The Leaf was such a big name for a while and then Hyundai and Kia came with better cars and really changed the landscape.
Australia, the key market surprise is Australia.
Is that because Australia has Chinese cars, like BYD, which are rapidly filling the lower end of the EV market. They are banned or have huge inport duties in other markets. Looks like theybolan to launch the next one in Australia but just sell off existing stock. Competition seems to be spurring them on to make decisions to sell where they can, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Less choice, certainly would be but I dont imagine they will abandon the Australian market for good. This just puts more pressure for affordable evs, in Australia and elsewhere.
Huh. I’ve got a 2011 that is still at 80% of its original range. Thing is a fucking tank. If I’m just doing groceries, small homeowners etc.
I ended up going with a plug-in hybrid due to range anxiety, but after driving it for 4 years I now realize I could probably do 99% of my driving in a leaf, and only need a gas car for visiting family in other cities like twice a year.
I have a leaf and a pick-up. Pick up gets me any where I need to go and lets me move furniture/ buy soil/ compost etc. It leaves the driveway maybe ever 3 weeks.
I want a Canoo for my next EV.
I swear, if ford would just make a phev version of the maverick, I’d buy one day one. As things are now I’m just dreaming of finding a cheap S10 or VW rabbit I could convert to electric. The canoos look nice but too big for my needs I think
Something to bear in mind, Chevy S10’s don’t crash the best.
That’s good to know! Looks like it’s at least a little better than the kei trucks I was also considering. I just want a small truck that’s electric, and even the maverick I’d bigger than I’d prefer.
Now I’m wondering if replacing the engine with a smaller electric motor might turn the engine bay into a larger crumple zone.
I have a question about phevs. So gasoline goes bad after 3-6 months. If you’re just running off of the battery and not using gas for months, do you need to remember to use up the gas before that happens? Does the car remind you?
Gamermanh is right. My car forces the engine to run for a few miles every 60-90 days, if I haven’t used it recently enough.
For the first few years I owned it i did use a fuel stabilizer, but don’t anymore. After hearing from other drivers of my model that it really wasn’t necessary due to the sealed fuel system, I decided it wasn’t worth the hassle of finding the funnel to add it into the tank.
I go through maybe 2x 14 gal (55L) tanks a year for about 1000 of my average 6500 mi (1800km/10000km)
Don’t own a PHEV (honestly a terrible idea for where I live) but I have worked in fuel for years:
There are additives that make fuel stable for up to 2 years. Technology Connextras has a video where he starts a mower or something after a full winter of it being unused and it just starts.
Also, PHEVs will periodically force the gas engine on for that very reason I’m pretty sure
