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Well, perspectives can be quite different.

Who causes greater damage? The one who sticks themselves to a street or the one who emits CO2 and thereby causes storms, droughts, etc.?
Is something okay just because many people do it?
Is it okay because it has been done that way for a long time?
And do many do it because they don’t know any better or because they consciously want to change the climate?

I wonder why a standard for interchangeable batteries hasn't long since been established or at least announced. Like e-scooters, but across all (or at least a few) manufacturers. Because then gas stations would still make sense in the long run. So if I were the chairman of the gas station operators' association, I would push for that and do some good lobbying.

With usually over 500kg weight, the battery is simply an integral part of the vehicle. Frequent swapping certainly does not have a positive effect on the overall stability of the construction. Of course, you could massively reinforce the rest of the vehicle, but then you would have an even higher total weight including the battery. The weight and range problems of current electric cars can only be solved by increasing the energy density by at least a factor of 2; until then, the technology simply isn’t properly developed yet. And the charging technology would of course have to keep pace; besides the required amount of electricity, I see this as the biggest problem.

Who causes the greater damage? The one who glues themselves to a street or the one who emits CO2 and thereby causes storms, droughts, etc.?

Maybe you missed that you have been exhaling CO2 with every breath your whole life, even while sleeping? So can I now hold you personally responsible for storms and droughts?

Sorry, but with the flat defeat I just have to: Because it's fun. There you have your one reason :)

Guys, with a speed limit of 100km/h, Chinese/American competitors in the automotive industry need to spend less money on the development of decent chassis components. And elaborate disc brakes can be replaced by cheap drum brakes. These are probably the main reasons why there is such intense campaigning for a speed limit here. With the prospective scenario that from 2030 affordable small combustion engines from China will then be delivered to us, because a) the technology will no longer be available to us by then b) e-mobility will not really become suitable for the masses and the combustion engine ban will be politically as tenable as the Dutch nitrogen policy

I don't think so. The trailer hitch must also be able to withstand towing forces of 750kg and more. From my technical perspective, this is not a problem. It's more of a competition or political issue, that no one wants to deal with if no standard has been established yet, because then they would have invested for nothing.

Oh, is it storytime again? Sunday was just yesterday? It is a pretty absurd assumption that all manufacturers worldwide design their vehicles for high speeds just to serve the relatively small German market internationally...

Germany had 2.7 million new registrations in 2022, far behind China (23.3 million) and the USA (13.7 million). Even all of Europe only amounts to 11.3 million.

And why would someone in the USA or China buy a BMW 535i if they are only allowed to drive 100 km/h anyway? That can hardly be the reason.

The range problems are rather in people's heads than in reality itself. Because everyone believes they have to jump into the car at any time and be able to drive 1,000 km in one go. Apart from the fact that it is neither advisable nor healthy to drive 1,000 km nonstop... very few people will do that spontaneously in their lives... and if you plan it, it also works perfectly fine with an electric car.

By the way, the climate activists do cause real damage. The craftsman who cannot keep his appointments, the teacher who cannot teach her students. The patient who cannot attend an important examination and waits 3 months for the next appointment. Three months is a long time if you have a broken knee or a suspected cancer. But on the other hand, this traffic jam is just one more of the hundreds or thousands daily in our country. And no truck driver is imprisoned for life because he lies down with his tractor-trailer on the A2 and causes a days-long full closure...