So... what car do you guys drive when not flying?

[Buzzard]

I can drive from Sydney to Brisbane without refuelling

Fill the tanks then don't need fuel for another 1,400km.
Love my 2004 Diesel Prado.

 

[Quickstatus]

the tanks then don't need fuel for another 1,400km.

How big is the bladder or maybe pee into a bottle like the truckies

 

[tgh]

3 m beside a gum tree does not equate to ev charging roulette

 

[tgh]

…aaaand I just know you will want to hear this… the good ol boys are chopping off the leads for the copper value..
Plan your stop and arrive to find no lead… just great

 

[Buzzard]

How big is the bladder or maybe pee into a bottle like the truckies

We do stop for breaks but are not restricted to a servo. We can find a nice spot by a river as an example. In towns like Ouyen or Wilcannia there are parks where we like to stop.

 

[Quickstatus]

We do stop for breaks

Thanks!

 

[Buzzard]

Thanks!

Soon we will be leaving ADL for MIM.
We will make it a 3 day drive. Fill up as we leave, fill up again when we arrive.

 

[Quickstatus]

ADL for MIM.

No issues either for EV. Multiple opportunities for charging

 

[tgh]

Multiple opportunities for charging

This is based on ideological belief and hope.. you cannot know…..

 

[Buzzard]

No issues either for EV. Multiple opportunities for charging

I very much doubt though that I could load everything we put in the Prado into an EV.

 

[Quickstatus]

Prado

Prado can't fit stuff that a Landcruiser 200 can etc etc

This is based on ideological belief and hope..

Not ideological at all or based on hope. It's actually factual

 

[tgh]

It's actually factual

How ?

 

[Quickstatus]

How?

Multiple charging options between Adelaide City and Merimbula.

Adelaide multiple
Mt Barker x3
Tailem Bend x8
Coonalpyn x2
Tintinara x2
Keith x7
Bordertown x7
Kaniva x1
Horsham x7
Stawell x12
Ararat x1
Ballarat x 22
Warrenheip x2
Caroline springs x8
Derrimut x6
DFO South Wharf x 2
South Yarra x6
Melbourne - multiple too much to count
Packenham x6
Moe x7
Traralgon x6
Sale x2
Bairnsdale x5
Bruthen x1
Cann River x3

 

[tgh]

How many will be working ?

 

[Quickstatus]

How many will be working ?

Had a quick look - all of them at the moment

No need for ideology
No need for hope

Just factual.

Point is not whether EV is better or Prado is better
The point is that many routes in Australia are EV easy especially the ones that most people drive on
Of course some routes are not possible for EV so choose the vehicle most suitable. Canning stock route?

But the way Perth - Adelaide Nullabor? Yes EV friendly.

 

[tgh]

Pretty good answers..time to stop prodding you methinks….

 

[Quickstatus]

time to stop prodding you methinks

Closer to normal living, EVs are no good for people living in apartments where there is no charging. EV shine when there is home charging

I fill the EV tank when I sleep

BTW I also have a Landcruiser 200 V8 non DPF
No EV can currently tow 3.5T in Australia (and no I'm not interested in the Cybertruck

 

[Buzzard]

Closer to normal living, EVs are no good for people living in apartments where there is no charging. EV shine when there is home charging

I fill the EV tank when I sleep

BTW I also have a Landcruiser 200 V8 non DPF
No EV can currently tow 3.5T in Australia (and no I'm not interested in the Cybertruck

Friend's of mine that live at a resort recently paid thousands to install a charging point for their EV.
I'm told that when someone brought up EV charging at the resort it created furore.
Some apartments are owner occupied, some rented and others holiday let.
Apparently the arguments about how EV charging stations were going to be funded almost started a war. End result is that if you have an EV and stay at the resort for a holiday, you will have to find somewhere else to charge your vehicle.

 

[Quickstatus]

Existing apartments can get grants to retrofit EV charging. Example NSW EV Ready Building Grant for strata buildings - 80% of cost up to $80k for example.

New Strata building are required to be EV charging ready

Add in changes to Strata Legislatiin that will make installation of EV charging easier

Some Owners Corp are just Anti EV so there is that. But they will soon realise that their Building value will be negatively affected without EV charging.