Thread: EV general discussion

Originally Posted by Homestar

John Cadogan has a good video up - he's been driving a Kona EV as a daily driver for 9000KM now - his video is his thoughts on this. Well put together and some interesting thoughts on various subjects. I know some here don't like him, but even if you don't, this one's worth a watch as it's not his usual rant, but '12 things I've learned after driving an electric car 9000KM'

His first point, Range: 430k. So, if I want to drive to Adelaide, something I used to do frequently, I have to plan to stop, possibly for the night, at Bordertown. Well, from here in the Dandenongs more likely Kaniva. Assuming I can charge it there. Horsham seems more likely. Great.

If I lived in the city, and did all of my driving in the city or a 200k radius then the Kona would be fine, apart from its impact on the grid. But i don't, so it isn't.

Given that, the rest of his points are not relevant to me. In the unlikely event that I can ever afford one.

Originally Posted by Tins

His first point, Range: 430k. So, if I want to drive to Adelaide, something I used to do frequently, I have to plan to stop, possibly for the night, at Bordertown. Well, from here in the Dandenongs more likely Kaniva. Assuming I can charge it there. Horsham seems more likely. Great.

If I lived in the city, and did all of my driving in the city or a 200k radius then the Kona would be fine, apart from its impact on the grid. But i don't, so it isn't.

Given that, the rest of his points are not relevant to me. In the unlikely event that I can ever afford one.

He talks about that in the first few minutes - he has no range anxiety doing what he does. He didn’t say everyone wouldn’t. And let’s face it, that’s one of the biggest reasons (cost being the other) that will hold back uptake of EV’s as it has been doing - you can’t sell something to someone who sees an inherent issue with how it will work for their application.

Originally Posted by Tins

I guess no link for the obvious reasons, Gav?

Yep...

Well it didn't take that dickhead long to turn around. Last video I saw of his , (a few years ago) he was vehemently anti EV .

Ive done 13,500 km in my EV Landy now , absolutely love it and the novelty has not worn off . Dont think I'll be driving it today though as it was parked outside with the door tops off and sides rolled up , we had 35mm rain. I think the seats will be a bit soggy .

The history of the electric car is longer than you might think

The history of the electric car is longer than you might think - ABC News

When Labor announced its plan to boost the number of electric cars in Australia over the next decade, an election campaign battleground opened up.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison accused his rival of wanting to "end the weekend when it comes to his policy on electric vehicles"; Bill Shorten returned fire by accusing the Government of running a "scare campaign".
But electric cars aren't new — they've been around for more than a century.
And for a moment at the advent of the automobile industry, they even threatened to become the dominant mode of transport.

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They have a four of those Kona vehicles at the local TAFE,for the staff to use.
They are pretty happy with them, except for the usual issues.

Umm,forgot to put it on charge last night, and I am out somewhere the battery is just about flat and miles from a charging point.
IF I get to the charging point and its being used,so i have to wait, and its nearly 5.00pm,i am going to be very late home.

Its peoples logic, the staff cant get used to them being different from normal ICE vehicles.

Originally Posted by scarry

They have a four of those Kona vehicles at the local TAFE,for the staff to use.
They are pretty happy with them, except for the usual issues.

Umm,forgot to put it on charge last night, and I am out somewhere the battery is just about flat and miles from a charging point.
IF I get to the charging point and its being used,so i have to wait, and its nearly 5.00pm,i am going to be very late home.

Its peoples logic, the staff cant get used to them being different from normal ICE vehicles.

I wonder if the same people who have that problem have also run out of fuel because they forgot to fill up before they left.

Originally Posted by Tins

His first point, Range: 430k. So, if I want to drive to Adelaide, something I used to do frequently, I have to plan to stop, possibly for the night, at Bordertown. Well, from here in the Dandenongs more likely Kaniva. Assuming I can charge it there. Horsham seems more likely. Great.

If I lived in the city, and did all of my driving in the city or a 200k radius then the Kona would be fine, apart from its impact on the grid. But i don't, so it isn't.

Given that, the rest of his points are not relevant to me. In the unlikely event that I can ever afford one.

Why would you need to stop for the night? Horsham has, in addition to a Tesla Supercharger station, a new Chargefox charging station that has multiple 350 kW chargers.

Edit: and there's more Chargefox fast chargers at Keith and Murray Bridge.

Edit: Kona can only be charged at max 100 kW, so it'll take about an hour.

Edit: and a fill at Horsham would get you to Adelaide, with the option to quickly top up at Keith or Murray Bridge.