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A reason might be that the Law has not caught up to the technology. I will say, though, that the rapid acceleration of EVs is something that could get any driver into a bad situation. I'd guess that teh new owner of an EV with a bit of grunt would have to practise handling that grunt.

The house across the road from me in the Perth Hills is just a 2x1 on half an acre. We were good friends with the owners for many years. His wife died some years ago at a relatively young age, so he eventually sold up and moved about 5 years ago. He wanted $280k but it was sold within a week for $340k. The people who bought sold it 18 months ago to a young couple for $720. We built our place in 1992. The block cost $39k and the house $130k. For the first 15 years it was worth about $180k as property prices in this area were stagnant. It's now worth about a million according to a real estate agent I spoke to recently. That was his estimate without even looking at it. He said he sold a house in this area 18 months ago for $1.2m and would list it now for $1.5m. Prices around here have gone through the roof. Rents have seen similar price increases. Paying $600-$700 per week is common now. I really don't know how young people can afford to live or buy anywhere decent these days.

Good summary of Trump and Hegseth's achievements to date.

Seventy years ago, my father weighed 19 stone - 120.6 kg. We lived on a farm. He ate fresh food grown on the farm. Used horsedrawn machinery. Never drank alcohol, never had fizzy drinks or takeaway food (didn't exist). Worked from sunup till dark. I inherited the fat genes.