Thread: Trial complete: electric vehicles can work in Australia

Originally Posted by goingbush

To put it into perspective

I thought I drove the Lightweight a lot , I did 800km in the 12 months since I got it registered , it worked out at 15L/100km , using the average petrol price of $1.30 per L = $19.50 per 100km = $19,500 100,000km

It cost me approx $20,000 to convert it .

Since I completed it, I do all my daily local driving in it , have done 1500km in 2 months , Its just so easy & enjoyable to drive now & its free, I use it for everything local.

at the rate of 750km a month I'll do 100,000km in 133 months or 11 years , so 11 years to break even , thats if the petrol price stays at $1.30

the batteries are good for 3000 charge cycles = 300,000km or 10,000 charge cycles if depth of discharge is reduced by 20% = 800,000km , thats a lot of free motoring after the conversion pays for itself at 100,000km

but its really a moot argument because most of us will probably all be driving electric before my conversion pays for itself.

And when you charge it, is the power you use to charge it free?
Where do you get this free power from?

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

And when you charge it, is the power you use to charge it free?
Where do you get this free power from?

Solar. 😉

Yes I have a 5kw solar system that is generating electricity all the time during daylight hours . We get sun here pretty much all year long .

The onboard charger 3.3kw . So even when the car is charging there still left over solar power & I only need to charge once every few days . So yes it free .

If I did not have solar it works out at $3.50 per 100km from AGL instead of $19.50 per 100km from the petrol station.

There is a Nissan Leaf and a Mitsubishi which have ranges of up to about 300kms so that would be plenty for normal commuting. Charge for free off solar. Plus some people use their electric car batteries as emergency reserve power sources for their solar houses. Just plug in and the car can charge the house batteries.
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Also charging at Tesla destination chargers is Free .

No account required , no card swipe , Its Free .
I asked the winery where this charger is located & they said Tesla installed their 3 phase solar array, the charger & power wall all for free .

One Tesla and my Landy are the only two cars they have seen charging with it.

I tasted some wine while I was charging , cost me $35.00 , that sucked . Need chargers installed at Micro-Breweries
have a look at PlugShare - Find Electric Vehicle Charging Locations Near You

Originally Posted by goingbush

Also charging at Tesla destination chargers is Free .

No account required , no card swipe , Its Free .
I asked the winery where this charger is located & they said Tesla installed their 3 phase solar array, the charger & power wall all for free .

One Tesla and my Landy are the only two cars they have seen charging with it.

I tasted some wine while I was charging , cost me $35.00 , that sucked . Need chargers installed at Micro-Breweries
have a look at PlugShare - Find Electric Vehicle Charging Locations Near You

How much did it cost you to trailer it to Corowa so you could charge it at Rutherglen?

Originally Posted by goingbush

If I did not have solar it works out at $3.50 per 100km from AGL instead of $19.50 per 100km from the petrol station.

Just that alone sounds fantastic.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

How much did it cost you to trailer it to Corowa so you could charge it at Rutherglen?

Probably the exact same amount it would have cost to trailer it there before it was EV converted.