> 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 hi

> 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.