Thread: Ford's electric F-150 pickup truck

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

BYD bring a sub $35k one in soon. Oddly I saw a heap are in hibernation at Sydney airport?


"New details of the upcoming BYD electric hatchback – which importer Nexport claims will be sold in Australia for “well under $35,000” when order books open later this year – have been revealed exclusively to CarAdvice.The Chinese-built five-door – which was unveiled as the EA1 in China last week, but will be sold locally under a different nameplate – has a range of approximately 500km, according to Nexport founder Luke Todd."

The Sydney ones were apparently taxis in North Sydney for a short time. Run out of power or Covid19 iced?


I wonder if Landrover will survive a billion $ write off just reportedly announced for a canned Ranagie EV and killing the Jag Ev ipace.

One a brighter note 2026 is also in a link in that link google "Jaguar to to all Electric by 2025 and Rover to phase out Diesel by 2026 "

Our shocking lack of planning for this may bite us I think. Fully expecting lots of dumping into Australia of end of line vehicle redundant in most parts of the world soon.

"EU carbon price hits record 50 euros per tonne on route to climate target" is now. Most people/business did not think that level would occur until 2050! That alone will shake up the entire industry in the EU. The EU GDP is about $15 trillion or 1/6th of the world GDP.

Should have clarified - an equivalent vehicle for the money. I can get a fully optioned Kia Cerato GT with Leather heated and cooled seats, all the whiz bang features for this price that will do over 600KM on a tank of fuel - what spec level will a $35K entry level EV have? The vehicles in the pic all look like arse as well IMO - wouldn't be caught dead in one.

OEM's are only opting out of ICE because of legislation, not because Joe Public want them to and if we aren't ready when ICE vehicles are no longer sold I can see the secondhand car market being quite healthy - maybe we'll be like Cuba and still driving around in 50 year old vehicles because there is no other option?

As I said - still a way to go unfortunately. I won't need one for a bit yet anyway - an EV of any description can't do what I need as a daily so I'm more hoping there may be something decent and at a decent price by the time I retire in 20 years time - I think that timeframe will have seen Australia pull its socks up a bit by them (I am an optimist)

Your time frame looks good. "Land Rover has announced it will introduce the first of six pure electric vehicles from 2024 – phasing out diesel engines from 2026 – and axing petrol and diesel power altogether by 2036."

My little play in the US trucks SPAC is headed by an Aussie. DCRB is NYSE S.P.A.C. about to become HYZON motors
a very interesting chat with Hyzon's CEO Craig Knight on a pod cast I like

Everything About Hydrogen | Podcast on Spotify


Not stock or investment advice - Never take investment or medical advice from fools like me

Edit- My MG ev is ugly and quirky - not as ugly or as capable 4wd as my ridiculously fun old LADA ute was. Suspect the rust on the LADA may be a lot more than on the MG and do recall the gear box falling out once on that one

China is the world leader in EVs now with over 40% of global EV sales. USA is playing catch up.

China is the world leader in EVs now with over 40% of global EV sales. USA is playing catch up.

And yet they are increasing CO2 emissions faster than any other country in the World.

Transport is AFAIR only 10% of CO2 generation in Australia, so what is the point?

Regards PhilipA

Originally Posted by bob10

When you check out the map of charging stations between San Francisco and Seattle, there are over 200, shows how far we are behind . Check out the map, The USA is embracing EV's under Biden. [ scroll down to find the map]

2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Electric Truck |All Electric and All F-150

Rubbish. Biden didn’t miraculously make these appear in 90 days….

And now put it back in context yet again…

How many people between San Fran and Seattle?

Originally Posted by PhilipA

And yet they are increasing CO2 emissions faster than any other country in the World.

Transport is AFAIR only 10% of CO2 generation in Australia, so what is the point?

Regards PhilipA

Of course!

Carbon emissions is a statistical wankfest!

Lower emissions per capita whilst increasing ’capita’ still means higher overall emissions

Last time I checked, vehicle emissions were believed to contribute to about a thousand deaths a year here from respiratory diseases. Our fuels are relatively dirty as we have not adopted
the latest Euro 6 standards.
There is also the bigger picture that the world is already heading for failure to limit the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. Australians are among the highest emitters per person in the world and we need to do better. If we don't improve, other countries are likely to apply carbon taxes to our coal and other exports, costing jobs here.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

And yet they are increasing CO2 emissions faster than any other country in the World.

Transport is AFAIR only 10% of CO2 generation in Australia, so what is the point?

Regards PhilipA

Again the balancing of statistics not inline with regional circumstances.

If we continue to look at per capita as the measure the solution just won’t work.

Unless you increase population density to cover, there is no possible way to reduce at the same rate per person as say Europe.