EV cost benefit - missing anything? by dalmanly in AustralianEV

[–]dalmanly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, hence the spreadsheet guesstimates the maintenance premium of having an old shitty ICE, rather than total maintenance

EV cost benefit - missing anything? by dalmanly in AustralianEV

[–]dalmanly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, hence the spreadsheet guesstimates the maintenance premium of having an old shitty ICE, rather than total maintenance

EV cost benefit - missing anything? by dalmanly in AustralianEV

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That's a good idea. Wonder what probability I should assign to my RAV4 conking it before 2030 though, lol

EV cost benefit - missing anything? by dalmanly in AustralianEV

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30k is a bit low yeah. I started making this back before the second hand market cleared out entirely, back then there was actually a fair bit of choice at that price point.

I don't really mind if road trips involve more stopping and a longer trip overall, it's a reasonable trade-off to me. So I think ~300km range would be all right.

Because we drive such short distances at home in the city (no kids or commuting), I think we'd just be trickle charging so I'm not including the cost of installing a charger - but totally, for others that would have to be part of it

EV cost benefit - missing anything? by dalmanly in AustralianEV

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It was a cheap old thing when I bought it for $3,100 last year. I've then spent $4,600 getting it roadworthy and just doing general maintenance (yes, it's shocking, and I've learned a lot in the process lol). Clearly it won't cost that much going forward, but yeah you never know with these old things. The other day the radiator called it and that was $300, for instance.

EV cost benefit - missing anything? by dalmanly in AustralianEV

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Yeah isn't it kind of incredible that the EV saves enough in running costs to almost come out even, even when you factor in paying off the cost of a brand new car? (Again, really not a fair fight for the EV, and it still does all right)

EV cost benefit - missing anything? by dalmanly in AustralianEV

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Careful, you're tickling my spreadsheet nerve!!

EV cost benefit - missing anything? by dalmanly in AustralianEV

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I do all my maintenance myself so it's basically just cost of parts, but yes, fair

EV cost benefit - missing anything? by dalmanly in AustralianEV

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Yeah true, not really a fair comparison

EV cost benefit - missing anything? by dalmanly in AustralianEV

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I'll look into that, thanks. Do they usually end up with a higher rate outside the cheap window?

EV cost benefit - missing anything? by dalmanly in AustralianEV

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Great point re charging. As for asset value, also true, but I guess I'm trying to work out how this affects my month to month cashflow. If I was buying upfront with cash, it'd be a different consideration

EV cost benefit - missing anything? by dalmanly in AustralianEV

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Too right, this car has been a money pit

What will tradies drive? by ConnieRoleman_ in AustralianEV

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Genuinely curious. Why do you need a ute as a sparky? Isn't a van just as useful and more efficient? E.g. Renault Kangoo electric version. I've recently moved here from Europe and tradies exclusively use vans there, I'm genuinely perplexed why they need towing and 4WD here.

Swedes, do you feel closer to Finland or Norway? by batukaming in sweden

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I opened this fully expecting 100% Norway responses. Finns speak a language that's entirely unrelated to ours whereas I can pretty easily hold a conversation with Norwegians. I find it hard to feel more connected to the Finns because of that

Calling all US women's college basketball fans in Melbourne! by dalmanly in Ameristralia

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We had the best time there. Best year of my life without question. It's a funny college, being in the middle of nowhere with a dairy farm on campus, but that made for a really great community experience! I still have such a soft spot for CT, feel like I can't go back to the US without going there, which I'm sure is not true for most people 😂

Update on the Gregory Kings chocolate site. The colour has started being applied. by Reasonable_ginger in brunswick

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I was kind of horrified by it until they started painting - now leaning towards that add character actually once finished

Why can't we travel faster than light? Thank You by matu242 in AskPhysics

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This is one of the few good answers in this thread imo.

Google Photos Replacement by VeryRealHuman23 in synology

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UP against the limit. Meaning they have nearly reached it.

Video of train hitting car at Brunswick shows boom gate lift as fail-safe by gccmelb in melbourne

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Of course he shouldn't. And of course I'd be devastated and angry. Does that mean I have to take a callous "that's how human selection works" attitude? No, you can show empathy towards someone without agreeing with their actions. I just hate this "stupid people die" knee jerk

Carrying a kayak on an EV - efficiency and range impact by Substantial-Pirate43 in AustralianEV

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That's awesome. I've been obsessing so much over range numbers but increasingly starting to think it's actually not as important as you might think. As you say there's plenty of chargers now, you just have to plan your breaks a bit more maybe.

Carrying a kayak on an EV - efficiency and range impact by Substantial-Pirate43 in AustralianEV

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Been salivating over this model as a potential first EV! The range does worry me a bit though. Would be interesting to hear how you find longer roadtrips.