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I am totally confident that first diesel vehicles, and then petrol ones, will
in fact become redundant even sooner than you expect. Both electric and
fuel cell technology are going full steam[pun unintended] ahead, battery
life for vehicles is improving in leaps and bounds. The same goes for alternative power sources. I am not anti nuclear, but Australia has always
been one of the most conservative and head in the sand western
countries, and will most probably continue that way to the bitter end.
Wind farms are not pathetic, although they do have their downside, that being the rainshadow downwind of them, and the noise. There are a number of windfarms around the world that put out power comparable to our largest coal stations. I wouldn't call that pathetic.
New designs of solar power systems are being developed also. Because so many homes have solar panels some states now have surplus generating
capacity.raymo
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