got 2 myself, 2003 and a 2004, no intention of getting some new shit car while my Falcon and Fairlane are more than comfortable and efficient for my needs
@@KaidenOZ We have three, a 2001 AU Ute, 2005 BF Fairlane G8, and a 2007 BF Fairmont. Chug a bit of fuel, but other than the Fairmont, they are very reliable and cost little to maintain. The fairmont was made on a friday arvo :P
Until LPG becomes unavailable I will continue to run my 1988 L 300 . The easiest pollution to abate is the pollution you do not create by buying a new vehicle when your old one is fine We got into the shit fight because we bought way too much temporarily diverted landfill and the idea that we can purchase our way out of it is absolutely hilarious . And my L300 is on it's second time around the clock so I have saved about 10,000 tons of CO2
EV's are a viable option. Just not the 2 ton shit boxes that Tesla and everyone else are making. EV's shouldn't replace ICE cars in all instances and shouldn't try. The number one problem with EV's is the governments are happy to try and regulate you into one. But they have no will to regulate charging connectors, swap-able batteries or fire protection. Imagine what someone would say if DeWalt welded the battery onto your impact gun and told you to plug it in and wait 30 min for it to charge. You'd tell them to pound sand, we had those tools and they were awful.
100%. This applies to all things, including a recent "safe and effective" intervention that was forced upon us. The smaller the Government and the more they stay out of our lives the better. Their primary job is to protect our borders from foreigners, yet they do the exact opposite.
@@EthosAtheos Totally agree, petrol/diesel is here to stay for some time, especially in Australia’s empty middle. 1. Teslas are not shit boxes. That’s a bit loaded. Maybe back when first started, but now some of the best made cars in the world. 2. Connectors are regulated, globally, just like USB etc. 3. Some are doing swappable batteries, especially for trucks, but for a car with around 60kw pack, it’s not practical, as takes just as long to swap as it does to fast charge. Also introduces more failure points. 4. Of course for commercial applications a swappable battery is practical as touched above. If the battery pack is HUGE then swapping will be faster than even fast charger. However the 1Mw chargers Tesla is using for Semi in USA is interesting and may change that
Sorry thats the first time I’ve actually laughed out loud for a long time. “Solar panels charging your vehicle overnight”, damn that technology changed fast.
Yes Mark and yet they are willing to blithely shell out $32M per day for the next 34 years for those what will be obsolescent - when they eventually het here in Oz - submarines that will be next to useless if pitted against the Chinese navy - heaven forbid.
It was called the clean car discount and it has just been dumped here in New Zealand. The new government decided it was the wrong thing to do. They are also introducing a road user charge to electric vehicle users and it is more expensive than driving a diesel, which also has road user charges
Amazing, EVs actually don't float along on a cloud of smug, and in fact use the same tyres on the same roads causing the same wear and need for maintenance to the road surface as any other vehicle of their weight. When fuel taxes are added, at what milage does the diesel pay more tax overall?
As a diesel Ute owner , this makes me happy. One thing to remember is that the price of diesel is cheaper than the price of petrol in NZ . In Oz it’s about the same price. On my latest trip to rural Gippsland the Oz diesel price was a bit more than the NZ diesel price on average. But as mentioned …. In NZ we have Road User Charges for diesels and come April 1 pure electric vehicles will pay the same , NZ$76 per 1000kms.
@@thosdot6497 , yeah , just not at the same level of taxation as petrol . But hey at least it’s not as bad as in the UK or Europe. Looks like the Auckland excise is coming off as well.
It's amazing that idiot politicians and public servants even make these moronic policies in the first place. Who could possibly have predicted that an economy would suffer when you cripple one of the mainstays of any economy - transport. Why do we keep getting served the worst and most moronic scumbags in our countries as election choices!?
You do seem to be having difficulty in finding the right sort of people to run your country , we to in the Uk are experiencing similar problems in attracting people with the necessary skills to fill these vital roles . We have for some time now only relied on a candidate being able to speak and breathe, as a major qualification, but I feel now this may no longer be sufficient . Obviously in your wonderful part of the world , I would assume it would be advantages for any future candidate to be aware that , at night the sun does not shine . But I also appreciate that this in depth type of knowledge of how the world works , is not always present in those who seek public office . I my self even considered entering this calling , but although I do possess the qualities I mentioned earlier , I also have been given a degree of common sense , which I feel would have but me at a disadvantage . Anyway that’s all ancient history now , so all I can say is my thoughts and prayers are with our cousins in the land of the endless sun 😊. Best wishes as always
I’d suggest that you’re not at all qualified, because you have a functioning brain. I’m pretty sure (at least here in ‘Murica), that it’s written into the amendments to our constitution, that your IQ cannot exceed 80, and that you cannot exhibit any degree of rational, or critical, thought. Also, you cannot accept any well established scientific theory (basically facts), or any other facts, as actual facts. If you actually have functioning neurons, and you use facts as the basis of your opinions, then you’re disqualified from running for office here.
Oh, and I forgot the most important part of the qualification for politician here in ‘Murica- you cannot prioritize the needs of your own citizens. If you actually care about your constituents, that’s an immediate and irrevocable disqualification. Sorry, my friend, but you seem to actually have a brain, accept facts, and care about others, so you’ll never be able to take the job, I’m afraid.
My diesel ute hauls my tool trailer my diesel truck hauls my diesel digger , i install critical infastructure. Why should i be penalised for doing my work which is a necessity for modern society?
Andy: I have no problems passing on the increased cost of doing business to my customers. You can even explain on your invoices what you charge them extra for like transport companies do: fuel surcharge
I hear ya ...seems like soon, the invoices you're issuing, are gunna get a substantial efficiency standard f'wit levy tacked onto them to negate any penalties you incur
@@joecraig6056 government came up with all sorts of extra taxes and levies to collect money from contractors like me, for example if I need to park a dumper container for a day on public road or a footpath, we pay an temporary occupation of public domain for works tax. All of that is an extra bullet item on the customers invoice, sometimes the municipality is our customer...
@@tomnewham1269 Not cannot, more like should not, it's just a dumb-arsed tax grab. We all know that EVs don't like heavy loads & towing, so it's ludicrous for the government to disadvantage tradies with expensive junk boxes, & kick the already struggling ICE manufacturers in the nuts.
@@stusue9733 take a step back. The manufacturer who brings in more efficient options who ISNT penalised by government emissions legislation is then able to sell a product cheaper than a manufacturer who is having to pass on thousands of dollars for every vehicle sold. Its genius. You get the manufacturers into an arms war on who can deliver the most efficient options to beat other competitors pricing
@@stusue9733 why do you think Mitsubishi sell so many Tritons? It isnt because they are the best shitty ute on the market, its because they have a good product priced competitively. Look at the sheer number of MGs sold the last couple of years. The cars are dogshit but they sell well BECAUSE THEY ARE CHEAP
@@user-vk4vd7vr5t "The manufacturer who brings in more efficient options who ISNT penalised by government emissions legislation is then able to sell a product cheaper than a manufacturer who is having to pass on thousands of dollars for every vehicle sold." That assumes one can be built. "why do you think Mitsubishi sell so many Tritons?" I'm sorry, you'll have to remind me, what position in the top 10 is the Triton? oh that's right... and so ends your argument.
John mate, This is a spot on assessment of our fucked up ALP, of which I was an active grass root member until last week. Then I walked away and told them where to shove it. They are moronically up themselves at state and federal levels on numerous local and international policy fronts. Never again would I ever vote ALP or LNP. Enough is enough of their childish bullshit and spin.
welcome back to reality i am shocked that the whole green never been tested PV solar farms everywhere did not wake more people up earlier but at leased your here now.
Due to our 2 party preferred system - they are relying on you to vote for a minor party who will end up give your vote to either the ALP or LNP. At the end of the day ALP or LNP doesnt matter they are the same, they have dinner and drinks together whilst they continue to pull the wool over our eyes. Unless everyone votes for a minor party to make it a major things wont change. Serious changes are required. End of 2 Party Preferred, Introduction of Term Limits, Abolishment of Political Donors. But first things first ALP needs to go - Nonsense Car Policy and Nonsense Energy Policy (both Bowen) will hurt the average person.
Agree. However it should be noted that in NSW we have OPTIONAL preferential voting (OPV) system where voters can choose to cast their votes towards one candidate only through notation of a single number '1' above the line OPV was used in Queensland from 1992 to 2015 when it was removed by the new ALP premier Annastacia fucken Palaszczuk The Australian Senate voting reform of 2016 switched from full-preferential voting to OPV. But not in the House of Reps because both the ALP and the Greens oppose it. Fucken corrupt ALP, LNP and even the Greens
We had Ute Tax here in New Zealand for the last few years! This paid for the EV discounts . Thankfully, for a change of government we got in New Zealand. 👍 They cancelled the stupid Ute Tax from the first of this year and I had to wait until the first week of the year to pick up my new Land Cruiser. A savings of over NZ$7000 or about $.25 Australian.
As a mechanic I can feel the winds changing, changing from people that get neck deep in finance to buy a new ute to a country where Havana syndrome will kick in and the frenzy to buy up older models will be rife. This benefits me greatly because for the last 16 years, I've been neck deep in your oily dirt covered shit box keeping it alive. This long stretch of punishment I bestowed upon my self has taught me the fast disappearing skills to actually maintain the older parts of the national fleet.
Company owned 2024 Wildtrack x with 8000km on the odometer just shat itself yesterday, leaning towards ecu or fuel system but still waiting to hear from Ford.
Double digits IQ? That's generous John. Last I knew, politicians had to stand on a chair to raise their IQ levels, and even then, their IQ only rises 3 points higher than a brick.
Hey, I will not have you disparaging bricks like that, they are a valuable item used to construct sturdy walls that can stand for many decades. You tell me the last time a politician did something useful!
@AusKipper1 Ahh, but you see, you made an assumption that I was talking about clay bricks..... compacted or pressed cardboard can also be bricks and as far as politicians go..... well, when the mind of a politician equates to that of wet weetbix, even that can be considered as a brick... soogy and about as useful as a runny fart during lift-off after a night on hot curry.
Basically a new tax on ICE vehicle buyers. They are going to continue to load it up until you are compelled to buy a Chinese EV and thus completing the circle and he eventual demise of the only industry left where you can still buy other than Chinese.
Is that the citrus industry on the west coast of America? Or South Korean armoured personnel carriers? Passenger jets? AI chips? ERP software? Or are you just full of hyperbole
@@theairstig9164 Even Elon recently said that other automanufacturers will need protection from the Chinese auto industry to survive. You may be too young to remember but the Chinese started dumping goods to western markets over 30yrs ago with their own economic model etc I.e devalued currency, bogus stock market. The Chinese have a jump on EVs thanks impart to Australian coal and gas and iron ore etc and their desire to break into the world autoindustry. An opportunity to get in on the ground floor. If they continue to improve their product and with the effective subsidy by their govt I believe they will eventually dominate the market all bar Toyota and a couple of prestige German brands that have bankable repulsion or image. Nobody can compete with the economies of scale and just domestic consumption dwarfs most markets combined. These types of laws are just going to hasten the transition. An example would be the Range car company who must be wondering what hare they can pull out of their arse to keep their vehicle price competitive.
Tradies, you need to get together and turn down any request for electrical, plumbing or other maintenance or renovation work on these politician's houses and investment properties.
No reason to associate with the most despicable of politicians, unelected bureaucrats, and decision makers in large companies, so it's a fine plan. But the better long term plan, is to be a humble teacher, and advocate for individual free will, and the taxpayer. Because I can almost grantee, that there are tradesmen that support, even the most corrupt, politicians. It's hard to vote for a politician, and then admit the vote was a mistake.
Not just Australia doing this new tax. The UK has just conveniently announced a similar idea. Its as if they have been told by a higher global organisation to implement this idea to reduce people's choice of vehicle again.
Seems as though good resale value will be assured for the existing ICE fleet for decades to come. Meanwhile it's a certainty that EV adopters are facing resale annihilation.
@@TomCevica says someone who has never lived in the glory of owning low depreciation, Carries everything, insanely reliable, long range, king of the road (or off road) Ute. I used to be a sedan loser too, it’s a sad existence.
@@pablorages1241 - don't forget the nitrous oxides and (unless Australian diesel has improved greatly) the sulfer. And then there's the reason that (almost?) all diesels have started being banned from the centres of European cities - particulate emissions.
@@thosdot6497 yea the fuel could be improved ... that's up to the government but they have particulate filters ... it's all a scam any way ... vehicles only add a fraction of the harmful pollutants ... even if you could drop them by 50% in vehicles the net effect would make little difference ... it's pure virtue signalling to the greenies ... power generation is a big one ... but even the IPCC own reports show that if countries all reached their emission targets by 2050 ... it would make barely any difference to their projected temp increases ... which are BS themselves
Set that all new Government Vehicles and notated lease vehicles for State and Federal government employees and contractors must be all Electric and weighs less than 1000KG with passenger's, which would be interesting to see.
Same in UK. Just changed Double Cabs to "Company Cars" from "Commercial Vehicles". Now £8500 per year Car Tax rate for Small business owners who use them for personal use as well as work.
Thanks for the information on that "recyclable" symbol on the plastics. Not gonna lie, I've been gullibley led astray there. Also love that you picked up on Anthony's solar charging at night gaffe haha
Thankfully NZ's new government has got rid of the Ute tax😊 Like other countries we have discovered the EVs are not the answer to everyone. As a result the rhetoric has changed here. The secondhand EVs have dropped in value like in the UK too.
How can the government discriminate against the car industry but allow massive McMansions to be built for one or two people to live in with no extra taxation
No! No, John! Albo and Bowen have explained it all to us. This will bring us cheaper cars, cheaper fuel running costs and possibly a Thank You card, personally signed by Greta. I know everything I need to know coz Albo told me so.
Looking forward to the EV Ute with 400km range. This is before I degrade the range with larger tyres, bullbars, canopies and roof racks. The range will be amazing with tyres aired down sand driving in 40c towing the caravan 👌🏼
I am an advocate for small urban runabout EV's and EV taxis/buses but the best way to grow is organically, with the least amount possible of government interference. Growth would then be slower/manageable and the right mix (and it will be a mix) will emerge perhaps in 15 years + But Canberra will never learn and Canberra always knows best - or so they tell us. The one certainty- there will be a helluva market in second hand Utes until our grandchildren get their tradie ticket The million mile Hilux will be Bowens legacy.
With some regret I am sending my ‘96 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited (Miles < 100K) with a new 5.2 L that has only 3 K on it (long block) to my son in TX, in trust for my grandson to drive to school and college. Only computers in it are the EC for the fuel injection, so no tattletales. (I can disable the GPS in my new SUV.) Live free or die!
I'm watching this video the day after Victoria's grid went partially down. No baseload from Yang A, 500kv towers on the ground like lathe swarf. I'm not against a transition to new tech, but it has to work. And the transition has to be managed. I don't think politicians are up to it. Roll on Toyota, give us the alternative. Please. In the meantime my spare parts cache for my ice 4wd is growing.
TollRoads..............The TaxPayer Pays for the Construction so a Huge Corporation can Profiteer from Collecting (and keeping) the Tolls............... @@J-P88
Its political reality that's what it is, and it pertains to both major parties when they are in power. The people on the cross benches + the Greens are needed to pass legislation on many occasions, and they use that to leverage what they want. It's up to the government to determine how many votes it will cost if they give the minors what they want and that is what has happened here. When the other mob are in power, they have the crossbench AND the national party to deal with in the same way. It's the same thing happening in the American house of representatives but it's on steroids. This what Democracy is at the operating level because it is very rare now days that a government has a majority large enough to tell all the minors to get stuffed. Also, the reality is that within the major parties there are factions, and they weight the various policy directions differently than each other so what comes out the business end is a compromise and sometimes that will be OK but most of the time it won't. We think we have freedom in a democracy but in reality, it is selective. Freedom of choice is a common cited democratic tenet but what you have to choose from is not and what the cost is for items on that list to choose from is not covered by democracy either. No matter what type of political system you live under one thing is certain, how hard you get hit depends on your status in the population, the lower down you are the harder you are hit.
22:56 The local servo is a mid size, with 12 bowsers. On some days, there are so many cars wanting to fill up, that the queue is out to the street, blocking a lane. Still, once I get to the front it takes me, say, 5 mins to fill up and pay. Just imagine the _area_ and the facilities required to have the same throughput, to charge the same number of EVs that the petrol station can do with ICE cars. Sure, some cars would be charging at home or maybe even at the workplace but for many people those wouldn't be an option. I guess we could all be using public transport (it doesn't work for everybody or even available) or use bicycles and mobility scooters but then how can governments milk motorists for fees, levies, excises, duties and other taxes for revenue?! I think in hindsight, it looks like Toyota has been right all along and the sweetspot is hybrids, if everything is considered from convenience to overall environmental impact (i.e. production and ongoing use). At least, for the foreseeable future. It bugs me that in Australia, on the two sides of politics, one denies anything is changing in the world and they are hellbent to stay living in the past and the other one comes up with harebrain solutions to address the wrong problems. Either way, we are screwed!
Here's an idea, use old car batteries in making electricity. Collect them all together and make them go into thermal runaway, heating water to make steam and run a generator. Maybe even put some fn ev cars in there as well!!
I am not sure which of the following 2 possibilities will occur. 1. Ute manufacturers manage to produce ICE engines which meet the new standards at a cost of $1500 per vehicle and ute owners save more than that in reduced fuel usage OR 2. Ute manufacturers are unable or unwilling to meet the new standards and put their prices up to compensate for the penalties they have to pay. Of course the most likely outcome is that ICE ute fuel efficiencies are somewhat improved and the penalties are somewhat reduced and the cost / benefit to the ute purchaser is unable to be determined at the moment. I am unaware of any ute EV vehicles available in Australia that could replace ICE utes so this is not really an EV vs ICE vehicles discussion.
@@bradg7701 My point is that manufacturers already have compliant drive trains available but for us they keep sweating their old engine production lines. When the new regs come in we will get their modern engines rather than their old stuff.
If the government was really focused on reducing emissions in passenger vehicles they'd be promoting motorcycle ownership instead. Honda has a motorcycle that costs under $3,700 brand new, and the emissions from both manufacturing & running it would be a small fraction of any car currently available. Add some decent sized luggage & you have a vehicle that can get you to work every day & carry a small trolley full of shopping. Plus you get WMTC tested fuel consumption of 66.7 Km/L or 1.5l per 100km, which is less than half the fuel consumption of a hybrid Yaris. Get enough people to switch & you reduce, or even eliminate, peak hour traffic congestion as a bonus. And you'd be reducing lost productivity due to traffic congestion, which cost Australia $16.5 billion in 2015.
@@ClaytonCookpanda City of Sydney & Bayside Councils seem to be doing a pretty good job providing motorcycle only parking bays in shopping precincts. And it's always been legal for motorcycles to use bus & transit lanes in NSW. Add the continuous Motorcycle awareness campaign & the 2018 legalisation of lane filtering & it's a pretty good time to be commuting on a motorcycle. The main problem with adoption, though, is licensing. Unlike in QLD, where you can ride a 50cc or electric scooter with a drivers license, you must have a motorcycle license to ride a bike in NSW. With the mandatory pre-learner course usually being booked out for 2-3 months in advance, and only 5 locations in Sydney it's a pretty big barrier for people who would like to try it out.
The tax on a vehicle that has no real electric equivalent wont do much for the environment but will make someone stacks of cash. It reminds me of the time i heard a politician talking about raising the tax on cigarettes to help smokers quit then in the next breath say that with the extea cash they will do this and that , effectively admiting that smokers won't quit, they will just pay more.
Sustainable Vehicle Standard should be adopted instead. Consideration for dust to dust lifecycle are needed i.e. use and recyclable nature of materials used, for the manufacture of the vehicle and the energy sources it consumes.
Its a tax on workers mostly. Comfortible office workers & teacher who run Labor party have no idea on how tradies, farmers etc live. They see a ute and hate it because they dont want one or need one. Its insanely unfair.
At my home lives a 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV which I recently drove from Townsville to Cairns and broke down 7 times on the way up and 3 times on the return the mechanics are saying replace the batteries cost $18,000 AUD in addition to get the official Townsville Dealer “Pickerings” to look at it it’s more than a month. Electric and PHEV never again!
Could you please just tell us about the lowering of Sulphur in fuel and what it actually means for us under the lower emissions target that the govt recently announced.😬
It means we can have later model diesel engines that expect clean fuel; it means that there'll be less sulfur dioxide emissions. www.epa.gov/so2-pollution/sulfur-dioxide-basics
The government (LoL) has taxed Australians to the hills. Now the government has to find all the promised money from some where The UN WEF seem to want everybody poor not to lift the poor out of poverty
Mate I agree with you on about 80% of what you said, especially about EVs, However we need a standards that match the rest of the world. Manufacturers have been screwing us for years. The European and American models have been outperforming ours because no one is holding the manufactures accountable. "Volkswagen Group Australia chief Michael Bartsch, it makes Australia a “dumping ground” for older and less efficient vehicles" Both sides of government having been playing and arguing in this space for years and the result is nothing gets done. Like always it's the consumer that suffers
A privately registered vehicle that is primarily used in cities or surrounding suburbs should be subject to a revised registration fee calculated on weight and size regardless of the power plant. This would be aimed at the huge two tonne plus tanks that carry no more than 1.5 kids and nothing bigger than the weekly shopping. Vehicles that are used for genuine business reasons would be exempt and charged at the existing rate with the excising tax breaks.
Jesus Christ, do you want government cameras in all cars to determine if your use is legit or not? You want fucking government GPS in all cars to determine if you're in the city? Go back to the conmie hole you crawled out of.
@@5lcalais1 Sorry (not) to hurt you delicate EVangelistic feelings but that's exactly my point, many EVs are ridiculously oversized to the point they barely fit into a parking space. While I'm at it bull-bars in the urban city/environment would be another target, they would be illegal altogether.
Politics aside there is more to this than just taxing utes. Straya is decades behind the rest of the OECD countries on vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency. Merca has had legislation since the 1970’s! And this has skewed the EV/hybrid market here. Fuel efficiency average targets mean that in order to sell big shitters they need to offset these with hybrids and EV’s. Because straya has no standards car makers only bring in a small range of more fuel efficient cars - that’s why we only get the EV dregs and usually years behind the rest of the world. Eg. VW ID3 released in RHD in March 2020. Straya is still waiting. Why? Because VW doesn’t need to offset the fuel efficiency/ emissions of the Amarok for example.
Missed you man! Phew! I need JC...He my saviour from unsavoury sonorous soliloquies of the salient unsavables assailing sane and scholarly science. Stellar.
I thought there was already a tax on fuel inefficiency and it is included in the price of petrol / diesel. SUVs get to pay from their weight and engine size.
Hi John, Could you nip down to Bunnings and get me a few of these solar panels to charge my car at night. Do they deliver to England? We only have crappy solar panels that charge during the day.
I recently drove from tweed heads NSW to Sydney, then spent another 2 days driving, not too many km’s but enough, all on 1 tank of fuel. Close to 1000km. That was in a completely stock, 2023 Ford Ranger bi turbo diesel. Pretty bloody fuel efficient by anyone’s standards. So why is this vehicle being taxed? A Toyota Yaris would do the same, using 2 tanks of fuel at about the same cost. 💁🏼♂️
How big is a "tank" of fuel? Using a tank as a measurement will never work because then you could say my diesel Fiesta is less fuel efficient than your Ranger because it only does 800km too a tank; that's why MPG and L/100km was invented.
Let me tell you how it will be There's one for you, nineteen for me 'Cause I'm the taxman Yeah, I'm the taxman Should five percent appear too small Be thankful I don't take it all 'Cause I'm the taxman Yeah, I'm the taxman I'll tax the street (If you try to sit, sit) I'll tax your seat (If you get too cold, cold) I'll tax the heat (If you take a walk, walk) I'll tax your feet (Taxman) 'Cause I'm the taxman Yeah, I'm the taxman Don't ask me what I want it for (Ah, ah, Mr. Wilson) If you don't want to pay some more (Ah, ah, Mr. Heath) 'Cause I'm the taxman Yeah, I'm the taxman Now my advice for those who die (taxman) Declare the pennies on your eyes (taxman) 'Cause I'm the taxman Yeah, I'm the taxman And you're working for no one but me (taxman) ----- Beatles song nearly 60 years old.
Yes Jason mate I have had my 2011 Mazda 6 Sports Hatchback since new and frankly I reckon Mazda are one of the better manufacturers of cars and other vehicles and are very emission conscious - and I suspect that annoys the crap out of our brain dead politicians.
@johngoard8272 got the exact same car and they are good. Except for when you tap the throttle at a busy intersection to get out safely and can't help spinning the wheels lol
In regards to Battery recycling ♻️, with used EV batteries you don’t recycle them, you repurpose them. An old 75% capacity 50kWh EV battery can be put on a house and used for solar energy (electricity) storage for a further 20years. That’s 37.5kWh of battery storage. My brand new Tesla Powerwall 2 is only 13.5kWh. So, even if the EV battery loses a further 50% capacity in that 20 years you still have 18.75kWh available after 30 years in use (10 in the car and 20 on the house). In fact in the US there is a company turning old EV batteries into solar farm storage like we have in South Australia.
Good answer mate and you are bang on. We in the beginning of a new way of doing things. If you are going to tow a caravan then an EV is not for you. If you do the average 13,272 kms per year as quoted by insurance companies as the avg distance travelled by car in Australia it may be a good option. Not for all people but good for alot of people.
Only thing about old lithium batteries is the older they get, the more likely one of those 18650's will meltdown and trigger the rest to burn your house down. So if you do repurpose an ev battery pack, mount it away separate from buildings in its own fireproof steel case.
All valid points but surely you're not arguing we (along with Russia) should not attempt to reduce vehicle emissions, as do all other OECD countries? It was, after all, you that alerted me to the fact that as many people die from disease as a direct result of vehicle exhaust emissions as in car accidents. Doesn't a Fuel Efficiency Standard (as moderate as the proposal is) go some way to addressing this?
Indeed. An all too long rant (editorial) sprinkled with a handful of facts, conveniently conflated to support his present mindset. Governmental "social engineering" is probably all there is left to move the masses onto lighter, more efficient personal vehicles. Otherwise, come AD 2050, what then? We've run out of light sweet crued and still driving heavy vehicles paying a hundred dollars per litre! PS Every other colonial settlement has recognised its indigenous peoples. In Australia, the mere mention to do so apparently signifies being a woke wanker! Sad.
@smileyfacefrown2723 you're correct, John didn't say that he's "against reducing vehicle emissions," but instead, he gave a long-winded rant implying he is. This doesn't sit well because long-time fans of his know that he is FOR reducing emissions. In previous videos, he highlighted ways that the federal government can reduce emissions. In this video, he chose to ASSUME the government will fiscally modify consumer spending habits; whereas, in fact, the government is merely at the public consulting stage -- inviting submissions on how vehicle emissions can be reduced. I invite you to investigate this for yourself: www.infrastructure.gov.au/node/40252
i think you should factor in the idea of "externalities" - Why should I pay the same to park my tiny af car as some huge Ranger?! why should a car that doesnt contribute to health hurting particulate pollution cost the same or more than some huge Desiel that some mum drives around herself?
Germany taxes a car based on its engine's displacement. Diesel gets taxed a little more. Additionally, our fuel costs 1,70€ a liter with a lot of tax in that. When I talk to people, I find that many of them make their calculations with a sharp pencil and buy smaller and more efficient engines. So the system seems to work. The whole efficiency - power - reliability triangle is an interesting topic in itself.
Petrol car is 2 euro per 100cc. Difference per year on that between a 1L car and a 2L car is 20 euro. Diesel is 9.5 euro per 100cc. This would explain the shrinking diesel sales. Enough to sway a purchase?
Howdy John, new cars lost me 40 years ago, I'm likely classed as an old fart. My work car is a 30 year old discovery1 modified as a trayback service vehicle, my weekend car is a 70 year old series 1 powered by a Mazda RF/T, I feel increasingly marginalised in the current world, hopefully I'll cark it before the world turns to total crap and we're all mandated to go electric. I service and maintain earthmoving gear in and around the Nothern Rivers area of NSW and regularly travel 700 km for a 4 day week how TF is an EV gonna be practical for Wally's like me, when some days can be 250-300 km long hauling 1200kg plus gear and oils etc all over the countryside to service said equipment. The people "in power" wouldn't know what reality was if it bit them on the arse. As i said I'm I'm increasingly disillusioned with how out of touch our Pollies and Government appear to be. Love your stance John, even if it does make me feel sad for the future, take care dude.
Massive amounts of new 10X overpriced electric Ford P/U trucks sit in Canadian dealer lots, they dont seems to he going anywhere , batteries going dry while someone with a truck load of cash go buy one these things.
oh well. i will just keep my old ford 150 xtl I built PHEV option for it. . cost me about $5000 to custom build. it works fine for the first 300km I get about 6l/100km. which is about the same as my chevy cruise . then after that it back to it normal fuel millage of +12L/100km. plus as a bonus I have fairly good size of emergency back up
FFS John. Those clowns choose easy soft targets like motorists. They don't have the balls to take on the mining industry. I must remember to make sure my panels are working well at night. Gee I didn't know they did that.
If only the Australian govt stopped giving taxpayers $ to overseas countries $995 million to Ukraine $40 MILLION To Cambodia $100million to Palastine & the list goes on ! Pacific Islands PNG
and replacing that with the energy and resources required to build a new vehicle to replace that older vehicle is better for the environment? that hippy driving that old 60s 4x4 is probably doing way more for the environment. a form of
Hi all, I just took out a lease on a Model Y, it's freaking awesome. 99% of my driving is short trips around the city and I am able to plug it in during the day where it charges off solar, just like freakin magic! I do not agree at all with a tax against people needing diesel vehicles for work, however people who dont need em should be encouraged towards EVs as this would take away demand from diesel fuel resulting it cheaper fuel prices for the people who need it, fuck yeah!! My Model Y has a Lithium Iron Phosphate battery which I believe contains none of the heavy metals John refers to. It also has a much longer lifecycle than a Lithium Ion battery and in much safer and stable, yay!! While recycling of the batteries is non existent atm, I expect this will change it the near future as the industry requires a scale of supply to be economically viable, derr! And yes, the doors can open manually from the inside.
