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Time is Money. Often cheaper to just replace. Modern cars are a bit too complex for the Normal owner bar the oil and filter bits. You need the analytical gear. Engine reconditioning is a Lost art. Engines last the Life of the Vehicle but once they Overheat they are NOT reliable. I use good Oils Best coolants and good filters. I have always got high Mileages from my vehicles. It's the way you drive them as well. Jeep parts are expensive and some Makes parts unavailable after a few years. Any Modern car out of warrantee is only worth about 50% of new Price. A car built from Parts would be about 10x the new price. at least. Some very high Kilometers with little cost are very achievable and common but there's a TIME to quit anything unless it's collectable and doesn't have too many diemetal (zinc alloy) Plastic or Magnesium alloy Parts. or unobtainable engine Mounts and Hoses. When your modern car has 300K+ on it. it Owes you nothing. Asses it day by day depending on what happens in service Older vehicles can be repaired by cutting out Parts of the structure Rusted or damaged and welding in replacement bit's Not so with Hi tensile thinner steels. creased or rusted it's Over, rover. Nev

Long term you still have the servicing and maintenance factor that an EV doesn't have. Once the fixed cost servicing has expired and the warrantee. Nev

Considering the Cost of ignoring climate change has to be part of the PLAN. Nev

They will Install Heat pumps FREE and they really cut the Power usage. I had to PAY for mine and it's still the best thing I've done regarding Power. Nev.

A lot of counties don't have the sun and wind we have there's also tidal which works every day with the tide going IN OR OUT. When you put steam into the equation it's less efficient and when failure happens it's a sudden Loss of a Large amount and May take ages to fix . It is only efficient at near full output and can't be varied quickly. Brand NEW coal Plant is costly. Carbon Capture and storage is a Myth. Our demand pattern has changed. Most people run airconditioning and have a fair bit of refrigeration. Heating water directly by electricity (Elements) is an expensive way of doing it. Solar by concentration can Produce very HIGH temperatures. That's helpful for specialised processes, yet to be realised. No one can deprive you of solar. Yet. Nev

Nothing other than Bull$#!t. let's Leavitt at that. It's her Job. Nev

Trump WILL fix it. So HE claims and promises. TALK is CHEAP. Nev

Trump is starting to realise HE is not going to live for ever. Nev

Still Bigger than a Birds. Nev.

At this stage it might Just as well Be an ordinary ICE car. They ARE NOT Cheap. Nev

Sychronisation is an issue with any grid AC system. We should reduce reliance on a Grid. Distance equals Losses, cost and unreliability. Nev

What about the Maintenance when it's out of warrantee.?. Anyhow Buy what you Like. It's a free country. Electric is near maintenance free. Hybrid gives a small extra range for a High cost and More weight. The vehicle is often a poor performer also compared to a STRAIGHT Ice car . Nev

What about the cost of anthropomorphic activity based Climate Change? Nev

OK. MOST of US then, Mr Picky.

They don't MRI your head unless there's a reason for doing it. I don't think it will show crappy Ideas and Psychiatric disorders. Nev

When I was Young I was a BRITISH Citizen even though there was 4 generations born HERE before Me I was then declared Australian as I didn't qualify to stay British. I could not care one way or the other. it made no real difference unless you wanted to reside Permanently in England. Nev

Each Battery no Matter who Owns it Helps the system. You trotted out the OLD 275 Dollar thing from years ago. THAT'S not science Based. NOW I Know you aren't fair Dinkum and the Spanish situation has NO bearing on what happens Here. Free Power for people at certain times. Lower cost than would be otherwise because of other people's SOLAR. Nev

It's a way of No bias random Picking when you have More to Pick from than you need. How would you recommend it be done instead? Nev

Hybrid is for People who can't make up their Mind. It's a Punishing life for some Hybrid engines and you still have ALL the Maintenance issues of a normal car. Conditions for EVs will continue to Improve and Petrol /Diesel will recede. as there's less demand for it. Nev

We'll ALL be RUNED said Hanrahan. They HATE Power poles but still want electricity available. Bl@@Dy whingers. Get REAL! Nev

Obscene isn't It? How would HE have a Clue (or care) How the Ordinary Person Lives? Nev

You are one of those who EXPECT the gov't to Wipe your ass and provide all the services but don't vote or care about who gets elected or want to Pay for Gov't services. WE are SICK of hearing about you being called up. That was a Ballot and you lost. Others served Overseas and Many got traumatised. You got free training and met a few People you otherwise would not have. It's OVER Rover. Stop Bitching and get on with the rest of your Life. You are NOT the Only ONE who has had a $#!t deal at some stage.. Nev

Early summer is always Unstable in Melbourne as the average Temperature is on the Increase. Autumn is the direct opposite, stable little wind. It won't be long before you will be wishing for a cool day. Darwins temp Must be the least variable in the Country. Average about 33 c. max daily temp. IT has only a WET and a DRY season. Nev

Not suitable for Purpose. Goes back to the "BASELINE POWER" argument STILL trotted out by the Naysayers. Older Coal fired Power stations can't be relied on and IF one fails it's a BIG problem. to fix because it an out of date thing. .Nev

There would be a Lot of driverless VN Commodores. Nev