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China’s clean‑tech dominance now key to global energy security - arguably more than ME oil! If we want solar, wind, batteries or EVs at scale and at low cost, we need supply from China An Australian energy agenda must accelerate electrification and reduce fossil‑fuel dependence

An electric farm, an electric harvest .... electric everything Farms need to be electric – because, once this kit is scaled appropriately, on-farm costs will be so much lower. reneweconomy.com.au/an-electric-... @reneweconomy.com.au

Proud to have an extract from my book in @theverge.com as part of the Apple@50 annniversary. www.theverge.com/tech/902721/...

Apple engineer John Worthington: There were people inside the company who said, “No one’s ever going to listen to music or watch videos on a computer. Ever.” A dozen people at #Apple changed that. This is their story. tinyurl.com/34pb73kw

MEDIA RELEASE: EVs have always been about fuel security. www.aeva.asn.au/files/4780/

“I just read, start to finish. Could not stop once I started. Many of the stories I was familiar with from my day to day workings at Apple, but did not know how and why they ended up at Apple. All in all a very interesting read. Well done”. Don North ex-Advanced Technology Group books.by/john-buck

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I'm anxiously waiting on my 7X and reading all the news / videos on Zeekr. I built this news feed site for myself but thought I'd tidy up and share. I'll add news/videos most days. Mostly just Zeekr news but some general industry stuff #EV #Zeekr7x #zeekr myzeekr7x.com

Breaking News Car on fire Not electric Perth traffic: Kwinana Freeway closed northbound from Thomas Road after crash in which car catches fire An external combustion engine ... BTW: Combustion engine cars 11 times more likely to catch fire than battery electric vehicles

@nathandylangoodwin.bsky.social The Hop Pickers was my perfect companion for my Melbourne to Hong Kong to today... Loved the story and happy to buy on Curios but used the Kindle app. Well done.... I'm flying back on Wednesday will the next book be out my then

ATO drops the mic: employers can now pay you 4.20c per km for home EV charging. No electricity bills. No separate meter. No excuses. 20,000 km/year = $840 straight into your pay, tax-free. Fleet managers still handing out diesel Rangers in 2025 should be forced to read this on repeat

#EverythingElectric Melbourne 2025 My Australian vehicle sales summary Oct 2025 VFACTs figures - 6Nov25 BEV 7.6% Hybrid inc PHEV 23.2% ICE only drive train share 69.1% (BEV 12 month average 8.1%) China poised to move up from 3rd to 2nd for total vehicles supplier SUVs 62% share of sales

Strata title? EV charging in multi-unit development Peter Campbell #AEVA National Conference 2025

Former Head of Software Engineering at Apple, Mike Potel: "For so many of the people named in this book, Steve Jobs's leaving was a breath of fresh air. The skunkworks projects and next-generation technology efforts that were hidden away and kept secret from Steve, were now out in the open."

Dvorak. inventingthefuture.ghost.io/1988/

Appears PHEVs, emit up to 5 times more emissions than claimed. www.transportenvironment.org/articles/plu...

China's production of electric vehicles, domestic sales, and exports of new energy vehicles (BEVs plus hybrids) continues to grow strongly China BEVs fleet will displace 266M oil per day (1.67MBPD) in 2025 With China, many things can be true at once www.linkedin.com/posts/raywil...

@ludicrousfeed.bsky.social nicest ev spotted in France #Devinci brigette

Home again – memories of 2 months in Europe Let me cover the homeward trip first - as part of our cruise deal, we had business class seats with Qatar Air. My first time with them and I was impressed, the Q Suites were nice and we had a 'double suite' on three of the four legs. It meant we had a…

Was this a Lion gone wrong? I have often wondered what happens when a sculptor makes a mistake. I think that I now know. I believe that this was going to be a lion but 'he' made a mistake, so he decided to make it a creature with the backend of a lion and the head of a woman. Even then it seems…

Archives building or nuclear submarine headquarters? The city of Rouen promotes this building as their central archives. That does not make sense to me. It is a city that was extensively bombed during WW2 and so they would have only modest archives (80 years worth). Why build a high rise building…

Is this one of Donald’s social media checkers?? There was a palpable sense of panic when this guy interrupted our drinks the other night, especially amongst the Americans on board. This guy was clearly an American paratrooper - what was he doing here and he sprang up out of nowhere, grabbed the…

Desserts to die for We've been toughing it out on the Scenic Gem but last night the desserts were amazing. But it is not all easy going - they have this great way to limit the chocolate. They serve 3-4 squares in a jar. Clever and this scheme may be implemented back in Melbourne.

Latest blogging crazy – please help me understand it Everywhere I go I see this guy doing crazy actions like this, usually it occurs mid-morning when there are instagrammers nearby. It seems like he is pointing but he is not Sometimes he has all feet on the ground but not this time He always wears…

Could this woman be a witch? We are now in the town of Rouen and some of the locals here thought this lady was a witch and burnt her at the stake. She was only around 19 years old but managed to squeeze a lot into her nineteen years. It is a fairly amazing story I think that this scene that is…

Goodbye Paris, Hello Seine On the day that I believe to be called Wednesday we were to head to the boat for our cruise. Before I tell of that adventure, I have some last photos of Paris. For some reason I find the various bike riders captivating, various outfits (some well designed for riding and…

Too busy to blog lately – but this is massive We finished our time in Villers-sur-Mer and headed to Paris on "yesterday", I think some people call it Saturday. We knew we had a challenging day ahead as we had a drive of a couple of hours, drop the bags at our Paris 'digs' and then return…

A different view of a famous landmarks #EiffelTower

Elvis seen in Villers-sur-mer We were sure that we had spotted Adele in Germany, now it seems that Elvis has tracked us down. We were having a quiet night reminiscing over the previous evening's table-tennis "tournament" and could hear some music coming from nearby. At first, I thought it was…

People of Normandy… and more Before I talk of the local people, I must mention the weather again. It is very changeable but great for holidays unless you want to swim at the beach. It is often overcast, occasionally some rain but generally in the high teens to mid 20's. Almost every evening it is…

New team members arrive in town Ward and Jo arrived in Villers-sur-Mer fresh from their necro-tourism adventures in Ireland and Jersey. We've had some fun squeezing us all into Agey the silver Peugeot 3008 and had some fun around town. The weather has best been described as variable - some very…

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social

Exploring the local area We've been here in Villers-sur-Mer for a week and had a lot of fun exploring the area. Some of it is new and some places, like Honfleur, we are revisiting. Firstly, I have to mention the weather - it has been a bit odd. Mostly very pleasant mid 20's but some days it is…

Quick blog – 10 things that caught eye Parking bays for disabled people are very plentiful here and in great spots. I have seen this sign before in France but it is still just as good as the first time I saw it - Take my parking bay, take my disability. Love it 2. Are these the oddest salt and…

Moving to France..and a young woman in a bikini I'm starting to understand what Rupert Murdoch worked out a long time ago - readers gravitate towards car accidents and young women in bikinis. The two most read blog entries so far on this trip were the one of young women in bikinis and the car…

Electrification-driven decoupling from oil in China as as electric truck sales surge to 25% and EVs share hits 50% sales H1 2025 supporting a structural shift in China's economy But @reuters.com article then says oil demand decline = economic decline, oil-centric lens ignoring shift 🤯

What a day or two! I'll start at the end and work backwards. We've had a couple of quieter days and I was sitting at my PC plotting out 'moving day' on Saturday. We have just over 500km to get from here to our next resting place in Villers-sur-Mer, so I was working out good stopping points. I was…

Confusing signs / language Most of the time I can fumble by and work things out - most roads signs are very good and Google is a close friend. Here are 3 that needed a double take I thought that the first one was for pasta - wrong, fire lighters. Tweetalige at a Real Estate Agent - must be social…

how can anyone think this should wear the badge of Ford Capri #Ford #Capri

A train ride, doing the washing and then Tour de France Since the last blog, we've had some quiet time and some 'not so quiet' time. Sandy had spotted a short historic train ride that she wanted to try - about 45 minutes each way, commentary in English and French. Sounded good, across several…

Map of Europe 2025 trip

Leffe museum, a fort on a hill, a cool garden and a guy called Sax…and more I am a little concerned that the highest hits I've had on my blog on this trip had a photo of 4 young ladies in bikinis. Surely it was the literary content or the day of the week - and not the photo. I should also make it…

Hot weather ends with a crazy storm We've packed a lot into the last 48 hours - and much has been dictated by the spell of very hot weather. We had done really well with 2-3 days of over 35 degrees, we'd head out early, a few hours in the relative cool at home and then a late evening walk. During…

Settling into Belgian life – with a Leffe Before I talk about our Belgian experience, let me tell you about our last 24 hours in The Netherlands. When we checked in to our apartment, we realised that our hosts, Eric and Shakura, lived upstairs. They were very friendly and engaging, lots of good…

A quick diversion to The Netherlands – LOTS Of photos MANY years ago, Sue looked after a horse (Solitaire) for a schoolfriend who migrated to The Netherlands. Her friend, Doreen, was a very keen horse person from the age of six. She is the same age as Sue, but her house in the Perth suburb of…

Time in Quedlinburg coming to an end Tomorrow we head to the Netherlands and Belgium, so a quiet day today. A few things to note Sandy has had a great reception at every Kieser (gym) she has visited. She has even scored a few goodies. They all want to know more about Kieser in Australia. Sandy has…

A couple of days in Quedlinburg Our "normal" mode of alternating busy and quiet days took a change this week and we decided on two quiet days in a row. We were all a bit weary - maybe binge-watching Department Q may have lead to the tiredness. We also had our first burst of wet weather, a decent…

Churches, cemeteries and music After our frantic day trip to and from Berlin, we had a quiet day around town and then a full day in Clausthal - Zellerfield. Firstly I must mention a few observations. Wine - crazy cheap, I bought the most expensive bottle of Bordeaux wine from our local…