Why are air conditioners rarely installed in Europe? Can you really afford it? How did they spend that summer?

What makes you unable to give up every summer? Presumably, most people will talk about air conditioning, especially those cities with stoves. Summer can be said to be sweaty and the temperature can reach 40 degrees. How comfortable it is to stay in an air-conditioned room.

In most cities in China, air conditioners are installed in streets and alleys, and most of the shopping malls, restaurants and shops you can go to will have air conditioners to cool down. For many people in China, summer without air conditioning is unthinkable. After all, many people rely on air conditioning? Extend life? And then what?

Similarly, high temperature and summer heat not only appeared in China, but also encountered extreme heat waves in Europe. Even the temperature can climb above 40 degrees Celsius, and 40 degrees Celsius can't make people live easily. In the case of air conditioning in domestic cities, there are still complaints. According to the popular science of CNN, the penetration rate of air-conditioned households in Europe is less than 5%.

Are you surprised? On the one hand, Europe is arguably more developed than us, and the air-conditioning penetration rate should be higher than that of China. On the other hand, summer in Europe is extremely hot, sometimes even higher than the temperature in China. Are Europeans not afraid of heat?

As for why the air-conditioning penetration rate of European families is so low, some netizens have given some answers, which can be summarized as follows.

1. Not installing air conditioning is also related to the environmental awareness of Europeans, because Freon will destroy the ozone layer of the earth and aggravate the greenhouse effect.

2. For the beauty of the house, if a space is installed, the air conditioner needs to be hung outside the house, which may destroy the design of the house on the one hand and be unsightly on the other.

3. Most European countries have a good degree of greening, which blocks some heat to some extent.

4. The climate in Europe is very comfortable, warm and humid in winter, dry and rainy in summer, and the cold in winter and sultry in summer in the Yangtze River valley in China are two extremes, which are particularly luxurious and noble!

5. European countries (mainly Germany) have advanced technology and avant-garde design. The house can be cooled naturally in warm winter and cool in summer, and there is no need to use air conditioning.

6. Many people in Europe rent houses. Installing air conditioning needs to communicate with the rent and neighbors, which is more troublesome after moving.

Indeed, compared with China, it seems that the necessity of installing air conditioners in all aspects in Europe is reduced. Then the problem is coming. Is it really because of the above reasons that the air-conditioning penetration rate in Europe is so low? Have we overlooked an important factor-cost?

According to the survey, installing air conditioners in Europe is much more expensive than in China. In some parts of Europe, air conditioning is a luxury.

In fact, air conditioners in Europe are not much more expensive than those in China. The main problem is the installation cost.

According to the initial investment of air conditioners in Germany, it will cost about 2,000 euros (about RMB/kloc-0.58 million yuan), including 600 euros for air conditioners, installation fee/kloc-0.400 euros and service fee. This does not include the electricity bill when the air conditioner is put into operation. Under the same working conditions, an electric fan with an average power of tens of watts and a maximum power of 200 watts is cheaper than an air conditioner with an average power of one or two kilowatts.

Looking at this high cost, Europeans want to resist. This summer has passed, but in the hot season of 2003,10.5 million people died of heatstroke, most of whom were elderly people living alone. Do you want to thank the motherland for its kindness? Do you feel happy living in China?