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sqbic 4 hours ago

No wonder, the country is so small that any modern EV can drive it around completely with single charge. They also have abundance of especially wind energy, and the government recently dropped the electricity tax to EU minimum in order to make electricity very affordable for the Danish folks.

spwa4 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The country has also modified the tax code that any EV is ~5000 euro cheaper in acquisition costs (through tax punishment for ICE + tax advantage for EV), about ~800 euro per year cheaper (there's secondary tax measures making ICE vehicles more expensive on an ongoing basis, depends on the car, and okay, 800 would be for a very nice car), plus guaranteed public charging capacity (and of course due to charging limits these are cheap parking spaces too)

That's what it takes in 2026 to make EVs still not quite cheaper than ICE cars. I imagine the free-with-charging-at-guaranteed-low-prices parking spaces make a large difference here.

Sadly for obvious capacity reasons the cheap parking space will be only for a few years.

soco 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don't think driving around the country is the main selling point of a car, at least not around here. Huge commutes by car are not a usual thing in my environment, au contrary, I know companies who actively push against that.

LtWorf 4 hours ago | parent [-]

If I have a car and I cannot do a weekend trip with it, why did I spend the money?

adrianN 3 hours ago | parent [-]

EVs are fine for weekend trips, you just have to spend a little more time taking breaks.

robocat an hour ago | parent [-]

Plus avoid when everybody else is having a holiday trip (assuming charging stations don't have unlimited bays available)

cineticdaffodil 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

eh, this is EU people regularly and en mass do comute across borders for work.

moltar 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

How often does the majority of the population need to drive around the country? I doubt it’s a major factor for the majority of people.