Won’t be retro...

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Originally Posted by trout1105

That MAY be the case in the cities But in the Bush I doubt that people will want to be reliant on non existing charging stations or running their gensets longer and using more diesel to charge up batteries.
I doubt that you will see any EV 4WD's out at the mustering camps in the Kimberlie's and most certainly no new fangled Defender that will cost a small fortune will be found there.

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There's an EV charging point at Warmun Community WA (Turkey Creek Roadhouse). I saw it a couple of months ago.

These 'non-existent' charging stations are moments away, not years. It will be exponential...far more rapid than compound interest that's for sure.

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Originally Posted by trout1105

That MAY be the case in the cities But in the Bush I doubt that people will want to be reliant on non existing charging stations or running their gensets longer and using more diesel to charge up batteries.
I doubt that you will see any EV 4WD's out at the mustering camps in the Kimberlie's and most certainly no new fangled Defender that will cost a small fortune will be found there.

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I can see electric vehicles taking off in safari camps or even farms or anywhere short distances per day are needed, plug in at night via solar, no fuel station trips needed or fuel drop off and super quiet to avoid spooking animals.

So much for staying on topic [emoji854]

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Originally Posted by manic

Where did you get this 800km stat from. I thought it was officially 470km all going well?

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OMG you're right, it's 480 kms. I wrote that from memory. My bad.

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Originally Posted by LRJim

So much for staying on topic [emoji854]

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Since when has that ever happened? It’s half the fun and I think I’m one of the worst offenders to be honest... 😇😊. Someone’s always there to steady the ship and swing her back on course. 👍

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

OMG you're right, it's 480 kms. I wrote that from memory. My bad.

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I think I confused the EV figure with a hybrid figure. For example, the new Corolla hybrid can do around that if driven carefully in urban conditions.

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Originally Posted by Homestar

Since when has that ever happened? It’s half the fun and I think I’m one of the worst offenders to be honest... [emoji56][emoji4]. Someone’s always there to steady the ship and swing her back on course. [emoji106]

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Totally agree, if this thread never went off topic it would only have 3 pages

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Originally Posted by LRJim

So much for staying on topic [emoji854]

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New defender has electric option, we are discussing the new defender and abviously the viability and suitability of such a vehicle in remote scenarios. Happy for you to start to start a new thread if this bothers you but probably better to keep it all in one place for now.

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Originally Posted by blackrangie

New defender has electric option, we are discussing the new defender and abviously the viability and suitability of such a vehicle in remote scenarios. Happy for you to start to start a new thread if this bothers you but probably better to keep it all in one place for now.

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The last 5 pages have been about the end of fossil fuel not the defender, your the one that sooked to the mods that the threads gone off topic in the first place mate not me

I think discussing the new Defender in the context of the end of fossil fuel is important in terms of "Won't be Retro". What could be more contemporary than the epic shift to EV's and Hybrids which is about to unfold around the world.

I reckon this is the real reason for the delay in the release of the next Defender. Hope they get it right and the new platform provides for a long distance hybrid in 2020 and in the future a full EV version.