An Australian Parliamentary committee has recommended that petrol and diesel cars be phased out in favour of electric vehicles in a report. This is not yet law but shows that the government is serious about reducing the dependency Australia has on oil and reducing greenhouse emissions.
(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Monday April 08 2019, @12:46AM
Yeah -- I've never used a public charging station except at a Nissan dealer (level 2, free) once when I forgot to do a recharge (a full battery will get me home to town to home to town ... it just won't get me back home on the 4th leg).
This is interesting if it comes to the US: a refurb battery pack for $2850: https://electrek.co/2018/03/26/nissan-leaf-battery-pack-replacement-program/ [electrek.co]
Here's a guy with a DIY piggyback: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSqGBPBxfUE [youtube.com]