Cheers. But an Outlander is not on our list of preferred options. We will, in all likelihood be buying NZ new so probably no need to covert languages either.
vtecintegra,
Jun 17, 5:36pm
Yeah of course it'll do that, how else would you expect a PHEV to behave?
houseofdad,
Jun 17, 6:54pm
The labour green eyed monster strikes again, have to pay more tax on a new import as opposed to a used import. But the new import on average no doubt has less emissions.
houseofdad,
Jun 18, 6:03pm
Thank you for the link John, informative.
Been a long term fan of EV's but starting to think a hybrid will suit my needs best. Planning on doing a bit of travelling around New Zealand in the near future and don't want to have to analyse EV range along the way. A plug-in hybrid is an option but I can't be bothered having to plug something in each time I get home considering how little fuel hybrids use around town and that you're still having to pay to charge the phev. Money to me is only to make your life easier, if I have hassles it defeats the purpose. See most hybrids can do 500 km for less than $25. What does $25 buy these days lolllol is it all worth the hassle going for an EV or PHEV ? (Higher entry point to boot)
Pure EV - don't think the charging infrastructure is there yet where you can be pretty sure you won't have to wait at a charging station for others to charge their car. (No doubt very frustrating when you're travelling and just want to get on the road)
See only trouble with the hybrids and phev's though is it's back to spark plugs, and oil changes etc. Decisions decisions lolllol. Just want the most all round hassle-free option if there is such a thing lol.
houseofdad,
Jun 18, 6:28pm
Been looking online at the Mitsubishi PHEV Outlander, I could summon up the energy to plug in each night lolol. Hybrid of some sort over an EV for me at this stage.
vtecintegra,
Jun 18, 6:40pm
You won't get $25/500km out of a non-plugin hybrid, that would require around 2.5l/100km whereas the most economical non-plugin hybrid is the Prius which is rated at 3.4l/100km. Still cheap running.
cjohnw,
Jun 18, 6:52pm
For our situation (retired couple) I think the advantage of the PHEV, (apart from the larger rebate) is the ability to run it for some distance (up to 60km?) on battery only. For us, that makes all our weekly travel around home petrol free and on our longer trips don’t need to stop to charge up anywhere and won’t have the “range anxiety”. Of course that does mean higher upfront cost.
houseofdad,
Jun 18, 6:54pm
Correct - cheers for the reminder, remember now it was phev Prius figures I mistakenly quoted. 1.2L/100km according to Trademe.
robertchestnut,
Jun 19, 7:36pm
that is my problem , my cost per km is going to be insane, all this pollution stuff needs to be based on how many km's you do . my old cars are still more green than EVs , thanks to the EVs will where out more tyres than my old cars
toenail,
Jun 19, 11:30pm
Doesn't work like that, options are installed at the factory. i.e. bigger batteries, additional motor, leather seats.
vtecintegra,
Jun 19, 11:34pm
Traditionally sure, but Tesla can lock features like heated seats, number of speakers and even battery capacity via software
houseofdad,
Jun 20, 5:56am
Yeah seems the best bet at this stage a PHEV.
Are you the John that was living up in Auckland and had the GT500 ?
cjohnw,
Jun 20, 6:25am
No mate, not a GT500 here sadly. We lived in Auckland for almost 50 years but have retired here 18 months ago to be closer to Grandkids.
houseofdad,
Jun 20, 6:31am
Good one John, be nice change of pace for you, family.
alowishes,
Jun 22, 4:04am
I’m bored with modern cars and I doubt I’ll feel any less bored with an EV.
And I’ll be long gone before an EV is ever a classic. ( if in fact it ever happens!)
joanie32,
Jun 22, 4:50am
Huntly power station was working hard today
We don’t have electric cars in NZ
We have coal powered cars.
tygertung,
Jun 22, 6:39am
Huntly only supplies some of the electricity for the country.
soundsgood,
Jun 22, 6:42am
I see that NIO in China are making cars with removable batteries. One option they offer is to buy a cheaper car without batteries and then have batteries supplied as a service - much like BBQ gas tanks swapped each time.
Again the cost of "swapping" out batteries will be the FAQ and the number of battery configurations that will need sorting
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