A lot of the political inertia is due to the big influence European car manufacturers have. They and the politicians didn’t want to see a collapse and imports take over. Sticking their heads in the sand causes just that.

I am not sure it’s really reluctance, more the fact that petrol cars and gas boilers are owned by citizens who have rights and it takes a while to convince them.

EU governments could certainly do more to incentivize, that is for sure. They also need to improve electricity infrastructure to deal with the increased demand. And they definitely should not be listening to car manufacturers scared that Chinese competitors are going to eat their lunch with cheaper, better EVs.

But at least it’s not like they are cutting off EV subsidies or shutting down wind farm production, no?

Speak for your effing self, this is the second major fossil price spike in 3 years, I’m not going to continue exposing myself to insanity and isolate myself from old arse idiots rampaging around in geopolitics because they have an ingrown asshair. Going full electric vehicle and maxxing out solar plus a humongous battery. I’ve had it with this bullshii