Refuelling a vehicle in the Australian outback, a thread- It's often said sarcastically "Good luck charging an electric vehicle in the outback", it's as if country folks still don't have electricity, it's interesting to note some people are oblivious to how much effort goes into

providing liquid fuel at distances up to 1500kms from the nearest refinery or seaport, it's a delivery process that's taken decades to fine-tune so petrol or diesel is served up reliably and at a reasonable cost. This process starts at a northern hemisphere oil well before a long

Journey across the ocean in a massive, expensive supertanker that burns close to 300,000 litres of bunker fuel per day, this scale is required to keep costs competitive. The fuel may be refined in Australia but more likely at a mega refineries in Asia to once again reduce costs

Once on Australian soil the fuel is loaded on to road trains with as many trailers as the road laws allow, trucking fuel up to 1500kms has to be done with the best efficiency in mind, the high fuel burn of a prime mover, maintenance, driver wages and road wear need consideration

Once the liquid fuel is on site it sits in large storage tanks waiting for the next tourist to drive up, fill up, and complain about the apparently excessive fuel cost while completely disregarding aerodynamics and safety- welcome to the Australian outback.