Thread: EV general discussion

I did a search looking for genuine electric 4wd offroad capable vehicles...not an awd suv pos.

surprise surprise , there are none.

there are a few available conversions , which are not cheap , are really unproven and nightmares to insurance companies , ie they won't readily insure an existing ICE 4wd converted to electric drive.

there are lots of futuristic concept vehicles suggesting blistering performance though.

I really feel that if one of the big manufacturers were to engineer and offer a properly designed fully offroad 4WD ute/wagon , it would sell.

I have friends on a number of cattle stations in South Australia who believe if it was available they would buy it.

They already grasp wind/solar power generation on some parts of their properties and solar/electronic operation of bores , gates and refrigeration......another opportunity to rid themselves of diesel reliance is really in their favour.

They dont need huge range on their vehicles to cover everyday usage unlike trying to travel the distances we need.

This would need to be world wide market to convince a manufacturer to build a vehicle.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

I did a search looking for genuine electric 4wd offroad capable vehicles...not an awd suv pos.

surprise surprise , there are none.

there are a few available conversions , which are not cheap , are really unproven and nightmares to insurance companies , ie they won't readily insure an existing ICE 4wd converted to electric drive.

there are lots of futuristic concept vehicles suggesting blistering performance though.

I really feel that if one of the big manufacturers were to engineer and offer a properly designed fully offroad 4WD ute/wagon , it would sell.

I have friends on a number of cattle stations in South Australia who believe if it was available they would buy it.

They already grasp wind/solar power generation on some parts of their properties and solar/electronic operation of bores , gates and refrigeration......another opportunity to rid themselves of diesel reliance is really in their favour.

They dont need huge range on their vehicles to cover everyday usage unlike trying to travel the distances we need.

This would need to be world wide market to convince a manufacturer to build a vehicle.

F150 Lightning

I didnt find that, is it being manufactured on the production line?

available RHD?

any cost known?

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

I didnt find that, is it being manufactured on the production line?

available RHD?

any cost known?

I believe so

I doubt it

Out of my price range, not that my price range is much

Tony

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

I did a search looking for genuine electric 4wd offroad capable vehicles...not an awd suv pos.

surprise surprise , there are none.

there are a few available conversions , which are not cheap , are really unproven and nightmares to insurance companies , ie they won't readily insure an existing ICE 4wd converted to electric drive.

there are lots of futuristic concept vehicles suggesting blistering performance though.

I really feel that if one of the big manufacturers were to engineer and offer a properly designed fully offroad 4WD ute/wagon , it would sell.

I have friends on a number of cattle stations in South Australia who believe if it was available they would buy it.

They already grasp wind/solar power generation on some parts of their properties and solar/electronic operation of bores , gates and refrigeration......another opportunity to rid themselves of diesel reliance is really in their favour.

They dont need huge range on their vehicles to cover everyday usage unlike trying to travel the distances we need.

This would need to be world wide market to convince a manufacturer to build a vehicle.

rivian.com

one motor per wheel, I want one if someone else pays for it.

Jaunt are remanufacturing Series Land Rovers if that counts.

I would love one but a Rivian or F150 Lightning would be cheaper!! & that s with me supplying the Series III.

The F150 would seem to be feasible for this use - but need more details, especially whether trayback and RHS will exist and when. And are far too expensive. Rivian could be made suitable but they have shown no intentions to supply such a model, concentrating solely on the recreational and lifestyle market. How many Rangerovers do you see on these places?

But more likely to appear before anything like this, and far cheaper is probably going to be an electric version of the light four wheelers that today largely fill the role of the original Landrover but cannot be registered as they do not meet ADRS. From China. These would probably be suitable for these users.

I did further reading on the vehicles mentioned, thanks guys , but really there is nothing available in EV for the man on the land , ie cattle stations, sheep stations , farms small and large and mining which would really involve distribution of possibly tens of thousands of a proper work based 4x4 EV available in cab/chassis , wagon , utility including dual cab.

There really isn't a platform to build on as this needs to go production line to have any feasibility.

In the meantime most of these primary producers are going buy Toyota until an EV that really suits their needs comes onto the market.

And so , the cockeys etc will continue their reliance upon diesel fuel even though they would move away from it if they could.