Tesla's expansion in Germany promises jobs and industrial growth, but it hides a fundamental problem. Celebrating more electric cars is contradictory when public transport remains a disaster. Private mobility, even electric, does not reduce traffic jams or emissions if we continue to prioritize the car over the train or bus. The real solution is not to produce more vehicles, but to rethink how we move.
Batteries and asphalt: the technological dead end 🔋
Battery technology is advancing, but its environmental impact remains high. Manufacturing an electric car emits more CO2 than a combustion car in its production, and the charging network remains chaotic. Meanwhile, the German government subsidizes private vehicle factories instead of investing in high-capacity trains or electric buses with dedicated lanes. The energy efficiency of public transport multiplies that of an individual car tenfold, but nobody wants to hear it.
Germany: the country that fixes the climate... with more traffic jams 🚗
The plan is simple: if you can't reduce cars, make them electric. That way, at least the smoke will be invisible while you wait thirty minutes in a traffic jam. Tesla promises jobs, but what it really generates is a fleet of vehicles that will occupy the same space as gasoline ones. The only thing that changes is the noise: now the silence lets you hear better how time slips away while you look for parking.