Thread: EV general discussion

Originally Posted by 4bee

WHAAAAAT! You mean the days/mornings I won't have to be awakened by the Screaming Jet Engines @ of the 0600 crowd leaving Ad Int which normally routes over our house to Mel & Syd. Such bliss.

You know you’ve never waved once to me as I’m taking off from Adelaide - your place is the one with the roof right? 🤪

Originally Posted by Homestar

You know you’ve never waved once to me as I’m taking off from Adelaide - your place is the one with the roof right? 🤪

How very observant of you.

Yep house with a red roof with solar panels, you can't miss us.

Yep, thought it was that one.

That's a hybrid. There are lots of them around right now.

Originally Posted by 101RRS

I have no issues with the price of pure EVs, their range or their ability as a city comuter vehicle - the issue for me is their recharging times on long trips. For sure stop for lunch and get 20 mins worth of charge in to go an extra 50kms but to have to stop to recharge for a couple of hours, just does not work for me.

When I go to an EV it will also have to have to also be fitted with an engine to drive the vehicle when the battery runs out. Might be different when hydrogen cell infrastructure becomes mainstream.

Edit just saw an add on TV last night for the new Toyota Hydrogen Cell vehicle - so along with Hyundai I guess these two models are now available - the issue at the moment is refuelling as I think there are only a couple of hydrogen refuelling points available in Australia at the moment. Hopefully will rapidly change in the future.

You buy the charger kit and connection upgrade with the vehicle for a couple of grand. We've got one already for welding.

Originally Posted by scarry

Dont get me wrong,Ev's are a great idea,for those that want one and suits their needs.For something like a small second car,they are probably perfect.

But lets be realistic.

A $50K EV is never going to be the same size as a HiLux,Ranger,or similar.Nor is it going to do the same sort of work,or be as convenient,for a Tradie or people that do a lot of camping,touring,or towing.Or used as a largish family run around.
So we are not comparing apples with apples.
A $50K Ev may be a small sedan,probably no where near as large as a Camry,Mazda 6,or Kluga.
It maybe the same sort of size as a Corola,Mazda 2 or a Kona,(which is an Ev).These little ICE cars use around 5 to 7l/100.Small Hydrids use less.
i dont know what they cost new but i cant imagine them costing much more than $35K,depending on model,etc.

On a home charger,it definitely is not going to charge in an hour or less.The fast charger will draw way to much current for a house mains.
To fast charge it will need to be charged on a charger somewhere that can handle the high power load.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

That's a hybrid. There are lots of them around right now.

My understanding that a hybrid is a ICE vehicle that had electric assist to get it going but has virtually no range on its battery - eg a Prius and Camry and cannot be recharged. What you are talking about is a Plug in Hybrid (PHEV) - a different type of vehicle again.

Originally Posted by 101RRS

What you are talking about is a Plug in Hybrid (PHEV) - a different type of vehicle again.

Which also has an ICE engine,with a small range from a battery that can be charged by plugging it in to recharge.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

You buy the charger kit and connection upgrade with the vehicle for a couple of grand. We've got one already for welding.

For trickle charge,correct,but for fast charge,it wont do the job,in a domestic situation.

Unless you want upgrades to the mains,etc,etc.