Ford F-150 Lightning, Hyundai Ioniq 5 N — Stars of the Show at Noosa EV Exhibition

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Ultimately month’s Zero Emission Noosa’s EV & Electrify All the pieces Expo, Tess (our Tesla Mannequin 3) was privileged to satisfy the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N and the right-hand-drive Ford F-150 Lightning. Wow! One was a easy, quick sport mannequin, and the opposite regarded prefer it was able to going wherever and constructing something. The keen public swarmed over each autos and Alan from Hyundai tells me that he and his gross sales staff talked themselves hoarse answering questions in regards to the Ioniq 5 and 6. Alan tells me that folks had been extra within the Ioniq 5 which has about 500 km vary, due to the hatchback form. It has extra inside area. The Ioniq 6, then again, has better vary of 600 km on a cost.

We had been there exhibiting our vintage Tesla Mannequin 3 and at instances had a number of volunteers from Tesla Homeowners Australia serving to us take care of the general public response. The transient time I used to be in a position to get away, I popped right down to the AUSEV stand (equally crowded) and ogled on the right-hand-drive F-150 Lightning. One large mofo. Majella took quite a lot of pictures once we had been lining up within the carpark earlier than the show.

Alan instructed me later over the cellphone of his expertise driving the Ioniq 5 N again dwelling. For over an hour, he put it via its paces alongside the mountain roads. He described the automobile as having “eyeball-flattening acceleration.” In reality, “I’ve never driven a car so fast and so comfortable,” he added. “The software makes the Ioniq 5 N EV into a fire-breathing monster. You wouldn’t believe it from a car that weighs 2.2 tons.” The Ioniq N has a soundtrack to make it sound like a petroleum automobile revving up and down because it modifications via the pseudo 8-shift transmission. Although, he admits he did get uninterested in the sound coming from the 8 inside and a pair of outdoors audio system. “The pedestrians would certainly hear you coming.” Alan’s pleasure as he describes the expertise jogs my memory of somewhat boy in a toyshop.

Alan usually rides a BMW F900 XR and tells me that the Ioniq N is approach quicker than the bike. He bought into the behavior of utilizing cruise management for pace zones. “One minute, it is like driving a comfortable family car — then the red mist descends.” He was tempted to attempt drift mode, however manfully resisted. “The reason I didn’t try to drift it is because those massive 21 inch Pirelli P-Zero tyres aren’t cheap to replace.” Alan has pushed the Tesla Mannequin 3 SR and tells me the Hyundai Ioniq N “is vastly superior, plus it is SUV sized.”

He jogged my memory of when Hyundai first got here to Australia within the Nineties with the Excel and the slogan “drive away no more to pay.” They upended the Australian small automobile market, and at the moment are a contender within the EV market, with extra inventory out there than ever earlier than. The N, nevertheless will set you again AU$118,000. It’s no Excel. The common Ioniq 5, as soon as onerous to get, is now out there with solely a two-week wait. Alan suggests we hold our eyes open for the run-out sale of the 2023 Ioniq 5 mannequin — there could also be bargains available.

Alan drives an Ioniq from 2022 with a 38.3 kWh battery which makes use of 12 kWh per 100 km pushed. The Ioniq 5 N against this makes use of 27 kWh per 100 km. It has a 84 kW battery with a said vary of 380 km on a cost.

The Ioniq 5 N is getting fairly a fame for itself, truly beating Tesla within the Pike’s Peak run. Even Jeremy Clarkson from Prime Gear describes it as his favorite electrical automobile. “Electrical cars bore me,” he stated. This one didn’t. “… then I put my foot down and, sweet Jesus, it was fast. Not Ferrari fast. Much, much faster than that … it set off like Usain Bolt after someone had just given him a wasabi enema.”

In the meantime, again at Zero Emissions Noosa, the F-150 Lightning was attracting huge quantities of consideration. This automobile has been imported by AusEV and is being retrofitted for Australia’s right-hand-drive roads. AusEV is utilizing related advertising and marketing to what Tesla makes use of, quoting costs much less gasoline financial savings and highlighting a drag time of 0–100 km/h in 4 seconds — whereas towing one other truck. Does thtat remind you of something? For those who don’t consider me, watch the video.

AusEV was established in 2021 and likewise imports the XOS MDXT (Medium Responsibility) and XOS HDXT (Heavy Responsibility) vans. It’s an Australian owned distributor of economic electrical autos (EVs). Its web site describes the corporate’s mission as: “… to expedite the transition of electric vehicles to right-hand drive (RHD) markets while enhancing customer access to every aspect of the EV supply chain.” AusEV is a component of a bigger Australian group which has “a long history of importing, remanufacturing and retailing thousands of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.”

Curiosity within the tailored F-150 Lightning was excessive. Try the video of AusEV workers exhibiting the automobile to the entranced public. Very cool was the decision. The Ford F-150 Lightning with luxurious specs is listed as AU$209,900, however much less gasoline and repair prices, it’s a mere AU$154,550. In fact, it relies upon how a lot driving you do. The commercial-spec Lightning sells for AU$179,900, or AU$124,600 when you consider gasoline and serving financial savings.

A helpful graph compares the working prices of the F-150 Lightning with its anticipated competitors, assuming AU$2 per litre for petrol and 1000’s of {dollars} for servicing. AusEV provides free servicing for the primary 5 years. House charging is factored in at 8 cents per kWh. However what about that buy worth? Let’s evaluate the F-150 Lightning with its anticipated competitors: Ford Ranger AU$66,000; Ford F-150 AU$106,000, Toyota Land Cruiser 300 AU$96,991, Toyota Hilux AU$63,000, and Mitsubishi Triton AU$42,000.

It’s troublesome to make comparisons on account of multiplicity of trim ranges and use situations. However it’s apparent that the Lightning comes with a premium worth that may attraction to companies that have to do a substantial amount of travelling or want an electrical automobile on account of security considerations, as within the Australian mining trade.

The regional Australian EV group welcomes these entrants to the market and desires them effectively. That is but extra proof that the regions are ready for EVs as the longer term turns into brighter and extra electrical!