Thread: The real experience of a Tesla SUV

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

I put an Ovaltine tin on the Camry. I think it fell off somewhere around Dartmoor.

Did it go faster?

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Did it go faster?

Yes. Absolutely.
It was one fast Ovaltine tin.

Originally Posted by johntins

Servos are going to carry these for exchange, are they?

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Seems unlikely in my lifetime.

Then pure electric cars will just remain towncars - if you want to use your electric car when you want it, will need to be some sort of hybrid.

For sure - cars like Tesla will have enough range to drive between Sydney an Canberra but if you then want to also use it when you have arrived you will need to plug in it for quite a long while and catch the buses, use Uber or hire another electric car.

Did full electric cars exist a decade ago? and if they did I wonder what there range was? I think this is progressing very quickly. Would love to see whats in store for us in a decades time.
I reckon good on Tesla for pushing this particular barrow. Can only eventually get better for all of us.
Kenley

Originally Posted by garrycol

Then pure electric cars will just remain towncars - if you want to use your electric car when you want it, will need to be some sort of hybrid.

For sure - cars like Tesla will have enough range to drive between Sydney an Canberra but if you then want to also use it when you have arrived you will need to plug in it for quite a long while and catch the buses, use Uber or hire another electric car.

There are already fast chargers that can add more than 1/2 a charge in 1/2 an hour. Not the same as a 10 minute refuel for sure, but people will adapt. Then there is the fact that wherever there is a power connection, there can be slow charging. Shopping centres and CBD's will want people with electric cars to linger for a while so will have free/cheap slow chargers all over the place. In the UK a company has gone around and replaced street lights with LEDs and freed up cable capacity to have a charge port on every converted pole. Adelaide City Council wants to roll out a network of curbside chargers and of course some rich ratepayers are complaining that the council should stick to fixing potholes and rubbish collection.

So unless a daily drive involves multiple drivers sharing a 1500km trip with only 15 minutes off every 3 hours, electric cars will one day be entirely adequate for most people. And that doesn't preclude rental companies having regular car swap stations on major routes.

Originally Posted by Geedublya

I've ridden a 250 Freeride and the suspension and brakes weren't up to scratch, as the electric version has the same running gear I think it will be crap also.
Most of the guys and girls I know who bought Freerides have moved them on.

Ahh that link was for the E bike, not the petrol powered free ride.

Originally Posted by kenleyfred

Did full electric cars exist a decade ago? and if they did I wonder what there range was? I think this is progressing very quickly. Would love to see whats in store for us in a decades time.
I reckon good on Tesla for pushing this particular barrow. Can only eventually get better for all of us.
Kenley

Full electric cars have a longer history than petrol cars, their biggest killer was Henry's Model T. A short history of electric cars I found:

Electric Car History (In Depth)



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You live and learn. who'd've thunk it.
Kenley