Charging situation: We have tons of chargers, and they are all required to take credit cards. You can use their app, or unified apps, but you don't need to. The chargers show up in Google Maps, CoMaps, and specialized EV apps. There are chargers distributed evenly over the country, so that even in winter when the car has about 60% of normal range, there is no problem finding fast chargers and taking short breaks. Calculated for range and such, even fast chargers are way cheaper than gas, you can multiply the price by about 3 to get the equivalent liters per 10 kilometers.
Motivation to buy EVs: Sure, we've had a bunch of incentives, like a lower purchase tax, access to bus lanes, free parking and so on. But the main motivation has been and always will be these:
- Electricity is way cheaper than gas
- Batteries are super recyclable, and once built, still exist, and are not "burnt up" like gas
- Electric cars don't make annoying noise, disturbing sleep and concentration
- Electric cars don't pollute, both relevant for city air quality, and CO2
- Electric cars have way fewer moving parts and therefore fewer potential sources of errors
- You can charge your car from your house (super cheap). You can't make gas at home
- Electric cars have no gears and can accelerate quickly. Much smoother rides, and encourages drivers to behave better
Hmm, well if it's an EU law, then it should be enforced. I bet they will implement credit card support faster if threatened with a fine if they don't