Thread: EV Range Anxiety

Originally Posted by bee utey

Quite. Mind you, there are so few EV's available for sale right now, it's academic. When more become available (next year, the one after, etc) more charging opportunities will exist. Until then let people for whom EV's are very practical buy up the first examples.

Yes, was in at tesla in sydney on tye weekend having a look, was very impressed with the x cross or whatever it was, didn't ask how much though.
Mate has an S type, he loves it and will never go back, but he also owns a thriving solar company and can charge it at his free charging station at his workshop in traralgon.
Once again, thats out of my price range

Originally Posted by PhilipA

You blokes have to remember that Clarkson is talking about the UK also where EVs are more popular.

Also I recall Clarkson and the little bloke having a race in an EV and conventional car and finding the charging station did not work.
I wonder how common that is? And how long will charging stations last in Blacktown or Dandenong? It is a different world than in the early 20th century. It appears to me that vandalism was much less then, although graffiti goes back to Roman times if the tombs in Egypt are any indication.

On the plus side the new Maccas in Kellyville has 3 AFAIR. So make your trips in Sydney via Kellyville .LOL.
Regards Philip A

Look I really enjoyed watching Clarkson back in the Top Gear days, he was a presenter with a real skill in making people laugh at his outrageous antics. However it's always important to understand what his shows were. They were entertainment, not documentaries. Any facts left in the show were scripted in, just as were the lies. It didn't pay to take the guy seriously.

Another take on what to do when your EV runs out of juice: tow it with the regen braking turned on.

Tesla Model 3 owner gets about 10 miles of range with regen by towing the car over 1 mile - Electrek

Originally Posted by bee utey

Another take on what to do when your EV runs out of juice: tow it with the regen braking turned on.

Tesla Model 3 owner gets about 10 miles of range with regen by towing the car over 1 mile - Electrek

Great tow rope . Using a Smart to charge a Tesla , great thinking !!

Mark French (of Marks 4WD Adaptors fame) was telling me after finishing his Simpson Solar challenge he was waiting at Birdsville for the other team to approach Big Red , He got the message and wanted to drive his EV back to Big Red for the photo op of them both there . No Charge so the hooked the snatch strap to the Support Vehicle a GU with Duramax / Allison , With the Suzi on full regen the GU was really bogging down (on bitumen) , 'was like towing a van with the brakes on ' Fully charged within a few km .

I made a A-Frame for my Lightweight , ties to the helicopter lifting rings , so If I run out of charge any vehicle with a 2" ball can charge me ( I can back off the regen with a knob on my dash)

I just discovered there are 2 EV charging stations within a five minute drive of home.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I just discovered there are 2 EV charging stations within a five minute drive of home.

Wonder if any Pubs will seize the opportunity and put chargers in for patrons, hmm can you get done for .05 if your asleep in the back and the car is driving you home ? Oh I forgot , Club Mulwala is installing a Solar car park with EV points . Also 5 mins from here. .... " I'll be home in an hour, just waiting for the car to charge"

I notice some American churches have EV charging points.
I guess in the future offering free charging to visit a premises will become like free Wi-Fi is now - a point of difference and an incentive to pick them over a competitor.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I notice some American churches have EV charging points.
I guess in the future offering free charging to visit a premises will become like free Wi-Fi is now - a point of difference and an incentive to pick them over a competitor.

Yeah, why would you pass up a free charge from somewhere instead of doing it at home (If you don't have solar or batteries) - I'd pick a cafe, etc with a free charging dock over one that didn't - you'd get something back into it while sipping a Late, etc.

I think for the amount of EV's there are currently on the road, there is a good range of charging stations - remember when LPG first came in - you'd be lucky to find one place in a decent sized town that sold it for a couple of years until it started to really gain momentum - I think we'll see the same thing here - the infrastructure will come, so will the cars - I can't wait to see what the likes of Hyundai and Kia come up with.