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MGM
post Jun 16 2024, 05:33 PM

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QUOTE(hksgmy @ Jun 16 2024, 05:02 PM)
Hey, thanks for sharing your thoughts!

I'm in Australia (well, at least my cars are, I'm presently a car owner in Singapore), and I was thinking, Australia is a big ass country .... I'd rather trust a petrol station than the non-existent EV network in rural areas...

To be honest, I'm gravitating towards the big thirty V8 simply because it will be the last of its kind, just like how my 2023 911 992 GTS is the last of the non-hybrids.
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Oz is the most ideal place for EV/PHEV +Solar for all states except Victoria. By 2030 there is no need to have additional carbon-fuel power generation as their renewable energy esp solar will be in abundance. By then probably 80% of homes have solar n EV/PHEV. Currently 50% of homes in SA & Qland have solar panels.

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post Jun 16 2024, 05:47 PM

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QUOTE(hksgmy @ Jun 16 2024, 05:35 PM)
Oz is also the only country where they are taxing EVs additionally because EVs don’t use fuel and therefore don’t pay the fuel excise….
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But it is the still d cheapest among all western countries as it doesnt have local car makers to protect unlike the rest.
I think hybrid with 2000km range per tank like byd Qin L should be useful in Oz.
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post Jun 16 2024, 06:49 PM

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QUOTE(hksgmy @ Jun 16 2024, 05:50 PM)
I know however reluctantly I will have to give in to the irrepressible wave that is the EV future….

It will be a sad day for petrolheads like me, but this is progress.
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Yes OZ is one of the few Western countries that gladly accept EV cos it make sense in many aspects. Now that diplomatic relation has improved with the recent reciprocal visitation, more Chinese EVs, solar panels & battery tech will land onto OZ soils. Oz is so conducive for renewable energy that they r going to build battery storage system for excess energy.

https://www.energy-storage.news/queensland-...-power-station/
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post Jun 17 2024, 01:47 AM

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QUOTE(narutokun83 @ Jun 16 2024, 09:12 PM)
Model Y RWD owner here, one of the first to get the vehicle. Been to Penang, Melaka, Johor, Genting all no problems. Just make sure you plan your trips.

I don't go to areas i'm not familiar with or any rural areas as people always use this as an example. I predominantly charge at home once a week when it gets down to 20%. This is my choice and i am not going back to any ICE cars anytime soon. Cheers
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Solar panels at home too?

 

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