EV general discussion

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Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

Now we're talking. There are some great electric cargo bikes these days but they can be eye wateringly expensive. I reckon it's a volume thing. Were I live (Brisbane North) there is "Kedron Brook Bikeway". On that bikeway - there are 2 major shopping centres (used to be 3 until Toombull was destroyed in the flood). Chermside is also ok with some back streets. Plus a bunnings. Most things that people would need. Unfortunately the last k home is up a cliff face so the electric versions are a must.

Our family electric bike is at over 15k now .. all little trips here and there.

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Where I live (inner-northern suburbs of Melbourne) there are heaps of cargo bikes being used by families, particularly the long-tail style ones. Typically used to take kids to kindy and school and then on to shopping or work - there's a couple of regulars in the bike shed at work. There's a company that actually leases the Tern e-cargo bikes, and I've seen quite a few of their bikes around. We've got a Japanese mama-chari, which we should probably pass on to someone else now that the kids are grown up.

Those who don't like government encouraging EV uptake are going to have a tough week by the looks.

Labor’s ‘quite ambitious’ electric vehicle strategy expected to be released this week | Electric vehicles | The Guardian

Interesting read,
Australian miner to trial world's first electric "triple" road train with swappable battery

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Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

Those who don't like government encouraging EV uptake are going to have a tough week by the looks.

Labor’s ‘quite ambitious’ electric vehicle strategy expected to be released this week | Electric vehicles | The Guardian

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The current Governments last effort was not much more than a joke,let’s see what they come up with this time.

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

My cheapie does Gelong and back often- Ok Little River rifle range[biggrin] oddly just found 17 Aprill start date which might have made changing the short range not needed IF I was happy to wait the hour if the one station is online and not occupied [bigwhistle]

Warrnambool visitor information centre electric charging station and others coming online sooner or later

I do like the idea I can do as my Disco does- To Port fairy and back on one tank most of the time[bigwhistle] The 450ish of the replacement is not enough as I think it will be well south of 400 km at 100kph.

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You might like this LDV with a said to be 1000 km's range although that is based on China's test cycle which is more ambitious.

LDV reveals 1000hp electric off-road ute, may preview eT60 successor - Drive

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Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

You might like this LDV with a said to be 1000 km's range although that is based on China's test cycle which is more ambitious.

LDV reveals 1000hp electric off-road ute, may preview eT60 successor - Drive

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If they can make them so they don’t rust out almost instantly like their current crop of utes do now that would be interesting. Range claims are only doing the industry a disservice but it seems no OEM gives a hoot about that.

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Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

You might like this LDV with a said to be 1000 km's range although that is based on China's test cycle which is more ambitious.

LDV reveals 1000hp electric off-road ute, may preview eT60 successor - Drive

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Chatted to a family that owned one in QLD last week. They have not pushed the range at all yet.

I think it was a LDV that got toasted for rusting out a while back? It was a surf club gent driving on the beach to be little fair to that yarn[bigwhistle]

Has anyone posted on the Australian gov ev policy? "Federal government passes EV incentive bill

THE Australian federal government has passed its Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill, which will provide up to $2000 off the purchase price of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, as well as fringe benefits tax (FBT) exemptions for fleets and novated leases.

Discounts apply to electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) that retail below the luxury car tax (LCT) threshold of $84,916 and are offered in addition to other state and territory incentives.

Electric vehicles will also be prioritised in government fleet purchasing decisions to both reduce government transport emissions and provide more electric cars to the used market.

The Bill passed the Senate with 31 votes against 24 after a deal was struck between Labor, Greens and independent Senator David Pocock.

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Whoops thats last years[bigwhistle]


"A fuel efficiency standard is coming, but there may be a delay in driving cheaper electric vehicles to Australia[bigwhistle]

" A fuel efficiency standard is coming, but there may be a delay in driving cheaper electric vehicles to Australia - ABC News

That is going to upset the dumping of old tech to Australia perhaps?

No, it did no beach driving at all - just parked near the beach - the courts ruled it was unfit for purpose and ordered LDV to provide a full refund.

There’s plenty of others that have surface rust showing inside and outside the chassis and on the body in less that 12 months as well.

It will evolve as the company does - at some stage they’ll start dipping the chassis and bodies like other OEM’s do and sort this, but they aren’t there yet IMO.

They seem ok mechanically - I was chatting to our local guy that services all our work vehicles when he had one on the hoist (notable surface rust underneath it). He hasn’t seen any significant issues with them mechanically that you wouldn’t see anywhere else but he’s not a fan of them overall.

The cheap fit and finish still shines through as well any time you look at in inside one, and they feel cheap when driving them too and are underpowered compared to the competition as well. I drove pretty much every dual cab on the market recently before ordering a couple for work (apart from the Amarok - wouldn’t touch a VW) and the LDV would be my least favourite - followed by the Hilux but that’s for very different reasons.

When they first came here, I saw one of our contractors parking an LDV ute in a lane near work, so I asked him what it was like and he said, "horrible".

Don't know if this has received much publicity
https://www.drive.com.au/news/britis...medium=partner

I wondered if the forward position fuel dump of the future would accommodate a fossil fuel reservoir, and diesel powered gen sets (multiples thereof) to maintain the quick change battery pile.... or a shipping container sized thorium reactor in liu of the diesel. The US Defence Dept's R&D ?DARPA has apparently offered development contracts for portable reactors....