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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
This is Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars with Stephen Fenwick and Trevor Long. Thanks to NRMA Insurance and Uniden. NRMA Insurance helping Australians protect what matters most for 100 years. And then some still to come. Let's be honest, they're going to be here around for a long time. They are one of Australia's largest insurers of electric vehicles.
And boy, oh boy, over the last few weeks and months, hasn't there been a lot of inquiries to the NRMA Insurance about getting an electric car and getting a quote. Plus the great people at Uniden and their smart dash cams. If you've got a car... Any car.
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So you want full coverage front and back. Great products and give you a bit of peace of mind when you're out on the road. Now, Stephen, we'd love to hear from people if they are on their journey to buy an electric car. You can send us a text. Thanks to Vodafone. 0477 657 657. Send us a text. We'd love to get you on the show. But this week...
We are focusing entirely on people who are in the market considering buying an electric car. You've heard about it. You want to know about it. You've read some myths. We're going to bust some of those myths. If you already own a car, electric car, come along for the ride and that's fine. But this show is dedicated to people who are in the market.
If you're thinking about it, we're going to talk about what to consider, the questions to ask. And just like really a checklist of things to do to ensure that an EV is right for you.
Because there is a lot of misinformation on the internet. It's very hard to know who to talk to. And so we want to be those people that you can talk to to get the information from. So let's start with... Actually, the simple question, is an EV right for you? Because it's not right for everyone. I say this, and Steve and I do a lot of radio and TV appearances where we ask random questions.
And I do a lot of regional radio, and you get that question, oh, they say it's no good for us because we live in regional Australia. Yeah. I often say, absolutely, this may not be right for everyone. But there's some things to think about. Because the first thing is, how far do you actually drive every day? And you might pick this up when listening to us talk to callers here.
We ask very similar questions to most callers. And Stephen often asks, what's your daily drive? The average person we know from research that's been done drives less than 40 kilometers a day. And so that's perfect. That's unbelievably perfect.
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Chapter 2: Is an electric vehicle (EV) the right choice for you?
And with Pikeshare, you can click on the individual charger and see what other people say about that charger. See how many there are. There are and all that.
Yeah, how many power plugs there are.
The final thing is, again, a question we ask nearly everyone we get on the show is, is this your only car or do you have multiple cars? Because if you've got two cars and you're replacing one of them with an EV, pull the trigger. Just do it.
Because that range anxiety, those questions about highway all go out the window because you've got your first test bed, which is your first electric car, to learn all the foibles and little intricacies of it. And probably fall in love with electric cars, as most of our listeners have. It's funny.
You hear people saying, oh, well, what happens if I'm running low on battery? I say, well, you charge it. What happens if you're running low on petrol? You fill her up. And we often say to people, it's like your phone. You've just got to plug it in overnight.
Have you ever said to yourself, what happens if I'm running low on my iPhone battery? Yeah. Never. You just plug it in. Plug it in and charge it. So that's the first thing to think about. Is an EV right for you? All right, Stephen, let's bust some myths. Yes.
These are the things, what we're about to talk about now, these are the things that are making people hesitant. These are the reasons people will use to talk you out of it. These are what people would say to us or would say to other people at the barbecue. Oh, no, no, I don't want to buy an EV because of this. And we're about to go through them all and bust every single one of them.
The first one is the range isn't good enough. Now, if you compare a Toyota Prado with 1,100 kilometres range and a diesel engine to a Kia EV9 with 520 kilometres range, that's insane. It sounds crazy. But that's not what the point is. The point is, can you get to where you need to go?
Now, if you're not willing to stop, and the one thing we get a lot is, oh, I have to stop every 250 k's, every 30 k's. I think you're meant to stop on the highways, folks. You're meant to stop, revive, survive. You shouldn't be driving for seven hours straight.
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Chapter 3: What are the biggest myths about electric vehicles?
And when you're at the dealer, ask them about their test drives. Now, we've spoken a lot on this show about dealerships. Different brands have different policies. A lot of them won't let you just walk in and do a test drive, so you need to find out whether you need to pre-book that. And if you do, where can I test drive it is the biggest question.
Sometimes they have a set route that you can take. Others will let you just take it for 20 minutes and come back. I prefer that. I prefer to be able to take it where I want to go.
Maybe even take it home to your driveway and sort of make sure it fits.
You know what? Don't be afraid to ask that question. Because if your driveway, your carport, your garage is unique, say to them, I'm not buying this thing unless I can take it home. And if they don't want you to do that, go to a different dealership. Personally, I think that's the power that you have as the buyer. You're the one that's going to write the check.
That's it. Yep. So if they want your business, they've got to accommodate you.
Be prepared to ask them questions because they want your business. And if they don't want your business, they're somewhere else. All right, well, one of the biggest things we get on this show is we get people calling in who've got a shortlist. Yes. But how do you arrive at that shortlist?
And I think the first thing you need to do, like anything, we take advice on our other show, but it's about a budget. Set a budget because there are now cars from $25,000 up to $300,000, right? So set a budget. What is it that you can afford? Because that is going to rule out and rule in a bunch of cars.
That'll steer you straighter, yeah. It'll narrow the field somewhat if you know how much you want to spend or the ballpark of what you want to spend.
Yeah, because you might be swayed by little things. But then determine ā it's the same ā I remember when we were shopping for a house. It's like I'm not moving somewhere that didn't have at the time ā this is very old ā had Big Pond Cable. If it didn't have cable, I wasn't moving there. I think you've got to know your must-haves in a vehicle. So some people ā Your non-negotiables.
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