The charge rates are claimed to be 1500kW, 1 second for 2km, 8 times Tesla's 250kW best. Just need the infrastructure to catch up.
And they say it is cheaper too.
Cheers,
Peter
Ineedabiggerboat said
03:42 PM Apr 4, 2026
I dont understand people cheering on a country that is not our friend and will potentially be an active enemy.
Australia had very good reasons to ban Huawei.
One day when china turns off you EV remotely, good luck.
Peter_n_Margaret said
04:33 PM Apr 4, 2026
I was not "cheering" so much as acknowledging their ability to develop these technologies faster and better and cheaper than anyone else and that is a fact.
Like Japan did before them, that will get them the business, like that, or not.
Cheers,
Peter
Dougwe said
05:10 PM Apr 4, 2026
I'm waiting for the flat areas of the car to be solar panels and charge the cars battery as you drive. It's just down the road I reckon.
In the meantime, I'll stick with me Collie.
Keep Safe on the roads and out there.
Whenarewethere said
06:45 PM Apr 4, 2026
Simply doing the maths it's not worth putting solar panels on a car due to the lack of area.
1000km Range, better than anything krasnov has ever done for the world.
Peter_n_Margaret said
07:17 PM Apr 4, 2026
This also provides the option of fitting smaller, lighter batteries which will in turn reduce the energy consumption per 100km.
Regarding the country of manufacture, the top 9 selling EVs in Australia (including 2 Teslas) were all made in China. #10 was made in South Korea.
Cheers,
Peter
dorian said
02:30 AM Apr 5, 2026
Dougwe wrote:
I'm waiting for the flat areas of the car to be solar panels and charge the cars battery as you drive. It's just down the road I reckon.
I wonder if the charging stations would be able to manage a fast charge for this car, or would they need to be modified. I they do need to be upgraded, we could end up with public charging facilities which lag behind the progress of the EV capabilities.
Rodsvan said
02:55 AM Apr 5, 2026
Oops I just re-read Peter's post and see he's already mentioned the infrastructure catching up (I clicked on the link without fully reading the first post).
Dougwe said
06:11 AM Apr 5, 2026
dorian wrote:
Dougwe wrote:
I'm waiting for the flat areas of the car to be solar panels and charge the cars battery as you drive. It's just down the road I reckon.
BYD just killed your EV argument with a battery that competes with gas engines - Fast Company
The charge rates are claimed to be 1500kW, 1 second for 2km, 8 times Tesla's 250kW best. Just need the infrastructure to catch up.
And they say it is cheaper too.
Cheers,
Peter
Like Japan did before them, that will get them the business, like that, or not.
Cheers,
Peter
In the meantime, I'll stick with me Collie.
Keep Safe on the roads and out there.
Simply doing the maths it's not worth putting solar panels on a car due to the lack of area.
1000km Range, better than anything krasnov has ever done for the world.
Regarding the country of manufacture, the top 9 selling EVs in Australia (including 2 Teslas) were all made in China. #10 was made in South Korea.
Cheers,
Peter
You mean like this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Solar_Challenge#/media/File:Solar_Car_Tokai_Challenger.JPG
YEP! I want me one. That would tow my aluminium tent no problems.
Look good in the shopping center car park too.
-- Edited by Dougwe on Sunday 5th of April 2026 06:12:44 AM