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Electric cars?

Would you buy an electric car?

  • Already own one

    Votes: 10 5.1%

  • Yes - would definitely buy

    Votes: 43 21.7%

  • Yes - preferred over petrol car if price/power/convenience similar

    Votes: 78 39.4%

  • Maybe - preference for neither, only concerned with costs etc

    Votes: 38 19.2%

  • No - prefer petrol car even if electric car has same price, power and convenience

    Votes: 25 12.6%

  • No - would never buy one

    Votes: 14 7.1%
  • Total voters
    198
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luutzu said:
Wait, you can't leave a cable kit charging in the street like that can you?
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That is the way that system is designed, but as I said there is limitless ways to do it, electricity networks are every where, and for the most part people will charge at home or work, and then at charging stations on road trips.
 
PZ99 said:
The traffic on the Hume Hwy suggests otherwise
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You think most travelers on the Hume aren’t stopping for 9hours???

I am not suggesting people don’t travel long distances, I do travel all the time doing Brisbane Sydney.

I am just saying the average car owner isn’t doing canon ball runs 9 hours non stop.

Most would be stopping for periods of 10- 15 mins at least every 3 hours, and that fits in perfectly with charging.
 
The problem I see is, when someone pulls up at a servo in a Country town, even if al four pumps are being used it is only minutes before one is free.
With electric, the sit time will be longer and if the servo isn't on the grid, they probably wont have a fast charger.
 
@Value Collector most people doing that run stop once at Holbrook or Tarcutta. They pass me around Gundagai then pass me again after Albury. They're not stopping every 3 hours.
 

It's possible that eventually EVs will have solar cells on their roof, charging as they drive/park during the day.

Looks like the investment in solar tech is just starting to pick up. The scale of the R&D are nowhere near the search for fossil.
 
If EVs have solar panels on their roof you can park under a street lamp at night for your top up
 
Yep, I would've liked the idea of induction coils on EV's - you could charge it in the carpark or even at a red light LOL
 

Charging bays can be literally every where, they don’t need to be manned, and can be set up very easily,

Eg, every rest stop along the highways could have a few bays installed, cafes and road houses could install some bays to attract travelers, regular service stations could put some bays in.

The more ev’s that come on the market the more incentive there is for the market to provide charging locations.

In general Tesla has installed more charging bays than required, most sit empty all the time.
 
PZ99 said:
@Value Collector most people doing that run stop once at Holbrook or Tarcutta. They pass me around Gundagai then pass me again after Albury. They're not stopping every 3 hours.
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You could do that drive on one charge stop if you really wanted to, but most people naturally make more than one stop.
 
PZ99 said:
That was a joke mate
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I have heard enough people make serious claims like that, that it is worth pointing out it’s not possible.

Hence why they don’t put solar panels on cars, except for as a gimmick.
 
PZ99 said:
@Value Collector most people doing that run stop once at Holbrook or Tarcutta. They pass me around Gundagai then pass me again after Albury. They're not stopping every 3 hours.
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Your "most people" is an exceptionally small part of the driving public.
Driving long distances without decent breaks is proven to be dangerous.
I am pleased to not be sharing the road with you.
The good news is that driverless cars are on their way and will reduce the chance of accidents in the not too distant future.
 
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Tesla isn’t shy about installing large charging stations.

Flick through this video and look at the size of this charging location.

It would put a lot of service stations to shame.

If an area needs capacity, they will install it.

 
Value Collector said:
I have heard enough people make serious claims like that, that it is worth pointing out it’s not possible.

Hence why they don’t put solar panels on cars, except for as a gimmick.
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Not the current panels and tech. But I'm definitely sure there's a few team around the world working on it though.
 
The good news is you won't be sharing the road with me if you're sitting in a queue waiting for an available charge bay whilst I'm driving at the speed limit with a 35 year driving history of no accidents or traffic infringements.

W-a-a-a-y ahead of you rederob
 
I knew long distance truck drivers with "perfect records".
A few of these also happened to not make it home occasionally.
I work off data, not luck.
 
rederob said:
I knew long distance truck drivers with "perfect records".
A few of these also happened to not make it home occasionally.
I work off data, not luck.
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How accurate is your data ?
 
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