danny_galaga Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 I don't think they are going to NOT sell EVs because you need to tow a caravan. If that's what you need to do in 2031 you might have to use 4wd or something. Maybe a mitsubishi canter. Lots of people use those for towing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prktkljokr Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I like my dead dinosaur drinking Canter 😁, I can roll coal with it 🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 Australian company making America great again by setting up an EV fast charger factory in Tennessee 🙂 https://tritiumcharging.com/tritium-announces-location-of-new-us-manufacturing-facility-in-tennessee/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autosteve Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Cost me $4000 and was 7 years old... No it is not an El Cameno Candy. It's a Holden ute made in Australia in 1976. Two years later and a colour change, rebuilt 350 chev and driveline. That picture is in the near center of the country and that's what happens when you run out of fuel. Next stop Cober Pedy. Somewhere out Bumbfuck Australia, same trip. Two drivers, 10.000kms in two weeks. Sydney to Townsville across to Darwin, down to Port Augusta back up through Broken Hill and back to Connabarabran for a week of shooting and back down to Sydney. Might go a bit of the way to understand my aggressive stance regarding Australia's need or ability to go full EV. It may be great for the cities but I fear some of the places I've seen in my own country will simply never be seen again if it goes EV or nothing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyLand Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, danny_galaga said: Most of those computer chips are made by American companies in China and Taiwan. How about you show some pride in YOUR country and do something about it. Where do you think the money is? Making chips, or making a handful of compressors for the domestic market? I don't blame any country for wanting cheap energy, most of us do, and I do shop globally, INCLUDING CHINA...But if you want to talk hypocrisy, go look in the mirror Danny, Because I am not the one talking the doom and gloom end of civilization or the evils of fossil fuels, then look to those countries for a bargain. Edited November 24, 2022 by CandyLand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyLand Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) As for computer chips I already own a lifetime supply ...Dont worry about me, I am good. Edited November 24, 2022 by CandyLand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/peugeot-508-sportswagon-phev-coming-to-australia-first-half-of-2023 12 hours ago, Autosteve said: Cost me $4000 and was 7 years old... No it is not an El Cameno Candy. It's a Holden ute made in Australia in 1976. Two years later and a colour change, rebuilt 350 chev and driveline. That picture is in the near center of the country and that's what happens when you run out of fuel. Next stop Cober Pedy. Somewhere out Bumbfuck Australia, same trip. Two drivers, 10.000kms in two weeks. Sydney to Townsville across to Darwin, down to Port Augusta back up through Broken Hill and back to Connabarabran for a week of shooting and back down to Sydney. Might go a bit of the way to understand my aggressive stance regarding Australia's need or ability to go full EV. It may be great for the cities but I fear some of the places I've seen in my own country will simply never be seen again if it goes EV or nothing. With the bogan renaissance we have been having lately, that ute will fetch a crazy amount of money 💰 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 13 hours ago, danny_galaga said: Most of those computer chips are made by American companies in China and Taiwan. How about you show some pride in YOUR country and do something about it. Where do you think the money is? Making chips, or making a handful of compressors for the domestic market? Unfortunately corporations only see money. They want to sell their products to China’s 1.3 billion population and China knows this so they restrict imports and force manufacturers to set up in China. Once that happens China floods the market and puts other companies that were hanging on out of business. Not the first time it’s happened, read about the tea wars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 On the other hand, you also had the Opium Wars, which was pretty despicable behaviour by mostly the English. Anyway, more EV news https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/25/tesla-recalls-more-than-15000-australian-electric-vehicles-over-faulty-tail-lights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zzap Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 13 hours ago, Autosteve said: Case in point, you mentioned an EV towing a caravan earlier. "I have to be in the Gold Coast in 24 hours from Sydney and I'm towing a 2 tonne trailer. I'm leaving in 1 hour". You know there isn't an EV on the market today no matter how much I pay that can do that job but believe it or not, I did that exact same trip towing a 2 tonne trailer around 20 years ago in a 2nd hand, $4000, then 7 year old Holden. Man, stop regurgitating things that aren't true! Here's a list of vehicles listed with their towing capacity: https://ev-database.org/#sort:path~type~order=.towweight~number~desc|range-slider-range:prev~next=0~1200|range-slider-acceleration:prev~next=2~23|range-slider-topspeed:prev~next=110~350|range-slider-battery:prev~next=10~200|range-slider-towweight:prev~next=0~2500|range-slider-fastcharge:prev~next=0~1500|paging:currentPage=0|paging:number=9 Assuming a Polestar 3, and a halving of the range capacity due to towing, here's a planned route with 4 stops, total of 1h 26 mins stopping. https://abetterrouteplanner.com/?plan_uuid=4991121e-4950-4007-8989-bc973889a18c So even if you assume your 7 year old Holden can get there without stopping to refuel (extra large petrol tank mod?), going in an EV would at worst take an hour and a half longer than your car. In case you don't want to click on links, here's a summary table of the planned route and stops Waypoint Arrival SoC Depart SoC Cost Charge duration Distance Drive duration Arrival Departure Notes Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia 90% 201 km 2 h 8 min 01:39 PM Karuah [Chargefox] 28% 51% 10 min 113 km 1 h 12 min 03:47 PM 03:57 PM Taree - HS008 [Evie] 15% 64% 22 min 166 km 1 h 39 min 05:10 PM 05:31 PM Macksville - HS009 [Evie] 10% 61% 22 min 158 km 1 h 41 min 07:11 PM 07:33 PM Tyndale - HS010 [Evie] 10% 78% 33 min 213 km 2 h 5 min 09:14 PM 09:47 PM Gold Coast, QLD 4217, Australia 10% 0 m 10:52 PM 10 h 12 min 0 EUR 1 h 26 min 852 km 8 h 46 min Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Zzap said: Man, stop regurgitating things that aren't true! Here's a list of vehicles listed with their towing capacity: https://ev-database.org/#sort:path~type~order=.towweight~number~desc|range-slider-range:prev~next=0~1200|range-slider-acceleration:prev~next=2~23|range-slider-topspeed:prev~next=110~350|range-slider-battery:prev~next=10~200|range-slider-towweight:prev~next=0~2500|range-slider-fastcharge:prev~next=0~1500|paging:currentPage=0|paging:number=9 Assuming a Polestar 3, and a halving of the range capacity due to towing, here's a planned route with 4 stops, total of 1h 26 mins stopping. https://abetterrouteplanner.com/?plan_uuid=4991121e-4950-4007-8989-bc973889a18c So even if you assume your 7 year old Holden can get there without stopping to refuel (extra large petrol tank mod?), going in an EV would at worst take an hour and a half longer than your car. In case you don't want to click on links, here's a summary table of the planned route and stops Waypoint Arrival SoC Depart SoC Cost Charge duration Distance Drive duration Arrival Departure Notes Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia 90% 201 km 2 h 8 min 01:39 PM Karuah [Chargefox] 28% 51% 10 min 113 km 1 h 12 min 03:47 PM 03:57 PM Taree - HS008 [Evie] 15% 64% 22 min 166 km 1 h 39 min 05:10 PM 05:31 PM Macksville - HS009 [Evie] 10% 61% 22 min 158 km 1 h 41 min 07:11 PM 07:33 PM Tyndale - HS010 [Evie] 10% 78% 33 min 213 km 2 h 5 min 09:14 PM 09:47 PM Gold Coast, QLD 4217, Australia 10% 0 m 10:52 PM 10 h 12 min 0 EUR 1 h 26 min 852 km 8 h 46 min Ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhank Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 I bought my old vc valiant for 5500$ sold it for 3500$ market for them now is about twenty to 25 grand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 3 hours ago, oldhank said: I bought my old vc valiant for 5500$ sold it for 3500$ market for them now is about twenty to 25 grand V8 or slant 6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhank Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 26 minutes ago, Boots said: V8 or slant 6? Slant six 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prktkljokr Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 LDV Deliver 9 EV $120,000, mmmm I think I will pass and buy a gas guzzling petrol version for $50,000 and use the $70,000 I saved buying fuel for the rest of my life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 https://thedriven.io/2022/11/25/bad-sign-for-australia-us-solar-giant-switches-fleet-to-f-150-electric-utes/amp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autosteve Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Zzap said: Waypoint Arrival SoC Depart SoC Cost Charge duration Distance Drive duration Arrival Departure Notes Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia 90% 201 km 2 h 8 min 01:39 PM Karuah [Chargefox] 28% 51% 10 min 113 km 1 h 12 min 03:47 PM 03:57 PM Taree - HS008 [Evie] 15% 64% 22 min 166 km 1 h 39 min 05:10 PM 05:31 PM Macksville - HS009 [Evie] 10% 61% 22 min 158 km 1 h 41 min 07:11 PM 07:33 PM Tyndale - HS010 [Evie] 10% 78% 33 min 213 km 2 h 5 min 09:14 PM 09:47 PM Gold Coast, QLD 4217, Australia 10% 0 m 10:52 PM 10 h 12 min 0 EUR 1 h 26 min 852 km 8 h 46 min Cool, sounds like an excellent trip. Think of all the great people you can meet all talking about there EVs and how good they are at every recharge point as we all have to stop at on our way up to Queensland. By the time we all get up there we'll all know each other so well, we'll be able to bunk up together. 6 stops to do 1000kms?. Haaa, no not for me...I hate vehicles that I can't get at least 600kms (highway) out of a tank. Edited November 25, 2022 by Autosteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyLand Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 *Jennifer laughs...An EV retreat, OMG that's just too funny (Giggle, Giggle, Snort)...Going to bunk up together too?...Thats just too funny...Still laughing. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyLand Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Hee, Hee, My face actually hurts from laughing at this...Suppose you could bring a big diesel generator along so you all can charge up during the big tailgate party too...HA, HA, HA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Arcade King Posted November 25, 2022 Administrators Share Posted November 25, 2022 If only you guys put as much effort into talking about Arcade and Pinball stuff...... 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyLand Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Arcade King said: If only you guys put as much effort into talking about Arcade and Pinball stuff...... I couldn't agree more...Let's start with you Oldhank, Post up a pic of what are you and your cats working on, perhaps we can help. Edited November 26, 2022 by CandyLand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Arcade King said: If only you guys put as much effort into talking about Arcade and Pinball stuff...... Only 9 years to go Trav 😃 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyLand Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 32 minutes ago, danny_galaga said: Only 9 years to go Trav 😃 You will probably get liver failure from Lithium poison in your drinking water after 6 years...I am betting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 @Autosteve Thought you might like this. Range anxiety 1999 style 😃 The only kind of bugs my car got on that same trip 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyLand Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Is that...GASOLINE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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