Europeans, Priced Out Of Mainstream Electric Cars, Won't Embrace Weird, Unsafe Options

28 Oct 2022 | Abstracted from Forbes [Subscription]

"The good news: Europeans aren't likely to buy many of these weird, pricey little urban vehicles...at the Paris Car Show. The bad news: there's a gap at the bottom of the European market for electric cars. If not filled by Europeans, Chinese automakers are poised to strike."

"For electric cars to become truly ubiquitous in Europe the mass market requires a small, utilitarian and safe vehicle with about 75 miles range, 65 mph top speed..."

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