Questions from the hat on my coffee order — and how reforming Labor governments have built Australia’s future.

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Boston Dynamics’ Tesla Bot rival Atlas will start building Hyundai cars in 2028 The companies say they’ll start making 30,000 Atlas robots annually in 2028. But what about human workers? www.theverge.com/news/853973/...

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Hyundai slashes prices on existing EV models as it announces new electric SUV thedriven.io/2026/01/07/h...

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social South Korean Government Invests 10 Billion Won via Green Fund in Overseas Projects! www.chosun.com/english/mark...

#EV fact of the day.. When you recharge your EV, you don't end up smelling like you lost a fight with a full jerry can.

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Speaking at the annual CES technology conference in Las Vegas, boss Jensen Huan said Nvidia was working with Mercedes to produce a driverless car powered by the tech, which would be released in the US in the coming months before being rolled out in Europe and Asia.

How much of the USA new oil profits actually go back to Venezuela? You know. The pace where the oil will actually come from?

XPeng confirmed the P7+ for Europe and the UK its first right‑hand‑drive debut. Given the G6 is already here and the G9 + X9 are locked in, the odds of the P7+ landing in Australia are good. Specs look strong: • 61.7 or 74.9 kWh battery • 800V system with 10–80% in ~12 minutes • Up to 550 km range

@sophiescamps.bsky.social Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Last year, China didn’t just survive Trump’s tariffs, recorded first $1 trillion trade surplus With start-ups like Deepseek, contender in AI race, even with US restrictions in advanced computing chips Possible partly by China’s investments in manufacturing & SCIENCE

@zalisteggall.bsky.social Micro-habits to help the planet? If someone of them ard extreme, what about just eating locally.... Clothing purchases Eating local Eating the peel www.bbc.com/future/artic... www.bbc.com/future/artic... www.bbc.com/future/artic...

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Micro-habits to help the planet? If someone of them ard extreme, what about just eating locally.... Clothing purchases Eating local Eating the peel www.bbc.com/future/artic... www.bbc.com/future/artic... www.bbc.com/future/artic...

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul responds to Trump: “Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. And since Denmark is a member of NATO, Greenland will, in principle, also be subject to NATO defence”

Libraries have bounced back after COVID. Here's how they did it: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-06/public-libraries-australia-visitors-up-cost-of-living-crisis/106152152

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social BYD leads December EV sales as Australia records more than 100,000 EV sales in 2026 thedriven.io/2026/01/06/b...

BREAKING: EV sales have ‘collapsed’ again by which we mean the ID.4 finished the year up 31.4% and the Q6 e‑tron exploded 1,681%. Meanwhile every gas model at VW and Audi face‑planted. Truly, the EV apocalypse is upon us. yes, only EV models sales grew in the USA..

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social The EV shopping list for 2026: More electric utes, hatchbacks, and EVs that break price records thedriven.io/2026/01/02/t...

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social REUTERS: Norway zips ahead in EV race as car sales hit 96% electric www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

The "Temporal Evolution of Resistance Strategies" during low-carbon transitions. Or, as I call it, "How Big Auto Played petrol lovers Chumps For Decades". US: Aggressive denial & lawsuits. Germany: "Clean Diesel" then lobbying. Japan: "Hybrid is the answer!" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social China's BYD set to overtake Tesla as world's top EV seller www.bbc.com/news/article...

"As I spent more and more of my life under the care of doctors, nurses, and researchers striving to improve the lives of others, I watched as Bobby cut nearly a half billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines, technology that could be used against certain cancers” www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social BTW: www.sbs.com.au/news/video/w...

@zalisteggall.bsky.social Happy New Year! SBS: Australia is a world leader in the use of rooftop solar with more than 4.2 million solar systems installed on homes and businesses nationwide. www.sbs.com.au/news/video/w...

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Happy New Year! Japan unveils new plan to revive offshore wind push after Mitsubishi meltdown....

Eight-year-old boy mints world's first coin of 2026: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-01/royal-australian-mint-ballot-first-coin-2026/106192014

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social NY Times: Across Africa, cheap solar energy from Chinese panels is transforming lives and economies.

Your guide to New Year's Eve fireworks in south-east Queensland: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-30/brisbane-fireworks-guide-nye-gold-coast-sunshine-coast-/106184840

Australian councils supercharging the EV revolution! From Merri-Bek's 22+ chargers to Eastern Sydney's network covering 80% of residents, and Newcastle's 50+ bays powered by renewables. Partnering with @Chargefox for seamless tech. Who's ready for zero-emissions roads? #auspol

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Saeul-3 nuclear reactor, Ulju, Ulsan, approved for operation 9 years after construction began Yes thats right 9 years....for a country not as regulated as Australia & with only one government, no state governments elected at different times and with different agendas!

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social China's Tarim Oilfield, West-East Gas Pipeline, generated 2B KWH of solar power in 2025, peak daily output 10M KWH for first time "desert green power" exported out of Xinjiang, also cut field's energy consumption & carbon intensity news.cgtn.com/news/2025-12...

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Helping Aussies save money on fuel while reducing transport-related climate pollution.

Back in 2011, George W. Bush warned about isolationism, protectionism, and nativism. MAGA today is exactly what he was warning about.

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Merry Christmas. Today in history, December 24: A world-first in solar heating www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

This is how Putin does it

Free calls to Santa from payphones are a gift – and a reminder that public goods have a value beyond money | Cressida Gaukroger

@sophiescamps.bsky.social Merry Christmas Seven Christmas rituals that don't involve gifts www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

@zalisteggall.bsky.social She Fell in Love With ChatGPT. Then She Ghosted It. The 29-year-old woman who created the “MyBoyfriendIsAI” community on Reddit isn’t dating (or sexting) her A.I. boyfriend anymore. She found something more fulfilling. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/t...

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Merry Christmas. Seven quiet wins for climate and nature in 2025. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Snowy could be a fairy godmother in race for contracts & capital to replace ageing coal clunkers 2026, critical year for NSW, seeks $27B financing across multiple wind projects to enable coal plant closures & meet decarbonisation reneweconomy.com.au/snowy-could-...

New Tesla Model 3 LR RWD unlocks ICE-beating road trips!Real test: 557km highway loop (Syd-Canberra return) with 12% left → 633km actual range @110kph Syd-Melbourne? Just two 5-min charges or one 15-min stop. Efficiency king: 123 Wh/km. Range anxiety = cured! thedriven.io/2025/12/20/n...

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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social This Breakthrough EV Motor Makes 1,000 Horsepower—And Fits Inside A Wheel insideevs.com/news/780855/...

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Tech.. BBC: Hard to assess whale health in wild, UK & Norway scientists flew drones equipped with special kit above whales as surfaced for air, & collected droplets exhaled from blowholes. Detected a highly infectious virus linked to mass strandings of whales worldwide.

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social BBC: Towns & cities seek to decarbonise, many purchasing large heat pumps attached to district networks. Scale is eye-opening. MVV Energie, German manufacturer, building one that draws 10,000L of water per second from Rhine River & capacity to supply 40,000 homes

Big Oil is selling the promise of “low-carbon data centers” using carbon capture, reports @emdashsanders.bsky.social. But these plans could "easily transform into a sprawling build-out of high-polluting methane gas infrastructure" with lasting impacts to "the climate and communities nearby."