i have a hybrid but no place to charge it, so i basically just have a slightly more efficient car.
during lockdown when oil prices surged, our price at the pump went up by about 1€/l, which was almost a doubling. that caused our government to panic and start ripping up our climate directives of x% renewables in the fuel, the yearly index-linked tax increase on fossil fuels, and other stuff. the prices did go down by quite a lot, but the market was stable then. now we’re in the same boat again but we have nothing to tear out.
it’s frustrating, because they also started phasing out the tax incentives on ev’s due to energy costs jumping up when germany was connected to our grid through undersea cables. that means the transition to a greener vehicle fleet will take longer, and that the existing fleet will grow older and less efficient. it’s all a big house of cards.
I’ve found some free chargers around my city that are nice. One was at the Library, but it’s gone now. Have you looked on PlugShare to see if there are any near you?
i have a first-gen Volt, which means i can only charge at 3.6kW and have a J1772 connector. in europe. it’s not a matter of there not being any chargers around, the car is just made for overnight charging only.
i have a hybrid but no place to charge it, so i basically just have a slightly more efficient car.
during lockdown when oil prices surged, our price at the pump went up by about 1€/l, which was almost a doubling. that caused our government to panic and start ripping up our climate directives of x% renewables in the fuel, the yearly index-linked tax increase on fossil fuels, and other stuff. the prices did go down by quite a lot, but the market was stable then. now we’re in the same boat again but we have nothing to tear out.
it’s frustrating, because they also started phasing out the tax incentives on ev’s due to energy costs jumping up when germany was connected to our grid through undersea cables. that means the transition to a greener vehicle fleet will take longer, and that the existing fleet will grow older and less efficient. it’s all a big house of cards.
I’ve found some free chargers around my city that are nice. One was at the Library, but it’s gone now. Have you looked on PlugShare to see if there are any near you?
i have a first-gen Volt, which means i can only charge at 3.6kW and have a J1772 connector. in europe. it’s not a matter of there not being any chargers around, the car is just made for overnight charging only.