Three years ago—I didn’t note down the exact date nor did I take a farewell photo—the last automobile I owned was taken away. It was a 1996 silver-blue-grey Jaguar XJ-6. The upscale car was already quite old and would have needed an overhaul for a few thousand euros. If my love for automobiles had been as pronounced as half a century earlier, between 1955 and 2005 for example, I would have invested the money without grumbling. The same goes for the sinful purchase price, which is, of course, now exceeded by every 1-year-old Passat. But the looming TÜV (roadworthiness) inspection strengthened the temptation to try out a life (almost) without a car. And to bring the knowledge I had accumulated about the overall harmful effects of gasoline-powered individual transport halfway into line with my actions. As long as the vehicle—which is a pleasure to drive—was parked outside my front door, it’s not likely I would have switched to public transport, taxis and the occasional rental car.


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    Titel :

    In Place of an Afterword


    Untertitel :

    Report from an Ongoing Self-experiment


    Beteiligte:
    Schwedes, Oliver (Herausgeber:in) / Keichel, Marcus (Herausgeber:in) / Leggewie, Claus (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    The Electric Car ; Kapitel : 7 ; 141-144


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    25.08.2020


    Format / Umfang :

    4 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch