Kind of not really meaningful though.
If you are attacked by a guy with a machine gun you’ll probably want the cybertrucks bullet proof panels as well, but it’s a pretty smallrisk case.
Sure, if it’s a hard core 4WD, then sure, but kind of better to not run the risk with the concept "well if I stuff it up it will float…
I warched a Ludicrous Feed video of them doing a return trip Sydney-Melbourne driving an Xquest, which I hadn’t head of. Seems to have some good features, but they seemed obsessed that the car be chargeable on Tesla Superchargers (just on their extensive network). Spoiler…they can’t at the moment but hope to get it fixed.
Longer tange (80+ kwh battery) was under $60k,
Lesser model $55k.
I had no interest in Tesla chargers, for instance, I didn’t think Yass was well-served. It’s more expensive than the likes of Chargefox and Evie.
In ICE cars china brands were a ‘no way’, in EV they are bounding ahead, changing times as I am more interested to test drive a Zeekr or BYD than a VW as things stand and that is despite having been a VW customer for over 10 years, how TF did the larger brands ignore EV to this extent is laughable they’re so far behind
Successful legacy companies failing to adapt to produce new products in new ways. Too slow to change thinking they will always be successful.
It’s just more of the evolution.
In the 70s Japanese brands slowly gained traction from an initial “no way”. In the 90s Korean brands. 2010s and 2020s Chinese brands.
In 2040 you new can might come from somewhere else as capitalism searches for the final counties to exploit for cheap manufacturing before the pyramid scheme reaches its conclusion.
The Chinese government has bankrolled EVs. Thats the consternation in Europe which has prompted tariffs and has/will prompt more tariffs in the states on their EVs as well.(trump being super noisy about it)
I can only imagine that’s gonna mean an absolute glut of Chinese EVs in Australia where we want the opposite.(no tariffs as we don’t do manufacturing to compete with China).
So as a matter of circumstance we could have a lot more penetration of electric cars here.
You can rely on Australian businessmen to whack the prices up to counter any savings from lack of tarrifs.
Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound…
Are those figures for the US? It would be interesting to know the 10 or 20 top selling models worldwide?
Thats worldwide for November.
USA wouldnt have all those chinese models.
In VIC there’s been a recommendation to reduce the feed in target for solar back to the grid, from about 4c to .03c.
So basically nothing.
It means exporting is hardly worth it, so best store your solar at home. EV is one option, home battery, hot water service, under floor heating is another.
We should be able to to get to a point where middle of the day in summer no one has to pay for electricity.
If only there were more battery farms you could sell your solar too.
Surely there’s a business there.
(Sell solar to a largish community battery - others buy power from same battery)
Even a battery that supports a half dozen homes, or a street could be awesome.
3 of 4 of my neighbours have solar systems that are capable of pushing 60-70 kw into the grid on a sunny summer day. That’s enough to power another 5-6 house from each of us on top of our own consumption.
In winter on a cloudy rainy day it’s not going to be enough to power even my own house.
It would be interesting to see if the reduction in feed in tariff increases the vehicle to load uptake. At least that way you have a car and a battery, rather than just a fixed battery.
geez this Mazda ez 6 looks bloody snazzy. not sure well get it here but guarantee we won’t get it for the 40k comparitive price they say it sells for overseas . id say as usual we’ll get ripped off here and it will go for near 60k here . looks way too premium to be a 40k car here
Mazda normally sell their cars at pretty competitive prices here.
But I’d say it would come in as the top spec Mazda 6?
So yeah that would be 55-60 driveaway.
(I think the SP is about 50 d/a)
But depends. EVs are coming down in price. China will ensure they won’t be the most expensive drive train in a lineup I think
There was news of a few community batteries in the news the government was building.
The cost to build would be pretty high but I like the idea of say a new apartment block using the shared roof to put solar in to feed an onsite battery that could sell back to residents. (Or run things like a pool/tennis court lights etc that go into bigger complexes)
Not sure how much you would get (energy) for it to be worth it.
But I’m sure an architect could work something out with the right site.
If it turned a profit it could reduce maintenance fees for example in strata living and perhaps provide something like a communal ev charger
I think of Mazda was smart they’d at least bring that in as a phev . their ex30 was a dismal flop so anything better than that will be a good move . at the moment the only hybrid they have is plus 80k
I think I’m in love
No, the companies pay zero for solar power but they would still sell it for big profits to those who need it. Nice business model.
I don’t like the fake grills. Just make it block colour. Same as the rest of the duco
Everything else is nice.
It’s that Mazda red. It’s a killer colour on every model.
I think if you read the article it’s a collab with a Chinese EV maker. LHD only, so they won’t even sell it in Japan I’m assuming