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So just out of curiosity, anyone ever hear of an undamaged brand name battery bursting into flames?

At the state level we have a $3k rebate for the first 25k EVs sold under $68750. They're also planning a 2.5c/km charge on EVs from 2027. Their goal is 50% EV sales by 2030. For reference a base model Tesla 3 here is $68375. The cheapest passenger EV on our market is the MG ZS for about $45k...

This thread is what it looks like to live through a transition. There will be the doomsdayers, the contrarians, the polayannas, the pragmatists, the holdouts. And somewhere in the middle of it all the market will continue to respond to the policy and consumer demand of the moment. EVs...

Reminds me of a podcast the other day on the happiness benefits of these sorts of micro interactions. https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/relationships-2-0-the-power-of-tiny-interactions/

I'm with the OP here. This isn't a great state of affairs. It would be nice to have the option of keeping the motor. There's a growing cottage industry of third party motor repairers, such as Performance Line Bearings in the UK, that offer servicing, repair and refurb at pretty reasonable...

Be wary of your sources. One is a publication with a reputation for pushing fringe views, the other a partisan blog. Which is fine. But not evidence of rife disagreement on the topic among the scientific community. I dunno, the scientists in my world seem to have a reasonable consensus on the...

Indeed. My commute is 80% MUP. The jerk ratio must be lower this side of the Pacific. 99% of my interactions are positive, and the inconsiderate moments more often than not stem from a blissful lack of situational awareness. Hey, we've all been there.

Remind me of an incident reported in our local press not too long ago: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/101169306

Say, what? It's illegal to ride on some MUPs in the US after dark?

That's about the sum of it for the majority of people I talk to here in Australia. Cheaper cars, better range and faster and more plentiful charging will address a lot of the anxiety around EV's. V2G is also a non-negotiable for our household to consider an EV if and when the time comes to...

Never hurts to be prepared. Plus it'll be perfect for that side hussle: worker by day, phone-masked vigilante by night. I recall the Seattle area had a thriving amateur vigilante scene... I wear my FF most of the time on singletrack outings these days. I feel like a dill at times, but then I've...

Sydney is currently navigating how they provision charging access for residents with no off street parking. It'll be worked out in time - capitalism is good at finding solutions where there's a market - but there's some equity and access issues in this space to be sure. We airbnbed in a complex...

In my quest for posterior cycling comfort I've tried a few of the suggestions a couple of pages back. Dropping the bars helped enormously. I did have them at a 45 degree angle, now they're pretty much at flat level. It seems counter-intuitive, but I guess it shifts some of the weight from the...

I don't deal with cold weather much (0C plus wind chill is as low as it gets here) but bought a pair of these recently for the frequent rain showers we have: https://decathlon.com.au/products/500-city-cycling-rain-overtrousers-169380? Cheap, should cut the chill well in combination with...

I almost teeboned another chappie on a bike turning into my street a few months ago. I was riding home from work in winter, so night time. I had my lights on (800 lumen + integrated light up front, cygolite hotshot + integrated light down back) but didn't see the other rider until I was a car...

Nice advice. Budgets are critical to sticking within means and helpful to arrest runaway spending. But if you've got the financial buffer they can sometimes be a bit of a self-imposed trap. Talking from experience, if you stick to a budget and regret the purchase you'll forever wish you spent...

How often do you guys replace valve cores? I was having trouble seating an Assegai the other month and took it in to the store. They of course had it on in seconds (owning something other than a foot pump would help there...) but noted the core was blocked up and replaced it. It had about 12...

I don't see the proposal going down well here but there's crazier ideas out there. Yes, our 25 km/h limit is a tad draconian but the flip side is access to MUPs and MTB parks is a complete non-issue here in Australia. A minority chip their bikes for more speed, the majority live with the limit...

Well I can't fill David's shoes when it comes to geniality, gentle grace and exquisite composition but at least I can offer up Magpie attacks and a dose of Australiana... I'm not long back from a family holiday down to the Alpine Shire region of Victoria, Australia. It's an area renowned for...

Stacks of capable lightweight bikes out there (just look at the 'top gravel ebike' compilations like this https://www.ebikechoices.com/best-electric-gravel-bikes/) but your budget is really the starting point in that sector. Light doesn't come cheap, unless you want a Babymaker. And maybe you...