• dan@upvote.au
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    8 hours ago

    I’m surprised EVs didn’t take off sooner in Australia, given the fact that 40% of Aussie homes have solar panels.

    I’m Aussie but am living in the USA now. Last time I visited Australia, I leased an EV from Sixt and it was so much cheaper than an ICE car because they included free Chargefox and Tesla supercharging.

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    12 hours ago

    If we can completely transition away from ice it will be interesting to see the knock on effect of improvements to physical and mental health when we’re all not breathing in fumes all day long. I know it’s only one aspect of how unhealthy car culture is. Edit: spelling.

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      2 hours ago

      Unfortunately all the microplastics from tyres will only get worse due to vehicle mass increasing