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

79 points · 150 comments · blondie9x

  1. sippingabonedry · · 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. Kuinox · · focus · HN ↗
      > 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.

      1. thehappypm · · focus · HN ↗
        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
        1. bot403 · · focus · HN ↗
          Now imagine you have double the charging power yet have to drive less due to Europe's more compact nature
          1. SlightlyLeftPad · · focus · HN ↗
            Don’t forget about the public transit system continent-wide is vastly better than the US as well.
          2. Kim_Bruning · · focus · HN ↗
            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.

      2. Moto7451 · · focus · HN ↗
        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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