German automakers who once laughed off Elon Musk are now starting to worry

Re:German automakers who once laughed off Elon Musk are now ... by jonah on Friday April 22, 2016 @02:04PM (#11551135)

Two things in favor of EVs for the autobahn:

1) They generally have lower drag numbers than gas cars.

2) Diastances in Germany are less than in the US, so you're probably not going to bomb along for as long of a time.

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Re:German automakers who once laughed off Elon Musk are now ... by eveningcoffee on Saturday April 23, 2016 @12:37AM (#11554179)

The number I have heard is that Germans drive on average 50000 km per year.

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Re:German automakers who once laughed off Elon Musk are now ... by Tobias42 on Saturday April 23, 2016 @04:32AM (#11554717)

50000 is definitely much too high. The number I have in my head is 15000. Maybe you confused the two.

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Re:German automakers who once laughed off Elon Musk are now ... by eveningcoffee on Saturday April 23, 2016 @11:03AM (#11555813)

Yes, 15000 looks about right. That being said, it feels quite low.

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Re:German automakers who once laughed off Elon Musk are now ... by jackcn on Saturday April 23, 2016 @08:34PM (#11558036)

Sounds about right. Canadians average around ~25 per year, considering far fewer mass transit links, less density, and greater area of travel.

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