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Some Observations From My Trip to Spain

[Experienced]

While in Spain, I rented a diesel Mercedes Benz SUV - comparable in size to a North American fullsized SUV.  Now, most of my holiday was spend hiking in relatively low populated area and as such, very little mileage was in towns and cities.  With that said, the diesel fuel economy I got was about double what people normally get in NA with a gas ICE.

In local currency (ie Euros), the price of a litre of diesel (which was cheaper than gasoline - unlike what i see in Canada) was approximately the same in Canada.  Clearly, locals with diesel engines driving smaller cars (typical situation) would get even higher fuel economy.  So the cost of fuel wasn't really a big deal (at least to me).

With all that as background, I decided (for fun) at the start of the holiday to keep track of the number of TSLAs I saw during my time there.  I must admit that in one of the larger towns where my wife and I went grocery shopping I did see a place where there were Level 3 EV charging stations.

The answer will shock you for sure!!

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[mrbb]

i bet u dunno that diesel VW and Mercedes Benz in EU have better fuel economy than similar VW/MB vehicles in north america, and it's illegal to import them into north america. 

[pooltec]

Remember we live in a cold climate unless they worked out that cold start on a slope issue.

[mrbb]

i believe norway,sweden, finland, denmark can be just as cold as canada.  In fact major canadian cities have similar latitude as spain, germany, france, etc

[Experienced]

mrbb...not true check your facts... Where I was it was in Spain it was basically 36 latitude which is much farther south than Canada and when I visit my friend in Northern Spain it is the same latiitude as Kingsville Ontario which is the southernmost city in Canada.  Denmark is alot warmer in the winter than most places in Canada (average temperature in February is around 0C.  Paris is

[pooltec]

yepppp. They are Maritime climates with moderate temperatures compared to our contiental climate where many live.  Exception BC coast.

[mrbb]

Here are the facts, Latitudes of 'Lower' European cities vs Canadian cities I didn't even include scandinavian cities. No point comparing countries canada vs spain where no one live in north pole.  Madrid 40 degree Paris 48 Kyiv 50 London 51 Berlin 52 Warsaw 52   Toronto 43 Windsor 42 Montreal 45 Ottawa 45 Winnipeg 49 Regina 50 , 72% canadians live

[Experienced]

lol....my point was more about the temperature which was what the earlier poster was referencing...but who cares...reframe the discussion anyway you like as you generally do to say you are correct...

[mrbb]

i did reframe the answer to your post, getting the facts