EV general discussion

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Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Be careful quoting AI Shane - it can be a major source of misinformation.

The Tesla Supercharger at Ballarat is showing on the Tesla website as costing 37c/kWhr.

Would be good to confirm from a Tesla owner what rate they currently see on the Tesla App.

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By comparison the Tesla Supercharger nearest to me in Melbourne is showing as costing 47c/kWhr for the 300kW Superchargers. Rate drops to 41c/kWhr before 8am and it is open to non-Tesla owners.

Looks to be a good rate, is next to a major shopping centre, and seems to have bays free most times of the day.

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Its not far off the western freeway onramp. Certainly NOT somewhere I would choose to park outside business hours. You should be ok over there during the day. Yes oppostie the westyland shopping center.

I think I saw a tesla at one once ..... they should be generally empty. As most locals would be charign at home overnight.... and who'd be nuts enough to travel distances away from home in an electric throw-away :)

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Originally Posted by DiscoDB

I expect most EVs will be written off or sold for scrap before the battery reaches end of life.

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Watching the drivers, that doesn't surprise me at all.

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Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

Its not far off the western freeway onramp. Certainly NOT somewhere I would choose to park outside business hours. You should be ok over there during the day. Yes oppostie the westyland shopping center.

I think I saw a tesla at one once ..... they should be generally empty. As most locals would be charign at home overnight.... and who'd be nuts enough to travel distances away from home in an electric throw-away :)

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I agree - a Stockland Shopping centre in Wendouree would be a pretty frightening place to visit. Plus you would probably run into Kev at Supercheap Auto - and despite having ev in his name he definitely does not like EVs. He’s doing it tough after Bev left him.

Definitely charge at home for around 25c/kWhr. For a typical EV using 20kWhr/100km that’s only 5c/km.

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Originally Posted by BradC;

Watching the drivers, that doesn't surprise me at all.

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Definitely studies that support EVs do get scrapped earlier. Vandalism is an issue that EV owners are more likely to encounter.

Seems 15-20 years is typical for cars these days. Especially in countries with strict annual testing.

My D3 and BMW 320d are both coming up 18 years old and won’t be getting scrapped anytime soon. Just got to watch out for tailgating Ford Rangers over here.

The Ranger Danger is universal, there must be a chapter about it, in the owners' manuals.

…..they have to drive like they are on ‘ice’…..(and probably are).