Bastian AllgeierJan 9

I recently came across this chart for our total energy consumption in Germany for 2024 and the biggest circle is the red one for fuel in the transport column. 644 TWh 🤯

Only about 20% of the energy in fuel is converted into movement, the rest is wasted as heat. (80% of 644 TWh = 515 TWh)

According to the Federal Environment Agency, all private households used 465 TWh to heat our homes in 2024.

Let that (heat)sink in: We produce more excess heat by burning fuel than we need for heating.

Show thread/Бин/БашJan 9
@bastianallgeier But...but... overnight shipping every crap is so comfy...
Show threadBastian Allgeier
@binbash to be honest, I think that the commercial transport sector will electrify faster than the personal one.
Jan 9 at 9:52amWeb
Show thread/Бин/БашJan 9
@bastianallgeier I really hope so. Do you have numbers on unneeded truck tours that are done because they are cheaper than having a larger warehouse?
Show threadBastian AllgeierJan 9
@binbash No, I don't.
Show threadSteffenJan 10

@binbash @bastianallgeier though the stuff has to get to the warehouse anyway? I don’t think the just-in-time system causes much of excess emissions. (Just my guess)

But regarding e-trucks: in Germany they don’t pay the highway tolls (for a while to come) and with that, e trucks are simply cheaper to run right now (and getting cheaper to buy by the year anyway). The switch is happening here now.

Show thread/Бин/БашJan 10
@tevo @bastianallgeier I'm aware of that e-truck thing, but what I had in mind with the lack of warehouses was a story I read a while ago, that it was cheaper for companies to drive goods around in circles rather than buying a warehouse.