IT'S ABOUT TO BEGIN! Australia's NEW CAR TAX 2025

[@Mark-ih4zx]

The govt implemented a luxury car tax, so Australians buy local. Then they successfully shut down Australia's automotive manufacturing, giving us no options but to buy a car manufactured overseas, keeping the luxury car tax. Dh govt.

[@Julzilla]

They being the LNP. Tony, Turnbull and Scott fucked us up the ass. Labor inherited a garage fire.

[@_wallnutz_]

No it's about control. Don't kid yourself. Tracked and traced

[@TisticPigKid]

@@_wallnutz_ cunt they already control us? We know haha

[@777gordini]

So it's the governments fault that nobody actually bought what was being made in Australia??... I suppose that you're going to support subsidies from the Australian taxpayers just to keep Australian made couple of low production models in a market full of model choice in the off chance of maybe popular success??.. Seems like a shit recipe..

[@Jakebob-ee9go]

They should not allowed so many other car manufacturers to bring their vehicles in and should have kept a control on the unions and we would still have manufacturing.

[@speartackle]

No thanks Australian government, I don't want your government subsidised debt. I'll stick to my 30 year old sh*tboxes.

[@Lincolnbred]

Literally, why go into a debt over a car 🤣🤣

[@adzz8012]

Ive recently upgraded to a 25yo shit boxe. Still have my 35yo shitbox though, gonna try and polish it up a bit 😂

[@josecarlospoggian5460]

@@LincolnbredI agree ,why waste money buying a IPhone with wheels,I will stick with my little Mazda 2 2006 ! 😂😂😂😂

[@EddyTeetree]

But a new sh*tbox guaranteed by a politician sounds so enticing right? LMAO hahaha

[@fatcityhockey]

My 1998 Mazda 323 I bought in 2005 for $11.5k with 35k kms is still going strong today now with 335k kms. You think I’m going trade it in for a $50k plus EV? No thank you!

[@BlackenedGold]

Every day as an Aussie I'm get a little more angrier. We're known for being laid back- until we're NOT.

[@RossReviewsau]

We all need to stand up and vote these people out.

[@tjmarx]

Stand up, vote independent at the coming election. Voting for parties be it major parties or major-minor parties, will give us more of the same. Only 38 independents can push the power back into the electorates where it belongs and hold the uniparty to account.

[@Penmacie]

I’m absolutely opposed to digital Ids. I never thought how it could cross over to the EV situation. We really all need to just vote independent and shake up these two parties as neither of them cares about us.

[@Brandanmayhew]

Do something then instead of acting tough and talking about it

[@KoDeMondo]

I do agree with you buddy, but is not what the government wants! They want us living in the f.. Ck, smart city renting some shittybox house and that all! They don't want people live in rural areas, in the bush or wathever they want us completely disabled and disconnected from mother nature without any property rights and possibly without privacy!! This is the Agenda 2030 sustainable plan so called Climate change... There are 18 points to the net zero for the 2050

[@applesaucefpv7664]

I live in a rural farming town where most farmers rely on old diesel utes. Their unmatched reliability, impressive fuel range, and ease of maintenance make them indispensable. EVs simply can’t handle the demanding tasks we require, such as towing tractors, navigating off-road terrain, or powering through muddy conditions. We are struggling to keep food on the tables for our families, yet they want us to take out loans when we are already struggling

[@alexgreen1767]

I live in the Welsh mountains in the UK and we have exactly the same problem. I have a diesel 200 TDI. I spend about half my time these days pulling other folk out of mud and puddles in their electric vehicles.

[@larion2336]

They want to destroy farmers as well. They've already started a while back in Europe doing it. Meat in particular is under assault. They want everyone malnourished and eating goy bugfeed filled with GMO's and monsanto poison, living in fifteen minute cities on welfare and forever dependent on the govt.

[@alexjost9890]

i've always found it funny how people push for ev's and hybrids on the basis of environmentalism when the entire supply chain to build them as well as pretty much any and all commercial and industrial vehicles full stop rely on fossil fuels and will for the forceable future

[@christianlitsch1320]

That's what folk were saying about horses before Ford model T's became popular.

[@srobertson4083]

​@christianlitsch1320 will have to go back to the horse and cart at this rate. It'll be cheaper and more reliable.

[@chrismoustrides3905]

Australia…. Over taxed and over regulated 🇦🇺

[@RossReviewsau]

💯

[@1010Nato1010]

Australia is Fked.

[@getthefacts9080]

Esp when they opened the flood gates to the Indians and those from that region to migrate here. They barely spend their UBER wages in Oz. They send most of it back to their sheetholes countries of origin to build their wealth there.

[@MuscleAKAOzzy]

The shafting country!!

[@jiminverness]

@@1010Nato1010 For Australia to have a car industry, it needs: 1. Cheap electricity 2. Modest tariffs 3. Government protection from hostile foreign car industries (preferably along the lines of South Korea).

[@karenbailey5815]

This is the Chineese social system coming to Australia. Smart Cities. We had great car manufactures that government turned over to China. We need to bring back all our own manufacturing.

[@RossReviewsau]

Bring back Holden and ford 😍

[@Michael-h7e6j]

Need very good and efficient/reliable infrastructure to do that. Australia's work ethic is totally different to China, which to bring back will be extremely expensive. Look at the big picture over many years, dozens of countries went to China for cheap labor and those countries bought them products back to sell to its citizens for massive profits, instead of investing in their own countries. The rich got too greedy and have failed its own citizens and now a lot of countries are paying the price.

[@peterwatson9280]

Sorry but I will not be buying Chinese made crap at any price 😊

[@KoDeMondo]

I do agree with you buddy, but is not what the government wants! They want us living in the f.. Ck, smart city renting some shittybox house and that all! They don't want people live in rural areas, in the bush or wathever they want us completely disabled and disconnected from mother nature without any property rights and possibly without privacy!! This is the Agenda 2030 sustainable plan so called Climate change... There are 18 points to the net zero for the 2050

[@KoDeMondo]

Not really China AGENDA 2030 IS UN PLAN

[@nicho2030]

Australia has turned into a clown nation.

[@eddobond76]

Canada 🍁 is here,hold my 🍺 beer !

[@steviesmart2343]

Under dumb and stupid Anthony Albanese and Penny Wrong....

[@dondensmore4820]

Yea but CANADA IS RIGHT BEHIND we must stop complying!

[@AUThePunisher]

equity mate

[@Robnoxious77]

it has been for a while now

[@damonunya9383]

We have all the minerals and materials to do everything yet the government sold everything and Australia still in debt we should be the most powerful country in the world .

[@RossReviewsau]

We should be a super power!! But we have spineless politicians

[@briananderson7285]

We should be a manufacturing super power, but the government at the time signed us up to the Lima agreement and all government's since have ratified it by its various new names.

[@nikitaw1982]

Which senator is chasing royalty’s from natural resources exports? Should be in every tax payers top 5 priority’s

[@briananderson7285]

@nikitaw1982 Roberts, Renik, are 2

[@LittleTea62]

😂 way to true i cant believe i live here ​@@RossReviewsau

[@hughsavage2136]

If any new car I want to buy is loaded up with Bogan Bowen's Ute tax I won't buy it. I WILL JUST BUY A USED CAR! ONE WITH THE DIRTIEST DIESEL I CAN FIND! 😊

[@RossReviewsau]

Used car market is about to go up!!

[@supastyler1]

Bought a 76 V8 in November 🎉🎉

[@SupernaturalPowerz]

These politicians are despicable

[@RossReviewsau]

They need jail time

[@bradgardner4299]

Well vote the suckers out of office? No brainer???????

[@bradgardner4299]

​@@RossReviewsauvote them out of office

[@peterchopper6507]

A better word would be Dictators and Tyrants

[@gregbourke1500]

@peterchopper6507 A better world would be Dictators and Tyrants, no that’s what we currently have with a thinly covered lie of choice when they stage a selection every few years for a puppet change, a better world would be a non fluoridated non mass medicated public that was at least aware enough to hold these bastards accountable like they did in the past and our system of government requires, instead we have weak mindless grumbling slaves that suck up to these sellout political criminals. 30% of the population aren’t even from here

[@tovsteh]

The government talks about cost of living while being the most expensive part of everybody's cost of living.

[@mr_jdes]

Correct…… A 100% oxymoron 🤪😂

[@gregbourke1500]

Yep, cry out in pain as they hit you

[@KuriosDiogenesJar]

We are amongst the World's best paid slaves. Imagine if you had Russian wages and inflation.

[@tovsteh]

@@KuriosDiogenesJar We'll get there at this rate, dont worry.

[@mehmettemel8725]

@@KuriosDiogenesJar Imagine if we were at war.

[@margaretkobier]

The biggest furphy I heard coming from a gov person was how cheaply you could charge your EV overnight by plugging into solar electricity

[@RossReviewsau]

😂💀

[@FeatherGlow1]

That was said by Albanese. I have a video of him saying that. I couldn't believe anyone could be that dumb for real. But he is.

[@mrlucky3793]

This country is fucked. The general public have no idea....

[@parisdevine8553]

I’m so fuked I’ve never worked so hard n have no money 💰

[@2jztheworld361]

@@parisdevine8553bro I earn more money then I ever have (I pretty good wage in reality) and can’t save a cent when all I want to do is buy another fun car before the government fool all the sheep into evs. This country is fucked

[@BassMatt1972]

And you know better? Do you even vote Sunshine?

[@mrlucky3793]

⁠@@BassMatt1972🤡

[@drmarine1771]

Spot on

[@jellysam61]

I wish Australians would stop voting for the 2 party system. They are both the same owned by UN. Put them last and vote for the smaller parties and independents.

[@SLVBULL]

Left wing right wing same bird

[@pp-bs5qz]

We can't. They system's rigged. If voting could actually change the system they would ban voting.

[@TheSilmarillian]

The two party preferred system like the third tier of government councils is actually Constitutionally illegal that's why Hawke did the sneaky and replaced OUR real Constitution with the maritime Constitution not many people noticed , that's how we where signed to the Paris accords and the UN and that is a historically verifiable comment. Also remember the referendum where we voted against the Australia card ? Run your Medicare card through a card reader and also the ID photo cards issued and pushed by the RMS its interesting how much info is on those black strips . Especially the photo ID card its a defacto Australia card .

[@michaelmorgan3421]

Independents are a vote for labour or liberal,think before you vote

[@Paul7777Paul]

@@michaelmorgan3421there is no escaping the 2 party system but if enough independents get seats they can at least try and keep them honest. Be careful don’t let those independents preferences go to labour or the greens

[@helmutsandner6964]

Excellent video presentation. When the government dictates to Motor vehicle manufacturers what they have to sell. That's not a free country. It's a dictatorship. Time to wake up Australia.

[@RossReviewsau]

We are seeing clown world in full force

[@hilux2479]

I'm constantly surprised at just how much Aussies will tolerate.

[@bundabergflorist4670]

We never used to tolerate something which would effect us all ... but everyone in just in a daze focused on their mobile phones ...Just like mind control ... can you imagine how much electricity these huge cell towers ...that are now everywhere use... is that why our electricity is also at an all time high ??? also many are effected by all these changes so much radiation around us all like never before ...sleep problems ,exhaustion they are literaly zapping our very own energy ... !!!

[@2jztheworld361]

Australians have become sheep they do exactly what the government says and it shows

[@rickbart1]

It doesn't help when the only reason they vote for the same party over and over again is "that's the way I always voted for", and then complain about how everything is so expensive.

[@senogob1489]

Same toleration in feature as aussies tolerated covid rules there is no lights at the end of tunnel.

[@leopoldpoppenberger8692]

wake up guys.

[@anonanon7278]

I'm not sure if Australia can survive another term with these idiots in charge.

[@quinnmarsden9375]

The scary thing is they are all idiots

[@KuriosDiogenesJar]

Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dumber.

[@step1drag1dwnunda]

Yeah but then we get the other idiots. Like bowen says, its all about choices, lol.

[@NoOne56488]

both parties are not fit to lead. we're screwed either way who ever wins. best thing people can do is vote for a party like One Nation. One Nation care, as they want what is best for us, unlike the bought and paid for by the wef ALP, LNP, Greens, Teals.

[@dcptiv]

We do not want Dutton in power at all. I like his nuclear ideas but he is a big supporter of how trump does things so this country will go the way of the USA if Dutton gets the power.

[@gavquinny]

Between these new ICE/EV laws/taxes, flooded immigration and the over priced housing market, i have to say with deep sadness that, It's nearly time to leave Australia, for good.. 😥

[@RossReviewsau]

They are systematically ruining Australia

[@MA-jm3fu]

Where are you going?

[@macmacgregor7232]

This is the Australian government is working for the World Economic Forum. They are members of the WEF, and that makes them unable to sit in our government

[@peterrichards1058]

Correct 100%

[@aussiestallion69]

There you go, just waiting for the conspiracy theories to come out.

[@jez0084]

⁠@@aussiestallion69what conspiracy theories?

[@parabot2]

@@aussiestallion69 They are very open about what they are up tp , Duh . The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a global roadmap for development that includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals . Sustainable = Restrict your access to Gas , electricity etc , Duh.

[@AndrewFishman]

@@aussiestallion69 conspiracy theory = logical thinking.

[@iancurrie186]

I don't want the government telling me what to buy. We need to get rid of Albo,Wong and Bowen.

[@terrycroker]

@@iancurrie186 you mean the 3 stooges with the clown hats

[@lauriefarrugia8139]

When I was a youngster I would laugh watching the three stooges, now I almost cry watching these three.

[@deniseharris5233]

Do you have any replacements for them ? That’s the problem 😏😏😢

[@Michael-y7k2k]

All in favour say I

[@fishmut]

Better still get rid of the whole Labour Party , the worst government in history , what a sham.

[@berniestar1490]

I love your work, keep speaking up against this tyranny.

[@RossReviewsau]

Thank you, I will

[@kenrothque955]

Chris Bowen will be gone very soon

[@RossReviewsau]

not soon enough!

[@thomasclayton169]

Too many brainwashed labour fan boys and girls to make this happen quickly enough.

[@mattsmagicdetailtechaustralia]

the sooner he is gone the better, he has no clue about nuclear energy and whilst I like the power of EV's I will never buy one until EMROD's wireless power transmission comes to reality which will be a long time away due to the red tape. That will mean your car is recharging as you drive it. Renewables are only cheap because of subsidies and are nothing more than a back up source of power

[@mharro88]

For duttons party? Not with him leading it he won't be .

[@infectedfreedom9560]

@@RossReviewsau Problem is the next Idiot will just replace him.

[@CohnmanTheBudbarian]

Most Aussies will have no idea this is happening, Could tell you every score for every game this season though. So frustrating.

[@adman7515]

Gotta love Bread and Circus.... Clowns🤡🤡

[@user-fj4tn3qf7k]

Most Aussies like all other countries are Karens after consenting to their concoctions. look at Bowen just like Andrews they are groomed by rabid Rabbis.

[@danijelarudes7822]

And cricket too, so sad what is happening before their very eyes though, they do chose to ignore it :(

[@marcusmohorco380]

So true!

[@mikehunt-w8u]

Looks like the conspiracy theorists were right all along.

[@RossReviewsau]

They usually are

[@TeutonicTrickster]

I drive an old banged up car because I can't bring myself to give the system any more money. I hate our government. It's the reason I can't bring myself to buy nice things even though I can afford it.

[@WilburforceBuckshot]

Cruising in my gorgeous 10 year old 5 series. Cost less than a chinese shit box and will run twice as long without blowing up or depreciation or playing into labors hands. When i first landed in Australia i had a dream to work hard and save up and eventually buy a brand new SS or a 300C, something big with a V8 but before I knew it, all options had been taken away from us.

[@jesus_built_my_hotrod]

I drive a 24 year old AU falcon because its cool AF, can't depreciate any further and is cheap to fix.

[@scottdennis456]

Yep i own 2 vehicles both 2000 models. A honda crv .unbelievable reliability. A great work vehicle. Also a Volkswagen transporter camper. Can buy parts from wrecker yards for fraction of a price. Love them both

[@paulwood5738]

I'm extremely happy with my old 2003 Ford BA with Barra engine. It's very rough around the edges. But it's my favourite.

[@lookingoverhell3448]

is not the 70 cent a litre of fuel tax getting to you . 50 cents ,then 20 gst .at a time when families are losing the house . seems like they realy care for aussies . plentya money for wars tho , wanna free tank or drone or weapons au givin it away .

[@oldfashionedwrx3574]

The environmental gaslighting

[@michaelrobinson1134]

Thanks Ross for speaking up

[@kurt6738]

Saving $1000 a year Sounds just like the promise our electrical bills going down by $275 a year I'll be keeping my ve ss

[@RossReviewsau]

Liars liars liars

[@suad01]

And $1000 in car world is a rounding error to be honest. For me, an EV would need to save me $5k+ per year.

[@nigelbaldwin2515]

Nice car mate. I too drive a VE SS. They drive so nice 👍

[@JeremyHarrison-d9m]

I'm still waiting for the $550 a year off my electricity bills as promised by Tony back in 2013...

[@nigelbaldwin2515]

@@JeremyHarrison-d9m Good luck with that one. At least we can possibly keep the current mob accountable with an election coming soon.

[@panda2650]

NZ tried this sort of policy with taxes on ICE vehicles and big rebates to buyers of EV vehicles and guess what - the government was comprehensively kicked out at the next election. The economy of the day is more important so say the people.

[@RossReviewsau]

We need this government out ASAP

[@The_Slavstralian]

Don't worry The Aussie government in power right now are doing so poorly without this they will be voted out 100% next election... Its pretty much a sure bet

[@harrywalker968]

@@RossReviewsau EV,S full of sht..ev,s cost more to run, produce. its a whole new manufacturing branch.. they take 70 yrs, to break even, with build ,run, dispose of..there bs. there is no global warming or climate change, its all the wef, greens, schwab.. we had ev,s back in 1840.. WHAT HAPPENED.??.. so, 200 yrs, of ev advancement. there would nt be any gas cars now.. i need a vehicle, to do 2000 ks, with no fuel stops.. wake me up when.. this is all bs..5 yr olds in the congo die digging out lithium, cobolt.. maybe do a seg on that. plus cost of making a wind generator, service life, repairs, maintenance, then, cost to re cycle PART of it, & bury the rest, . fk this sht..only people with money, that can avoid the worlds problems, buy this crap.. a reporter bought a porsche, 140 k pound, 1 yr later, he couldnt get 30 k for it.. batteries cost upto 40k to replace..my engine, after 40 yrs, costs 6k to re build..

[@harrywalker968]

@@RossReviewsau its all propaganda bs, which means 15 minute cities, are where you have to live.. with an ev... aus gov, all gov,s are controled by the left, 1 world order.. we gave up our guns... then they gave us gst.. smart move.. eh..

[@harrywalker968]

@@RossReviewsau EV,s are the bs mentality, same as nuke power bombs.. we let thousands of nukes off.. you would think, if you had half a dorment brain cell, youd think, fk that, can it. same with ev,s. just not viable.. also. do a seg on sodium reactors, banned by the military in 1954, in favour of................................................... nuke power.. funny, eh..

[@Rose_Smidt]

Remember if you buy an EV, and speed at any point not only does your insurance go up (because they track ur driving behaviour), but if you try claim insurance they will and have, denied insurance pay out because a year ago you were speeding, which is termed 'wreckless driving'. Everything they can track in an EV, has been categorically proven that they track. Including who you travel with and every conversation, radio channel, music is tracked and sold to 3rd party data buyers. Your car can be hacked travelling on the highway to lock ur brakes up...... think about the consequences of that alone! The Chinese HATE their EV's! The videos are EVERYWHERE of them discussing what a scam they are and what a waste of money.

[@camsmith4047]

BS, insurance companies are not tracking anything, where is your proof

[@Rose_Smidt]

@camsmith4047 Sadly I'm going to waste time answering the your dull comment to help start you off, to get interneting..........begin your painful search (because i know its hard to actually type key words into any search engine or X if it involves actual reading instead of reactive & poorly thought out comments. Start with the integration of telematics & vehicle data in insurance assessments & vehicle data collection capabilities of EV's. Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers have faced legal challenges concerning the collection and use of driver data. 3 notable cases include but certainly not limited to the below examples...... Tesla's Privacy Intrusion Allegations: In April 2023, a Tesla owner filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that Tesla employees shared invasive videos and images recorded by customers' car cameras without consent. By October 2023, the case was directed to arbitration and subsequently closed. General Motors (GM) Data Sharing Lawsuits: In May 2024, GM faced multiple class-action lawsuits accusing the company of collecting driver data without consent and sharing it with insurance companies. These lawsuits claim that GM's practices violated consumer privacy rights. Texas Lawsuit Against GM: In August 2024, the state of Texas sued GM, alleging the unauthorized collection and sale of driver data, including location information, without obtaining proper consent from vehicle owners. The lawsuit seeks compensation, fines, and the destruction of improperly collected data under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. While these cases highlight significant concerns over data privacy in EVs, as of now, there are no public records indicating that plaintiffs have secured favorable verdicts in court. Many of these cases are ongoing, have been settled out of court, or directed to arbitration, making it challenging to determine definitive outcomes. In other words the overwhelming majority of cases are settled OUT of court to avoid widespread knowledge of secretive, underhanded and possibly corrupt practices. All of the above will only get worse once digital ID's are made mandatory linking your EV & ALL your data into one tidy package to be taken advantage of.

[@RossReviewsau]

It will know everything 👀 people still don’t believe us

[@davidrobertson1775]

And why do you think ONLY EV are tracking you (which I think is BS). ICE cars can be tracking you as well. Best you go back to a horse and buggy. But don't ever go to a vet, as they'll inject the horse with a tracker microchip.

[@jamesfilms_]

This has nothing to do with electric vehicles; the power train is irrelevant. Combustion vehicles also have computers, microphones, and cameras. Your issue is not with EVs as a technology it's with business practises and, ironically, a lack regulation and enforcement.

[@user-fj4tn3qf7k]

take the Jab, drive EVs and pay for politicians 5 start lifestyle, their retirements and your high tech smart city prisons or else.

[@unicornkisses7359]

💯😢

[@merrelthorson2224]

@@user-fj4tn3qf7k l'll take tbe or else.

[@grantlee2975]

These socialist governments try to send its population to the poverty line so they have control of them. But wait hope is coming, have you noticed around the world the are all being booted out of power one by one.

[@robmadaffari6270]

and the sheep in this country just keep taking up the arse, as long as they got footy all is good.

[@Colours01-c5r]

We have been in demolition man territory for a while now. Good movie have a watch. Now enjoy your rat burger,or in our case bugs from gatesy.

[@jonyoung3547]

as a low income person i couldnt afford a loan for an ev in the first place.... and then i cant use it for anything except buzzing about town that has almost no ev charging stations... id rather a lil pre 2000 4cyl that fills up on 40lt and minimal electronics

[@michaelswanson7881]

ALL electric vehicles should be charged from solar ONLY by law, you must have a charging setup BEFORE you can purchase an EV, and charging stations should be off grid as well. This is the only way to offset the cost of fossil fuel used to manufacture them and not overload the current power supply. All they really want is to generate as much tax as possible.

[@RossReviewsau]

That actually would make a lot more sense 💯 but then no one would buy them 😂

[@michaelswanson7881]

@@RossReviewsau Fancy that, puts the actual cost into perspective. You can't buy a car in Tokyo unless you have a carpark for it, and they are not cheap.

[@ANDOVII]

Keep these videos coming mate. We the people need to be aware and talking about this if there is to be any hope of change.

[@RossReviewsau]

appreciate you man! comment, talk, lets wake this generation up

[@rustyhands8179]

SHARE PLEASE TO YOUR MATES :)

[@voidritual777]

Facts!!!

[@Nifty-xd6yc]

hahahahaha change ... its the Australian gruberment there is no change that the people want only what they want which lines their pockets

[@maxg9165]

Problem is this will keep getting worse unless the majority wake up and votes these clowns out. Vote onenation, Pauline Hanson seems like the only decent politician but it doesn't seem like people care.

[@wfdroneservices3690]

100%.

[@Twenty_Six_Hundred]

Most of Australia is too stupid to vote for the interest of our nation. People only care about their own little bubble till it directly effects them. I vote Onenation every time then shake my head when seeing how little votes they actually get. Hopefully oneday people will start waking from their deep slumber and start giving a rectum

[@AnneMarieNicol]

We do care! However they come in with good intentions but either become corrupted or threatened …..they too are controlled and manipulated ! It’s a world fully controlled !

[@gregbourke1500]

Correct vote in their rigged selections where albosleezy got the top job with 30% of the vote, a better use of energy is to treat these scumbags with the contempt they deserve past and present any politician on the street a simple your not welcome sellout of the Australian people, at the shops your not welcome Australian industry murderer, going to the pub with their queer mates your not welcome after stealing 30+% of what I earn in a country as resource rich as ours, even in their own front yard your not welcome treasonous turd, heckle and boo all of them even if they’re now out working for their mates in a overpaid cushy job or retired sponging off the taxpayers on a over generous pension scam that nobody else gets remind all of them who they’re meant to be working for, they do sit around talking to one another a good fear of the people standing up for themselves would get them smarting up they haven’t succeeded in registering all pitchforks, butter knives and outlawing guns completely yet

[@bpav75]

Vote Australian Citizens Party .

[@Kvik1231]

follow the money. In who's pocket are these politicians? Another question is where does Australia get it's electricity and does Australia have the capacity and infrastructure to supply all these electric vehicles.

[@TheJudge-o7]

Nuclear is illegal, turning off all coal fired, not too many gas fired plants. If all the solar farms and wind turbine jungles don't carry the load we are stuffed. And those who sold us out may have lined pockets but they will live through blackouts with the rest of us.

[@brettbuchbach4692]

Let's all buy electric vehicles from our enemy when Australia's 3rd world power grid struggles to keep the lights on. What an awesome idea

[@mharro88]

Our enemy happens to be our biggest trading partner. Australia would sink without China.

[@hellothere4342]

​@@mharro88 be gone with undeniable facts.

[@paulstefanovich5217]

Who's our enemy??

[@gregbourke1500]

paulstefanovich5217 Agreed but let’s not pretend the government and lamestream propaganda media don’t try so hard to paint them and Russia as the boogie man, China is way to smart they already own anything worth owning here shipping ports, farmland, water rights, airports, vast amounts of residential realestate pricing the locals out and have bribed all sellout scumbag politicians to systematically destroy our industry and give them our resources cheaper than what we sell to our own people they wrote the art of war and know how to use it, our war mongers here talk tough and try to stir problems but we are already well white anted with a enemy within, the true enemy with most quadra boosted well fluoridated half asleep fools here thinking their selections held every few years at great expense mainly as a pressure relief valve is really changing anything more than the face of the puppet

[@GRUDGEPERFORMANCE]

​@@paulstefanovich5217"china"

[@ECSGAAU]

love how the fucking comments are turned off on the news channels ahahah

[@RossReviewsau]

they don't want us talking!!! they want the fake narrative

[@ECSGAAU]

@@RossReviewsau oh boy only if they got a snippet of what us blokes wanna say to them about living in general or these clowns tryna chnage the world😂😂😂😂

[@baddaddy8718]

News channels? Go see your local federal member in person or call them (they all have contact details) or email them if all you are good at is KZbin comments…

[@JordanKR7]

Who in there right mind will buy a Chinese electric car?

[@thinktrove24]

That's your tax dollar funded ABC NEWS you would be talking about. Correct. They permanently turn off comments - they proactively BAN discussion on their "news" reports. Says it all. Defund the ABC.

[@carbybirett]

You are spot-on right. I am lucky because I am retired and own a lovely 5 year old Ford Ranger with a diesel engine. I look after this car very well, I am not towing anything and we are going on 2 road trips every year. I will not be interested in any EV surveillance rubbish and my advice to everyone is to get yourself an ice car and look after it as long as you can.

[@samuelhashim-jones8247]

I’m looking at buying one of those rangers with that 3.2L 5 cylinder engine. Glad to hear you enjoy it man

[@RossReviewsau]

Thanks for sharing and well said

[@ARiSTO456]

they seem to care so much about car emissions but not care at all about manufacturing emissions.

[@MikeDLees]

You said it exactly, “you can’t trust them”.

[@ianbell4527]

We already pay a car tax in the inflated fuel prices

[@briananderson7285]

This is another reason why Australians need to vote for the freedom parties independents, A.C.P, One Nation an put lab, lib greens and teals last on the ballot paper.

[@brendan_13]

Agreed

[@marcusmohorco380]

Don't forget the Citizen Party, Melbourne.

[@briananderson7285]

@marcusmohorco380 That's what A.C.P stands for I'm a proud supporter/ member.

[@AudreyRobertson-vf2ue]

Totally agree

[@lostcar2312]

Ah yes, the illusion that we have a choice in who gets into government. 😂😂😂

[@davidjames9625]

So if I can safe $1000 a year I will be able to buy a $60,000 electric car in 60 years time. That makes a lot of sense, I am amazed we have such intelligent politicians.

[@RossReviewsau]

They think we are stupid

[@jayem6277]

Nope. In 60 years, expect to pay $600K because of inflation

[@merrelthorson2224]

Stunning, isn't it.

[@dennisf1020]

Nah buy a fleet of 60 and get 1 free

[@Neojhun]

Quite sure he was talking about FUEL consuming vehicles. Thus why you insane assertion makes no sense. You can't even understand the basic statement.

[@alextegg3838]

Absolutely true what you said about charging. I borrowed a Tesla for a weekend and while the car drove okay, trying to find a charger was a nightmare. The very few in my area seemed to be either in use, blocked by normal cars, taken by electric cars that weren’t charging, broken, or just really slow to charge.

[@RossReviewsau]

It’s terrible unless you have a home setup

[@LeroyHeidrich-rk6dg]

America had Johnny Cash, Bob Hope and Stevie Wonder...Australia has no Cash, no Hope and bloody wonder 😕

[@RossReviewsau]

Rip Australia 🇦🇺

[@mharro88]

Now America has Trump and Elon cutting social security. Who the fuck wants to live there?

[@sinimaustralie6512]

thats clever.

[@DSORDR1]

Long live Kevin Bacon!

[@georgiakerek7999]

😂😂😂

[@christinewinner6425]

Around 60% of your income goes to government. Wage tax, GST, Fuel tax, food tax, Council tax, Rego and Licence taxes. Property tax so how much does that leave you to then pay for your Property tax. Scammed by the Government.

[@thatpersiandude7386]

it's really shit mate

[@Austin_Boath]

i dont see how the government worked 60% of my hours paying tax is a scam and taxation is theft.

[@TheJudge-o7]

terrible. It's not like the government even needs to tax us, it's never enough and they just end up borrowing more.

[@sylviam6535]

Don’t forget all the fines.

[@ZebraAfrica]

Here in North America, EV's have a poor resale value due to a lack of demand, people realising the batteries have around 10 year life expectancy and a replacement is more than what the car is worth. Then there is the range on long trips, where do you charge, how long does it take to charge. Winter time, charging takes super long time, and the range is half thanks to the -20C.

[@briananderson7285]

Choice? ...we have the illusion of democracy and choice.

[@hilux2479]

'She'll be right' attitude got us here.

[@TravisHi_YT]

Convict mentality.

[@briananderson7285]

@TravisHi_YT More gaolers than convicts.

[@Neojhun]

Ahh yes 100% Gas Guzzler is Choice? Aus EV market share right now is like 10%, just getting to 50% will be difficult. That is REAL choice.

[@Colours01-c5r]

Seems it’s just the latest catch word to push the propaganda.

[@Yt_channel_lol]

This is just going to turn Australian/Western world into Cuba where old cars will become gold and be repaired in the most unorthodox ways purely to keep them afloat. Aussie cars and 90s toyota will be the new bitcoin

[@RossReviewsau]

I agree ☝️

[@dinoraven6289]

Just rebuilt my 1hz to continue its service.

[@Fanta....]

Speaking of bitcoin, get yourself at least a million sats and work on getting to at least 10 million. currently that will set you back 1500 squids, but you will be able to retire on it.

[@alexjost9890]

let's be honest with how cars are being made today we're heading that way anyway

[@jamesaustralian9829]

Who can afford a new car these days anyways ? 95% of us Aussies always buy secondhand and spruce it up, and most "low income earners" struggle to afford a 3000 dollar second hand car, so were not affected at all.

[@RossReviewsau]

They don’t live in the real world! They have no idea about real Australians

[@turbotheamericanstaffy]

You don't matter.

[@tattooedheathen]

No, no, nope, nope, nopeity nope. Oh and did I mention NOPE. I'll just go buy another VF clubsport thanks.

[@RossReviewsau]

i support this message

[@soulstripper]

💯%

[@Starkey19]

With cost of living and a lot of people not being able to pay their rent and bills and so many homeless what a great time to force people to become poorer 😡😡😡😡

[@Sugarglider1]

Thanks Ross, for speaking up and making us aware of that. Merry Christmas

[@RossReviewsau]

Same to you!

[@AddyAshton]

Bowen is unintelligent, he finds himself way above his pay grade enforcing a mode of transport which is a disaster at this point.

[@djseamusSydneyAus]

This man has destroyed every portfolio he has been responsible for. He is an absolute clown 🤡

[@merrelthorson2224]

​@djseamusSydneyAushe is the clown, who said, "if you don't like our policies, then don't vote for us". Shorten must have loved Bowen over that one.

[@jothompson1903]

He is owned by the WEF!

[@marcuspitts2482]

20:14 Australia 🇦🇺 can not build EV's. We have no capabilities for the manufacture of them. We just export our Lithium, Cobolt and Nickel to ChInA, and buy back inferior products!

[@RossReviewsau]

Why can’t we! We have the resources to do anything if we actually had good policies

[@ishizu92]

@@RossReviewsau agreed we should, until then i love my chinese built 30k mg4

[@stephenlock7236]

Makes sense when you can afford only the cheap stuff.

[@5lcalais1]

We can build the equipment to manufacture our own evs/hybrids, we just need rich people to have the balls to actually do it combined with subsidies. I'd rather our taxes go to subsidies for local manufacturers than giving it to China 🤷‍♂️

[@alexjost9890]

@@RossReviewsau not a viable market really or manufacturer

[@johnston421]

Thanks for making this video mate very insightful! Keep up the great work. I enjoy your other videos too 👍🏻👍🏻

[@RossReviewsau]

Much appreciated!

[@ivansultanoff6719]

Bowen's brain is burned out from EMF in his EV

[@user-fj4tn3qf7k]

like groomed littlehats-moresad-agents they are following AgendaXX1 yet most karens and zombies argue thats not a thing and support their gaslighters.

[@adamsmith-bq8ku]

What's EMF?

[@hieronymusbosch9421]

There wasn't much to start with.

[@user-fj4tn3qf7k]

like Rabbi Andrews just another Moresad, Is-RA-el groomed puppet, just look at the in-bread never worked in his whole life.

[@unicornkisses7359]

​@@adamsmith-bq8kuelectromagnetic frequency/radiation. Best to do your own reading around this and how it impacts on our own electromagnetic frequency. The human body, as everything else around us, is energy. These artificial frequencies have been proven to be harmful to living beings yet there's more and more EMF/R being installed all around us. Our phones emit radiation too which is harmful to us at a cellular level, so does WiFi, and all electrical equipment. Some people are more sensitive to this than others. Unexplained headaches are just one side effect. I felt this standing close to a WiFi terminal. I moved away and the headache disappeared.

[@auzzieworker5183]

We haven't the power grid to run EV's. Barely have the power to run the country now.

[@KuriosDiogenesJar]

A lot of us living in houses will not need the grid soon. If you live in the middle of Shitney or Melbourne you have no taste and pay too much anyway. The shed in our house paddock has panels for the electric shopping cart. Still use a petrol ute for picking up big stuff occasionally.

[@scarseven7855]

​@@KuriosDiogenesJar😂😂😂😂 ok

[@illawarriorhill70]

Wholesalers are telling us that there is more solar power being generated, than the grid can handle. The problem is distribution, not generation.

[@camsmith4047]

Really, despite too much renewable energy being put on the grid mid day most days? Electricity that is going to waste as we are not enough at that time of day

[@bastintripletroubleboys2101]

the wife's corolla hybrid uses about 3.5 l per hundred km, so your numbers are VERY conservative the whole life difference will be higher. I have gone old school 88 model so no one can stop it or track it, did a full rebuild on it front yo back top to bottom so it's like new inside and out, and I can make my own fuel if needed

[@RossReviewsau]

Better option then ev eh

[@kaanertugrul82]

The gov't should've continued subsidising LPG systems for vehicles, and forced local gas producers to keep up with the local market production requirements (these companies always neglect the local market demands and it results in you paying higher prices for gas). If the electric supercharger thing is that expensive then LPG would've been just as cheap or cheaper in this given scenario.

[@RossReviewsau]

100% LPG was cheap and we have a huge natural supply

[@blwairconditioning4350]

A whole industry is lost now, with LPG conversion such a heart breaking shame. I rember when it was 11 cents a litre.

[@MarkSmith455]

I think you'll find our local gas reserves have been sold overseas. There was plenty of supply for Australia before stupid politicians got involved

[@bradgardner4299]

True, and NOW the government of western Australia are withdrawing the gas pumps from local servo's but continue to support mining companies using gas to run power stations to feed the mines. Umm,like kalgoolie power supply for instance?? Not to mention Wiluna ,Leinster, Leonara, pinjarra(Alcoa), just to mention a few. But it's all good punters,,,, you and I are paying for it, our own natural resource.. whats there to be concerned about. The courts and the like are working in our interests. Aren't they????? ..... Sorta Very much hypocritical, would someone with a gram of knowledge would say,,,huh????????

[@ishizu92]

@@blwairconditioning4350 as much as i love ecolpi as a cheap alternative, i have to say electric drivetrains are superior. compare the engine and you will see how technically simple electric motors yet are able to produce the acceleration drivers love. so much smaller and maintenance free. so much cheaper to run. today i did 300kms at 16kwh per 100km, it cost me $2 per 100kms so $6 for 300kms, compared to my territory which costs $17 per 100km or $51 for 300km. and my choice to drive the EV daily isnt just to do with the cost, its the driving experience. i just love driving the EV. with a 0-100 of 7 seconds and such a cheap way to do it in comfort with all the tech at my fingertips, i honestly just love it

[@alanbeasy1775]

Where do we get the power to charge them if everyone has an EV. We are being told to turn off our air conditioners. And Bowen says "the days of cheap electricity are over." Yes. He is ending it. For goodness sake, just build nuclear. Why should the rest of the world have nuclear and we ban it?

[@JeremyCarrington-ve5yp]

Better ask John Howard. He's the PM who signed the bans. Be quick... Before he up and dies, as he's getting pretty old.

[@KuriosDiogenesJar]

We probably will not need nuclear. This should be very obvious soon.

[@davidflorey]

This was my question. I've done some work on properties, and the owner has mentioned they're interested in buying an EV - I go look at their breaker box and ask "so have you factored in an electrical upgrade to your existing connection? Or are you looking to get a second connection & second meter installed with a second power bill?" One property in particular only had 32A for their entire house!!!

[@KuriosDiogenesJar]

@@davidflorey We charge off a 15 amp plug, even though we have three phase for a large compressor. It draws not much more than a toaster. The special fast chargers are rough on the battery.

[@brisbanecarmeetsandtrackda9072]

The more people that buy EV's and suck more power from the grid will drive up power prices, the more demand for something in limited supply drives prices up

[@leonchu4330]

If EV is as simple as a battery in a box, how come those powerful legacy auto manufacturers cannot to-date make cheap and affordable EVs for consumers? Over-simplication, makes your argument so much less convincing. Government gives cash incentives to purchase EVs and to install solar power. We have taken advantage of that and even installed a charger at home and purchased safe LFP battery installed EVs and say bye bye to gas pumps.

[@gregorybakker5941]

So we are being forced into these battery boxes to offset the worlds so called pollution crisis, yet they are being made in one of the world’s most polluting country. Is there more to this other than minimising pollution?

[@miguelfigueiredo3910]

How much pollution is produced to make an EV vehicle? Not to mention what happens to the battery at end of life? More pollution than when they started making the EV.

[@Fanta....]

china is pumping these out so they can disable them remotely the next time they are upset at us whining about their human rights abuses and neighbourhood bullying.

[@zappy7393]

Yes, China is one of our biggest trading partners. Most of these are built in China. We are looking to decrease our dependency on America and move towards increasing Chinese trade.

[@swissmaid]

I boycott anything chinese! Recommended to Aussies! Boycott china!

[@ANDREW-d8s4f]

​@miguelfigueiredo3910 replacing every vehicle with an ev, isn't more green, due to all the wasted materials. Plus they don't tell you about all the diesel powered equipment they use to pull the metals and minerals out the ground.

[@vincekara9446]

I'll stick to my XR8 although it's not the most fuel efficient. When i hear the V8, it makes me smile every time

[@TheBandit7613]

I have a 1973 mustang Mach 1 with a 351 Cleveland. I don't want an electric car

[@vincekara9446]

@@TheBandit7613 Yep, with a beautiful machine like that, I can completely understand!

[@ZenoGy]

Got my first V8 and now it's the only music I listen to whilst driving . 😊

[@vincekara9446]

@@ZenoGy it's addictive! Especially when you give it a squirt and it goes sideways

[@thebobbit5895]

👍👍😂

[@ceterisparabus]

Ross, your new videos are very timely and important, we get the deep heavy tone and all Australians need to get cracking on the serious issues that are arising everyday. these issues seem to be driven from policy beyond our shores. keep it up and stay strong.

[@BigFerg-hf6uv]

Vote MAGA make albo go away.

[@RossReviewsau]

Amen 🗿🫡

[@bradgardner4299]

IDOIT!!!

[@amosdotl6892]

Make Australia Great Again - Pauline Hanson should campaign on it.

[@KuriosDiogenesJar]

@@amosdotl6892 She picks too many idiots and loses too many MPs.

[@chrismclean3946]

If government actually gave a shit about cost of living or the environment or Australian self sustainability LPG would still be here and being promoted. By converting a vehicle to lpg the emissions drop by 90% the carbon drops by 98% and the actual cost of fuel when processed here on Aussie soil is literally 70% less than petrol per litre. The entire carbon emissions movement is about making the rich richer and poor poorer. Nothing else

[@Franky2A3]

Although I agree about LPG, the carbon emissions movement isn't about making the rich richer; it's a government effort to convince us they're doing the right thing. The world still revolves around the petrol-dollar. New inventions that could eliminate fossil fuel usage are often confiscated-and their inventors mysteriously end up six feet under.

[@XRAF-633]

The GOVERNMENT cares about the Environment - It is the CORPORATE environment - Not the Natural Environment that people assume it is. One is subject to make false assumptions when Political clowns deliberately do not provide accurate and specific definitions and descriptions of the words they use .. This is how the easily deceive and manipulate the people.

[@shanerorko8076]

As a mechanic of 18 years, I can tell you there will be issues with the BYD that the Carolloa just wont have, repairs over 200k on average will be like 5k stepping away from a Toyota.

[@StephenKiely-y3j]

Very happy with my 2011 Falcon xr6 wouldn't be caught dead in a battery car EVER

[@RossReviewsau]

Especially from China built in 40 seconds

[@Crunt321]

You need a car older than 2009 as they don't have spyware. 😎👍

[@BlairRedington-jp4jn]

Scary stuff man government has hone mad

[@RossReviewsau]

They need to go!

[@mharro88]

It's the entire world. EVs have a place but they should be pushing hybrid. Scandinavians lead the world and did the EV transition properly

[@nikitaw1982]

They don’t serve their citizens so not crazy

[@GFYYT11111]

Don't fear them, learn what 'P protects them & 'M protect 'A yourself. I stopped buying anything made there 12 years ago & lm not about to start. minimalism helps as l research every business before engaging & when the big companies buy them out, taking data with them, I delete account. We are stronger together, buy local & take care of each other.

[@lesskinner8588]

Just hired a std Corolla ICE in NZ for a month, 113k on the odo, did 2800km, mix of city / rural driving, it got 5lt/100km. The hybrid is going to get 4 or maybe a little lower. I agree, hybrid is the best intermediate for now, IF you subscribe to this whole climate emergency thing, what GOVCO is pushing towards is going to break this country, it's businesses, it's people.

[@ZebraAfrica]

Australians allowed their government to dictate the mandate lockdown and vaccination, anyone who has been paying attention, they did not work, comparing Florida to California, or look at Sweden with no mandates. Now this. Are Australians going to swallow this up like good boys? How long will the battery last? What does it cost to replace? How does this affect resale value?

[@unicornkisses7359]

Add to that the electromagnetic radiation from the battery itself and how that impacts on the human body

[@danijelarudes7822]

Yes, they will, simple as that :(

[@ZebraAfrica]

@@danijelarudes7822 Because the people allow it, take it lying down. One has to be reminded, they work for us in a democracy, we have the vote, they work for us.

[@marcusmohorco380]

Well spoken, mate!

[@ryankirby5093]

The corruption running through every corner of government is next level in Australia But it’s legal 😂

[@warrenmcdonogh6484]

Well done on this video Ross. I like your approach to this topic.

[@RealT3STAR]

instead of fixing the cost of living problem and ongoing housing crisis where foreigners buy up every house on the market to rent them out, the government is introducing a new car tax? Albo needs to be tossed immediately. Get him out of office NOW.

[@mitchmcclean1362]

Not fixing those problems because they created them and don’t care

[@Stambo59]

I own a small automotive workshop in NZ. We are already seeing Chinese vehicles failing our annual safety inspection due to rust, at less than 5 years old, no thanks. The first mass production EV to be sold here, the 2010 Nissan Leaf, is now old enough that many need a new battery at around $17k. The car cost around $60k new and now can be found for around $3k. But you have to charge it every day as the range is below 60km. If you bought a Pulsar around the same time at about $30k it's range today is still in excess of 500km on a tank of fuel, these can also be found for around $3k. That's an extra loss of $30k on the Leaf without turning a wheel. Then we have to consider that the Pulsar has at least another 100,000km of life left in it where the Leaf is almost ready for the scrap yard. If I want to travel from Whangarei to Auckland in the Pulsar it would take around 2.5 hours, the Leaf would easily double that due to charging stops. NZ as a country produces somewhere around 0.01% of global greenhouse gasses, even if we halved that to 0.005% there would be a negligible effect on "global warming". As for China remotely shutting down vehicles, with a bit more research you will find that they are not the only ones. www.motorbiscuit.com/new-law-allegedly-could-allow-police-shut-down-vehicle-universal-kill-switch/

[@Bronlynn23]

My hubby work in Tasmania as a mechanic. He got a quote for a leaf battery from Nissan and another company, they were between 25-35k. May as well buy another brand new car. (They are only 40k here)

[@ozimarco]

There are some striking parallels between the introduction of BEVs now and the introduction of cars in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Both introductions were resisted due to safety concerns, the economic impact, cultural attachments to previous modes of transport, infrastructure challenges and environmental impact concerns. In the 20th century, the car won out and in the 21st century, BEVs will do the same. As an individual, you can swim against the tide for as long as you like but the overall result will be the same. Battery-powered vehicles will replace ICE vehicles, no doubt about it.

[@adamkukulj5537]

Authoritarianism. The gov know what we want. The $1k is a set up to cost us Aussie more in the end.

[@RossReviewsau]

They lock you in to there power prices

[@adamkukulj5537]

@@RossReviewsau its not called dirty politics for no reason. Mate love your work keep it up !

[@shutthegate8232]

the $1000, is like, get your free pizza with the jab, get your free burger with the jab, get your donuts with the jab, able to get your beers if you jab, get your "something" so we can give you the something we "want" you to have - nudge nudge nudge. it's all enticing people, another mechanism of coercing people into their sick evil end result.

[@Matt-pr7kw]

Lets all just refuse to pay? They cant fine us all.

[@johnsergei]

They take taxes off your employer & stores you deal with.& far more than people think. Even pensioners don't escape.

[@JeremyCarrington-ve5yp]

Refuse to pay what?

[@Matt-pr7kw]

@JeremyCarrington-ve5yp FFS 🙄 This video is named what?.... "New car tax". Now, what do you think I might be referring to?

[@mehmettemel8725]

@@Matt-pr7kw Unfortunately that tax will be included in your purchase price whether you like it or not so you can't refuse to pay.

[@Matt-pr7kw]

@@mehmettemel8725 We all have to undermine the system in every way possible.

[@daledigsdownunder]

Thanks for speaking out on this mate. Nice work

[@RossReviewsau]

I’ll continue

[@qwertyui5086]

Last I checked a Tesla model Y cost $4200 to ensure per year comprehensively and my 2012 Lexus IS 350 F Sport cost $1000. DIY all maintenance so only pay for parts/oil/fluids, cost savings is huge and would never even think about touching a EV.

[@RossReviewsau]

They are a scam

[@ronaldov09]

Seriously $1000? My 9 year old Forester was $1600 and is only worth 20K!

[@yusuf.alajnabi]

I will not drive a electric car period! I don't like them I don't want them I don't need them.

[@RossReviewsau]

they are not safe yet

[@merrelthorson2224]

Nor l, l simply cannot afford one, if only the Govt can fix our cost of living crisis, lower our lpower bills, then maybe l might be able to afford it then.

[@SLVBULL]

You will own nothing and be happy, this is the long goal.

[@yusuf.alajnabi]

@SLVBULL I keep seeing this

[@Republic-Of-Me-Travel]

i have a 20yr old merc that is bulletproof, but if it was an EV i probably would have had to replace the battery unit twice now....estimate that at 15k each time for any EV and then what about the disposal process for these batteries ????

[@rickman2267]

Lpg is half the cost of petrol, but they call it dirty fuel.

[@RossReviewsau]

We should never have left log

[@RossReviewsau]

LPG

[@scarseven7855]

​@RossReviewsau I remember when the government was giving all sorts of incentives to go LPG and it was 10c a litre. When enough were in the system the prices went up.

[@andymanaus1077]

The majority of Australians keep voting for the legacy parties who BOTH hold the same policies once you scratch the paint offf the surface. Of course, over 50% of Australians have their fingers in the pie of the current thing, so they are always going to shun independent parties and candidates. It takes a brave person to acknowledge that their personal benefit is harming the rest of the nation and then act on it. If you think Dutton and the LIberals will fix this problem without creating a raft of news ones, you haven't been paying attention to the last four decades of politics in Australia. Labor, LIberals, Greens. Give them all the flick. Honestly, it's the only way Australia can fix its chronic political problems.

[@clivesutcliffe487]

Two wings and the tail of the same bird.

[@Paulee40]

You are 100% correct and if you look into it a bit further you find out the electric car takes 7 years before it of sets the pollution it takes to make it in the first place, this is what they are not telling the public. They never talk about the the hidden pollution of the electric car,solar and wind farms

[@riskyanalysis5479]

Australian Government wants to control household A/C switches, to protect & maintain the base load power levels on the grid... While also wanting to strain it further, by forcing as many people as possible into EVs, which they later won't let them charge at home.

[@alexpalmer776]

It’s all about choices like kicking Bowen out of office. Bowen just wants Australians to buy CCP built EVs … why? What is the financial gain in that and who is receiving financial benefit? He appears to be very bias and desperate to provide an advantage to the CCP made cars at the expense of all Australians.

[@alexlevshin6087]

The Labour Party would like to be linked to the CCP Australia being SOLD off to the CCP we are losing a lot of good ground that CCP now owns so to make it complete the CCP will own All the cars in Australia I don`t want to Live here any MORE !!!! it`s all going to the Dogs

[@asasinz2]

The last New Zealand government did something similar in 2021 which they called the "Clean Car Discount" it also became known as "The Ute Tax." Those wanting to buy an electric vehicle could receive a rebate on the price of a new vehicle up to $5600 I believe, those wanting to buy a ute received a tax added to the price which was around $5600. At the end of 2023 we changed the government and at the start of 2024 the Clean Car Discount and Ute Tax were gone. Our new government went one further and now require EV owners to pay Road User Charges (RUC). To explain how RUC is collected in NZ, petrol drivers pay the tax at the pump when filling up the car, diesel drivers don't pay this tax at the pump which makes diesel cheaper here however diesel owners are required to purchase road user miles and display a label showing the current mileage purchased, the cost is based on the size of the vehicle with trucks obviously paying the most. EV drivers were exempt from paying RUC, this was put in place in the early 2010s when there were few EVs on the road, now EV drivers have to pay this tax. My advice to the Aussies would be at your next election to vote to change your government like we did.

[@KaidenOZ]

did Christmas shopping yesterday as we are doing the cooking for 5 people. came out a smidge over 500 bucks using aldi as a first stop.

[@RossReviewsau]

mate i feel your pain! its INSANE what we have let this world become.. wishing you and the fam the best over chrissy m8

[@KaidenOZ]

@@RossReviewsau you too brother, look forward to your next melbs visit. try to catch up

[@Herman-hr2ti]

I freaking love Aldi.

[@honeybee3317]

How was the meat? Bovaer fed to the cattle...the meat is sold in Coles and aldi. Cosco meat from cattle not fed Bovaer.

[@BradBrown95]

Not replacing MY BOSS 335 GT 💪 OR MY Nissan turbo diesel patrol ❤️

[@RossReviewsau]

Good man 🗿

[@vincekara9446]

​@Trev-b1m Unfortunately that will be the tactic to push ICE owners to EV. Like cigarette smoking and soon to be alcohol. Make it unaffordable.

[@georgethompson4283]

If you look at the way cities towns and suburbs are being developed in Aus they are very much in line with the so called 15 minute cities which are being pushed in Europe and the UK. This along with the cost of buying/owning an EV, plus improvements in public transport, the rise of electric scooter rentals in every major town, cheap taxis, Uber etc, and the massively expensive changes needed to infrastructure is telling me the long term plans are for ordinary people not to own private vehicles.

[@chriskasa2816]

hi mam you missed the cost of replacing the batteries every 5 years $12,000 to $30,000 plus or the reduction in klm range which is part of recharging any type of battery over time. ALSO you missed the future ev klm tax to replace current taxes and excise duty that currently goes to STATE AND FEDERAL GOVTS.

[@MalooBadger]

Good point, new battery cost. Add the efficiency of an old battery is less, any tradesman with a battery power tool will confirm this, so more energy/money to charge for less work done, so more cost per mile.

[@braidenryan5892]

“Zig zag, zing wing, wang chow” 🤣🤣🤣

[@colinevans3285]

They offering low interest rate loans cause no one wants the things. Also like you said, what about the grid infrastructure? It can barely cope with what we have now in NSW

[@RossReviewsau]

Facts the grid is barely holding on already

[@mr_jdes]

Perfect more poorly made EV`s increasing the chance of thermal runaway in car parks and shopping centers all over Australia 👌🏻 Be careful what car you park next to guys. Big ramifications incoming to the Australian public, thanks to the “under the table” government deals with Chinese state owned companies 😉

[@RossReviewsau]

its bound to happen next year! be safe guys

[@Nathan-vq9ch]

No replacement for displacement

[@RossReviewsau]

ill be keeping my AUSDM Cars

[@Nathan-vq9ch]

@RossReviewsau I got my F type V6 & my black fpvGT 600hp & still want more

[@interceptor7905]

Blackout minister doesn't know what we wants!He is getting told what to say😢

[@GaryGroves-m2s]

I'm a mechanic ever since the vt Holden came out the v8s sent to America had to pass California state laws to produce 0 emissions. To be able to be sold in America. So if they were 0 emissions then Why do we need electric cars now

[@AridersLifeYT]

it all went downhill when the unions got into the FORD/HOLDEN/ TOYOTA labour industry and started asking 100k a year for a process line job, combine that with the goverment giving incentives to import cars from overseas over their local, combined with stupid taxs on evs's and GM stealing all of holdens profits. it was a recipie for disaster.

[@typrice1262]

Yes your spot on, couldn’t agree more with your comments 👏👏👏