Physics suggests slower cars use less petrol. But in the real-world, fuel consumption depends on much more than aerodynamic drag.
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Tighter regulation and careful planning will ensure our public chargers actually work.
Starting yesterday, Australians are now paying 16 cents more for each litre of petrol they buy.
A more radical reform package would include a road user charge.
Diesel has become South Africa’s shadow infrastructure system by compensating for failures in electricity generation and freight rail.
To be financed off-budget and implemented fully by 2030, the plan includes $3.2 billion for a government-owned storage facility. But details are scarce.
Promoting fuel saving measures as vital to energy security would help frame the oil shock as a technical problem to be solved, not a political issue to be fought.
Australians are being urged to switch to E10 fuel, as the US-Iran conflict continues to put pressure on diesel and petrol supplies.
Modelling shows higher costs affecting freight, food production, and manufacturing – pushing up the cost of all kinds of goods, from steak to steel.
Fuel theft has risen up to 30% nationally since the start of the Middle East war. Here’s what can push it higher, how common it is – and what to do if you spot it.
It’s highly unlikely Australia will end up with no diesel. But if what is available becomes extremely expensive, the whole economy – and all of us – will feel it.
While stocking up on petrol or groceries ‘just in case’ feels sensible, it can quickly lead to shortages. But our individual choices can collectively help too.
After a national cabinet meeting on Australia’s fuel supply, leaders were quick to reassure there was no current shortage.
‘Dirty fuel’ may sound scary. But here’s why we’re unlikely to see a wave of new disease with this temporary lift in sulfur levels.
The process is similar to simmering a pasta sauce.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton will promise in his Thursday budget reply that a Coalition government would immediately halve the fuel excise on petrol and diesel.
The impact on people in the UK is probably similar. Unfortunately, no national data was collected, so we can’t be sure.
Critics dismissed the proposal as a last-ditch effort to win votes ahead of Queensland’s state election in October. But public opinion on how the government should get involved in markets may be shifting.
Electric vehicles have long come at a premium. But as cheaper models arrive, outer suburban residents are taking to EVs to save on petrol
Research on how people adopt new technologies suggests the transition is now well under way.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Head of Implementation, ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, African Energy Leadership Centre, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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