EV sales surge 52% in Europe as gasoline hits $10 per gallon
Record fuel prices drive a sharp shift toward electric vehicles across the continent.
What to know
- EV sales in Europe jumped 52% as gasoline prices hit $10 per gallon, a record high.
- Extreme fuel costs are making electric vehicles the economically rational choice for consumers.
- The shift reflects market dynamics rather than regulatory pressure alone.
“EV Sales Are Booming in Europe with Gasoline at $10 a Gallon”
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EV sales surge 52% in Europe amid record fuel prices
Bloomberg reports that electric vehicle sales in Europe have soared 52% as gasoline prices reach $10 per gallon, a record high. The steep fuel costs are driving consumers toward EVs as a more economical alternative.
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first by HN Frontpage, 1d ago
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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…
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Electric-Car Sales Soar 52% in Europe With Fuel at Record Highs https://www. bloomberg.com/news/articles/20 26-09-24/electric-car-sales-soar-52-in-europe-with-fuel-at-record-highs?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Bloomberg Television @ bloomberg-television-bloomberg
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I mean, I feel like even if petrol wasn't as expensive as it is, the sales would be booming anyway, maybe a sliver slower - for the simple reason that affordable EVs are now here and they are pretty damn good now. After years and years of lamenting "where are the EVs for your average Joe Smith" - they are now here. Funnily enough, they aren't made…
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Maybe Trump is a secret green energy fan and figured the only way to convert the world was to shut off gulf production? Also Russian production is not doing well and the final step may be taking out North American production in the Canada wars.
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The problem is not the chargers, for example in my country, we would need to double our energy production, transport capacity, to phase out fossil fuels. The costs would be enormous, double the infra work in the last 70 years.
- Sep 27
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The Jeffrey Epstein Memorial War is the worst thing to ever hit the American auto industry and workers, since that industry is so far behind on EV adoption they'll never catch up to the Asian manufacturers.It'll kill them, the Big 3 should be losing their everloving minds over it.
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In Netherlands you could also get paid for charging your car. There is such thing called ERE Certificates - emission reduction unit certificate is generated by offsetting emissions. Pollutters have to buy them to offset the harm. It's up to 0.1 euro per KWh (electricity costs 0.28 euro per KWh), depending on the demand.
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> 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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Gasoline would be $0.99 if EV platforms (build your own whatever) and low cost China Auto imports were available in America. But Elon has a hold on congress.
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It's a shame the archive links don't display the graphs, Bloomberg's are usually quite informative.
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Strangely I’d expect urban centers with apartments and street parking to be the problem.In the US Electric vehicles are easier for those who can park a car next to an outlet they own. We have a lot more suburbia with people owning their own charging.
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EVs plus charging with a grid powered by solar when the sun shines bright at midday is one of the most powerful forces in averting anthropogenic climate change.
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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…
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Who would have imagined that Vladimir Putin would oversee a sizeable NATO expansion, the reduction of European gas usage, and, in combination with Trump, the increased adoption of electric vehicles?History may look back on them as having done rather a lot to move the world off of fossil fuels.