As yet Bentley unfortunately have not produced an EV and I enclose the form for those ASF members who persistently appear in the top ten of the Monthly Comp who may be interested in purchasing one.Come .........on ........now................wash your mouth out with soap !!!!!!!!!
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The problem with tbe Prius from what I've heard, from my son in the Goldfields, is once you are over 80kl/hr it is 100% ICE.
My experience is that even on the freeway at 100km it’s still switching between the different functions.
In W.A it is fairly flat, my son lived near Kalgoorlie and his next door neighbour had a Prius, apparently on the 1,200 km trip to Perth and back at 110 km/hr it mainly ran on the ICE motor.
I can’t imagine why it wouldn’t be using the battery, Maybe the battery is stuffed.
There may have been something wrong with it, but they said once it was over about 90km/hr it just ran 100% ICE.
Anxiety The Problem, Not EV Range
A recent report from the United Kingdom highlights a maturing charging network and a reduction in range anxiety. The Automobile Association (AA) reports that the percentage of breakdown callouts for low battery has halved in the past 12 months. They have found that range anxiety does not match reality — half of the callouts were for anxious drivers who had not actually run out of range but from drivers panicked when their cars warned them that the battery was low. Having been I a similar situation in Queensland’s far west, I can understand the concern.
A little planning and using a phone charging app (like PlugShare) can go a long way. Part of the story is also learning and trusting the car. Most EVs will warn you when the charge is low. Tesla has the yellow triangle of death and will tell you to get to the nearest charging point. The electric vehicle ecosystem is evolving and expanding very rapidly, and some of the early adopters’ concerns are no longer valid. The situation is different in every state, in every country.
Yellow triangle of death
The AA said the top one third of breakdowns for EVs are exactly the same faults as with internal combustion engine vehicles, with those being 12V battery problems and tyres. Other EV faults are different, however, and cover things such as charging equipment, warning lights, battery monitoring systems, or key transponders.
“Electrification is going mainstream and potential EV owners shouldn’t be put off by myths about range. Once you have tried an EV it is hard to go back,” Edmund King, AA president said.
An AA survey has found similar concerns to what we have here in Australia, and, I would hazard a guess, worldwide — charging spaces need to be wheelchair friendly, and charge post design should consider users with limited mobility and/or disabilities. As I get older and stiffer (I think I inherited my mother’s arthritis), I feel the need to open the car door completely in order to enter and exit. A wide parking space is preferred.
On Friday, despite the cancelling of late 2022 manufactured deliveries we re signed for the Volvo XC40, but the new model with slightly longer range designated a MY23 build.
As first reported by Bloomberg, analysts say they expect the cost of cobalt, lithium, and nickel to decline in the next two years in response to over-investment in green energy ventures. Market corrections will drive down prices for the abundant supply of the metals, with lithium anticipated to experience the greatest adjustment.
Investors have continued to flock to the EV battery market, as the automotive industry expands its efforts into sustainable vehicles and away from gas-fueled cars. Concern over shortages of the materials in recent months — particularly amid the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine — further amplified investments for the metals, Insider's Alexa St. John reported.
While Goldman Sachs said the EV battery market will continue to thrive, analysts said "fundamental mispricing has in turn generated an outsized supply response well ahead of the demand trend," Bloomberg reported. According to McKinsey, the EV battery market is anticipated to reach $360 billion by 2030.
The price of key battery metals used in electric vehicle production is expected to fall in coming years
The cost of cobalt, lithium, and nickel is slated to drop to adjust for oversupply and heavy investments in green energy, Bloomberg reported.www.businessinsider.com
It isn't just having fast chargers in towns, it is also having them working especially when they are strategic.
I should add that prior to resigning for the XC40, we visited the hyundai /Kia dealer in FTG.
Melbourne to Euroa and back should be easy on a single charge shouldn’t it? What’s the range of the Volvo?
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