For the first time in Europe, registrations for EVs overtook diesel

Re:For the first time in Europe, registrations for EVs overt... by stinos on Thursday November 26, 2020 @11:08AM (#25221167)

Thanks for the info but same remark as for other comments: we're talking 40% here, so while this is a possible reason for a part of that it cannot possibly explain that number entirely, I think. I'm not that young, but my grandma has the exact problems you talk about and she has a bad time dealing with low cars indeed.

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Re:For the first time in Europe, registrations for EVs overt... by yread on Thursday November 26, 2020 @12:48PM (#25222093)

In the Netherlands more than 50% of new cars are bought by 55+ year olds

https://www.statista.com/statistics/678464/distribution-of-n...

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Re:For the first time in Europe, registrations for EVs overt... by lazyjones on Thursday November 26, 2020 @07:01PM (#25224424)

That's not so surprising when half the population is 43 or older and you need to be 18+ to purchase a car.

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Re:For the first time in Europe, registrations for EVs overt... by yread on Friday November 27, 2020 @04:11AM (#25226829)

Of course it's not surprising. Dutch pensioners are fucking loaded! They have the 2nd highest pensions as ratio of average earnings in the EU (first is Croatia). But it supports why 40% of vehicles are SUVs - 55% of vehicles are bought by 55+, they won't be squeezing into a Smart

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Re:For the first time in Europe, registrations for EVs overt... by Ygg2 on Thursday November 26, 2020 @11:19AM (#25221253)

I think they also offer a slightly better vantage point. Since your driver seat is a bit up compared to everyone else, you might see a bit more of the road.

Also if you travel a lot outside of city, they make much more sense.

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