Well it's also that the EU is much further along at becoming a post-car continent than the US is. Our public transport is much better, especially rail. Cars ju

Well it's also that the EU is much further along at becoming a post-car continent than the US is. Our public transport is much better, especially rail. Cars just aren't so important here anymore. I haven't owned or even rented or driven one for 6 years. Not even once. There's big differences between countries here (the Netherlands is still very hung up on cars and Germany too) but in general we don't really look at a car as a must-have anymore. Personally I consider it much more of an obstacle and a huge money drain. I have nowhere to park it, I don't want the responsibility of driving (and possibly penalties), the maintenance, the insurance, the need to constantly worry about charging it or moving it to not hog charging stations (with EVs). Or not being able to use my time productively while driving. Instead I just jump on the train whenever I need to, and I can read or watch something, all while spending much less.