Thread: EV general discussion

I hope Aulro members over 70 are not included on that list.

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

Which is also why carbon sequestration is so difficult as when a molecule of carbon is burnt it combines with two molecules of oxygen, so triples in volume.

For any genius that thinks atmospheric CO2 is going to kill us by suffocation, it is a problem as it is a greenhouse gas.

Yes exactly. Every litre of petrol burned generates 2.31 KG of co2. A litre of diesel 2.7. One KG of Co2 is a bit over half a cubic metre depending on temperature. There aint no caves anywhere big enough to un-duck this mess.

We are lucky in Australia though.. we don't really have cities that are too prone to air quality issues so we tend to not worry about it. But when the auto makers were confronted with a problem (their products were causing real air problems) they came up with solutions. I would like to state though it's not all roses.. ie dieselgate, and performance of emissions systems on startup and anywhere outside of the parameters of the emissions test.. but I digress.

BYD Atto 1 from 23999 drive away and an Atto2 not to much more. People have been crying out for cheap EV's. Now we're going to see if people will actually buy them.


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EDIT: I don't know what's happening with the link thing but the above is a link to an article with prices..

Here is another one. IMHO they have sufficient range for many city dwellers. Enough to get to the coast and back on a hot day.

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So how much CO2 do 1 million people exhale? The Governmnt has allowed more than that number to enter Australia in the last couple of years. Policy a bit stupid?
Regards PhilipA

I would like to issue a correction.. those BYD prices are before on roads.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

So how much CO2 do 1 million people exhale? The Governmnt has allowed more than that number to enter Australia in the last couple of years. Policy a bit stupid?
Regards PhilipA

I don't think we count exhaled co2 in the targets.

But.. all the other stuff people use is. I think we've imported around 1.5 million people since 2022. All that extra everything will not be helping our emissions total.

It’s like that reported dataset you linked above.

Emissions from steel was down - Yep, our furnace was stone cold for half a year!

In that time they (retailers) imported significantly higher volumes from
china - carbon shifting!