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But if I take BMW, I see they currently have three all electric models on offer: iX, i7, i4.
by ryantgtg 3y ago
But if I take BMW, I see they currently have three all electric models on offer: iX, i7, i4.
- croes 3y agoMaybe because BMW customers still prefer combustion engines.
- speedgoose 3y agoIt depends on the market. BMW doesn’t sell much ICE cars anymore in Norway, a western market considered a few years ahead the other north European markets.
- pnw 3y agoBecause Norway heavily subsidized EV with exemption from the 25% VAT tax as well as perks like free parking. Which is ironic given they are basically the Nordic Saudi Arabia.
- olavgg 3y agoYou have it the wrong way. ICE cars has always been heavily taxed, especially more powerful ICE cars are 2x more expensive in Norway than in EU. EV's just have no tax and only VAT added above 45k USD
- Moldoteck 3y agoNot quite. Fuel is overtaxed there and very expensive, that's a bit different from Saudis,but combined with other factors mentioned by you and the fact most of their energy is green hydro, it makes sense to them to ditch ice when there's option to buy a new car
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoNorway would much rather leverage their abundant hydro for domestic personal transport needs and just export their oil instead. That really isn’t ironic, just practical.
- AntiRemote 3y ago[flagged]
- speedgoose 3y agoFree parking isn’t a thing anymore in Oslo. It usually costs about 25% of the ICE cars price, but anyway most of the street parking have been removed. Which is good.
- robin_reala 3y ago…and the i5, iX3 and iX1.
- oblio 3y agoAnd I think about 5 more models, at least, on the way until 2025.
- ryantgtg 3y agoThe models that aren’t out yet don’t count in this discussion about brands selling fewer of an individual model because the brand has more models available.
- ryantgtg 3y agoHmm ok. But one of those isn’t out yet and the other two are not available in the US. I don’t think that fits the narrative I’m responding to.