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Welcome to Electric Car Australia!
If you’re living in Australia and thinking about buying an Electric Car, EV (Electric Vehicle) or just want to get some Aussie based advice on driving electric you’ve on the right channel.
My name's Greg and here I’ll share my experiences owning an Electric Car in Australia. You’ll find independent, real life examples of living with an Electric Car from researching, buying, daily commuting Aussie road trips and more, it’s all here! Want MORE inside info? Join our Ko-Fi ko-fi.com/electriccaraustralia or Patreon Communities - www.patreon.com/ElectricCarAustralia
Before you spend the big bucks on an EV, dip your toe in, ask some questions, and stick around to enjoy the silence of Electric ride!
SUBSCRIBE to the channel for regular updates, spread the EV love by sharing with your friends. Our new Australian MG ZS EV is here, follow our journey!
Want more personalised info? Visit electriccaradviceaustralia.com.au/
If you’re living in Australia and thinking about buying an Electric Car, EV (Electric Vehicle) or just want to get some Aussie based advice on driving electric you’ve on the right channel.
My name's Greg and here I’ll share my experiences owning an Electric Car in Australia. You’ll find independent, real life examples of living with an Electric Car from researching, buying, daily commuting Aussie road trips and more, it’s all here! Want MORE inside info? Join our Ko-Fi ko-fi.com/electriccaraustralia or Patreon Communities - www.patreon.com/ElectricCarAustralia
Before you spend the big bucks on an EV, dip your toe in, ask some questions, and stick around to enjoy the silence of Electric ride!
SUBSCRIBE to the channel for regular updates, spread the EV love by sharing with your friends. Our new Australian MG ZS EV is here, follow our journey!
Want more personalised info? Visit electriccaradviceaustralia.com.au/
GIANT EV People Mover | 150 Seater 600kW EV Charging | Brisbane Metro 100% ELECTRIC Public Transport
Welcome to my latest 'real world' EV video looking at Brisbane's Metro, the new public transport offering using 100% battery electric busses with ultra rapid 600 kilowatt charging from an onsite 1MWh solar PV system.
In the video I talk through:
- the 3 key Companies involved in the Brisbane Metro project?
- detailed look at the articulated, 150 seat busses including ultra rapid charging capability
- associated depot infrastructure, including electrical distribution, EV charging & admin and workshop buildings
- Community, passenger & driver benefits of new e-busses and the bus depot aiming for 5 star efficiency
- look at the new Rochedale South depot
I'm looking forward to everyone's comments and please let me know of any sustainable mass public transport happening in your part of the world. Thanks for watching. If you haven’t please click ‘Subscribe’ and hit the ‘Bell’ icon to make sure you don’t miss my next Video.
SPONSOR Link:
ReGen EV - experts in supplying and installing high quality electric vehicle chargers that meet Australian standards: regenevcharginginstall.com.au/
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SUPPORT ELECTRIC CAR AUSTRALIA
If you can spare a few $$, please Support me to make more videos via
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PERSONALISED, INDEPENDENT EV ADVICE
Looking for Personalised, Independent, 1 on 1 Advice on Electric Cars?
Visit our website (www.electriccaradviceaustralia.com.au) & book an appointment to chat with Us. I work for you, so rest assured my EV Advice is genuinely independent, impartial and trustworthy. After all researching, comparing, testing and purchasing an electric car can be time consuming & costly not to mention confusing so why not Contact me Today @ www.electriccaradviceaustralia.com.au
Follow Electric Car Australia (ECA) on the Socials:
- X (Twitter): Electric Car Australia | bit.ly/ElecCarAu-twitter
- Threads: www.threads.net/@electric_car_advice_australia
- Instagram: Electric Car Advice Australia | bit.ly/ElecCarAu-instagram
- Facebook: Electric Car & Vehicle Advice Australia | bit.ly/ElecCarAu-facebook
VIDEO LINKS:
Brisbane City Council Metro Videos: www.brisbane.qld.gov.au
Hitachi Energy: www.hitachienergy.com
Hess Australia: www.hess-ag.ch/contact/hess-australia
Volgren Australia: www.volgren.com.au
00:00 EV video introduction ReGen EV Charging install sponsor message
00:50 Summary of benefits, suburbs serviced & Metro project cost
02:13 Companies involved in delivery Brisbane Metro project
05:40 Features of the 100% BEV articulated busses in Metro service
07:34 Emergency braking test - looks like a slug
09.05 Related Brisbane Metro infrastructure including detailed Brisbane routes
09:43 New Rochedale Metro bus depot, storage, servicing, charging and onsite solar
10:45 Flash (ultra rapid) pantograph 600kW DC charging - 5 minute in service e-bus charging
12:35 Rapid charging w CCS2 plugs & 50kW DC - Off peak/Overnight conditioning e-bus charge
13:25 Grid/load balancing a feature of Depot EV charging
14:30 e-bus vehicles for Brisbane Metro - What we don't know? Interview with BCC anyone?
16:40 Electrical infrastructure for Brisbane Metro - What we don't know?
19:00 Onsite look at Rochedale Brisbane Metro, Electric Bus depot, inc 1 megawatt hour onsite solar PV.
24:42 New Subscriber's and view stats for the ECA channel, thanks to Supporters
#sustainabletransport #brisbanetransport #brisbanemetro #sustainabletransportation #electricbus #ev #electricvehicle #hitachienergy #hess #volgren #publictransport #electriccaraustralia #ruintheweekend #stopburningstuff #brisbane #brisbanecitycouncil #rapidcharge #ultrrapidcharging #bcc
OTHER ELECTRIC CAR AUSTRALIA VIDEOS
Is MG ZS EV the BEST VALUE 2nd Hand EV in Australia | Long Term Review
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Charge your EV for FREE | Choosing a Solar System: ua-cam.com/video/ZHQaJjZeChM/v-deo.html
Home Charge Your EV for FREE | In-depth Demo of Fronius Wattpilot Go Solar Smart Portable EVSE - ua-cam.com/video/KvF5_Zj-xjQ/v-deo.html
In the video I talk through:
- the 3 key Companies involved in the Brisbane Metro project?
- detailed look at the articulated, 150 seat busses including ultra rapid charging capability
- associated depot infrastructure, including electrical distribution, EV charging & admin and workshop buildings
- Community, passenger & driver benefits of new e-busses and the bus depot aiming for 5 star efficiency
- look at the new Rochedale South depot
I'm looking forward to everyone's comments and please let me know of any sustainable mass public transport happening in your part of the world. Thanks for watching. If you haven’t please click ‘Subscribe’ and hit the ‘Bell’ icon to make sure you don’t miss my next Video.
SPONSOR Link:
ReGen EV - experts in supplying and installing high quality electric vehicle chargers that meet Australian standards: regenevcharginginstall.com.au/
FREE & EASY way to Support the Channel, Subscribe and hit the notification bell and SHARE WITH YOUR MATES: bit.ly/subscribetoElecCarAust
DISCOUNTS & SAVINGS
Do you manage your own Share portfolio?
I use Sharesight to track & report portfolio performance for tax.
Use this link to SAVE 10% portfolio.sharesight.com/refer/QEH83
Do you Live Stream?
I use StreamYard. Use this link to join & get $10 CREDIT: streamyard.com/pal/c/4605730054340608
SUPPORT ELECTRIC CAR AUSTRALIA
If you can spare a few $$, please Support me to make more videos via
Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/electriccaraustralia
PayPal - bit.ly/supportElecCarAu-paypal or
Patreon - www.patreon.com/ElectricCarAustralia
PERSONALISED, INDEPENDENT EV ADVICE
Looking for Personalised, Independent, 1 on 1 Advice on Electric Cars?
Visit our website (www.electriccaradviceaustralia.com.au) & book an appointment to chat with Us. I work for you, so rest assured my EV Advice is genuinely independent, impartial and trustworthy. After all researching, comparing, testing and purchasing an electric car can be time consuming & costly not to mention confusing so why not Contact me Today @ www.electriccaradviceaustralia.com.au
Follow Electric Car Australia (ECA) on the Socials:
- X (Twitter): Electric Car Australia | bit.ly/ElecCarAu-twitter
- Threads: www.threads.net/@electric_car_advice_australia
- Instagram: Electric Car Advice Australia | bit.ly/ElecCarAu-instagram
- Facebook: Electric Car & Vehicle Advice Australia | bit.ly/ElecCarAu-facebook
VIDEO LINKS:
Brisbane City Council Metro Videos: www.brisbane.qld.gov.au
Hitachi Energy: www.hitachienergy.com
Hess Australia: www.hess-ag.ch/contact/hess-australia
Volgren Australia: www.volgren.com.au
00:00 EV video introduction ReGen EV Charging install sponsor message
00:50 Summary of benefits, suburbs serviced & Metro project cost
02:13 Companies involved in delivery Brisbane Metro project
05:40 Features of the 100% BEV articulated busses in Metro service
07:34 Emergency braking test - looks like a slug
09.05 Related Brisbane Metro infrastructure including detailed Brisbane routes
09:43 New Rochedale Metro bus depot, storage, servicing, charging and onsite solar
10:45 Flash (ultra rapid) pantograph 600kW DC charging - 5 minute in service e-bus charging
12:35 Rapid charging w CCS2 plugs & 50kW DC - Off peak/Overnight conditioning e-bus charge
13:25 Grid/load balancing a feature of Depot EV charging
14:30 e-bus vehicles for Brisbane Metro - What we don't know? Interview with BCC anyone?
16:40 Electrical infrastructure for Brisbane Metro - What we don't know?
19:00 Onsite look at Rochedale Brisbane Metro, Electric Bus depot, inc 1 megawatt hour onsite solar PV.
24:42 New Subscriber's and view stats for the ECA channel, thanks to Supporters
#sustainabletransport #brisbanetransport #brisbanemetro #sustainabletransportation #electricbus #ev #electricvehicle #hitachienergy #hess #volgren #publictransport #electriccaraustralia #ruintheweekend #stopburningstuff #brisbane #brisbanecitycouncil #rapidcharge #ultrrapidcharging #bcc
OTHER ELECTRIC CAR AUSTRALIA VIDEOS
Is MG ZS EV the BEST VALUE 2nd Hand EV in Australia | Long Term Review
ua-cam.com/video/RSnkasvd2w4/v-deo.html
Charge your EV for FREE | Choosing a Solar System: ua-cam.com/video/ZHQaJjZeChM/v-deo.html
Home Charge Your EV for FREE | In-depth Demo of Fronius Wattpilot Go Solar Smart Portable EVSE - ua-cam.com/video/KvF5_Zj-xjQ/v-deo.html
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Amazing video. How many km would a fully charged metro go? It would be crazy if these buses have to constantly get charged often.
Obviously, the 5G tower gave your car COVID, and autism 🤣 I'm lucky too in that I've never had a breakdown. Your experience was very insightful!
A rather important fact not covered is range
Hoping to find that out with an interview. Range would be customised to the task balancing battery cost/weight and availability of charging. As mentioned these will operate on a dedicated bus way so charging availability and travel distances are in a controlled environment. Thanks for watching.
Great video ty … makes my 40 kw battery in the Ioniq feel size anxiety..!! Looks good😊
Lol, same with my 44kWh MG ZS EV. Thanks for the comment.
What’s the install price
Thanks for watching. Estimated total project cost was in the video, not sure what install cost you're referring to?
I was working on the northern turnaround/ charging station at countess st. And talking to some briabane city bus managers, all new buses will be electric from 2027, and to accommodate all the charging required, they need to build two new massive depots
Thanks for the comment. That's great News!
@@AnarchyEnsues This is excellent news. I recently wrote to BCC asking when we will get EV ferries and more EV buses. I had a very non-committal reply from Cr Ryan (Transport portfolio) that was pretty underwhelming - it certainly didn't say that all new buses would be EVs from 2027. Thanks so much for sharing this info.
Also on how the network will function, at first they were going to have all the suburban bus routes dump their passengers at the first busway stop they use and then turn around and head back to the suburbs, Now it's a mixed bag, express routes will continue to their full destination, and non express will dump at first busway station and head back
I HOPE that destinations including CHERMSIDE [ which I think IS planned] BROWNS PLAINS FOREST LAKE and Whether a route to IPSWICH , with limited stops, will be introduced!
It's not. They will primarily be running up the northern and southern busway due to its size. Don't worry, all new buses post 2027 will be electric so you will get single stage banana buses and normal buses soon enough
Thanks for watching. The map included some planned extension's if future Council/Govt progress but didn't include all your areas.
Using normal roads, it will be facing the same problems for other road users, ie traffic jams etc.
Thanks for watching. No, as mentioned these will operate on dedicated busways so no traffic issues, except other busses. I use this busway daily to get to work and that's the advantage, its very similar to a train in that regard.
I'm wondering if they are using Lithium titanate batteries, with the incredibly fast charging it sounds like they might be. If they are titanate (LTO) the batteries will last decades and have zero fire risk. I know a lot of Chinese buses use LTO chemistry.
Thanks for watching. They could be? As mentioned, hoping to get an interview with someone who knows more of the finer details.
Thanks for the vid. Looking forward to part 2, and part 3 (riding one). It will be interesting to see how many of them they can keep operating from their solar system.
Thanks, same here.
With 600KW, they would be looking at BESS systems to level out demand. Also, there is a great opportunity for a community battery also...
Maybe that's going in the dirt area. It needs something for it. Also, I reckon they should have covered the bus parking area and put more panels there as well. Probably would help reduce the cost of the inevitable storm damage in the future.
Thanks for watching. Yes, that's what I'm thinking as well.
Might be an option for the future :)
Logan City is already running limited electric bus services. Might be worth contacting them.
All the bus companies in the greater metro area are running some.
Thanks for watching. Yes I use Logan Busses daily and often have the enjoyment of an electric bus....so much more comfortable and without diesel exhaust fumes coming up through the floor loke on most of the fossil busses. I have it on my to-do list to reach out and get an interview there as well. Just not enough free time at present but stay tuned and thanks for Subscribing.
Thanks for watching. Yes, more are coming online all the time which is great.
Hope it's better than UK and some European that have gone up in flames. Ya got kids on those things.
Thanks for watching. The facts are battery electric busses are way less likely to catch fire than a diesel bus, but yes like everything they can catch fire.
What's is happening in Brisbane with Hydrogen buses.
Nothing! Too expensive and only 1 refuelling station in the State. Not fit for purpose and way to inefficient when you consider the energy and/or emission's to make hydrogen. From what I read from, credible sources, Countries/Cities globally have scrapped their trials because of the above. Thanks for watching :)
It looks like a tram for the road. Quite an interesting design. Must be a handful to drive on tight streets. Changing lanes on the freeway would be interesting.
Yes, I cant wait to ride in one. They will normally operate on dedicated busways so wont need to worry about general traffic or freeways. Thanks for watching.
Just fyi, it’s ‘If you’re new to the channel’
Cheers
re 26:23 dont you remember the driver was also the ticket conductor
Yes, they were. In lots of areas in Europe they they seem to use more prepaid/ monthly type passes so don't buy tickets on the bus and rely on spot checks by transit police to check tickets rather than the driver. Its more about moving the largest number of people in the shortest time ;) Thanks for watching, I appreciate it.
Great EVs, but a very misleading name thanks to our LNP Council (bendy-buses can't move the same number of passengers as world class Metro trains do). I see the Rochedale depot from the M1, so thanks for showing more of the depot. I spoke to a Council staff member who was showing one of these EVs at the recent RACQ Motorfest - he was very knowledgeable, but he didn't know how many kWh the battery is. Services begin in Oct 2024 - bring it on.
Agreed! Hoping for a ride on one very soon. Thanks for the comment.
One big sucker EV alright! Hope you get an interview as I'm interested to know more.
Thanks, stay tuned :)
Greg, are you coming to the Sydney bEV Show (Friday 8 Nov, Sat 9 Nov, Sunday 10 November 2024)? It’s $35 per adult per day to enter but if you contact Future Drive Auto (the expo/show organisers) a few months ahead and send proof that your are bEV utuber they will probably send you a few free tickets
Thanks for the heads up. No unfortunately, young family and work keeps me close to home these days :)
You left home at 5.00 am to get a cup of coffee? Don't you own a kettle? EV chargers in most shopping centres are in covered carparks, there is no other way to access them. I think overall MG were very understanding to your problems.
@@frankmitchell1530 Thanks for watching. No I left at 5am to make a video on the first Kempower charger to come online in Australia. Cheers
Wow, fueling the the car is a Saturday morning outing ? Who would have thought that introducing a whole new technology without with technical support structure in place was a poorly thought out idea ? Brilliant decision making in the location of that charger.
@@MrScrofulous Yep, some early issues being sorted through so smooth sailing in the future. Thanks for watching.
not always, cheap ass musk stopped providing home charging cables for tesla
Yes, after video was shot Tesla decided not to include portable chargers. Thanks for the comment.
I just got my Ora extended range today, yay
@@DeannaVanVelsen-jh7ys Congrats Deanna, I'm sure you will love it. All the owners I talk to do.
@ElectricCarAustralia thanks. I am in QLD too.
Who the hell decided to install the charging station where it was, are the charging station in bed with the towing company maybe knowing full well there is no way to get a truck in there to get the car out, sound fishy to me.
Have you ever bought 2nd hand Toyota car from toyota dealership like southside toyota ? if yes, how's the experience ?
@@mattbhagat1554 Hi Matt, no never bought from a Toyota dealership.
Thanks
Donated :) Thanks so much for this video Greg. I'm seriously considering this car. How do you like it on the Freeway? I do a lot of freeway driving. I see reviews saying a 5 year warranty. You say 7 years...
Hi Duane, thanks for watching and the donation. Yes, travels well on the freeway with surprising efficiency, between 16-18 kWh per 100km, given the boxy, non airo shape. Probably the worst thing is the seats. Their ok but not great on longer journeys over 2.5+ hours at a time. Lack of Regen braking when using cruise control is also a stupid design but depending on terrain/traffic conditions not such a big deal. Some different models may have different Warranty periods but ours was 7 years car, 8 years on battery. I believe MG have just announced 10 yr Warranty so they must be comfortable the cars will last. Enjoy.
@@ElectricCarAustralia Thanks for the reply and info, Greg.
@@ElectricCarAustralia Did you find the MG iSmart phone app useful at all?
@@duanebonney our Gen 1, 2020 model does't have an App. Have to get the Gen 2 model for that. I'm told it's works ok with basic, useful functionality but lacks full feature smarts like higher priced EVs.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. Highlights a range of “things that can go wrong” with modern vehicles (ICE and EV) including importance of good service and support, not just up-front price. Automatic/electronic control of basic functions like brakes and transmission without manual overrides reduces options for recovery. The suggested 5G interference cause is highly improbable for reasons others have covered. Also not likely to be the key fobs. Reliable operation of all electronics is fundamentally dependent on stable power regulation on the vehicle may be susceptible to low battery voltage. Also, possibly voltage spikes on the rapid charger. Kempower may not offer that info from their diagnostics. 😉.
Thanks for watching and the logically explanations, much appreciated. Cheers
@@ElectricCarAustralia I value your balanced and considered approach. It would have been understandable for you to be frustrated at some of the challenges you faced on the day and subsequently. Great that you acknowledged that service staff were doing their best. Also that MG refunded the extraction costs.
From what I've seen, the ev is slower than our 2011 x3 at 0 - 100km?
@@EarthStarz thanks for the comment. Probably, but I didn't buy it for speed. 🤣👍
@ElectricCarAustralia that's fair, i thought all ev's were supposed to be quicker than petrol cars. I'm looking into an upgrade for an a to b suv, seeing the amount i have to pay for bmw repairs
I've never heard of a mobile phone tower causing such a problem before but it makes sense I guess. Back around 2015 when I had recently bought a Tesla Model S I had a problem with the key-fob not being recognised. The cause was having the key-fob and my mobile phone close together (in the same pocket). No one warned me about that but fortunately I found the cause within 10 minutes and by employing a multi-pocket approach my problem went away. Best regards.
@@dogphlap6749 thanks for the comment. Yes who knows on the fault but thought worth sharing for consideration if someone had similar experience. Thanks for sharing yours. Cheers
Great video. Thank you. I cannot find the report mentioned about chargers reliability in the UK. Can you attach the link pls?
Hi, thanks for watching and the comment. Apologies I don't have a record of it. I usually put a link in the show notes but sometimes I forget as it's often weeks between researching, filming and editing the video before it goes live and given I do it in my limited spare time sometimes I drop the ball :(.
Interesting web of companies here. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it.
Thanks, very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Lol, lots changed since this. Entire supercharger crew gone!
Thanks for the comment. Yes some big changes :)
Too many electronics part for modern car. Especially, EV car has so many components that normal mechanic wouldn't understand. I prefer simple car that just run without any fancy technology. They sell the tools to lift the wheel up and move the car out yourself. So $600 would be possible to buy 4 of them and do it yourself
@@ken_le Yes, all new cars have a lot of electronics/technology. If you can keep your older car well maintained and running that's good. Great thing about EVs is they have only about 300 moving parts instead of 3,000 for petrol/diesel so much simpler and less things to wear out. Thanks for the comment. 👍
Bit of nostalgia watching this one from a couple years ago. The EV scene has gone ahead leaps and bounds since this time. Keep up the great work.
Thanks, will do!
Scary stuff! Hope authorities get on top of this ASAP.
Yes, lets hope things improve :)
My 22 year old gas guzzler does not even know what 3G is let alone 5G.
@@sheer64 Lol, neither does our 18 yr old diesel second car. It rarely comes out of the garage though 😉
MG 🤮 BYD 🤮 never even if you paid me to drive it 😂
@@Response1980 thanks for watching and the comment. It's great we have the choice to buy what we want. 👍
@@ElectricCarAustralia unfortunately not so much choice in Australia 🇦🇺
Great video actually the new MG ZS ev MY2021 and beyond take 3 phase 11kwh AC charging my model 2022 is a dream almost always at 9.50kwh even at higher state of charge it is really quick I try to lower on my charger instead and charge Lower speed due to load level on my sockets as I have old house 1969 with old wires I believe my DC charge is at 90kWh now also improved from the first gen.
Thanks for watching. Yes the newer model has improved both DC and AC charging. That's why it's always a good idea to future proof when buying leads/chargers and go the next level up, if you can afford it of course. Even with my 2020 model I still bought a 22kw type 2 to type 2 lead and a 22kw portable home charger (EVSE) so if/when I upgrade the MG and/or move to a new house with 3 phase (or travelling) I am all set. Cheers
@@ElectricCarAustraliatrue I installed my charger in 2019 and back then my car then accepted Only 7.2 and i installed a charger managing 11 kWh but my new car accepts 11kwh so that was lucky but now I would install for sure 22 kWh charger for next time. We will most likely need a second charger any way since second l ev will be procured now in August let’s see how long we can share the one charger 😅
I have been using the Otto Cast U2 Air Pro for a few days on my EV6 and it connected up very quickly (you need to establish a Bluetooth connection to the unit) and it does everything else very seamlessly. Got it on Amazon during Prime Day for $84 but it’s regularly that price from what I can tell outside Prime Day. This unit just does the regular Car Play / Android Auto functions (no Netflix etc) but it connects VERY quickly. Otto Cast do have several units including a video streaming one, but as a driver I wasn’t interested in those. From what I can see it works so well you forget it’s there. 👍
Thanks for watching and the comment and pls hit that 'Subscribe' button if you haven't. Thanks for sharing another alternative :)
Hi mate I’m running a Zappi smart charger it’ can come tethered with a 7 kWh type two plug I’m charging an Atto and a old leaf I got a type 1 to type 2 adapter for the leaf which works fine 😁👍
@@rohankilby4499 Nice! Thanks for sharing. 👍
36c/kwh! Holy shit! Tasmania peak is 33c and off peak is 16c. Off peak is 9pm-7am, then 10am till 4pm. Charge from 9pm till 7am and during the day from 10-4 + solar.
@@ausnorman8050 Lucky! I have heard of up to $0.48 peak in Australia.
holden volt? my chevy volt here uses type 1 here in the us. guessing the few holden volts in australia still used type 1's? i put solar panels on my volt and expanded the battery on the 12v side by an extra 4kwh, and installed a small micro inverter so i can plug my house into my car and park it outside once its done charging. getting about 1.3kwh/day discount on my power bill and the mods make my 32mile 2013 phev last for around 45-55miles instead. any long trips are gas which is still cheaper and way faster than super charging. also not good for the bats. i made a post on the gm volt forums under gen1->modifications section
Thanks for watching and sharing your interesting upgrades.
Anyway, someone could take this info and try and gleem it's education for us, who live in the United Sates? as someone new to the EV car charging marketplace, one thing that I wonder about is, are the charging networks charging the same exact rate in all 50 States, or can it vary from state to state? it seems unfair to me, to think for example That Tesla or Charge Point, etc..charge the same rate for EV charging in New Mexico or SouthDakota, or other far less urban population centers in those states, as opposed to heavy densely populated states like New York or California ?
@@flolou8496 Thanks for watching. I assume, as in Australia, retail electricity rates would be different across areas. Hopefully, once you know your rate, the video helps everyone do the calculation. 👍
It's simple don't buy the EV puss
I have a Polestar and drive around 500kms a week. I would recommend installing a wallbox 11kw charger. I charge overnight at 8cents per kWh. Including the 10% , I assume 20kWh per 100kms. That's what a $1.60 per 100kms. Anyone who wants to keep their gas guzzler MUST have rocks in their head.
Thanks for sharing your EV ownership and charging experience. It really helps out the community with genuine advice and insights from real owners.
0c/kWh from.11am to 2pm using OVOenergy. 8c/kWh from midnight to 6am.