I wasn’t trying to change your mind, I literally said “yeah, maybe in your extreme case stick to petrol cars for a few years”Mate, don't even go there about changing my mind.
If the bush aka remote and regional Australia had the same benefits, e.g. services, infrastructure, funding, privileges as you east coasters, our EV discussion wouldn't even be entered into.
Understood.
The Fed Govt. could change this in the future just as it is with Fuel Efficiency Standards.
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They are, But I was in the America talking to an American, hence why I said to him they were “All American” eg made in America, Fuelled by America. So they should really appeal to him, turned out that worked, after that he went from being quite aggressively cynical about them, to actually being more curious and asking some good questions.Indeed, I actually thought all Tesla sold here now were China sourced?
We are 14 on the list in total emissions, but all the countries that emit more than us do so because they have larger populations,Like CO2 but note the latest data is from 2016.
As of 8 Dec 2023ARENA’s funding for the Silver City Energy Storage Project, developed by Hydrostor, is conditional upon the project reaching financial close, which is expected to occur in late 2023. Once built, the project will be one of the world’s largest compressed air projects, providing at least 8 hours of storage.
Concludes with:Australian town to host 200 MW/1,600 MWh compressed air storage facility
Canada’s Hydrostor has struck a deal to provide backup power to a remote town in the Australian state of New South Wales by using a compressed air energy storage plant that will be built in an underground cavern at one of the region’s closed mines.
Hydrostor has reached an agreement with New South Wales transmission network operator Transgrid that will see the proposed 200 MW/1,600 MWh Silver City Energy Storage Project support the reliability of electricity supply for Broken Hill by as early as 2027.
“In Australia’s regional towns at the fringe of the grid such as Broken Hill, new large scale storage technologies can provide back-up power to communities that will improve the reliability of electricity supply. Having more grid scale storage will also support more solar and wind in regional areas,” he said.
One day, instead of billions of dollars a year flowing out of our cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to Over Seas Oil Cartels, will have that cash flowing into the regions of Australia that produce the renewable electricity and fuel that feeds into our cities.All good VC.
Producing locally already. We have solar and wind farms out here, from memory both are AGL.
Canandian mob Hydorstar currently transforming an old mine for its Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) project.
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As of 8 Dec 2023
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That 8hr supply will certainly help with the long outages we have out here from time to time.
Why chose our location for this project?
Stable, hard rock geology plus, lots of mining projects wanting to get up and running, all requiring reliable energy.
Christ, with the current Green Transition all abuzz, there was even talk of building a slurry pipeline to send ore for treatment into the smelters and ports down to Port Pirie and surrounds in Sth Aust.
Big ore deposits, big ideas, big money, all looking for big ROC/ROI.
Back to EV.
I certainly acknowledge that EV is an inevitable part of and a positive for change.
Volvo charging on with electric swap despite slowing demand
he boss of Chinese-owned Swedish brand Volvo says he isn’t worried about signs electric vehicle (EV) demand is in decline, despite his company’s vow to ditch petrol and diesel power by 2030.
According to Automotive News Europe, Volvo Cars CEO Jim Rowan told investors during an earnings call that the brand’s “premium” positioning makes it less vulnerable.
“The mass-market segment maybe has been affected by some companies not getting to price parity with ICE,” Mr Rowan said, as reported by Automotive News Europe.
“In the premium segment, we don’t see that. We see the premium segment growing, and we are taking market share.
“We are the highest premium BEV [battery electric vehicle] share company, and we have the highest published BEV margins in the EV sector other than Tesla.”
Volvo has previously announced its plans to become fully electric globally by 2030, while its Australian division has committed to an even more ambitious timeline of only selling EVs by 2026.
But EV demand in the US, the world’s second-largest new car market, is flagging.
Automotive News Europe reports total US EV inventory – which is a reflection of how long supply can match demand if production came to a halt – was at 113 days at the end of 2023, an increase of 92 per cent on the year prior and above the industry average of 69 days.
In Australia, EV sales increased by 161 per cent last year, with 87,217 battery-powered vehicles reported as sold throughout 2023.
While the 4893 EVs sold in January 2024 represented an increase of just 0.8 per cent on the same month a year prior, a delay in deliveries for market leader Tesla is behind the relatively minor jump.
Volvo already has two EVs in Australian showrooms – an electric version of the XC40 and its ‘coupe’ C40 sibling – though its upcoming EX30 small SUV and EX90 large flagship SUV will headline its transition to exclusively battery power.
The Volvo EX30 will launch this year with a base price of $59,990 before on-road costs, becoming the brand’s least-expensive EV in Australia.
The upcoming Volvo EX90 is slated to arrive in showrooms before the end of 2024, being sold alongside its petrol-powered XC90 counterpart – though likely with a higher price tag.
Poor old Mr Bean needs to read the actual science.A bit late but I missed it as was in the bochevik press I do not usually waste time on
Mr bean
I love electric vehicles – and was an early adopter. But increasingly I feel duped | Rowan Atkinson
Sadly, keeping your old petrol car may be better than buying an EV, says actor Rowan Atkinsonwww.theguardian.com
That was a good article I thought.Poor old Mr Bean needs to read the actual science.
From cradle to grave how electric cars best petrol.
Especially when you consider the ICE equivalent, the KIA Carnivale , has a base model at $47k.That was a good article I thought.
I saw a road test of a KIA EV9. Seems like a good car but...at $120k it's a rotten deal.
Sure you will save of fuel costs but that is just too much for a family car.
That was a good article I thought.
I saw a road test of a KIA EV9. Seems like a good car but...at $120k it's a rotten deal.
Sure you will save of fuel costs but that is just too much for a family car.
Noticed the garbage truck was hydrogen fuelled the other day.
You sound like an ICE driver, talking about how many EV's sold 20 years ago.Four hydrogen fuel vehicles sold last year, probably to government fleet.
Yes sure, he is an engineer, societal reengineering experts know better...Poor old Mr Bean needs to read the actual science.
From cradle to grave how electric cars best petrol.
Did you read the study I linked?Yes sure, he is an engineer, societal reengineering experts know better...
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