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Re:Where in Europe is electric car a good idea? by YSFEJ4SWJUVU6 on Saturday August 26, 2017 @05:36PM (#15107620)
I'd say a better title for this article/graph would be "How would electric cars affect CO2 output in European countries?" or something along that line.

There's far more to a specific car being a good idea considering the differences between EVs and ICEVs (but of course the needs vary inside countries as well). However, an electric car is much less attractive in a land of long distances where you often need to keep the batteries pre-heated to provide even reasonable range (and even keep your warranty!) – even if the country's electricity production is not dominated by fossil fuels.

Re:Where in Europe is electric car a good idea? by hnnsj on Saturday August 26, 2017 @11:03PM (#15108869)
E.g. Norway, the country where EVs are the most popular in the world?
Re:Where in Europe is electric car a good idea? by YSFEJ4SWJUVU6 on Sunday August 27, 2017 @01:52PM (#15111797)
EVs being popular have little to do if they are the best cars there – the gov subsidizes the hell out of them (compared to other cars that are highly taxed to pay for the welfare state) so much so, that a Model S retails there for about the same as a $25,000 Audi (US price).

(And why is Norway so rich to begin with, you don't need to wonder.)

Re:Where in Europe is electric car a good idea? by greglindahl on Sunday August 27, 2017 @02:59AM (#15109520)
Norway, land of hydropower, and where natural gas is more common than coal.