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Australian Plan to Ban Petrol and Diesel Cars

posted by martyb on Sunday April 07 2019, @02:43AM   Printer-friendly
from the Gotta-ban-them-all dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

An Australian Parliamentary committee has recommended that petrol and diesel cars be phased out in favour of electric vehicles in a report. This is not yet law but shows that the government is serious about reducing the dependency Australia has on oil and reducing greenhouse emissions.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 07 2019, @03:38PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 07 2019, @03:38PM (#825810)

    What our cars should become are basically pods with wheels, much like the Edison2

    Except for those of us who are taller than average, or have a family that needs to fit comfortably in their vehicle, or that needs cargo room, or or or.

    Consumers are fickle things. Aerodynamics and ergonomics and style and practicality need to be considered when designing a vehicle. The most fuel efficient vehicle may never sell more than a small number of units if it is ugly as sin and/or uncomfortable and/or doesn't meet consumer needs.

  • (Score: 2) by Bot on Monday April 08 2019, @08:29PM

    by Bot (3902) on Monday April 08 2019, @08:29PM (#826355) Journal

    But cars have shitty aerodynamics. Because they do not do much to the underside. Tried a BMW 330d with aerokit, eats up many more glorified cars in the Autobahn.

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