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When I was in Oslo a few years ago, every third car was a Tesla for whatever reason. Considering I haven't heard of too many catching fire there, I'd wager it s

by sk0g 4y ago

When I was in Oslo a few years ago, every third car was a Tesla for whatever reason. Considering I haven't heard of too many catching fire there, I'd wager it should be fine.

_ea1k 4y ago
The salt thing is about submersion. From the few pictures that I was able to find after Ian, it seems that some started in the front, near the low voltage battery. This sometimes happens with gas cars after hurricanes too, though the effects with BEVs can be more dramatic and require more resources to control. Road salt wouldn't be enough to cause this issue, as the batteries are pretty well sealed and the low voltage battery is well outside of the elements under normal operation.
LinuxBender 4y ago
Entirely possible. There are plenty of Tesla fires in Norway per google images but from what I can tell it is mostly cases where the batteries were damaged from a collision. I can not find any public statistics on what percentage of those were damaged by salt.
magicalhippo 4y ago
A few reasons: - EVs could drive in the bus lane, thus those who got EVs could cut commute drastically in many cases. - EVs paid no or little road toll, and people have an irrational reaction to that. - Due to massive increase in property prices over the last decade or so, many were in a very comfortable position w.r.t. loan and could afford a somewhat expensive car. - Until the end of the year, you don't pay 25% VAT on EVs when buying new. In addition, new EVs don't pay the "engine tax"[1], which can be substantial. For a semi-random example of the taxes, looking at a BMW M440i Grand Coupe xDrive, if I were to import it, the roughly $60k sales price[2] would get[3] a $31k "engine tax" and $15k VAT for a total of $107k. This matches the local dealer price very well. For the same kind of money you can get a Tesla Model S Plaid for example, or pay a lot less for one of their other models. [1]: https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/business-and-organisation/vat-and-duties/car/one-off-registration-tax/ https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/business-and-organisation/vat... [2]: https://www.truecar.com/best-cars-trucks/sedans/luxury/ https://www.truecar.com/best-cars-trucks/sedans/luxury/ [3]: https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/person/duties/cars-and-other-vehicles/importing/calculate/ https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/person/duties/cars-and-other-...

by sk0g 4y ago

When I was in Oslo a few years ago, every third car was a Tesla for whatever reason. Considering I haven't heard of too many catching fire there, I'd wager it should be fine.

_ea1k 4y ago

The salt thing is about submersion. From the few pictures that I was able to find after Ian, it seems that some started in the front, near the low voltage battery. This sometimes happens with gas cars after hurricanes too, though the effects with BEVs can be more dramatic and require more resources to control. Road salt wouldn't be enough to cause this issue, as the batteries are pretty well sealed and the low voltage battery is well outside of the elements under normal operation.

LinuxBender 4y ago

Entirely possible. There are plenty of Tesla fires in Norway per google images but from what I can tell it is mostly cases where the batteries were damaged from a collision. I can not find any public statistics on what percentage of those were damaged by salt.

magicalhippo 4y ago

A few reasons: - EVs could drive in the bus lane, thus those who got EVs could cut commute drastically in many cases. - EVs paid no or little road toll, and people have an irrational reaction to that. - Due to massive increase in property prices over the last decade or so, many were in a very comfortable position w.r.t. loan and could afford a somewhat expensive car. - Until the end of the year, you don't pay 25% VAT on EVs when buying new. In addition, new EVs don't pay the "engine tax"[1], which can be substantial. For a semi-random example of the taxes, looking at a BMW M440i Grand Coupe xDrive, if I were to import it, the roughly $60k sales price[2] would get[3] a $31k "engine tax" and $15k VAT for a total of $107k. This matches the local dealer price very well. For the same kind of money you can get a Tesla Model S Plaid for example, or pay a lot less for one of their other models. [1]: https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/business-and-organisation/vat-and-duties/car/one-off-registration-tax/ https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/business-and-organisation/vat... [2]: https://www.truecar.com/best-cars-trucks/sedans/luxury/ https://www.truecar.com/best-cars-trucks/sedans/luxury/ [3]: https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/person/duties/cars-and-other-vehicles/importing/calculate/ https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/person/duties/cars-and-other-...