New import laws for cars - new EV models?

[southernvolt]

Lots of talk on the radio today about the new car import laws going into effect in the next couple of years - www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/10/australians-to-bypass-car-dealers-and-import-directly-from-japan-and-uk
does this mean we'll be able to bring in some alternative EV models not currently available here? Zoe, the new longer range Leaf?

[Phoebe]

Will start in 2018 when local manufacturing finishes.

[jake]

Feb 10, 2016 9:27:47 GMT 11 southernvolt said:

Lots of talk on the radio today about the new car import laws going into effect in the next couple of years - www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/10/australians-to-bypass-car-dealers-and-import-directly-from-japan-and-uk
does this mean we'll be able to bring in some alternative EV models not currently available here? Zoe, the new longer range Leaf?

I think it does mean we will have access to the new model Leaf and other cars if you can afford to import them. Note it only applies to new cars. Less than 12 months old.

[hieronymous]

Feb 10, 2016 9:27:47 GMT 11 southernvolt said:

Lots of talk on the radio today about the new car import laws going into effect in the next couple of years - www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/10/australians-to-bypass-car-dealers-and-import-directly-from-japan-and-uk
does this mean we'll be able to bring in some alternative EV models not currently available here? Zoe, the new longer range Leaf?

This is the sort of importing you can expect....and the pricing!

[southernvolt]

more like this: www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/nissan/e-nv200/postcode/m192wg/radius/1500/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/quicksearch/true

NV200 EV van 16000 pounds
or a year old Zoe for ¢9000 pounds. They have Kia Soul EVs and more. Maybe a VW e-up www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201601140072562?make=volkswagen&radius=1500&onesearchad=used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew&fuel-type=electric&postcode=M19%202WG&searchcontext=default&page=1&search-target=usedcars&sort=default&logcode=p



The main thing to me is the variety we'll be able to get considering that we get so few of the EVs here compared to overseas.

[duncan]

yep this will open us up to both a better variety and better price.

eg, we can buy a brand new leaf in 2018 for 2.8M yen or around $28k + 1800 shipping + 10% GST.

Will have an even bigger impact on both cost and resale for luxury vehicles.

Its great to see the overseas manufacturer monopoly on imports broken.

[duncan]

one issue with some EVs will be serviceability. A LEAF would be fine as long as local dealers agree to service it, but who would you call if your Zoe broke down....

not such an issue with FFB because they all have ODB2 ports and most mechanics have global scan tools

[jake]

Feb 10, 2016 21:42:40 GMT 11 duncan said:

one issue with some EVs will be serviceability. A LEAF would be fine as long as local dealers agree to service it, but who would you call if your Zoe broke down....

not such an issue with FFB because they all have ODB2 ports and most mechanics have global scan tools

If it was an ICE car I would be worried, but because there is less likely things to go wrong with an EV, I wouldn't worry too much (except if there are battery issues)