Despite the forecast of rain and an occasional temporary bathe, a whole lot of individuals visited the Earth Day Electric Vehicle Expo in Brisbane on the weekend for Earth Day Down Under. Ably organized by Solar Citizens and supported by the Queensland branches of Australian Electric Vehicles and Tesla Owners Club of Australia, the day was an awesome success.
Dozens of enthusiastic EV homeowners patiently answered questions from the curious. Tess was surrounded for the higher a part of three hours. My favorite response was from the road “This car is 2 and half years old. In EV terms, it is an antique.” We have been so busy we even needed to name in a buddy to assist reply questions. We may lastly seize a consolation break. Thanks, Linda.
Linda introduces Tess to the curious.
As nicely as the numerous Teslas, there have been Hyundai Ioniq 5s, a mini, an authentic electrical commodore (GM solely made 12 of those), Mitsubishi MiEVs, and the one Honda E in Australia — privately imported and at all times of curiosity.
Stall holders ranged from corporations that convert the one you love day by day driver to electrical, to those who set up bike racks and tow bars. There have been suppliers of EV charging methods, like Noodoe, and installers, like Regenev.
Noodoe Sam and Regen Arran
Parked simply exterior was an electrical bus — extremely popular when the showers hit. I used to be shocked that it was a model I had not but heard of, and it bodes nicely for the enlargement of electrical buses in Australia. Competition is an efficient factor. On the opposite facet of the doorway was a flock of electrical bikes. Many of town dwellers had travelled to the occasion on them. How applicable!
Another nice electrical bus.
The most typical questions we answered — standing on the frunk with the dad and mom, whereas the youngsters performed with the infotainment system within the automobile — have been about charging. I held up the “tails” that got here with our automobile and defined how a lot cost we acquired per hour. Then I talked in regards to the Tesla vacation spot charger we’ve got within the storage. Then there have been questions on utilizing the varied high-speed chargers on the freeway. I’m wondering how a lot they are going to bear in mind — it’s lots of data and a bit difficult.
The excessive worth of EVs was nonetheless a sticking level, although I did clarify the price financial savings in petrol (which is able to quickly be over $2 a litre). I informed these folks to attend 6 months — by the tip of the 12 months we should always have some BYDs and Great Wall ORAs on sale at a lot decrease costs than a Tesla.
EVs are like laptops — getting higher and getting cheaper continuously.
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