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- Thalass
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I've certainly kept an eye out. I'm constantly looking out for a car without an exhaust pipe - especially when I'm down towards the southeast of perth. I keep my eyes peeled for any white mustangs... hehe
Nothing so far, though. Someone needs to buy an Aptera or an electric Carver.
Nothing so far, though. Someone needs to buy an Aptera or an electric Carver.
I'll drive an electric vehicle one day.
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BjBlaster wrote:Andrew wrote:
During my sunday arvo joy ride, I decided to stop by... the guy at the counter kept giving me funny looks out the window.![]()
Surely Tuarn is off his "P" plates by now
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If it's stuck, force it. If it breaks it needed replacing anyway - bj's shed
- acmotor
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Spotted !..... City of Mandurah's Vectrix.
At 100kmph on Mandurah road.
We caught up with Geof, the Ranger at the next stop. Full interview in the next AEVA Perth branch news.

At 100kmph on Mandurah road.
We caught up with Geof, the Ranger at the next stop. Full interview in the next AEVA Perth branch news.
iMiEV MY12 110,230km in pure Electric and loving it !
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Go Mandurah! I'll look forward to the newsletter.
Wouldn't it be great if all our posties used these instead of the noisy, smelly, usually-badly-in-need-of-a-tuneup ICE ones they use now.
They'd have to go back to the old days of using a whistle too as you wouldn't hear when the mail came anymore!
Cheers,
Rob Hills
Waikiki, Western Australia
Wouldn't it be great if all our posties used these instead of the noisy, smelly, usually-badly-in-need-of-a-tuneup ICE ones they use now.
They'd have to go back to the old days of using a whistle too as you wouldn't hear when the mail came anymore!
Cheers,
Rob Hills
Waikiki, Western Australia
- Thalass
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I wonder who you'd have to go to, to ask about that? Surely each individual post office wouldn't handle that sort of thing. You'd have to go to the head office or something. Maybe talk to the dealers and put them in touch with the postmaster general about a trial.
I'll drive an electric vehicle one day.
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Those postie Honda CT110s are consistently the biggest selling motorcycle in Australia. It'd be a big deal if they converted to something electric. I think a vectrix would be way too heavy though, they need something that rides OK over kerbs and lawns.
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Yeah the Vectrix is great but not really suitable for postal delivery.
Australia Post are currently trialing some electric bikes and trikes though.
Australia Post are currently trialing some electric bikes and trikes though.
- Thalass
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True, the Vectrix isn't suited really. Certainly hasn't got the decades of development the honda has behind it.
I wonder... a quick search tells me a second hand CT110 is around $1200-$1800. I wonder how far a postie goes on his route? I suppose it's like asking how long a piece of string is. I suppose they also just load up, fuel up, and go between loads. Though you could possibly have two bikes, one waiting to go once the postie gets back, then the first is loaded and put on charge. That'd double the cost though, which is bad.
It'd be an interesting challenge for a conversion.
I wonder... a quick search tells me a second hand CT110 is around $1200-$1800. I wonder how far a postie goes on his route? I suppose it's like asking how long a piece of string is. I suppose they also just load up, fuel up, and go between loads. Though you could possibly have two bikes, one waiting to go once the postie gets back, then the first is loaded and put on charge. That'd double the cost though, which is bad.
It'd be an interesting challenge for a conversion.
I'll drive an electric vehicle one day.
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Spotted the electric Mustang on the Mitchel freeway yesterday.
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on REID highway intersecting the mitch fwy onramp - today i saw a Dihatsu Charade smoking its tyres, it was light blue and had ELECTRIC VEHICLE embossosed on the rear bumper,
anyone know whos it is? i reaaallllyyyy wanna know
ive never seen an EV car do that
anyone know whos it is? i reaaallllyyyy wanna know


- Thalass
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I saw this at work a while ago, but it didn't occur to me to have a closer look. It turns out that Air BP have an EV fuel truck! It's full of lead, so it's slow and clunky, but the speed limit on the airport is 25 anyway. Apparently it's good to drive, as long as it doesn't break down. I kind of think they aren't taking care of the wet cell lead acid batteries. Though the website for the conversion company says that they have some kind of single-point rewatering system so it shouldn't be too hard. It's got a dirty great DC motor, 96v of lead. Has to be constantly recharged, but of course I don't think that's a big deal. Even the drivers like it, as long as it's working at all.
I'm just amazed that British Petroleum have an EV! hahaha
(Just found the conversion company's website: http://fmitrucks.com/electric_isuzu.html
I'll drive an electric vehicle one day.
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RE: Electric Postie Bike...
I've been working on a design for an electric postie bike for the past 5 years. I even became a Postie - to fully appreciate the job and requirements of the bikes.
Almost finished my proof of concept prototype - and have engaged proffesional motorcycle design engineers to re-design and engineer it for manufacture.
It's a mighty long and expensive road ahead - a mamoth task to take it any further than I have. But I'll try.
I've been working on a design for an electric postie bike for the past 5 years. I even became a Postie - to fully appreciate the job and requirements of the bikes.
Almost finished my proof of concept prototype - and have engaged proffesional motorcycle design engineers to re-design and engineer it for manufacture.
It's a mighty long and expensive road ahead - a mamoth task to take it any further than I have. But I'll try.
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Williams Electric - Tilting Trikes
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juk wrote: Spotted this parked up in maylands:
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the LPG tag was a bit disconcerting

Matt
2017 Renault zoe - 25'000km
2007 vectrix - 156'000km
1998 prius - needs Batt
1999 Prius - needs batt
2000 prius - has 200 x headway 38120 cells
2017 Renault zoe - 25'000km
2007 vectrix - 156'000km
1998 prius - needs Batt
1999 Prius - needs batt
2000 prius - has 200 x headway 38120 cells
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Pretty sure I spotted a white tesla roadster a few weeks back on the freeway heading towards Perth. I was on the train on the way to work.
- Simon
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Not exactly local sightings but spotted 2 Mitsubishi iMiEV's in New Zealand recently. One in Auckland and this one in Wellington (documented with a crappy mobile phone camera picture!!)

Also saw an EV charging station at a Shell Petrol Station also in Wellington..


Also saw an EV charging station at a Shell Petrol Station also in Wellington..

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