Electric Vehicles
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@nostrildamus that looks like a great little hatch based on the videos I've seen.
If the e-Niro was even AWD I'd be more interested in it.
Sadly, I think I'm going to have to choose between the XC40 if I want to keep up a modicum of camping or softroading, or the Polestar2 if I go back to a sedan.
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@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
@nostrildamus that looks like a great little hatch based on the videos I've seen.
If the e-Niro was even AWD I'd be more interested in it.
Sadly, I think I'm going to have to choose between the XC40 if I want to keep up a modicum of camping or softroading, or the Polestar2 if I go back to a sedan.
I like both. Volvo have really turned a corner for me stylewise but the XC40 is a mite expensive and the Polestar2 ain't great for a family with a mutt plus the costly adds are painful (but the base version looks a good deal in Oz).
I think VW EVs will take years to arrive, the Arriya looks nice but is a bit of a mirage, and even the Skoda EV will take months or years to arrive and looks a little dumpy). Toyota's offering (let's make an ugly RAV at Lexus price) doesn't look a great option either.
The AWD options-look pretty expensive/scarce on most EVs don't they? I'd be tempted to hire a dedicated AWD on trips rather than buy an AWD EV but I don't go offroad much.
Then again the dual and triple motor versions (AWD) of this https://www.tesla.com/en_au/cybertruck might be good for surf fishing...looks like a tinny anywayAnd for those interested in the Ioniq 5 or Kia EV6 your partner must be better at parking in the garage than mine-those aren't small and narrow cars!
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@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
@nostrildamus want:
If it could raise for me a gigantic sandstorm and release that angry electric snarl during rush hour on the mean streets of Chatswood NSW, I'm all in!
(but I no longer live near anywhere packed like Chatswood NSW)... -
@nostrildamus said in Electric Vehicles:
@dogmeat said in Electric Vehicles:
So spent a good part of the long weekend going round car yards with partner who is looking at a new SUV. Initially thinking PHEV now edging towards full EV or was until she discovered that effectively you order now and hope to take delivery in Q3. That's for every manufacturer.
Volvo you can't even do a test drive. Why would you spend close to 6 figures on a car you can't test? Madness!
She's now totally conflicted as there are new models coming out in that timeframe so she's getting all angsty with lashings of FOMO as well.
Interested in a smaller EV? Perhaps the Cupra born?
Not sure if it is coming to NZ. It is supposed to arrive in Au, basically a nicer looking id3 with similar +s and -s.Cupra Born arrives in Australia - carsales.com.au
Spanish challenger brand’s halo EV touches down on Aussie soil for testing ahead of local launch
I'm not convinced the new Kia e-Niro is really that new but the Greenzone mode is a good idea for a suburban PHEV
https://www.hotcars.com/2023-kia-niro-facts-features/ (ignore the hyperbole bits)Flying under the radar is the Lexus UX-300e, perhaps because it isn't that exciting (or roomy, or fast, or innovative). But compared to an ICE Lexus it looks ok value. Here is the NZ website: https://www.lexus.co.nz/en/models/ux/ux-300e-limited.html#overview
Don't know the availability in NZ and Australia but advertised as if available.There's quite a few of the Seat's floating around where I live. They look fantastic.
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@nostrildamus Thanks. They don't seem to have any ev's here but I have asked the question as it ticks most of the boxes for her (I think)
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@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
@nta Jesus that's ugly though.
I don't mind it, because I won't be looking at those headlights when I'm rock climbing silently past a bunch of over-revving Hiluxes or dragging off everyone at the lights
Nobody’s going to be dragging at the lights as they'll be too busy laughing that somebody bought such an ugly car …
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@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
@nta Jesus that's ugly though.
I don't mind it, because I won't be looking at those headlights when I'm rock climbing silently past a bunch of over-revving Hiluxes or dragging off everyone at the lights
or reverse parking over the top of a Mazda mx5 in hot pink...
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@dogmeat said in Electric Vehicles:
@nostrildamus Thanks. They don't seem to have any ev's here but I have asked the question as it ticks most of the boxes for her (I think)
fingers crossed for you both it actually arrives by year-end. And that you like it (nb there are UK reviews of it, most compare it favourably to the ID3 but there are some quirks). Mechanically I don't think it is a performance monster at all but that might not be an issue (personally I don't need Tesla-level acceleration). Dealer support/parts in NZ/Oz might be a concern too, even if supported by mother VW, and I wonder what the warranty might be.
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@nostrildamus said in Electric Vehicles:
Dealer support/parts in NZ/Oz might be a concern too, even if supported by mother VW, and I wonder what the warranty might be.
Dealers will be shitty - as usual - that they can't make their money back on servicing for many EVs.
Hyundai in Sydney had 1 dealership in Ryde that dealt with the Ioniq (the old version), which was inconvient unless you lived nearby. Fuck going to Ryde. The flipside is EVs have a lot less moving parts so the servicing intervals and potential faults are a bit lower.
Still, I've never seriously looked at grey importing an EV for those reasons i.e. you're on your own, and Joe Mechanic can't help you.
Nissan at least take it half seriously. I would have liked to get a Leaf+ for the wife bar the hailstorm that quashed those ideas. The Ariya might be worth a shout.
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@nostrildamus said in Electric Vehicles:
@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
@nostrildamus want:
If it could raise for me a gigantic sandstorm and release that angry electric snarl during rush hour on the mean streets of Chatswood NSW, I'm all in!
(but I no longer live near anywhere packed like Chatswood NSW)...I live close to Chatswood and drive there all the time so I know what you mean. Being forced to drive Mowbray Rd pretty much all the time to get in and out of Chatswood is soul destroying.
Can you also get a horn that yells "get the fuck out of the way" in Mandarin and Korean?
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@roninwc said in Electric Vehicles:
@nostrildamus said in Electric Vehicles:
@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
@nostrildamus want:
If it could raise for me a gigantic sandstorm and release that angry electric snarl during rush hour on the mean streets of Chatswood NSW, I'm all in!
(but I no longer live near anywhere packed like Chatswood NSW)...I live close to Chatswood and drive there all the time so I know what you mean. Being forced to drive Mowbray Rd pretty much all the time to get in and out of Chatswood is soul destroying.
Can you also get a horn that yells "get the fuck out of the way" in Mandarin and Korean?
Good market for that. So far I just found something cheesy but sinister:
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@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
@nostrildamus said in Electric Vehicles:
Dealer support/parts in NZ/Oz might be a concern too, even if supported by mother VW, and I wonder what the warranty might be.
Dealers will be shitty - as usual - that they can't make their money back on servicing for many EVs.
Hyundai in Sydney had 1 dealership in Ryde that dealt with the Ioniq (the old version), which was inconvient unless you lived nearby. Fuck going to Ryde. The flipside is EVs have a lot less moving parts so the servicing intervals and potential faults are a bit lower.
Still, I've never seriously looked at grey importing an EV for those reasons i.e. you're on your own, and Joe Mechanic can't help you.
Nissan at least take it half seriously. I would have liked to get a Leaf+ for the wife bar the hailstorm that quashed those ideas. The Ariya might be worth a shout.
Yeah I've heard bad things about VW dealers but hey they are car dealers!
My problem with the leaf is their outdated ideas on battery thermal management but frankly otherwise it should be the ideal car for us, great reliability record, all my Leaf-driving friends love their car, won't worry the wife with high tech palava, and easy for her to park. Plus I've been a passenger in one and it is quiet and comfortable for suburban trips. But that battery...One concern with Nissan, once they merged/shared with French partners, their fabled reliability went a little downhill (and they invented the Tiida) but did I mention the reliability reputation of the Leaf? Yes I did..
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@roninwc said in Electric Vehicles:
@nostrildamus said in Electric Vehicles:
@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
@nostrildamus want:
If it could raise for me a gigantic sandstorm and release that angry electric snarl during rush hour on the mean streets of Chatswood NSW, I'm all in!
(but I no longer live near anywhere packed like Chatswood NSW)...I live close to Chatswood and drive there all the time so I know what you mean. Being forced to drive Mowbray Rd pretty much all the time to get in and out of Chatswood is soul destroying.
Can you also get a horn that yells "get the fuck out of the way" in Mandarin and Korean?
After further research, to stress out (South Koreans), make sure your car horn does NOT sound like a duck https://news.sky.com/story/researchers-suggest-replacing-car-honks-with-duck-quacks-10927151
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@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
@mariner4life commodity prices suck for that.
Bunch of people waving the solid-state flag which would be interesting.
Solid state not here for 2-3 years or do you have better intel than me?
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@nostrildamus said in Electric Vehicles:
My problem with the leaf is their outdated ideas on battery thermal management
Well, it's their warranty, so they have to suck it up. Better the cabin air con than no cooling at all.
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