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    Quote Originally Posted by cjc_td5 View Post
    EVs are getting a "free ride" on our roads at the moment....
    Well, no - since fuel excise goes into the government's overall income and isn't directly linked to financing roads.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Homestar View Post
    Some would say the edge of nowhere. EV general discussion.

    In the High Court ruling, good call IMO. It does mean the current fuel excise should be axed long term though and a fairer system bought in. I don’t think we need to get in a twist about how long that takes as wide spread EV usage in Australia is still decades away.
    No need to be ****ing nasty. Adelaide is an excellent city in which to live. I'm referring to your original post before it was edited.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NavyDiver View Post
    I didn't mind paying Chris. The roads here are shocking. A HUGE pothole nearby is close to ripping the front end out of small and medium tire sized transport!

    It is the Constitution not me that choose that point which has also impacted on Petrol /road and EV taxes!

    If I get a refund of the illegal Victorian tax I promise to buy some fill to fix that bloody hole myself

    GOOD FOR YOU. A couple of 1/2 bags of Dolomite rubble should do it. + a good Tamper downer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4bee View Post
    No need to be ****ing nasty. Adelaide is an excellent city in which to live. I'm referring to your original post before it was edited.
    I wasn't referring to Adelaide - I quite like it - it's on the way to nowhere, not at the edge of it. Think about where Tombie lives... I'll cop an earful from him now, but that's fine as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Homestar View Post
    I wasn't referring to Adelaide - I quite like it - it's on the way to nowhere, not at the edge of it. Think about where Tombie lives... I'll cop an earful from him now, but that's fine as well.
    I like the edge of nowhere…

    Flinders, Gawler Ranges, Melrose, Wilmington, Pt Lincoln, Tumby, Streaky Bay…

    Some of the most amazing places are just a stones throw away…

    And I’m 200mtrs from the beach EV general discussion

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    I like the edge of nowhere…

    Flinders, Gawler Ranges, Melrose, Wilmington, Pt Lincoln, Tumby, Streaky Bay…

    Some of the most amazing places are just a stones throw away…

    And I’m 200mtrs from the beach EV general discussion
    Every time I spend 3 days driving to the start of my holiday I find myself in furious agreement with you.

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    James May Explains the Model S' Terrible Flaw... | James May Explains the Model S' Terrible Flaw... | By DRIVETRIBE

    Hopefully they have listened to customers,and modified the later models of the vehicle.

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    Some days I think the sun will never stop shining on me! EV battery essential is Graphite despite being called Lithium A Hydrogen stock that pumps out 1 tonne of Hydrogen and 2 tonnes of Graphite is my smile today! Russia has made me a LOT via the other energy source I like a LOT.

    Analysis:China's graphite curbs will accelerate plans around alternatives - CNA

    A gift to at least 2 companies I hold "China's move on Friday to curb exports of graphite, a key electric vehicle battery material, will only accelerate efforts to develop alternative sources and materials, but that will take time, industry executives and analysts said.
    China, the world's largest graphite producer and exporter, will require export permits as of Dec. 1 for some graphite products, including spherical graphite used by automakers. It refines more than 90 per cent of the world's graphite into the material used in almost all EV battery anodes, which is the negatively charged portion of a battery."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tins View Post
    Listening to a guy lecturing from the seat of an old volvo is always fraught.. but he has noticed industry trends.

    Basically legacy manufacturers were forced into EV's at gun point by Tesla. So they did half a job and it's costs them a lot to build them so they've priced them sky high. Which was fine when there were only a few options. And now the chinese are here and no one wants to buy their insanely priced EV's.

    We're seeing this in Australia. Hyundai released the Ioniq twins. Tesla cut prices and they have gone from conducting ballots to see who can buy one to dipping their toes into the world of discounting. Ford have just released the Mustang with cray cray pricing. When EV's were new and a few people wanted them at whatever the cost this kind of business plan worked. But alas those days are over. They are either going to have to be content with selling in niche volumes, cut their prices to be competitive in the market place, or just give up and hope the whole EV thing just goes away.

    EV's are hitting the mainstream. It looks like it's going to be Tesla and the chinese from here on.

    In reality Legacy is done. If there is a brand you've always wanted to buy from don't leave it too long!

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