I'm frankly more inclined to listen to the farmers speaking with the Clean Energy Council. Less ideologues and vested interests, more on-the-ground economic impacts and viable futures voices. So frustrating to see the poison-the-well tactics impacting farmers diversification prospects.

@senatorsurfer.bsky.social - highly relevant to todays Senate Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy.

This is useful space for @timothyjgraham.bsky.social to also comment given the work he's done at @qutdmrc.bsky.social on how misinformation players weaponise the information space, create polarisation. The #southerlyten example of pre/post polarisation in Gippsland vs Hunter = useful.

If you're an #ebikesafety advocate, interested in meeting kids #emobility needs for school transport, this program is worth checking out - digital license, online safety course required, #ebike plated: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIek... More at ebikesafetyaustralia.com.au/e-bike-schoo...

Encouraging to see the approach of plated, licensed #ebike riders as a school level initiative, after meeting with and hearing from local principals who would also benefit from this: ebikesafetyaustralia.com.au/e-bike-schoo... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIek...

With #eMotos sitting outside the industry sales reporting patterns for #EVcouncil #BEV and #FCAI its very hard to know how many of them are sold, based on models, speed capacity. Would be good to close this gap @aevanational.bsky.social Thoughts? @bridieev.bsky.social @thedriven.io

Would love to see the FCAI also able to take account of the sales of #eMotos but requires retailers to then become registered Motor Vehicle Dealerships, helps track size of the problem of legal vs illegal products. @aevanational.bsky.social

For an 8yo to be riding an #eMoto capable of 35km/h, when it hits another bike going opposite direction at ~50-80km/h, the consequences are deadly. Collision risk increases with every bike added to the problem. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... @aevanational.bsky.social

Now that the #emoto genie is out of the bottle, we're starting to see the inevitable conclusion from arguments with physics by young minds with poor risk insight in urban spaces. Regulation is coming, sorely needed. #electricdirtbike #riderlife www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

So, for those working in #transportpolicy #urbanmobility - what are you seeing works for #eMoto classes that helps modal shift whilst meeting need for safeguards? There are supply side, demand side factors, market regulations, rider training, licensing, registration innovations to pursue.

Aware that in UK, Police resorting to fleet use of equally powerful #eMoto models to assist pursuit. Riders with little regard for safety + getting kicks risk turning this into cat+mouse gamification of risky riding. In NSW, #SkysLaw arose from risky pursuits. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skye%27...

The extra weight + speed of an #eMoto creates much higher injury risk potential in collisions, compared to lighter, slower #eBikes - which makes them super problematic for vulnerable pedestrians, kids. eg www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Good exploration of the #eBike #eMoto illegal rider subculture, behaviours and motivations explained in www.abc.net.au/religion/mod... Regulatory pressure is building for action to curb reckless riding as injuries, deaths increase from collisions.