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It's not so much that electrics are subsidized. More that fossil-fuel vehicles are heavily taxed.
by Reason077 8y ago
It's not so much that electrics are subsidized. More that fossil-fuel vehicles are heavily taxed.
- melling 8y agoWell, let’s clarify this: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/jul/02/norway-electric-cars-subsidies-fossil-fuel https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/jul/02/norway-electri... https://www.citylab.com/environment/2018/12/norway-electric-vehicle-models-incentives-car-free-oslo/578932/ https://www.citylab.com/environment/2018/12/norway-electric-...
- Reason077 8y agoTo be clear, electric vehicles in Norway cost the same or more as they do in (eg) the United States. The difference is that there are heavy taxes on fossil fuel vehicles that do not apply to electrics, making the relative difference in cost between electrics and fossils much smaller. (Yes, there are also many fringe benefits like free/discounted road tolls and HOV lane access, but as your article mentions, many of those are already being rolled back)