Thread: EV general discussion

Originally Posted by Narangga

Denham Hydrogen Demonstration Plant – HyResource

I Love Shark Bay- Lived in Denham for not nearly long enough! A bit further south the Hydrogen plant almost read at Woodsman Point signed a deal with Mitsui Group. "It is one of the largest keiretsu in Japan and one of the largest corporate groups in the world."

Deal is over Graphite development "Under the MOU, Hazer and Mitsui have agreed to conduct an initial marketing survey of applications of Hazer’s low emissions graphite in the steel making and chemicals industries, utilising Mitsui’s global network. This MOU is a result of an extensive period of technology review and market assessment conducted by Mitsui."
Its non exclusive so EV Batteries perhaps?

Denham is a demonstration plant- Bespoke and expensive and not suitable for everywhere. The Model will suit a lot of places I think when cost reductions I see as highly likely in this sector soon. Like Battery so called Giga sized factories Hydrogen fuel cells and Hydrogen electrolysis are following the mass production Price reduction cost curve.

Tata and Cummins announcement today on joint development for Mobile Hydrogen Fuel cells has some possible impact on Landrover

So much happening my head is spinning.

ON EV only. My Mgs Side mirror was not folding in - Took it back and it was fixed in a hour or two- reset and testing software not hardware. 30,000. I was reminded its due for its 2nd service at 40,000 km That did put a smile on my dial!

I wonder if I will have new tires before it gets its 2nd service? We often chuckle about the sealed for life gear boxes on newer Landrovers. Not sure if I will need to hack the MG like I did to the Discos gear box to change the oil- Doubt it!

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

So much happening my head is spinning.

ON EV only. My Mgs Side mirror was not folding in - Took it back and it was fixed in a hour or two- reset and testing software not hardware. 30,000. I was reminded its due for its 2nd service at 40,000 km That did put a smile on my dial!

I wonder if I will have new tires before it gets its 2nd service? We often chuckle about the sealed for life gear boxes on newer Landrovers. Not sure if I will need to hack the MG like I did to the Discos gear box to change the oil- Doubt it!

Interesting article explaining why some are not following the sheep with full EV production,and its up to date.



Why Toyota – the world'''s largest automaker – isn'''t all-in on EVs

Maybe these:

Oil giant BP launches EV charging brand, plans 600 stations across Australia

Kempower to deliver more than 50 rapid and ultra-rapid DC chargers to South Australia

give new meaning to this:

"Hey Charger" 1970s Chrysler car advert - YouTube

Originally Posted by Narangga

Maybe these:

Oil giant BP launches EV charging brand, plans 600 stations across Australia

Kempower to deliver more than 50 rapid and ultra-rapid DC chargers to South Australia

give new meaning to this:

"Hey Charger" 1970s Chrysler car advert - YouTube

Drive: BP Pulse electric-car chargers open in Australia.
https://www.drive.com.au/news/bp-pulse-ev-chargers-open-in-australia/
"BP Pulse has installed fast charge points at BP Bayside at Brighton East in Melbourne. Sites at Diamond Creek in Victoria and Caboolture in Queensland have also opened to the public. The oil company added they were selecting locations at “key metropolitan and regional BP retail locations along Australia’s east coast”, where drivers can also get food and drinks.

The company relies on locally manufactured hardware from Tritium, building on a deal in April this year. BP, at the time, reportedly placed an initial order with Tritium for almost 1,000 fast charging stations for the UK, Australian and New Zealand markets."

Price in $AUD? Suspect it will be 40-60cents per kWh. Need a " bp pulse app" Just 500 downloads in Australia - 501 now

It states Prices are listed at the Charge point! that suggest viable pricing which may be a who/how the power is sourced. A charge place on the Hume has a hundred odd solar panels and batteries. Noticed the BP Pulse sms came from the same number as ChargeFox. Not an issue just interesting.


One here is 14 km north of me at Diamond Creek. I would be much happier if it was 200km away as I do not need a local charge point. Note a lot of taxis and delivery drivers starting to move to EV so suspect that's why BP is likely to be more city Centric of course. Diamond Creek park run was on my to do list



The Driven: Kempower to deliver more than 50 rapid and ultra-rapid DC chargers to South Australia.
https://thedriven.io/2022/11/10/kemp...uth-australia/

South Australia seems to be moving quickly with Chargers! The announcements re Victoria Fast Chargers are as usual Waiting Waiting and Waiting.

A few years away Look at me The Driven: BYD starts testing of new Land Rover-style electric off-road SUV.
https://thedriven.io/2022/11/16/byd-...-off-road-suv/

It looks like my DISCO!

Ampol also announced something similar. Like the RAA rollout - at least they are beginning to be rolled out. Middy's Electrical installed one at their Darwin store a year or two ago. They only charge what it cost them (currently $0.2737 / kWh).

The BYD looks more like the current Defender shape to me.

A bit of a reality check about how much power these things will actually use,and no doubt when not charging they will be on the road continually

Hydrogen fuel cell is probably a much better option..


Tesla Semis Will Need More Electricity Than A Small Town To Charge | CarBuzz

Originally Posted by scarry

A bit of a reality check about how much power these things will actually use,and no doubt when not charging they will be on the road continually

Hydrogen fuel cell is probably a much better option..


Tesla Semis Will Need More Electricity Than A Small Town To Charge | CarBuzz

Or possibly something like this:

Sydney to Brisbane for $525 in electric converted prime mover