Battery electric vehicles lose their spark in Europe as hybrids steal the show

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Battery electric vehicles lose their spark in Europe
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It’s an issue of charging. Europe has cities that are very old. Streets are narrower than North America. Many apartments don’t have underground parking. Cars are parked on the street. There’s nowhere to plugin the EV overnight.

Definitely this. And it can be very difficult to connect your meter to your parking spot.

In France if you have a parking spot, you have a legal right to get a plug there even if you're renting.

It doesn't fix the problem for people with no parking who do only street parking, but people who can't afford a parking spot rarely buy a shiny new EV to start with.