Printable View
Not too many years ago all LPG for vehicles was excise free too, and not a razoo from my thirsty V8's fuel bills went towards road maintenance. Now electric vehicles will get the same treatment until it suits the powers-that-be to do something about it. Mind you, some of the registration fees, GST and income tax I paid went towards road maintenance. Roads are funded from general revenue, not some specific tax component.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don 130
New Zealand has a good system ... RUC "Road User Charge " For Deisels over 3500kg (Only petrol has excise paid at the pump) EV's are exempt until 2020. Deiseld under 3500kg are exempt. Trucks have a GPS eTag thing And a fair tax is paid on a usage basis , EV's will have same. Thats more than fair & I'm happy to pay if they introduce that here. Though most of my KM are on unimproved dirt roads.
I like the look of Mitsubishi's PHEV Outlander, and if i had a spare $35k laying around i'd upgrade our Forester to one. 100km per charge on electric motor means if you chuck it on charge each night, you'll never use fuel going to work and back. Plus you get an extra 500km of range on the 2l petrol engine. Win, win. Going by this cheapest car to run list by RAC, it finished on top as most affordable electric, and it's a practical vehicle, unlike the micro Toyota's.
I found the results interesting, worth a quick read over at least.
Summary:
Revealed: Australia's cheapest cars to run | Drive.com.au
Full list:
RACV advice for buying a car - new or second-hand
Someone at work has one of those and seems happy with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Russrobe
Hybrids will be great for the city, 50-100km of e-power would cover most shopping/work commutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Russrobe
This is what I would love to do to an old D1, 110 or 130, shove a motor on the transfer case and a line of batteries on the boot floor. For the city shunt, it would only need a range of ~50km and top speed of ~80kph. Fire up the TDI for runs out of the city.
Quote:
Originally Posted by manic
I'm seriously considering same with Iveco, A decent Electric motor could be attached to the TC PTO .
Heres is LandRovers early version of same idea .... The Dunsfold Collection :: The Dunsfold Collection
Hi GoingBush,
Did you spot this...
https://www.carsales.com.au/editoria...firmed-115248/
Cheers,
GG.
Hadn't seen that, Thanks , Its all happening.Quote:
Originally Posted by grey_ghost
Wonder how much per charge?Quote:
Originally Posted by grey_ghost
Yeah - I only skim read the article but I didn’t see a price..