Me, who doesn’t have a car and uses public transit:
Dense_Passenger4174 on
I spent 15$ charging my car full today . *twirls moustache*
f3lix1998 on
Until it’s jet fuel and truck fuel
HP_Brew on
Wait for the grocery price rises to kick in…
Oh, and interest rates. 😬
ellis__D on
They’re still gonna starve with the rest of us if food can’t be harvested and trucks can’t deliver to the shops
diodosdszosxisdi on
Can’t eat electricity though, another excuse for woolworths and Coles to Jack their prices up
lanina001 on
I would have already loved to buy an EV, if I wasn’t trying to buy a house at the same time. 🙁
Patrahayn on
My car cost 50% of an EV and takes $70 at current prices to fill up – not quite the flex you think it is if you think $55 a week saving is going to make me jealous lol
Life-Addendum7484 on
So you can look smug as your car catches fire. Great
curlyauburngirly on
My car is in getting the hail damage repaired and I scored a hybrid hire car seeing how the otherside lives for a couple of weeks or more
Theageofwonder on
Are there any electric cars which don’t connect to the web and monitor and video you? (and have no subscriptions?)
Impressive-Drink491 on
And all so easy, plug in and charge, it’s convenient.
One day. We will get our revenge on the battery boys
Background_Syrup9706 on
Why? I can afford petrol and don’t have to wait to charge up.
Infinite_Pudding5058 on
I genuinely laughed out loud at this and I’m not an EV owner.
Sillysheila on
I have a hybrid not a plug in one though. Petrol is super expensive still when we do get it but it takes longer to have to fill it
The-Hank-Scorpio on
Yeah but my car goes pshh pshh
trynagetlow on
You’re still going to feel it in grocery prices. Majority of shipping fleets are using fuel instead of electricity.
But yeah, it be nice to own an EV. But it’s too damn expensive.
StugotsV on
I’d rather get looked at like that by an EV owner than be an EV owner
vipersnews on
I think it’s still cheaper not to spend 30-50k on getting an EV and just pay extra for petrol…..
RedVsDeath on
I dont get why EV drivers push EV’s so hard. The more people that drive them the more they’re going to cost to charge, the grid couldn’t handle if everyone had one and just look at solar, you used to get 47c tariff, now you’re lucky to get 5c. If the government isn’t getting their fuel tax anymore they’re coming for EV drivers and so will power companies. I for one would like to keep my cheap EV transport for as long as possible
KICKERMAN360 on
U just had 50kw of house battery and an EV – safe to say I am relying as little as possible on oil right now. And coal for that matter. But, generally just trying to reduce long term costs.
Ginganinja2308 on
Id love to have an EV but there isnt the infrastructure for it where I live. Nor quality of roads.
Alert-Thought6589 on
Don’t forget me and my LPG car
iatecurryatlunch on
Why would you look at anyone like that at any time for any reason? Are you that insecure?
RandellYo on
Got a 125cc scooter, my weekly fuel price went from $8 to like $8.75
ol-gormsby on
People with EVs blah blah blah *who have solar + home battery to charge their EV” otherwise where TF do you think the electricity comes from?
We’ve calculated the cost of ownership of a medium-size petrol SUV and its EV equivalent, both available in Australia, driven about 15,000km every year for a decade.
**Each 40 cent rise in the cost of petrol adds about $4,000 to the cost of running a typical petrol car over 10 years.**
The example assumes:
* No EV subsidies, discounts on stamp duty, or registration costs (since most states have dropped them)
* Cars are driven 15,000km per year (about the national average)
* The EV user mostly charges their car off rooftop solar, but also sometimes uses public charging
Even in current climate, still not enough financial benefit to change to an EV for me. It’s not as significant as many EV drivers make out, given the outlay for the vehicle itself, the battery, and assumption that solar is used to charge (which also involves the cost and upkeep of the solar panels, and dependent on weather)
Kitchen_Physics_8514 on
As an ev owner I still take public transport as the price of parking ten times the amount then the train. Will say though it has gotten busier this last week
Large-Lack-2933 on
Thank God for WFH jobs…
Ediwir on
IMA hybrid here. I’m no lord, but it’ll be a while before I have trouble…
nipslippinjizzsippin on
oh nooooo an extra $60 a fortnight for diesel. ill never financially recover from this.
No-Hovercraft4144 on
Under $25k for BYD Atto 1 (full EV) Great value and price. Surprisingly large leg room for over 6ft passengers.
No-Hovercraft4144 on
50c fares beat these petrol prices
PointlessTrivia on
LPG is still 99.9c/L at my local servo. Love my factory gas Falcon.
CompliantDrone on
People who ride bicycles don’t even care if the power grid goes down.
Edit: They also don’t care about traffic congestion….heart disease….maybe getting run over and magpies though 😛
Bladesmith69 on
People with motorcycles all the time.
Crafty_Viennetta on
I miss my 80 something ute that was Leaded X LPG, especially way back then when it was about 50c for LPG.
anobjectiveopinion on
Until the energy prices increase because “oil is so expensive” and ergon are going poor.
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Hasn’t this always been the case?
Me, who doesn’t have a car and uses public transit:
I spent 15$ charging my car full today . *twirls moustache*
Until it’s jet fuel and truck fuel
Wait for the grocery price rises to kick in…
Oh, and interest rates. 😬
They’re still gonna starve with the rest of us if food can’t be harvested and trucks can’t deliver to the shops
Can’t eat electricity though, another excuse for woolworths and Coles to Jack their prices up
I would have already loved to buy an EV, if I wasn’t trying to buy a house at the same time. 🙁
My car cost 50% of an EV and takes $70 at current prices to fill up – not quite the flex you think it is if you think $55 a week saving is going to make me jealous lol
So you can look smug as your car catches fire. Great
My car is in getting the hail damage repaired and I scored a hybrid hire car seeing how the otherside lives for a couple of weeks or more
Are there any electric cars which don’t connect to the web and monitor and video you? (and have no subscriptions?)
And all so easy, plug in and charge, it’s convenient.
https://preview.redd.it/it3vdmpltkog1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9e16180b7e5ce2a0fb69d96b701d1dae1ebad9a
😁 RAM owners are you ok?
They do that all the time though..
One day. We will get our revenge on the battery boys
Why? I can afford petrol and don’t have to wait to charge up.
I genuinely laughed out loud at this and I’m not an EV owner.
I have a hybrid not a plug in one though. Petrol is super expensive still when we do get it but it takes longer to have to fill it
Yeah but my car goes pshh pshh
You’re still going to feel it in grocery prices. Majority of shipping fleets are using fuel instead of electricity.
But yeah, it be nice to own an EV. But it’s too damn expensive.
I’d rather get looked at like that by an EV owner than be an EV owner
I think it’s still cheaper not to spend 30-50k on getting an EV and just pay extra for petrol…..
I dont get why EV drivers push EV’s so hard. The more people that drive them the more they’re going to cost to charge, the grid couldn’t handle if everyone had one and just look at solar, you used to get 47c tariff, now you’re lucky to get 5c. If the government isn’t getting their fuel tax anymore they’re coming for EV drivers and so will power companies. I for one would like to keep my cheap EV transport for as long as possible
U just had 50kw of house battery and an EV – safe to say I am relying as little as possible on oil right now. And coal for that matter. But, generally just trying to reduce long term costs.
Id love to have an EV but there isnt the infrastructure for it where I live. Nor quality of roads.
Don’t forget me and my LPG car
Why would you look at anyone like that at any time for any reason? Are you that insecure?
Got a 125cc scooter, my weekly fuel price went from $8 to like $8.75
People with EVs blah blah blah *who have solar + home battery to charge their EV” otherwise where TF do you think the electricity comes from?
https://preview.redd.it/zzpog37n3log1.png?width=682&format=png&auto=webp&s=b5f8c6845c72b9017f1b9dbdcb76d90e370c18cb
We’ve calculated the cost of ownership of a medium-size petrol SUV and its EV equivalent, both available in Australia, driven about 15,000km every year for a decade.
**Each 40 cent rise in the cost of petrol adds about $4,000 to the cost of running a typical petrol car over 10 years.**
The example assumes:
* No EV subsidies, discounts on stamp duty, or registration costs (since most states have dropped them)
* Cars are driven 15,000km per year (about the national average)
* The EV user mostly charges their car off rooftop solar, but also sometimes uses public charging
[https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-03-08/will-higher-fuel-prices-drive-electric-vehicle-ev-uptake/106420578](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-03-08/will-higher-fuel-prices-drive-electric-vehicle-ev-uptake/106420578)
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Even in current climate, still not enough financial benefit to change to an EV for me. It’s not as significant as many EV drivers make out, given the outlay for the vehicle itself, the battery, and assumption that solar is used to charge (which also involves the cost and upkeep of the solar panels, and dependent on weather)
As an ev owner I still take public transport as the price of parking ten times the amount then the train. Will say though it has gotten busier this last week
Thank God for WFH jobs…
IMA hybrid here. I’m no lord, but it’ll be a while before I have trouble…
oh nooooo an extra $60 a fortnight for diesel. ill never financially recover from this.
Under $25k for BYD Atto 1 (full EV) Great value and price. Surprisingly large leg room for over 6ft passengers.
50c fares beat these petrol prices
LPG is still 99.9c/L at my local servo. Love my factory gas Falcon.
People who ride bicycles don’t even care if the power grid goes down.
Edit: They also don’t care about traffic congestion….heart disease….maybe getting run over and magpies though 😛
People with motorcycles all the time.
I miss my 80 something ute that was Leaded X LPG, especially way back then when it was about 50c for LPG.
Until the energy prices increase because “oil is so expensive” and ergon are going poor.