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Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car... by _-___________-_ on Saturday November 21, 2020 @08:09PM (#25173987)
Many of the cars you see on European streets would seem a bit... small... to many Australians.
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Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car... by sampsonitify on Saturday November 21, 2020 @11:57PM (#25175049)
And the roads in reverse. Australian roads are massive (and fast) compared to Europe.
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Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car... by _-___________-_ on Monday November 23, 2020 @12:14AM (#25183802)
Outside of the cities, this isn't true - Australian speed limits and average driving speed on highways is much lower than basically anywhere in Europe.

Inside cities, Australia definitely does have higher average speeds than inside most European cities though.

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Re:Victoria follows South Australia and imposes electric car... by jashmatthews on Sunday November 22, 2020 @04:03PM (#25181078)
This is true of urban areas but not expressways. Motorway limits vary from 120 (Spain) to 140 (Poland) with Germany having sections of unlimited autobahn.
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