Electric Vehicles
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@nzzp said in Electric Vehicles:
@NTA said in Electric Vehicles:
I should add: in the last month since the Tesla Model 3 dropped, I've seen about 8 of them driving around my part of Sydney. These might otherwise be BMW 3 series or MB C Class owners who are going electric. It is interesting that I might see a Model S or X occasionally, but now it will become so commonplace as not to be remarked upon.
Tesla sold 329 of them in September, placing them third in passenger cars behind Corolla and Yaris.
It's one month, but that's really interesting. Starting to see a lot of them around too; they're not the novelty they were. Entry level is 75k here, and it's kind of a leap that is meaningful for a lot of users; go electric for an extra 30k. May not be the most efficient way to reduce carbon footprint, but it's a very visible one.
Is it that high? Here I'd say around $15k but it's hard to compare feature lists between manufacturers.
The initial sales figures will be high, as those waiting 3 years to get their Model 3 take delivery. Likely it'll taper off and then jump when a new ship arrives.
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@NTA said in Electric Vehicles:
If I had to rank the EVs I've driven on overall "want" factor:
Tesla Model S 85P
Nissan Leaf
BMW i3
Renault Zoe
Hyundai Ioniq - just loses to Zoe on range but has a bigger interior than all bar the TeslaTry the Audi and the Jag. Different types of vehicle and some serious price differences in the list then though.
Have a mate that just bought a Kona and loves it.
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@Snowy said in Electric Vehicles:
@NTA said in Electric Vehicles:
If I had to rank the EVs I've driven on overall "want" factor:
Tesla Model S 85P
Nissan Leaf
BMW i3
Renault Zoe
Hyundai Ioniq - just loses to Zoe on range but has a bigger interior than all bar the TeslaTry the Audi and the Jag. Different types of vehicle and some serious price differences in the list then though.
Have a mate that just bought a Kona and loves it.
Tauranga City Council has got those Kona's as work vehicles and they really are terrific
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@jegga said in Electric Vehicles:
They need to employ a designer. Could easily lend itself to looking like the R18 for example.
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@NTA said in Electric Vehicles:
Interesting - the Omega is 25kW meaning it is Learner legal here.
I have no idea what motorbike pricing looks like, but I'm pretty sure $24k for the Alpha is a lot of dosh.
Considering you could buy a new S1000RR for that, no one is going to pay $24K for a LAMS bike. They're delusional.
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@antipodean said in Electric Vehicles:
pretty big fan of electric vehicles
But the words "Electric" "Mustang" and "SUV" should never go together
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@mariner4life said in Electric Vehicles:
@antipodean said in Electric Vehicles:
pretty big fan of electric vehicles
But the words "Electric" "Mustang" and "SUV" should never go together
I like it. And I don't even care that they've created a Mustang SUV. The design is pretty damn good for what it is. Certainly more character than the repugnant Teslas.
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@antipodean said in Electric Vehicles:
Certainly more character than the repugnant Teslas
you'll get no argument from me there
by the way, keep a look out for the Yutong full electric bus now operating in Canberra.
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@antipodean that's the one.
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looks like something i drew when i was 5 learning to draw and tracing shapes was about as good as i could get
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@bayimports said in Electric Vehicles:
looks like something i drew when i was 5 learning to draw and tracing shapes was about as good as i could get
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@NTA Did you see the launch? I thought it was an immense practical joke and they'd bring out the real one. One not drawn by a five year old with just a ruler.
The funniest bit was the window demonstration. Even the audience, who make Apple fanboys look discerning, went quiet.