Valuy@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month 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-up1114arrow-down18
arrow-up1106arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square60linkfedilink
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·1 month ago petrolheads Doesn’t Germany mostly use diesel?
minus-squareTehdastehdas@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoSimilarly, not all winos drink wine.
minus-squareGoldholz @lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month 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-up1·1 month 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.
Doesn’t Germany mostly use diesel?
Similarly, not all winos drink wine.
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.