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This is mostly the US because the externalities aren't taxed. In EU the taxes on gas are much higher. With VAT and everything Sweden currently has $4.5 per gall
by Gwypaas 7y ago
This is mostly the US because the externalities aren't taxed. In EU the taxes on gas are much higher. With VAT and everything Sweden currently has $4.5 per gallon, down from $5.8 last autumn, this makes any electric car much more compelling.
- herdodoodo 7y agoSweden also has numerous tax breaks for buying electric vehicles, and does not properly tax the externalities of producing electric cars (running/refueling EVs, however, has very minimal negative externalities)
- Gwypaas 7y agoTrue, haven't looked at the data in some time but the breakeven point in regards to LCA comes fairly early though when comparing against ICE cars.
- xkjkls 7y agoIt depends greatly on the ICE car and driving assumptions. For someone who generally only makes short trips, a plugin hybrid is going to be a more environmentally friendly choice long term, given the significant amount of emissions needed to create the batteries for large range BEVs.