Local man welcoming rising fuel prices as it gives him more opportunities to mention his EV
March 16, 2026
CHARGED UP: A Sydney Tesla driver is reassuring friends and anyone else who’ll listen that despite the escalating international conflict, he is personally doing quite well.
Marcus Wetherby says the latest price spike at the bowser has given him countless opportunities to casually mention that global conflict has had no impact on his weekly transport costs.
“I’ve had six conversations in the past week alone,” he told DBT.
“People are coming to me, which is great as I don’t want to seem preachy about it.”
But friends say he’s become “completely insufferable” in recent days, using every mention of petrol prices to launch into a speech about battery range, charging habits, and how he hasn’t visited a service station since 2022.
