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Is this the strongest claim the author can make? Is the rise in prices affecting _demand_ of such cars significantly? Are people in the EU actually buying fewer

Is this the strongest claim the author can make? Is the rise in prices affecting _demand_ of such cars significantly? Are people in the EU actually buying fewer EVs, or has it simply gotten more expensive for them? Article's paywalled, so I cannot see what the actual claims are. But I'd actually be much more interested to know if quantity demanded _isn't_ being affected as much by rising prices - that's an exciting sign for adoption of EVs.

jaclaz 4y ago
The common narrative in the EU, AFAIK is - set aside the environmental aspect - about: Yes, I am paying a (large) premium to buy an EV, but I have access to a government subsidy and I am going to save a lot over the years because electricity costs a fraction of fuel. The latter part is simply not true anymore, whether you charge at a public charger or at home, electricity prices have raised so much that cost per driven km is about the same as that of fuel for ICE cars. Whether this affects (or will affect) EV sales is yet to be seen, it is not like EV's have (yet) very meaningful numbers, set aside Norway (and to a lesser extent Sweden) the large majority of new vehicles seem to be hybrids (either plug-in or not) and traditional cars.
- Kim_Bruning 4y ago
  With right now numbers (looking up germany) A Tesla model 3 uses about 16 kWh/100 km, electricity costs €0.71/kWh, so costs are €11.36/100km. A 2022 Honda Civic uses about 7L/100 km combined, assume a gas price of €1.6/L (artificially low!), so costs are €11.20/100km Doing the maths gives me a better understanding of how strangely the European energy market is distorted at this time.