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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
I have a Tesla Model 3 on order.
620km long range version.
With 8.6kw of PV on my roof it means running costs are basically tyres, pads, rego, insurance.
Not too keen to paying the likes of Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell & BP etc. any more to bugger-up the atmosphere.
BTW anybody watch Attenborough on the ABC tonight? Step up people.
Reduce your CO2 footprint. Too many species are extinct already.
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Congrats Peter, my son was pushing me today to order Model 3. Sadly I can't afford one now that I am retired, but I might be able to afford a Hyundai or the forthcoming MG model, if the gov't would drop GST on EVs. BTW, your in NSW and Rego is free if your a pensioner or even just a part-pensioner. I wouldn't rock up to a Centrelink interview on a Tesla though.
Just a word on ebikes, for those of us that can't afford an electric car, ebikes are a great way to reduce our use of our cars for short trips, like to the shops. I use my ebike for fair weather shopping (with panniers for load). Most budget ebikes will give you between 30 and 50kms of useable range, and they have plenty of grunt, you only need to turn the pedals over to keep Pedal Assist Mode running. Also, most ebikes have provision for a controller jumper removal to unlock full power under the twist grip throttle, which really turns it into a small electric motorcycle. Ebikes are becoming very popluar urban commuting vehicles in Europe and America, not to mention China.
Of course stepping up from an ebike, there are now fully legal road registered electric motorcycles available in Australia, from modest models like the Sur-ron right up to the Harley Livewire (which I find scary, and nearly as expensive as an electric car).