schizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 days agoGerman car industry calls for reversal of EU 2035 combustion engine banwww.cleanenergywire.orgexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up198arrow-down1external-linkGerman car industry calls for reversal of EU 2035 combustion engine banwww.cleanenergywire.orgschizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square60fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDon_alForno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-25 days agoAnd do you think this is sustainable if we acknowledge the need to reach net 0 carbon? How?
minus-squaretjoa@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 days agoWho said that this is fine in general? The argument that electric vehicles are not competitive with petrol cars in Germany IF you use public charging stations only is kind of irrelevant if in reality 90% of charging cycles are done at home.
minus-squareDon_alForno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-24 days agoOf course it’s relevant. We need people who can’t charge at home (the vast majority) to switch to EVs.
And do you think this is sustainable if we acknowledge the need to reach net 0 carbon?
How?
Who said that this is fine in general? The argument that electric vehicles are not competitive with petrol cars in Germany IF you use public charging stations only is kind of irrelevant if in reality 90% of charging cycles are done at home.
Of course it’s relevant. We need people who can’t charge at home (the vast majority) to switch to EVs.