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[carloop @carloop_au]

@JimPine8 @skinthent @LudicrousFeed @ZappedAU Exactly - too many to choose from now and more coming!

[Richard Laxton @rlaxton]

Have you ever wondered how far the public EV charging network in Melbourne has improved in the last 7 years? At @carloop_au we don't just wonder, we know!

[Richard Laxton @rlaxton]

From humble beginnings, Australia's EV charging network has exploded over the last few years.

At @carloop_au we have all the data you need to understand every aspect of EVs in Australia, from charging data through sales data to EV model forecasts.

[carloop @carloop_au]

@alandail @SawyerMerritt There is never a situation where watching Spaceballs could be considered a bad thing.

[carloop @carloop_au]

@Hobbie4C @FCAI_Au When you say "it's socialism" like it is something bad, you give yourself away as someone who reads too much American politics. Look at the history of your own country instead.

[carloop @carloop_au]

@sydney_ev If they are capturing gas from landfills and burning it then this is a good thing really. Methane has a far higher GHG rating than CO2 after all. Generally the decomposition products would leak into the atmosphere otherwise.

[carloop @carloop_au]

@HEMacfarlane @aaronsmith @woolworths @IKEA_Aus While more expensive up front, the running costs of these trucks make them cheaper overall. Early results also indicate that they are around 20% more effective, meaning fewer drivers and vehicles required.

[carloop @carloop_au]

@HEMacfarlane @aaronsmith @woolworths and @IKEA_Aus are pushing hard on light truck fleet electrification, buying many Foton T5 trucks and likely others as well.

[carloop @carloop_au]

@bryanfwillis @aaronsmith These trucks have CATL LFP batteries which are super durable. Once their useful first and second lives are complete, they are chock full of aluminium, copper and lithium salts so a super valuable resource for recycling.

[carloop @carloop_au]

@Moonatron @aaronsmith Most likely a Foton T5.

This year is going to be a big year for last mile truck electrification in Australia.

[carloop @carloop_au]

@Carscoop Wow, really shows how Toyota is truly the innovation leader in all parts of the electrification of the global transport fleet. Blue badge, hardcore.

[carloop @carloop_au]

An excellent question Richard. What can we do to accelerate the electrification of our highways and accelerate the decarbonisation of our essential transport systems?

[Richard Laxton @rlaxton]

This is the map of my recent EV lap of Australia, although it is missing 3000km of side trips.

By the end of 2024, this route should be covered by DC fast charging everywhere except for the red lines. Note that there needs to be DC chargers at both ends of a section to avoid the red brush.

At the moment, the only mob that I know of building DC charging on highways in the NT is the NRMA, although Evie has some very welcome chargers in Darwin.

Queensland is building a lot of chargers to augment and enhance their already extensive skeleton, but has no plans that I know of to add DC charging to their red section.

The section of the Ayre highway in SA from Penong to Border Village is on the NRMA map for future development with ARENA funds.

Considering their strategy in the USA, Tesla have been strangely slow to push out Superchargers on this prestigious route. They also have no off-grid chargers in Australia at all, despite building all the components in-house.

While most will never use these, the electrification of key routes in Australia provides a psychological boost that will speed the transition to passenger BEVs and is a key first step to the electrification of long-distance trucks as well. Megawatt-class charging is just a matter of scaling up what we do for light vehicles after all.

There are many obstacles in the way, including large remote areas away from large-scale energy grids, low population and traffic levels, kafkaesque planning processes and a shortage of experienced engineers. There is also a distinct lack of urgency around this from all levels of government.

There are a great many ways that we could achieve this goal, including broad distribution of remote power systems and pushing the electricity grid across the major highway routes.

Integrated with existing demands, remote power systems consisting of solar, wind and batteries, possibly with diesel generator backup, can vastly reduce the huge consumption of diesel in remote roadhouses and communities across the country.

Extending the grid would allow us to build interchanges between the eastern and western states, allowing eastern solar to support western morning peak, and western solar to do the same for the eastern evening peaks. Our wide brown land is almost 3 hours wide after all!

What can we all do to make this happen?

[carloop @carloop_au]

While regional DC charging infrastructure has a long way to go, it is already good enough to have enabled a solo traveller to drive right around Australia in 10 days.

[Harald Murphy @harald_murphy]

#AUSYtour #AUSYHotLap
@Tesla @TeslaAUNZ #ModelY
Day 10
Arrived #Perth #WesternAustralia after traveling 270km from #Merredin. Efficiency 149Wh/km. Charging at home on a Type 2 AC charger.

Day 10 total 1,649km
Tour total 13,554km

Tour complete.

[carloop @carloop_au]

@ohyeahnah3 @ev_outback @rackem_n_sackem @BenFordhamLive Ah, that must be why the EV uptake in the most northerly County in Norway, Finnmark, has exceeded 50%. Someone should tell those Arctic folk that EVs don't work in the cold!

[carloop @carloop_au]

Congratulations @RAAofSA on getting this charger up and running. Travellers will be eternally grateful. Any comment on how you are managing to get slightly faster charge rates than equivalent WA EV network Kempower units?

[Richard Laxton @rlaxton]

Charging at the RAA Kempower unit in Wudinna. Getting the standard 100-ish kW from this configuration. Great to see these essential chargers coming online finally. Activated using my RFID since it is not in the Chargefox app yet.

[carloop @carloop_au]

Finally some movement on the RAA network!

[Richard Laxton @rlaxton]

Not a single completed DC charger on the main road from the SA border to Adelaide. What is going on here @RAAofSA? Wasn't the contract to build these chargers awarded in February of 2022, 20 months ago?

[carloop @carloop_au]

Carloop's own Riz Aktar hosting an excellent session on EV charging at the AEVA National Conference.

[carloop @carloop_au]

Fascinating discussion of going beyond just transitioning to EVs to improve transport outcomes, not just dumping ICEs at @AEVA_National Conference.

[carloop @carloop_au]

Even a couple.of years ago, new cars showing up in the VFacts data might happen once or twice a year. This month we have at least 4 new models, including one rocketing into the chart!

https://t.co/sJglwGr5o1

[carloop @carloop_au]

@senatorbabet @ellymelly Please fact check yourself before displaying ignorance to the world. The generator only runs when the battery is discharged and the sun is not shining. Furthermore, even running off that diesel generator an EV gets better fuel economy than an equivalent diesel vehicle.