Chris Bowen urges motorists not to panic-buy petrol

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• Almacca@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  I’m gonna panic-ride-my-bike more.

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• No1@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Politician who is given a car and driver preaches to the peasants.

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• reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The world seems to go through this cycle every four years. People buy huge gas guzzling SUVs, war breaks out in the Middle East, gas prices skyrocket, everyone complains and panics. You’d think people would have caught on by now.

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  • Matty_r@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    At least this time around we’ve got EVs as an option. Obviously if youre unable to afford a new car this doesn’t help, but its something.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Fire!!!

  Don’t rush for the doors.

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• thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Hopefully this will make a number of people reconsider the size of the vehicles they require, and switch to smaller hybrids and/or EVs.

  The new BYD ATTO1 is really tempting as a secondary run-around car for when me or the missus needs to do a solo trip.

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  • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    and switch to smaller hybrids and/or EVs.

    The result of that would be significantly more strain on the grid, and even more increases in power prices. Yay.

    I love EV’s and my next car will be one, but we need to get our power grid shitshow sorted before any significant percentage of people get EVs or we’ll be up a creek without a paddle.

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    • Alexstarfire@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      They don’t make supply hoping for extra demand anymore. It goes the other way around.

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