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@Phillip Grimm That would be a grim mistake to make!! It's actually just a Chinese company, maybe doing a bit of a whole sale deal at the most I'd say! Of course, always possible that they might plug the batteries in here, but definitely not Aussie by any stretch of the imagination!! Just google "ZR Auto (switch)" and you'll see something that nearly every journo in the country could have dug up!!! (Even ABC still has a few journos I'm told!) Sad part is this gives us genuine Aussie innovators a bad rep, and ultimately diminishes funding by promising big to investors without having to put in the hard yards involved with actually developing a high quality, innovative product from scratch! (I've actually tried in the past so speaking from experience!)
Really good to see Australian ingenuity and innovation. I hope they sell it in spades. I think their timing could be pretty good, as if they spend the next 1-2 years ramping up production and ironing out the kinks they will be well positioned to capitalise. Particularly if Labor wins the next election and follows up on their promise to buy more EVs for government use. I wish them every success and will be watching their progress with interest
Sean Wright Agreed Sean. I want to see them succeed. To you and everyone, please share this video far and wide to see what can be achieved in Australia. Makes me proud. TT
@ Sean Wright Sadly, a fake!! Not Aussie innovation at all, just a "ZRD Auto (Switch)". Would personally love to see more EV's, wherever they're from, but wish people would be honest and not try to steal others thunder!! Oh and why vote for labour when they're just going to be buying more Chinese EV's!!! Hardly as if that's helping the Aussie cause, they're red as the government in Beijing!!
Looks like a nice tight design. I can see they're trying to service the small delivery company area but ~200km on a single charge. That'll get eaten up fast by courier drivers. I note that we didn't hear how long a quick-charge would take to top-up to give you another X kms. It seemed to cut to "full overnight charge". EDIT: I used to do delivery driving for a food restaurant many moons ago. Would easily manage 20-30 deliveries a night and a quick google maps check of the usual delivery areas puts that in the 5-8km range of travel per delivery. Sure every-time I'm back I can just plug it in to keep it topped up but that implies an charge point accessible at the place of business. That equates to 120km driven at night time, not including any daytime travel I might do in my regular daily duties. I hope that 'plug in while having a break' tops-up a good % of the battery in short-order...
OzzieWorm All good points. I think if a clever business was to invest in a ACE Cargo, they’d have to seriously think about installing a fast AC charger back at base and train staff to plug in the car every time to decrease range anxiety. That’s what I’d do if I ran a business. TT
I like they take the simple approach. I don't need over air updates. Just something reliable that works. My only criticism is the range should be larger to 400km would be ideal . As long as a larger battery can be available I see it being popular.Hurry up & get these things on the road.
Got the proper order today. I should get a test drive next week and hopefully delivery within 2 weeks. Decided to get a white one, with a black roof. All the single coloured highlanders have sunroofs, which I do not want, so I must have a 2 tone car. Bit pissed that it will be $70k drive away.
@@Juicefpv Am I confused or did you pay 70k for one of these Chinese cars?!? Wish an actually Aussie car company could get that much support!!! These guys are just resellers of a Chinese car! Maybe with slight manufacturing in Aussie!
40k still far to expensive, the country needs an EV to combat small cheap hatch backs, as this is by far the most common vehicle on the road and is where most people are looking due to rising fual costs, pricing on an EV with 200 to 250k range should be 18k to 25k depending on size and features, I love this approach though, these new EV's should be made by injection moulded or extruded composites.
Great to see Australian ingenuity kicking in. So I would like to know how much it weighs ? does it have regenerative breaking ? And there is a company making EV chargers in Australia so has ACE possibly considered talking to them (Tritium) to see if more lobbying can be done to get a home grown EV car makers and Charging facilities being given some government support !
According to the ACE website, it weighs about 1 tonne with the battery back included. I believe it has regen braking. I'm sure ACE will set up a deal with one of the local EV charging networks once it comes to market.
arnyswart arnyswart Thanks mate, noted. But at least I know you're watching it til the end! :) Also feel free to skip that bit in future videos if it doesn’t apply to you. #RoadsterDownUnder
@Ludicrous Feed Any chance you, or any journo, would like to make a vid and investigate the "100% Aussie" claim!?!? Seems to be completely a load of balderdash to me as the car itself was most definitely designed in China and will probably be at least 90% made in China as well!!! So the 100% Aussie is completely false advertising, at the cost of genuine Aussie startups and companies!!! And maybe while you're at it you could investigate "Sea Electric" which is another "Aussie" company that likes to push the whole "Aussie" band wagon, while largely simply importing pre-existing Chinese electric vehicles! And don't get me wrong, I'm all for electric vehicles and even Chinese one's, what peeves me is when companies pickup cookie cutter ready made solutions, and then promote it as if it's their own. Sea Electric maybe has a bit of it's own intellectual property, what it is, or how it's superior to anyone else's no one really knows! I mean Tesla opensource their patents, and have been pretty open from the get go about what they are doing and how they're achieving what they are. Their designs are ACTUALLY different to the industry standard, where as Sea Electric, visibly, doesn't appear to be doing anything overly different and the fact that most of their vans are imports from China (or maybe Thailand?!?) would suggest that they potentially have very little of their own intellectual property, a fact that investors/partners should be aware of before signing up to any form of "licensing" agreement! It would be great if you or some other journo would dare to dig in and have a closer examination of what seems to be a bit of an alarming trend with these little "fake front" companies popping up all over trying to promote themselves as "Aussie", while having little else but an Aussie owner/shareholder! In time, this sort of thing only results in a lot of people getting hurt, from mum and dad type investors, through to people buying these products. Aside from that it damages the "Aussie" reputation, and makes it so much harder for genuinely innovative Aussie companies to thrive!
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Thanks Tom, great to see an Australian EV !!
Phillip Grimm Thanks Phillip. It’s really good actually. I wish you were all there to view it with me. TT #RoadsterDownUnder
@Phillip Grimm That would be a grim mistake to make!! It's actually just a Chinese company, maybe doing a bit of a whole sale deal at the most I'd say! Of course, always possible that they might plug the batteries in here, but definitely not Aussie by any stretch of the imagination!! Just google "ZR Auto (switch)" and you'll see something that nearly every journo in the country could have dug up!!! (Even ABC still has a few journos I'm told!)
Sad part is this gives us genuine Aussie innovators a bad rep, and ultimately diminishes funding by promising big to investors without having to put in the hard yards involved with actually developing a high quality, innovative product from scratch! (I've actually tried in the past so speaking from experience!)
Really good to see Australian ingenuity and innovation. I hope they sell it in spades. I think their timing could be pretty good, as if they spend the next 1-2 years ramping up production and ironing out the kinks they will be well positioned to capitalise. Particularly if Labor wins the next election and follows up on their promise to buy more EVs for government use. I wish them every success and will be watching their progress with interest
Sean Wright Agreed Sean. I want to see them succeed. To you and everyone, please share this video far and wide to see what can be achieved in Australia. Makes me proud. TT
@ Sean Wright Sadly, a fake!! Not Aussie innovation at all, just a "ZRD Auto (Switch)". Would personally love to see more EV's, wherever they're from, but wish people would be honest and not try to steal others thunder!!
Oh and why vote for labour when they're just going to be buying more Chinese EV's!!! Hardly as if that's helping the Aussie cause, they're red as the government in Beijing!!
Looks like a nice tight design.
I can see they're trying to service the small delivery company area but ~200km on a single charge. That'll get eaten up fast by courier drivers.
I note that we didn't hear how long a quick-charge would take to top-up to give you another X kms. It seemed to cut to "full overnight charge".
EDIT: I used to do delivery driving for a food restaurant many moons ago. Would easily manage 20-30 deliveries a night and a quick google maps check of the usual delivery areas puts that in the 5-8km range of travel per delivery.
Sure every-time I'm back I can just plug it in to keep it topped up but that implies an charge point accessible at the place of business.
That equates to 120km driven at night time, not including any daytime travel I might do in my regular daily duties.
I hope that 'plug in while having a break' tops-up a good % of the battery in short-order...
OzzieWorm All good points. I think if a clever business was to invest in a ACE Cargo, they’d have to seriously think about installing a fast AC charger back at base and train staff to plug in the car every time to decrease range anxiety. That’s what I’d do if I ran a business. TT
Thanks Tom, was looking forward to that!
jared bennetts Glad you enjoyed it!
What's not to love... coming to a State near you - very soon!
I like they take the simple approach. I don't need over air updates. Just something reliable that works. My only criticism is the range should be larger to 400km would be ideal . As long as a larger battery can be available I see it being popular.Hurry up & get these things on the road.
Nice one Tom, great to see a local company bringing in these cars. Perfect vehicle for urban delivery
Juice FPV Thanks Juice! I see the first Kona was delivered last week. You must be close to getting yours! 😊 #RoadsterDownUnder
Got the proper order today. I should get a test drive next week and hopefully delivery within 2 weeks. Decided to get a white one, with a black roof. All the single coloured highlanders have sunroofs, which I do not want, so I must have a 2 tone car. Bit pissed that it will be $70k drive away.
Juice FPV Awesome! It will be a good car. TT
@@Juicefpv Am I confused or did you pay 70k for one of these Chinese cars?!? Wish an actually Aussie car company could get that much support!!! These guys are just resellers of a Chinese car! Maybe with slight manufacturing in Aussie!
David S No, I paid $70k for a top spec Kona EV
Fingers and toes crossed that they can make a serious success out of this! Wonderful thanks Tom!
FutureSystem738 Me too! I’ve already asked Zac and Jessie to plug them on their channel. #RoadsterDownUnder
CCS2 ? The one in his hand looks like a Type 1 (American single or split phase) or Type 2 connector (max is 43kW 3 phase).
40k still far to expensive, the country needs an EV to combat small cheap hatch backs, as this is by far the most common vehicle on the road and is where most people are looking due to rising fual costs, pricing on an EV with 200 to 250k range should be 18k to 25k depending on size and features, I love this approach though, these new EV's should be made by injection moulded or extruded composites.
Very true. Looks like they are bringing the cost down to around $26k or below.
Hi Top. Just came across your channel. Just brilliant Cheers keep them coming
Winona Jackson Thanks for watching!
Great to see Australian ingenuity kicking in. So I would like to know how much it weighs ? does it have regenerative breaking ? And there is a company making EV chargers in Australia so has ACE possibly considered talking to them (Tritium) to see if more lobbying can be done to get a home grown EV car makers and Charging facilities being given some government support !
According to the ACE website, it weighs about 1 tonne with the battery back included. I believe it has regen braking. I'm sure ACE will set up a deal with one of the local EV charging networks once it comes to market.
Looks good the servicing costs are small as well.
Pat Dyer Tesla has stopped offering annual service due to low maintenance requirements. Good sign for the EV industry. #RoadsterDownUnder
It's modest, but its a start. I like the flat pack idea...
yes....flat pack coming from what country?
Hope this is doing alright. Pricing is good, but obviously could be better.
Good product - very slow ramp up - I think it will take off well - pity the current government is not encouraging this type of thing in the slightest
MegaRooikat We can do our part by supporting Greg - share this video far and wide. Australia needs to know there is a better way. TT
I will do what I can, but I am not famous, with a big following!@@LudicrousFeed
MegaRooikat Every little bit helps! TT
How many kw is the motor?
I believe it's 18kW (45kW peak) and 174Nm max torque according to the brochure. TT
Some crazy bugger is gonna hook this up to solar and gain unlimited power with out charging this car
Sooooo, Greg McGarvie is voting labour?
Anyone who's a fan of Aussie manufacturing should be voting Labor.
I like the videos. Can we stop with the “roadster” ending. It is getting annoying.
arnyswart arnyswart Thanks mate, noted. But at least I know you're watching it til the end! :)
Also feel free to skip that bit in future videos if it doesn’t apply to you. #RoadsterDownUnder
26 grand for an EV... This company is going to get flooded with orders.
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@Ludicrous Feed Any chance you, or any journo, would like to make a vid and investigate the "100% Aussie" claim!?!? Seems to be completely a load of balderdash to me as the car itself was most definitely designed in China and will probably be at least 90% made in China as well!!! So the 100% Aussie is completely false advertising, at the cost of genuine Aussie startups and companies!!!
And maybe while you're at it you could investigate "Sea Electric" which is another "Aussie" company that likes to push the whole "Aussie" band wagon, while largely simply importing pre-existing Chinese electric vehicles! And don't get me wrong, I'm all for electric vehicles and even Chinese one's, what peeves me is when companies pickup cookie cutter ready made solutions, and then promote it as if it's their own. Sea Electric maybe has a bit of it's own intellectual property, what it is, or how it's superior to anyone else's no one really knows!
I mean Tesla opensource their patents, and have been pretty open from the get go about what they are doing and how they're achieving what they are. Their designs are ACTUALLY different to the industry standard, where as Sea Electric, visibly, doesn't appear to be doing anything overly different and the fact that most of their vans are imports from China (or maybe Thailand?!?) would suggest that they potentially have very little of their own intellectual property, a fact that investors/partners should be aware of before signing up to any form of "licensing" agreement!
It would be great if you or some other journo would dare to dig in and have a closer examination of what seems to be a bit of an alarming trend with these little "fake front" companies popping up all over trying to promote themselves as "Aussie", while having little else but an Aussie owner/shareholder! In time, this sort of thing only results in a lot of people getting hurt, from mum and dad type investors, through to people buying these products. Aside from that it damages the "Aussie" reputation, and makes it so much harder for genuinely innovative Aussie companies to thrive!