Just had my weekly trip down & back up the Blue Mountains.

Main observations:

—Traffic was really light. IMO lighter than during school hols
—*VERY* few lifestyle big utes—even tradie utes were few & far between.
—Diesel's price is rising much faster than petrol—I saw as much as $3.29/l for premium 😱
—The % of BEVs/hybrids in daily traffic has skyrocketed (because they're driving as much as usual, while ICE drivers appear to be driving less)

#IranWar
#FuelCosts
#ICEcars
#EV

Anyone who thought Rowan Atkinson’s eulogising of synthetic fuel as a way to deal with the CO2 crisis (oh, and to let him keep his enormous personal fleet of ICE cars without being criticised) was persuasive, should really watch this succinct video on the reality of this fuel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlkkMA2BTf4

#ClimateChange #SyntheticFuel #ICECars

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/03/electric-vehicles-early-adopter-petrol-car-ev-environment-rowan-atkinson