The state wants us all to drive electrically in the future, and at least the local auto industry has complied.
They all announced in unison that they would soon stop building combustion engines.
Something is coming our way.
But the electric car is still often the worse alternative in comparison.
It's nice and quiet and fascinatingly powerful, but it's expensive, and long journeys in winter are more of a pain than a pleasure because of the shortened ranges.
In addition, there are different price models from the various electricity providers, with one kilowatt hour costing 49 cents and the other 75 cents.
Comparing prices as with conventional refueling is hardly possible, because when the electricity is running out, the next option has to be used.
A charging card or a charging app is actually indispensable if the complicated verification with a credit card is not to be carried out every time before the charging process.
It's also stupid if it's blocked but stored for maps and apps.
Nothing works anymore.
Pay cash at the Total station, which also offers charging stations under the same label?
Of course not possible.
"We have nothing to do with that," says the gas station attendant.
Luckily the wife has her own credit card, a kilowatt hour costs 79 cents.
And the slow AC stations around town shouldn't charge after four hours of parking, at least at night.
This annoys the visitor.
Positive: the fast charging stations on the motorways are still not very frequented.
We've never had to wait.
But that will change if we don't expand quickly.
There is still a lot to do before pure electric car happiness.
And that is only achieved when the routed current is actually green.