Transgrid adds first electric ute to its fleet in Australia



Electricity transmission company Transgrid has introduced the first electric ute in Australia to its fleet.

Transgrid said the vehicles would help reduce fuel costs and lower emissions.

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36 thoughts on “Transgrid adds first electric ute to its fleet in Australia”

  1. NEKMINUTE BOOM!!!! Wonder how long befor one explodes from exposure to salt water….. hmmmm T-20 weeks an counting down let's see🤦‍♂️🤣🤣🤣 these peaces of shit wouldn't even get me to visit my brother In one CHARGE/TRIP. 9 roughly hours one way Mornington to Mildura…. lmfao the climate clowns need their heads read!!! RUBBISH CAR LIKE THEIR RUBBISH CLIMATE AGENDA!!!!!! WORLDS BIGGEST SCAM NO PEOPLE ARE BRAINWASHED INTO IT WOW🤔🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🇦🇺✌️🤠

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  2. "Anthropogenic climate change" is a scam. But, there is one thing about that incessant "electrification" campaign that might work in our benefit. The fact is: Australia is totally dependent on imported fuels. We have no strategic reserves, and in case if a war breaks out and supply lines are blocked, the country will be brought to a standstill. So, a fleet of electric cars may be useful as a backup.

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  3. So let’s have the specs of this vehicle, range, load capacity, what can it tow, if it can tow, and how does that affect the range, charging time. Then cost to own, run.

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  4. how much can it tow if it allowed to tow have much weight can it carry and what are the distance it can do under full load, just saying you have An EV Ute and it's only 2wd $93 000 aud 1ton weight limit 390 km unloaded 120km full 1ton load battery replacement 150 000km or every 5 years battery replacement cost $47 000 aud doesn't cut it in Real world , most reports their DUDS like the CC/EM Bowen

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  5. There is a new trend in the U.S. Lawsuits for crashes involving electric vehicles. Given that e.v.'s are much heavier then your ordinary car. They require a lot more attention by the driver to manage the extra weight of an e.v. 4wd trying to stop.

    Given they accelerate faster – and are near their absolute weight maximum with the large battery pack in the floor. Given a 4wd e.v. has to more mass (weight) it needs more batteries – means more weight.

    The brakes on an e.v. are now really critical. Given that the brakes on an e.v. have to much bigger – and made of much better materials then your average car. As a 4wd e.v. is easily twice the weight of your average diesel 4wd. That's basic physics. Mass + speed = harder to stop. And the brakes on 4wd e.v.'s are going to be working very hard. Much harder then your average car.

    And they need special tyres that make noise for pedestrians to hear them – as a safety feature as the vehicle has no engine noise. And on your average e.v. car $2,000 for a set of noise making tyres – is a legal requirement. Given this is a 4wd – expect a much higher price tag for the tyres.

    Tyres wear out much faster on heavier vehicles. As they have to stop so much mass (weight) every time you touch the brakes.

    They can't get rid of that weight. It's there all the time. So when an e.v. crashes – expect more deaths and injuries. These things are only on the roads because politicians want them on the roads.

    They are unsafe. And the drivers of an e.v. don't understand the new dynamic of driving a much heavier vehicle. They have been rushed to market by car companies to make money on a new trend.

    And in the U.S. it now costs more to recharge your electric vehicle – then fill it with fuel. And the real costs have not set in yet. There are not enough base minerals to make electric cars – and the power grid will be missing in action. So the pushbike might be a better option. That would be a better look for the energy company. Employees on push bikes. Is fare more environmentally friendly.

    And the politicians have ignored safety and your safety ahead of their own political bias.

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  6. What a load of rubbish !! These morons have no idea !! 90k for this ute, and a so called range of 330 km 😆 And this is a "cheap" CCP piece of crap !! Affordable for all ? so who pays ?

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