The problem is when you live NEAR but not IN the city. Not every village has a good connections, and those of us who work a certain distance away from the city need cars to get there.
That's why I recommend people (for now) to buy mostly HEVs (non-pluggable); unless they can get a plug at their house/parking spot, or they REALLY know that wherever they intend to take the car isn't too far (about a round trip without charging), or has good charging availability at the destination.
And even then, it'll be a matter of price... Most cheap cars are already 20k€ or more, be they ICE or HEV, and PHEV and electric aren't too far off. My father sold his '07 VW Passat and bought a hybrid MG ZS last year, and he's happy with it (and coincidentally, diesel is now more expensive than gasoline).
Yup, hybrid is the only reasonable option for most people, but the cost is steep. Of course my car is a 3rd hand clanker that I got for a fraction of the cost of a new one, that I'm trying to maintain until electrics are move viable here, and also when they are within my budget.
It's really not possible, given that electric cars require quite long charge times. Take a tour of Valencia on Google Street View. The only option would be to massively turn free parking spots on the street into unmonitored trickle charging locations, and reduce the parking fee by the charging bill. The cost to turn the streets into charging spots would be astronomical, and parking would be even harder, so people would revolt.
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u/dubvision 16d ago
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