Thread: EV general discussion

Originally Posted by Eevo

they ignore (not mention it) the science of engineering an electrical system. not sure if its distorting but its a pretty big bias.

Some of the contributors to Renew are advisers to AEMO and have advised the Federal government on what changes to the national grid are required to deal with renewables .....

Originally Posted by Arapiles

Some of the contributors to Renew are advisers to AEMO and have advised the Federal government on what changes to the national grid are required to deal with renewables .....

i know you mean well, but the above doesnt say much about either party lol.

"President Joe Biden has promised to replace the United States government’s fleet of roughly 650,000 vehicles with electric models as the new administration shifts its focus towards clean energy. “The federal government also owns an enormous fleet of vehicles, which we’re going to replace with clean electric vehicles made right here in America made by American workers,” Biden said on Monday"

That's a lot of cars, trucks and buses. Noting BUY America is doing a WOW to a few lithium and Graphite stocks here that supply the US market. PLL and NVX amoung others. "Biden made the comments prior to signing the Made in America executive order, which places stricter rules on the federal government’s procurement practices. The government has existing “buy American” rules, which states that a certain amount of a product must be made in the U.S. for a purchase to qualify for a federal contract." is about work as usual for most countries.

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (HMMA), Hyundai's first assembly and manufacturing plant in the United States. This $1.8 billion automotive plant is one of the most advanced assembly plants in North America
Toyota is all over the states

That may mean "made in America" can be like GM or Ford were here. Not really Australian


President Joe Biden commits to replacing entire federal fleet with electric vehicles – TechCrunch

Damaged Tesla model 3 battery costs USD16000 to replace with reconditioned battery.

While the battery is covered for warranty, it is not covered for damage , like running over a rock.

I guess insurance would cover it (maybe) but still would be a Bugger.
I read that in an article today.
BTW there is a good article by Motor Trend In Microsoft News this morning on the belief of the writer that EVs will never be price competitive with IC cars as it is not profitable for manufacturers to aim for that. Too long to post.

Regards PhilipA
Also re the EVs in the USA government fleets.
NSW did this with Prius about 18 years ago.
The users basically tried to destroy them, and also they were sent to inappropriate places.
I jokingly suggested to the DG that he should set an example and sell his Statesman and be driven around Sydney in a Prius . This was greeted with a stony cold silence.
Of course in Australia most government cars are utes etc while the executives mainly have salary sacrifice privately owned cars.
Maybe Biden is including tanks and armoured personnel carriers.
Regards PhilipA

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Damaged Tesla model 3 battery costs USD16000 to replace with reconditioned battery.

While the battery is covered for warranty, it is not covered for damage , like running over a rock.

I guess insurance would cover it (maybe) but still would be a Bugger.
I read that in an article today.
BTW there is a good article by Motor Trend In Microsoft News this morning on the belief of the writer that EVs will never be price competitive with IC cars as it is not profitable for manufacturers to aim for that. Too long to post.

Regards PhilipA
Also re the EVs in the USA government fleets.
NSW did this with Prius about 18 years ago.
The users basically tried to destroy them, and also they were sent to inappropriate places.
I jokingly suggested to the DG that he should set an example and sell his Statesman and be driven around Sydney in a Prius . This was greeted with a stony cold silence.
Of course in Australia most government cars are utes etc while the executives mainly have salary sacrifice privately owned cars.
Maybe Biden is including tanks and armoured personnel carriers.
Regards PhilipA

Ouch- noting my D3 just cost 10k for a new engine with a bonus turbo

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Regards PhilipA
Also re the EVs in the USA government fleets.
NSW did this with Prius about 18 years ago.
The users basically tried to destroy them, and also they were sent to inappropriate places.
I jokingly suggested to the DG that he should set an example and sell his Statesman and be driven around Sydney in a Prius . This was greeted with a stony cold silence.
Of course in Australia most government cars are utes etc while the executives mainly have salary sacrifice privately owned cars.
Maybe Biden is including tanks and armoured personnel carriers.
Regards PhilipA

The Qld gov tried it as well a year or so ago, turned into a disaster for numerous reasons.

They went back to Hybrids.

And dual cab utes.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Also re the EVs in the USA government fleets.
NSW did this with Prius about 18 years ago.
The users basically tried to destroy them, and also they were sent to inappropriate places.
I jokingly suggested to the DG that he should set an example and sell his Statesman and be driven around Sydney in a Prius . This was greeted with a stony cold silence.
Of course in Australia most government cars are utes etc while the executives mainly have salary sacrifice privately owned cars.
Maybe Biden is including tanks and armoured personnel carriers.
Regards PhilipA

And there’s the problem with public servants.

Those that do that kind of **** with publicly funded assets should be sacked. Marked never to work in the public sector again.