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Is it just me, or has the price of fuel missed everyone's attention recently.
Unleaded 91 currently $1.90 - $2.00/litre and
diesel $2.00- $2.25/litre on the GC. That's up about $0.40-$0.50/ litre increase overnight..
It sure adds up to a big increase if you need to fill a 150 litre fuel tank with diesel. Bastard fuel company just gouging while they can.

I thought the same! Went up that quick they must be delivering it over the Internet!
Can't imagine a tanker being that quick.

My NZ buddy is paying $3.22 cpl.

Dot, is that for petrol or diesel?

supersparky wrote: ↑Fri Mar 11, 2022 11:26 pm Dot, is that for petrol or diesel?

I reckon it would be petrol but will ask her.

There is always someone worse off, even in the USA where everyone thinks the fuel price is lower (probabaly is in a lot of states)and the wages are a lot less. California are paying around A$2.07 ltr for unleaded and A$2.27 ltr for diesel.

They have upped the price of LPG as well, what excuse can they use for that, the supply of LPG has been threatened?
Time to go electric maybe? At least a battery assist that can be recharged from solar or mains as a start would save a few $$ even in the short term if you save enough on fuel and brakes .... it's not like they will suddenly lower the price of fuel is it?
Personally, I'm happy they are shooting themselves in the foot, short term pain for a long term gain once people aren't petroleum dependant and the fuel companies start to loose the control they once had .... and it will well and truly screw the money hungry govt, they get two bits of the cherry that get bigger as the price goes up, fuel excise tax and GST on the end product as well as wages tax from everyone in the industry .... let them learn to cut their own wages and super payments and stop spending way more than required to buy votes .....

T1 Terry

It's been time to go electric for quite a while. But something seems to be holding us back. Is it that we are scared of change? Or is it that we are waiting for the technology to advance a bit more. A few mates reckon that they will only buy an electric vehicle when they can drive between capital cities without stopping for a recharge.
The govt will always find a way to stitch up Joe Public with a new tax or excise or something. Unfortunately, it doesn't which side of politics you subscribe to.

supersparky wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 12:19 pm It's been time to go electric for quite a while. But something seems to be holding us back. Is it that we are scared of change? Or is it that we are waiting for the technology to advance a bit more. A few mates reckon that they will only buy an electric vehicle when they can drive between capital cities without stopping for a recharge.
The govt will always find a way to stitch up Joe Public with a new tax or excise or something. Unfortunately, it doesn't which side of politics you subscribe to.

How many of your mates can actually drive between capital cities in one go? That is quite a long range fuel tank and long range bladder, then actually staying attentive for that long to still be driving safely and not need a coffee break ........ Worth timing the next service station stop including fuel fill up, toilet trip and coffee and snack order being delivered, even if you eat and drink the coffee while driving ...... If you get it under 30 mins you will feel you rushed it, average is 3/4 hr to an hr plus. The average new EV will recharge to 80% SOC from the empty warning flashes in under an hr, the better ones in 20 mins, although that isn't good for long battery life at the moment.
LTO cells can handle a full recharge for 0% SOC to 95% SOC in 10 mins ...... at the right charger anyway .... they actually fluid cool the charger lead and plug now in the high output DC to DC chargers .... https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/fast ... l-battery/

T1 Terry