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Re:Bosch gives go-ahead for volume production of silicon car... by Krasnol on Saturday December 04, 2021 @06:49AM (#29440282)
It's still hard even in Germany and than you have broken charging stations on the Autobahn or fossil cars parking on charging spots (even though it's punishable now). Your employer won't have charging station at his place "because". You don't have one at home because you don't live in a house and so on.

We're seeing just another dividing line going through our society here. An fully electric car says a lot about your income. It's like a huge new IPhone everybody can see.

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Re:Bosch gives go-ahead for volume production of silicon car... by fpoling on Saturday December 04, 2021 @07:34AM (#29440452)
The first paragraph describes the situation in Norway that was like 5-6 years ago.

The second is less applicable in Norway due to zero tax policy on electric cars and like 100% in total taxes on ICE. So even 5 years ago it could be sensible to get an electrical car for a family with kids. Still at that time people complained in Oslo that electric cars were for the rich folk that got them as the second car to drive in bus lines and avoid traffic jams.

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Re:Bosch gives go-ahead for volume production of silicon car... by Krasnol on Saturday December 04, 2021 @07:41AM (#29440488)
Unfortunately I don't believe much will change with the new German government as the green party gave away the Ministry of Transport to get the more prestigious Foreign Ministry....yeah.

Btw...did you see the new BMW SUV? So awesome!!111elf

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Re:Bosch gives go-ahead for volume production of silicon car... by cyann on Saturday December 04, 2021 @08:32AM (#29440714)
> So awesome!!111elf Ha, I see what you did there! (elf is 11 in german)
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Re:Bosch gives go-ahead for volume production of silicon car... by llampx on Saturday December 04, 2021 @08:28AM (#29440696)
A country gets the government it deserves.
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Re:Bosch gives go-ahead for volume production of silicon car... by trulyme on Saturday December 04, 2021 @10:29AM (#29441435)
Interesting thought... If those with higher income, who presumably can charge overnight, keep buying new electric cars, will the market for used electric cars saturate because others don't have this privilege (that much) and other infrastructure is not good enough yet?
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Re:Bosch gives go-ahead for volume production of silicon car... by Krasnol on Saturday December 04, 2021 @01:57PM (#29443322)
We'll see about that. Right now most of them buy hybrids they never charge.
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