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Post by michaelk on Feb 4, 2023 12:10:37 GMT 10
Well, They will have to buy a Ford F-150 Pickup!!
Mick
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Post by miker on Feb 6, 2023 11:06:45 GMT 10
With 500,000km on my 1989 VW Caravelle, I'd love to convert it to Electric. It rarely goes more than 200km in a day, and on the longer trips would rarely go beyond 500 before needing a decent rest. It seems unlikely this will happen, at least in NSW, because of the difficulty in getting around the design rules and regulations for engineering engine/powertrain swaps. I'd not be doing it for any other reason than it would be a cheaper option, in the long run, to re-building the current engine, or replacing it with a re-con.
As for the Ural Electric prototype, it looks good, but range anxiety will be a big factor. Unless your only reason for having a Ural is to take your dog to the beach. Now, if there was a way to incorporate Hybrid technology into a Ural framework, then that would be interesting indeed.
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Post by andyh on Feb 7, 2023 5:20:15 GMT 10
Since I moved down here I think there are only a couple of times I have done more than 250k's in a day so the base model would suit me if the price was right and my guess is that it won't be for a very long time. As for range, NRMA will send their mobile EV charger at "no extra cost" - conditions apply Given that so many Urals go up for sale with less than a thousand k's per year maybe 250 a day is a reasonable average?
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Post by haitch on Feb 7, 2023 7:45:49 GMT 10
I struggle with the logic behind the level of mining required to extract rare earth minerals and the cost of lithium alone seems almost unreal. It is a finite resource after all. Then we come to the battery lifetime and the notion that it is too expensive to replace, so its buy a new car time every 10 years or so. I dont call that a cheap or "green" solution. It seems that lifetime vehicle cost of ownership has been ignored.
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Post by Uralee on Feb 7, 2023 13:52:53 GMT 10
I struggle with the logic behind the level of mining required to extract rare earth minerals and the cost of lithium alone seems almost unreal. It is a finite resource after all. Then we come to the battery lifetime and the notion that it is too expensive to replace, so its buy a new car time every 10 years or so. I dont call that a cheap or "green" solution. It seems that lifetime vehicle cost of ownership has been ignored. ……..and you didn't mention resale value. Have heard a few higher end dealers in Melbourne will not take a trade-in EV.
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