Norway loves EVs
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As shown in this picture taken when I visited Oslo last month:
I can't remember exactly how many were there, but I think I can see at least 32 in that picture.
EVs in Norway are VAT free.
Seeing a Tesla S over here is a pretty rare occurence, I saw three in a row more than once out there!
I can't remember exactly how many were there, but I think I can see at least 32 in that picture.
EVs in Norway are VAT free.
Seeing a Tesla S over here is a pretty rare occurence, I saw three in a row more than once out there!
They do have a massive charging infrastructure, free to use, and local governments will subsidise installing a charging point at your house.
But they also get massive tax breaks on them (conventional cars are very heavily taxed at purchase, EVs are not) and other perks like free parking, free road/ferry tolls and ability to use bus/carpool lanes.
A Leaf works out substantially cheaper to buy than a regular petrol Golf, the new e-Golf is cleaning up over there as presumably it's one of the cheapest ways into a Golf if you're Norwegian.
Good Freakonomics podcast that looked at this: http://freakonomics.com/2014/10/16/how-can-tiny-no...
Short version: they get virtually all their electricity from hydroelectric, while exporting vast amounts of oil and gas. So they can afford to heavily subsidise all this.
But they also get massive tax breaks on them (conventional cars are very heavily taxed at purchase, EVs are not) and other perks like free parking, free road/ferry tolls and ability to use bus/carpool lanes.
A Leaf works out substantially cheaper to buy than a regular petrol Golf, the new e-Golf is cleaning up over there as presumably it's one of the cheapest ways into a Golf if you're Norwegian.
Good Freakonomics podcast that looked at this: http://freakonomics.com/2014/10/16/how-can-tiny-no...
Short version: they get virtually all their electricity from hydroelectric, while exporting vast amounts of oil and gas. So they can afford to heavily subsidise all this.
Just got back from amsterdam, they run a huge fleet of tesla taxis, there are loads of them over there!!
Plenty of evs in private use, loads of charge points.
I booked a tesla taxi into the centre, the driver asked if it was my first time in a tesla, and then graciously floored it for me to show what it can do - wow! The torque is unreal.
I think this was the standard 70 model too, would love to see what the 85D is like!
Plenty of evs in private use, loads of charge points.
I booked a tesla taxi into the centre, the driver asked if it was my first time in a tesla, and then graciously floored it for me to show what it can do - wow! The torque is unreal.
I think this was the standard 70 model too, would love to see what the 85D is like!
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