Tell me you don't know why countries allow migration without telling me you don't know why countries allow migration.

Tell me you don't know why people migrate without telling me, that you don't know why people migrate.

I don't. Donald Trump as tried to wield tariffs as a method of extortion and blackmail, hoping that the economy in the U.S. is strong enough to survive better than the opponent. I just pointed out that the previous poster has fallen for a fallacy that was sold to him by propagandists, that the tariffs are all about evening out the economic playing field.

That's simply wrong. Switzerland would be a counter example. Germany would be a counter example. Canada would be a counter example - all countries Donald Trump has tried to punish with high tariffs because they export more to the U.S. than vice versa (and he totally ignored services, which are not counted as "exported").

You may restate your argument as soon as the environmental protection and the average wage in the U.S. actually exceeds that of Switzerland.

AI seems to me like that 12year old prodigy child, who reads a lot of everything, and makes precocious remarks everywhere. Sometimes, they are spot on, sometimes, they are a regurgitation of something long debunked, and sometimes, they are just made up. And it can write programs. But while they are fine for a hobbyist project, you would neither use the child's statements in a professional setting, and neither do you want to use their code without refactoring.

... Which is basically the same. EVs don't have much things built in that can burn easily, other than internal combustion engines, which have a lot of fuel on board. Without the fuel adding to the fire, cars would not burn that easily. Electricity on board is a fire hazard, yes, as can be seen with hybrids, which have an even higher risk of fires, because having high voltage lines parallel to fuel lines might not be a good idea.

Yes, the first sentence was somewhat misleading. The sharp sales drop was immediately after the sudden phase out of the subsidies at the end of 2023, but from there, steady growth made up for the drop within less than a year. Those subsidies are more about speeding up the conversion to EVs and making them available to people and especially families within the lower income bracket, as they are capped at a yearly household income of 80,000 EUR, and they will increase with each child living in the household. They are not meant to subsidize people shopping for the third car.

There is already good data available for the average number of car fires for EVs, and the result is: EVs don't burn. They are more than 25 times as fire resistant as internal combustion powered cars, and 35 times as fire resistant as hybrids. Additionally, there has been extensive testing how to handle an EV fire, and it's quite easy: Keep the temperature of the burning part below 80 degree Celsius or 175 F, and you are fine.

Don't repeat what you have heard somewhere, look into an actual fire fighter manual!

You are talking about the IGL speed limit. As I am living near the A12 in Tyrol, I really appreciate the speed limit, as it really has improved air quality. And of course, cars without sooth in the exhaust are exempt from the speed limit, which are right now only hydrogen powered and electric vehicles. (If you were able to get a nuclear powered car street legal, you would be exempt too.)

What does that mean? (Besides, the birth rates in India are also shrinking. The total population growth will also come to a halt in India, just a decade later.)

New subsidies, probably active in May, but retroactively valid for any purchases since Jan 1st 2026. Less than a full BEV (which can fetch up to 6000 EUR, depending on income and number of children), but up to 1500 EUR if the electric range exceeds 80 km (50 mls).

Not exactly. Windows actually runs on the computer you just bought. But how many people eat canned horse meat with fresh oranges?

That was the rule in Soviet Russia, buying "kompleks". A desired good could only be purchased if you also bought a less desired one. Fresh oranges? Only if you also buy a can of horse meat.

As far as I know, it is possible to decommission old coal plants.

My experience with Stellantis is quite positive, but I am not driving their U.S. offerings (except as rentals), so there is that.