Australians are going to want the apocalypse-proof Tesla Cybertruck

[Darth Shiv]

I wonder how much space it would take up to carry solar panels so that it could be recharged in the Outback! And how long would it take to charge it on a sunny day?

Probably need the whole truck filled with the solar panels just to ensure you could get from one charging station to the next!

Nowhere near. The range of the top model of Cybertruck is about 800km now. That is EASILY enough to get to several major towns along pretty much any coastal drive in the entire country. So there's very few charging stations required to give you the entire coast of coverage.

~4000km east to west. 800km range. That's not a lot of work to get a network going. You realistically have them every ~200km worst case. And the more you have, the less burden there are on the existing ones if that makes sense because a charging station will have a very high current draw. Better to spread that out a bit.

I think the major impediment to this all is just will to do something. People are too clingy to old ways regardless of how poor they are just because of familiarity.

The other massive advantage with EVs we will see in the coming years is they will give society a distributed source of battery storage across the electricity network which will help load shift electricity gen to times when it is needed. E.g. plug your car into the office or home when not in use, the network will draw or feed power in depending on your needs for the car and the needs of consumers of the power.

 

[Karlos95]

Nowhere near. The range of the top model of Cybertruck is about 800km now. That is EASILY enough to get to several major towns along pretty much any coastal drive in the entire country. So there's very few charging stations required to give you the entire coast of coverage.

~4000km east to west. 800km range. That's not a lot of work to get a network going. You realistically have them every ~200km worst case. And the more you have, the less burden there are on the existing ones if that makes sense because a charging station will have a very high current draw. Better to spread that out a bit.

I think the major impediment to this all is just will to do something. People are too clingy to old ways regardless of how poor they are just because of familiarity.

The other massive advantage with EVs we will see in the coming years is they will give society a distributed source of battery storage across the electricity network which will help load shift electricity gen to times when it is needed. E.g. plug your car into the office or home when not in use, the network will draw or feed power in depending on your needs for the car and the needs of consumers of the power.

Well affordability does play a big part. If I could afford to, I'd buy a tesla today.

 

[Darth Shiv]

Well affordability does play a big part. If I could afford to, I'd buy a tesla today.

Absolutely. There should be an exemption for the luxury car tax in Australia imho. I think that's reasonable but the fossil fuels lobby owns both major parties in Australia so that is unlikely to be done anytime soon.

 

[Karlos95]

Absolutely. There should be an exemption for the luxury car tax in Australia imho. I think that's reasonable but the fossil fuels lobby owns both major parties in Australia so that is unlikely to be done anytime soon.

Exactly. No one believes that fossil fuel owns the gov lol.

Maybe why they deny climate change too, most of the climate denying scientists come from fossil fuel energy companies, so if it became a reality they'd lose trillions.

And their argument is, "The scientists pushing it is making money from bringing out new tech" but don't say how much better the tech will be for the planet and people, lol.

Anyway, back on topic. I hope they address all 4x4 enthusiasts (even people who just want an all-rounder vehicle) by making sure the seals are tight, can run the truck on sand, maybe a fold out solar mat for when you are in the outback or camping.