Dutch central bank ditches AWS and chooses Lidl for European Cloud

Re:Dutch central bank ditches AWS and chooses Lidl for Europ... by SpicyLemonZest on Monday April 27, 2026 @01:18PM (#47924443)

You'd be wrong to laugh at them, because different cars of the same general size can indeed vary 50% or more in fuel efficiency. It's fair to be skeptical of promises of huge savings, and question why your counterparty would benefit from giving you those savings, but sometimes there's a good reason.

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Re:Dutch central bank ditches AWS and chooses Lidl for Europ... by hermanzegerman on Monday April 27, 2026 @06:06PM (#47928031)

Name one example of a 2026 car with the same size, fuel type and class where the difference in mileage is >=50%

I have a very hard time believing this, especially with fuel economy and emission regulations

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Re:Dutch central bank ditches AWS and chooses Lidl for Europ... by SpicyLemonZest on Monday April 27, 2026 @06:49PM (#47928381)

The 2026 Toyota Corolla GR has 22mpg combined, and the normal 2026 Corolla has 35mpg with gas or 50mpg with a hybrid powertrain.

It is true that fuel economy regulations make it much less practical to deliver gas guzzlers out of pure laziness. (As you may know, the Corolla GR is by far the most expensive of these options, because it's designed to achieve horsepower over mileage.)

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Re:Dutch central bank ditches AWS and chooses Lidl for Europ... by hermanzegerman on Thursday April 30, 2026 @12:19PM (#47964743)

That's true, but nobody buys a GR by accident because he doesn't know it will be less fuel efficient. Same with the AMG or BMW M-Series

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