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Ronald attended the\u00a0Charge Together<\/em> electric vehicle event In Adelaide. Here’s what happened…<\/strong><\/p>\n I attended an electric car event here in Adelaide on Sunday.\u00a0 I thought it was a reasonable thing to do as I’d recently written about how electric cars don’t result in more CO2 emissions<\/a> than the typical petrol car. Because some people have made apples to oranges comparisons between the greenhouse gas emissions produced by, lower performance petrol cars and larger, higher performance electric cars when charged from the grid, it seemed like a good idea to see with my own eyes that these people aren’t being fair dinkum.<\/p>\n I also wanted to get a hands on feel for the size and performance of the electric cars that were on display because it doesn’t matter how much you study performance statistics or videos on the internet, nothing is quite like watching an electric car take off in real life and seeing it through your very own smartphone screen.<\/p>\n The event was organized by Charge Together<\/a>, which is an organization of electric car enthusiasts promoting electric transport and not, as you would expect from the name, a group of kilted Scottish men<\/a> in a Mel Gibson film.\u00a0 Everyone I met there was very friendly, including electric car owners and the people who were there to check out their vehicles.\u00a0 I don’t want to go pigeonholing people, but I find those with an interest in helping humanity through adopting environmentally benign technology tend to be friendly in a way that people at white power rallies simply aren’t.<\/p>\n Charge Together promotes the use of solar electricity so electric powered kilometers can be driven emission free.\u00a0 I asked every electric car owner I met if they had rooftop solar panels<\/a> and every single one did.\u00a0 But not one of them had a solar power system large enough to offset\u00a0the electricity consumption of a typical household plus an electric car.<\/p>\n I wanted to test drive at least one electric car, but they had to be booked ahead and I left it too late.\u00a0 But this didn’t stop me from volunteering to be a passenger whenever there was a free seat in a vehicle I hadn’t tried.\u00a0 I dived in at every opportunity.\u00a0 I was unstoppable.\u00a0 I passengered like an extinct pigeon<\/a>.\u00a0 After the first couple of test rides I realized it was actually better than driving. I was able to concentrate on the experience and take notes,\u00a0not put all my attention into avoiding a smash (or revealing that I can’t actually tell the difference between left and right).<\/p>\n Because of the way their motors work, every electric car that can do highway speeds has excellent acceleration.\u00a0 And every electric car in Australia will be able to do highways speeds.\u00a0 There is no need for gears so the acceleration is uninterrupted.\u00a0 This means every electric car in Australia will have better performance in town than all but the most expensive conventional cars.<\/p>\n While the official 0 to 100 time for the current Nissan Leaf of 8 seconds may not seem that great compared to petrol cars with plenty of grunt, it’s the initial rapid acceleration from 1 to 40 that really matters in town and which most petrol cars cannot beat.\u00a0 This is the case even though the Nissan Leaf is designed for middle aged Japanese people, not boy racers.<\/p>\nCharge Together<\/h2>\n
Charge Together With Solar<\/h2>\n
No Test Drives For Ronald<\/h2>\n
All Electric Cars Have Excellent Performance<\/h2>\n