Thanks. Australia is a different situation with EVs than other countries. We don’t have incentives that create a stronger market for them. So uptake has been relatively slow. Zoe only released last year and too early for used examples yet. Import rule changes now allow Nissan leafs to come in from Japan which is providing supply but of the older models and more expensive than some of the prices we see talked about in the US. It appears to be a waiting game in Australia. Let early adopters buy the expensive (relative) first vehicles and suffer the depreciation and teething issues. Tesla 3 only commenced deliveries in Australia recently as well. So maybe 3 to 5 years before we see them come onto the resale market.
On Thu, 22 Aug 2019 at 15:54, EVDL Administrator via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > On 22 Aug 2019 at 11:56, Glenn Van Vlemen via EV wrote: > > > I have been looking at 2nd hand leafs but find the battery degradation > > severely limits the use of these vehicles. > > If it's in your budget, you might look for a 2016-2018 Renault Zoe ZE40. > The battery is different from the Leaf's (though I think both are made by > LG), and because of lighter weight and the larger 41kWh battery, the Zoe > has > significantly more range to start with. In summer you can expect 300km, > and > in winter 150-200km. > > The ZE22 batteries have proven to be fairly durable, even with air > cooling, > but it's probably too soon to tell for the ZE40s. Regardless, with your > 55km commute, you would have plenty of room for degradation. > > The main challenge with used Zoes is finding one that includes the > battery. > When a Zoe sold new with a leased battery, that car is stuck with a leased > battery until it goes to the boneyard. > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- *Regards* *Glenn Van Vlemen* Tel: +61 419 919 536 Email: *gl...@exoro.com.au <gl...@exoro.com.au>* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20190822/2fe7876b/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
