The one good thing about this meaningless war is the boost it's giving to renewables and EVs.

#USpol #IranWar https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/25/electric-cars-sales-increase-vehicle-ev-hybrid-australia-fuel-prices

‘Crazy not to’: soaring fuel prices send more Australians into U-turn towards electric cars

Sales of EVs and hybrids have increased in Australia ever since the US-Israel war on Iran sent oil prices soaring and raised the prospect that fuel could be rationed

The Guardian
@timrichards it is utterly bizarre how this pans out right now 

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My son & his girlfriend bought one on the weekend.

@Susan60  great!!! one down ✅  @timrichards

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I’m reluctant to buy when there’s still life in our car, which we don’t use much anyway. We’re lucky to live in a middle ting suburb with great public transport & local shops. But I have been looking…

@Susan60 oh yes same here :,D my 16yo getz has under 80'km and is just fine and running very efficiently, plus i have no ev charging possibility where i live (*yet) 🤞 @timrichards

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Yes, what we really need to do is ban those stupidly big gas guzzling SUVs & utes. Who would’ve thought they’d be a bad investment? (Anyone with half a brain…)