Thread: Full Electric LDV ute

Originally Posted by XR500

I think we all know the answer there

I saw it reviewed in an auto mag a year or so ago. Its a ute in looks only. Even a poorly maintained gravel road has the potential to do catastrophic damage to the drive train: The big ol electric motor hung down to the bottom of a conventional diff in the photos I saw. And no guards or skid plates. Just the motor

Definitely wouldn't make it up the McCauley river ��

As long as it is capable of performing reliably those things some of us expect our utes / 4x4's to do and has good range fully loaded I would have no problem owning one.
By that I mean off road / river crossing etc............................not as mums round town remuwara tractor dropping kids at soccer or going to lunch

What’s the dollars? Two rangers and a Mitsi?

cant be as badly made as a tesla !

Hey OP

Thanks for posting and I like to hear about new tech that I don't own, esp your experience of what it is like day-to-day

Originally Posted by Three O'Three

Call it what it is, a "battery powered ute" just like a battery powered drill, which go flat at the worst possibly time. That's why I tend to use my corded drills mostly and also why I'm buying a new petrol powered line trimmer for Xmas instead of a battery operated trimmer. I'd hate to think what a EV car owners monthly power bill would be.

6 bucks a charge for my work colleagues BYD atto 3 and that gets 350km range with some let over. he charges his ford transit phev for free at most sites as the corporates want to encourage electric vehicle's

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

6 bucks a charge for my work colleagues BYD atto 3 and that gets 350km range with some let over. he charges his ford transit phev for free at most sites as the corporates want to encourage electric vehicle's

AT THE MOMENT.....watch that dissapear once they have the numbers they want or the demand for power goes through roof...
already it has been seen overseas the power simply isnt there if too many are charged at once.... car free days may well come back again.

california has told people not to charge their electric cars as they dont have enough generation capacity yet

I know this Ute isn’t what most of us expect from a ute, my personal vehicle is a 2002 hilux 4Wd drive double cab, this is a townies ute, the ground clearance is not great, it’s 2 wd and I am not keen to take it on rough tracks, because the electric motor does seem to be quite low where the diff would be. I will keep updating as I get more miles on it.
This is a company ute, not mine, but I am trying to keep an open mind and give a fair review on what I think about the vehicle.

Originally Posted by Martin358

california has told people not to charge their electric cars as they dont have enough generation capacity yet

Switzerland has also just released plans to prevent people recharging their EV's. Winter energy crunch coming

Originally Posted by Hunter595

I know this Ute isn’t what most of us expect from a ute, my personal vehicle is a 2002 hilux 4Wd drive double cab, this is a townies ute, the ground clearance is not great, it’s 2 wd and I am not keen to take it on rough tracks, because the electric motor does seem to be quite low where the diff would be. I will keep updating as I get more miles on it.
This is a company ute, not mine, but I am trying to keep an open mind and give a fair review on what I think about the vehicle.

but can you tow the concrete mixer with it???

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

6 bucks a charge for my work colleagues BYD atto 3 and that gets 350km range with some let over. he charges his ford transit phev for free at most sites as the corporates want to encourage electric vehicle's

I just read in the news today that FENZ has banned charging of private EVs on all their sites.

Originally Posted by XR500

I think we all know the answer there

I saw it reviewed in an auto mag a year or so ago. Its a ute in looks only. Even a poorly maintained gravel road has the potential to do catastrophic damage to the drive train: The big ol electric motor hung down to the bottom of a conventional diff in the photos I saw. And no guards or skid plates. Just the motor

The electric eels will charge the ute up for a bit of tucker.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

but can you tow the concrete mixer with it???

You'd be better off with a Daimler.

My father use to own a 1956 daimiler majestic.Buitifull full 6 seater gas gusler all of 3.5 ton.Cruise at 100mph in comfort as you watched the fuel gauge slowly going down.