Electric cars?

[moXJO]

What do you mean a bit like the VHS players?

I was thinking along the lines of my old hg monaro. But I suppose evs are closer relatives to the vhs.

 

[qldfrog]

Well I have bitten the bullet and gone full electric, I have bought an electric bicycle and a Segway ninebot.

Some more franking credits going to the USA and China

 

[sptrawler]

Some more franking credits going to the USA and China

Sadly China/China, Segway were bought out by a Chinese company, the U.S has the same problem we do.

 

[Smurf1976]

Segway

Just don’t ride it up a ~45 degree slope on a grassy hill.

Ends with rider and the machine both separately going backwards down the hill real quick.

From personal experience. Then had to get back on the thing and ride back into town - that’s on the road among the traffic.

That was in Austria though not Australia.

 

[sptrawler]

Just don’t ride it up a ~45 degree slope on a grassy hill.

Ends with rider and the machine both separately going backwards down the hill real quick.

From personal experience. Then had to get back on the thing and ride back into town - that’s on the road among the traffic.

That was in Austria though not Australia.

I bought an adult scooter, not one of those gyroscopic death machines, I have never had the guts to get on one of those things.

 

[Smurf1976]

I bought an adult scooter, not one of those gyroscopic death machines, I have never had the guts to get on one of those things.

Ahh, I see.....

Riding one of those on the road amidst the traffic is a good way to learn real quick how to control it.

 

[SirRumpole]

The first electric Mini will be available in 2020.

Short range is a worry, maybe good for trips to the shops and weekend kids soccer .

https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/09/mini-electric-cooper-se/

 

[satanoperca]

The first electric Mini will be available in 2020.

Short range is a worry, maybe good for trips to the shops and weekend kids soccer .

https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/09/mini-electric-cooper-se/

This is perfect for a lot of people who live in the cities. Don't need a car to do 400kms in one drive, given the average daily commute in this country is 36km.

For my family it is perfect, we have a 4wd for long commutes when we head bush, it mainly sits in the driveway 90% of the time gathering dust. Daily commute is a VW Golf GTI, used to go to the shops, school and work, it spends most of it time in traffic.

 

[sptrawler]

The first electric Mini will be available in 2020.

Short range is a worry, maybe good for trips to the shops and weekend kids soccer .

https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/09/mini-electric-cooper-se/

This offering from VW sounds interesting, it will be available with different battery capacities, to suit your requirements. Also it says the batteries will be liquid cooled, which enable a lot faster charging times.

https://www.drive.com.au/review/vol...e=smh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tile-2

 

[SirRumpole]

Not a car, but a lovely bit of kit anyway.

Great technical explanations.

 

[sptrawler]

Further to the VW post below, it looks as though Ford will be sharing the platform, that should bring the cost and time to market down considerably.
My guess is there will be a huge push to get charging infrastructure in quickly, hopefully the Government demand they bring in a voltage and plug standard, otherwise that will be the next big stuff up.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/volks...e=smh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tile-4

 

[sptrawler]

Dyson, the battery operated vacuum cleaner manufacturer, is getting into E.V manufacturing.

https://www.ausbt.com.au/dyson-to-build-radically-different-electric-car-by-2020
It looks like electric vehicle manufacturing, will be a crowded space soon, I can see some going broke over this in the not too distant future.
When you have major manufacturers like VW and Ford, joining forces, it will make it hard for smaller manufacturers to compete. IMO

 

[basilio]

This is really clever IMV. The new Nissan Leaf can be connected directly to ones house as a power source and power supply. So it can charge its battery off surplus solar power and then be used at night to keep the lights on. In effect one has a 40kw home battery unit that they can also use to drive to work in. Might even pinch some juice from external chargers and bring it home

Versatile and Clever... and not that pricey. Less than $50k

Nissan sees Leaf as home energy source, says Tesla big battery “waste of resources”

• Posted on July 11, 2019
• 4 minute read
• Bridie Schmidt

Source: Nissan
Owning an electric car in Australia could become much more than just driving from A to B with a reduced carbon footprint, according to Nissan Australia which launched the new version of the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle in Melbourne on Wednesday .

Nissan confirmed at the launch that the new Leaf, with a 40kWh battery, will be a V2H (vehicle-to-home) energy asset – meaning that, unlike other electric vehicles, it will have the capability to charge your home (subject to further testing with Australia’s network owners and operators).

Called bidirectional charging, the 40kWh Leaf (and for that matter the 62kWh version which is not yet slated for an Australian release) essentially has the capability to become your personal, massive, mobile battery.

This means it will be able to not only store energy by plugging into your home, workplace or other destinations such as shopping centres with free charging, or from DC fast-chargers – it will be able to serve that energy back to your home.
https://thedriven.io/2019/07/11/nis...ce-says-tesla-big-battery-waste-of-resources/

 

[moXJO]

The infrastructure is going to be the issue. What happens in the city for all those people who don't have a garage?

 

[Value Collector]

The infrastructure is going to be the issue. What happens in the city for all those people who don't have a garage?

Those few people just don’t buy an ev straight away.

But, also electricity is every where, charging stations can be built over night, and quickly match demand as needed.

 

[SirRumpole]

Those few people just don’t buy an ev straight away.

But, also electricity is every where, charging stations can be built over night, and quickly match demand as needed.

Power supply isn't even guaranteed for next summer following a round of outages in ageing power stations.

There needs to be a political direction regarding our future energy supply needs, and there just isn't one.

I wonder if politicians even talk to engineers about how to build the things they are suggesting.

 

[moXJO]

Those few people just don’t buy an ev straight away.

But, also electricity is every where, charging stations can be built over night, and quickly match demand as needed.

There was an idea using existing light poles. In a lot of Sydney suburbs the streets are packed with cars though.

 

[Value Collector]

Power supply isn't even guaranteed for next summer following a round of outages in ageing power stations.

There needs to be a political direction regarding our future energy supply needs, and there just isn't one.

I wonder if politicians even talk to engineers about how to build the things they are suggesting.

Petrol bowsers need electricity to, so if charging stations are down, so are petrol stations.

Also, as I have said constantly, 99% of people will be charging offpeak at home, and will start each day with a full battery.

And as Basillo pointed out, EV’s can help augment power supply in the future.

 

[moXJO]

Surely a fee to charge would rake in some extra cash.

 

[Value Collector]

In a lot of Sydney suburbs the streets are packed with cars though.

Packed with cars that could be charging in the future hahaha.