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That might have been the case 30 years ago but now that vehicles are transitioning from ICE to EV the validity of claims that restricting cars and decreasing sp
by mytailorisrich 3y ago
That might have been the case 30 years ago but now that vehicles are transitioning from ICE to EV the validity of claims that restricting cars and decreasing speed limits will improve air quality and decrease emissions is steadily dropping...
- Kelteseth 3y agoWe are currently at 4% electric cars in Germany, so no it still make sense to have a sane maximum speed limit. I actively hate driving from Lindau to Munich, because the road is full of (mostly swiss) €€€ sports cars driving like crazy, because it is the only road the can legally drive fast with their cars. Please give us the tempo limit!!
- justrealist 3y agoYes but people correctly understand that once a speed limit is imposed, it will never be revoked, even once Germany is 90% electric. That's the nature of regulation.
- Kelteseth 3y agoYeah, that would be great to have a speed limit indefinitely (no /s :))
- justrealist 3y agoThen why did you lie about it being related to EV penetrance?
- mytailorisrich 3y agoIt does not make sense to spend time and effort on small issues that are already solving themselves.
- passwordoops 3y agoEVs run on tires that don't shed particulates or other compounds that contribute to poor air quality?
- jojobas 3y agoAlso Germany stopped burning coal to make electricity. More news from the parallel universe at 5.
- Cockbrand 3y agoYes, they are emission free, didn’t you know that!? That’s what marketing says anyway :) I’d personally love it if this labelling would be illegal, and it had to say “lower local emissions” instead.
- mytailorisrich 3y agoLet's move the goalposts when caught...
- jojobas 3y agoThere's no movement, air resistance and therefore emissions from coal power plants are still proportional to speed squared.
- mytailorisrich 3y agoYes, so the disastrous German's energy policy can be greenwashed by imposing a speed limit in the autobahn... ;)
- V__ 3y agoEVs make up about 2% [1] of vehicles in Germany right now. It will take at least a decade until the claim isn't valid anymore. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300500/electric-cars-share-in-germany/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300500/electric-cars-sh...