Reply With QuoteI say calm down and have a nice cuppa.
The three things quoted are very different things . I wonder how many actually said they would buy a totally electric vehicle?The most recent Queensland Household Energy Survey showed that 50 per cent of Queenslanders will consider an electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid or regenerative braking hybrid, when purchasing a new car in the next two years, and that majority said improvements to public fast-charging infrastructure would further tempt them into purchasing an EV," Mr Miles said.
It looks like the QLD government are going to SUBSIDISE the ownership of $138K plus vehicles. Great public policy! Perhaps they can make grants to pensioners to buy one. California are going to SUBSIDISE Elon Musk by refunding to buyers the difference in cost between a Tesla and a conventional car , up to maybe 40K. Again great public policy. Subsidise the rich.
Electric vehicles are making great inroads into short haul tasks like posties and Dominos , but Dominos still deliver to my place (hilly and 5Km from the shop ) by car. The electric bikes seemingly for the local flat areas around Kincumber, although one was sighted in the harbour tunnel.( much to the RMS controller's chagrin)
The Post Office article is "virtue signalling" as those trikes would be absolutely hopeless where I live but will probably be very successful in Woolloongabba which is a flat in most parts city area. It is seductive to Oz post as they have extra staff to stock up the mail drop boxes on the posties' routes.
I personally would maybe buy a hybrid for local travel but I will probably keep my current cars until I die or maybe until they put a recharge station at ABC bay.
Anyway the hysteria gives lots of AULRO members to post breathlessly optimistic articles about things that have yet to happen
Regards Philip A
Originally Posted by PhilipA
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