The only problem I see for Tesla is home grown, Musk is doing an amazing job and as I said I was sceptical in the early days, also I don't own a Tesla or Tesla shares.
Tesla Cybertruck caught on camera in Australia
Do not adjust your eyes. This is a Tesla Cybertruck on Australian roads – sparking suggestions it could come to local showrooms after all.
The controversial Tesla Cybertruck electric pick-up has been caught on camera in Australia – even though it may never be built in right-hand drive for sale in local showrooms.
Images posted by Tesla Australia – and as well as 2GB Sydney radio presenter Ben Fordham – show a left-hand-drive Tesla Cybertruck on Bondi Beach, and in the nearby Sydney beach suburb of Coogee, about 6km to the south.
The Cybertruck – which wears temporary Queensland registration – is owned by Tesla, not a private import by a company which converts US pick-ups from left- to right-hand drive.
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The Cybertruck sighting on Australian roads is puzzling given it was understood – based on Drive sources – the electric pick-up would not be manufactured in right-hand drive for sale locally.
Multiple Tesla sources told Drive last year that the Texas factory where the Cybertruck is exclusively manufactured has not been configured to support the production of right-hand-drive vehicles, and there were no current plans to do so.
It appears the plan has changed – or Tesla is looking for a fresh gauge of interest in the Cybertruck in Australia, to decide if it should develop a right-hand-drive version.
In recent months, Tesla has taken the Cybertruck on a tour of key right-hand-drive markets in Asia-Pacific – including Thailand, Malaysia and Japan – as well as Europe, where it has been confirmed it will not be sold.
The Tesla Cybertruck still appears on the company's Australian website, though in late 2021 a function allowing local customers to place a $150 deposit was removed.
Earlier this year, Tesla Australia offered Cybertruck deposit holders locally – who have been waiting in the queue for up to four and a half years – a credit towards a Model 3 or Model Y.
Comments made by CEO Elon Musk, in the years since the Cybertruck's reveal as a concept in 2019, indicated it will not meet European motor-vehicle regulations – to which Australia is more closely aligned than to US standards – and that export markets outside the US may not be well suited to the vehicle’s size.
Last year, Tesla scrapped plans for a right-hand-drive version of the facelifted Model S and Model X – after holding deposits for two and a half years – which was interpreted as a suggestion not every new Tesla will be sold globally.
Research by Drive found that just over 10 of the 45 to 50 markets in which Tesla sells cars are right-hand drive. It is estimated just 10 per cent of vehicles sold by the company in 2022 have their steering wheel on the right-hand side.
For context, about 30 per cent of countries place the steering wheel on the right, accounting for approximately 25 per cent of global new-car production.
Plus insurances costs...This is another problem that sounds simple, but isn't and only one side of the issue has been presented.
The reporter should have probably got in touch with the strata body, as to why they wont grant permission, maybe the building electrical supply is marginal, or the network supplier wont allow any more load on their feeder supply.
If they grant permission to one owner, they probably have to be in a position to grant it to all and maybe the buildings electrical system isn't up to taking the extra load. Who knows.
Electric vehicle dilemma faced by millions of Aussie residents: 'It's a nightmare'
A retiree, who's lived in his apartment for over 15 years, says he's fed up with the current legislation and is demanding a change. And he's not the only one.au.news.yahoo.com
Yeah its a matter of time before an underground carpark full of EV's goes up in flames and writes of an apartment block and fair to assume the danger of this increases while they all charging . This is without even addressing the upgrades required in an electrical system to sustain this because if you let one do it you got to let them all so you need a system configured to let them all charge at same time . Its a massive can of worms . Australia is just not ready for full penetration EV
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One of China's 'Big Four' automakers has unveiled a new, all-electric 'concept' truck, and it looks uncannily like Tesla's iconic, but controversial Cybertruck.
Bearing the working title '2024 Concept Pickup truck,' China's knock-off Cybertruck would likely carry a price far cheaper than Tesla's luxury vehicle, based on China's billions in electric vehicle (EV) subsidies.
The model on display this week at the 2024 Beijing auto show boasted a pop-out tent over a mattress in its truck bed, protected by a heftier but more-rounded silver metal body, plus a full-length rear LED that conveys messages to passing motorists.
The competition comes as Tesla has issued a sweeping recall of over 4,000 Cybertrucks — citing safety issues with the accelerator pedal cover, which owners discovered can slide off and become snagged on the carpet.
The flaw has been found to lock Cybertruck's pedals in place, plunging the EV out of control at top speed.
Like Tesla's Cybertruck, Dongfeng's concept truck comes with a blunt, wedge-shaped or 'sledgehammer' design, a steep snubbed nose up front, and a cargo bed above the back wheels.
While China is currently Tesla's biggest market outside of the United States, the company's billionaire owner, Elon Musk, has noted that it would be 'very difficult' to get his novel Cybertruck 'road legal' in the Asian country.
The interior of the Dongfeng's Cybertruck knockoff remains a mystery however.
Unlike the rest of the EV-maker's lineup at the Beijing show, the 'concept' truck was cordoned off preventing attendees from peeking inside the windows or opening its doors.
Cummins diesel engines, getting in on the transition to clean engines, with a 15L hydrogen truck engine.
New historic 15-liter hydrogen engine: 290 hp and the end of electrics
This is the new historic 15-liter hydrogen engine: 290 and the end of all the known fuels, including electric
A legendary brand has just set a historic milestone with a better-than-electric and much more futuristic fuel. We’re talking about the new 15-liter hydrogen engine, which is so massive, it won’t be destined for cars. Instead, it will decarbonize a transportation sector that has always been questioned for its high pollution, with few alternative fuels.
The development of this engine, being powered by hydrogen fuel cells and without nitrogen oxide emissions, has marked a breakthrough. The new engine with a power rate of 290HP and is intended to surpass the actual diesel and electric powertrains that are currently the market leaders in the field of commercial vehicles.
290 hp and other exciting aspects of this new hydrogen engine from Cummins.
I'm on limited ships wifi so couldn't really investigate it, but hp output on trucks is much lower than performance vehicles, because they are designed and tuned to give maximum torque at low revs.
you can not tweak energy density facts....
Very true, a lot of people have trouble getting their heads around that fact, yet it is one of the most important facts in enery conversion.
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