Thread: JLR Survey 50% of Australian Millennials want Electric over ICE

And here's the very beginning of the EV conversion market for lovers of small block chevs...

Chevy’s new electric Camaro is the near future of EV drag racing - The Verge

“I like that they’re using proven off-the-shelf components and that they’re pushing electric vehicles into motorsports,” automotive journalist Bozi Tatarevic tells The Verge. “The motor that they are using is obviously stout since Daimler chose the same one for the eCanter. The inverters they are using are widely available and match up with their claims of running 800 volts.”

Perhaps most important, Tatarevic says, is that the housing for the electric motors matches that of GM’s combustion LS motors, which are supremely popular. This “offers an opportunity for other race cars to adapt the same system if they decide to offer it as a crate package,” Tatarevic says, theoretically making it easier for people to explore EV drag racing beyond just bringing their Tesla to the track.

If Mazda released an EV version of our 2 with at least a 300km range at a reasonable price I'd seriously consider trading ours on it.
For one reason, we currently spend about $50 to refill our 2 for a range of 550-600ks. Two recharges of an EV 2 for a similar total range could cost less than $10, based on the Nissan Leaf's recharging costs. So, we could be about $40 better for the same distance in an EV version. Servicing costs should also be lower.

When equivalent EVs reach comparable prices to ICE cars, there are two factors that will distort what happens.

1. The tradein on your old ICE will get disappointingly low

2. As EVs replace ICE vehicles, one of the intial effects will be lowered petrol demand, and as a result, oil prices can be expected to drop.

I think the magnitude of these effects are quite unpredictable. I am sure that they can be modelled by economists, but to do so you need to input values for a number of factors that will be pure guesses - so the results will be whatever the modeller want them to be!

Typical for economic models, and this will be a substitution of technology that has no prior comparable examples to learn from.

The other problem may be that imported EV's don't plug into gum trees. ...the big question mark over the Bollinger vehicles is, how do you charge them out bush? ...which means that ICE or Hybrid 4x4's will be around for a long time to come. I'm surprised there is no hybrid Bollinger model.

Originally Posted by Zeros

The other problem may be that imported EV's don't plug into gum trees. ...the big question mark over the Bollinger vehicles is, how do you charge them out bush? ...which means that ICE or Hybrid 4x4's will be around for a long time to come. I'm surprised there is no hybrid Bollinger model.

Do you distill eucalyptus oil to refill your diesel tank? Or do you drive to the nearest town?

Originally Posted by Zeros

The other problem may be that imported EV's don't plug into gum trees. ...the big question mark over the Bollinger vehicles is, how do you charge them out bush? ...which means that ICE or Hybrid 4x4's will be around for a long time to come. I'm surprised there is no hybrid Bollinger model.

I'd be surprised if some sort of range extender is not optioned for undeveloped markets such as ours, if not the aftermarket suppliers will be right onto turbine range extenders etc, (or even MrFusion style devices )

Originally Posted by bee utey

Do you distill eucalyptus oil to refill your diesel tank? Or do you drive to the nearest town?

Sometimes it’s a town, or a roadhouse, or a jerrycan. I wonder how much charge a jerrycan sized battery would hold?

I see the Tesla recharging network is based on the criteria that recharging stations should not be more than 500 kms apart. Judging from the map of charging locations, that could soon be achieved.
Don't forget too that a 15amp charging point is not essential. They can be plugged into any power point. It just takes longer to recharge. So, any power point will do.