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Electric trucking in Australia could smash diesel imports and costs in less than 4 years. Transport accounts for 20% of ...
30/03/2026

Electric trucking in Australia could smash diesel imports and costs in less than 4 years. Transport accounts for 20% of the nation's emissions. Electric B-Double prime movers cost about 30 c/km for electricity, a third of diesel's cost. Analysis by David Leitch confirms that replacing the ~6,000 prime movers on the Sydney-Melbourne route saves over 4 billion litres. Payback in just 4 years. If expanded to Brisbane, it would account for about 54% of diesel imports. $10 billion in imports are gone. Sovereignty gained.
Why not?
https://optimisticstorm.com/electric-trucking-in-australia/

🚗🔋 Is the era of petrol and diesel cars finally over? BYD seems to think so! They just launched the "Blade Battery 2.0,"...
10/03/2026

🚗🔋 Is the era of petrol and diesel cars finally over? BYD seems to think so! They just launched the "Blade Battery 2.0," and it's a game-changer. 🚀 Imagine a 5-minute charge, a 1000km range, and a million km lifespan—all at a lower price. 😮
Smart Company is all praises, while oil companies might be a bit nervous. What do you think? Are we witnessing the end of an era? Share your thoughts!

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While "gamechanger" is a common cliche. Sometimes announcements come along worthy of the word. In April, CATL, the world...
24/12/2025

While "gamechanger" is a common cliche. Sometimes announcements come along worthy of the word.
In April, CATL, the worlds largest battery manufacturer announced
* A range of 520 kilometers (km) with a five-minute charge
* Can go from 5% to 80% charge in 15 minutes in cold weather.
* can be charged at rate of 1,300 kW by very fast MW charger.
https://www.spglobal.com/automotive-insights/en/blogs/2025/04/catl-byd-battery-tech-news
Meanwhile BYD - the second largest global battery manufacturer announced in Sept 2025
* Survived the "nail" test - the safest battery in the world
* twice as dense as LFP Batteries
* Range of over 600km.
https://en.byd.com/news/byds-new-blade-battery-set-to-redefine-ev-safety-standards/
Every announcement - another 10% improvement spells the end of petrol and diesel transportation - cars, buses, trucks, and ships.
For more on this in my nook OptimisticStorm.com - spells the end of fossil fuel (gas, oil)

Mistrust in science has been on the rise for decades.- This growing mistrust is primarily fueled by political polarisati...
17/12/2025

Mistrust in science has been on the rise for decades.
- This growing mistrust is primarily fueled by political polarisation.
- It's amplified by partisan media and social media algorithms.
- The spread of misinformation contributes to the lack of trust.
- Mistrust varies across different groups, including age, rural vs. urban populations, and political affiliations.
- A key factor in science trust is political ideology.
- Conservatives and those with authoritarian beliefs are more likely to distrust scientific information, especially concerning climate change and vaccines.
- In contrast, liberals tend to trust science and follow scientific recommendations.
https://optimisticstorm.com/mistrust-in-science-increasing/
In my book Optimistic Storm, we review the impact of mistrust and how it is driven by fossil fuel companies and other bad actors.

Not many are talking about what happens as houses change from gas to electricity. Saving big. But what happens to all th...
10/12/2025

Not many are talking about what happens as houses change from gas to electricity. Saving big. But what happens to all those existing pipelines? Will the companies try to get consumers to pay?
My book OptimisticStorm.com looks at the challenge. It is happening now. Households don't want to support the gas lobby.

https://optimisticstorm.com/stranded-gas-assets-in-australia/

How much land is needed by solar to power the world? Often some very misleading information.Carbon Brief's fact check i...
03/12/2025

How much land is needed by solar to power the world? Often some very misleading information.
Carbon Brief's fact check interactive reveals that golf courses use more land than solar power.
Australia, about 0.016% of land area (About 1 hundredth of one per cent).
https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/solar/index.html
My book OptimisticStorm.com looks at land use for renewable energy in Part 1 - The End of the Fossil Fuel era.

Who is right for reduction in oil over next 5 years.* Oil for plastics feedstock* Oil for transport.IEA, in their Oil R...
26/11/2025

Who is right for reduction in oil over next 5 years.
* Oil for plastics feedstock
* Oil for transport.
IEA, in their Oil Report https://www.iea.org/reports/oil-2025/executive-summary show little change by 2030.
RMI have these out to 2070. Little change by 2030, gone by 2070
My view in OptimisticStorm.com "Part1 End of fossil fuel" is faster than IEA. Prediction is hard.

Cyclists. Take up the challenge.Tax breaks for huge, American-style utes cost Australians over $250 million in foregone ...
19/11/2025

Cyclists. Take up the challenge.
Tax breaks for huge, American-style utes cost Australians over $250 million in foregone revenue in 2023 and is 1/10th of money spent on the Federal Government’s Active Transport Fund for the construction and upgrade of cycle paths every year.
Lots of media about kids on e-bikes.
Get them off the road onto cycle paths
Guess they don't vote.

https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/big-ute-loophole-cost-taxpayers-over-250-million-in-2023/

An American Lung Association report calculates that changing from industrial combustion boilers to industrial-scale heat...
12/11/2025

An American Lung Association report calculates that changing from industrial combustion boilers to industrial-scale heat pumps across USA.
* Save over $1.1 trillion in health costs.
* Prevent 77,200 air pollution deaths by 2050.
* Avoiding 33 million asthma attacks
* 13 million lost school days
* 3.4 million lost workdays!
How?
* Upgrading about 33,500 industrial combustion boilers across the nation
* Operate at less than 200 °C - easily replaceable by industrial-scale heat pumps.
More in Optimistic Storm Pt 1 Energy Efficiency Chapter 10
https://optimisticstorm.com/gas-transition-to-electric/

What is carrying capacity? How does the Earth support its 8 billion people and the other fauna and flora. Too many peop...
05/11/2025

What is carrying capacity? How does the Earth support its 8 billion people and the other fauna and flora. Too many people?
The Earth's population is likely to peak at around 9 billion and then decline to about 6-7 billion by 2100.
(Let us not dwell on Putin and a nuclear war)
Read more in Chapter 9 of Optimistic Storm Part 2 about how plunging birthrates, lower child mortality and increased life expectancy has seen our population turn the corner.
https://youtu.be/HsA3CVCAGpc

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