In its annual figures, the company said that earnings fell from €12.4 billion ($14.45 billion) to €6.9 billion year on year.

Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume said the VW Group would cut “around 50,000 jobs by 2030” across Germany.

  • BigShammy80@feddit.orgEnglish
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    20 hours ago

    For many EV just has no advantages.

    It’s nice if you have a loading station at home or at work that you can use… public loading is more expensive and you have to do something during loading time… and there are still not many fast loading stations, at least not where i’m living. And every loading stations has a fucking different provider, so you have 10 apps on your phone…

    • bluGill@fedia.io
      4·
      19 hours ago

      For many they have big advantages. I was saving several hundred a month in gas - before the recent oil price surge. Get ev in the hands of people who it helps now and between the reduced gas demand and the extra charging station built for when they need it and EVs become useful for more.

    • talos@feddit.orgEnglish
      2·
      17 hours ago

      Agree that for people without a charging box at home the advantages might be reduced atm, but having more home owners buy EVs, requesting better charging infrastructure and potentially reduce costs in public charging stations could also pave the way for more acceptance.

      To your point regarding providers at charging stations: I’ve only seen the situation in Germany and it’s indeed very inconvenient and I don’t understand how we ended up in that situation. Also I don’t understand how the prices are that much higher than electricity at home? Why can’t you just not use your credit card for payment?

    • Applejuicy@feddit.nlEnglish
      1·
      16 hours ago

      No clue how it is where you live, but electricity is cheaper than gas for me (getting up to even when using the most expensive public outlets). Can charge at home without a loading station, just plug it in to a normal outlet and leave it overnight, always good to go. One card to pay at every charging station when on the go. And that’s not even considering the lower maintenance costs for EVs saving hundreds per year.