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Jaap Burger
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· Nov 4
Imagine all the people
In a new survey we found 447 tariffs and services that allow Europeans to adapt their EV or heat pump to time-varying energy and grid tariffs, their own rooftop solar generation, the current grid mix ...
www.raponline.org
NEW REPORT!
447 smart tariffs and services enabling Europeans to adapt their EV, heat pump or storage tank to variable prices, ☀️, and grid signals. Consumers benefit from lower prices and increased comfort, and the energy system benefits from this consumer flexibility, reducing costs for everyone.
447 smart tariffs and services enabling Europeans to adapt their EV, heat pump or storage tank to variable prices, ☀️, and grid signals. Consumers benefit from lower prices and increased comfort, and the energy system benefits from this consumer flexibility, reducing costs for everyone.
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Beijing hails Brussels’ move to help Chinese EV makers avoid EU tariffs
Beijing hails Brussels’ move to help Chinese EV makers avoid EU tariffs
The move indicates a thawing in tensions between Brussels and Beijing
dlvr.it
January 12, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Beijing hails Brussels’ move to help Chinese EV makers avoid EU tariffs
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January 12, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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Encouraging to see rising focus on barriers to attractive public EV charging in 🇩🇪, particularly the widespread practice of discriminatory pricing despite 🇪🇺 #AFIR legislation.
Hopefully, this will lead to a healthy, transparent market where EV drivers find it easy and attractive to charge in public.
Hopefully, this will lead to a healthy, transparent market where EV drivers find it easy and attractive to charge in public.
German price discrimination for charging electric vehicles
It is encouraging that, with regard to public EV charging in Germany, there is increasing legal attention being paid to the functioning of the market. A new legal expert opinion by Becker Büttner Held...
www.linkedin.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Encouraging to see rising focus on barriers to attractive public EV charging in 🇩🇪, particularly the widespread practice of discriminatory pricing despite 🇪🇺 #AFIR legislation.
Hopefully, this will lead to a healthy, transparent market where EV drivers find it easy and attractive to charge in public.
Hopefully, this will lead to a healthy, transparent market where EV drivers find it easy and attractive to charge in public.
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“So, no longer speak about “aiding” Ukraine. The Ukrainians are aiding Europeans and Americans by fighting for their survival. We owe them our gratitude, not the other way around.”
By @phillipspobrien.bsky.social
phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...
By @phillipspobrien.bsky.social
phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...
January 12, 2026 at 9:22 AM
“So, no longer speak about “aiding” Ukraine. The Ukrainians are aiding Europeans and Americans by fighting for their survival. We owe them our gratitude, not the other way around.”
By @phillipspobrien.bsky.social
phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...
By @phillipspobrien.bsky.social
phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...
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as long as these are supposed ads for German (fast) Charging Operators I'm not holding my breath, thanks for updating us Jaap!
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#alwaysbecharging #fair #adhoc #prices #NOW
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#alwaysbecharging #fair #adhoc #prices #NOW
January 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
as long as these are supposed ads for German (fast) Charging Operators I'm not holding my breath, thanks for updating us Jaap!
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#alwaysbecharging #fair #adhoc #prices #NOW
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#alwaysbecharging #fair #adhoc #prices #NOW
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Umfrage des Fraunhofer ISE:
Wie können Informationen zu dynamischen Stromtarifen verständlich, transparent und relevant vermittelt werden?
Die Teilnahme dauert 5–10 Minuten und ist anonym.
👉 Hier geht’s zur Umfrage: survey.ise.fhg.de/index.php/75...
Infos dazu:
www.ise.fraunhofer.de/de/forschung...
Wie können Informationen zu dynamischen Stromtarifen verständlich, transparent und relevant vermittelt werden?
Die Teilnahme dauert 5–10 Minuten und ist anonym.
👉 Hier geht’s zur Umfrage: survey.ise.fhg.de/index.php/75...
Infos dazu:
www.ise.fraunhofer.de/de/forschung...
January 8, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Umfrage des Fraunhofer ISE:
Wie können Informationen zu dynamischen Stromtarifen verständlich, transparent und relevant vermittelt werden?
Die Teilnahme dauert 5–10 Minuten und ist anonym.
👉 Hier geht’s zur Umfrage: survey.ise.fhg.de/index.php/75...
Infos dazu:
www.ise.fraunhofer.de/de/forschung...
Wie können Informationen zu dynamischen Stromtarifen verständlich, transparent und relevant vermittelt werden?
Die Teilnahme dauert 5–10 Minuten und ist anonym.
👉 Hier geht’s zur Umfrage: survey.ise.fhg.de/index.php/75...
Infos dazu:
www.ise.fraunhofer.de/de/forschung...
Encouraging to see rising focus on barriers to attractive public EV charging in 🇩🇪, particularly the widespread practice of discriminatory pricing despite 🇪🇺 #AFIR legislation.
Hopefully, this will lead to a healthy, transparent market where EV drivers find it easy and attractive to charge in public.
Hopefully, this will lead to a healthy, transparent market where EV drivers find it easy and attractive to charge in public.
German price discrimination for charging electric vehicles
It is encouraging that, with regard to public EV charging in Germany, there is increasing legal attention being paid to the functioning of the market. A new legal expert opinion by Becker Büttner Held...
www.linkedin.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Encouraging to see rising focus on barriers to attractive public EV charging in 🇩🇪, particularly the widespread practice of discriminatory pricing despite 🇪🇺 #AFIR legislation.
Hopefully, this will lead to a healthy, transparent market where EV drivers find it easy and attractive to charge in public.
Hopefully, this will lead to a healthy, transparent market where EV drivers find it easy and attractive to charge in public.
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FIAT's charming electric cargo three-wheeler, manufactured in Morocco, is coming to Europe, starting with Italy.
January 10, 2026 at 6:17 AM
FIAT's charming electric cargo three-wheeler, manufactured in Morocco, is coming to Europe, starting with Italy.
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Today marks 80 years of the UN General Assembly.
The mission:
🛡️ Uphold world peace and security
⚖️ Promote social progress & human rights
🌏 Tackle global issues, like climate change
Back then, we chose dialogue over force.
Today, we must do the same.
The mission:
🛡️ Uphold world peace and security
⚖️ Promote social progress & human rights
🌏 Tackle global issues, like climate change
Back then, we chose dialogue over force.
Today, we must do the same.
January 10, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Today marks 80 years of the UN General Assembly.
The mission:
🛡️ Uphold world peace and security
⚖️ Promote social progress & human rights
🌏 Tackle global issues, like climate change
Back then, we chose dialogue over force.
Today, we must do the same.
The mission:
🛡️ Uphold world peace and security
⚖️ Promote social progress & human rights
🌏 Tackle global issues, like climate change
Back then, we chose dialogue over force.
Today, we must do the same.
#OTD 80 years ago: the First Session of the United Nations General Assembly
media.un.org/photo/en/ass...
media.un.org/photo/en/ass...
January 10, 2026 at 8:47 AM
#OTD 80 years ago: the First Session of the United Nations General Assembly
media.un.org/photo/en/ass...
media.un.org/photo/en/ass...
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Urgent call from citizen in Greenalnd to the US Congress.
Stop the US President and administration in their unlawful threats of Greenland 🛑
Stop the US President and administration in their unlawful threats of Greenland 🛑
January 10, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Urgent call from citizen in Greenalnd to the US Congress.
Stop the US President and administration in their unlawful threats of Greenland 🛑
Stop the US President and administration in their unlawful threats of Greenland 🛑
FIAT's charming electric cargo three-wheeler, manufactured in Morocco, is coming to Europe, starting with Italy.
January 10, 2026 at 6:17 AM
FIAT's charming electric cargo three-wheeler, manufactured in Morocco, is coming to Europe, starting with Italy.
Reposted by Jaap Burger
There is reason to believe that Denmark soon will decide to implement universal road pricing.
Read here why and how: concito.dk/en/concito-b...
#dktrp #dkgreen #dkpol
Read here why and how: concito.dk/en/concito-b...
#dktrp #dkgreen #dkpol
The (Danish) case for general road pricing
Paying to drive, dependent on where and when, provides both revenue for road maintenance and a cost-efficient way to handle road congestion. Yet, it is a politically hard decision to introduce such a ...
concito.dk
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
There is reason to believe that Denmark soon will decide to implement universal road pricing.
Read here why and how: concito.dk/en/concito-b...
#dktrp #dkgreen #dkpol
Read here why and how: concito.dk/en/concito-b...
#dktrp #dkgreen #dkpol
More on giant heat pumps:
As I wrote earlier, the nice thing about large heat pumps is that it's a bit like the Olympics: there are lots of medals to be won in different categories. Is this the largest heat pump in the world? In this class (input: river, output: steam), perhaps yes.
One of the world’s largest industrial heat pumps is coming to Boston.
A 35MW system will use energy from the Charles River and deliver steam to heat more than 70 million square feet of buildings across Boston and Cambridge — hospitals, schools, homes, and businesses alike.
A 35MW system will use energy from the Charles River and deliver steam to heat more than 70 million square feet of buildings across Boston and Cambridge — hospitals, schools, homes, and businesses alike.
January 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
More on giant heat pumps:
Großwärmepumpen are heating up Germany: capacity is expected to increase 6x by 2030.
Rivers and sea are increasingly being used as a heat source. The cost of heat pumps appears to be proportional to their size.
These and other findings from a new study:
www.ewi.uni-koeln.de/de/publikati...
Rivers and sea are increasingly being used as a heat source. The cost of heat pumps appears to be proportional to their size.
These and other findings from a new study:
www.ewi.uni-koeln.de/de/publikati...
January 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Großwärmepumpen are heating up Germany: capacity is expected to increase 6x by 2030.
Rivers and sea are increasingly being used as a heat source. The cost of heat pumps appears to be proportional to their size.
These and other findings from a new study:
www.ewi.uni-koeln.de/de/publikati...
Rivers and sea are increasingly being used as a heat source. The cost of heat pumps appears to be proportional to their size.
These and other findings from a new study:
www.ewi.uni-koeln.de/de/publikati...
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In its home market Germany 🇩🇪 , the Volkswagen ID.3 is now cheaper to buy than the Golf (€29,330 vs €29,365).
Lower operating costs and more features. Is the nostalgia of a generation holding back the breakthrough?
Lower operating costs and more features. Is the nostalgia of a generation holding back the breakthrough?
VW bietet bis zu 5.000 Euro „ID.-Kaufprämie“ - electrive.net
Volkswagen hat mit der „ID.-Kaufprämie“ eine neue Rabattaktion für seine Elektromodelle in Deutschland aufgelegt. Beim ID.3, ID.4 und ID.5 gibt es 4.000 Euro
www.electrive.net
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
In its home market Germany 🇩🇪 , the Volkswagen ID.3 is now cheaper to buy than the Golf (€29,330 vs €29,365).
Lower operating costs and more features. Is the nostalgia of a generation holding back the breakthrough?
Lower operating costs and more features. Is the nostalgia of a generation holding back the breakthrough?
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Useful map for anyone wanting to understand the sociological and political realities of EU and its member states.
What do Europeans feel most attached to: their region, their country, or Europe?
brilliantmaps.com/european-...
brilliantmaps.com/european-...
January 9, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Useful map for anyone wanting to understand the sociological and political realities of EU and its member states.
EV range is never enough for a large proportion of the population. Unless they gain hands-on experience, this mental barrier will not be broken down.
January 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
EV range is never enough for a large proportion of the population. Unless they gain hands-on experience, this mental barrier will not be broken down.
Reaching price parity in the smaller/more affordable car segment (in France, with government support):
Purchase price parity for a European compact electric car!
Citroën launches a 19990 € version of its C3 EV. With the French purchase bonus of up to 4242 €, this means they’ve now reached purchase price parity with the petrol version (running costs & TCO are already lower)
Citroën launches a 19990 € version of its C3 EV. With the French purchase bonus of up to 4242 €, this means they’ve now reached purchase price parity with the petrol version (running costs & TCO are already lower)
Citroën lance une C3 électrique à moins de 20 000 €
La C3 électrique avec une petite batterie est disponible à la commande. Si l'autonomie descend à 206 km, le prix est très agressif.
www.automobile-propre.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Reaching price parity in the smaller/more affordable car segment (in France, with government support):
Good blog post from SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) on something that may have gone unnoticed: #EV price parity
Electric Vehicles: Reaching Price Parity | Blog | SEAI
Conor, from our EV team, examines the latest trends in the EV market and asks if we’ve reached price parity yet.
www.seai.ie
January 8, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Purchase price parity was already achieved for higher segments in Germany:
Interestingly, a purchase subsidy of €3,000 does not yet have a sufficient effect on vehicles priced below €40,000. The more expensive the vehicle, the smaller the cost difference between petrol/diesel and EV.
A "savings" option could therefore be to use the higher amount with a price cap.
A "savings" option could therefore be to use the higher amount with a price cap.
January 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Purchase price parity was already achieved for higher segments in Germany:
The best-selling car in Germany is still the Golf, followed by two Golfs for people with prostate, hip or other age-related problems.
Golf sold over 80K vehicles in Deutschland this year
why? because it's cheaper than ID.3 (in NL it's in reverse)
#alwaysbecharging
just out of curiosity 🇩🇪
Golf: € 29 395 (ID3 more expensive at €33K)
T-Roc: € 30 845 (what should I compare with?)
Tiguan: € 39 175 (ID4 more expensive at €40K)
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why? because it's cheaper than ID.3 (in NL it's in reverse)
#alwaysbecharging
just out of curiosity 🇩🇪
Golf: € 29 395 (ID3 more expensive at €33K)
T-Roc: € 30 845 (what should I compare with?)
Tiguan: € 39 175 (ID4 more expensive at €40K)
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January 8, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The best-selling car in Germany is still the Golf, followed by two Golfs for people with prostate, hip or other age-related problems.
In most other European markets, fossil fuel cars are subject to higher taxes, so this purchase price parity milestone has already been reached. Car brands are now offering discounts on EVs in Germany to overcome weak demand while awaiting new government subsidies for EV purchases.
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
In most other European markets, fossil fuel cars are subject to higher taxes, so this purchase price parity milestone has already been reached. Car brands are now offering discounts on EVs in Germany to overcome weak demand while awaiting new government subsidies for EV purchases.
In its home market Germany 🇩🇪 , the Volkswagen ID.3 is now cheaper to buy than the Golf (€29,330 vs €29,365).
Lower operating costs and more features. Is the nostalgia of a generation holding back the breakthrough?
Lower operating costs and more features. Is the nostalgia of a generation holding back the breakthrough?
VW bietet bis zu 5.000 Euro „ID.-Kaufprämie“ - electrive.net
Volkswagen hat mit der „ID.-Kaufprämie“ eine neue Rabattaktion für seine Elektromodelle in Deutschland aufgelegt. Beim ID.3, ID.4 und ID.5 gibt es 4.000 Euro
www.electrive.net
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
In its home market Germany 🇩🇪 , the Volkswagen ID.3 is now cheaper to buy than the Golf (€29,330 vs €29,365).
Lower operating costs and more features. Is the nostalgia of a generation holding back the breakthrough?
Lower operating costs and more features. Is the nostalgia of a generation holding back the breakthrough?
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NEW: Slovakia and Czechia are teaming up to fight the ETS.
The Czech PM argued that the cost of emissions allowances in ETS1 had diverged sharply from projected prices, and called for a temporary pause of “four or five years” and a decoupling of carbon costs from electricity prices.
The Czech PM argued that the cost of emissions allowances in ETS1 had diverged sharply from projected prices, and called for a temporary pause of “four or five years” and a decoupling of carbon costs from electricity prices.
Prague calls for five-year freeze of EU's original carbon pricing scheme | Euractiv
Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico team up to fight ETS1 and 'Green Deal madness'
www.euractiv.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:29 PM
NEW: Slovakia and Czechia are teaming up to fight the ETS.
The Czech PM argued that the cost of emissions allowances in ETS1 had diverged sharply from projected prices, and called for a temporary pause of “four or five years” and a decoupling of carbon costs from electricity prices.
The Czech PM argued that the cost of emissions allowances in ETS1 had diverged sharply from projected prices, and called for a temporary pause of “four or five years” and a decoupling of carbon costs from electricity prices.