Electric Vehicles
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@mariner4life said in Electric Vehicles:
Sydney metro trial of full electric buses starts today, includes one of ours. Which will kill it.
I was reading that the operating costs for a full EV bus running on the South Coast is better than half that of comparable diesel busses.
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@antipodean said in Electric Vehicles:
@mariner4life said in Electric Vehicles:
Sydney metro trial of full electric buses starts today, includes one of ours. Which will kill it.
I was reading that the operating costs for a full EV bus running on the South Coast is better than half that of comparable diesel busses.
that's our bus. And it's 30% of the running cost of a diesel
Servicing and maintenance is a 50% saving
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@Snowy probably not on your roads...
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@taniwharugby all depends actually - EVs are at their least effective on long drives with few stops or elevation changes. Cold weather reduces performance but that has to be seriously cold.
@Snowy The long range Model 3 is probably closer to 500km in real-world terms. The NEDC range is somewhat bullish.
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@taniwharugby Don't you f'ing start me! Our road is a pot holed swamp at the moment - have the rates gone down -NO!
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@NTA said in Electric Vehicles:
@taniwharugby all depends actually - EVs are at their least effective on long drives with few stops or elevation changes. Cold weather reduces performance but that has to be seriously cold.
@Snowy The long range Model 3 is probably closer to 500km in real-world terms. The NEDC range is somewhat bullish.
Yeah I wasn't convinced either, but here it is:
https://www.tesla.com/en_NZ/model3
Interesting with the Audi that if you spend an extra $1500 for 21" rims you get an extra 8-10% increase in range. Quite significant until we get more fast chargers around the country. They are seriously big wheels and do suit our shitty roads (North Island mostly).
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@Snowy said in Electric Vehicles:
@taniwharugby Don't you f'ing start me! Our road is a pot holed swamp at the moment - have the rates gone down -NO!
Do you live in NSW?
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Jay Leno loves his Tesla: 'There's almost no reason to have a gas car'
Jay Leno told CNBC on Tuesday that electric cars are the future and that gasoline-fueled cars days are numbered.
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@jegga Hard to disagree with him having tried a few. Cheap to run, fast, all wheel drive, not much to not like.
He's probably right about driving a car with a stick shift but it is a shame. I have 3 manual vehicles and still prefer them to autos (of which we have 2). All a bit long in the teeth (like me) but the control and drive of a "stick shift" is still the winner on our shitty roads. I might have already mentioned that...
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Thought about doing a conversion to my TVR, but weight and distribution would be an issue I think.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48956000
Still cool though.
Check Out This Wicked Awesome Tesla Model 3 Inspired By Star Wars - CleanTechnica
