Thread: Trial complete: electric vehicles can work in Australia

93 onward involves extra red tape, East West engines are more difficult as the ICE forms part of the crumple zone. 86RRC would be Ideal, skinny road tyres will help commuting range a lot.

Theres a Chinese bloke on EV FB page trying to unload 'cheap' LiFePo4's I'd be investigating that ,
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Ive also heard of a Melbourne vendor importing salvage Leaf packs , they are a viable alternative to new at half the price.

Hmmm, will start doing some serious research. It’s a vehicle I’ll be keeping forever so sinking a large chunk doing this isn’t a killer, although I do have to work out what it will cost and where that money comes from. My immediate assumption would be $15 to $20K. Not sure how close to the mark that would be.

You been holding out on us mate? Has this YouTube video been posted here before?

Originally Posted by Homestar

You been holding out on us mate? Has this YouTube video been posted here before?

YouTube

oh, oops, I forgot about that .

I spent about 21k but that included $10,500 on new Prismatic cells , I'd reckon you could get a Decent pack using Leaf Modules for about 6k , My 66kw Motor & controller was 7.5K but now you can get a fully sealed 100kw for 6k , That would be ok for an RRC , but it will set you back $30k for the 220kw motor thats in Prince Harrys Jag Zero.

Thanks - got some research to get on with.

Not sure if the RRC’s running gear would cope with 220KW...

Originally Posted by Homestar

Thanks - got some research to get on with.

Not sure if the RRC’s running gear would cope with 220KW...

best place to get questions answered, A lot like AULRO but DIY EV centric .

Research fast & get in before Aussie Dollar drops to US $0.40

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Heres some figures to present to CFO

Rounding off figures to simplify maths. Example is my LandRover series 3 conversion , far from an efficient conversion.

My Conversion cost $20,000 , (including Battery cost of $10,000)

At 80% Depth of Discharge my batteries are good for a conservative 5000 charge cycles .
Practical distance = 80km per charge 80x5000 = 400,000 km divided by $20,000 = total conversion cost of $.05 per km .

Charging from 5kw PV system , Car has 3.3kw onboard charger , Solar Charging = free
Charging from Tesla Destination chargers = free check PlugShare - Find Electric Vehicle Charging Locations Near You for chargers near you

No Solar ? Charging from 15A GPO @ $0.25c kwh (average Australian Electricity tariff) takes 8 hours max @ 3.3kw = 26.4 kwh = $6.60 for 80km = $8.25c per 100km. -( I'd be getting Solar asap.)

Todays average petrol price $ 1.35 L
Guesstimate generous petrol economy 15L /100km 15x1.35 = $20.25 per 100km



Petrol cost over 100,000km = $20,250 , theres your EV conversion paid for .

Petrol cost over 400,000 km = $81,000 at todays price which is set to rise as battery tech develops & lithium price decreases

ontop of that you have zero servicing costs (other than gear / diff / brakes / tyres etc) Brake wear is reduced due to regen braking , no exhaust or cooling system maintenance .

Makes sound financial sense.

Would have to factor in not only solar panels, but battery storage at home too as the vehicle would be away from the house from 7am to 6pm each weekday.