Hugh Butler

@stokdog Stone age did not end because they ran out of stones. Over 60% of the energy from fossil fuels is wasted. Similar to FF brain-dead proponents. * Electricity from 40% to 100% * Heat from 85% to 340% * Transport from 25% to 80%

Look how much coal Australia has ffs. We could power ourselves for hundreds of years. But no, the idiots are telling us its bad for the environment but its ok to sell it to China.

@Meerkat23219283 @JakeBeer11 Correct. The seat is central. Elon stated it will be available in both RHD & LHD given it only needs the screens swapped. But that is on Elon time, which is rubbery. electrek.co/2019/11/21/tes…

@HughButler35 @JakeBeer11 I looked into that and believe you are incorrect in that they are LHD not centre. It does look like that in some photos but the photos are misleading, the Tesla trucks are LHD.

Electric trucking in Australia could smash diesel imports and cost in less than 4 years. Transport accounts for 20% of the nation's emissions. Electric B-Double prime movers cost about 30 c/ km for electricity, a third of diesel's cost. Analysis by David Leitch confirms that replacing the ~ 6,000 prime movers on the Sydney - Melbourne route saves over 4 billion litres. Payback in just 4 years. If expanded to Brisbane, it would account for about 54% of diesel imports. $10 billion in imports are gone. Sovereignty gained. Why not?

@starman8888 Europe - in Dec 2025. Will jump this quarter. carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs-j…

@HughButler35 Car Sauce who act as buyers agents and handle thousands of inquiries have seem this change since the war started.

Who says things can't change. Could Australia follow Indonesia with change from ICE to EVs. Why did the Labor govt give $2 billion fuel excise relief to oil companies, not change to zero oil - for ever!

A friend bought a Toyota Rav 4. 2 months ago. Did not believe me when I showed her the fuel cost when we swapped out. (then was $1.69/l) Had the normal range anxiety, how do I charge - even with solar on roof. She is now realising how much money she has just tipped down the gurgler. Instead of filling up once a week she nows says once a fortnight.

Instead of coughing up $2.55 billion (1/4 of the Army budget), do something real and fast-track 12 charging stations between Sydney and Melbourne. $2.55 billion goes straight to oil company shareholders. Poor economic management, just politics. Maybe provide $2.55 billion at 4% interest to companies prepared to do something. Payback within 2 to 4 years. theconversation.com/halving-the-fu…

@HughButler35 Not in dispute but what do we do right now is the real question.

@Conserv94813072 @VonVladimierV I understand perfectly fine. But LSFCOE methodology is flawed. Badly. And maybe Lazard might be wrong. But latest June 2025 they have not said we have been wrong for 18 years. Based on real data. Real companies. You? A nameless troll.

@HughButler35 @VonVladimierV You are an idiot or a fraud in spite of what you think of yourself if you don’t understand or want to understand the difference between LCOE and LFSCOE.

@_ColdHands_ Did you buy a BlackBerry in 2008? Same with any fleet owner in 2026

@HughButler35 Less than 4 years? You're not going to get the charging infrastructure built in that time, nor the networks to get the power to the regional areas where trucks would re-charge. I'd like this to be feasible but we'd get better value re-opening refineries & allowing fracking.

Unlike the 1970s oil crises, there are now better alternatives: 🔌 EVs + renewables + heat pumps could cut fossil fuel imports by 70% 🚗 EVs alone: $600bn/year in savings Every country has the potential to be energy independent with electrotech. 🔗ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

The diesel diehards are spewing. All those misconceptions they have. Weird. Conservative, RWNJ on X and they hate electricity and technology changes. Yet they write garbage on their mobile phones. You would think they want sovereignty from OPEC but they lean into it. This cartoon of arrival of electricity in 1890's. Same fear of the unknown.

@Mafesto @JakeBeer11 Really. Are you that simple to believe that falsehood. Wow. Stay out of the purple box.

@JakeBeer11 @HughButler35 None of that matters. Our road infrastructure isn’t approved and can’t handle the weight of b doubles that are electric.

The old complete 🐂💩 of LFSCOE from a graduate at Rice Uni, and taken and refined to spruik nuclear. Supposedly is a more "realistic costing for VRE". Image shows 4 countries LCOE. Then the LFSCOE crap model. Under all scenarios such as the AEMO ISP, Gencost, Frauhofer, UK, Lazard they have storage at less than 4% of electricity used. Use wind water, solar and batteries. LSFCOE model uses over 30% storage. Not real world.

@HughButler35 @VonVladimierV That’s just rubbish.

@_ColdHands_ Says who? * 12 charging stations? * Curtailed solar during midday - up to 17% of NEM demand. * Batteries - 12 months. Come on. The QLD LNP says they will have stadiums built and rail line to Sunshine Coast. Mind you - the Coalition could not build 25 rail car parks.

@Meerkat23219283 @JakeBeer11 The trucks are center driven, so will work in Aus just fine without any change. And Europe. As does the Windrose.

@JakeBeer11 @HughButler35 Suggest you read up on Tesla Trucks, can do 500 miles (804 KMs) on a full charge. Unfortunately they 1) don't build in RHD yet 2) when they do it will be out of their Texas site. No, they won't be suitable for Aus outback not Road trains but certainly could replace most diesels.

Dear Bob. Just failed with an E-minus in physics and electric engineering. Diesel generator provides about 70% conversion from energy to electricity. ICE motor about 19% Electric motor ~ 75% + regen = 92% Using a diesel generator is more efficient than burning diesel by itself.

@JakeBeer11 @45FirstLady @HughButler35 That's ok you can run the battery charging stations with diesel when the sun don't shine and wind doesn't blow

@Patriot__au @JakeBeer11 You have 2 eyes? Use them. Heard of the internet. Very powerful. Maybe ask Grok instead of posting and demonstrating how batshit dumb you are.

@HughButler35 @JakeBeer11 Half the payload alone means two trucks for one and two drivers. Then that claim is relying on publicly funded charging infrastructure. Never going to be viable with current battery technology.

@DrMaxamillions @JakeBeer11

@HughButler35 @JakeBeer11 You obviously don't see how ignorant upu are lol. It's funny though. Next you will climate change is real lol. The poor left have no idea lol just like albo.

@JNampijinpa Viewing this 🐄💩from Murdoch media. Why "conservative" politicians and followers don't want sovereighty beggars belief. Here is $10 billion a year not sending to Putin and the Middle East. Yet Jacinta is stuck in the past.

Australians are facing a fuel crisis, and Labor is carrying on about electric trucks full of toilet paper. Completely out of touch👇

Yep, Obviously Elon Musk has wasted billions building a factory making 50,000 Semis a year. Here is a thought :-) Go work for him. You are clearly smarter than him. Educated. Rational arguments. "The Future of Trucking Is Electric" Here is your vehicle. tesla.com/semi

@HughButler35 Keep deflecting champ. Sane people have poked holes everywhere in your thought bubble.

The business case for the Inland Rail was for over 50% of its capacity for fossil fuel. Without that - its a white elephant. Destined to be paid by the taxpayer for ever. Moreover, diesel used in rail is a pittance. All metro trains are already electric. So it is mostly coal trains. And they are gone. Will be within a decade and will make good rail trails.

@DocCroc420 @HughButler35 @JakeBeer11 @AussieFim Hopefully. But it still makes sense to do it. Would make even more sense to electrify major rail routes, with a combination of batteries and overhead power, to reduce the need for diesel line haul.