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How do you make it fair if one type of car is guaranteed to wreck the planet? Hard to level that playing field. But Norway seems to have done a decent job of it
by phil248 8y ago
How do you make it fair if one type of car is guaranteed to wreck the planet? Hard to level that playing field. But Norway seems to have done a decent job of it.
- kolbe 8y agoNorway (population 5.3 million) is the 14th largest exporter of crude oil in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_exports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_expor...
- phil248 8y agoThanks for the non sequitur.
- Gibbon1 8y agoIt's amusing to see people frantically clutching at straws in this thread. And downvoting to establish their version of truth.
- beat 8y agoI am so used to getting downvoted for saying true things that don't fit the HN groupthink.
- Gibbon1 8y agoIt's a common issue especially with technical people. Their identity is tied up in things they know about the world and how things work. When you point out that either what they know is actually false, they know less than they think they do, or that the world is changing making what they know obsolete. They get upset and then want to punish you for that. Automobiles are a perfect example. They are complex sources of powerful knowledge. And now about 80% of that is rapidly becoming dead knowledge that confers no power.
- KorematsuFred 8y agoI am actually surprised I even have 300+ karma points in first place given my opinions. The weird part is I haven't really said anything that is even remotely indicative that I do not care about the planet or I hate electric cars etc. (The holy values that invoke the pitchfork mob of HN). The reason why most people are skeptical of electric cars in todays market is because a second hand $5000 corolla beats that $40K Tesla any day it terms of affordability. Sure we can all speed up the adoption of electric cars saying the households that own only electric cars need not pay taxes at all for next 5 years. USA might soon have 100% electric cars. I merely pointed out that the cost of electric cars in Norway is being paid through taxes and hence 60% sales is not impossible but fully predictable.
- kolbe 8y agoOther than the fact that it's strong evidence that Norway doesn't give a shit about leveling your theoretical playing field in the climate change and carbon emissions game.