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peripatus

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  1. I take the points about the necessity for better public transport, and that only petroloeum fuels have nation wide distribution, but the EV seems a logical next step on both these counts. We will probably never have the population - or want it - to justify public transport everywhere in Oz, so something cheap and available has to keep our family/work/recreation vehicles running, and the only thing more widely delivered than fuel is power. Sure, it costs money, but compared to fuel it's a bargain, and doesn't even require tankers. Apart from available vehicles, what we really lack is charge points. Across the world - even Adelaide - charge points are being installed, but it's a chicken and egg argument: until we're driving one we won't need to fill up on the other. Scale of production is bound to improve prices and sales volume will lead to better models. The 'fuel' supply for EVs is potentially totally versatile. Overnight slow charge at home; fast charge at charge stations; refuel in the carpark/street parking bay/public transport parking lot; hell, we could even trickle-charge from solar while we are on holidays in the middle of the desert or gone fishing.
  2. It might be a big country, but almost all of us live half a battery charge away from the GPO, and drive 90% of our miles on short trips within sight of a power line. It seems to be almost inevitable that a significant percentage of our vehicles will be plug-in electric in the near future, do we have to wait until the rest of the world has left us behind before we stop looking in the rear-view mirror, and start watching where we are going?
  3. I understand Toyota America is planning to co-ordinate with universities and like institutions in the provision of charging stations for its electric models. I am currently at a university in northern NSW and would hope similar plans are underway in Australia, in fact, I am sure some universities would be eager to host early stations/bays. Does anyone know of any such plans for Oz, and can anyone tell me the current state-of-play regarding charge bays, such as price of installation, expected compatibility across models and makes.
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