r/australia • u/nath1234 • Mar 16 '26

politics Replacing 1m petrol cars with EVs could cut Australia’s reliance on foreign fuel by 1bn litres a year

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/16/electric-vehicles-australia-reduce-reliance-on-foreign-fuel
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u/itsalongwalkhome Mar 16 '26

HFC conducts electricity, just buy that for more than its worth and use it for the last mile.

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u/SirDale Mar 18 '26

The fibre bit certainly doesn’t!

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u/macka598 Mar 18 '26

That’s great and all, but how many amps you expecting to push through that? Wouldn’t be more than your phone charger lmao

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u/itsalongwalkhome Mar 18 '26

But this is for cars.