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https://twitter.com/GGrimalda/status/1583267956481740801
Doctors ascertained the possibility of life-threatening blood clots in my hand and recommended an immediate transfer to a hospital. My health is of course paramount. I accepted to leave this wonderful group and was taken to hospital, continuing my hunger strike.8/ pic.twitter.com/FUEUj7wu1b
— gianluca grimalda (@GGrimalda) October 21, 2022
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His main demand was to get VW to introduce a lower speed limit in Germany somehow 
Just look at this horribly swollen hand, it's incredible he lasted as long as he did
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Thread from yesterday about wanting VW to give them potties
https://rdrama.net/post/114652/smartest-protestors-marseyxd
He also keeps calling then 'Wolkswagen' for some reason I can't understand, the V is right there in the name and the badge, he even @s VW, it's hard to miss
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How would a lower speed limit help climate change? Most cars have better fuel efficiency at higher speeds per trip. If he got what he wanted and made everyone crawl to their jobs at 20mph like pensioners then everyone would take longer AND produce more emissions
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The problem is that wind drag is an exponential function. It's heavily car dependent. Burger cars are usually a lot heavier who needs bigger engines, means their peak efficiency speed (while being inefficient bricks) should be way higher than that of euro cars.
An example of a small car with different engines
Average engine power for German cars in 2020 was 117kW. So around 100km/h should be the most efficient cruise speed
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Oh darn nice, I learned something today
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Tbf to them they were after a 100km/h speed limit which is supposedly around the most efficient speed for most cars. I don't know if that still works for electric cars though
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It was probably true back in the 80s when you were driving a K-car with a three-speed column shift, but I'm sure modern cars with fuel management and 10-speed
s are geared to do better at interstate speeds.
Since electric cars lack any real gearing, it could be true that slower is better, but inertia may benefit higher speeds
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Wind drag increases with the square of speed. Drag and wheel slippage are the two main factors at play in an electric car so slower is significantly better for electric car efficiency.
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Going over the optimal speed of 55mph means you’re literally killing the planet, chud.
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