Roosters and Hyundai Announce Conclusion of Partnership

[QWERTY]

FFS, who cares about the quality of the BYD product. It’s a big brand and it’s going to be the biggest sponsorship in NRL history.

That can only be a good thing hey?

It’s good for us. It’s cool that the club which started first with sponsors still is in the front foot. My interest in cars has taken over a bit in this forum topic, so apologies for that.

[rented tracksuit]

I have driven a few different models MG's and I find them amazing to drive. EV, hybrid and petrol. Very smooth and have heaps more zip than my CX5. Interior is also very impressive. Admittedly they have all been under 12 months old so no idea how they will be in 5-10 years but no issues at all at 12 months. Many will say they will break down but it is just the sheep in them. All those bagging them have probably never driven one. The only issue I have is who they sponsor.

My CX5 is 10 years old and still goes as new so I won't be swapping any time soon but I would definitely consider buying an MG if/when I need a new car.

I’ve often wondered who would consider buying an MG.

[ism22]

I drive a Maserati. It provides a much better ride than a train... which I could also afford.

[King Salvo]

I drive a Maserati. It provides a much better ride than a train... which I could also afford.

Whilst smoking a Danneman cigar

[bondi.boy]

what do you think they will do with my travel data that i’ve been to the tab this morning, then to my local butcher and off to homemaker in alexandria later this afternoon? Might pick up a pizza on the way home tonight too.

rofl

[bondi.boy]

Large amount of guaranteed money rolls into our club.
Great news.

[Rooster1908]

It’s good for us. It’s cool that the club which started first with sponsors still is in the front foot. My interest in cars has taken over a bit in this forum topic, so apologies for that.

Well at least we are on the front foot with something.Retension and signings not so much

[bondi.boy]

my go-to man on Youtube for everything auto/ auto engineering / EVs / ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles etc...advises that european cars are great...while in their full-warranty periods...ideal for leasing.
EVs could be the same?

[mightyrooster]

For those who don't get their "information" from Sky News, here are some facts:


How often do EV batteries catch fire?

EV battery fires are far less common than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle fires.

According to EV FireSafe, which is funded by the Australian Department of Defence to research EV battery fires, it has (as of June 2024) positively identified 511 high voltage battery fires worldwide, out of an estimated 40 million BEVs on the road according to the IEA’s Global EV Outlook 2024 – just 0.0013 per cent of the global BEV fleet.

How many EV fires have there been in Australia?

There have been just six EV battery fires in Australia out of more than 180,000 EVs on the road, according to EV FireSafe.

In its submission to a federal government enquiry on electric and hybrid vehicle battery fire risk, it noted that none of these were spontaneous, related to charging, or caused explosions.

Three incidents where EV batteries caught fire were caused by an external fire (unrelated to the vehicle), one was related to an arson incident, one by a road collision and one by road debris.

Fire and Rescue NSW said in a report issued in March 2024 that just three of the 456 lithium-ion battery fires it attended in 2022-2023 involved electric vehicles.

One involved an MG from which the battery had been removed and not disposed of correctly, one involved a Tesla Model 3 hitting road debris on a highway and one involved a battery from an Audi RS e-Tron that had been removed in a workshop. The report also listed four hybrid battery fire incidents but did not outline the causes.

The three top culprits were instead e-mobility devices like e-bikes and e-scooters (90), battery chargers (46), and energy storage batteries (37).

A study conducted by Western Sydney University in July 2023 titled Fire Incidents, Trends, and Risk Mitigation Framework of Electrical Vehicle Cars in Australia discovered that if EV uptake in Australia follows the projected trend of reaching 1.7 million by 2030, there will likely be 9 to 10 EV fire incidents in Australia in that year.

Oops, was supposed to be replying to Salvo’ post. Sorry 66.

[mightyrooster]

Lol I just tried to reply to one of Salvo’s posts on this thread and it was unapproved. Very strange.

[rented tracksuit]

my go-to man on Youtube for everything auto/ auto engineering / EVs / ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles etc...advises that european cars are great...while in their full-warranty periods...ideal for leasing.
EVs could be the same?

Doesn’t matter if you have a long warranty. Would rather a shorter warranty on a better car that didn’t need to be in the workshop on a regular basis.

[Thirteen]

Large amount of guaranteed money rolls into our club.
Great news.

Precisely.

As long as Hamas isn’t our sponsor I’m happy.

[rented tracksuit]

Lol I just tried to reply to one of Salvo’s posts on this thread and it was unapproved. Very strange.

Sally is very strange indeed.

Not sure why you would want to ‘fuel’ it anyway. It’s probably out of charge and waiting 6 hours before it can come back and dribble on about baseball.

[mightyrooster]

Australian Governments at the federal, state and territory level will eventually ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles - it's a case of not if but when

ACT will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2035 - if not earlier. Of course people will still be able to drive their existing petrol and diesel vehicles after 2035 and or sell them

A number of vehicle manufacturers will cease production of petrol and diesel vehicles for the European markets before 2035 - i.e Alfa Romeo (2027), Volvo (2030), plus Volkswagen and Audi (2033)

Maybe they will bring in a buy back scheme like the gun one for petrol and diesel vehicles to hasten the transition to EV's?

The issue going forward with EV''s is having sufficient numbers of EV trained technicians/mechanics and into the future

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-...dard/103541206

Good old soulless, dull Canberra’s territory government leading the way eh? Not saying I agree with it but..

[mightyrooster]

Sally is very strange indeed.

Not sure why you would want to ‘fuel’ it anyway. It’s probably out of charge and waiting 6 hours before it can come back and dribble on about baseball.

See my last post. In my Canberra election thread he wanted the ACT assembly split between NSW and Victoria and calling Canberra soulless. I was just having a little tongue in cheek fun with him.