Sprintcyclist wrote on May 22
nd, 2022 at 1:34pm:
aquascoot wrote on May 22
nd, 2022 at 1:24pm:
not sure sprint.
youre sort of paying for both an ICE and an electrical system and thats got to mean more things that can break.
and i would imagine a lot of mechanics dont know much about them.
personally i like my diesels but i can see their days are numbered.
i'll keep one as a workhorse and for towing but i think if you live in the city, there should be a bunch of purely electric vehicles coming online and some of them will be quite cheap.
put a good solar on your roof , only drive it as a run around for all those little trips.
those little trips are murder on new turbo deisel motors.
lots of cold starts and not enough highway miles and you get all sorts of oil dilution problems, blocked CATS, blocked DPF's, buggered EGR's and PCV systems
deisels for touring and towing and then a little ev to run down to woolies
There is a LOT in that I agree with.
Thanks for your considered input
The new Corolla hybrid with CVT has a proper 1st gear for getting off the mark. This change came from many CVTs breaking because people try to do fast takeoffs.
Toyota stopped making the Prius they have a lot of experience with hybrids they're putting that technology into lots of different vehicles.
These Hybrids can be good for city driving the Mitsubishi does about 60km on electric motor so for short trips to Woolies etc would be really good they claim about 2-3L/100Km.
The big problem with any lithium battery is they only really last 2000-3000 cycles depending on depth of discharge and best to only charge lithium to 90% if you want them to last, Chasing that last 10% of charge to 100% shortens battery life. This is the same for all lithium batteries from phones to laptops tools and even Teslas.
They will lose heaps of value on second hand market as battery is expensive to replace.
I agree with Aqua not many people will know how to fix it so having to return it to dealer will be expensive when it needs repair.
This could be good
https://lightyear.one/