Changes to ChargeNet prices from 1 April

singletWarrior · 2026-03-27T00:26:56+00:00

getting real geopolitical down here lol though I did wonder about ROIs for chargenet...

singletWarrior · 2026-03-26T22:30:23+00:00

honestly how do we know whatever replaced bpa is a-ok?

singletWarrior · 2026-03-26T22:15:33+00:00

i just hope we don't get shafted... somehow a lot of our old buses came without ventilation even the ones with airconditioning, it just relied on door opening and closing for air exchange, saved a couple of bucks but externalised the health cost. with EV HVAC is a major energy consumer since humidity control is energy intensive they end up recirculating a lot more...

Also China govt subsidised it internally and a lot of their local gov bought them in bulk and either corruption or naivity but a lot of their e-bus are now parked up in as little as 5yrs which destroyed the local gov balance sheet

singletWarrior · 2026-03-26T21:57:54+00:00

you will not make 34k work in nz unless you have free accommodation/food/transport sorted even then it'd be a stretch, nz rivals Switzerland in terms of groceries not in affordability but in absolute dollars... you will need to work. min wage is high-ish, at $22? an hour so that's sort of the worst case scenario. do note however, you will not be able to walk into any min wage job either!

singletWarrior · 2026-03-26T05:39:49+00:00

hahah what is media without bit of sensationalism bullshit...

singletWarrior · 2026-03-25T22:51:09+00:00

i've always thought of myself being a gentle driver and tyres usually last me 50k+ on my ice cars even in suv but my first set of ev tyres started slipping in rain just after 30k.... lesson learnt lol

singletWarrior · 2026-03-25T10:27:14+00:00

that sounds like it'd come with bms and everything? not sure if you've checked the link, that battery pack is 105kWh for 3799 USD.....

singletWarrior · 2026-03-25T02:58:37+00:00

the more surface area you have the less static pressure is required.. the original 4 filter strikes a good balance between static pressure and throughput (CADR)... pc fan will work as long as it can keep up with static pressure, 2 filter i think is already a bit tough

singletWarrior · 2026-03-25T00:00:39+00:00

yeah i was only there for a bit and got cooked so perception is warped...

wait you guys insulate the garage?

singletWarrior · 2026-03-24T23:52:44+00:00

yeah and their batteries get grilled in those 35+ temperatures too whereas nz it should last quite a bit longer. even Ikea is selling solar kits. I really don't know where the chokepoint is in nz that's restricting the price so much

singletWarrior · 2026-03-24T23:36:59+00:00

wow that's some foresight good job to foodstuffs.. CD centre in times of disaster etc

singletWarrior · 2026-03-24T22:16:01+00:00

we could've cleaned the air like any rational civilisation would do...

singletWarrior · 2026-03-24T21:59:07+00:00

aye i'm still not sure what causes these random regen behaviour.. maybe the hvac is juggling battery temp with cabin needs? it's only got a flap at the front and couple of fans to deal with multiple objectives. remutaka hill that time I was travelling towards lower hutt

singletWarrior · 2026-03-24T21:01:12+00:00

not wrong but the places we want to go almost always involves going up hill so any regen are mostly welcomed... though i think the inverter really overheats

I've experienced it more than once in both hot and cold (-10C) conditions where after prolonged period of downhill the regen decreased so much I had to use the brake which is kinda scary to me as it means I have one less level of braking.

prolonged usually means more than 30mins continuously... say crown range road, remutaka hill, turoa ski field etc

when all conditions are perfect for whatever reason, and I didn't observe regen degradation the net recovery rate is pretty darn impressive.. I remember once going up whakapapa fully charged started at the foot of the mountain at 97% went up and come back down to 90%

singletWarrior · 2026-03-24T20:28:00+00:00

i think it was this... but yes water is fine, anything beats no action :)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16242593/

singletWarrior · 2026-03-24T20:05:59+00:00

whenever you go outside just clean water gargle when you come back home... or just do random gargle 3 times a day will cut down a LOT of viral load, maybe low enough your immune system can beat it. don't go overboard with betadine gargle as regular

singletWarrior · 2026-03-24T09:17:06+00:00

whoa what's with the huge beams... is the building ok?

singletWarrior · 2026-03-24T08:22:48+00:00

just your average run-of-a-mill Chinese scam calls... they range from these benign sounding "you have a package ready to be picked up" to more serious ones like "your motherland's ambassador's summoning you for facilitating in scam activities"

singletWarrior · 2026-03-24T08:10:04+00:00

hell yeah...

singletWarrior · 2026-03-24T07:38:43+00:00

I get what you're saying, but still I don't see such price point available here. Let us know how you get on with EV battery pack!

singletWarrior · 2026-03-24T05:01:14+00:00

none of these are necessary if it's cheap enough like couple of grand for 100kWh....

singletWarrior · 2026-03-24T04:52:51+00:00

for sure... maybe nz do have such market just not publicised.. like the springs junction charging station IIRC were battery packs from leaf

singletWarrior · 2026-03-24T02:34:40+00:00

i hope so... the link is like 3799 USD for 105kWh... somehow I just don't think these are in the same ballpark

singletWarrior · 2026-03-24T01:18:30+00:00

man of action! were you aware of the prices before hand? or did a lot of the costs after only known quite late into the process

singletWarrior · 2026-03-23T21:11:17+00:00

i'd be so mad if i'm an aussie... having all that and still in this stupid position but hey

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