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A battery recycling facility near Glasgow in Scotland has just blown up - for the second time in 12 months. Toxic, carcinogenic chemicals including hydrofluoric acid, hydrogen cyanide, heavy metal compounds including cobalt oxide, manganese oxide and nickel oxide, plus phosphorous oxyfluoride, formaldehyde and acrolein rained down over nearby houses, and the plume of contamination widens.Regulators and politicians at all levels are very disappointed. Lots of hand-wringing there. The company that owns the facility, Fenix, wants you to know it takes safety very seriously indeed. And of course the Easter bunny - he might be real.In other news: Thankfully, we’re still on track for ‘net zero’. Let’s not let any pesky details get in the way of that vital goal.
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Two firefighters have died, one is seriously injured, and another thirteen were injured less seriously, when a Porsche Taycan electric sports car crashed and exploded around 4pm on Wednesday, in an underground car park in Madrid.
In other news, despite mounting evidence of the danger, there’s still no plan to mitigate the risk posed by EVs among us. If you think there’s any kind of risk management plan in place here in ‘Straya, I’ll be auctioning off the Harbour Bridge this weekend. This is your opportunity to score an historic piece of an internationally recognised ‘Strayan icon, dude.
What appears to have happened in this tragedy is:
"According to eyewitness accounts, the fire began when a resident, identified only as Javier, attempted to park his electric Porsche Taycan. Reports suggest that he may have confused the accelerator with the brake, crashing into the garage entrance and causing the vehicle to emit thick smoke and flames."
That’s from the Pinnacle Gazatte in Spain. “Confused the accelerator and the brake”: Yeah. Sounds like the the Porsche owner.
"Initial hypotheses suggest that the first of the deceased firefighters was caught in a blast that affected several parked cars. This large-scale explosion was allegedly caused by a fire in an electric car which had crashed when its owner was driving it into the garage. The second firefighter died from the inhalation of fumes while he was being transferred to the University Hospital of Getafe. All the injured and deceased were members of the Alcorcón fire brigade."
Lobby groups and other arsehole EV advocates will not allow any speed humps on the superhighway to Electric Utopia, with its tantalising pot of ‘net zero’ at the end of the rainbow. Speed humps such as reasonable safety measures.
Apparently, the safety of the public, and of firefighters, is not as important as looking good to other unhinged climate zealots who never studied.
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Chrome-domed Pierre Potato-Trump making news , claiming by way of leak to The ‘Strayan newspaper … that the PM, Mr Albo-sneezy, has it wrong on new vehicle CO2 policy, which is apparently set to drive new car prices sky high without a good, old-fashioned Coalition watering-down.
Elmer Fudd giveth; and Spuman taketh away. Thus restoring harmony to the universe, which he was put here to do, obviously.
So, if you can believe anything in the ‘Strayan, Mr Potato-Trump, will retain Labor’s New Vehicle Efficiency scheme, but without the fines for carmakers which overstep mandated CO2 limits.
Those CO2 fines were supposed to kick in on July 1, but if Captain Potato-Trump moves into the lodge, we’ll just get Emissions Wank Lite, which is kinda like skim milk, or a dominatrix without a riding crop.
The core issue about Labor’s New Bullshit Emissions Wank Scheme is that Labor says it’ll drive down the cost of new cars, and the cost of operating them. And stop Australia being a dumping ground for filthy, polluting vehicles. Not that there’s any evidence that any of this this is the case.
If Chris Bowen says it, it’s good enough for me, obviously.
But Fritte-man disagrees, and (oddly) I’m with him on this one.
It won’t do either of those things. The most popular cars in the country will increase in price. Because we love our utes. Because carmakers will be fined for selling them to us. Because they will breach ever-tightening CO2 standards. Because carmakers will pass those costs - the fines / stealth ute tax - on to you and me.
This is a fairly simple dot-joining sequence. Even an economist could do it.
Labor’s policy is nothing but a Greens-appeasing stealth tax on utes and 4x4s. Correction: another Greens-appeasing stealth tax. And also one of Labor’s favourite tricks - social engineering. Divisive bastards.
Telling you what car to buy … without actually telling you. What they’re doing is making your dual-cab ute, or other 4x4 you want, more expensive, in the hope you’ll buy some piece of shit whitegoods on wheels instead, hopefully with a dirty big lithium battery inside, instead of an engine.
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The new Jaecoo J7 SHS plug-in hybrid is under $50k, drive-away - and it's fully loaded.
For comparison:
Kia SPortage hybrid GT-Line: $60k...* Equivalent-spec Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (Exceed Tourer): $80k.The advent of Chinese automotive brands in Australia will invert the established market, and it's going to be a bloodbath.Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contactGet a great deal on home solar (or add a quality battery to your existing setup): https://autoexpert.com.au/solar
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If you plan on buying a new car in coming months, it’s a perfect storm, right now. All the ducks are in a row. The market is commercially crap, dealers are ready to roll. Established brands are getting bent over by the upstart Chinese brands, money is tight. And now there’s an election in five weeks (on May 3). There really hasn’t been a better time in years to stride purposefully into a dealership and negotiate as hard as you can. Show no mercy.Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contactGet a great deal on home solar (or add a quality battery to your existing setup): https://autoexpert.com.au/solar
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Chinese car brand GWM just installed a dude named Rob Trubiani as their head of engineering. He's the guy who spent 15 years making Holden's ride and handling so damn excellent. Oh, and he set the lap record for a commercial vehicle at the Nurburgring, in a VF SS-V Redline Commodore Ute. So there's that. His mission is A) fix the ride & handling, and B) fix the intrusive, ineffective ADAS. GWM is on a roll. This cannot possibly end badly.
Check out Brett Davis's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@drivingenthusiastaustraliaSave thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contactGet a great deal on home solar (or add a quality battery to your existing setup): https://autoexpert.com.au/solar
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BYD just announced 1MW (one million watts, 1000 kilowatts) of recharging capability. The inferences are: It's as fast as refilling on gasoline/petrol, and EV charging problems are now solved. Survey says: Still slower, and recharging is just as problematic as ever.Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contactGet a great deal on home solar (or add a quality battery to your existing setup): https://autoexpert.com.au/solar
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My mate Brett from Driving Enthusiast - https://www.youtube.com/@drivingenthusiastaustralia - dropped by the Fat Cave with a BYD Shark 6 loaner earlier today, so we went for a spin and rolled a GoPro while we talked about it. It's a huge - and hugely impressive - new ute. The performance is staggering, the interior is gorgeous, the tray is huge, and it makes a real statement on the road ... but it does have one significant problem, which could (seemingly) have been so easily fixed.
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A woman named Jane recently dropped her battery-electric MG ZS EV into a dealer. They serviced it. The total cost of the 48-month service was over $900, including $165 for the oil change. That's just for the oil - God knows what they charged her for the labour to change it. No - I'm not kidding.
Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact
Get a great deal on home solar (or add a quality battery to your existing setup): https://autoexpert.com.au/solar
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Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contactGet a great deal on home solar - or add a backup battery to your existing system: https://autoexpert.com.au/solarIn this video episode, it has come to light that - several months before hitting YouTuber Stephan Fischer with a defamation lawsuit (which was recently dismissed) DCS appealed to the Australian Federal Government for protection against alleged "cyberbullying" by a single YouTuber (presumably Mr Fischer).
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Save thousands on any new car (Australia only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact
Slash your power bill, increase your energy security, and take effective climate action with a quality home solar and battery backup system at https://AutoExpert.com.au/solar
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Save thousands on any new car (Australia only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact
Slash your power bill, increase your energy security, and take effective climate action with a quality home solar and battery backup system at https://AutoExpert.com.au/solar
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Save thousands on any new car (Australia only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact
Slash your power bill, increase your energy security, and take effective climate action with a quality home solar and battery backup system at https://AutoExpert.com.au/solar
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Save thousands on any new car (Australia only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact
Slash your power bill, increase your energy security, and take effective climate action with a quality home solar and battery backup system at https://AutoExpert.com.au/solar
Get reliable 240-volt power off-grid @ Bluetti portable power: https://www.bluettipower.com.au/?ref=8xzu1i8qk8
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Save thousands on any new car (Australia only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact
Slash your power bill, increase your energy security, and take effective climate action with a quality home solar and battery backup system at https://AutoExpert.com.au/solar
Get reliable 240-volt power off-grid @ Bluetti portable power: https://www.bluettipower.com.au/?ref=8xzu1i8qk8
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Save thousands on any new car (Australia only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact
Slash your power bill, increase your energy security, and take effective climate action with a quality home solar and battery backup system at https://AutoExpert.com.au/solar
Get reliable 240-volt power off-grid @ Bluetti portable power: https://www.bluettipower.com.au/?ref=8xzu1i8qk8
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Save thousands on any new car (Australia only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact
Slash your power bill, increase your energy security, and take effective climate action with a quality home solar and battery backup system at https://AutoExpert.com.au/solar
Get reliable 240-volt power off-grid @ Bluetti portable power: https://www.bluettipower.com.au/?ref=8xzu1i8qk8
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Save thousands on any new car (Australia only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact
Slash your power bill, increase your energy security, and take effective climate action with a quality home solar and battery backup system at https://AutoExpert.com.au/solar
Get reliable 240-volt power off-grid @ Bluetti portable power: https://www.bluettipower.com.au/?ref=8xzu1i8qk8
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