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Despite strong incentives in countries like Denmark, Norway, Belgium and Great Britain, Europeans have been slow to pick up on the recent trend for electric transportation, as customers have been taking other factors than financing into account when buying a car.
According to an Automotive News report, Germany is currently at the forefront of the overall figures for the year to date, despite offering little support for customers. Denmark offers tax incentives of up to €20,588 but EV sales were just 283 in the first half of 2011, while Spain offered €6,500 and saw 599 EV sales.
"The discrepancies highlight the apparently low influence of price on purchase decisions," Gareth Hession, JATO's head of research, said in a statement on today. "It's reasonable to conclude that sales are more affected by other factors such as the degree of urban geography, market maturity and charging infrastructure than was previously thought."
"The discrepancies highlight the apparently low influence of price on purchase decisions," Gareth Hession, JATO's head of research, said in a statement on today. "It's reasonable to conclude that sales are more affected by other factors such as the degree of urban geography, market maturity and charging infrastructure than was previously thought."
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