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Europe has more affordable EVs than the US. We donβt even get the ID.3 or Fiat 500e over here.
More affordable, but not affordable enough for the average person that can't spend several ten thousand on a car.
I need a new car and by new I mean not brand new, but one with a bigger trunk. I like EVs in general and in a perfect world I would definitely have bought one, but I am living in a city, I don't need the car for driving every day, I need it only for the weekend gateways, to transport my family from A to B and I sure as hell don't want to buy a new car, the cost just doesn't justify its purpose.
Plus here electricity is really expensive and relying on public chargers sucks big time.
Just like, get a roof box? Stack stuff a spare seat if there is one? Or if your city happens to have car sharing, you could rent a car for those few days. I'm lucky enough to have GreenMobility here and a 2 day all-in pack would cost me 145β¬. They even have small electric vans for moving stuff.
Plus the US shut down the tax credit on almost all electric cars (a month before the PHEV I wanted came out. I'm not bitter or anything)