Thread: EV general discussion

This might be amazing, but I know I'm not ready for it..

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

"Its Everybody 'fault'" 1989?

Among our worst disasters

At 10:27am on Thursday, December 28, 1989 an earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck Newcastle.
It remains one of Australia's worst natural disasters, claiming 14 lives, hospitalising 160 people and causing $4 billion in damage.


Newcastle earth quake- Some IDIOT suggested we support the fund raiser concert for it. Yep I did!

60 sailors paid me. Transport dept O.I.C. and I chatted about the bus. They gave me the keys saying I had to drive as they had paid to go.

That was a bus full of very ****ed sailors. Freeway was jammed plus. People getting off the bus to run ahead to go behind trees or find a pub to carry a carton or several back to the bus

Its about an hour from Sydney to Newcastle- I think I was driving for three plus hours both ways All the rotten transport "MT" people- everyone last of them was on the bus laughing, drinking and having a ball

We did raise a bit of cash happily. I got a beer very late that night back on a South Head Naval base

Not a regular bus drive John. A few other events had me driving again

EDIT- EV stuck in traffic for several hours last night- GRRR yet noticed this morning charge level was 24km loss of range despite the several hour stuck in a traffic jam. I wonder in hindsight how the buss to Newcastle fuel consumption was?

EDIT 2

Solid state battery breakthrough could slash EV costs and recharging time


Edit 3 Cannot find the link- VW suggest more than 1/2 its cars will be EV by 2026! Sounds like a lot more EVs to me? Not another edit. Noticed 5 BYD evs today! Never seen one before! I seldom see another MGEV. I have seen one or two only.

BYD are clearly making waves!

I don't know about any of that. What I do know is that bus driving, contrary to popular opinion, can be a mentally taxing job, with little opportunity to rest and clear the mind of all the abuse and frustration one has been subjected to in the course of an often 10 hour shift. I personally have been abused and physically assaulted by motorists, cyclists, drunken teenage mobs, general passengers, and allegedly innocent bystanders.
Drivers are not encouraged to go for a "run", as the average bus is not very secure, and also the driver could suffer an injury while "running" and be unable to complete his/her duties.
I don't think those 10 minutes the Wellington guy was talking about would be too much to ask for.
BTW, the Volvanias we drove could easily complete a day's work without refuelling. They could do two days or more, but nightly refuelling was company policy.

Oh, and the drunken revellers? Yep, been there, done that. Many, many times. Still, Oaks Day had its moments

Originally Posted by Tombie

Steady on a little people, the Xmas period sillies are starting to show around here.

Let’s have nice discussions and debates.

Mango Season...

Not strictly about EVs but a good presentation on alternative battery technology, mainly Zinc Bromide which looks very promising for large scale storage. About aussie companies also Redflow and Gelion.

137 Year Old Battery Tech May Be The Future of Energy Storage - YouTube
Regards PhilipA

Could this be the first of many for the upcoming expected hard European Winter and energy shortages?

https://www.drive.com.au/news/switze...wer-shortages/

Originally Posted by Homestar

Could this be the first of many for the upcoming expected hard European Winter and energy shortages?

https://www.drive.com.au/news/switze...wer-shortages/

Given that similar measures are being taken in California I'm not sure the article is blaming the right people.

Originally Posted by Tins

I don't know about any of that. What I do know is that bus driving, contrary to popular opinion, can be a mentally taxing job, with little opportunity to rest and clear the mind of all the abuse and frustration one has been subjected to in the course of an often 10 hour shift. I personally have been abused and physically assaulted by motorists, cyclists, drunken teenage mobs, general passengers, and allegedly innocent bystanders.
Drivers are not encouraged to go for a "run", as the average bus is not very secure, and also the driver could suffer an injury while "running" and be unable to complete his/her duties.
I don't think those 10 minutes the Wellington guy was talking about would be too much to ask for.
BTW, the Volvanias we drove could easily complete a day's work without refuelling. They could do two days or more, but nightly refuelling was company policy.

Oh, and the drunken revellers? Yep, been there, done that. Many, many times. Still, Oaks Day had its moments

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Suspect the 10min comment I made or running/walking/stretching legs while charging tossed some PTSD tyoe issues at you re bus driving I am sorry John.

Abuse of bus, truck or just vanilla road ragers is appalling

Love my RFX flow batteries Phillip. Saved my bacon several times

Mangoes, Cherries and more season - not crayfish, abalone and sea urchin for me sadly as going under the knife for a minor touch up again tomorrow.

I have tried to go Diving every day for the last week but failed- Its bloody windy out sea ward and I have no wish to sink my boat. I am fine getting deep and wet myself Just not next week post cosmetic surgery - Its a little hernia patch job really.


Saw two more BYD this morning. Must have been a very big ship load recently!

Saw "Rivian pulls out of Mercedes-Benz van deal" NZ version of the yarn.

Tojo hilux concept in Thailand Very little detail of course


Other Tojo news is mildly more interesting "Toyota is expected to outline adjustments to its electric-vehicle strategy to key suppliers early next year, as it races to narrow the gap on price and performance with industry leaders Tesla and BYD, two people with knowledge of the work said.

The automaker is expected to detail the EV plan changes through early 2026, communicating the adjustments to major suppliers, the people said on condition of anonymity as the information is confidential.

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What might be much more interesting is the race in battery and Hydrogen gen sets in my book. 720 electrical chat re 5kWH roll out flexabl solar panels is cool yet I know the output of my current PV still means several hours + sunshine to charge my 2 10kWh redflow flow batteries or my quirky little MG ev.

Look away now John!
Just kidding mate!

Five new BEV buses in Cairns are a part of "The introduction of the new buses in north Queensland supports the state government’s commitment that every new bus in southeast Queensland will be zero-emission from 2025, with regional implementation to begin between 2025 and 2030. It also supports Kinetic’s commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2035." (Cairns is clearly NOT south east QLD)

Bus drivers in QLD comments welcome!!

EV Cupra spotted yesterday. Spanish -VW type. They allegedly have a 500km range

Battery is 2 times as big as mine price is has a 5 in front

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