They’ve got a quite unusual stove that’s got a large battery in it so that it can operate when the power is off, and doesn’t need the installation of a 240v power connection. This avoids the cost of an electrical retrofit of old apartment buildings, which otherwise costs far more.
If you’ve already got your home wired for 240v, you can get an induction stove for far less.
These battery-equipped stoves are expensive right now because they’re being made in quite small numbers. The parts needed are coming down in price quite rapidly, so I expect to see them sold in the $2000/unit price range within a few years.
My apologies, I think I actually responded to the wrong person, I think I meant to direct that at the top parent comment of this thread that claimed favoring gas was always from a place of condescension. I think I only learned about the severity of the air pollution in recent years.
Sorry again, what I wrote makes no sense to me as a response to what you said.