I wonder how much these are still being used though. None of my friends or family in EU use these, it's mostly induction stoves nowadays.
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They'd be extremely rare in new builds, at least in Ireland, but some older houses would still have them.
Interestingly, they were seen as kind of a high-end option for a long time; before induction stoves became a thing, the _default_ was halogen stoves (and before those resistive electric stoves), but gas stoves were kind of seen as an upgrade (they _are_, IMO, better to cook on than halogen, and also more expensive to install because gas, so I suppose it kind of tracks). Induction has mostly taken over, tho.
Still very common in the US. Predictably, there is also some phenomenon of people who loudly prefer gas for some reason.
The US's voltage issues make installing powerful electric stoves more expensive than it is in Europe, AIUI; for anything decent you need three phase there.
Hence this bizarre (and very expensive) product: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/copper-charlie-in...
Yeah, moving from EU (induction) cooking to Canadian (electric) stove took some getting used to. Boiling water takes so much longer lol.