Somehow the electric connection had fallen out of the bracket. Had to disassemble and reassemble some bits but really, maybe 3 months of mild irritation and in the end it took maybe 20 minutes to fix. There’s a lesson I don’t want to learn somewhere in there…
I think cost is probably the main factor. It looks like prices on induction ranges are coming down, but still priced as premium/luxury compared to the electric coils. I looked up the cheapest of both at the local big box home improvement store, and the cheapest option overall is $509 and available for pickup today. The cheapest induction range is $899 and is showing a 7 day lead time.
A lot of people in the US are also really attached to gas, and would choose gas over induction anyway. The cheapest gas ranges are just a little more expensive ($549) than the electric coils.
Ah, could be that too! On ikea.dk I can’t even see any non-induction. Although we also have some people that would always go for gas here as well. Could be some EU regulation too? I’m also really surprised of the cost difference: cheapest ikea option for 4 heating zone stovetop would be 1500 DKK + oven for 975 Dkk, totalling what is approx 400 USD. Would have thought US was wayy cheaper here