Thread: EV general discussion

Originally Posted by TonyC

Sorry, I wasn't clear.

I mean, a car brand in 2024, selling new cars, like a 124 Sport, or an Alfa GTV 105, or a Land Rover Defender!

I'm sure a good 124 Sport would bring fantastic money.

Tony

I'd mortgage my grandsons. I never managed to own a new one. Course, the safety police wouldn't let me these days. Perhaps in Africa...

Mia Culpa. Zero% State Of Charge just 8km from CCS charger last night. Over 50000km in MG XS EV and current MG4 hit 30,000 yesterday.

First time zero for me. Now the nice bit. MG breakdown assistance arranged towing for me. I had enough SOC indicated for the trip and four charging options mid-way if top up was needed. All four top up options were broken or to slow for the schedule I had to make last night. One 100 kwh option gave me 25kWh as three others took the rest

Had I started with 100% it would not have been an issue! Smug mug me was busted!

In other news the Kia EV9 has a tow bar and brake controller installed by KIA as a option. Just started 5 days ago! I hate the idea of Luxury car tax so unlikely to do that.

@navydiver, that's a rotten bit of luck. Still, I could not image that if they were fuel stations 4 would be broken in a row somehow... Weird.

I must say, yes, people that go for BYD are either communists that love supporting the CCP or those who would otherwise buy a dacia duster or whatever. On the other hand, do not rule out the multitude of people that used to drive a hybrid because they were state sponsored and now go for EV for the same reason.

Most cars don't produce a nice sound anymore, no. You have to go aftermarket for that. And even then, I have to admit that most modern cars I don't warm up to either. A big volkswagen, merc or bmw is no longer "big" it's just fat and almost as bad as a tesla; a playstation on wheels. And what about those numbers on the back?! a BMW 540 meant: a 4 litre engine. Nowadays you get a 1.1 eco 4 potter or worse a full EV and they put a badge on the back "it would be probably this kind of engine". Another thing that EV's ruined as well

In other news, my dad owned said fiat It unfortunately came to a sad end when he bounced off of 3 guard rails like a snooker ball He stepped out unharmed though.

Cheers,
-P

Hmm... Arson or not, if these were ICE cars once the fire was out it would be out.



Oh yeah.. Welcome back, Gav.

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

In other news the Kia EV9 has a tow bar and brake controller installed by KIA as a option. Just started 5 days ago! I hate the idea of Luxury car tax so unlikely to do that.

Does it have a spare tyre? If, for example, you went via Walhalla to have a coldie at the Kevy and had a flat at Gaffneys Creek, what would happen?

Originally Posted by Saitch

Does it have a spare tyre? If, for example, you went via Walhalla to have a coldie at the Kevy and had a flat at Gaffneys Creek, what would happen?

Nothing. it wouldn't make it that far. There's a hill or two in the way, and hills kill batteries. This time of year, the cold would be an issue as well. snowed here a couple of days ago.

I do recall back in 1980....which is almost 45yrs ago.....while doing a framies course with the RAAF , the importance placed on thermal runaways in the then current crop of military aeroplanes. The instructors and examiners were quite serious about understanding the issue of thermal runaway in the aeroplane batteries then.
In my following 5yrs with Army Aviation I saw no evidence of it occurring.
Perhaps there may be some older Raaf framies or queer traders saw it.
Perhaps they're alldead from doing reseal/deseal which I only had the pleasure of doing in Pilatus Porters.

Originally Posted by Saitch

Does it have a spare tyre? If, for example, you went via Walhalla to have a coldie at the Kevy and had a flat at Gaffneys Creek, what would happen?

Range "without a boat would be fine". The WA couple with a caravan and EV9 did need the spare tire they added Took the MG4 to Walhalla a few months ago. I wasn't tempted to retrace that nice drive to Mansfield that time. I didn't have my chainsaw in the car Fully agree with the spare tire concern. Would be a show stopper