Jay Leno's Thoughts on EVs | Season 7 Episode 6 | The InEVitable

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Published 2023-05-04
MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with legendary comedian & car enthusiast Jay Leno! The guys cover a number of subjects from specifics about his world famous car collection, thoughts on EVs, Johnny Carson & David Letterman stories, and the future of automobiles! Check out Jay Leno's Garage at LenosGarage.com! Get the full story here ➡️bit.ly/3npffYb

2:20 - Gas, Electric, or Steam?
5:44 - Jay's earliest Car? The 1906 Stanley Steamer!
10:15 - Criticisms of early EVs & steam cars.
13:40 - Jay's EVs - Tesla Model S Plaid, Fiat, 1914 Baker Electric, 1909 Baker Electric, & The Owen Magnetic.
16:45 - Demon 170 vs. Tesla Plaid - "It's like your sister's big, dumb, football-playing boyfriend."
19:55 - Are EVs InEVitable? The future of gas powered cars & auto racing.
23:10 - Conversations with EV haters - who are they mad at?
30:53 - Where does his love of cars come from? Jay's early cars.
32:21 - Jay bought his dad a Cadillac.
38:30 - Jay on moving to (and around) Los Angeles.
41:09 - First splurge car? 1970 Mercedes 220 coupe.
43:02 - Johnny Carson & David Letterman stories.
48:55 - Relationship with Jerry Seinfeld.
51:45 - Why he started his car collection.
55:20 - Hand painted posters in his garage.
59:31 - Formula 1: Drive to Survive.
01:02:08 - Talking about cars.
01:08:05 - Daily routine? Automotive news. Bring a Trailer.
01:12:40 - Of his 204 cars, which one changed his outlook?
01:16:16 - The Duesenberg, and the 8.0 L Bentley.
01:20:04 - How does Jay choose what to drive? Working on cars.
01:24:40 - Succession plan for his car collection?
01:26:17 - Thoughts on EVs. Which EVs are Jay impressed with?
01:33:50 - Chinese EVs?
01:35:55 - Unattainable cars?
01:39:39 - Czinger
01:41:55 - InEVitable bell???

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All Comments (21)
  • @kings3803
    Jay is such a down to earth bloke. Can listen to him all day.
  • @CatchyNameF1
    Jay is the voice of sanity in these insane times.
  • @justinschultz4325
    "Stupid people are full of confidence." Wow! What a quote. Very true.
  • @whereman1199
    Great interview, never can get enough of Jay Leno...
  • I pretty much watch all the Jay Leno content that comes out, I'm a huge fan, I even was a guest on his Game Show! And I have to say this was the best interview I've seen of Jay. I feel like Jay, like all celebrities is always being asked the same questions so naturally he has a set of stories that make for good responses, which is great, but as a fan, I have heard all of those stories multiple times, this was a great interview, because the questions were new and unique and overall very good, it allowed for Jay to give some really great new answers. Very entertained by this.
  • @Bierdaddy1
    Ah the wisdom of age. Jay is great and only exemplifies why we need to value our grandparents’ life experiences. Not everything they say is necessarily correct, sane or appropriate, but there are bits of gold that we need to remember about how we used to live. Bringing up the beta v vhs (not vcr) war was accurate but lost on probably 50% of listeners. May he keep telling these stories for years to come! 🎉
  • @Kim-lg5sd
    I'm not a car person. My husband is.I enjoy watching anything with Jay. He is so great to listen to and so funny.
  • @johncaruana6406
    Jay Leno is the greatest. So down to earth. Such a pleasure to listen to him.
  • @kentlarsen5834
    Jay is an encyclopedia of so many many things from years and years ago with so many real wonderful memories from the past and present that he can bring to life. He is a National Treasure.
  • @manofthehour6856
    Jay Leno is an absolutely brilliant car historian with his mainstream-popularity comedy career overshadowing his, in my opinion, greater talent in his knowledge of cars. Love the amusingly recounted Stanley Steamer anecdotes about its silence upon start up (compared to the urban legend of being loud and unwieldy), as well as getting it up to 91 F---in miles per hour on the 405 Freeway! Between the hilariety of visualizing the situation of trying to explain this to the fuming cop, and being able to achieve that speed in a Veteran Car, just fantastic!
  • @Blucenturion344
    This was the best almost two hours I've spent on YT. Jay's stories are the best. He could breathe life into any faltering podcast. (Not referring to yours, of course!)
  • @michaelparks3106
    I admire Jay, he's the icon of what a rich celebrity should be. He educates himself and buys cars because they have some interesting technology or history, never to show off how rich he is or to make him appear "manly". I was fortunate enough to meet him years ago and he's just a regular person, if you didn't know you'd have no idea how rich or famous he was. A very humble and hard working guy.
  • @v4seaa
    What an extraordinary person this Jay LENO !!! Thaks guy for this interview !!!!
  • @mikec3344
    The two interviewers seemed more like they were competing with each other. Jay, of course, was his usual awesome self.
  • @jeremiahglass8262
    Wow..just wow…..Jay Leno’s memory is incredible! I love the way his ties History into his stories….
  • @1KJRoberts
    Authentic hosts and a legendary guest. Time well spent. 👍
  • @mitchm2559
    One of the best video commentary's on EV's I've ever seen! Huge fan of Jay Leno, plus I have been following Jonny and Ed on Motor Trend print magazines long before the internet become commonplace. Thanks for putting this together, you guys rock!