Liz Harris

Electric car driver & advocate. Climate change action vital. Love op shopping and knitting.

[Wominjeka Wurundjeri Balluk yemen koondee bik. @lachiemc64]

"Let me tell you a story about One Nation"
If you've not been paying attention, this will blow your mind...

[Environment Centre NT @EnviroCentreNT]

HUGE NEWS! This morning, the owners of Newcastle Waters instructed management to immediately cease plans for the culling of 20,000 native corellas & galahs. When thousands of Australians speak up for our iconic nature, the world listens. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

[Jenny Difficult-Frecklington-Jones 🇵🇸🍉🇮🇷 @JonesHowDareYou]

Wilcox. #auspol #Plaything

[Gavin Shoebridge @KiwiEV]

This Aussie trucking firm (Centurion) switched their fleet to electric last year, eliminating the cost of 30 dirty diseasels.
They've since built 2 charging sites powered by 4.4 megawatts of solar + battery storage, plus 15 rapid chargers.
Electric tech ain't slowing down (but diesel is) so come join the winning team. We have potatoes. 😊

[Renew Economy @renew_economy]

Australia’s largest extruder and distributor of #aluminium products wins funding to replace ageing gas-fired log #furnace with a fully #electric system.. https://t.co/UfTpSx6iHV

[Chris Meder @EVCurveFuturist]

Electric trucks “can’t handle heavy freight”… until one quietly does a 480 km round trip fully loaded in NSW and makes diesel look outdated.

36 tonnes. Real route. No shortcuts.

600 kWh used.
~$50 energy cost.

Diesel?
~$300 (prewar)
~$600 today.

That’s not merely incremental. This is a massive system shift!

~1400 hp vs 500–700 hp diesel. It was overtaking trucks up Mount White.

Held speed the whole way → ~40 mins faster.

Less breaks. More flow.

• Faster
• Stronger
• ~80–90% cheaper energy
• Lower total cost over time

High capex, low opex wins.

This is already happening on Australian roads.

The economics have flipped.
Now it’s just adoption curves. ⚡📈
#Bettrification

[Volcaholic 🌋 @volcaholic1]

China is rolling out EV charging robots that move on ceiling rails in garages.

They automatically plug into the vehicle’s charging port using vision systems and sensors, and turn any parking spot into a charging point.

[Chris Meder @EVCurveFuturist]

In Australia right now, a diesel prime mover sits at A$200k–$250k. The Windrose BEV E700 lands at A$450k–$500k.

“Twice the price.” That’s the headline. That’s where most people stop.

Layer in Tesla. The Semi is arriving at US$260k–$300k (~A$400k–$460k).

And BYD? In a different league entirely—scaling heavy-duty electrics in China at aggressive prices through full vertical integration.

Yes, electric still carries the upfront premium.

But that’s the wrong comparison.

You’re not choosing between A$250k and A$450k.

You’re choosing between:

• Diesel: A$250k + ~A$2 million in volatile fuel over 10 years
• Electric: higher capex, then structurally far cheaper to run

The Windrose isn’t a compromise. ~700 km loaded range. ~700 kWh LFP pack. ~1,400 hp. ~870 kW charging. ~68-tonne capability.

That’s diesel performance—without the fuel dependency.

Tesla’s Semi is already proving materially lower real-world cost per kilometre in fleet deployments. BYD is industrialising faster, quieter, and cheaper.

Here’s what actually matters.

The visible gap (purchase price) is shrinking fast.
The invisible gap (operating cost) is widening faster.

Those two curves are converging hard.

That’s the squeeze.

Once they cross, adoption doesn’t crawl—it flips. Freight doesn’t care about narratives. It cares about cost per kilometre.

And the loop is now running in electric’s favour.

Oil shocks used to reinforce oil.
Now they accelerate its replacement.

Every diesel price spike forces fleets to run the numbers. Every electric truck on the road kills future diesel demand. That weakens supply investment. Which makes the next spike worse.

We’re sitting in diesel’s last comfort zone on sticker price.

The real shift isn’t happening on the invoice. It’s happening in the system underneath.

And when that system flips? Diesel doesn’t compete. It gets exposed. ⚡🔋 #Bettrification

[Gavin Shoebridge @KiwiEV]

Getting called "smug" all of a sudden for driving an EV is baffling. Mate I'm not smug. I'm just not stupid.

[Gregory Andrews @LyrebirdDream]

The future of trucking is in the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra today!

New Energy Transport’s electric trucks are cleaner, faster, and more efficient their dirty diesel older cousins.👇🏽

[Andrew Leigh @ALeighMP]

Noticing more One Nation content in your feed? Before you decide to hit play, it’s worth taking a closer look at what they’re actually proposing.

[Paul Bongiorno @PaulBongiorno]

@RossCameron4 The sooner tradies and heavy transport switch to EVs the better for all of us.
Australia has the capacity to throw off the shackles of the oil conglomerates.

[Phillip Adams @PhillipAdams_1]

Pauline‘s deference to a ‘Senator’ Trump confirms her life membership of DENSA - my MENSA for our densest dills

[Frank Bongiorno @fbongiornoanu]

It's truly shocking that the Liberal post-election report has leaked. I would never have considered for a moment that could happen. It's another argument against group assignments.

[Liz Harris @EmpowerRepower]

Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Da... https://t.co/AcGhUuP06m via @YouTube

[Liz Harris @EmpowerRepower]

Sign the petition: Save Our CSIRO https://t.co/kEBGR29xGw

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

Four Old Men. Two Wheelchairs. One Beach. Alan Alda’s 90th Birthday

January 28, 2026.

Alan Alda turned 90.

His family planned a safe celebration at home.

Cake. Balloons. Grandkids.

Alan said no.

“I don’t want a party,” he said.

His daughter frowned.

“Dad… you’re turning ninety. This is a big deal.”

“I know,” Alan said.

“But I don’t want to celebrate here.”

“Then where?”

Alan didn’t hesitate.

“I want to go to the beach.”

The room went still.

“The beach?”

“Dad, you’re in a wheelchair.”

“You can barely stand.”

Alan smiled.

That smile.

The Hawkeye Pierce smile — the one that always meant something stubborn was coming.

“So?”

By that afternoon, he had already decided who was coming.

“The four of us,” he said.

“The last four.”

Gary Burghoff.

Jamie Farr.

Mike Farrell.

And himself.

The final survivors of the 4077th.

“No cameras. No interviews. No speeches,” Alan said.

“Just us.”

The phone calls began.

Gary answered first.

“Happy birthday, old man! Ninety!”

“Thanks. I need you to drive.”

“Drive where?”

“To the beach.”

A pause.

“Alan… you’re in a wheelchair.”

“So are facts. They don’t stop me either.”

Gary laughed.

That Radar laugh Alan had known for over fifty years.

“Fine. But I’m not pushing you through sand.”

“I’ll crawl if I have to.”

“You’re insane.”

“I’m Hawkeye. Same thing.”

Jamie Farr was next.

“The beach?” Jamie said.

“I’m ninety-one and in a wheelchair.”

“Then we’ll have two wheelchairs at the beach.”

“Like a parade?”

“Like a victory lap.”

Jamie laughed until his voice cracked.

“You haven’t changed since 1972.”

“And you’re still Klinger.”

“Fine. I’m in.”

Mike Farrell sighed the moment he answered.

“Let me guess,” he said.

“You want me to push your wheelchair.”

“Yes.”

“I’m eighty-six. I use a cane.”

“BJ Hunnicutt once saved a man with dental floss,” Alan said.

“You’ll manage.”

Long pause.

“…Fine.”

January 28. 6:00 a.m.

Gary arrived in a rented van.

Two wheelchair spaces.

He was wearing a Hawaiian shirt.

At Alan’s house, his daughter hovered.

“Dad, are you sure?”

“I’ve never been more sure of anything.”

“What if something happens?”

“Something is always about to happen at ninety,” Alan said.

“Might as well happen at the beach.”

Jamie was waiting outside his house.

Wheelchair. Sunglasses.

Hawaiian shirt.

“You coordinated outfits?” Gary asked.

“It’s tradition,” Jamie said.

“The 4077th always matched.”

Mike showed up next.

Also in a Hawaiian shirt.

Four old men.

One van.

Heading west.

On the drive, memories filled the air.

Harry driving too fast.

Larry bringing his own wine.

Radar making everyone cry.

Klinger never sleeping.

When the MASH* theme song came on, no one spoke.

After it ended, Alan said quietly,

“That song used to annoy me.”

“Now?”

“Now it just reminds me how lucky we were.”

At Malibu, reality hit.

Wheelchairs don’t work on sand.

Jamie grumbled.

Mike rubbed his back.

Alan stared at the ocean.

Gary disappeared.

Fifteen minutes later, he returned with two lifeguards and two beach wheelchairs.

One lifeguard whispered,

“My grandmother watched MASH* every night.”

It took time.

Transfers were slow.

Hands trembled.

Bones protested.

But they made it.

To the water.

Alan closed his eyes.

The sound of waves.

Salt in the air.

Sun on his face.

“I forgot what this felt like,” he said.

They talked about the ones who weren’t there.

McLean.

Wayne.

Larry.

Harry.

Bill.

David.

Loretta.

Jamie finally broke the silence.

“Let’s race.”

Two wheelchairs.

Two pushers.

One rock.

They raced.

They tied.

People on the beach stared.

A teenager asked, “What are those old guys doing?”

His mother said, “Living.”

As the sun set, Alan spoke.

“This might be the last time.”

No one argued.

“That’s why it matters,” he said.

“Because we know.”

He made a wish.

“One more year.”

“One more adventure.”

“Korea. Together.”

They promised.

[Climate Council @climatecouncil]

Record high global climate pollution. Record high temperatures forecast for Victoria.

Here in Melbourne, temperatures are sitting at 45ºC, and it feels like walking through hot jelly.

This is climate change.

[Australia Institute @TheAusInstitute]

Why is carbon capture and storage still being pushed as a climate solution, despite its astonishing failure rate?

Because it's being used as an excuse to increase emissions.

📺Senior Research Associate Ketan Joshi #auspol

[Aaron Smith @aaronsmith]

As the Liberals roll into a second week of rank political opportunism, it’s worth remembering this:

Tony Abbott quietly did a deal with an MP that allowed controversial rapid-fire shotguns into Australia.

The question is - who was the MP, and why the deal?

I found out. 👇

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