I picked it up from watching this , go to time 11.30 when he pulls in to the station and starts to talk about options, its just 2 mins covering this part. However the whole vid is interesting for a novice like me. The guy has done plenty of EV driving and he's decided to go back to hybrid.
I quite enjoyed that video - he's quite entertaining. But there are a few things to note.
He's test driving a Tesla and already made up his mind he's not having electric. He drives past a place where there are 4 chargers for some reason and decides to go where there are two. He tells a story about a 'broken' charger that was the reason why he gave up on electric but in 5 mins the problem was sorted - then moans that no one phoned it in to report it but doesn't phone the problem in on the other one! Plus aren't you only meant to charge them to 80%?
One thing that really frustrates me though is the kms left stat on the car. He really has an issue with this - in this video it takes him 140km or range to do 90km? But in ICE cars there is the same problem. You drive on the motorway at 65mph and it says you have 600 miles for a full tank but if you are driving around town that might be 400 miles. Maybe the software should be more accurate in the EVs but it is the same thing - range is based on how you are driving it.
This leads me on to my final point - he says the Honda had a range of 120km I think but he only ever got 85km. Now when I bought my car it said 49mpg combined - but do I ever get near that? No. Do I expect that? Yes. For years we know that the mpg quoted on cars if done in the perfect conditions and in real life you don't get that figure. I am not sure why it comes as a shock that Ev's have the same problem. Jesus, even phones suffer from that problem with their battery percentages.
In summery there isn't really an argument against EV in general - the arguments come from if it is suitable for you or if you even want one. This guy didn't like it and got rid - certainly doesn't mean that they are all bad. TBH it doesn't mean his Honda was bad - a different person with different driving styles / different journey requirements might love it - JUST THE SAME AS WITH ICE.