Re:Where in Europe is electric car a good idea?
by hnnsj on Saturday August 26, 2017 @11:03PM
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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
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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
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Norway, land of hydropower, and where natural gas is more common than coal.
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.