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  1. boars

    Electric Roadster

    The saddle sounds really interesting, I'd love to know what sort of durability you get out of it - really cool! Makes me want to try printing a replacement for an existing bike just to try it out! Very cool stuff man, love your work.
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    Grinhilia - my Aprilia RS125 Conversion

    Currently getting what I believe was Samd's bike at one stage in the past on the road in Qld... just had it out on the road for a test and tune on the weekend. Just waiting on some gauges and getting the engineering done - hope to be riding it on the regular in a month or two. Did you ever end...
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    Aprilia 125 rs conversion

    Nice choice of bike to convert, they're super light weight, it's crazy. :thumb: I picked up a RS125 myself last year that was already converted then sort of left about and never road registered as it was built as a university project. The batteries were pretty average and only 42V from my...
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    EV's on The Long Way Up

    Don't disagree that there are big spenders in the HD fan club but I feel a Venn diagram comparing EV lovers and HD lovers doesn't have much overlap. Happy to be proven wrong but any time I've been at a HD dealer they've been pretty anti EV and even the old V-Rod was too different for them...
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    Storm Bee electric dirt bike

    Wish those subtitles would translate - looks like a heap of fun. What was the general consensus?
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    EV's on The Long Way Up

    The first couple of eps were so so - hopefully it picks up. Would love to take a HD livewire for a spin but they're $50,000 here! Burn in hell. Cannot be a big market segment at that price.
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    United States Ends ICE

    They fuelled a test jet over 60 years ago with hydrogen, heck they could even switch between JP-4 (Kero) and h2 on the fly to do their testing. One of the reasons it was not pursued further was a giant condensation trail behind a high altitude spy plane was not exactly ideal :lol: More info...
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    Tesla battery day announcement

    Perhaps the cooling has something to do with fast charging and the same system can be used to pre-warm the batteries? Curious as to why the structural idea is dumb though.
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    What happened to Nikola One Semi?

    Apparently the Nikola 2 works. So a single vehicle, sure. No idea how it works though, hopefully not by towing it to the top of a hill.
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    Wind and Solar vs Coal, Gasoline, Nuclear

    Is this parody? It feels like parody, please tell me this is now parody. Losing 90% of water in a process that creates water from Hydrogen? Sorry, what? There's too many posts to read in this crazy thread, so I've lost track of who's tongue is in cheek and who's finger is up their nose...
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    What happened to Nikola One Semi?

    Uh they did the figures... and well the money will (potentially) flow out of Nikola into GM, not the other way around. Hardly buying into them, just gives GM another potential revenue source. There's little to no risk for GM, they're already walking down the path that Nikola wants them to...
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    EV charging prices in Europe increase 500%

    Snip snip Why are you acting like Tesla's aren't under 100k? Even in Australian $ you can pick up a brand new Tesla for under 100k. Tesla 3 in AUD is like 75k? Well below that in USD which is where Jack lives. You're both talking different currencies maybe but even so.... If you want to...
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    Tesla battery day announcement

    Even if you halved your cobalt usage per cell.... each year they produce more and more cells. Of course they're going to secure cobalt, they want to keep their supplies in check and don't want the cost to spiral out of control. I have my doubts about any battery revolution overnight but...
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    Tesla battery day announcement

    Could be great news for people doing custom builds, more secondhand batteries in the market if they outlast the cars they're in. :mrgreen:
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    Filler cap used as access for charging?

    Sorry for the confusion. A (good looking) waterproof opening for charging in the motorcycle tank is really the primary aim of the game. If a standard motorcycle filler cap was large enough to accept a standard phase one cable into it I'd possibly look at just mounting a standard cable. Most...
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    Filler cap used as access for charging?

    Yeah I just want a slick looking plug, there's no real reason beyond that :lol: Thanks again for the ideas.
  17. boars

    Filler cap used as access for charging?

    Thanks for that quick response. How does one go from that sort of plug to a standard wall plug? Edit: I guess I need a T2 to 3pin 10amp (Australian plug: Type I) adaptor... but have had no luck finding one (yet).
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    Filler cap used as access for charging?

    Hey guys, had a bit of a dig around and have been unable to find much of anything where people have replaced their standard ICE petrol cap assembly with a 240/120V type setup. Is there any sort of kit out there that makes this an easy proposition? Most of the outside/water resistant AC plugs...
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    Tesla MIC (made in China) Model 3 will be LFP!

    I thought Tesla only released sales figures quarterly? Did I miss something recently? Kind of comparing apples to oranges but if you've only got apples and oranges, well. :evil: You're right, Jan is generally a low output month, I just think it'll be particularly slow this time around and...
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    Tesla MIC (made in China) Model 3 will be LFP!

    Yes, everyone is down due to COVID-19 - that's not something unique to BYD now is it? In fact all of the issues selling cars in China at the moment apply to everyone. Was Tesla's previous sales in December limited by demand or by supply capacity? No way to know but I'm sure you'll speculate away.
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    Can EVs survive without subsidies ?

    I feel like everything is going to be down this year regardless of the incentives or otherwise, the drama around COVID-19 is causing issues with all sorts of industries. Am I personally worried, not really but it has had major impacts on manufacturing and supply chains that appear to be...
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    GM retreating into its shell ?

    69 billion over the 2 financial years ending 2007/8 ... Wow, that had to hurt. How anyone can complete with companies losing that sort of money... (Yes, yes bailouts too but not everyone is a favorite that will get those). This financial year is still in the black for Tesla if I recall...
  23. boars

    GM retreating into its shell ?

    Haha are you here all week? Try the veal? Nice.
  24. boars

    GM retreating into its shell ?

    Interesting figures - not sure where Ohbse is getting them from. However if you don't count the "Accident Compensation Corporation" deduction (we don't count medicare levy etc in ours) and just go pure PAYE tax rate you end up with NZ paying slightly less. PAYE - $20,620NZ Vs 20,797AU...
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    GM retreating into its shell ?

    Maybe we need IKEA flat packed cars we can assemble here to avoid import taxes on fully assembled vehicles. Components would get you under the LCT at the very least :lol: :pancake: Getting over all the hurdles described would be a mission and a half even if you didn't have to compete...
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