Luke Smith

Network Infrastructure Wrangler. Tesla fanatic.

[Luke Smith @luke_smith]

@electricfuture5 @DavidCaoEV I'm not sure anyone would want a petrol Tesla

[SolarQuotes @Solar_Quotes]

Tesla's NACS EV charging plug and socket is a much better design than Australia's adopted, clunky CCS2 standard. But NACS is not coming down under any time soon - here's why...

https://t.co/cHKP7yo8Wc

[Luke Smith @luke_smith]

@techAU How, exactly, is asking that they pay the same taxes the rest of us do "trying to take them down"?

[Luke Smith @luke_smith]

@DunkenKBliths It's been modified by an idiot

[Eamonn Mulholland @EamonnMul]

Sales of electric buses have just overtaken diesel in Europe.

The sole internal combustion engine has dominated our roads for over 100 years, and this is the first time in any sector that electric vehicles have become the top selling technology.

The ICE age is ending.

[Luke Smith @luke_smith]

@28delayslater In Australia we haven't got anything since "FSD visualisations" in 2020.

[Earl of FrunkPuppy @28delayslater]

It’s a scientific fact that if you argue with an Elon cult member you will be told that he launched rockets.

[Luke Smith @luke_smith]

@electricfuture5 My summon never works the first time, never had much issues with underground parks though.

[Luke Smith @luke_smith]

@13arm13arm I'm on the TOCA stand again today

[AukeHoekstra @AukeHoekstra]

I see @Toyota's chief scientist Gill Pratt everywhere with his seemingly 'sober' claim that scarce lithium should be used in small batteries for hybrid cars (that Toyota is market leader in of course).

He's calling out "EV-only extremists".

And it's such utter bollox.
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[Luke Smith @luke_smith]

@13arm13arm @SCMountainDad Socialism at work 🤷

[Luke Smith @luke_smith]

@13arm13arm @SCMountainDad I think that's a bit harsh, as a committee member and former Qld representative we do a lot of work for our community. The nominal membership fee helps us pay up front for facilities for events such as Boot Camps socials and expos.

[Luke Smith @luke_smith]

Tax the rich. Properly. Problem solved.

[Luke Smith @luke_smith]

About this, I don't know a huge amount about rockets or software (though I do work in IT), but I've got a lot of knowledge about cars and from the beginning every time @elonmusk spoke about cars and energy it was very insightful and logical to me.

[Luke Smith @luke_smith]

The problem is the system that allows a guy that's been pretty good at building some startups into big businesses to amass billions without contributing significant parts of that wealth back to the society and employees that supported him.

[AukeHoekstra @AukeHoekstra]

Today the @telegraaf (largest Dutch newspaper) printed a large opinion piece by MP @Rob_Roos, exhorting the EU to vote against the ban on combustion cars by 2035 under the heading:

"Electrification car park will become a nightmare"

Let me explain why his arguments are wrong.

[Luke Smith @luke_smith]

@decryption This post is very much in irony. It's a tacky trend from a supercar spotting group on Facebook that I was in. My departure was at least partly because of this bullshit.