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> Despite its vast oil and gas reserves, the Nordic country has long been recognized as a global leader in sustainable transportation. I think this is probably
by robertlagrant 2y ago
> Despite its vast oil and gas reserves, the Nordic country has long been recognized as a global leader in sustainable transportation.
I think this is probably a lot more causal than a "despite" would deserve. Having a vast amount of money[0] to just drill out of the ground, well invested, means there's money to pay for premium goods such as electric cars.
[0] https://www.ncesc.com/geographic-pedia/are-all-norwegians-wealthy https://www.ncesc.com/geographic-pedia/are-all-norwegians-we...
- ZeroGravitas 2y agoOr maybe this is yet another good investmemt? Given the low price, low pollution and low carbon content of Norwegian electricity EVs are an even better choice than usual and likely to hit national TCO savings already.
- robertlagrant 2y ago> Or maybe this is yet another good investmemt? I don't understand the "or". Yes, if you have plenty of money you can make up-front investments that lower TCO[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory
- ZeroGravitas 2y agoIf you have lots of money you can also squander it on pointless and unnecessary things for no reason. That's not an investment though. I believe electrification of transport is. Your term "premium goods" sounds a bit more frivolous.
- robertlagrant 2y agoIt just means stuff wealthy people can afford. There's no implication of worthiness; that might just be the lens by which you view things. The point is simple: the country can afford electric cars because of its oil and gas, not despite it.