Electric Vehicles
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@gt12 while a good idea, I can only imagine the wear and tear, engineered tolerances that would turn that into a massive irritant for me. Squeaks and rattles drive me insane.
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@antipodean said in Electric Vehicles:
@gt12 while a good idea, I can only imagine the wear and tear, engineered tolerances that would turn that into a massive irritant for me. Squeaks and rattles drive me insane.
That's my my concern too but I'm still a big fan of this model for places like Japan where there is elevator style parking - we could charge at our current place, but at our old place, it would be impossible.
I also imagine that within a few years we'll be using cars like a nespresso machine anyway (a recurring revenue model would boost car companies stock prices immediately). In such a case, I imagine you could just take it back and get a non-squeeky one.
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@gt12 If I moved to Amami, I wouldn't have range anxiety anyway.
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@antipodean said in Electric Vehicles:
@gt12 If I moved to Amami, I wouldn't have range anxiety anyway.
My wife just got a new job, literally working beside Tokyo station, so my dreams of moving to Okinawa are on hold again.
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@antipodean Very nicely produced video. Car looks the goods.
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Either a really good idea or a con? Not released yet, and 100 Kms of range isn't great. However, if I were honest we could probably have this and it would fulfill 95% of our driving needs. We could substitute taxi plus train/plane or rental car for the rest....
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@gt12 said in Electric Vehicles:
Either a really good idea or a con? Not released yet, and 100 Kms of range isn't great. However, if I were honest we could probably have this and it would fulfill 95% of our driving needs. We could substitute taxi plus train/plane or rental car for the rest....
Not sure about the idea, but we got a second hand Japan leaf, does the commute from the coast to Whangarei and back. Saved us a bomb, and the environmental benefits. Range is shit, but it's all we need
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https://www.subaru.com.au/solterra
New Subie SUV. Looks like that is the best candidate for replacing my X-Trail given the price difference between that and the Volvo XC40.
Yes I know one is a luxury vehicle, but I'm hardly a luxury guy
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@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
https://www.subaru.com.au/solterra
New Subie SUV. Looks like that is the best candidate for replacing my X-Trail given the price difference between that and the Volvo XC40.
Yes I know one is a luxury vehicle, but I'm hardly a luxury guy
I like the look of that 👍
Expected price range?
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@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
https://www.subaru.com.au/solterra
New Subie SUV. Looks like that is the best candidate for replacing my X-Trail given the price difference between that and the Volvo XC40.
Yes I know one is a luxury vehicle, but I'm hardly a luxury guy
Funnily enough, we’ve been having the ‘is Volvo a real luxury brand’ conversation in our house as the XC60 PHV is more expensive than the BMW X3 PHV (here at least, for demos).
I don’t think they’ve got their pricing quite right as I’m looking for a slight discount on taking on the Volvo sticker in comparison to the Germans.
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@gt12 said in Electric Vehicles:
Funnily enough, we’ve been having the ‘is Volvo a real luxury brand’ conversation in our house as the XC60 PHV is more expensive than the BMW X3 PHV (here at least, for demos).
I don’t think they’ve got their pricing quite right as I’m looking for a slight discount on taking on the Volvo sticker in comparison to the Germans.
The XC60 is a little bigger than the X3 I thought?
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@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
@gt12 said in Electric Vehicles:
Funnily enough, we’ve been having the ‘is Volvo a real luxury brand’ conversation in our house as the XC60 PHV is more expensive than the BMW X3 PHV (here at least, for demos).
I don’t think they’ve got their pricing quite right as I’m looking for a slight discount on taking on the Volvo sticker in comparison to the Germans.
The XC60 is a little bigger than the X3 I thought?
The Volvo's kind of cross over - the XC40 is midway between the X1 and X3 I think, but the X3 and XC60 are both five seaters and to get 7 you need to go to the XC90 or X5 (no 7 seats in the X5 PHV though).
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@gt12 ah right - I seem to remember that when comparing the XC40 EV to my X-Trail as a replacement option. A mate of mine was convinced I should wait for the XC60.
However, my kids are almost-18 and 14, and while they need the room now, in a few years we're not going to have them around as much. Seems like overreach.
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@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
@gt12 ah right - I seem to remember that when comparing the XC40 EV to my X-Trail as a replacement option. A mate of mine was convinced I should wait for the XC60.
However, my kids are almost-18 and 14, and while they need the room now, in a few years we're not going to have them around as much. Seems like overreach.
I'm waiting to see if we get e-power X-trail.
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