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Richard Neumann

@richnmnn.bsky.social
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Clean energy optimist and former 🇦🇺diplomat.

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The Australian Electric Vehicle Association @aevanational.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The 2026 Kia PV5 van has been priced for Australia. From $55990 + ORC. It's now the cheapest EV van on the market and should scare the pants off the Hiace. www.drive.com.au/news/2026-ki...
drive.com.au
Kia takes on Toyota HiAce with Australia's cheapest electric van
Kia's first van in Australia in 20 years is the country's cheapest EV van, slightly smaller than a diesel HiAce for similar money.
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Richard Neumann @richnmnn.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Telling it how it is! Well said Karishma Vyas www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Richard Neumann @richnmnn.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Useful insights into the Australian Liberal and National Parties aversion to a future role in government from solar energy insider Wayne Smith - reneweconomy.com.au/triumph-of-h...
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Richard Neumann @richnmnn.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Preview of 100% renewable energy Pacific report by @sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social and @wesleymorgan.bsky.social in @theconversation.com ⬇️ What do you think? Are you interested in joining us for the journey? theconversation.com/how-pacific-...
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How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables
Pacific nations spend billions each year importing fossil fuels for electricity. Now the region’s leaders are aiming for energy independence.
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Richard Neumann @richnmnn.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Great ABC Landline story on a solar-powered robotic dairy! The future is electric powered by renewable energy. Thanks @pipcourtney.bsky.social @sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/rural/p...
abc.net.au
Landline Dairy Automation (1); Dairy farmers embrace high-tech future
ABC Rural News provides authoritative coverage of the business and politics of Australian farming, livestock, forestry, agriculture and primary production
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Richard Neumann @richnmnn.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Congratulations @pipcourtney.bsky.social 2025 Rural journalist of the year! 🎉
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Blair Palese @blairpalese.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Buried on rhe @abcnewsbot.bsky.social app… this is a shocking indictment of global (and Australia on #exports) #climate inaction! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
abc.net.au
CO2 emissions reached record high in 2024, report finds
The World Meteorological Organization says carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are increasing at rates that have tripled since the 1960s, and emissions from human activities and more wildfires hav...
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Scott Hamilton @sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Great work BZE Beyond Zero Emissions 🙌 ‘Powering Up Gladstone, delivers a comprehensive evaluation of the region's capacity to become a clean commodities hub, using evidence-based indicators from the National Action Plan.’ #EnergyTransition #auspol www.bze.org.au/research/rep...
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Research: Powering Up Gladstone | Energy
Our new insights paper, Powering Up Gladstone, delivers a comprehensive evaluation of the region's capacity to become a
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Richard Neumann @richnmnn.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Biogas from pig farming is a thing. George Miller tried to popularise it many years ago by making a movie with Tina Turner, Mel Gibson and Angry Anderson but it’s taken an Australian aid program to gain traction in Vietnam. @pipcourtney.bsky.social thebpp.com.au/blog/bpp-par...
thebpp.com.au
BPP Partnership Impact Series: Bioenergy on commercial farms
Since its launch, the Business Partnerships Platform (BPP) has worked with ambitious partners to deliver meaningful, lasting change in communities across the world. The BPP Partnership Impact Series…
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Richard Neumann @richnmnn.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Interested in how to maintain electricity stability on the grid’s edge? One community is having a go at pumped hydro! Don’t agree with everything Mark Bennett says but worth a look. Thanks @pipcourtney.bsky.social for the intro. www.abc.net.au/news/rural www.abc.net.au/news/rural/p...
abc.net.au
Power to the People: Solving the power problems of a small town
ABC Rural News provides authoritative coverage of the business and politics of Australian farming, livestock, forestry, agriculture and primary production
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Scott Hamilton @sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Now, this is interesting… ‘The demand for secondhand EV batteries is surging, with buyers repurposing them for everything from solar storage units to off-grid energy systems that can replace diesel generators.’ #batteries #ProductStewardship www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Powerful lithium batteries in written-off EVs now hot property at salvage auctions
Demand for secondhand electric vehicle batteries is surging across Australia, as buyers repurpose them for everything from solar storage to off-grid energy
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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
This is a warning the ACT govt must pay attention to. Govts used to construct housing for key workers, now we face them being priced out of buying in our city. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/907198...
canberratimes.com.au
Essential workers face being priced out of ACT homes: Property Council
House prices are up 115 per cent, but wages have only risen 84 per cent since 2007.
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Hannah Ritchie @hannahritchie.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
My new book is published today, and my cats highly recommend it. www.penguin.co.uk/books/462676...
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DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Nearly 200 shipping companies said Monday they want the world’s largest maritime nations to adopt regulations that include the first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases to reduce their sector’s emissions.
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Shipping companies support a first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases, opposed by Trump officials
Nearly 200 shipping companies said Monday they want the world’s largest maritime nations to adopt regulations that include the first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases to reduce their sector’s emissi...
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Richard Neumann @richnmnn.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Great episode on ABC Landline today: 💧King Island farmers prepare for drought resilience 🇺🇸🐄 Market Update ⚡️ Victorian farmers airing grievances about renewable energy 🤖Solar powered robotic weed sprayers Watching S2025 in iview iview.abc.net.au/show/landlin...
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Landline: S2025
Lessons learned from drought on King Island; Understanding rural Victorian discontent; and the plucky South Australian agricultural robotics company doing its own thing.
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Richard Neumann @richnmnn.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
With so many renewable energy projects already underway in the Pacific, can we now strive to be the first region to 100% renewable energy? Any feedback welcome by email to 100percent@renewablepacific.org.
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Scott Hamilton @sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to @deakinuniversity.bsky.social DUST Solar Car finishing 4th in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2025. 3000km from Darwin to Adelaide over 5 days. @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social proud sponsor congratulations to all teams. #DUST
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Prof Ray Wills @profraywills.futuresmart.com.au · 30/08/2025
Little penguin population on Penguin Island near Perth almost wiped out 32% penguins killed by watercraft Y'know, dead dead Here's an idea🤔 It's a marine reserve: exclude motor boat entry >1km Soz, I know Western Australia only has tiny coastline🙄 Oh, & police it www.perthnow.com.au/news/little-...
perthnow.com.au
Heartbreaking fate of little penguins on iconic WA island
A population of little penguins off Perth has almost been wiped out in 17 years, with a quarter of the adorable animals killed by watercraft.
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Bryn Davidson - Lanefab @lanefab.com · 21/08/2025
Solar, wind and batteries is “base load”
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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Time for your regular reminder that A) the Coaltion’s feelings about climate are irrelevant for the next 3-6 yrs B) how much you worry about the Coalition is up to you C) the more you worry about the Coaltion’s irrelevant opinions the less pressure is on the ALP to stop approving new gas & coal
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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
The EU out of the gates early. For earth observations and global Weather and Climate modelling, the ECMWF and Copernicus programs will become the global standard and goto. Proud to play a role in shifting the ACCESS-S across to Copernicus and developing that partnership.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/07/2025
MORNING AUSTRALIA I found a fun and frightful little chart buried in the government's own data, revealing that even they expect domestic gas consumption to never return to its glory days THE GAS SHORTAGE IS A BIG LIE USED TO JUSTIFY EASING APPROVALS = SUBSIDIES FOR HUGE NEW FF PROJECTS
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
“The now-deliberate physical destruction of much of Gaza by Israel can only be seen to be directed at destroying its viability as a place for anyone to live.” Laura Tingle:
abc.net.au
The reality in Gaza shows Israel is at risk of becoming a global pariah
The reality of the situation on the ground in Gaza, and the spectre of children dying of malnutrition or starvation, sits at such extraordinary odds with the language of spokespeople for both the Neta...
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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
🔌💡 Really excellent newsletter from Saul Griffith, thinking about exactly the questions we need to think about in US post-OBBBA. There's a lot we can do without the federal gov't (and that the federal gov't can't do).
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Make Electricity Cheap Again - part 1.
We succeeded in making "Electrify Everything" an idea. We failed to make electricity cheap. Lets make electricity cheap again.
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Robyn D - Difficult Woman @koparafallskid.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
SA’s toxic algal bloom is twice the size of the ACT, has killed 12,000 animals and is filling even the experts with dread #environment #auspol
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SA’s toxic algal bloom is twice the size of the ACT, has killed 12,000 animals and is filling even the experts with dread
Beaches are littered with fish carcasses and scientists warn they are only ‘the tip of the iceberg’ as underwater habitats deteriorate
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Richard Neumann @richnmnn.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
This is great! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
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Would you live inside a 'modern power station'?
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
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Richard Neumann @richnmnn.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Great ABC Landline article on turning sugar cane waste into mushrooms! 🍄 Thanks @pipcourtney.bsky.social and team. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
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Sugarcane waste offers new frontier for growing Asian mushrooms
Exotic mushrooms are being cultivated in Queensland using bagasse, a by-product of sugarcane processing.
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Michael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
While other clean energy investors chased ever-thinner guaranteed margins in advanced economies, one man struck out in a different direction: developing cheap wind & solar projects in emerging economies. This week I talk to Daniel Calderon of Alcazar Energy Partners. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMhF...
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The Best Markets for Wind and Solar Are Not Where You Think | Ep216: Daniel Calderon
YouTube video by Cleaning Up Podcast
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Michael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
If Ed Miliband really has decided against zonal pricing, he has just cost Labour 100 seats at the next election. Zonal could be introduced by 2028 and would instantly stop natgas setting wholesale power prices across the UK 96% of the time. Should be a no-brainer. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Ed Miliband abandons plan to charge less for electricity in Scotland
Energy minister decides against ‘zonal pricing’ backed by Octopus founder but opposed by many other energy firms
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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 10/07/2025
Taiwan’s Overseas Community Affairs Council to expand Mandarin learning centres abroad – Taipei Times: ‘by establishing centers in Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand.’
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Taiwan to expand Mandarin learning centers abroad - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
‘They’re skin and bones’: doctors in Gaza warn babies at risk of death from lack of formula Doctors say Israel is blocking deliveries of formula urgently needed as mothers are either dead or too malnourished to feed their babies www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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‘They’re skin and bones’: doctors in Gaza warn babies at risk of death from lack of formula
Doctors say Israel is blocking deliveries of formula urgently needed as mothers are either dead or too malnourished to feed their babies
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Richard Neumann @richnmnn.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
An inspiring ABC Landline article on #regenerative agriculture in the Southern Tablelands with an energy-efficient duckling house! 🐥🏡 Worth a read ⬇️ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
abc.net.au
Electrician with no ag experience now runs thriving duck farm
Former Sydney electrician Luke Winder has built one of Australia's largest free-range duck farms on the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, after teaching himself regenerative farming via YouTube.
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Richard Neumann @richnmnn.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Inspiring podcast for sustainability managers and all those looking to make a difference. Thanks to Imogen, Abbie and Hattie. youtu.be/pjEwE5xQMHA?...
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S2: Episode 7 - Wimbledon’s Climate Conundrum: Pollinators, Plastic, Players & Private Jets! 🎾🍓
YouTube video by Green Queens
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Yes, this is @hausfath.bsky.social's. Details here: www.theclimatebrink.com/p/global-tem... If you don't like it, honestly you should take it up w/ him. But for reasons we will detail soon enough, it's an objective and accurate comparison of models and obs that is remarkably robust.
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Global temperatures remain consistent with climate model projections
Here we update the comparison of climate models and observations through October 2023
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 20/06/2025
It's already #ShowYourStripes day in many places like New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Papua New Guinea. All these countries are warming rapidly. Visit www.ShowYourStripes.info to find your warming stripes with 4 different designs. Start a climate conversation online or with friends and family?
Warming stripes for JapanWarming stripes for AustraliaWarming stripes for New ZealandWarming stripes for Papua New Guinea
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Lissa Harris 🌈🗑️🔥⚔️🐀 @lissaharris.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
ethanol ✨ is ✨ just ✨ strip ✨ mining ✨ with ✨ plants
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Richard Neumann @richnmnn.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
First of a 2-part series on #agrivoltaics by @pipcourtney.bsky.social and featuring Karin Stark. Great to see the improved productivity from sheep grazing under the panels. www.abc.net.au/news/rural/p...
abc.net.au
Solar Livestock: Running livestock in solar paddocks
ABC Rural News provides authoritative coverage of the business and politics of Australian farming, livestock, forestry, agriculture and primary production
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Dominic Meagher @dom-ma.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
“There won’t be a renewable energy industry in 2030 – it will just be the energy industry” The Libs decades long campaign to prevent energy investment in Australia has finally been defeated. By the time they return to office, the energy sector will be transformed www.smh.com.au/business/the...
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‘Fork in the road’: How a failed nuclear plot locked in Australia’s renewable future
Australians have voted for something that will outlive the next election: the guaranteed switch from coal to renewable energy.
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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
“The scale & intensity of coral bleaching has never before been witnessed in Western Australia waters” “Widespread bleaching has been observed for the 1st time on reefs throughout the Kimberley, which are considered to be among the most heat tolerant in the world.” www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
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Unprecedented heatwave causes mass bleaching of Ningaloo, Kimberley reefs
Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn raised the issue in parliament, stating the scale and duration of a marine heatwave had led to mass bleaching.
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Eric Bananarama @ericbanana.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Peter Dutton's platform infuriated women — & it likely lost him the election #auspol
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There's no mistaking Dutton's campaign gave women the 'ick'
The Liberals' 2022 election review couldn't be clearer. What is less comprehensible is the party's decision to initiate a policy reform in the 2025 campaign that could not — even with a lab full of hi...
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved public transit, not only did it TRANSFORM the city’s public life and economic success, but the car traffic got better. The car traffic got BETTER.
Elevated highway in central Seoul Daylighted river and great public park that replaced the elevated highway in central Seoul
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 10/04/2025
Transportation costs are a huge problem! Housing costs in regions like New York City are, definitely, very high. But transportation costs are much lower! That's what makes it possible for NYC region to have lower overall housing + transportation costs than the Dallas region. htaindex.cnt.org/map/
In the Dallas metropolitan area, housing + transportation costs account for 45% of income, of which 27% is spent on housing and 18% on transportation.In the New York metropolitan area, housing + transportation costs account for 43% of income, of which 30% is spent on housing and 13% on transportation.
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Mark Sutton @marksuttonbike.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
This looks smart from Moustache Bikes: The 2025 Lundi 20 longtail, able to take 200kg of load and be customised easily to suit your needs. (will have pricing shortly) www.cyclingelectric.com/news/moustac...
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Moustache Lundi 20 longtail cargo bike lands in three builds
The 2025 Moustache Lundi 20 longtail cargo bike lands today, bringing forward an appealing 200kg capable competitor to e-bikes like
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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 10/04/2025
In 1912, a woman charged her EV at home—quiet, clean, no fumes, no cranking. EVs dominated early roads. Then cheap oil, Ford’s Model T, & road trip fever killed them. A century later, we’re just catching up. Battery tech is ready. The future isn’t new—it’s a 100-year comeback. #EVHistory #FullCircle
1912: A woman plugs in her car. The future was supposed to be electric.

In this photo from over a century ago, a woman in a long dress charges her electric vehicle—not at a gas station, but inside her garage. No fumes. No engine to crank. No noise. Just quiet convenience.

Because in 1912, electric cars weren’t the future.
They were already here.

At the turn of the 20th century, electric vehicles dominated city streets. They were clean, silent, and easy to operate—especially compared to gas cars, which required hand-cranking and emitted smoke. Women especially loved EVs for their safety and simplicity. Cities preferred them for their cleanliness. And even Thomas Edison believed they were the way forward.

So what went wrong?

Three things killed the early EV revolution:

🔹 Texas struck oil.
Gasoline became cheap overnight, while electricity was still rare in rural areas.

🔹 Ford’s assembly line.
In 1908, the Model T arrived at less than half the cost of an electric car. Suddenly, EVs were labeled “toys for the rich.”

🔹 The rise of road trips.
Americans fell in love with long-distance travel. EVs of the time topped out at 40 miles per charge. Gas cars could roam freely.

By 1935, electric cars had disappeared.

Fast-forward to today, and EVs are back—with a twist.

⚡ No emissions (like 1912).
⚡ Quiet operation (like 1912).
⚡ Home charging (like 1912).

We didn’t invent the future—we circled back to it.

That woman in her garage wasn’t just charging a car. She was decades ahead of her time. And we spent a century pretending gasoline was progress.

#EVHistory #FullCircle #ElectricVehicles #FutureIsNow
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Nick Hedley @nickhedley.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Inside our latest newsletter: - Wildlife crossings are multiplying in number and impact - New milestones in the global energy transition - How Wales is building a sharing economy through its ‘libraries of things’ and more... www.theprogressplaybook.com/p/progress-a...
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Progress abounds ⚡🌍
Plus, more sustainable development news.
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Mike Carlton @mikecarlton01.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
It’s true. NewsCorpse now preaches only to the shrinking ranks of the nutter right wing. For all its pretensions, it’s disappeared up its own anal canal.
crikey.com.au
Finally, an election where Murdoch doesn’t matter — and it's News Corp's own fault
After decades of media moguls acting as political kingmakers, we finally have an election where the Murdoch family just won't have much of a say.
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Richard Neumann @richnmnn.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Fantastic to see! Congratulations Wind With Purpose, Barrington Energy and Gnaala Karla Booja Aboriginal Corporation. reneweconomy.com.au/offshore-win...
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Offshore wind bidder signs up new partners for 2GW project in Bunbury zone
Plans to develop an offshore wind farm 40km off the WA coast have gained fresh momentum, with two new partners added to the project.
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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 29/03/2025
Trump’s tariffs were meant to save gas cars—but they might bury them instead. Rising ICE prices, Tesla’s U.S. expansion, and a rush to local EV production could make this the biggest backfire in auto history. The EV revolution just got a boost. Buckle up. #ElectricVehicles #Lithium #BEV #Disruption
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Trump’s Tariff Trap: How EVs Could Win the Auto Wars - EV Curve Futurist
Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs on imported cars and auto parts are framed as a lifeline for American automakers. But the unintended consequences could turbocharge electric vehicle (EV) adoption, ...
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
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Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 26/02/2025
Coalition spokesninnies have lashed out at the nice man at the Climate Change Authority | First Dog on the Moon
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Coalition spokesninnies have lashed out at the nice man at the Climate Change Authority | First Dog on the Moon
He said Peter Dutton was trying to kill everyone on Earth with his energy policy * Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published * Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and…
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