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Europe has survived 3 energy shocks in 4 years. The only way out is to stop buying power from its enemies | Fortune

https://fortune.com/2026/03/25/europe-3-energy-shocks-in-4-years-what-to-do-next/

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[โ€“] qevlarr@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Wouldn't you do it the other way around, where the car you own is for commuting and kids taxi, and you use a car rental or sharing service for the long trips?

[โ€“] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 minutes ago

We have bought the smallest car that would satisfy all our needs (a small station wagon), and we use it as necessary.

My commute is outrageous BTW, 50+50km, at highway speed and with airco, that might already be a stretch for the Dacia Spring. I do it mostly by train though.

I would have thought that:

"Reducing car use is better than just replacing them. Cars as they cover a lot of difficult corner cases, but let's offer good alternatives for the day to day life"

should be a pretty uncontroversial take, and yet I'm here discussing with people that want to use cars everyday, and cover the exceptions with the alternatives.