Thanks for the technical explanation, @Mike-And-Jane0
Still, it seems that not only are today's induction hobs quite safe and practical, despite needing "magnetic" pans (which I reckon aren't hard to find nor expensive, since it's the norm), but why anyone would pay 1000 to repair one when you can buy new ones for a quarter of that... (?)
Unless it's just different in the US for some reason. Maybe it's still a chic new innovation over there. (?)
And... The reason we have gas is that we're solar powered and electricity is somewhat limited. Especially when you have other power sucking appliances such as dishwasher and wash machine, water pump, pool, etc... It all adds up.
But I'm also more comfortable cooking with gas, and most of our guests are German, where gas appliances are often not allowed, and they seem to find it refreshing that they can cook with gas again. It's a "feature" 🙂