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21 November 2021: The covid-19 postponed (from 21 March) Australian F1 Grand Prix, Albert Park, Melbourne, 19-28 November 2021: LA Auto Show, Los Angeles [www]. (As postponed from Nov. 2020, and again from May 2021, due to covid-19.) 13-14 November 2021: Bendigo Swap Meet [www].
6 November 2021 (Sat.): Regents Street Motor Show, London [www]. 2 November 2021, .au: Melbourne Cup. 1-12 November 2021: The postponed (from 9-19 Nov 2020) UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), Glasgow, UK [www]. 23 October 2021: The Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC), a 20-lap race for autonomous open-wheel racing cars at the brickyard, Indianapolis. There is a first-prize of us$1,000,000 for the first team to finish in 25-minutes or less (≥120mph) [www]. 22-24 October 2021: Motorclassica, Royal Exhibition Building, Mebourne [www]. 3 October 2021 (Sun.), .vic: Start of daylight saving, 2am→3am. 2-10 October 2021: 1-2 October 2021 (Fri., Sat.): Deniliqin Ute Muster [www]. 23 September - 3 October 2021: The Royal Show, Melbourne [www]. 17-20 September 2021, .uk: The covid-19 postponed Tankfest, Bovington [www]. 3-4 September 2021: Birdsville Races [www]. 22-28 August 2021, .au: The thrice postponed (covid-19) Classic Outback Trial [www]. 20-29 August 2021: The postponed (from April 2021) New York Auto Show [www]. 20-22 August 2021, .au: National 4x4 Show Melbourne Showgrounds [www]. 15 August 2021: Pebble Beach, Concours d'Elegance [www]. 30 July - 1 August 2021: Silverstone Classic [www]. 27-31 July 2021:
23 July - 8 August 2021: The postponed (from 24 July 2020) Olympic Games, Tokyo. 6-8 July 2021: Birdsville Big Red Bash (music) [www]. 25-27 June 2021, .uk:
25-27 June 2021: The twice postponed (from 18-21 Feb. & 16-18 Apr.), and moved, London Classic Car Show, Syon Park [www]. 21-27 June 2021, .fr: 19-26 June 2021: 14 June 2021, Vic: Queen's Birthday. 12-13 June 2021, .fr: The 24 Hours of Le Mans [www]. 11-14 June 2021 .au: Finke Desert Race [www]. 11-13 June 2021, .uk:
30 May - 11 June 2021 (Sun.-Fri.), .uk:
22 May 2021: RM Sotheby's Amelia Island Auction [www], including a 1968 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 by Scaglietti, chassis #10987, engine #10987. 21-31 May 2021: 20 May 2021: Bonhams Amelia Island Auction [www]. 9 May 2021 (#4): Spanish F1 Grand Prix, Catalunya. 2 May 2021 (#3): Portugese F1 Grand Prix. 25 April 2021: Anzac Day. 23 April 2021: Bonhams 'Les Grandes Marques a Monaco' auction [www], including a 1936 Delahaye 135 S Competition Court, chassis #46810, engine #46810. |
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18 April 2021 (#2): Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix, Imola, Italy. 16-18 April 2021:
11 April 2021, .wa:
"People on the coast between Coral Bay and Lancelin
should prepare now for a period of destructive winds ...
Tropical Cyclone Seroja is expected to cross the coast as a
Category 2 system late on Sunday or early Monday. ..." —
[bom].
Seroja (cat.3) crossed the coast near Kalbarri (i.e., unusually far south)
causing much damage.
Also see WA
roads [www]. 11 April 2021:
9 April 2021, .wa: Two tropical cyclones, Odette and Seroja, formed off the NW coast of WA. Odette later weakened to a tropical low. 7-11 April 2021:
2-11 April 2021: 1 April 2021, recall PRA #2021/18937: "Subaru Outback MY2021 ... The stereo camera may mis-recognise roadside objects and/or miscalculate the travelling direction of an oncoming vehicle, resulting in the system unexpectedly activating the pre-collision braking feature. ..." — .gov.au [www]. 1 April 2021, covid-19:
Worldwide total confirmed cases 128,791,500, total deaths 2,814,899;
usa: 30,459,483 cases, 552,038 deaths;
.in: 12,149,335 cases, 162,468 deaths;
.uk: 4,359,982 cases, 126,955 deaths;
.au: 29,320 cases, 909 deaths;
.nz: 2,501 cases, 26 deaths
— JHU
[www][1/4].
(Also see
[www].) 31 March 2021: Stellantis (Fiat, Chrysler, Peugeot, ...) revealed its plans for automotive hydrogen fuel-cells starting with light commercial vehicles (LCV) — Stellantis [www]. 30 March 2021, .au: "The Bureau of Meteorology has
announced the end of the 2020-21 La Nina. ..." —
[bom].
Also see 25 March below.
March 2021, .wa: "In August 2020 the Minister for Environment requested the EPA provide strategic advice under [the] (EP Act) on the potential cumulative impacts of the proposed activities and developments on the environmental, social and cultural values of Exmouth Gulf. ... [the] study is [due] by the end of June 2021 ... received 321 submissions ..." — epa.wa.gov.au [www]. That affects Ningaloo reef too. 28 March 2021, recall PRA #2021/18894: "Subaru Outback MY2021 ... The electronic brake booster (EBB) may be incorrectly set up, and may not operate correctly. ..." — .gov.au [www].
27 March 2021, .uk: Silverstone Auctions Race Retro sale online [www], including lot 205 a 1950 HWM Alta Jaguar race car by John Heath and George Abecassis (sold £517,000). 26-28 March 2021, .uk:
25 March 2021, .uk: "... 4.6% of car registrations by private buyers in 2020 were for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), compared to 8.7% for fleets and businesses ... consumers registered 34,324 BEVs in 2020, compared to 73,881 corporate registrations. ..." — SMMT [www]. 25 March 2021, .au: "April to June rainfall is likely to be above average for the tropical north of Australia. However, this signal is mostly from April which also indicates a wetter than average month is likely for parts of south-east Australia. May shows a mostly neutral signal, with some areas of the south-west and north likely to be drier than average. ..." — [bom].
22 March 2021, .sa: Rain closed the Birdsville, Oodnadatta and Strezlecki tracks in South Australia. 21 March 2021:
19-21 March 2021, .au: National 4x4 Outdoors Show, Brisbane Showgrounds [www]. 19 March 2021, .uk: "Dounreay bid suggested for fusion power plant ..." — [bbc]. (The Dounreay fast-breeder fission reactor is in the process of being decommissioned.) 18 March 2021, .au: The Victorian Government introduced legislation to Parliament to tax electric vehicles at 2.5c/km, 2.0c/km for hybrids. By comparison, fuel "excise" (tax) on ULP is 42.3c/l, say 3c/km±. 17 March 2021: Team New Zealand beat Italian challenger Luna Rossa to retain the America's Cup (7-3). 16 March 2021: "... we demonstrate SAF [sustainable aviation fuels] production from food waste-derived volatile fatty acids (VFA) ... Life cycle analysis determined that if food waste is diverted from landfills to avoid methane emissions, VFA-SAF could enable up to 165% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions relative to fossil jet." — 'Toward net-zero sustainable aviation fuel with wet waste-derived volatile fatty acids', N. A. Huq et al, PNAS, 118(13), e2023008118 [www]. (Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, more so than CO2.) 16 March 2021: Volkswagen (VW) predicted the "Delivery of 1 million electric vehicles planned for the current year ..." — VW [www]. 16 March 2021: Sabine Schmitz (1969-2021), the Queen of the Nurburgring, died of cancer. 16 March 2021, covid-19:
Worldwide total confirmed cases 120,180,592, total deaths 2,659,578;
usa: 29,492,614 cases, 535,597 deaths;
.in: 11,385,339 cases, 158,725 deaths;
.uk: 4,276,839 cases, 125,817 deaths;
.au: 29,134 cases, 909 deaths;
.nz: 2,430 cases, 26 deaths
— JHU
[www][16/3].
13 March 2021, .au: WA state election. Labor was re-elected in a landslide. 13 March 2021: Murray Walker (1923-2021), long time F1 commentator, died aged 97. 12-14 March 2021: F1 pre-season testing, Bahrain. Red Bull looked fast. 11 March 2021, .jp: The tenth anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that killed nearly 13,000 people in Japan and led to multiple explosions and meltdowns at the Fukushima I nuclear power station. The Fukushima clean up operation plods along and will take decades more. Stored radioactive water may have to be released into the sea. See, e.g., the [abc]. 10-11 March 2021, .uk: The postponed (from 14 Jan., due to covid-19) and online Autosport International [www]. 8-14 March 2021 (Mon.-Sun.):
7-13 March 2021, .au: 5-6 March 2021:
4-14 March 2021:
4 March 2021: "... In the December quarter 2020, average petrol prices in regional Australia remained lower than average prices in the five largest cities. ... The Queensland Government announced in December 2020 that its real-time fuel price reporting scheme would be made permanent. ... 'Motorists in New South Wales, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Tasmania can also access real-time petrol prices through transparency schemes, and a scheme in South Australia is scheduled to start next month.' ..." — ACCC [www]. For example, see Qld [www], NSW [www], WA [www]. 4 March 2021: 3 March 2021: Bonhams Les Grandes Marques du Monde a Paris auction [www]. 2 March 2021: "Volvo Cars is committed to becoming a leader in the fast-growing premium electric car market and plans to become a fully electric car company by 2030. ..." — Volvo Cars [www]. 1 March 2021: Tropical Cyclone Niran (cat.3) approached the Queensland off Cairns. Check the [bom]. (3/3: Niran moved further off-shore.) 26-27 February 2021, .au:
21 February 2021:
Vaccination against covid-19 started in Australia
using the Pfizer mRNA vaccine. 19-21 February 2021, .uk:
18-21 February 2021:
18 February 2021: A severe storm brought snow to Texas and power cuts to millions of people. 18 February 2021:
"Ford says by mid-2026, 100% of its passenger vehicle range
in Europe will be zero-emissions capable, all-electric or
plug-in hybrid; moving to all-electric by 2030 ..." — Ford
[www].
(See Volvo 2/3 above, Jaguar 15/2, GM 28/1 below.)
15 February 2021: JLR announced that Jaguar would be "an all-electric luxury brand from 2025 ... [and] Land Rover will welcome six pure electric variants as it continues to be the world leader of luxury SUVs. All Jaguar and Land Rover nameplates to be available in pure electric form by end of the decade; first all-electric Land Rover model in 2024. Clean-hydrogen fuel-cell power being developed in preparation for future demand. ..." — JLR [www]. (See Ford 18/2 above, GM 28/1 below.) 14 February 2021: "... Chevrolet expanded its electric vehicle portfolio with the introduction of the new, all-electric 2022 Bolt EUV, alongside the redesigned 2022 Bolt EV. ... Bolt EUV is priced from us$33,995 ... Bolt EV starts at us$31,995 ..." — GM [www]. 14 February 2021, .au:
13 February 2021: RM Sotheby's Paris auction
[www],
including
lot 121 the
1993 Isdera Commendatore 112i, chassis #W09112218PWJ02001
(sold €1,113,125);
lot 126 a
1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV,
chassis #4840, engine #30628 (sold €2,423,750);
lot 136 a 1931 Bentley
41/2-litre
Supercharged Tourer, chassis #MS3938, engine #MS3940
(not sold).
9 February 2021: Then there were two ... "Australia loses another oil refinery, leaving our fuel supply vulnerable ..." — [abc]. (ExxonMobil's Altona refinery, leaving just Ampol Brisbane and Viva Energy Geelong, for now.) 7 February 2021, .wa:
There was flooding in the Gascoyne region of WA,
closing the NW Coastal highway;
see WA
roads [www]. 7 February 2021, .uk:
Snow fell in parts of England, Scotland and Wales; see the metoffice
[www]
4 February 2021, recall PRA #2021/18794: "Hyundai Tucson MY2015-2021 ... Due to a manufacturing error, an electronic control circuit board in the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) module will short circuit when the components are exposed to moisture. There is a risk of an engine compartment fire, even when the vehicle is turned off ..." — .gov.au [www]. 4 February 2021:
2 February 2021, wa:
A large bushfire burned in the Perth Hills; see
WA [www]
fire.
1 February 2021, covid-19:
total cases : new cases : total deaths;
Worldwide 102,584,351 : 444,580,046 : 2,222,647;
usa 25,817,939 : 141,327 : 436,051;
.in 10,757,610 : 11,427 : 154,392;
.uk 3,817,180 : 21,088 : 106,158;
.se 566,957 : ? : 11,591;
.kr 78,508 : 305 : 1,425;
.au 28,811 : 5 : 909;
.nz 1,947 : 0 : 25;
—
WHO [www][1/2]. 30 January 2021, wa: "West Kimberley and coastal Pilbara communities prepare for heavy rain and possible severe winds as developing tropical low moves down the coast. ..." — [bom]. Also check WA roads [www], esp. Broome to Port Hedland, to Onslow, to Exmouth, to Coral Bay, to Carnarvon(4/2) ... . 28 January 2021, recall PRA #2020/18735, Hyundai Kona EV MY2018-2020 and Nexo MY2019-2020: "A software fault in the Integrated Electronic Brake (IEB) may significantly reduce braking performance. ..." — .gov.au [www]. 28 January 2021: "... all-electric future and an aspiration to eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035. ..." — GM [www]. (Note "aspiration" and "new". See Ford 18/2 and Jaguar 15/2 above.) 28 January 2021, .uk:
"UK car manufacturing output falls -29.3% in
2020 to 920,928 units,
the lowest total since 1984. ..." — SMMT
[www].
26 January 2021 (Tue.): Australia Day. (And the Betoota Advocate... [www].) 25 January 2021: "... End of production planned for Evora, Exige and Elise in 2021 ... production of the Lotus Type 131 to commence this year ..." — Lotus [www]. 25 January 2021: "The Inequality Virus ... The coronavirus pandemic has the potential to lead to an increase in inequality in almost every country at once, the first time this has happened since records began. ... Billionaire fortunes returned to their pre-pandemic highs in just nine months, while recovery for the world's poorest people could take over a decade. ..." — Oxfam [www]. (Also see the [abc].) 25 January 2021:
There was a major bushfire in the Adelaide hills and
high fire danger across parts of Vic. and NSW.
Check
SA [www],
Vic. [www] and
NSW [www]
fire. January 2021:
"... the cost of green hydrogen could readily be at or below A$3/kg
in the near future, and that the 'stretch goal' of A$2/kg ...
is likely to come into reach ..." —
T. Longden et al,
'Green hydrogen production costs in Australia:
implications of renewable energy and electrolyser costs',
Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific ZCEAP Working Paper ZCWP03-20,
CCEP Working Paper 20-07 Aug. 2020, ANU
[www].
22 January 2021 wa: "Tropical low (08U) is slowly intensifying as it moves in a southerly direction towards the Eighty Mile Beach area, bringing heavy rain across the eastern Pilbara and SW Kimberley. The tropical low may intensify into a tropical cyclone later today as it nears the coast. ..." — [bom]. Also see WA roads [www]. 22 January 2021: RM Sotheby's Arizona Auction [www], including lot 139 a 1993 Cizeta V16T, yes a V16, chassis #ZA9V16T00MMD38101 (sold us$665,000); lot 141 a 1955 Jaguar D-Type, chassis #XKD 518, engine #E 2028-9 (sold us$6,000,000); lot 155 a 1938 SS 100 Jaguar 31/2-litre Roadster, chassis #39032, engine #M 499 E (sold us$415,000). 21 January 2021: Bonhams Scottsdale Auction [www] including lot 102 a 1993 Land-Rover Defender 110 NAS, vin #SALDH1288PA917784 (sold for us$123,200).
19 January 2021: Stellantis = Fiat Chrysler + PSA (Peugeot) "launched" — Stellantis [www]. 18 January 2021:
"Neste targets hard-to-electrify vehicles for renewable diesel ...
sourced raw materials with approved pathways under California's
Low Carbon Fuel Standard and the EPA. ... waste and residue materials,
such as used cooking oil, beef tallow, fish fat
and distillers corn oil. ..." — SAE
[www].
17 January 2021: Tropical Cyclone 'Kimi' (cat.1) off the Queensland coast, east of Cooktown. (7am 18/1: East of Cairns.) See the [bom] and Qld roads [www]. 16 January 2021, covid-19: Worldwide total cases 93,819,952, total deaths 2,008,273 — JHU. 15 January 2021: Finish of the Dakar 2021, Saudi Arabia (started 3 Jan.) Winners: bikes: Kevin Benavides (Honda); cars: Stephane Peterhansel & Edouard Boulanger (Mini buggy); trucks: Dmitry Sotnikov, Ruslan Akhmadeev & Ilgiz Akhmetzianov (Kamaz); quad: Manuel Andujar (7240 Team); ... [www]. 14-17 January 2021, .uk:
13 January 2021, .uk:
"Cattle grid sends cars off the road in Somerset after
their emergency brake sensors
mistake it for a wall ..." — RAC
[www].
12 January 2021, wa: "Truckie ... jailed ... drug-affected truck driver ... killing another motorist ..." — [abc]. 11 January 2021: "Ford Brazil will cease production at Camacari, Taubate and Troller plants during 2021 ..." — Ford [www]. (That is all of Ford's manufacturing in Brazil.) 8 January 2021:
"Annual climate statement 2020 ...
Australia's fourth-warmest year on record, with the
annual national mean temperature 1.15°C above average ..." —
[bom].
That despite La Nina since
September 2020. 7-10 January 2021 (Thu-Sun):
7 January 2021: 'Connections of climate change and variability to large and extreme forest fires in southeast Australia', N. J. Abram et al, Commun. Earth & Environment, 2 #8, Jan. 2021 [www]. 5 January 2021, wa: A bushfire that started at Red Gully 130km north of Perth threatened homes. 7/1: Still burning. Check WA [www]. 4 January 2021: Shareholders in Fiat Chrysler and PSA Group (Peugeot, .fr) voted in favour of their merger (the merged entity to be called 'Stellantis') — [www]. See 19 Jan. above. 4 January 2021: Tropical Cyclone Imogen (cat.1) brought flooding to far north Queensland. See the [bom] and Qld roads [www]. (Note, in 2016 UNSW engineers demonstrated that a Toyota Yaris can be moved by just 15cm of water flowing at 1m/sec and will float away in 60cm of water, a Nissan Patrol 4WD can be moved by 45cm of water flowing at 1m/sec and will float away in 95cm of water — UNSW [www].) 3-15 January 2021: Dakar 2021, Saudi Arabia
[www].
January 2021, just checking a #prediction: On 16 August 2016, "Ford announce[d] intention to deliver high-volume, fully autonomous vehicle for ride sharing in 2021". And 1 July 2016, "BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye team up to bring fully autonomous driving to streets by 2021." January 2021, ,au: National road deaths in 2020:1106 (2019:1186) — .gov.au [www]. Victorian road deaths in 2020:213 (2019:266) — TAC [www]. 1 January 2021, covid-19:
total cases : new cases : total deaths;
Worldwide 81,947,503 : 470,046 : 1,808,014;
usa 19,346,790 : ? : 335,789;
.in 10,286,709 : 20,035 : 148,994;
.uk 2,488,784 : 55,892 : 73,512;
.se 437,379 : ? : 8,727;
.kr 61,769 : 1,029 : 917;
.au 28,408 : 27 : 909;
.nz 1,806 : 0 : 25;
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WHO [www][1/1]. |
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