 in advertising" well I mean launching a tesla into space wasnt exactly FREE, but we get it.
It was a joke. Relax goblins.
Actually it pretty much was. That was a test launch in which they wouldn't want to carry any real high-value cargo - normally payloads for such test launches are concrete blocks. They offered for research institutions (universities?) to put payloads or other cargo in it, but none took them up on this. Thus the only cost was the car itself - Musk's personal car - and I suppose the fabrication of the mounting.
Tesla fan boys do a lot of free advertising like Nike airheads do
They needed a mass for the rocket to work properly, it wasn't a move initiated by tesla it was a space x project
@@quillmaurer6563 I find it hard to believe, most universities could whip up a couple of cube sats in no time.
All other automakers watching this video: “WRITE THAT DOWN!!”
Imagine an „Up to speed“ on NIKOLA being only five seconds long with Nolan telling you „its a scam“
It was a Pie in the sky Joke that snow balled too far.
Imagine in the future
“Oh yeah I just updated my car from 150 hp to 970 last night, just left it on the charger in my garage”
I know that its a bit of a joke for that much increase in power, but Tesla actually added 50 more horsepower to model S via software back in 2019, electrek.co/2019/10/31/tesla-model-s-peak-power-increase-50hp-software-musk-beat-porsche-taycan/#:~:text=Tesla's%20upcoming%20power%20increase%20through,S%20on%20the%20quarter%2Dmile.
That would be pretty sick
The power is actually determined by the voltage the battery has and the current it puts out. The voltage decreases while discharging. So basically it’s already the case. So when you charge an EV the battery voltage increases again and you therefore have more power
Yea we can do that already
Andre Barreto it’s an ECU tune really. Most cars performance based vehicles can squeeze 40-90 hp off an ECU tune. The b8.5 s4 for example goes from around 330 to 380/400
Buy Tesla stocks, hold for a few years and buy your JDM dream car
*USDM dream car
I sold my dream jdm car and bought Tesla stock because the mechanic put crap parts on it.
Heck a mechanic pissed me off again today... I'm thinking of buying more stock...
Dale Miller lol should just become a mechanic
King Zenity Got nowhere to work on cars...
I’m actually surprised on how spot on Nolan is on his info and bipartisan viewpoint.
For Nolan's ego... his pronunciation of "je ne sais quoi", "joie de vivre" and "coupe le souffle"' was... pretty pretty good! Seriously!
is it me or the first "Je ne sais quoi" sounded like a Italien person speaking French
Day 227 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad
Hi
Aye! I found you!
Hi
Good work soldier
Lamborghini Fan hiiii
Me, a German:
Pictures a Porsche
Nolan: A TESLA
Me: Ya, that too
The Taycan Turbo would be my pick wayyyyy before Tesla tbh
@@ayllipkhieu8659 Why? paying for a car thats so expensive and has terrible range? Not to mention lacking in software development. The Taycan is sad.
The taycan is better
@@shrayesraman5192 that's what some of us don't need that much.... a software
You mean ‘Ja, that too’
Imagine a electric car.
Me: Tesla
Imagine your dream car.
Me: 1970 Dodge Charger
Imagine a car that you hate.
Me: That bloody Toyota Prius that slows down my bus to college
Lol
They all way exist
My sister owns a Prius. What's wrong with the car?
@@mahamib Basically the batteries and parts to prius are travelling the whole world uselessly as Clarkson said in Top Gear.
1970 Charger would really be a dream coming true.
Unfortunately it would be expensive as hell to first purchase one over her in Europe and maintaining it afterwards so it won't happen for me sadly
My Miata is a blast to drive tho so I'm not complaining :D
Tesla came into existence because GM shat itself when it concluded that EVs are not worth it and crushed 99% of EV1s with protest of the EV owners.
Top Takeaway: GM has been going on a downward spiral since the early 2000s that got worse with the Recession.
5:53 that’s not how you use callipers to measure a gap, that’s what the other side is for...
He doesn't want to scratch his car.
I was seriously cringing at that
Yeah I learnt that during high school like wtf.
Ta Sa you just pop the end in and open them, won’t scratch anything.
@Random UA-camr true,
Mitutoyo calipers are simply the best.
Close your european eyes and imagine one eletric car.
My mind: Renault ZOE 😭😭😭
nah i think about tesla or honda e
I be thinking about lotus and the electric hypercar they're working on, 1960 ish horsepower
I imagined Geoff.
i think about rimac
yup better value for money than a tesla.
First thing that comes to mind on electric cars is a rimac falling of the side of a hill ... but ok 😳
Underrated comment
Hammond
Top gear?
@@kingkongbingbong9889 grand tour
Kelly Oubre Jr. What was interesting is that Bugatti purchased that company. And that is a Croatian supercar. At least European.
"Close your eyes and picture an electric vehicle, I bet you pictured a Tesla"
Me: Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust
I see top gear reference I upvote
*Geoff
Lol, i pictured a G Wiz
@@lolboicam1711 but does a G Wiz seat 3 uncomfortably? No it does not.
A train
I rarely come accross a video where I genuinely understand someone's quote in french but you my man! Your pronunciation was right on point! Salutations du Québec!
Haha pas le seul Québécois qui écoute sa!!
Oui sont les toilettes
Only French I remember
@@brandonalexander727 ''Yes are the bathroom''? XP
Oui= Yes
Où= Where
@@groovy4624 Haha non man! J'ai vu un Civic comme le mien l'autre jour sur la 20 avec un sticker Donut dans sa vitre arrière. J'ai le goût de m'en commander un pareil pour faire comme lui hahaha! Ça lookait sharp!
4:30 the clearly audible V8 engine noise when the tesla takes off😂
It was... cringe
Lol
Pretty sure that's the Motors revving up
A Clever Name no you noob
Nolan: When you picture an electric car, you're probably picturing a Tesla.
Tesla owner: *starts touching self inappropriately* ohhh... Tesla. I own one of those. I need to tell everyone.
😂😂😂
Lol
Literally every car company in the world: *WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN*
Rohit Gayali I wish I could like your comment, but it’s at 69 likes…
Ford owner: I’ve got a v8 what about you
Mercedes owner: 3080
The 3080 was overhyped.
3090RTX
2060 FTW
3060ti
@@cacodemon_doom nah I have one and it slaps
It would of been so much doper if the figurines were in the hi low cars 😭😭
It also helps that Tesla had the foresight to build the infrastructure for cross country trips to build consumer confidence. Planning a trip in a Tesla is far easier than planning one that uses the J-1772 charging port.
Me, and hour after watching Nolan laughed at Dyson's failure:OOOOOH BECAUSE THEY'RE VACUUMS
damn, i didn't even get it lol. thanks XD
〉〉cerebral_malfunction They suck
I saw your comment and still took a minute to get it. Jesus I need sleep ;_;
@@thepotatogod_- you sure do
Think of electric car
No one:
KAREN: Prius!
4:30 no way they actually put a car sound for the tesla 😂🤣
Also I can change the sound of the horn and the motor I think to whatever u want like a fucking meme I love it
Record yourself imitating the sound of an engine lol
"Vroooooomm VROOOM VROOOOOOM"
I don’t think they did I think that’s the sound of the tires on the road but I could be wrong.
@@kevinahearn8764 no it's a the of a Dodge demon accelerating
Also, you don't have to deal with a cheating car dealer.
14:47 Nolan: "Egg is unpleasant"
*Sad KoenigsEGG noises*
Cries in 1600 horsepower jesko absolut*
“Loyal fanbase other than any other manuafacturer”
Mopar and BMW people:
How many of the tesla fanbase.... has a tesla?
as a Mopar guy, i have a Mopar
Neo VeNoM as I sit in my model s watching and responding to you, me lol
@@neovenom9833 the majority of the tesla fanbase isnt even old enough to drive
I can buy the cheapest Tesla for $37k or I can buy a 2005 dodge magnum RT for $3k and spend $17k to swap engine and transmission for a hellcat crate engine.....
I was actually picturing Rimac in my mind when you asked in the beginning of the video.
Rinqo25 underrated comment 😂
I would see taycan, Honda E and rimac before I would consider tesla 😁
I was thinking of the original Nissan Leaf, was the first electric car i've seen in person (and the only one i've sat in so far)
@@galpk3055 Fisker Karma
@@paulprince3014 yes i know it's a thing, knew about it before the leaf, nevet seen one in person though. The leaf was comfortable tho
As a tech for a GM dealer... I worked to earn my certs for these vehicles because it's exciting to me and cutting edge tech. But, I can tell you that in some areas, EVs are being hurt at the dealership level.
Salesmen don't know how to sell them and don't care to learn anything about them. I personally drive a Volt, in a town full of all kinds of hybrid/ev owners... Yet I was told by a sales manager "There's no market here, people want trucks."
When I asked why they hide our Bolts in the back of the lot.
It's frustrating working with short sighted, yesterday thinkers....
Tesla will always be ahead because Elon thinks in chess...
The big 3... Tic, tac, toe...
Plus, no matter how good your product is and how well you build it...
If your frontline at your dealerships aren't supporting the direction your trying to go... You cannot win.
Salesmen steer customers away from the EVs for higher commissions and spiffs on crossovers and trucks.
Hell, our new 460 charging system has been sitting in a crate for 6 months... When I asked, I was told it was being installed behind the carwash, out of the way.
You just cannot make people think in a forward direction. It's maddening.
That’s 100% true. I remember when shopping for cars and considering a Bolt or Volt. They were hidden from the dealership and the sales person didn’t know how to operate them.
Though….that’s also GM’s fault. It shouldn’t have a learning curve. Teslas are pretty straightforward for the most part. There’s more advanced stuff in the settings, but starting and driving is easy.
The other problem is that only recently have traditional automakers used electric car frames from the ground up. A Bolt is just a Cruise with the batteries on the floor. It’s not designed from the ground up to be electric, and there’s significant differences due to batteries and lack of mechanical components that require a totally new frame from the ground up.
Car companies are only now starting to make bets on electric car platforms…but imo they’re all far too late unless they focus exclusively on the bottom end of the segment where tech is less important than value (which has been Nissan’s strategy, and the only traditional automaker successfully selling EVs).
Nolan: close your eyes and picture an electric car
Me: Traxxas XO-1
Nolan: Tesla
Me: yeah that too I guess
nice
Picture an electric car: original 84 tamiya hornet
was that the white electric datsun?
I have a traxxas xmax
@@matthewhoac4236 nice car I have a Tamiya neo fighter
5:54 Scratches at a model s with deeper grooves at a model 3
jerry
Rig
Everything
JRE Tesla Edition
The engine rev sound effects put over all the EV cars is killing me XDD
Big fan of all your shows. Keep up the good work. I am an old fart by your standards, but I love your knowledge of cars. Gives me hope for the future of hot rodding and tuning.
Why do other auto makers have a distinctive “black trunk” on their ev cars?
ie: VW id3, Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, etc.
they prolly think that the 2 tone look makes them look futuristic
Bmw i3
8:46...musk-heads should be called musketeers
Facts
Oh damn I thought he said "Muskets" already
genius
Muskrats seem fitting
"Why noone is taking down Tesla"
Polestar: Were trying😞
there gonna do it soon, I don't doubt asian tech is supurior of that american bs
Hope it happens soon
Considering the best selling EV in the European market was the Polestar 2 last quarter I think they're doing pretty fine.
Bring a Porsche Taycan
Paul Egista but can’t sell as much as Tesla
Interesting fact: you can pay online to unlock features like heated seats, for your model 3.
Tesla has definitely posted quarterly profits. :)
Love the show!
Ray Bertocki and has done an annual profit now
Four in a row, one even during a pandemic
I will just agree with Ray instead of posting this myself. Thanks Ray.
@@Aslash304 Same
Aslash304 lol I didn’t see this and commented....
What's with the engine sounds on those evs? LMAO
Ikr! They dubbed a gas-supercar over the Tesla.
I would want one haha just like that BMW i8
So people hear them coming and don’t die
Nolan: what comes to your mind when someone says electric car a Tesla
*Me thinking about the honda E*
little cutie go whoosh.
But Honda e has no mirrors .
How do I know what is happening behind
Atarv Hegde are you stupid?
I think of the Bolt tbh lol
@@intergalacticsucker1724
Look , I know there are cameras.
Just making fun of the mirror less cars
6:57 as soon as I saw that shot of the tesla store I knew exactly where that was. That's in Waikiki, Honolulu, HI. I used to pass by there almost every day. I would look through the window and see the displays they have in there and think "man I wish I could afford one of those".
10:00 "It's not that innovative." - Nolan
My brain: "Nissan, innovation that excites."
Also me: lol wth
10:11
James and Nolan: NOOOO DONT TURN ME INTO MARKETABLE FIGURINES
I love Donut Media -- They're the best auto nostalgia channel, yet lack the anti-Tesla agenda of most such channels.
6:50
"Its still BMWs only fully electric model"
VROOOOOM
no we were picturing a Taycan
Just like Bill Gates was
ha gotteem
Day 22 of supporting PaganiGaming in his herculean endeavour of reminding donut every time to make an Up to Speed on James's dad
Tesla is like the Kleenex of Electric cars.
Their build quality is also that of snot and Kleenex
Does that mean I can wipe my ass with their cars?
I used to work as a software engineer at an automotive manufacturer's RnD and at that time, Tesla introduced the self-driving feature to the public. We were so dumb-founded that it was way past where we were and the gap is so far. It is true it usually takes a few years before new tech from RnD gets to actual road cars due to the business model of supply chain, parts, and manufacturing. While it was THE vision for us, Tesla already had it in their cars.
Just a clarification, you said that Tesla has never reported a profit, however as of Q2 2020 they have reported 4 consecutive profitable quarters, making them profitable by all measures.
A profitable year. 4 consecutive quarters spread across 2 years isn't a profitable year. They're likely to do it this year though, even with the rough 2020 we've all had.
and the reason they haven't turned a profit previously wasn't because they weren't making money, its because they were dumping it all into r&d. honestly, most companies shouldn't be making a significant profit. if they are, they're wasting money on obscene rainy day funds and their CEOs.
"No one wants an electric, they want a telsa"
I would take the taycan before ill take a tesla
@@Gaphalor the taycan is a super car, The tesla is a family sedan, Thats like saying ill take a 911 over a ford mondeo
@@dylansolorzano5077 Taycan is a 4 door gran turismo not a supercar....
@DrgnFlys if you want smart, buy an old volvo station wagon, you will never need another car!
@DrgnFlys just buy a corolla lol.
Tesla will just turn into the EA Games of EV cars.
"Want more overtaking power? Just buy our turbo package for an additional $1500"
They do that now
I agree whit you. They need competition so they will be better.
they are not the EA...they are more like sony....want to play high budget action story driven masterpiece games....well buy a ps4 or a ps5
air.. more like Apple
Tesla definitely will become the apple of electric cars. First to make it big, but everyone else improved on it and made it better.
1. Consumers experience
2. branding and marketing
3. Technology
4:30 gasoline engine sound in the tesla XD
@Rahul Dhum i came down here looking for this
James should do an up to speed on the Hudson Hornet
* Fabulous Hudson Hornet
Nolan: "i would bet you were thinking about tesla."
Me: Scalextric...
I pictured an EV1. Not sure why though. Might have to do with the weird styling of it.
i was thinking about nissan leaf
Hammerhead eagle shark or simple name jeoff
I just realized, I’ve never seen an old dirty Tesla. I wonder if I will in the future.
7:32 As a french, I can say it actually was really good French pronunciation though
But did he actually understood what he was saying? 😁
@@Milnoc I'm pretty sure he did
8:50 I loved the controversy over him laughing about a dead deer.
Loved the video but why did the editor add engine sounds on the clips of ev's lol
To upset people
You can put these stupid speakers outside your EV that give them engine noises outside. It could just be that
I feel like the first thing companies need to agree on is figuring out one charge plug shape. Whether that is adopting Tesla's, which I think they should do, or using another is up to them, but there needs to be one plug type.
Forgot one of the most important points: Tesla's network of fast chargers!
That at any time they can choose to lock you out of.
@@bowez9 You have to be in some deep water for that
@@jonathanabraham4397 yeah making unauthorized repairs, not just modifications.
When he said to close eyes and picture an electric car... I actually imagined PININFARINA BATTISTA 😅
Hats off to the guy making all those amazing thumbnails!!
For me, i think looks have alot to do with Teslas success too. Alot of people always thought EV’s were small and ugly like the Prius, that car got so much hate. And that is one reason Tesla was successful, they redesigned the look of Ev’s making them look good and fast
9:31 its says "ford motor company" in the top left, shows a Polestar 2
Taycan feels so great and planted to drive which makes it by far the best driving electric car. I haven't driven one on a course , but I've heard it feels very similar to a 911, which is already one of the best sports cars.
Honestly, if Tesla keeps having no competition, they can get away with giving their consumer some bad experiences, which they did.
It’s true. The cars are great but their service is really pathetic. We had some issues with the trim on one of ours. They kept bringing the wrong part when they came to repair it 🤦🏼♀️
Tesla lives rent free in every major car manufacturer's mind. ALL OF THEM.
(Clip of EV passing by full speed) VRRRRRRROOOOOMMMM!!!!!!!
Me: Ehhhh no, nice one but no.
Exactly what I thought lol
When you say their cars are made fully in house, its a bit misleading. They use prebuilt components made by other manufacturers. Their steering wheels, airlift, and window controls for example are made by Mercedes.
Their used to be developed by Nvidia. Crazy seeing as they work with Audi & Volvo.
Not Donut editors putting in an engine sound for every single clip of an EV 😂
When you are racing and you are winning against a tesla, but the bot starts rubber banding
17:46 I can't wait to drive with RTX on!
World.exe has stopped
except there's no stock 🤣
The new 3090 can take all the sensor data and relay it to the oculus rift inside so you you can drive like in forza. 3rd person driving a real car
waiting for "limited" donut figurines knock offs on Aliexpress :p
@donutmedia I think Nolan was on his way making an excellent point but missed a bit. It is not that big car manufacturers (such as VW and BMW) do not have the know-how and/or the people to build superior software than Tesla. They do, the problem is how they utilize their people. And here is an aspect that video did not mention unfortunately.
Tesla is a technology company whereas other car brands are manufacturing companies. They use very different methodologies and approaches on their development strategies. In other words, Tesla knows how to coordinate software development and how to proceed quickly and effectively, car manufacturers are not very experienced in that endeavor and also still not very effective. Add that to the fact that most car manufacturers are big corporate structures with complicated management hierarchies suffering from bureaucratic delays and you can see how they are not very successful in developing software. That said, with big environmental pressure around the corner (there are talks of banning fossil fueled private vehicles in EU by 2025), big car companies will have to catch up and they will have to catch up quickly.
Exactly, but even technology companies fail to follow through with the discipline to develop and deliver functioning product updates. At the heart of the software development process is the Agile Methodology (hbr.org/2016/05/embracing-agile ). But it takes a little getting used to. You have to cut and dice the problem to manageable size AND produce a quick prototype that works good enough to prove a solution exists. In that way you put together all your prototypes together and come up with your product's 1.0 version. And it will suck and crash. But you iterate and do it all over again. You try to be agile and not stop and delay the process. This is hard specially for those developers who are perfectionists and can't let go the prototype code, they think they can improve it a little bit more and so delay the process.
So yeah, Mr. Musk has mastered this agile process not only for software but for cars and rockets! Very impressive.
Yea I'm a Mustang "fanboy" and the name and commercial for the Mach-E pissed me off.
I feel that they should have used another horse name instead. Something like stallEon or something or even just Stallion. Just leave the horse names to their respective models.
Mr.A Bandit is not a Mustang 😐
@Mr.A Bandit A real Mustang is a muscle car with a powerful V8 engine. The Mach E is an stupid electric SUV, unfollowing the concept of the Mustang, so It's not a real Mustang and never Will be despite having Its name.
Also I'm not a Mustang Fanboy.
@@nachoperaita3460 I dunno if you watch GT racing but also want to add that the GT4 Mustang is amazing looking. 🙌 For angry V8 noises
Tesla: I have the most advanced buisness model
Toyota: Hold my TPS
True, Toyota's Tire Pressure Sensors always need replacing, that's a good business model
jeany545 I thought that was TPMS. Tire Pressure Monitoring System
Or did I totally just miss some sarcasm? You never know these days🧐
@@jackryan4313 yes tps= throttle position sensor :)
@@jeany545 Can confrim, I have a 2008 Toyota Avalon with TPMS always on, can't be bothered to replace it
"shockingly handsome youtuber"
couldnt be anymore correct
The Faurecia plant in Saline, MI (Ford's old plastic molding plant; once the largest plastic molding plant in North America) makes components for Tesla as well as Ford and Stellantis...
I missed these the past, well, yesterday
All my troubles seemed so far away
Same, I want the next moneypit the turbo seems so far away
@@Sam-hc3zb But now it seems as though they're here to stayy
Captain Autismo oh i believe in yesterday...
@@Sam-hc3zb Whyy did she go, I don't know, she didn't say
5:29 "Base Model 3" uhh, that's a Model S P100D my dude