I was xhitting on The Skeptic website. So much else it was crapping on about was bollocks.So you are driving an EV if it is so good, and if you believe this will save the world..
I thank you for your extra ATO contributions
The thing about garbage trucks and city buses is the huge number of stops they make.The weight of these garbage trucks must be enormous
well firstly thats an $18,000 saving in just the first 7 years / 140,000 km, the savings will continue to grow over the cars life of perhaps 21 years / 500,000 kmmaybe, I trust your figure
So can you get an EV Haval equivalent for the price of an Haval+18k?
With the way some of you guys Trade/ invest thats not worth muchAnd in the current context, do not forget the opportunity cost of the extra $18k for the next 7 years.
It actually is cool to be the early adopter. We all knew the family that was rather first house with a colour TV, first house with a smart fridge, first jousecwith a hybrid.My Tesla model Y RWD cost me $68,900 base plus costs on 5/9/22 - not mid $70s. Same model now $55,900plus costs.
So not quite as dramatic as you write.
Bad for me, good for new buyers.
Don't regret the early adopters buy at all - have had 21 months of enjoyment so far with absolutely no need to sell and with OTA updates the car is now better than new. 24,367kms travelled.
Like wise with your weekly fuel exciseI thank you for your extra ATO contributions
My initial response was to point out that your upper price figure was incorrect.It actually is cool to be the early adopter. We all knew the family that was rather first house with a colour TV, first house with a smart fridge, first jousecwith a hybrid.
I got one of the first batch of Tesla model 3's into the country, after being on a wait list for nearly 3 years while they built the factory and nearly went broke.My initial response was to point out that your upper price figure was incorrect.
Sorry, I have never known anyone to buy the first of any new technology. There were thousands of Teslas in Australia before I purchased - after a long period of research into what I wanted in a car that is most likely the last I will ever buy.
I paid more for this car than I ever had paid before but as the cost was part of the kids’ inheritance I thought “Why not me now rather than them later?”
The son and daughter both agreed and both love to drive it - with Dad again as instructor as he was 40 years ago.
I'll take credit for that, but was I talking about your model 3, or the Cyber Truck?I got one of the first batch of Tesla model 3's into the country, after being on a wait list for nearly 3 years while they built the factory and nearly went broke.
I still remember @sptrawler saying that I should cancel my order and get my deposit back because it wasn't looking like Tesla would make it a one stage, HAHAH good time
So far I have put nearly 60,000km on it, and it's going great. It was the most expensive car I have ever owned, the prior car was a 22 year old commodore, that I bought second when it was 6 years old for $15,000. I think the Tesla should exceed the commodores achievements.
Nah it was the Model 3, I think it was when they were having the issues at the factory and they kept postponing it, and all the analyst's were saying they were going to run out of money before the factory ramped up.I'll take credit for that, but was I talking about your model 3, or the Cyber Truck?
Yes I must admit I was a critic of Musk in the early days and now I'm a fan, I'm always prepared to concede where I'm wrong and give kudos where they are deserved.Nah it was the Model 3, I think it was when they were having the issues at the factory and they kept postponing it, and all the analyst's were saying they were going to run out of money before the factory ramped up.
Tesla Model Y overtakes Toyota Corolla as world’s best-selling car
Months after the Toyota HiLux lost the top sales spot in Australia to the Ford Ranger, the Toyota Corolla has lost its global sales crown – and for the first time, an electric car has taken the top spot.
After almost two decades, the Toyota Corolla has been dethroned as the world's best-selling car.
The Tesla Model Y has taken the top spot on the sales chart, outselling the Corolla in 2023 as the world's most popular passenger car – the first time in history for an electric car.
According to data released by Jato Dynamics, Tesla sold a total of 1.22 million Model Y vehicles across the globe in 2023 – an increase of 64 per cent year-on-year.
While the Corolla is believed to have held the title consecutively since 2005, this year saw sales of the small Toyota fall by 19 per cent, to end up in fourth position.
Further solidifying the worldwide trend of buyers preferring SUVs, the Toyota RAV4 took second place, with 1.08 million sales, while the Honda CR-V took third overall with 846,000 vehicles sold.
Source: Jato Dynamics.
Global Sales Ranking Model 2023 Sales 1 Tesla Model Y 1,223,000 2 Toyota RAV4 1,075,000 3 Honda CR-V 846,000 4 Toyota Corolla 803,000 5 Toyota Corolla Cross 715,000 6 Toyota Camry 650,000 7 Ford F-150 623,000 8 Toyota HiLux 605,000 9 Nissan Sentra 534,000 10 Tesla Model 3 508,000
Rounding out the top 10 were the Toyota Corolla Cross, the Toyota Camry, the Ford F-150, the Toyota HiLux, the Nissan Sentra, and the Tesla Model 3 in 10th.
In Australia, a total of 28,769 buyers chose the Tesla Model Y last year – enough for the car to take out sixth position in the local top 10 – but data showed it was actually the number one choice for private buyers, once vehicle sales for businesses, fleets, rental cars, and governments were taken out of the equation.
The Toyota Corolla first snatched the global sales title from the original Volkswagen Beetle in 1997, but it was 2005 when the Corolla would eventually reclaim and hold onto the top sales spot – a crown it then held for 18 years in a row.
In Australia, the Toyota HiLux was also dethroned as the country's best-selling vehicle after seven years in a row, with the Ford Ranger taking the top spot for the first time.
This video from The Driven examines how some other film makers manage to torture figures to "show" it costs more drive an EV and than a Petrol car.I was xhitting on The Skeptic website. So much else it was crapping on about was bollocks.
I have no idea how they managed to find that EV charging was more costly that ICE fuel. It was either a total lie or a grossly distorted construction.
Fuel prices in UK are savage.
Nice, and having the stand alone EV charger run by a diesel generator is just the start, how easy would it be to connect a battery and some solar panels to it to reduce the time that generator has to run, if ever.The story of the first privately funded fast EV charger in this part of WA
It has now been replaced. There are a number of technical issues about the process that are illuminating. As many people have noted technical issues aren't simple - particularly when the technology is very new.
End of an Era: WA’s privately funded first rural fast DC charger has done its job
From diesel to frying fat, and despite the Russian trolls, the first rural DC fast charger in Australia's biggest state has done its job.thedriven.io
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