Comments on: The New Long Range Holden Volt https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/home/the-new-long-range-holden-volt/ News and views about cars in Australia Fri, 19 Jun 2020 15:39:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.5 By: John https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/home/the-new-long-range-holden-volt/#comment-3996 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:07:53 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=2536#comment-3996 If the Car manufacturers were serious about electric cars they would be making them in commercial vans first. The floor space is huge and flat for large battery packs, Tradies are not concerned about looks and only need to go about 150 – 200 kms per day. and the Return on investment for them would be minimal as it is used sooo much. There are hundreds of thousands on the road and not running fuel in these would make a hell of a dent on the Greenhouse gas emissions not to mention reduced prices for trade services as no or little fuel is required to run the Vehicle therefore less overheads

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By: John Aquilina https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/home/the-new-long-range-holden-volt/#comment-3992 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:05:53 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=2536#comment-3992 In reply to Fourbypete.

An SUV would be a MUCH better platform to start a EV project – more space to carry those damn batteries, and the torque to each wheel would be fantastic off-road.

Too bad they haven’t developed a conductive paint that acts as photo-voltaic cell and produces an ongoing charge for an EV’s batteries. Heres hoping!

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By: Fourbypete https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/home/the-new-long-range-holden-volt/#comment-3988 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:03:50 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=2536#comment-3988 The day that car makers produce a suv that can be driven for a full day on one charge is the same day I will buy one.

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By: John Aquilina https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/home/the-new-long-range-holden-volt/#comment-3983 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:56:18 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=2536#comment-3983 The Volt is hopefully the 1st stage of a Vehicle type which will develop into something far more practical and easy to live with than we have today. It is too heavy, its range is too short, and it is way too expensive.

A Better Place charging stations have just announced it is no longer accepting any new subcribers and is not establishing any new charge points. Its parent company has pulled capital support in Australia.

Government policy in some states like NSW restrict it from being licensed as a public vehicle such as a Taxi or Hire Car because requirements were written years ago BEFORE EVs were even considered.

I personally don’t like EVs or the Volt, but I am open-minded enough to accept that there are applications that they can and should be used. Having Government impediments for the use of EVs should be changed to positive bias.

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