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1) Norway is ridiculously wealthy due to its petroleum resources. 2) Norway is only 5 million in population. 3) Norwegian policy encourages EV purchases with
by fwungy 4y ago
1) Norway is ridiculously wealthy due to its petroleum resources.
2) Norway is only 5 million in population.
3) Norwegian policy encourages EV purchases with various fees and subsidies to encourage EV and discourage ICE.
- blamazon 4y agoPointing out their unique social environment doesn't change the fact that people there are happily driving EVs that fit their lifestyle, despite living in a cold place with few garages and large rural expanses.
- i_am_jl 4y ago> the fact that people there are happily driving EVs that fit their lifestyle Source? Like the commenter you replied to, I think I'd have bought an EV for my last car if my ICE car had a 70% tax applied to it, but I wouldn't be happy about it, and it would only fit my budget, not my lifestyle.
- blamazon 4y agoI mean, my source is that I lived in Norway and know a lot of driving Norwegians, which I do understand is far from hard data on their true sentiments nationwide.
- fwungy 4y agoNorway is the pilot country for EVs. Their adoption rates have always led the world. Again, this is due to their peculiar wealth ( they have so much money that they can destroy their economy if they spend it domestically), and public policy that supports this end.