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Pretty much. Most of that was introduced back when Think was the height of EV, and very few were interested. Come Tesla, and suddenly all the rich people in Os

Pretty much. Most of that was introduced back when Think was the height of EV, and very few were interested. Come Tesla, and suddenly all the rich people in Oslo wanted one so they could bypass the commuters by driving in the bus lanes. The rest of the nation is still very much an ICE nation. When you have to drive a half hour or more to do certain types of shopping when you live outside the cities, they are pretty much required.

fpoling 9y ago
In spring I drove 500 km in Norway between Oslo and Bergen in a leased eGolf from 2016. The whole trip took 9 hours versus 7.5 hours in an ICE car. The extra time is just time at quick charging stations that I had to use 4 times. The trip is over mountains with over 1Km up and that kills the battery much quicker than the promised 200km of range. On a more flatter terrain around Oslo the car could go around 150km. This is more than enough for any kind of shopping. The newer eGolf almost doubles the range making it absolutely non-issue if one gets car today. The real reason is why electrical car has not been popular with less wealthy people is that cars in Norway are heavily taxed making one a heavy investment that one sticks to and people here are rather conservative. But attitude is changing.