$1b electric car infrastructure deal

What is obvious is that you have no clue about the real cost of roads and will believe piffle

I was talking about what is outside your front door.

about how the general population contributes to the cost of roads.

Nope, motorists are very heavily subsidised by general taxation.

When they start doing that,then you will be on a hiding to hell and an empty bank account.

Lol, I'd love to see rubbish collection charge by weight. I'd hear the chorus of screams all around as the big truck lifts the overflowing megabins every week.

Well, back then,roads were much more basic and didn't require complex engineering to cater for 4 tonne behomeuth charging along at 120km/hr.

Plenty of people got along with out motor vehicle. My ancestors moved from Victoria to NSW by walking.

Coming in the UK. And one guy got fined for allowing his bin's lid not to be closed due to excessive contents by about £220.

Graham

Irrelevant.

Very relevant in that I and lots ofother people do not need the "road network" as you call it to get around. I do not need mega highways between capital cities, four/six lane free ways, 2 lane major motor ways, or even two way streets to get around, go shopping, buy stuff and carry out my business.

I am very happy with the many alternatives that exist.

Eeyore wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com:

I think SCIENCE is NOT your strong suit. Did I ever say it will use no extra fuel? Do you even know anything about modern electricity network? When do you think it would be most polluting? When we have to run up older generators to meet peak demand from people charging their cars during the day or when people charge them at low demand (when the newer generators can be run). And what about the loses in the tranmission and distribution networks?

Unfortunately you are so one dimenational you don't think about these other issues. I hope our scientists and engineers are not like you. Otherwise we will just be happy to dig it out and ship it overseas, sigh.

You are in a tiny minority. Modern economies require high mobility.

Graham

And what makes you think that will be the norm ?

Graham

I didn't say that I wasn't mobile,

Which is NOT synonymous with a expensive road network. Nor any measure of "good"

e.g 10 stores in our main street mainly selling cheap plastic crap and other junk from China.

No, I already said I don't believe your piffle.

MrT.

Still not holding my breathe waiting for proof on that load of "piffle". Even the pollies aren't stupid enough to claim that!

MrT.

Not me, I'd save a fortune.

I get a discount for having a small rubbish bin already.

MrT.

I did say in the last century! Name one person who does not have any food, goods or other services delivered by road?

MrT.

Must be something to do with America I guess, the only nation I know that uses 'dimes".

MrT.

Which council?

Correct, you need to learn Australian History a bit bettter.

Oh, they still have deliveries in your neck of the woods?

For those in Sydney interested in this stuff, there is a seminar next Thursday. Details below.

Dave.

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