Thread: EV general discussion

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Now a motel set up with charging stations could make a good profit - could even charge out rooms by the hour

That’s closely what the motels with charge stations in town do...

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Low IQ boguns are a global phenomenon...

Originally Posted by Homestar

To clarify further - Up from 0.2% of Sales to just shy of 0.6% of Sales. Keep fighting the good fight Mick - you’ve just about convinced yourself this will save the planet. With only 3% of emissions coming from vehicles in Australia even the very fanciful half of all sales will make very little difference and when you take into account entire lifecycle emissions that number gets cut again quite substantially.

Again, not an EV hater, far from it but I do understand their limitations and how twisted some people get the facts to make the population think they are are a magic bullet to our issues.o

Last time I checked transport produced about 15% of Australia's emissions.

Emission sources | Australia State of the Environment Report

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Last time I checked transport produced about 15% of Australia's emissions.

Emission sources | Australia State of the Environment Report

Break it down... private etc vs Commercial (trucks etc).

It’s unlikely there will be commercial EVs hauling loads any time soon.

This is a sensible summary of how we rate for emissions. Basically, Australia is the third largest fossil fuel exporter in the world.

Do Australia's greenhouse gas emissions account for more than 5 per cent of the global total once exports are included, as Mike Cannon-Brookes says? - Fact Check - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Originally Posted by Tombie

Break it down... private etc vs Commercial (trucks etc).

It’s unlikely there will be commercial EVs hauling loads any time soon.

Don't be too sure. Commercial EVs are coming. In fact, Australia is exporting them.

Meanwhile…in Australia: Electric Trucks are Already a Thing

Australia's SEA Electric takes massive order for 100 electric trucks | The Driven

Australia Post to trial Fuso eCanter electric truck | The Driven

China's BYD teams up with Macquarie to bring electric trucks to Australia | RenewEconomy

Electric trucks pitched as game changer for Australian market

44t on the open road will not be electric for years!
Fart box courier trucks in metro maybe.
Commercial operations will vote with their accountant.

Electric utes are also coming.

Top electric utes coming to replace your Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux: The electric ute revolution is coming! - Car News | CarsGuide