4 January

“To be honest, IQ levels are higher in China than they are in Australia. Most people in China understand the merits and values of an EV, whereas most people in Australia are afraid of electric cars. It’s true, they’re afraid, they’re not interested in learning things. They assume that because Joe Smith down the street told them electric cars will blow up, they don’t want to go anywhere near them…there’s a lot of education lacking here in Australia, and I think people in general in China are just more educated than people here in Australia.” I think the biggest obstacle in Australia is that cars define too many peoples’ social identities. But I think Sam is also right here, the general level of education in the basics of science and engineering is appalling in Oz, virtually non-existent. Even when I was still teaching two decades ago kids were already leaving science and maths subjects in droves.