Valuy@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 6 days ago‘Tempolimit? Nein, danke!’: why German petrolheads won’t slow down – despite the energy crisis. For many Germans, driving fast is part of their core identitywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down18
arrow-up1108arrow-down1external-link‘Tempolimit? Nein, danke!’: why German petrolheads won’t slow down – despite the energy crisis. For many Germans, driving fast is part of their core identitywww.theguardian.comValuy@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square60linkfedilink
minus-squareGoldholz @lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoNot that i know off. I’d had to google. But yes lots of germans cling to their diesel for some ego reason
minus-squareregdog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoDiesel has its uses. It is useful for vehicles that need lots of torque. Diesel can be stockpiled for a long time, whereas gasoline degrades over time. And the last thing: Diesel can be produced entirely without crude oil. At least in theory.
Not that i know off. I’d had to google. But yes lots of germans cling to their diesel for some ego reason
Diesel has its uses. It is useful for vehicles that need lots of torque.
Diesel can be stockpiled for a long time, whereas gasoline degrades over time.
And the last thing: Diesel can be produced entirely without crude oil. At least in theory.