▲ 115 ▼ Australian electric vehicle sales more than double since outbreak of war in Iran (www.abc.net.au) submitted 3 weeks ago by zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone 38 comments fedilink hide all child comments In short: Australia has recorded its biggest-ever quarterly surge in electric vehicle sales. Across April, May and June, nearly one in every two vehicles sold was either electric or hybrid. What's next? Liberal deputy Jane Hume says the figures show EV subsidies introduced by the government in 2023 had grown "out of control".
[–] urno@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Fucking Jane Hume. Epitomises the negativity of opposition. A vile representation of divided hate-driven politics. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 weeks ago* I've had personal experience of Jane Hume's anti-science opposition. During the Covid-19 lockdowns, she posted some incorrect statistics about cases in Victoria on Twitter (back then it was called Twitter). I replied with the correct stats and a link to the VicHealth page where they could be found. She immediately blocked me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 weeks ago* I've had personal experience of Jane Hume's anti-science opposition. During the Covid-19 lockdowns, she posted some incorrect statistics about cases in Victoria on Twitter (back then it was called Twitter). I replied with the correct stats and a link to the VicHealth page where they could be found. She immediately blocked me. permalink fedilink source parent