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:( They give u 4k on a 32k car, but they wont give it to a 4k car from china

by aszantu 7y ago

Jamwinner 7y ago
That 4k chineese car is more of a burden than a gift. For once, I agree with the government subsidies.
- mcny 7y ago
  I don't know anything about Germany but back in New York (the city), anything that has mass and occupies space is a burden. The rent is high and space is tight. I didn't even own a desktop computer because I couldn't justify the space a dedicated computer space takes. Thus, given the golf carts can't drive everywhere, you pretty much need a second car so I kind of agree with you. That being said, wasn't there some noise about free public transit? Maybe a small EV (not necessarily from China PR) is good enough in a pinch if the public transit is free of cost and reliable?
  - lm28469 7y ago
    You're assuming the majority of people are rational. Cars are basically a religion in germany (with beer and football). You can compare that to the 2nd amendment in the US.
wil421 7y ago
Are the Chinese EV golf carts I mean cars allowed in Germany? I thought their safety requirements were pretty tight. I can’t imagine some of them making it on the autobahn.
- lumberjack 7y ago
  Cannot be more of a death trap than a Renault Twizzy which I see quite often around the city, or any motorcycle for that matter. As long as they don't market it as a normal car, I don't see why it shouldn't be allowed.
  - wongarsu 7y ago
    Motocycles require a different driving license in Germany, which is harder to get and for the powerful motorcycles has stricter age requirements (24 if you want >95 horsepower)
  - NullPrefix 7y ago
    >more of a death trap than a Renault Twizzy Are you referring to it as a death trap based on it's crash test performance or solely on the looks?
  - Tepix 7y ago
    A Twizy is not a car legally. It's a L7e Leichtkraftfahrzeug which means it doesn't have to meet safety standards. It is possible to make a safe lightweight car. DLR is proving it with their research.
fluffything 7y ago
link? The article doesn't mention anything about this.
Tepix 7y ago
If the chinese car meets the european standards (crash test etc) you will get the subsidy.

:( They give u 4k on a 32k car, but they wont give it to a 4k car from china

Jamwinner 7y ago

That 4k chineese car is more of a burden than a gift. For once, I agree with the government subsidies.

mcny 7y ago
I don't know anything about Germany but back in New York (the city), anything that has mass and occupies space is a burden. The rent is high and space is tight. I didn't even own a desktop computer because I couldn't justify the space a dedicated computer space takes. Thus, given the golf carts can't drive everywhere, you pretty much need a second car so I kind of agree with you. That being said, wasn't there some noise about free public transit? Maybe a small EV (not necessarily from China PR) is good enough in a pinch if the public transit is free of cost and reliable?
- lm28469 7y ago
  You're assuming the majority of people are rational. Cars are basically a religion in germany (with beer and football). You can compare that to the 2nd amendment in the US.

wil421 7y ago

Are the Chinese EV golf carts I mean cars allowed in Germany? I thought their safety requirements were pretty tight. I can’t imagine some of them making it on the autobahn.

lumberjack 7y ago
Cannot be more of a death trap than a Renault Twizzy which I see quite often around the city, or any motorcycle for that matter. As long as they don't market it as a normal car, I don't see why it shouldn't be allowed.
- wongarsu 7y ago
  Motocycles require a different driving license in Germany, which is harder to get and for the powerful motorcycles has stricter age requirements (24 if you want >95 horsepower)
- NullPrefix 7y ago
  >more of a death trap than a Renault Twizzy Are you referring to it as a death trap based on it's crash test performance or solely on the looks?
- Tepix 7y ago
  A Twizy is not a car legally. It's a L7e Leichtkraftfahrzeug which means it doesn't have to meet safety standards. It is possible to make a safe lightweight car. DLR is proving it with their research.

fluffything 7y ago

link? The article doesn't mention anything about this.

Tepix 7y ago

If the chinese car meets the european standards (crash test etc) you will get the subsidy.