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Small countries, high subsidies: > https://www.nettavisen.no/okonomi/norge-sponser-elbileiere-med-19-2-milliarder-kroner-det-er-ikke-dem-som-har-lite-penger-so

Small countries, high subsidies: > https://www.nettavisen.no/okonomi/norge-sponser-elbileiere-med-19-2-milliarder-kroner-det-er-ikke-dem-som-har-lite-penger-som-kjoper-tesla/s/12-95-3424032603 https://www.nettavisen.no/okonomi/norge-sponser-elbileiere-m... I mean, the government is spending something like 2.5 billion US Dollars per year to subsidize electric cars, yet people still claim how electric cars are competitive. From having lived in Norway for a year, I also remember that even buying used cars with a combustion engine is ridiculously expensive due to the high taxes that electric cars are exempt from. I mean, of course, Norwegians are buying more electric cars. Who wouldn't given these circumstances?

pcl 6y ago
> the government is spending something like 2.5 billion US Dollars per year to subsidize electric cars The government currently does not charge import taxes on electric cars, but charges very high import taxes on ICE cars. I wouldn't say that the government is "spending" that money. For sure it's a subsidy, but the Norwegian government is not actually sending checks to people or manufacturers if they buy electric. There is a cost to road maintenance that needs to get funded from somewhere, and that cost is not currently being borne by electric car owners. But using the phrase "spending" makes it sound a whole lot like a check is getting cut in some amount and sent somewhere. (There's an ongoing debate about when to ramp up taxes for electric cars, and to what amounts, so don't expect the situation to remain as-is for too much longer.)