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Post by GerryP on Nov 12, 2020 15:09:09 GMT 10
Various State governments, including SA are already looking at ways to charge EV's to claw back the funds they'll be missing out on for fuel excise. Its looking like a mileage based charge is near the top of the list.
So there goes much of the incentive to invest in an EV... cheaper running costs, especially if you have your own solar charger. So, the proposed taxes, the cost of electricity and the replacement cost of battery packs, let along the restricted range and charging times, will see me opt out for a long, long time.
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Post by ancientmariner on Nov 12, 2020 16:31:29 GMT 10
Ditto Gerry, I am not likely to be around long enough.
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Post by Mick Themungrel on Nov 12, 2020 20:50:04 GMT 10
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Post by Old Techo on Dec 10, 2020 11:54:39 GMT 10
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Post by rodt on Dec 10, 2020 12:34:11 GMT 10
If this is true it appears that it will be a game changer to lot of current thinking
It's claimed to add as much as 80 percent to the range of an electric car, and charge from 0-80 percent in just 15 minutes
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Post by Old Techo on Dec 10, 2020 12:40:01 GMT 10
'current thinking' ?
Luv it Rod
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Post by rodt on Dec 11, 2020 5:45:18 GMT 10
Thanks mate.
Believe it or not I actually thought about it before I used the word. Thought I would see if anyone said anything
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Post by Old Techo on Jan 29, 2021 18:29:41 GMT 10
www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/business/gm-zero-emission-vehicles.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20210128&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=137930588&segment_id=50516&user_id=1ab27ddeb85a432659715153bf1a5383
By Neal E. Boudette and Coral Davenport Jan. 28, 2021 The days of the internal combustion engine are numbered. General Motors said Thursday that it would phase out petroleum-powered cars and trucks and sell only vehicles that have zero tailpipe emissions by 2035, a seismic shift by one of the world’s largest automakers that makes billions of dollars today from gas-guzzling pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. The announcement is likely to put pressure on automakers around the world to make similar commitments. It could also embolden President Biden and other elected officials to push for even more aggressive policies to fight climate change. Leaders could point to G.M.’s decision as evidence that even big businesses have decided that it is time for the world to begin to transition away from fossil fuels that have powered the global economy for more than a century. G.M.’s move is sure to roil the auto industry, which, between car and parts makers, employed about one million people in the United States in 2019, more than any other manufacturing sector by far. It will also have huge ramifications for the oil and gas sector, whose fortunes are closely tied to the internal combustion engine. A rapid shift by the auto industry could lead to job losses and business failures in related areas. Electric cars don’t have transmissions or need oil changes, meaning conventional service stations will have to retool what they do. Electric vehicles also require fewer workers to make, putting traditional manufacturing jobs at risk. At the same time, the move to electric cars will spark a boom in areas like battery manufacturing, mining and charging stations. Electric cars today are the fastest-growing segment of the auto industry, but they still make up a small proportion of new car sales: about 3 percent of the global total, according to the International Energy Agency. Sales of such cars jumped last year in Europe and China, but they remain niche products in the United States. They are bought primarily by affluent early adopters who are drawn to the luxury models made by Tesla, which dominates the business, and by environmentally conscious consumers.
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Post by Old Techo on Jan 29, 2021 20:53:44 GMT 10
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Post by nsgnomad on Jan 29, 2021 22:54:29 GMT 10
Now that would make the Roadstar move. If you were to get a Plaid as a tow vehicle, and also buy a plaid shirt to drive it, you would look a bit like a redneck or hillbilly. 🤣
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Post by ken on Jan 31, 2021 12:26:18 GMT 10
I think if you were starting out now and needed some way to make a vehicle move, you probably wouldn't invent a thing which basically requires reciprocal motion to work when you actually wanted rotary motion, or something which needs to be running at a certain speed before it was any use. Many people still seem to be addicted to the push in the back you get when current engines go through a particular rev band and the different noise as gears are changed without realising that an electric motor would give a much bigger push in the back, right from zero revs, and not require any changing of gears to do it. OK, they don't sound like a V8 but that's nothing a recorded soundtrack can't fix if it worries you. The problem with electric motors is the storage of the energy needed to power them and the rather long time it takes to replenish that energy system. Now, if car designers adopted a "standard" range of batteries which could be quickly swapped in 10 minutes, life would be good. If it works with bottled gas, why not with batteries? Then they need to work out why a simple electric vehicle costs about 50% more then a petrol version of the same car.
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Post by nsgnomad on Jan 31, 2021 13:51:52 GMT 10
Swapping energy source units worked for Cobb & Co 200 years ago.
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Post by Tar Trekka on Jan 31, 2021 17:59:24 GMT 10
Hi there,
The latest EV from Mercedes - Benz?
You will all want one.
Tar Trekka
Any day above the ground is a great day.
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Post by legendts on Jan 31, 2021 19:28:13 GMT 10
Harrys Garage on YouTube has been doing a few tests recently on ev and hybrid types that I found interesting maybe others here will too. Couldn’t afford the running costs TT
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Post by Old Techo on Feb 1, 2021 7:05:25 GMT 10
Surprised to learn about council savings with electric cars...
Powering up his local government’s car fleet with electric vehicles is one way for Canterbury Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour to deliver on his council’s climate commitments – but it’s saving some serious cash, too. “The majority of our electric fleet consists of the Hyundai IONIQ, with each of these vehicles saving council in excess of $11,000 a year in maintenance and fuel costs,” says Cr Asfour. He’s starting small – with 46 electric or hybrid vehicles – but aiming big, with a 2025 goal to make all 345 of the council’s fleet electric vehicles, or EVs as they’re known. www.smh.com.au/national/how-is-australia-travelling-with-the-switch-to-electric-cars-20210127-p56x5n.html
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