Thread: EV general discussion

This is quite humorous IMO. Muricans turning their backs on Euro EV's and at the same time Europe turning their backs on Murican EV's. Obviously behind the headlines there's more going on and that seems to be the massive uptick in sales of PHEV's so it will be interesting to see where the trend goes over the next 12 to 24 months. For my situation and many like me a PHEV would make sense and covers off the many issues a straight EV has for so many. We have a straight Yota Hybrid at the moment but will see what PHEV prices and sales are like when it comes time to change it.

Volvo’s US EV Sales Crater 69% In Q1 | Carscoops

Volvo shines in European EV market as Tesla deliveries drop

Originally Posted by Homestar

This is quite humorous IMO. Muricans turning their backs on Euro EV's and at the same time Europe turning their backs on Murican EV's. Obviously behind the headlines there's more going on and that seems to be the massive uptick in sales of PHEV's so it will be interesting to see where the trend goes over the next 12 to 24 months. For my situation and many like me a PHEV would make sense and covers off the many issues a straight EV has for so many. We have a straight Yota Hybrid at the moment but will see what PHEV prices and sales are like when it comes time to change it.

Volvo’s US EV Sales Crater 69% In Q1 | Carscoops

Volvo shines in European EV market as Tesla deliveries drop

Away from home charging is getting very congested. Especially where at multiplug sites many are broken like in Ballarat and ones at Airport west where over 1/2 have been broken for several months now. RACV sights run by chargefox. Ballarat were vandalized New years eve I think! The Business Model for Charging is clearly NOT a money spinner!!!!

While waiting I saw my fist EV delivery truck. IMG20240516125745.jpgNSW plates here in Vic.

The Driver said he had to charge daily! It might be this one T5 Electric Truck - Foton Mobility Distribution Australia

The charge time is a shocker! Not on my shopping list!

Add the delays to access charging and doubt it will be a hot item here unless depot with charging and limited range needed. The one in my pic is a IKEA delivery vehicle.

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Away from home charging is getting very congested. Especially where at multiplug sites many are broken like in Ballarat and ones at Airport west where over 1/2 have been broken for several months now. RACV sights run by chargefox. Ballarat were vandalized New years eve I think! The Business Model for Charging is clearly NOT a money spinner!!!!

While waiting I saw my fist EV delivery truck. IMG20240516125745.jpgNSW plates here in Vic.

The Driver said he had to charge daily! It might be this one T5 Electric Truck - Foton Mobility Distribution Australia

The charge time is a shocker! Not on my shopping list!

Add the delays to access charging and doubt it will be a hot item here unless depot with charging and limited range needed. The one in my pic is a IKEA delivery vehicle.

I can neither confirm nor deny that some of these exact trucks are being charged off a diesel generator every night at the moment...

Originally Posted by Homestar

I can neither confirm nor deny that some of these exact trucks are being charged off a diesel generator every night at the moment...

Feel good greenwashing type business clearly not confirmed and I bet would loudly deny the allegations

Well.. as I forecast some time ago. The grid operators are offering EV owners sweet deals to not charge during peaks or when the grid is under stress.

I've got it set up and it's working. Seems pretty clever. Its an app that talks to the car, so is independent of So I think it's now costing me 8c/kwh. So about $1.30 per hundred travelled. I never charged in peak anyway.

This way the grid survives, and the power companies sell more power. I expect much further work in this space in the years to come. A number of companies are offering free ev charging during the day too.

EV Power Up - Electric Vehicle Charging - Origin Energy

The designers of what is planned to be Australia’s first certified advanced air mobility aircraft say technology and safety go hand in hand.

Vertical challenger | Flight Safety Australia

Originally Posted by Old Farang

The designers of what is planned to be Australia’s first certified advanced air mobility aircraft say technology and safety go hand in hand.

Vertical challenger | Flight Safety Australia

"Clear the prop(s)!"

Not sure if this has been posted before.
Swap-and-go truck batteries......just need the infrastructure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXnerXbmiRA

Colin