@benroyce not really new, look it up on wiki (1896!). The thing is: battery life is an issue for many car owners. With swapping you might get a less healthy battery in return, or perhaps you don’t own it. So it makes you dependent on a company (whereas EV driving makes you less dependent overall, as you can charge at home) @mihamarkic@rubbel@joacim@randahl
@benroyce fast charging is improving every year, but even on “slow speed” (50-150kW), you’re charging faster than you can use the loo and drink a coffee. And it’s good to take some rest on long journeys! (There is a limit on what truck drivers may drive with a reason!)
Besides, on longer trips you try to only charge what’s needed, no use in arriving with more than a few percent in your battery 😇
@mls14 I made the calculation to buy EV in 2017 based on a diesel price of €1,14, as economical viable. At current prices of double that value, people still argue electric is too expensive… It looks like only the Chinese have understood electrification.
@forteller og det spør du nå når Norge skal til VM i USA? Det er vel ingen som tviler på om å dra dit… (det samme her i Nederland. Det ble litt støy i fortiden da VM var i Argentina, men da var mange engasjert…)
Als het over duurzaam eten gaat en de overstap naar #vegan door de #TUDelft bij @nporadio1 kan je er op rekenen dat @dobbelska de overstap met verve mag verdedigen 💚
@forteller je håper virkelig at du har rett, men politisk ser det mørkt ut. Det var masse fine ord de siste årene, men nå at verden skifter til høyre blir motstanden større. For eksempel har nederlandsk regjering besluttet å stanse skattefordeler for elektriske biler, mens skattefordeler for bensinbiler (innført pga krigen i Ukraina og med sluttdato 1/1/2025) har blitt forlenget. Og AfD's leder har sagt at de skal ta ned alle vindturbiner...
@glynmoody but... I thought the main selling point of this AI hype is that it can make/write anything for you. So how come the thing did not write it's own business plan?!?
@pzmyers roughly translated, even the head of the new Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam says the same: Gays were not murdered for what they were, but what they did. Suggesting that gays were murdered as a consequence of resistance actions... https://mastodon.nl/@SupportOccupyNL/112089439569562469 ( @forteller )
@forteller nei, og da må du definiere "positivt". Den sangen fra Clouseau er om ei jente som kjører moped mens han sangeren sykler. Akk og ve, hun har alt og han ingenting... (Den fra Skik er veldig positivt!)
Christen “I’m a love thy neighbour Christian, not a storm the Capitol kind.” - Waterbouw - Duurzaamheid en klimaatverandering - GroenLinks - Meppel - litt norsk ;-) - born at 330ppm - #eT2 - door de overheid gefinancierd