The New Super Plus: Charging Electricity More Expensive Than Diesel | heise Autos

Prices for electricity at public charging stations have risen rapidly. Depending on the provider and contract, DC charging can cost 39, 49 or even 89 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Under certain circumstances, the cost per kilometre is higher than for cars with combustion engines.
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Well Explained: The Galileo Disaster

Teltarif explains the problems of the Galileo project very clearly in this article. It is not only about how the two satellites ended up in the wrong orbit, but also where the fundamental problems of this billion-euro money pit lie. Final quote:

Politicians should therefore ask themselves whether it might not be wise to pause once more, look at what has already been achieved and consider whether the remaining objectives could be achieved more cheaply through a new tender. Ultimately, it does not matter who supplies the satellites or who launches them. What matters is that the EU ultimately has 100 percent control over the satellites!

The full article is available at the following link.

— Read more at http://www.teltarif.de/galileo-satellit-navigation-gps-glonass-fehlstart/news/56778.html

Provider-Independent SIM Cards Already Possible in the Netherlands

If device manufacturers such as Samsung and Apple included SIM cards with their devices that were not tied to a specific provider, the mobile communications business could change fundamentally. The Dutch regulatory authority has opened up possibilities for this.

— Read more at http://www.golem.de/news/soft-sim-sim-karten-ohne-provider-bindung-kommen-1403-105168.html