Thread: EV general discussion

Not really, they're factory supported as the blurb makes clear - they get vehicles directly from the US factory and convert them to RHD in a workshop that also does all the other big US utes being imported at present. Grey imports aren't supported by the relevant manufactuerer, quite the opposite usually.

Arapiles

So who stocks the spare parts?
Spare part supply is one of the most expensive overheads of distributing vehicles in Australia.
AFAIR even Ford subcontracted it to Caterpillar several years ago.
The three months or whatever wait on parts quoted by the OP would suggest that inadequate parts supply is held in Australia.
In BMW we had a VOR category (vehicle off road) where parts were airfreighted in if the vehicle was stuck.
It would seem that is not the case here.
I can recall I once ordered a fan shroud for my Porsche 924 turbo and it was here from Germany in a few days.
Regards PhilipA

Originally Posted by PhilipA

So who stocks the spare parts?
Spare part supply is one of the most expensive overheads of distributing vehicles in Australia.
AFAIR even Ford subcontracted it to Caterpillar several years ago.
The three months or whatever wait on parts quoted by the OP would suggest that inadequate parts supply is held in Australia.
In BMW we had a VOR category (vehicle off road) where parts were airfreighted in if the vehicle was stuck.
It would seem that is not the case here.
I can recall I once ordered a fan shroud for my Porsche 924 turbo and it was here from Germany in a few days.
Regards PhilipA

Its a small world IF things are not disturbed

"With 0 to 100 km/h (62mph) in 6.20 seconds, a maximum top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h), a curb weight of 2471 lbs (1121 kgs), the 924 Carrera Turbo GTS has a turbocharged Inline 4 cylinder engine, Petrol motor."

Very Nice car Phillip.

You beat my current ev by 2 seconds if you floor it "ZS EV will accelerate from 0-100km/h in 8.2 seconds" My wife's is not to be messed with at 5.8 ish and if the other specked up was used its 3.8 which beats all of the motorcycles I have had which I thought where very FAST.


Issues with supply are a question needing thought. My horrible but loved Lada ute was repaired with a few bits not from Russia which happily fit it Oddly I am now looking closely at a Norwegian outboard motor for 100km plus offshore tuna fishing. My current 115hp motor is not selling at all well despite being very well maintained and in micky mouse condition Battery is still the issue holding that option up! the Motor is on its way.

An American version is several times the price! Odd really. I could just make boat an inboard and make it all myself- Not safe for me or the distance I want for offshore without an engineer or two so not happening in my blue water trips!

I case you're wondering Boat Motor is Join our team now - Chief Commercial Officer - Recruitment
The cool bit I see is power from ICE now or Wet cell Battery, Lithium, Solid state or fuel cell well all will make my boat move. Proof and safe is needed. The Quiet is very much looked forward to as the current smelly ICE is loud plus.

IF geerly ute BEV beats Landrover FCEV to Australia I will be"sadly happy" to get another almost short range (towing) BEV

Some of above depends on $$$$$$ invested of course. Happily, very confident and I do have a few people to hand over my current drive to over the next year or two

Can you have an auxiliary (fridge/winch) battery in an EV? How would a winch recovery affect the main vehicle battery, without an auxiliary? If you could fit an auxiliary and use it for the winch, how would you increase revs while winching?.

That has been asked a lot. Yesterday I was running listening Bill Gates on a pod cast mention USA needs 3 times its current total power use.

How much is that? "As of February 2022, America has more than 1.2 million megawatts of generation capacity"

I suspect that is made up of using Electricity for everything removing methane gas from industry, home heating and hot water as well as transport.

If that is correct Australia may if similar aims are assumed would be 3 times about "In 2020-21 total electricity generation in Australia was nearly steady at around 266 TWh (956 PJ), the highest total generation on record for Australia. COVID-19 affected sectoral usage and time of demand."

Gates was also very dismissive or the minute hyped up battery storage. Currently US has "At the end of 2021, the United States had 4,605 megawatts (MW) of operational utility-scale battery storage power capacity"

Gates and SMR Nuclear terra power belongs in another thread

So the answer to 'Do We have Enough Power' is No we do not.

Plans to expand are not on the Governments drawing boards at all. Its all about removing coal at present


How much C02 free power will needed? Every bit of wind, solar, hydro and about 81% more than 2021 level to just "Renewables contributed 29% of total electricity generation in 2021" and then add 300% more than that again. That's a whooping 798 TWH or 2868PJ!

My thought is that is not possible in our very lucky country, with out all C02 Free options being used.


Weekends long runs can be productive in more ways than one

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

So the answer to 'Do We have Enough Power' is No we do not.

Even Blind Freddy knew that.

And those that believed all the promises of cheaper power,by some politicians over the last few months and during the election campaign are dreaming as well.
They either didnt know what they were talking about or were blatantly telling porkies.No surprise there i suppose.

Just back from a couple of weeks R & R,did around 2100Km,no way in the world that trip could have been done in an EV of any type,available anywhere in the world.

I want a STIG test

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

I want a STIG test

Is a STIG Test the same as a normal Covid Test but you get the results back a lot quicker?

Originally Posted by scarry

Even Blind Freddy knew that.

And those that believed all the promises of cheaper power,by some politicians over the last few months and during the election campaign are dreaming as well.
They either didnt know what they were talking about or were blatantly telling porkies.No surprise there i suppose.

Just back from a couple of weeks R & R,did around 2100Km,no way in the world that trip could have been done in an EV of any type,available anywhere in the world.

This one could - it has a 1500km range:


J-Spec Imports


NB, it runs off a battery so it's an EV but it carries an ICE to recharge when needed - the ICE doesn't run the wheels.