cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/48269458

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz used the opportunity to rally against planned EU-wide restrictions that are set to ban manufacturers from selling new combustion-engine vehicles from 2035.

  • A_norny_mousse@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Idiots. Just like with coal back then, they’ll have to give it up anyhow, sooner or later. But the polls and lobbyists say that for now it’s more advantegous to keep it up.

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      2 months ago

      The chancellor appeared to be particularly impressed by the showcased range extenders, small combustion engines used to increase the range of electric cars.

      That can probably run forever. In fact, I think that the idea of a rentable range extender trailer plus EVs that have some kind of rear trailer charge port that’s usable while driving — the regular one isn’t, to keep people from accidentally driving off from a charging station with the thing still plugged in — does a lot to make EVs more usable. If doing an occasional long-range trip just means going to U-Haul and renting a range-extender trailer, that does a lot to eliminate the range restrictions imposed by batteries.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_extender

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