In short:
Australia has recorded its biggest-ever quarterly surge in electric vehicle sales.
Across April, May and June, nearly one in every two vehicles sold was either electric or hybrid.
What’s next?
Liberal deputy Jane Hume says the figures show EV subsidies introduced by the government in 2023 had grown “out of control”.
Well I’m just about to add to the numbers, should have a Surron Ultra Bee turning up next week (hopefully). I’d been thinking about these for a couple of years now and intend to use it mainly for the use case I wanted it for - single track - but I’ll admit that the ability to use it to do the work commute or small runs around town if the fuel supply situation really goes tits up was a factor in me finally making the decision to get one.
Why would you use it more for single track than those other use case? Do you mean double track?
Because it’s a dirt bike and that’s the sort of thing it’s built for, also the range is limited and I already have better suited motorbikes for general road use. My current dirt bike is getting on a bit and I think the electric bikes have good potential for tight technical stuff where you’re normally in first or second and on the clutch a lot anyway.
I did mean single track not double track, as in literally a single track through the bush (or pines as more likely for me). I do however also like dirt tracks which have been abandoned for long enough to overgrow which is probably more like what you’re thinking re. double track. This pic is the sort of thing I’m thinking of, except usually with steeper bits and a few rocks thrown in:
Fucking Jane Hume. Epitomises the negativity of opposition. A vile representation of divided hate-driven politics.
War, huh, Yeah
What is it good for, EV salesI think it amazing that Donald the Demented is in fact a closet climate warrior. He has done more to shift the world towards renewables and electrification of everything than anyone would have thought.
Wow, Australia really fell for the whole “Electric Motors” leftist conspiracy didn’t they?
Did you forget this /s Or are you a fossil?
it was a /s lol
Wow, Australia really fell for the whole “Electric Motors” leftist conspiracy didn’t they?
Australians aren’t stupid. If EVs and hybrids have reached a price/performance/practicality point where it makes sense to jump to them, then they will.
They don’t give a crap about people who carry on about woke leftist conspiracy agendas or whatever, especially when the bulk of those people come from the country that thought that crippling oil production in the Middle East was a good idea.
If Australians are not stupid, how do you explain decades of (pro fossil fuel) duopoly, instead of democracy?
wtf are you on about.
I’m pretty sure it’s satire, but looks like it didn’t land well.
I am not going to /s comments like this, reading a comment that obviously sarcastic and kneejerk reacting without considering the context is a complete self-own moment for everyone who downvoted that.
The problem with acting like a raving looney on the internet is that there’s so many actual raving loonies.
Well, electric motors are not a conspiracy… they do in fact exist.
Next you are going to tell me magnets are naturally occurring!
