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What do you meant they arent selling?
1 in 5 new cars sales is electric, compared to 1 in 7 this time last year
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What do you meant they arent selling?
1 in 5 new cars sales is electric, compared to 1 in 7 this time last year
I wonder if people will still complain about range anxiety ?
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Storage and transmission. As well as using as efficiently as possible. Batteries seem the best, except when they aren’t
Where possible Govt like hydro or alternatives like that.
But it doesn't hurt having plenty of options
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Sorry it was ACT figures …
EV growth was 120% in 2023…
Australian carbuyers have gone from one of these for dad /family tranport
and this for mum to drive to work/school/shops.
( in my case my wife had the large SUV, and i had the small commuter, suited us both ).
Fast forward to today and we have :
This for dad.
And this for mum.
Why are MG's outselling Toyota Corolla's? Because Toyota's are more expensive. Also they perceive that an "SUV " has more room, even though its probably no more than a jacked up Corolla.
I'd suspect that those buying Tesla's are the ones who used to buy BMW 3 series or Mercedes A Class.
Those who can afford image. In Melbourne most probably don't go as far east as Dandenong, or further West than Flemington. They probably buy cars more often than those in the "wish i could afford a new Toyota this year demographic "
The hard part will be convincing those who absolutely "need" a twin cab ute for their daily drive to work, and the shops , and the pub, to go electric. Logic won't necessarily come into it.
As cheaper electrics become more widely available, "mums car" might go electric , but it will take a long time to replace the Ranger IMO. ( unless they are forced ).
and this for mum to drive to work/school/shops.
( in my case my wife had the large SUV, and i had the small commuter, suited us both ).
Fast forward to today and we have :
This for dad.
And this for mum.
Why are MG's outselling Toyota Corolla's? Because Toyota's are more expensive. Also they perceive that an "SUV " has more room, even though its probably no more than a jacked up Corolla.
I'd suspect that those buying Tesla's are the ones who used to buy BMW 3 series or Mercedes A Class.
Those who can afford image. In Melbourne most probably don't go as far east as Dandenong, or further West than Flemington. They probably buy cars more often than those in the "wish i could afford a new Toyota this year demographic "
The hard part will be convincing those who absolutely "need" a twin cab ute for their daily drive to work, and the shops , and the pub, to go electric. Logic won't necessarily come into it.
As cheaper electrics become more widely available, "mums car" might go electric , but it will take a long time to replace the Ranger IMO. ( unless they are forced ).
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Australian carbuyers have gone from one of these for dad /family tranport
and this for mum to drive to work/school/shops.
( in my case my wife had the large SUV, and i had the small commuter, suited us both ).
Fast forward to today and we have :
This for dad.
And this for mum.
Why are MG's outselling Toyota Corolla's? Because Toyota's are more expensive. Also they perceive that an "SUV " has more room, even though its probably no more than a jacked up Corolla.
I'd suspect that those buying Tesla's are the ones who used to buy BMW 3 series or Mercedes A Class.
Those who can afford image. In Melbourne most probably don't go as far east as Dandenong, or further West than Flemington. They probably buy cars more often than those in the "wish i could afford a new Toyota this year demographic "
The hard part will be convincing those who absolutely "need" a twin cab ute for their daily drive to work, and the shops , and the pub, to go electric. Logic won't necessarily come into it.
As cheaper electrics become more widely available, "mums car" might go electric , but it will take a long time to replace the Ranger IMO. ( unless they are forced ).
MGs are as junk as Jeeps
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I'm not going to have a vhs/ betamax argument with you
But given all the push across the globe by Govts and the tech developments that are following, its inevitable EVs will replace ICE baring some incredible technology development
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I'm not going to have a vhs/ betamax argument with you
But given all the push across the globe by Govts and the tech developments that are following, its inevitable EVs will replace ICE baring some incredible technology development
Just as well cos vhs beta is a pathetIc equivalence for many reasons
The point was your issue with superior winning the market.
but hey you run with pathetic if it makes you feel better
absolutely, EVs are about reducing carbon emissions from transport, there are better alternatives, like PT or ebikes but it appears Govts dont have the appetite for that.
I also think improving energy efficiency should be another focus, not just more generation
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People buy them because they are cheap, and they would rather a new car with a long warranty than a second hand car.
( God knows why they bought jeeps ).
EV's aren't cheap ( even the MG's , even though they are much cheaper than a Tesla ), so that demographic probably won't get one soon.
Also some of the people buying at the lower end of the market may not even have a garage where they can connect their own charger.
Maybe they should have a rule that all rentals have to have a car charger, are there generic ones?
That's a really good point.
Going to be problems if each car manufacturer designs is own charger mobile phone style
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My step mum has a '66 MGB. In less than 60 years the Brits have gone from being capable of building something beautiful to last like that to being literally incapable of dealing with their own s**t, it's an absolute tragedy.
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Only the badge logo has anything remotely to do with the British MGs
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Yep I’m not automatically in the camp everything Chinese is trash, but apparently the MGs are.
Mines a Honda civic 6Yo but either Vietnam or Thailand built. I love it though
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We have more renewables now than we can use … that’s why the spot price where I am was negative most of the morning…
They’ll help fix the grid… make homes black out protected … and bring down the price of electricity.
Some EV Batteries that are about to go into production will have a life expectancy longer than the
car… which means V2H capabilities is going to be a massive part of the EVs and the future.
V2G, V2H and V2L: How electric cars can power the grid, buildings and devices
Is bidirectional EV charging available in Australia, and how does it work?
