Not all sub trunks are created equal

24 Oct 2026 Bunjil Place post 1634

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Some only fit a licence plate. Some can fit a spare tyre.

We’re at the Casey Electric Vehicle Expo. Casey is a council region, near us.

The Future Drive Australia EV show was supposed to be running this weekend in Melbourne, but they cancelled it just a few days ago, presumably leaving ticket holders and exhibitors out of pocket with no event. They run a range of car shows, not just EVs. I think they’ve gone bust.

I thought the Casey show would not be able to compete. But now, they’re the only show in town. Put on by AEVA Australian Electric Vehicle Association.

Lots of EVs. Lots of attendees. Lots of questions. I overheard “I’d like to get an EV but I like to go for a drive [a long way]”. I had to bite my tongue “It’s not an issue. We do it all the time”.

And some helpful stands, such as ZECO Energy, to help households to get off gas.

Two years earlier, at Future Drive's Melbourne show: small frunks and sub-trunks A look at frunks at the Melbourne EV Show 23 Sep 2023
Future Drive's Melbourne show last year Charge Next Door: AirBnB for EV chargers 28 Jun 2025
Melbourne's other EV show, Everything Electric Snapshots from Everything Electric Melbourne 15 Nov 2025
Another service helping homes get off gas Goodbye Gas, helping homes electrify 15 Nov 2025
What fits in our own sub trunk Choosing our Kings camp fridge for the subtrunk 16 Jul 2025
Later the same day: a walk from Emerald Lake A walk in the nature from Emerald Lake 24 Oct 2026

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Evert Numan via Facebook ↗ 6 days ago

Very nice.
What did Francis (and you) think of that Deepal "MultiTruck"?

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1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au 6 days ago
  
  Evert Numan We’ve seen it at other shows. This time Francis said “I’m warming to it”. We certainly like the utility of it converting between a tray and passenger seats. It would be interesting to compare its storage dimensions with our Tesla Model Y.
  
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  1. Andrew Ciseau via Facebook ↗ 4 days ago
    
    Tesla Tripping moving from the Y to the E07, very excited for the larger frunk!
    
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  2. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au 4 days ago
    
    Andrew Ciseau Oh wow, does it really have a bigger frunk?
    
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  3. Andrew Ciseau via Facebook ↗ 4 days ago
    
    Tesla Tripping yup reasonably bigger and with a drain hole as well! Although I believe new Tesla may also have this now
    
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  4. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au 4 days ago
    
    Andrew Ciseau Yes, our 2025 Tesla Model Y frunk has a drain hole, though I’ve not yet used it.
    
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