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Is this based on experience or perception? Perhaps you could be more specific. I have driven a Tesla for a total of 4 weeks. My son who is passionate and extremely knowledgeable about cars generally is certainly not a Tesla fanboy. There are things about the Tesla that he thinks should be improved and things he thinks are brilliant. Apart from some warranty work and tyres in 4.5 years he has had no other repairs or servicing done (and he has used it for motorsport on a few occasions.) I would be the first to agree that Musk is a rather odious character. This does not however mean everything his companies have achieved is crap. Space X being contracted to NASA to transport astronauts to the iSS is quite remarkable. Again Musk is a dick but perhaps Henry Ford was also. As for the names of the head of BYD, Ford GMH etc I can name 2 out of 3 of those without looking them up. In terms of Tesla as I mentioned before I bought some shares. I did this not to make money but because I like to have a stake in the future. I don't want to be an old guy who can only look back. I bought these shares in 2019 when they were rock bottom and before Tesla was profitable. During this time so many people predicted it would fail or never be profitable. Many even suggested that Tesla was a scam. My prediction is that more than likely Tesla will still be profitable but more completion will reduce its growth. What is often forgotten is that Tesla is more than a car company. Tesla grid storage batteries are being built all around the world. Am I a Tesla fanboy - no I think they are very good cars and Tesla has definitely stimulated the EV industry which I think is good. Would I buy a Tesla? it depends on price but there are many good EVs on the market. I think anxiety over change drives a lot of EV commentary.

In Q1 2024, Tesla delivered 386,810 vehicles, marking an 8.5% decline from the same period last year. With its aggressive expansion in production capacity, Tesla appears to be contending with a growing stockpile of unsold vehicles. Production for the last quarter stood at 433,000 vehicles, indicating that an additional 47,000 cars were likely added to inventory. Reports and satellite images reveal unsold Teslas accumulating in parking lots across Texas, Australia, and Germany. Furthermore, Tesla’s global vehicle inventory, measured in days of supply, has increased from 15 days in Q1 2023 to 28 days in Q1 2024. Delivery times for Tesla have also decreased from up to six months in 2022 to just a few weeks for customized models.

This does not upset me but bemuses me. I am not sure about this particular picture however there are some photoshopped images floating around at the moment. I am well aware of Tesla motor Company's performance because I have some shares so I tend to check production numbers against sales numbers regularly. You do understand that IC car manufacturers and oil companies are very keen to push stories that suit their business interests, this surely should not surprise you. Tesla sales have declined this year although other manufacturers are having a better year. Car companies of all types go through cycles. Car production is always slightly behind sales figures, they can't predict how many cars they will sell next week. I find it interesting why people are so keen to post any story that appears (either true, untrue or partially true) that they come across as if it proves anything often without any fact-checking. The traditional car companies and oil companies just love these people. If I were going to make an observation regarding the state of EV sales I would not rely just on headlines or pictures which may or may not be real I would look for serious articles that quote real figures. Perhaps the article below will shed some light on the present situation Should Tesla’s Inventory Pileup Worry Investors?

I think there is a place for understanding and kindness however it does in my opinion rely on contrition and on the ceasing of the bad behaviour.

Someone (a member of the public) has to nominate him. After this, the Council for the Order of Australia then makes a recommendation to the Governor General You can only get an honour if a member of the public such as yourself nominates. https://www.gg.gov.au/australian-honours-and-awards/frequently-asked-questions/frequently-asked-questions-order-australia You can put in a nomination at any time so go for it.

I believe studies have identified a link between tipping and corruption when comparing 32 different countries. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258189717_Here_Is_a_Tip_Prosocial_Gratuities_Are_Linked_to_Corruption After all a tip is a kind of bribe when you think about it. I understand that in some countries wages for wait staff are low and are expected to be topped up with tips. I can see that it is quite an unfair system. Does the pretty young waiter get tipped more often than the porky bald wiater? Do staff in the kitchen get paid more to compensate for the fact that they do not interact with the public? Luckily in this country, we are in my experience not expected to tip. I do find the concept quite demeaning on both sides.

Depending on where you live a portion of electricity is clean. Every year the proportion of cleaner electricity grows. If you live in Tasmania then the grid supply is very clean. Even in places where some of the electricity comes from coal, there are still gains from the pollution being from a centralised source. Most power stations are not in the middle of the city or opposite a school. What is often forgotten is the energy inputs required to get crude oil from the ground into the tank of our car. The amount of fossil fuel and electricity required for the exploration, drilling and then transporting across the world, refining and delivering to the petrol station in a fossil-fueled ship is astounding. True and these ships transport oil across the world even before we burn it in our cars. EV or Gas, What Pollutes More?

This seems pretty up-to-date to me .Vehicle emissions may cause over 11,000 deaths a year, researchers say but you could do your own search and see what studies you can find. Whilst there has been much progress in reducing pollutants from IC cars there are still enough pollutants to cause negative outcomes. Air Pollutant Emissions carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM); and volatile organic compounds (VOC).

Nope. There is a distinct difference between hybrids and range extender vehicles. Understanding Hybrid Vehicles: The 4 Main Types

My son's first EV was a BMW I3 Rex. The Rex stands for range extender. It had (no longer made) a BMW motorcycle engine that would cut in at a predetermined charge state, From memory, you could program it the point at which it would cut in. When we drove it whilst on holiday the engine did not cut in as we never had the battery get low. The new BMWs no longer have this option, I think because they increased the size of the battery. Wow, that is an amazingly long time frame, 86 years. Most big changes such as the change from horse transport to car transport or the Wright brothers to the moon land or telegram to internet have been somewhat quicker. I would agree that roads have to be paid for by the users whatever fuel they use. I do however believe that transitioning to EV should be supported by either the carrot or the stick or both. Whilst in some areas we just accept market forces in other areas we take the good of society into account. Cigarettes are carcinogenic so we tax them at a high rate as a disincentive. Internal combustion cars are harmful. There are plenty of studies that show that living near traffic is hazardous to your health (happy to post numerous links to reputable studies). There are also reputable studies that quantify what it is costing society in terms of health costs. I do believe that the government ought to be concerned with the health of the people but also with the long-term economic consequences Pollution from cars and vans costs £6billion per year in health damages A city with only EVs would be so much better in terms of fumes and noise.

This is not unique to Tesla or EV generally. Many if not most new cars regardless of how they are powered do not come with a spare or come with a space saver spare.

Australian EV sales figures for May https://www.mynrma.com.au/electric-vehicles/news/ev-sales-may-2024

Apparently you can select "slip mode" if you are dumb enough to want to spin your wheels which if course slows you down anyway.

I can say from personal experience that the Tesla does not spin it's tyres. The cars tech controls the traction. I am not sure if there is a mode you can select where you can spin the tyres. Another recent update allows for setting up different accounts for family members. This allows the parents to set up a profile that limits the performance for the younger or otherwise less experienced drivers in the family.

I might surprise you that as enthusiastic as I am about EVs I am not sure whether at this stage it makes sense for someone such as yourself to go EV at this point unless you particularly want to and can afford it. I am pretty much in this category. In an environmental sense, you would not be contributing much given your low travel distances. For me, it is a case of my next car will be EV but I will probably keep my present car running as long as it is viable. The early adopters that are buy EVs now are proving the technology and price of production, just like in the personal computer area.

Oh I typed this earlier and forgot to pot it. OK just going through the Channel 7 story. "Every month 2000 Teslas arrive in Melbourne but there is NOBODY" to buy them." Obviously that is a stupidly exaggerated statement. The Tesla sales are not zero. Yes sales might be down this month for whatever reason. "Tesla sales slumped 44% in April. I don't know what that means. It is not 44% lower than last April as far as I can see. 1581 to 1166, I don't think that is 44%. I would be interested to know how many Teslas there are in that lot. They never mention the number but the aerial shots don't seem to match the month after month 2000 Tesla and no one buying.

There is a reasonable dissuasion to be had. EVs obviously have pros and cons. Not just Cons and not just Pros. It just gets tiresome the revolving list of untrue or partially true assertions. Exploding batteries, collapsing car parks, EVs allegedly causing potholes. If you read back through this thread you will see all of those and more. I think like lots of areas these things tend to get polarized EVs are perfect, no EVs are the work of the devil. You know the truth might lie somewhere between.

I am not sure if you are addressing that question to me but I will assume you are. Look carefully at my posts, I am not expressing an opinion but I am posting the numbers. Whether or not the infrastructure is as good as it should be (it is not in many areas) may be a reason some people do not wish to buy at this point. The network is growing. I fully accept that you have no wish to buy electricity and that is fine. I just don't get why you are so determined to post stuff either true or not (I haven't forgotten the supposed fiery collision that turned out to be a truck carrying gas cylinders) I might think that motorcycles are stupidly dangerous and I would never ride one however I would not go on the thread on this forum where people talk about motorcycles and slag them off. If I don't want to ride one I don't have to others are welcome to do so. There is no plan where anyone here (unless there are some youngns) will be forced to buy an electric car and even if the targets are achieved (which I doubt) the electric car of mid 2030s will be a quite different beast compared to the ones today. You may feel that the people who buy an EV today are stupid however these are the people who are driving the technology forward, they are paying the higher price of being an early adopter which will allow later adopters to buy a cheaper better product.

OK I found the story on channel 7. The problem is how one month's drop in sales is being interpreted. Down for the month but up for the year. It could be the start of a slowdown April is traditionally a slow month for all car sales. I think a rational comparison would be April this year with April last year. April 23 1581 April 24 1166 A drop yes but nothing cataclysmic. The declaration of a collapse in EV sales is much exaggerated or at least stupidly premature. I cant remember the actual figure but for a country to be in recession there needs to a number of quarters of negative growth

Delving into the latest figures, April figures showed a drop however year to date figures are still higher than the first quarter of last year. This time last year there 23926 EV sales compared to the first quarter 0f 2024 in which 31662 EVs were sold. Is the slowdown in the month of April significant or a blip? Time will tell. But in contrast to reports that BEV sales are slowing down, looking at total EV sales in Australia since the start of the year there has been an increase. https://www.mynrma.com.au/electric-vehicles/news/ev-sales-april-2024

"Teslas are arriving in Australia at the rate of 2,000 per month, but no-one is buying them" State by state EV sales EV sales in the ACT dipped by 35 per cent in March compared to February, bringing the capital territory’s EV market share down a notch from one-in-four to one-in-five. NSW remained steady at 11 per cent – a little over one-in-ten. Victoria’s EV sales ramped up a little, with 500 extra sales compared to the previous month. Queensland also increased its EV market share for the month, upping it from 8.4 per cent in February to 9.2 per cent in March – an extra 275 electric vehicles on the road. Jan Feb Mar EV market share, March % EV market share, YTD % ACT 188 453 336 21.2% 21.2% NSW 1492 3566 3728 11.0% 9.5% NT 18 25 31 3.3% 2.9% QLD 1302 1894 2169 9.2% 8.2% SA 247 506 623 8.9% 7.1% TAS 97 123 115 7.1% 6.8% VIC 1057 2311 2817 9.4% 7.5% WA 492 1233 645 5.8% 7.3% https://www.mynrma.com.au/electric-vehicles/news/ev-sales-march-2024#:~:text=Which EVs are the most,3 Highland hit the shores.

Red could you post a link to that, please? At least in the past the sales model was that you order one online and wait for it to get shipped.

You can click on the 3 dots to the right of the description and select "not interested" or "don't recommend this channel"

I am guessing you are talking about the use of statistics - yes? You posted a video called The media cant cope with the end of the EV boom and I questioned the interpretation of the figures he presented. If you are not talking about EVs then why post that video?