MG4 in Australia

[Archev]

Made a trip to a local, very large drive in bottle shop (that’s off licence in the uk).
Would anyone like to guess how the conversion went ??

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Australian vehicles talk ?? - c’mon gimme a break

 

[Rolfe]

Conversion? Conversation?

 

[Wil Tryharder]

Conversion? Conversation?

The owners, me and the other guy were chin wagging about his monster truck. And its fuel efficiency ?

 

[Rolfe]

I was going to fix the typo but then I wasn't sure if you meant it.

 

[Wil Tryharder]

Sorry I should have been clearer ?
I was looking over his truck when he came out carrying his ‘grog’ and he said ‘Did you pick that colour?’
What followed was some gentle banter about fuel costs.

 

[Corindikev]

And then you said "Did you actually pick that monstrosity". The side mirrors are nearly as tall as the MG 4s side window.

 

[Wil Tryharder]

I was going to fix the typo but then I wasn't sure if you meant it.

You should have ……
Honestly, I didn’t know it was a LHD/RHD conversion done right here in Aus. Probably not on my radar because frankly it seems like a ridiculous thing to do. But hey, each to their own.
The owner mentioned his fuel bill for their trip so far was A$9000. And probably over A$12000 before getting home to Melbourne.

 

[Anon70]

Baffles me why I have to repeatedly hit refresh to get a decent response and get bad data the first time. This is coding 101 to not return to the user until you have the correct information. I can only think they are using some horrible API and code by numbers toolkit rather than real programming.

Probably because they are using a server in China and the data has to pass through MI5, CIA, KGB and various other data tracking services before it arrives, same on its return journey. ?

 

[clayton4115]

Yep, they are different tyre sizes.
You'll need to check.

Xpower

MG MG4 Tyre size

235/45 R18 9

essence 64

MG MG4 Tyre size

235/45 R18 9

excite 51

MG MG4 Tyre size

215/50 R17 9

ok thanks! as I will be getting the 77 I wonder what the tyre size is for the 77.

 

[SueH]

Made a trip to a local, very large drive in bottle shop (that’s off licence in the uk).
Would anyone like to guess how the conversion went ??

"Big car! Small p****k?"

Only to be done out of the window and in Drive.. Not something I'd do myself, you understand, but I believe in Australia the rules are different.

 

[advra]

Hey!

Have had my MG4 longe range for 5 months and have since racked up 8000km

So much fun to drive

Was wondering if everyone is getting as annoyed as I do when Apple CarPlay goes into the wrong orientation . Anymore know of any fixes ??

 

[wattmatters]

Anymore know of any fixes ??

Aside from changing to another model of car, no.

 

[ozzz]

"Big car! Small p****k?"

Only to be done out of the window and in Drive.. Not something I'd do myself, you understand, but I believe in Australia the rules are different.

The problem is the drivers can’t park them plus the car spaces are to small to accommodate the really useless shopping vehicle but good on a farm for tools and moving stuff but really bad for groceries in Woolworths.

 

[Corindikev]

Aside from changing to another model of car, no.

Or get an Android phone.

 

[Wil Tryharder]

Queensland’s EV slush fund is nearly done!

‘They think it’s all over, it is now!!

 

[wattmatters]

They think it’s all over, it is now!!

$45M @ $6k a pop is 7,500 cars. Value for taxpayer money?

The question is, of those 7,500, how many were purchased that without the incentive would have been an ICEV?

 

[crc32]

ok thanks! as I will be getting the 77 I wonder what the tyre size is for the 77.

I just checked my 77 and it has the same size tyres as the 64.

 

[PeterM]

ok thanks! as I will be getting the 77 I wonder what the tyre size is for the 77.

Excite 51 & 64 are: 215/50R17
Essence 64, LR77 and XPower are: 235/45R18

 

[Wil Tryharder]

$45M @ $6k a pop is 7,500 cars. Value for taxpayer money?

The question is, of those 7,500, how many were purchased that without the incentive would have been an ICEV?

Or.
Spend that $45M and some. On a new shell of a mega factory, covered in solar panels. Add zero tax for x number of years, add a willing (share holding) workforce. And put up a sign. ‘Wanted - EV vehicle maker’.
Those cars, I think Aussies would buy. ?

 

[wattmatters]

Those cars, think Aussies would buy.

I doubt it. Some will of course but not in the numbers required for viability, and pretty difficult with our cost structures. Which ultimately means more $ for govt handouts.

The issue with any govt incentive is to measure its effectiveness at achieving the goal versus not having the incentive. IOW how many new EVs would have been sold/registered without the incentive?

The difference is the effectiveness. So while 7,500 cars were sold, I'd imagine plenty would have still sold without the incentive.

This is the BEV quarterly sales trend data for QLD:

When compared with the national trend, I'm not really seeing QLD as being an outlier on BEV sales growth:

It's pretty much in line with the national trend, maybe slightly better in the most recent quarter but that's about it. I reckon the $45M perhaps advanced the sale of ~1,000 EVs by about a year or so.

Putting all that aside, the sales numbers for EVs in Australia are pretty crummy and are being considerably outpaced by hybrids. The proportion of BEV sales has been stagnant for over a year now.

This is the national sales trend for all fuel types:

Source:

EV Index - AAA - Data Dashboard

data.aaa.asn.au