2026-03-29 19:08 UTC
@Veza85UE@eupolicy.social
Well, when we had a Green minister of economy, he told the German car makers that if they didn't offer an EV for €20.000 in 2025, they would go under.
Guess what.
None of them has an EV for €20.000.
They scoffed at him. And now, they are reporting losses and wring their hands - and bribe politicians for more time for their combustion engines, completely unaware of how the market has turned against them.
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@Veza85UE@eupolicy.social 2026-03-29 19:59
@Firlefanz@writing.exchange While France frustrates me more intensely because their lows are REALLY fucking low, their highs are also really high and we get the Euro, the Recovery Fund or y'know... the very founding of the EU. But German elites' putrid mediocrity is somehow even worse because of how corrosive it is. Maybe being a US colony to the point of never having to make decisions about the primary function of the state (security/military) plays a part, idk, all I know is this is etched into my brain: