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This is my local Aldi, Also here is a link to an explanation ALDI Australia Powering its Operations with 100% Renewable Electricity

Many supermarkets do have solar panels on the roof at least which is financially smart given the heavy loads of lighting and refrigeration. Coles to install solar panels on 100 stores as part of landmark agreement with Origin   Woolworths Racks Up 150th Supermarket Solar Installation Off the top of my head, I can't think of any supermarket solar panels specifically over car parks in my area but on my regular visits to Adelaide we shop at a couple of shopping centres that have solar panels over carparks Elizabeth Shopping Centre – Solar Car Park

To digress from AI to the trolley problem. Here is a video where they actually try to run the experiment and it seems that it is not as straightforward as 1 life vs 5 lives. By the way, I would handle the trolley problem by waiting until the front wheels had passed and then switching before the back wheels got to the switching point thus derailing the train or trolley.

It is nice to find a lady who will "look after your rig" for free

Here is some parking I did recently. In the past I would pay for an hour or 2 in case I was delayed, now I pay for exactly what I use.

I have just started using a parking app on my phone and it is brilliant. You only pay for the parking you use. On my trip into town I used buy around $6 of parking just in case I took longer than planned. Now when I park the app detects the meter and I dial up the amount of parking on my phone that I think I might need. If I decide I need longer then I can remotely add time but more importantly, if I get back to my car early I can just press the "stop parking button and I am only charged for the actual time I use. What used to cost me $6 now usually costs me about $1.50

I guess if it did this it would be taking to a human slamming on the brakes in a similar situation. Having spent 20 years driving home 100km from Canberra to my bush property in the dark I have had plenty of near incidents and a hit. It is always a split-second decision wheteht to try and go around it, stop or just hit it. The question is does technology have a higher probability of a good outcome rather than a human.

I am not sure, but I imagine the law will decide at some stage if/when this happens. There are many technologies that whilst they are overwhelmingly positive on rare occasions cause negative consequences. To me what happens in this scenario is something we have to work out (or perhaps we already have) because the cold hard fact is - fewer deaths and injuries. .

@Asymeo you may feel you have not been given a warm welcome in this forum. Most of the posters here have been posting for some time and we tend to know each other quite well whilst preserving a certain amount of anonymity. Many folks here have their own particular conversational style, and we have gotten used to it. I am very accepting of all sorts of people and in fact, I do wish this forum had a more diverse membership. I must confess though that the language in your post is a little hard to understand (for me at least). Perhaps it would be useful to start by introducing yourself. As I say most of us here do value some level of anonymity however we do know something about each other. OME is a retired policeman, Red750 used to work in a bank. I am a retired musician, Jerryatrick is Australian but lives in England. What is your story? are you old or younger? are you retired or working? When the people here get to know you they will be totally accepting even if they disagree with you at times.

Full study here : A REALWORLD EVALUATION OF AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING AND FORWARD COLLISION WARNING IN AUSTRALASIAN LIGHT VEHICLES MUARC report shows potential for Autonomous Emergency Braking to reduce road fatalities 29 March 2023 A real-world evaluation of Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) and Forward Collision Warnings (FCW) in light vehicles has found significant potential to reduce trauma incidents. The recently-released MUARC report used police-reported crash data in Australia and New Zealand between 2013 and 2017 to estimate crash and injury reductions associated with AEB and FCW. Almost one third of all light vehicle crashes occurring in Australia and New Zealand during that timeframe could, with a high degree of certainty, have the potential to be avoided or mitigated by AEB. Approximately two thirds of these crashes were in 60 km/h or lower speed zones. A further 29% of all light vehicle crashes in Australia and New Zealand during that time could, with a lower certainty, be avoided or mitigated by AEB. The technology also showed the potential to prevent or mitigate around 3% of light vehicle to pedestrian crashes (90% of which were in 60 km/h or lower speed zones) and approximately 10% of intersection crashes (93% of which were in low speed zones). Based on the 2017 fitment rate, the results showed that AEB was estimated to mitigate 0.08% of all fatal, 0.14% of all serious and 0.10% of all minor injuries in Australia. For New Zealand crash data, AEB was estimated to mitigate 0.18% of all fatal, 0.09% of all serious and 0.06% of all minor injuries. If there was 100% fitment of AEB in Australia, the technology would lead to an estimated reduction of 8% of fatalities, 12% of serious injuries and 12% of minor injuries. Annually, this translates to a reduction of 126 fatalities, 3,731 serious injuries and 11,017 minor injuries. Full fitment of AEB in New Zealand would lead to a reduction in total injuries being 8% for fatalities, 8% for serious injuries and 7% for minor injuries. AEB was found to be more effective at reducing intersection sensitive crashes and associated injuries in high-speed zones. The technology was less effective at reducing fatal and serious injuries in low-speed zones. FCW showed less benefits compared to AEB. There was no evidence of reductions in minor injuries, PDO crashes, pedestrian sensitive crashes and intersection crashes. Overall, the report highlights the significant potential benefits of having 100% fitment of AEB and FCW in the light passenger vehicle fleet in Australia and New Zealand. The benefits demonstrated in the report cannot be achieved without drivers choosing new vehicles that include this technology. Therefore, the report’s authors suggest there is a need for either a mandate or persuasive communication to consumers on the benefit of AEB and FCW.

I was raised without being hit as was my wife. We are both law-abiding members of society. We never once hit my son, the idea is abhorent to us. He has grown up to be a kind a successful man and is in fact in my opinion a better man than me. He is certainly less judgemental. When you don't rely on inflicting pain as a teaching tool you have to rely on discussion and negotiation. This makes for a child that grows up into a kind adult and I would argue more intelligent in terms of solving problems intellectually rather than with fists.

No spare wheel is NOT purely an EV thing. Not having a spare is also an increasing feature of ALL cars. Got a Spare? Not on These Cars The thing that annoys me is the common media trick of taking something that may have a grain of truth and exaggerating it or taking a design disadvantage that applies to cars driven by electricity or fossil fuels but only making a fuss in relation to electric. The argument about spare tyres is an argument is just that an argument about carrying a spare tyre and it applies to my petrol-driven car as well. It is often said and I think has been said here that EV tyres are exotic and expensive and whilst you can go that way and pay a lot, in most cases you don't have to. Buy Tesla Model 3 Tyres from $169 My son has 3 cars. One is a motorsport car so obviously it doesn't carry a spare. The Tesla did not come with a spare but he does have one in his garage and could easily carry it if he thought it necessary. His other car is a tiny petrol-powered convertible and not only does it not come with a spare but if you wanted to carry a spare you couldn't, there is no room. My gripe is that my son's convertible without spare would not make it into a newspaper article purely because it is not electric. Whilst an EV is probably not yet suitable for you this argument tends to get distilled by others down to "you can't tow with an EV" Of course it has a substantial effect on your range but you can tow. Here is a picture of my son's Tesla. It tows this boat regularly. This boat, now finished has substantially more mass with its wooden masts etc. Of course, you would probably not want to tow this across the country however but this is so often misrepresented in the media

I think the issue is not so much inefficiency at cruise speed but efficiency at lower speeds. IC engines are extremely inefficient at low speeds and they get more efficient (to a certain point) at higher speeds. Electric motors simply use more energy the faster they turn and generally there is no gearing. Also IC engines (generally) spend time idling at traffic lights etc. Also regenerative breaking. Why is the range of an EV less on the freeway than the city?

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We went for a walk up Flinders Peak a couple of days ago. My positives from this were the fact that I did not have a myocardial infarction from the climb and that the first signs of spring were showing.

There are definitely pros and cons to the new ways of getting music out there. The good thing about the new way is that there is much more diversity. In the past musicians had to convince a record company to back them. The record companies acted as gatekeepers. I think this new era of being able to get your music out there at a reasonable price is fantastic. It is true that artists don't make as much money per recording but in the old world a small number of artists made large sums of money but this came at the cost of diversity. You had to convince EMI or Sony that they could get rich off of you. Innovations such as home recording and streaming have certainly democratized the music industry I feel lucky to live in a time when I can listen to such a diverse range of music from 9th-century Gregorian Chant to something quirky recorded by someone last week.

Absolutely, I know many people who choose to always buy the CD however it does come at a price that is far greater than streaming.

downloads of music use b*ger all data. When at home my phone is using my home wifi which has unlimited download and when I am using my mobile data does not even come close to using a concerning amount. You can always download from Spotify whilst using your home network which you can then play later whilst away from your home network.

Have EV sales in China slumped? China auto market hits milestone as EVs, hybrids make up half of July sales

I must admit I am also a little sceptical.

I think it depends on where you get your information. Because these days internet algorithms tend to push news and information based on what people have searched for or watched in the past, this tends to reinforce positive or negative views on the subject. I certainly get plenty of positive stories. Regional Queenslanders say electric vehicles worth it for fuel savings but challenges remain There are plenty of Youtube channels that present a positive view of EVs such as Fully Charged or The Electric Viking, I could name dozens of others. Some outlets (I am looking at you Rupert) only publish negative stories. An example of some pretty shoddy journalism can be seen in a link posted here recently. I am not having a go at the person who posted this as they posted the link without comment. Single photo turns many Aussies off buying an electric car So for those who don't want to read the story, the gist is that a woman was temporarily stranded when the triangular EV badge fell off her number plate and punctured her rear tyre. Because Tesla doesn't come a spare tyre she had to call for road assistance. Firstly the headline is hysterical nonsense. I doubt that people all around Australia are looking at this picture and saying "Nope, I won't get an EV" Moving on from this and putting our rational hats on, this is not a story illustrating the failings of EV technology. Let's just imagine that the Tesla did not run over the EV badge but the following car ran over it and let's say this car was one of the increasing number of cars that do not come with a spare, would this story have made the paper? I wonder what the headline would have been. The Daily Mail is one of the worst culprits Daily Mail admits making up story about electric vehicles causing potholes

HOW DOES OPEC INFLUENCE GLOBAL OIL PRICES? OPEC says its member states' exports account for about 49% of global crude exports. OPEC estimates that its member countries hold about 80% of the world's proven oil reserves. Because of its large market share, the decisions OPEC makes can affect global oil prices. Its members meet regularly to decide how much oil to sell on global markets. As a result, when they lower supply in response to falling demand, oil prices tend to rise. Prices tend to fall when the group decides to supply more oil to the market. The OPEC+ group is currently cutting output by 5.86 million bpd, equal to about 5.7% of global demand. The cuts include 3.66 million bpd by OPEC+ members to the end of 2024. A further 2.2 million bpd of voluntary cuts by some members expire at the end of June.

A substantial part of the price of petrol is the price of crude oil. This is affected by natural supply and demand but also manipulation by OPEC" "Fluctuations in Mogas 95 and Gasoil are mainly determined by crude oil prices, which are linked to OPEC geopolitics and exchange rates, since the commodity is purchased in US dollars. It’s quite complex." Why do petrol prices keep going up, and how is it decided?

The complicating factor is production. Oil producers manipulate the price by how much they choose to produce.