No doubt in the future we will see some cool things ev wise with 4x4s but I think I will always crave the noises, mechanical feel, manual gearbox and all the rattles clunks and bad smells these older 4x4s have is more what I'm getting at, I don't hate the thought of ev's it's just personally something that doesn't appeal to me!!
Yes they certainly won't be for everyone, and i understand, i hated the thought of loosing a mechanical Hi/Low range lever when moving into a Y62, all replaced by a switch, but having no other option on a late model 4X4 ,you are forced into it sooner or later if you want a newer car.
I mentioned to someone that i think i might like a EV 4X4, and they instantly went off on the old, they are not as planet friendly as you think, produce more pollutants in manufacture, powered by coal, batteries hard to recycle etc....., i replied, i was honestly not even considering the environment one bit, i liked just them, as the more i found out about EVs, the more i realized some are a far superior 4x4 for almost everything i do.
I'm keen for a Rivian R1S if they become available in Aus. It would suit maybe 60-80% of my driving. I do engineering and project management in regional Vic and NSW and my business partner has a Telsa Model S that meets most of his needs (other than when he needs a 4x4).
Yes ive been watching Rivian R1S (and R1T), and yeh i definitely rate them, i really like the look of the Hummer EV, but its kinda like with Jeeps, i like em, but never want to own one ,but id certainly own a Rivian, although the Cybertruck is the one that im hanging to see, i don't like utes for many reasons, but mostly because of the lack of seating they are not practical for my family, CT will have 6 seats, and a whole bunch of incredeble features, it threatens to blow everything out of the water, well, if they can ever put them into production (lol)
I don't think they'll be as fast as projected either, I think it'll be faster.
Personally i agree, its already happening, the way i see things, it would appear Tesla has shown car manufactures the way, seems they have all see the light, and are now all frantically trying to catch up, soooo many well known brands are investing heavily in EVs right now, many manufactures have also said they will no longer invest in the development of new internal combustion engines.
When oil companies like Shell say, they plan to roll out 500,000 EV Charging points in the USA by 2025, you know they have seen where the future money is at, so many countries are getting on board with EVs, it wont matter what Australians think, we wont have much of a choice, as car manufactures will produce what the majority world market wants and buys, Australia has never had much leverage when it comes to overseas vehicle design, we're just that hot country they use to test the cooling systems out.....and lets face it, if we had it our way, "every" 4x4 would be a V8 Turbo Deisel (lol)
