▲ 476 ▼ Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription (www.autoexpress.co.uk) submitted 1 year ago by kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children) They already do this, it's called tolls permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Yeah but VW needs it's share too. Stop being so greedy! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago Here's an interesting graphic: https://fiets.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cost_of_commute-1024x713.jpg It states that for every dollar you pay to drive your car, society pays 9.20$. Implications being that if driving a car wasn't subsidized, the costs would be 10 times as big. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago License, registration, insurance… plenty of fees before you get to pull a car into traffic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Yeah but VW needs it's share too. Stop being so greedy! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago Here's an interesting graphic: https://fiets.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cost_of_commute-1024x713.jpg It states that for every dollar you pay to drive your car, society pays 9.20$. Implications being that if driving a car wasn't subsidized, the costs would be 10 times as big. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago License, registration, insurance… plenty of fees before you get to pull a car into traffic. permalink fedilink source parent