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

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: 3, Insightful) by Pino P on Sunday April 07 2019, @10:54PM

    by Pino P (4721) on Sunday April 07 2019, @10:54PM (#825983) Journal

    Now, let's plug a bunch of cars, lawnmowers, etc. up to the grid too. It's not like they're burning COAL or anything to generate that power...

    Emissions displacement by itself is desirable, as it allows use of stationary particulate and carbon capture devices rather than requiring such devices to be attached to vehicles. Presumably, such a device can be more efficient if stationary.

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