The energy crisis
In July 2019, I wrote an article exploring the then current state of play of electric powertrains. I then re-visited the subject in 2020, exploring their use in categories such as GT3 and Time Attack. If some of this text looks familiar, it should be, but it’s worth going back over the ground and reiterating some of the points made because they remain relevant.
However, in the Australian context at least, two significant things have recently happened. Firstly, the Australian government has ditched the French-designed diesel submarines in favour of a nuclear-powered option. Secondly, there’s been an about face from the same government on its policy toward achieving net zero emissions, which has wide ranging ramifications.
What I have found very disturbing about some recent decisions, however, is they appear to be being made in a vacuum of technical and engineering ignorance.
As I’ve said before, one of the main reasons it has become virtually impossible to have a sane discussion about electric powertrains and their associated issues is because of how polarising the subject has become. Some are pro electric, others against,
