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Discussion in 'Australia' started by Aircon, Mar 23, 2009.

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  1. IanB

    IanB F1 World Champ
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    I've moved on. Here's my new dream car. Perfect for the Omeo Highway.

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  2. greg246

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    I could see you trawling the toilets at truck stops up and down the Hume
     
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  3. simon klein

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    Noice,is the spa in the sleepercab????
     
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  4. Horse

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    Do they make that in an Electric?
     
  5. Maranello550

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    Just don’t drive it through Lakemba or Bankstown...You’d wake up in a ditch with a sore arse and no truck...:)
     
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  6. kerrari

    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Did you read the bit that says cars over 40 years old are exempt? Or the bit that said the toll is £12 a day to use the roads? Who wants to drive through central London anyway; but if you can afford a garage in central London I don’t think a toll is going to stop you using it. Talk about Clickbait!
     
  7. kerrari

    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ
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    No; I was surprised to read recently how much effort Toyota is putting into hydrogen in Australia. Way too infrastructure heavy for a big country like Aus. I have a business idea for you PP - existing shopping centres on the edges of towns, lease the outdoor carparks, put up simple carports to provide covered spaces, cover the roofs with PVs, install charging points in the parking bays and create ‘fuel stops’ for EVs.
     
  8. Ferraridoc

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    Provided the EVs park there for a week and a half, they'll get a full charge!
     
  9. greg246

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    And hopefully self combust
     
  10. kerrari

    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Carport roof would be about 18sq m so about 10 panels at 400w maybe 16kW per day - these would be for a top up while you’re shopping, not full charge
     
  11. Horse

    Horse Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Poor PP.


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  12. Aircon

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    What a terrific idea. I'm on it!
     
  13. Ferraridoc

    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ
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    Who's got 400W panels?
     
  14. kerrari

    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ
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  15. kerrari

    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ
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    I just remembered: local big shopping centre already has undercover free EV charging; guess it’s wrapped into the parking charges (which don’t kick in until 2hours). Still, as EVs become the norm I reckon paid chargers will become a thing...
     
  16. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    They're already a thing.
     
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  17. greg246

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    Yep, pretty much every large shopping centre here has them. Multibay set up at Gundagai too behind the Oliver Foodstop
     
  18. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    I was talking about charging for it.
     
  19. greg246

    greg246 Two Time F1 World Champ
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    As it should be
     
  20. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    I agree. I'm staggered at how many EV drivers will go out of their way and waste time hanging around while their car gets a free recharge instead of doing it at home.
     
  21. greg246

    greg246 Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Not surprising, only an idiot would own an EV
     
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