You just got to look at all the petrol station being built on tight spaces.....dont reckon they are looking/planning ahead for electric
Bought Wheels yesterday and found almost the whole issue devoted to electric vehicles.
It is an excellent coverage of every EV sold here, plus articles on a hydrogen Hyundai and on autonomous vehicles.
The cover line is that Australia is lagging behind and isn't ready for EVs.
Really good reading, and a big advance on the days when Wheels seemed only interested in V8s on every cover.
You just got to look at all the petrol station being built on tight spaces.....dont reckon they are looking/planning ahead for electric
Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for that mag.
The solution (for motorcycles at least) will be the development of swappable plug'n'play battery packs.
Meanwhile I think for vehicles wanting to do any distance (that is, not just a commuter vehicle) the only medium term solution for Australia is hybrid ICE/electric.
Interestingly there seems to be a trend away from those toward full electric vehicles.
Oh as an aside Mazda appears to be catching up with Toyota. The new 2019 Mazda3 will have a hybrid version available, at least in the Japanese domestic market. Might also make it's way to California I suppose. Be good to see it here in Australia.
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Yes, I'd like to see Mazda Doo that.
Hybrids are a compromise, good neither as electrical or as ICE.
We need a law requiring all servos to install EV charging points, but Big Oil will hate that.
I read a media article recently about the trend with service stations offering more food and dining options with newer service station redevelopments. Yes there is probably more profit in food than petrol. I think it is the companies starting to condition us to buy food and sit and eat at service stations, with the next logical step being eating whilst your EV is recharging...
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I've seen the magazine, and thought about buying it so that I could read it..
But on the front cover it basically says something like "Are electric vehicles the answer for Australia? No... Not Yet"
Which I think is basically what most people are saying - great idea, but not quite ready yet...
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Yes, but inside is a great review of EVs and hybrid, which was very informative.
I think as hydrogen fuel cells become cheaper and easier this will solve range issue problems. As these produce electricity, the actual vehicle itself can be very similar to an EV chassis and driveline - it will be the power source that is different is all, so it’s not surprising the OEM’s aren’t thinking about ICE any more.
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Hydrogen seems very doable, but there is no support to build the infrastructure.
Australia’s paltry electric car uptake will cost health, jobs and environment – report
Australia’s paltry electric car uptake will cost health, jobs and environment – report | Environment | The Guardian
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