You think promoting electric anything will make any difference now?
We need to open more fuel refineries here again. Like it or not, petrol and diesel aren’t going away in our lifetime. There is simply no replacement for them across the board.
Define your lifetime. Average car lifespan is ~15 years. There will be a hugely significant reduction in internal combustion engines across the span of 15-20 years.
There are a lot of niches where electric vehicles are completely inappropriate.
Despite the inefficiencies of ICE, petrol is still has the best power:weight of all mainstream and niche power sources.
Diesel still has the best Power:$ ratio, despite the current price increases.
There is still a national network that can support ICE vehicles while a network to support EVs is still being rolled out and is also still depended on Diesel Generators.
Don’t get me wrong; EVs are perfect for short trips in developed areas, and a lot of country towns have one or two EV chargers for tourists from the big smoke, but for a lot of Australians, EVs are not even a pipe dream.
“Omg, fuel cost is skyrocketing”
“We could promote elec-”
“Quick! Allow cars to run on bunker fuels!”
Is Australia trying a mad-max speedrun?
You think promoting electric anything will make any difference now?
We need to open more fuel refineries here again. Like it or not, petrol and diesel aren’t going away in our lifetime. There is simply no replacement for them across the board.
Define your lifetime. Average car lifespan is ~15 years. There will be a hugely significant reduction in internal combustion engines across the span of 15-20 years.
There are a lot of niches where electric vehicles are completely inappropriate. Despite the inefficiencies of ICE, petrol is still has the best power:weight of all mainstream and niche power sources.
Diesel still has the best Power:$ ratio, despite the current price increases.
There is still a national network that can support ICE vehicles while a network to support EVs is still being rolled out and is also still depended on Diesel Generators.
Don’t get me wrong; EVs are perfect for short trips in developed areas, and a lot of country towns have one or two EV chargers for tourists from the big smoke, but for a lot of Australians, EVs are not even a pipe dream.
Reduction yes, but not hugely significant. Our infrastructure can’t handle it, nor is it feasible for our transportation industry.