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A reason may also be that starting on January 1st, the state gives you 6000 euros if you buy an electric car, compared to 7000 in 2020. Still, there is definit

• rsynnott 6y ago
  Worth noting that the top three cars are all new in 2020 (in the Zoe's case a major improvement on the existing model, in the other two cases brand new). I suspect a big part of it is that electric cars that people actually want have finally arrived.
• da_big_ghey 6y ago
  Another potential factot is that fewer/different people are buying cars these days, and that group may be more prone to buy electric cars.
• runawaybottle 6y ago
  Wait, how does this credit work? If someone can make a 6k electric car, can you basically get a free EV?
  • lucb1e 6y ago
    If you can find me a new EV for €6k that goes up to 90km/h with 150km range (any weather, reliably, and for at least ~5 years), please let me know I'll come pick it up today and pay cash. Last I checked, everything is north of twice that amount unless you omit the battery. I'd be willing to pay more for something amazing like an Aptera, though not super much because I'd simply not get enough use out of it: it won't ever beat taking mass transport to work, also because on mass transport I can relax before/after work instead of driving, so it will only ever be for weekend trips to my (girlfriend's) parents, grocery trips, etc. That's also why 45km/h electric cars or scooters are not worth it, they'd just replace local trips which I mostly do by bus anyway. I'd also be happy with second-hand, but I have no idea about maintenance costs as I never owned any vehicle other than bikes. (I do have a driver's license and regular driving experience, it's just that I borrow what I'm driving.)