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GPT-5entient t1_j4ra5r3 wrote

Reply to comment by farticustheelder in Fossil fuels already peaked, growth in renewables exponential by ObtainSustainability

30% EV penetration rate? Does that mean 30% of new cars are EVs in Germany? I believe that, but it's still shocking. In a good way of course.

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farticustheelder t1_j4rdqvu wrote

That's the annual rate for 2022. In December Germany hit 55.4% plugin sales.

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GPT-5entient t1_j4reoec wrote

Wow, that's amazing! I hope they will turn their nuclear plants on again since if they are charging these EVs with electricity from lignite power plants that is not great...

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