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If you live in Switzerland

and own a Tesla or equivalent I hope you have good footwear because you will be walking a lot. Switzerland is going through an electricity crisis and is about to ban electric cars for all but emergency use. Funnily enough unless you keep your car charged it will drain and you won't be using it for emergencies either.
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FreddieUK · 70-79, M
Untrue. There are draft plans going though (not passed) so that IF there was a shortage of electricity, the government would act.

https://www.electrive.com/2022/12/02/switzerland-rumoured-to-ban-evs/

The ban on electric cars would be the last resort in an escalating series of actions in the event of such a shortage.
Royrogers · 61-69, M
@FreddieUK @FreddieUK i would not rely on this government
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@FreddieUK I read the report you cite, which a few others here seem not to have done.

It does clearly state this is a matter under discussion, not a policy being adopted.

It also clearly states restrictions on electric car use are one of several options, and not top of the list.

It concludes with:

So: Should there really be a power shortage in Switzerland, according to the draft, partial driving bans for electric cars could be considered as one of numerous upstream measures.

[My itlaics]. So it does not say Switzerland is short of electricity!



Though I did find the suggested "necessary" reasons for using the car rather vague. Medical, professional and law-court attendances yes. Shopping, maybe, especially for rural residents.... Driving to a "religious event" though? Funerals and perhaps already-organised weddings, yes, but otherwise why not any cultural / social event?