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Title: Are Australians over Tesla EV. Was it just a blip? Post by Laugh till you cry on Jul 4th, 2024 at 9:16pm
Was it just a blip in automotive history?
If so, what's next? If it is hydrogen, where will the fuel come from? At what price? https://au.news.yahoo.com/tesla-graveyard-photo-shows-major-shift-in-aussie-ev-market-222758407.html Quote:
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Title: Re: Are Australians over Tesla EV. Was it just a blip? Post by Baronvonrort on Jul 5th, 2024 at 12:32am
Toyota sold more hybrids last year compared to all brands of EV's combined.
You can still drive a hybrid when it has a flat battery. Hybrids are good for around 25km on electric power which makes them good for short trips like shopping. Quote:
Tesla don't sell spare parts if car needs anything it has to go back to Tesla dealer. Tesla don't release any workshop manuals so mechanics don't know how to fix anything from battery to electric motors. The average mechanic wouldn't be able to tell you if a used Tesla or EV is worth buying they don't have the knowledge to check all parts of electric drivetrain. These electric cars will be scrapped around 10 years of age. A well maintained petrol/diesel will last 20+ years with plastic bits and some electronics failing yet still running OK. A hydrogen fuel cell vehicle uses electric motor takes electron from Hydrogen atom to recharge battery could be good it will have to go back to dealer to fix anything as just about every mechanic will have no idea how to fix it. They haven't been around long enough to know what fails first and how expensive they are to fix. Toyota hybrids are the go they have perfected it from Prius experience. |
Title: Re: Are Australians over Tesla EV. Was it just a blip? Post by Daves2017 on Jul 6th, 2024 at 6:36pm
See my previous thread
Was buying a byd dolphin. Very impressed with the car till explained the waiting list. I'm still on it and happy to blow away the $200 deposit if a Mazda 2 becoming available. I suggest that once Albo is gone everything including the billions for ev info structure will disappear. Albos poured tax payers dollars into electric vehicles. Not sure why, let's wait and see what X politicians end up employed in China car companies? |
Title: Re: Are Australians over Tesla EV. Was it just a blip? Post by Daves2017 on Jul 6th, 2024 at 6:40pm
Also the premium on my home insurance to charge a electrical vehicle I only just discovered.
Doing the sums despite Albos support for Chinese imports the sums aren't in their favour. Without the government support? No one be buying them, not a confident booster |
Title: Re: Are Australians over Tesla EV. Was it just a blip? Post by Setanta on Jul 6th, 2024 at 7:58pm Daves2017 wrote on Jul 6th, 2024 at 6:40pm:
My provider(Red Energy)gives quite large concessions to EV users. How much more is your insurance? It's a far better deal than I get as a feed in. I wonder if they balance out. No EV here, looking to buy another 8. |
Title: Re: Are Australians over Tesla EV. Was it just a blip? Post by SadKangaroo on Jul 6th, 2024 at 10:55pm Laugh till you cry wrote on Jul 4th, 2024 at 9:16pm:
If I could dream a dream... NASA would create a self-contained, solar-powered technology that extracts hydrogen from water for their Mars missions (Ice in that case) that would trickle down to consumer-grade tech that would allow us to collect rooftop solar and rainwater, convert it to hydrogen and run our cars off that. The more hydrogen we can add to our energy mix the better. |
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