My next car will be electric and I'm already putting off replacing my trusty Corolla while I wait for an appropriate EV to come on the market.
Hearing in the last couple of weeks that new car sales were down last year, I wonder how many people are, like me, delaying their purchase until an electric model is available. If it's a significant number then the bottleneck might turn out to be vehicle supply and dealer awareness rather than charging infrastructure.
People who have EVs now don't seem to be any more concerned about range than ICE vehicle owners. I think the anxiety will fade away as EVs become more common at the same time as the charging network grows.
I am waiting for my model 3.
I still own the first car I ever bought, so I plan on owning my next car for a similar time frame, so buying a petrol car is just not an option.
It would be like buying a stream powered car right on the dawn of the combustion engine, eg totally silly not to wait.
I don't think your Tesla would last 5 years bro.
But you guys can buy them EV first though. It'll be good for us petrol heads to replace our rust buckets for new unwanted ones for half the price.
Hi VC, have you heard when the car will arrive? I believe they are building a plant in China, to up the production rate.I am waiting for my model 3.
I still own the first car I ever bought, so I plan on owning my next car for a similar time frame, so buying a petrol car is just not an option.
It would be like buying a stream powered car right on the dawn of the combustion engine, eg totally silly not to wait.
Hi VC, have you heard when the car will arrive? I believe they are building a plant in China, to up the production rate.
At least the deposit wasn't a problem, I think the offerings will be like a smogasboard in a couple of years.No, I believe they are servicing the left hand drive markets first, so Australia might be a while.
The last email I got said it would be late 2019.
But, I guess you can expect that, when I placed my order there was 400,000 orders in front of me.
It’s a pretty unique situation, I don’t think any car manufacturer has ever had that number of pre orders,
I don't think, in Australia, the charging infrastructure will be adequate by 2023.
Therefore range anxiety, will still be a major issue.
Just my opinion.
5 years?
Did you know there is already Tesla’s older than 5 years than have done nearly 1 million Km’s.
No, I believe they are servicing the left hand drive markets first, so Australia might be a while.
The last email I got said it would be late 2019.
But, I guess you can expect that, when I placed my order there was 400,000 orders in front of me.
It’s a pretty unique situation, I don’t think any car manufacturer has ever had that number of pre orders,
I think the deposit was about $1300 dollars, which is nothing really.At least the deposit wasn't a problem, I think the offerings will be like a smogasboard in a couple of years.
Don't they have a lot of competition coming up? 2020 seem to be the year practically every manufacture will bring a few EV to market.
Don't be a dick mate, most of those outlets, are limited use, the one in Mandurah W.A is in a public carpark that is usually full of cars.Range anxiety is unnecessary. You can already drive a "lap of the map". The basis for charging infrastructure is already here. Take a look at www.plugshare.com and view the Australian map. Improvements are expected (and still needed) but AEVA (Australian Electric Vehicle Association) have been actively promoting installation of charging points along all major highways.
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Yea, saw a few YT videos of wrecks and massive replacement after a few years.
Don't the battery only last 8 years before it starts to decline quite rapidly?
Too many electronics can't be good for the OZ sun right? Glass rooftops doesn't help either.
Maybe, but I want the Tesla. The auto pilot function and the charging network are a huge advantage.
Tesla’s have already driven over a billion miles in autopilot, and with swarm learning they will be miles ahead of any competitor.
Mate, you really need to keep up.
Tesla batteries will outlast the rest of the car, real world testing is showing that the batteries will still have like 90% capacity after over 300,000 miles.
The Tesla is still the yard stick, but delivery is an issue.Mate, you really need to keep up.
Tesla batteries will outlast the rest of the car, real world testing is showing that the batteries will still have like 90% capacity after over 300,000 miles.
Yea, I'm sure for a geek like you.
Yea, I haven't kept up. So will shut up now.
Don't be a dick mate, most of those outlets, are limited use, the one in Mandurah W.A is in a public carpark that is usually full of cars.
Even if it is empty it can only cater to two cars, if every flucking car in W.A is electric they will be backed up to the flucking narrows bridge.
This is the problem, everyone says"no problem", that's because no one has one. Jeez Australia is so stupid.l;
What is going on, with common sense in Australia, it is sadly lacking.IMO
Come on VC we have been on here for a long time, you know and I know if evreryone was on electric there would be punch ups at outlets.You won’t need to charge your car outside your home for most of the year, because you just charge at night and start each day with a full battery.
And on road trips, you use the supercharger network, which already covers Brisbane to Adelaide.
The average person has to go to the petrol station every 9 days, with home charging, you will never have to worry about going to a petrol station.
Eg, if you started every day with a full tank of petrol, would you ever go to petrol stations? Of course not.
Except for long distance road trips, which are pretty much covered.
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