Few electric cars sold? A down-to-earth explanation...

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Low sales of electric cars in Italy? Experts are busy studying the reasons, as numbers in larger European countries are quite different. But perhaps there are explanations online that provide much more straightforward insights.

They work fine “if you’re a Bin Laden of renewables”

This article, for example, appeared on Mastodon, on a blog managed by our friend Paolo. It was written by Max Poliverso from Florence: “The problem is the distribution of charging stations (which are extremely few, so you can’t leave home thinking you can charge whenever you need to). And the charging times. Even at a super-fast charging station (which are even rarer and cost a fortune, making it cheaper to just use gasoline), you still need to wait 15–30 minutes. And if there’s even one other person waiting before you, it takes 30–60 minutes. Come on… electric cars are fine today as a second car, or if you’re a radical environmentalist, a Bin Laden of renewables. And if you’re okay with spending hours planning trips to figure out where you can go and where you can’t, how long it will take, and where you can stop to charge. Even accepting the idea that in some posts

“Or you simply won’t be able to go because once the batteries run out, you won’t know how to recharge them.”

Electric cars not selling well? Too much nonsense out there…”

These are mostly misconceptions that can be refuted point by point. Those who travel by electric vehicle know that charging stations are far from scarce. In fact, those responsible for managing them face the economic problem of underutilization. It’s also not true that prices are uncompetitive compared to gasoline. In a recent article, we demonstrated that even with the recent price cuts imposed by Eni (and copied by other companies), charging remains more cost-effective. It’s no longer true that refueling requires endless stops. Likewise, it’s false to claim there are places, in Italy and abroad, that you can’t visit because you won’t find charging stations. The problem is that most Italians think exactly like the man mentioned above. And unless these stereotypes, fueled by interested parties on social media, are dispelled, electric cars won’t sell well in Italy. Period.

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