Thread: Climate Change and our Land of Fire, Flood and Drought.

Originally Posted by Saitch

On a drive yesterday, through the Maleny, Witta, Obi Obi, Mapleton, Nambour areas, I noticed three, very recently constructed, service stations.
This got me wondering whether the fuel companies know something that us cattle are not privvy to or, that they're making hay, while the sun shines?

I realise that it always seems to be sunny up there, but would it be all that practical for a Servo to make Hay on the same premises, taking into consideration all the dust & crap that could get into the fuel, not to mention the noise?

Then again, maybe they will chop it up & flog it as an Alternative fuel, maybe for Horses/vehicles?




TiC smiley.

Originally Posted by Tombie

No it doesn’t. Even if 2030 is the close off date - the stations could make a mint during the next 9 years. Then just convert.

Of course, that makes perfect sense.

Down here we have OTR (One The Run) affiliated with BP.

The Peregrine group.

I’ve seen roads with 3 of their branded service stations within 1km on the same side of the road.

It’s all about controlling the realestate.

I love WA south for the HUGE trees and coast lines. Add marron and wine and its Heaven. Showed my kids the 2nd biggest tree in the world which sadly now might be the largest due to Fires in America


They’re Among the World’s Oldest Living Things. The Climate Crisis Is Killing Them. - The New York Times

They have said until EV’s are at least 15% of the vehicles on the road there is no interest in charging points.....quote

I think its going to take a lot longer than 2030 to achieve 15%

We have 19.8million registered vehicles in Australia.

That would basically mean over 3million electric vehicles before "they" take an interest

It won’t be hard to force the change. It’s the impact that will be interesting.

Simply governments could declare a line in the sand - no more ICE vehicles are to be sold after dd/mm/yyyy

Then tax petrol and diesel even harder and tax Fuel stations by the pump, and rebates for EV points.

At that point it starts to change rapidly - if we like it or not.

(Mind you, drive offs, petrol syphoning, crime will all rise)

Originally Posted by Tombie

Simply governments could declare a line in the sand - no more ICE vehicles are to be sold after dd/mm/yyyy

Then tax petrol and diesel even harder and tax Fuel stations by the pump, and rebates for EV points.

good chance that any govt that tries that would lose at next election.

Originally Posted by Tombie

It won’t be hard to force the change. It’s the impact that will be interesting.

Simply governments could declare a line in the sand - no more ICE vehicles are to be sold after dd/mm/yyyy

Then tax petrol and diesel even harder and tax Fuel stations by the pump, and rebates for EV points.

At that point it starts to change rapidly - if we like it or not.

(Mind you, drive offs, petrol syphoning, crime will all rise)

Political suicide.