Electric Car - Australia

Electric car conversion
South Australia

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Electric
• Car
• Petrol
• free
• Cheap
• to
• run
• zero
• emissions
• environmentally
• friendly
• green
• technology

[8jbird]

What is going on? Why aren't these cars being made? We need them now.

[501stunit27242]

electric cars are going to be the way. to all the misinformed, do some research so you know facts not unbacked opions. some electric cars do look dodgy but they will get better, they are fast off the line, ongoing costs will be minium, think but 100 years about those that baged out the cars because they thought their horses were better. we all have to move with the times

[monoham1]

petrol $1.40 ... im so glad america crashed - for various reasons

[tsport100]

This car is identical to the Blade EV and he's sings the same tune looking for Government hand outs.

A 2nd hand imported chassis with some imported EV components and batteries bolted in. Exactly what is the local IP content?

If the Ev conversions are viable, then just start production.... no tooling is required as nothing is being manufactured locally.

[jnr8877]

@8jbird Oil companies pressure spineless politicians to can every form of alternative fuel for cars. They also bribe politicians with big sums of money so that delay and find any excuse not to support electric cars.

[GayBoyRunning]

I know why these really good electric cars.. is Because the Oil Companys will do everything in there power to stop it.. electric cars.. no oil no money

[johnTconover]

@torment3d... Well to be honest mate, I do not believe offering discount registration and tax benefits for the purchase of home grown EV's is exactly market shaking... It is a controlled and progressive solution that will create more jobs than it destroys... Again, Gov rescently gave tax incentives for business owners to purchase new vehicles, my mate purchased a new 6.0 holden ute that he only drives on the weekend... Is that not destroying future job opportunities in a "controlled" way...

[torment3d]

@johnTconover I agree with you, but you're thinking about the companies, not the individuals. It is possible to provide market incentives without hurting the market too much. A slow but controlled change is necessary, not a bandaid twitch scenario :)

[johnTconover]

@ torment3d... Did holden or ford send you your contribution to the bailouts we gave there dinosaur industry? I would rather have given money to subsidize entrepreneurs like this who are moving into the future than saving bigauto who will no doubt be looking for more handouts when the SHTF again. Government looking after bigautos short term profits at the expence of my childrens future wealth. But hey, they can just buy chinese EV's, just like yanks buying fuel efficient Jap cars in the 70's.

[johnTconover]

Yes actually I do realize that. But the energy crisis that the world now faces now trumps "free" market supply and demand forces. I for one do not give a flying f**k if holdens sales fall. They are building V8s while the world rushes head long into depression. Kinda like GM after the first oil crisis!!! If the US mandated efficiency standards, Detroit would be alive today. And anyhow, creating benefits for switching to cleaner tech CREATES NEW JOBS AND DESTROYS UNPRODUCTIVE ONES.