At the moment in Europe it seems like hybrids are a much better choice than a fully electric car. Even in Germany rapid charging stations (i.e. 80% charge in 3

At the moment in Europe it seems like hybrids are a much better choice than a fully electric car. Even in Germany rapid charging stations (i.e. 80% charge in 30 minutes) are few and far between, so if you plan on going on a road trip it's not going to be a very good experience. As a city car it would be viable, but electric cars are very expensive for comparable non-electric models (e.g. the VW Up is €9850 and the e-Up is €26900). Plus depending on how the electricity is generated it may not even be better for the environment, e.g. in the U.K. an electric car uses the equivalent of 5.5l/100km petrol - which is the same or worse than a hybrid. As more clean energy is produced it will improve, but it will take a while to get to that point.