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Post by Peter on Oct 3, 2022 19:57:02 GMT 8
You hear the stories of the initial purchase cost.
the to do it right you should have solar on your roof to charge
then you can’t really drive them from Sydney to Melb or Brisbane to Townsville without struggling to find working fast charging stations.
but the answer to replacing the batteries has finally been answered.
Fark that. Only brainwashed people are buying them and dumb farks
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Post by DropBear on Oct 4, 2022 7:17:43 GMT 8
You hear the stories of the initial purchase cost. the to do it right you should have solar on your roof to charge then you can’t really drive them from Sydney to Melb or Brisbane to Townsville without struggling to find working fast charging stations. Fark that. Only brainwashed people are buying them and dumb farks Not necessarily. If you're going to spend a shedload of $$$ on a look-at-me car anyway and you're only going to drive short distances because you live in Yuppyville and can e-scooter to work, and you can charge it without stretching an extension lead across the footpath then a EV is a perfect choice. Unfortunately for a lot of people living out in the burbs its just not a practical solution. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Current EV technology isn't the way of the future. The cars are too expensive, range is too short (for those that tend to travel further than their corner shop or want to tow anything), the recharge times are too long, the battery is made of a non-renewable and reasonably rare metal (but it is recyclable) About 12-18 months ago I looked into converting my 18 year old commuter car to be an EV. Its a perfect candidate because it only needs a range of 100km as I only drive short distances in it. (train station, local shops etc). After a bit of research, Total conversion costs came in somewhere between $35K and $50K. (dependent on a few variables). Came with a 5 year warranty on the battery which was the most expensive part. And then I'd have to take the car through Engineering to get it certified (again not cheap) and then re-registered as an EV. And while I'd have liked to do it, the financial reality was that the cost justification wasn't there. Ended up buying a 2nd hand modern petrol car for a lot less instead. Figure I can buy a lot of petrol for $10+K. |
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Post by prince on Oct 4, 2022 16:42:05 GMT 8
I agree EV technology is in its infancy. Every manufacturer is working on an EV and battery technology will improve dramatically. Those who currently own a Tesla would be lucky to sell them in 3 years time.
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Post by chris on Oct 6, 2022 14:19:15 GMT 8
This black duck won’t be buying one soon, just ordered a focus st.
Anyway look at the mg same model in petrol is about 33k ev is almost 50k for same thing
So if you spend 60 bucks a week in fuel that’s over 5 years to pay back the difference, it makes no sense to me
I am sticking with my 207kw hot hatch thanks and a German build not some piece of sh!t mg
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