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1. sippingabonedry · 1790550000 · focus · HN ↗

   Not in rural Europe it isn't.

   There is still no widespread charging infra. Oh sure, there are chargers. If you're lucky and your town is on a state highway there might be one or two chargers in the entire town — their purpose being so visitors don't become stranded.

   Outside of cities, they are not there in sufficient quantity for widespread adoption.

   The apartment problem has not been solved either, and people do not have the time in their lives to dedicate to charging at a shared public charger.

   Europe still loves its compact manual transmission cars; but what we may see is a transition away from diesel to petrol vehicles strictly for cost reasons.

   1. solarkraft · 1790550781 · focus · HN ↗

      I’m not claiming this to be an entirely solved issue, but the situations in which EVs make sense are already very broad and keep expanding. The city I live in has lantern chargers (admittedly not everywhere), some others are building them into curbs. Apartment parking spaces and garages are getting chargers installed. If you live rurally, chances are high you can install your own.

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