Channel: Transport Evolved

Category: Autos & Vehicles

Description: Despite increasing numbers of legacy manufacturers finally producing EVs, we've yet to see truly affordable EVs enter the market. And with most companies introducing SUVs and crossovers, prices have remained out of reach for many. But things are beginning to shift. While China has had a multitude of automakers producing small, cheap EVs, crash testing requirements prevent many of those cars being imported to the US or Europe, but a different answer may have been found in the existing automotive fleet... ---------- 00:00 - Introduction 00:40 - Support the Channel! 01:04 - What's happened to cheaper cars? 01:42 - The rise of the SUV 02:18 - Consumer desire for small cars 02:47 - The challenge of battery capacity 03:34 - The rise of EV conversions 04:45 - Target cars, the compact car 05:40 - Modern EV conversions 07:00 - Government support and conversion subsidies 08:03 - Average daily drive 09:10 - The TLDR 09:30 - Thanks and credits! ---------- Script: Kate Walton-Elliott, Winter Tashlin, Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Presenter, Camera, Editing, Coloring : Kate Walton-Elliott Audio Clean Up, Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield End Credits, Animations: Erin Carlie Teeshirt - Boodle, Bristol. © Transport Evolved LLC, 2022 This video was made possible thanks to the kind donations of our supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi. Join them in supporting us. Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/transportevolved Join this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/channel/UC675NhQ4EU5TzwCMwYp5XCw/join Buy the team a coffee -- or a meal! ko-fi.com/transportevolved Donate using bitcoin: BC1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH Support us by buying some merch at redbubble.com/people/TransportEVd/shop Follow our 'second' channel - Transport Evolved Take Two, at youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2 Join our Discord server at discord.gg/U3tnkGNfCA Follow the show on Twitter twitter.com/TransportEvolve Use the TE Aptera referral code - i.refs.cc/zz56EbIi - but watch our explainer video FIRST: lz953.isrefer.com/go/preorder/zz56EbIi