Comment on Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription

• bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  They already do this, it’s called tolls

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  • Saledovil@sh.itjust.works ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Here’s an interesting graphic: fiets.uk/…/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.

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  • ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yeah but VW needs it’s share too. Stop being so greedy!

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  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    License, registration, insurance… plenty of fees before you get to pull a car into traffic.

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