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It's a very different situation in the US. Even in areas with high consumer EV adoption (i.e.CA cities), you hardly ever see electric delivery trucks. It make
by danans 6y ago
It's a very different situation in the US. Even in areas with high consumer EV adoption (i.e.CA cities), you hardly ever see electric delivery trucks.
It makes sense, because we don't have local restrictions on emissions to the degree that exists in Europe.
- rsynnott 6y agoThe big driver of electric vans is operational cost, AFAIK. Dublin doesn’t have emissions rules different from the country as a whole, but delivery companies seem to be keen on the electric vans anyway.
- danans 6y ago> The big driver of electric vans is operational cost, AFAIK. Total taxes on gasoline and diesel are significantly higher in Ireland (2.50 USD/gal) than the highest gas tax states in the US (like California with total gas taxes of 73c/gallon). The incentive to lower emissions is provided indirectly by those those high taxes on gasoline/petrol, which directly manifests in the form of higher efficiency vehicles. There is far less of that incentive in the US.