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Interesting read on electric cars
Bigfish:
--- Quote from: Spada on May 02, 2019, 11:42:20 AM ---Glad I chose this year to do a trip to the cape...................not sure a Prius would tow the camper, let alone find a charge point on the OTT?
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Sell the camper/trailer and buy a 50kva generator to mount on an off road trailer ......
tryagain:
--- Quote from: Pete79 on May 02, 2019, 11:11:03 AM ---The whole thing in a nutshell right there!
The Australian car market is minuscule.
There’s about 12 million more people just in California then there is in the whole of Australia.
And I think we all know the way they want to see the future of vehicles go over there....
We have no say in the direction of this market...
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I would agree, that's why I think we as a country should just roll with it as opposed to mandating it. With Labours target, the issue is, if it's aspirational, then it's pretty much meaningless words. If it's legislated, then it requires either a subsidy to make them financially more attractive (Taxpayer $$$ wasted) or a new form of tax on non-EVs, which would be on top of the free ride EV's already get in regards to fuel excise, which raises about $12Billion year.
Any artificial inflation of EV's is just going to cost money and have little to no impact on their availability or climate change from when you consider it from a global perspective. Early adopters with technology normally pay a premium for not much more than bragging rights in return.
JusyApples:
Car advice have done a stack of work on this of late.
Bill claimed Toyota were going full electric with their vehicles. Toyota confirmed this was not the case. They are still spending their money refining petrol and Diesel engines.
How will all this be powered without coal or nuclear power?
It’s come out that Bill wants the states to legislate that people are required to install a charger when remodelling or building a new home.
Coupled with his emission targets which he won’t cost it sounds like an expensive time for Australia.
He’s also shown he has no idea the time and cost of electric vehicles. What did he say? You could charge a battery in 8mins.
What happens for those who live in apartments, have off street parking, who want to go to remote places?
The whole thing is just made up on the spot. If he was so worried about emissions, why’s he driving around in a big red bus.
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KeithB:
I think as EVS become popular, servos will start replacing gas bowsers with EV chargers. There are now super capacitor chargers on the way that can charge a car in 5-10 minutes. The servos will love that because customers might go into the store and buy something.
Keith
Recently retired publisher of national service station trade magazine.
alnjan:
--- Quote from: KeithB on May 02, 2019, 06:28:49 PM ---I think as EVS become popular, servos will start replacing gas bowsers with EV chargers. There are now super capacitor chargers on the way that can charge a car in 5-10 minutes. The servos will love that because customers might go into the store and buy something.
Keith
Recently retired publisher of national service station trade magazine.
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If I understand what I have read while there are fast chargers, the 5-10 minute chargers, but the electric vehicle may not have the capability to be fast charged and will only take the 'slow' charge. Basically Tesla do a fast charge vehicle that matches their fast charger but other vehicle makers are slow charge vehicles designed to either plug in at home and charge over night or during the day at work.
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