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I'm guessing the price of gas is ridiculous in greenland. Makes sense that an ev would net a quick payoff there. Even if you guys are running your power plants off fossil fuels, the larger generators are probably more efficient.


Diesel is pretty cheap in Greenland, but that's not related to the actual cost of getting the stuff there. One thing to keep in mind, though, is that pretty much nobody has a car in Greenland. Not because of some enviromento-wokism, but just because there are not that many roads.

You live in Ilulissat? Have fun driving between the harbor and the airport (all of the 20-or-so miles). And people do, but they tend to be taxi drivers, and they mostly drive EVs these days, again, not because of the actual cost of the vehicles.

Now, if you want to go anywhere in Greenland, you need a boat. And a sled and some dogs, or, if you insist, a snowmobile.




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