2024 Nissan Qashqai e-Power, Victorian Ute Tax & Chris Harris on Aussie cars | The CarExpert Podcast
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- This week on the CarExpert podcast, the guys talk about the Melbourne city council keen to charge higher parking fees to utes and large SUVs, Volkswagens recently announced ID.3 GTX, James runs us through how Nissan’s new hybrid system works in the Qashqai and a preview of a special episode with Chris Harris coming soon.
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Intro: 00:00
Volkswagen ID.3 GTX revealed 00:33
Ute tax 08:18
Nissan Qashqai e-Power 17:01
Picks of the week 24:54
Chris Harris on Aussie Cars 26:21
Wrap up 27:50
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Thanks for doing the Aussie cars thing
Interesting on all points. But I have been driving for 52 years and recently picked up an X-Trail epower TI. I had absolutely no problems transitioning from normal to hybrid and although it is AWD and a much bigger car than the Qashqai I have early fuel figures (best 4.8 l/100 and average of 5.8 l/100, if the computer is accurate). And no CVT. The wait times are so much better for the Nissans by months as opposed to years. As for the councils on bigger vehicles they should get back on their bikes and ride off into the sunset. Great podcast.
James looks like a Samurai
James IS a Samurai
James is SAMURAI
Taxing large vehicles, like the F-150s and Rams that are gaining some popularity is fair. They're way too big for inner city parking spaces in any city in Australia.
Assuming your statement of being "too big" is somehow absolute rather than relative, how would you apply a tax that only impacted those that are used in the "inner city"? Or are you only worried about the inner city because that impacts you, and you don't care about the bumpkins in the country drinking packet instant coffee with milk rather than a triple spiced chai pumpkin latte with sprinkles in a corn starch keep cup?
if the length/width of any private vehicle (a ram 2500 being 6m x 2.5m) exceeds the length of a car parking space, which in Australia is 5.4m, then they're creating a burden on how public space (that you and I pay for with our taxes) to have either supply larger and therefor fewer parking spaces, or to jut out into roadways/other car parks causing congestion as people search for parks, or need to maneovour around vehicles in roadways and therefor additional economic issues. The location these cars are registered, or the parking tax such as the Council is suggested needs to be understood and applied to make sure that the drivers of these vehicles aren't being subsidised. If they're registered in these inner city councils then a tax should be acceptable, but if they're registered out in the the country sipping on their instant coffee & milk, then there shouldn't be any problems right?
@@nick666809fair point about parking length. But if the owners are also paying tax, they aren't exactly freeloading "others". I'm not arguing that RAMs in the CBD are a good idea, but taxes are a blunt and imperfect behavioural tool that will have untended consequence. I'd suggest making smaller parks and enforcing parking violations strictly with heavy fines would have the effect of tax (financial disincentive) while also targeting the specific behaviour (parking in a manner that is a burden to others) without all the admin that would come with a vehicle (or vehicle type) specific tax.
What I like about the Qashqai is no transmission and differential that other hybrids still have.
Before paying too much attention to CO2 emissions, the government should take action to tackle the NOx emissions first.
Please do a review of the new xtrail n trek!
Does anyone remember the Holden Volt? Must have been better it's time....😅 With its petrol engine charging the battery
Sean, you look different 😅
Anyways, nice podcast 💯
If based on weight or length. Toyota Land Cruiser & KIA EV9 both out of the question for city driving.
Don't be silly, this is a greens stacked council, so there is no way they'll tax a 3.5t EV. It's blatant discrimination against people's personal choices.
I would love if the car expert team could do a review on the Mitsubishi asx mr
21:35 I see you!
Just to comment on suggestions that they would tax on weight of vehicles, that would mean EVs would be taxed more as they weigh more than their combustion engine equivalent. The governments and councils have no clue
Actually that is kind of the point, and it’s a fairer way to tax vehicles versus fuel excise. Heavier vehicles have more impact on roads, use more fuel/electricity, produce more car on emissions etc.
Tax is an income as much as a behavioural incentive. If the goal is to cover the costs of infrastructure maintenance then taxing by weight makes sense. If the goal is to incentivise people to use EV/Hybrids, taxing by weight makes poor sense. Probably a good idea to understand the objective or goal before passing judgment on the merit of the action taken.
I get 4.9 on a rav4
Well people obviously want EVs given that Tesla is a top 10 seller.
If people wanted EVs, cheap second hand Nissan Leafs would be a top seller. Tesla is arguably as much about image as it is about the EV consideration. If they were ugly and considered second only to a Lada Niva in "coolness" would they be as popular? Would they still be "top 10" just because they are an EV?
aussie cars never been wankers
Don’t hate me but I feel slightly dumber after this episode. Rego-based parking charges wouldn’t require a huge bespoke system, and even if it did it would pay for itself pretty damned quickly!
He’s a Greens Councillor not a Senator, because it’s Yarra City Council.
And Vic EV tax failed because the High Court ruled it was an excise and constitutionally only the Cth Gov can impose excises. Which means (Gold Star to Samurai James!!) Treasurers will likely move to introduce a federal EV excise soon to recoup fuel excise money not being paid by EVs.
It would be great to use your platform to push for an actual discussion about how we tax vehicles going forward, intelligently.
I agree about VW ditching established nomenclature tho. Pointless???
Qashqai locomotive....how inefficient
Hummer was killed as a brand in 2010. The new EV badged as a Hummer is not.
People don't want eVs especially VW unreliability and lousy resale.
EVs actually make cars even more reliable since there is no engine or transmission, whereas old cars normally leak oil and have mechanical failures. EVs are actually simpler. However, the hybrid system makes the vehicle more complex. To many's surprise, the Chinese go EV, especially in the affordable segment, because the EV is cheaper to maintain. Being reliable and requiring less maintenance is a major reason why conventional car dealers don't like the EV since their profits mostly come from aftersales services.