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Chinese automakers can produce electric cars for up to 10,000 euros less than their European competitors, indicating a structural problem in the European automotive industry that partly arises from high production costs and reliance on foreign suppliers for battery materials. #BYD #elektrischeauto #autoindustrie (translated)

Vincent Vandeputte wrote that, in his opinion, leftist critics were trying to downplay the technological advantage that Tesla had demonstrated the day before. He said he could not think of any European car brand that could achieve the same, mentioning Volkswagen, Mercedes, BMW, and a brand from Stellantis as examples. He believed that this was precisely the problem. #Tesla #technologie #autoindustrie (translated)

Simone Juffermans wrote that the government had postponed the reopening of Lelystad Airport for over six years due to nitrogen problems and the vulnerable nature of the Veluwe. According to her, that same government had deemed military use by F-35s acceptable and decided to expand the airport by 40 hectares, bringing it to a total of 240 hectares. This would require four families and six businesses to relocate. Juffermans also wrote that there was still no nature permit and that Secretary of State Boswijk had said that this could not wait. She suggested that the government would adjust the nitrogen calculation method for this purpose. Boswijk reportedly acknowledged the consequences for the families and businesses involved, but according to Juffermans, he did not expect that more homes and businesses would disappear in the short term due to defense expansions. However, she stated that he could not rule that out. #Lelystad #stikstof #natuur (translated)

The secretary of state responsible for food security, Silvio Erkens, did not want to make a call to households to prepare for a food shortage in just over a week, arguing that many people already do not have supplies for three days. A banal but quite fundamental problem, which Erkens himself mentioned: the automatic doors then do not open anymore. Erkens warns that if you set up something big for all eventualities, the costs are high. #Voedselzekerheid #Samenredzaamheid #Voorbereiding (translated)

Fleur Agema asked if the tax deduction for chronically ill patients, worth 0.3 billion euros, was the only problem in the healthcare budget. She wrote that the previous cabinet had invested a net 3 billion euros in healthcare, while the current cabinet is cutting a net 10 billion euros. https://t.co/WqftZeK8pd #zorg #politiek #financiën (translated)

Fleur Agema stated that education should not belong to a political party or movement. According to her, children should learn how to think, not what to think. She wrote that this had not been happening for decades and that it suddenly became a problem now that someone with a different way of thinking started a school. #onderwijs #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #denken (translated)

Michael van der Galien wrote that, according to him, 600 homes could not be built on the Heijenoordseweg in Arnhem due to nitrogen emissions, while an asylum center for 302 asylum seekers was set to open there on December 1. He stated that nitrogen was not an issue for that project. FVD council member Gino Luurssen had, according to Van der Galien, uncovered an internal email after repeated questioning stating: "no plan, no project." He also wrote that local residents saw diesel vans and a diesel generator on the site, despite the promised electric renovation. https://t.co/IIVpFvNQEX #stikstof #woningbouw #asielzoekers (translated)

Swiss scientists have created FiberMotor, a revolutionary flexible motor for soft robotics that solves the problem of rigid parts and opens up new possibilities for the development of assistive devices and lightweight prosthetics. #pehmerobootika #tehnoloogia #uuendused (translated)

The publication about the culture of fear within Team Picnic-PostNL has led to strong reactions among the team, with head coach Rudi Kemna showing himself to be deeply upset and acknowledging that there is a problem that needs to be investigated. #angstcultuur #wielrennen #PicnicPostNL (translated)

Per used a crude insult for the cabinet and wrote that municipalities and provinces should pay for the maintenance of bridges and roads themselves. In contrast, he stated that this week 15 million had been transferred for reconstruction in Syria, which he claimed was not a problem. https://t.co/cudYzzn7Fg #politiek #gemeente #onderhoud (translated)

Scientists in Paris are considering abolishing the leap second due to the growing complications and disruptions it causes in modern digital systems, and are proposing to increase the allowed discrepancy between atomic time and Earth rotation time, which would solve the problem in the long term. #schrikkelseconde #astronomischeklok #tijduitdagingen (translated)

Milos Boksan wrote that he was 23 years old, an alderman for Housing in Waalwijk, and still lived at home. He said he spoke daily with starters who studied, worked, and saved, but could not find a home. According to Boksan, they did not need relativization, but a solution to their problem. https://t.co/78QiVPDYx9 #Woningtekort #Starters #Wonen (translated)