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In Germany car sharing services are going away from EV. Expensive and inconvenient experiment that isn't ready to be rolled out yet

by nixass 3y ago

piva00 3y ago
In Sweden it's been doubled down but charging infrastructure is pretty ok, not sure the state in Germany but given the slowness of Germany on adopting new technology I'd guess it's dire. Pretty strange if such a densely populated place can't rollout decent and convenient charging stations.
esskay 3y ago
EV sales in the UK have dropped a fair bit too. We've not got the charging infrastructure, and wont for a long time.
- thebruce87m 3y ago
  Everything I read says 2023 was a record year for EV sales in the UK. What is your source for “dropped a fair bit”? > New BEV sales (by registrations) increased by 17.7% in 2023, compared with the previous year. https://www.webuyanycar.com/about-us/press-centre/ev-statistics/#:~:text=EV%20market%20highlights%20from%202023&text=2023%20was%20a%20record%20year,petrol%20models%20in%20the%20UK https://www.webuyanycar.com/about-us/press-centre/ev-statist.... And this year: > New AutoMotive says that 18% of all new cars sold in February were electric, according to analysis of separate data from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). > It suggests that more than 14,000 electric vehicles (EVs) were purchased in the UK in the second month of 2024. Year-on-year EV sales grew by 28% in February. https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/one-in-six-new-cars-pure-electric-as-fleets-sales-rise-27-year-on-year https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/one-in-six-new-cars-pure-el...
- byefruit 3y ago
  In relative terms (of new cars sold) they're down around 1%. That isn't good when share needs to be increasing. Policy support for EV adoption has been woefully poor and inconsistent (you could generally say this about most things from the government at the moment...). It's hard to make investment decisions around EV infrastructure when the government keeps changing their plans every leader.
- switch007 3y ago
  What data are you referring to?

In Germany car sharing services are going away from EV. Expensive and inconvenient experiment that isn't ready to be rolled out yet

by nixass 3y ago

In Germany car sharing services are going away from EV. Expensive and inconvenient experiment that isn't ready to be rolled out yet

piva00 3y ago

In Sweden it's been doubled down but charging infrastructure is pretty ok, not sure the state in Germany but given the slowness of Germany on adopting new technology I'd guess it's dire. Pretty strange if such a densely populated place can't rollout decent and convenient charging stations.

esskay 3y ago

EV sales in the UK have dropped a fair bit too. We've not got the charging infrastructure, and wont for a long time.

thebruce87m 3y ago
Everything I read says 2023 was a record year for EV sales in the UK. What is your source for “dropped a fair bit”? > New BEV sales (by registrations) increased by 17.7% in 2023, compared with the previous year. https://www.webuyanycar.com/about-us/press-centre/ev-statistics/#:~:text=EV%20market%20highlights%20from%202023&text=2023%20was%20a%20record%20year,petrol%20models%20in%20the%20UK https://www.webuyanycar.com/about-us/press-centre/ev-statist.... And this year: > New AutoMotive says that 18% of all new cars sold in February were electric, according to analysis of separate data from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). > It suggests that more than 14,000 electric vehicles (EVs) were purchased in the UK in the second month of 2024. Year-on-year EV sales grew by 28% in February. https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/one-in-six-new-cars-pure-electric-as-fleets-sales-rise-27-year-on-year https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/one-in-six-new-cars-pure-el...
byefruit 3y ago
In relative terms (of new cars sold) they're down around 1%. That isn't good when share needs to be increasing. Policy support for EV adoption has been woefully poor and inconsistent (you could generally say this about most things from the government at the moment...). It's hard to make investment decisions around EV infrastructure when the government keeps changing their plans every leader.
switch007 3y ago
What data are you referring to?