Future Tech
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New tech: automation, robotics, 3dprint, gaming, data, IoT, blockchain. Clean tech & energy: efficiency, wind, solar, storage, built environment, transport, EVs
Excise relief socialises cost nationally while privatising direct benefit to fuel users Public transport relief socialises both cost & service access for peeps who actually depend on collective transport Aus ~$850M/mnth fuel-tax relief omits non-drivers & EV owners from benefit
The latest #gas market outlook is less of a temporary supply-gap reprieve and more the start of the fastest energy #transition in history, underpinned by #electrification.. reneweconomy.com.au/australia-has-…
“The RBA’s explanation of its decision demonstrates a central bank utterly lost to reality, which desired to raise rates regardless of economic data and the changes occurring in the world.” - Greg Jericho Read more: theaus.in/47EDS6X
Petrol: $2.60/L → $20.80 per 100km My #EV: Solar → ~$0 Home (18c) → $2.48 Supercharger → $8.27 Even my worst case is still cheaper than their average. No servicing. No oil. Clean. Quiet. Fast. Reliable. This isn’t efficiency… it’s a system exit. ⚡🔋 #Bettrification
Two Australian states will temporarily offer free public transport to ease the effects of rising fuel costs, as prolonged hostilities in the Middle East increase supply risks bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
When these countries decided to swap to electric vehicles, they just did And it doesn't seem to take long They won't be having much of a crisis of oil (still some, just not as much Graphs by @leRaffl leraffl.github.io/LeRaffl-Galler…
🇱🇹 Lithuania - February 26 - BEV Trajectory 8.3% BEV 11.8% PHEV 80.0% ICE (of which 53.3%p were HEV) Trailing 12 months are: 8.0% BEV 11.1% PHEV 80.9% ICE (of which 46.7%p were HEV) Graphs are available in the Gallery: leraffl.github.io/LeRaffl-Galler…
Try bringing coal-fired power to your village by boat or donkey #coal owned by companies #solar belongs to the peeps
In China, some parking garages have roof-mounted EV chargers on motorized tracks that automatically travel to your parking spot so you can charge.
New nuclear is crazy-and useless $47.2 bil for 3.26 GW Hinkley Point C=$14.5/W vs $1/W for solar and wind And HPC will take 22 years from planning to operation (2008-2030), vs 1-3 for PV/wind Similar statistics for Vogtle Vaporware SMRs are worse theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/f…
