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Europe has survived 3 energy shocks in 4 years. The only way out is to stop buying power from its enemies | Fortune

https://fortune.com/2026/03/25/europe-3-energy-shocks-in-4-years-what-to-do-next/

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[โ€“] Kkk2237pl@lemmy.world 0 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Yup, but why electric model is more expensive than ice one? Because of government subsidies?

[โ€“] Renohren@lemmy.today 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

The new twingo is the exact same price in constant euros as the first gen twingo that came out in 1993.

Besides that, prices of EVs are not more expensive over 5 or 10 years despite the shown price because you run them at a much much cheaper price : electricity is often cheaper than gas, the only real cost you would have to pay is tires and shock absorbers, breaks pads and disks get used a lot less because of regen, no belts or chains, no spark plugs, no oil change, no exhaust, no turbo, no belts driven AC, no starter motor, no alternators etc... All those things that cost a lot in mechanic repairs for most cars.

[โ€“] Kkk2237pl@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Citroen ec3 was 2x more expensive than ice versionโ€ฆ

European evs are ridiculously expensive in comparison to for example Tesla

[โ€“] Renohren@lemmy.today 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Tesla's start at over 30.000 euros! That's not a cheap car by no means!

Plus: there is a huge problem at the top of Tesla. It's not the subject here but I cannot close my eyes on Greenland's fate just for a car. I have the same reservation over Tibet or the Uyghurs for other brands.

[โ€“] Kkk2237pl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I wanted to buy ev in 2023/2022. I could get Tesla for price x and skoda for price x 1.5