As petrol prices continue to soar, the only way to reduce your bowser bill is to go electric — or get rid of your car altogether.
But could you realistically do that where you live?
Australian cities have traditionally sprawled out, and now we're trying to correct that by going up, but the legacy has entrenched a car-centric culture for many of us.
A University of Queensland researcher conducted an experiment in Brisbane, asking 10 people to totally ditch their cars for three weeks. It certainly wasn't as easy as it sounds, but plenty of people are doing it.
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