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That's your intelligent opinion. Are we dealing with an intelligent electorate?

We grew up comparing the fuel consumption of vehicles in terms of volume per unit of distance - mpg or l/100km. From those figures we could work out how much it cost to travel a given distance. Now we are given the "fuel capacity" of an EV in kiloWatthours (kWh). Shouldn't electricity consumption figures be quoted in km/kWh? Here's an example: A vehicle can go 80 kms on a 30 kWh battery. That's 2.6 kms/kWh. One kWh costs, on average 30 cents. That's about 12 cents per km. Yes, I know. If you have your own solar generation the electricity allegedly costs nothing (ignoring set up costs for the solar system). But go away from home and you have to pay.

Don't be too sure of a Democrat landslide in the mid-terms. The idea of that happening is based partly in polling. Over the last three Presidential elections the polling has been way off compared to its accuracy before about 2008. There is a number of factors causing that. This video describes some of those factors. This video discusses the topic. The presentation is unbiased.

Yes. The person is a paraplegic, having been shot through the spine during the incident. Wouldn't look good shooting a cripple. Shades of the SS. Not the usual image of the condemned man backed up against a wall, being offered a last cigarette and a blindfold.

Sat what you like about Wikipedia, but at least it provides the references for the information included in posts. However, there is a rumour that AI agents are altering some entries. I think that id you want basi information on a topic, Wikipedia is pretty reliable.

Greek water polo team member.

If you think that the things will change on 4th November if the Dems gain a majority in either House, you are wrong. The winners of local elections will not take up their seats until 3rd January 2027. Between November and February, each State has to confirm and certify the winners of each seat within it. This can takes weeks and you can be sure that both Parties will be calling for recounts in close seats. How close? How long is a piece of string in the case of teh Republicans. After each State has confirmed the results in its seats, a certificate is sent to the Clerk of the House. Then in January, all those who have been elected congregate in the House they have been elected to and the Clerk Clerk calls the roll, giving a seat to the person called. That's why that ruckus happened on the 6th January 2021. It could happen again. Here's a video that give a description of what Trump and his cohorts could do if the Republicans cop a beating.

Albo rescued me! Just did some shopping at ALDI and didn't have to acknowledge that there ws a surcharge for using plastic.

Interesting figures which few Down-Southers would realise. Re the Constitution Sections 121 and 124. Both have big hurdle words - 'may' and 'consent'. It takes a lot to get over them, especially when Sect 124 means that Lower Queensland would lose a motza in royalties etc.

Regarding Katter's idea. How would the government for a State in that area firstly establish the structures necessary to run things like health, education, law? Secondly, how would it obtain the money to do these things? It is idealistic, but not practical to create a new State in an area that does not have the population to carry out teh necessary functions of government. I think that's why Western Australia shelved the idea. Besides, I don't think it would be permissable under the Constitution.

But back then they wer giving away the fuel when you compare price per gallon then and now (and allowing for inflation).

I can't explain why he burned 44 litres per 100 on the flat. He can't either. He was pretty shocked. He surmises that the difference between crossing the Divide and driving on the flat was due to lack of regnerative braking on the flat. Yes, he was pulling a big caravan. Yes the tow vehicle was heavy. Yes it had big tyres which had a high rolling resistance. I think that people should watch his video to know what he said. As I said earlier, I think he has been very honest, giving a warts and all presentation. Early in the video he reports on the results of a trial run in which he found he consumption to be 24 litres per 100 kms. I think that trial was done on roads east of the Divide, so a bit up and down, not out on the flat.

I don't tow caravans, nor have a big ute, but I suspect that an acceptable fuel consumption for an ICE towing a typical caravan would be in the range of 13 to 18 litres per 100 km. That's why the figure in the 40s was such a shock. I really don't think that these massive EVs are suitable for towing much more than a tradies' trailer. I don't mean to be nasty about them, but it's always horses for courses when selecting a tool to do a job.

She's grown older. Now she's a Ms.

What shocked me was the difference between what is supposed to be an environment-saving vehicle, and the dreaded ICE. At least the bloke was honest enough to state the facts as he foind them, even to the apparent detriment of the Shark's popularity. I should be spruiking the glories of the Shark, since my son's business is based on tweeking them, but there are things I simply can't warm to. Admittedly, I haven't driven one, but from what I saw in the video, such as automatic lane management; "gear" selector on the right hand side of the column and indicators on the left, and finally the massive video screen used for user interface, I don't think I would like my first drives. Besides, I think that a dual-cab ute with a truncated cargo area is as useless as tits on a bull.