EV Sales Are Booming in Europe with Gasoline at $10 a Gallon

Re:EV Sales Are Booming in Europe with Gasoline at $10 a Gallon by Kuinox on Sunday September 27, 2026 @07:52PM (#49872016)

> Not in rural Europe it isn't. > There is still no widespread charging infra.

You can charge your car at home on a simple reinforced 230V socket. Even city car which should be bad for this purpose have at least 200km of range.

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Re:EV Sales Are Booming in Europe with Gasoline at $10 a Gallon by thehappypm on Sunday September 27, 2026 @08:23PM (#49872184)

I charge mine on a 120 V 20 amp outlet in the US that was already in my garage… And it works fine for me

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Re:EV Sales Are Booming in Europe with Gasoline at $10 a Gallon by bot403 on Sunday September 27, 2026 @10:49PM (#49872998)

Now imagine you have double the charging power yet have to drive less due to Europe's more compact nature

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Re:EV Sales Are Booming in Europe with Gasoline at $10 a Gallon by SlightlyLeftPad on Sunday September 27, 2026 @11:48PM (#49873392)

Don’t forget about the public transit system continent-wide is vastly better than the US as well.

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Re:EV Sales Are Booming in Europe with Gasoline at $10 a Gallon by Kim_Bruning on Monday September 28, 2026 @08:06AM (#49876710)

Except in certain European countries you actually have 400V tri-phase to the door.

This then gets split into constituent phases of 240V each at the panel.

Or if you call your electrician, then in modern garages, you can take it straight.

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Re:EV Sales Are Booming in Europe with Gasoline at $10 a Gallon by Moto7451 on Sunday September 27, 2026 @11:00PM (#49873080)

I’m in the US but I’m basically charging the same way. 16A 240v. I’ve accidentally stepped it down to 13A and didn’t really notice. If you sleep, and can plug your car in while you do so, you can charge.

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