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"Are electric vehicles suitable for city driving only?
According to Mike Casey, the self-described “electric cherry orchardist from
New Zealand” whose fossil fuel free farm in Central Otago added two Hyundai
Konas to the mix in 2021, this is one of the most persistent EV myths he comes
across.
“What I get a lot is people talk about electric vehicles and what they say with
electric vehicles is that they’re great for people in the city, but they’re not
great for the people in the country,” Casey told the 2024 National Renewables
in Agriculture Conference in Queensland last week.
“And I always have to remind them that that couldn’t actually be further from
the truth. Literally, the more [kilometres] you drive, the better off you are
driving an electric vehicle.”
Casey attended the Toowoomba conference as one of a number of farmers who
shared the inspirational things they are doing – ranging from the no-brainer,
easily accessible (“I’m an orchardist, so I like low-hanging fruit”) through to
the experimental and trail-blazing – to reduce costs and cut carbon
footprints."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
