Interesting EV stats from Norway

[LostKiwi]

Electric cars hit 65% of Norway sales as Tesla grabs overall pole

Electric cars made up nearly two thirds of Norway's new sales in 2021, with Tesla the top selling automobile brand overall, as the country pursues its goal of becoming the first to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars.

www.reuters.com

If this is any guide it's the way we'll all be going.

 

[Blobcat]

Norway are very pro renewables, (despite making most of their money from oil…) rebranding ”State-Oil” (Statoil) to Equinor was one of the first steps… inductive charging fir their short hop ferries is pretty cool.

 

[Taffy7hfa]

The progressive tax system makes most EV models cheaper to buy compared to a similar petrol model, even if the import price for EVs are much higher. This is the main reason why the Norwegian EV market is so successful compared to any other country.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi59rDXhqP1AhUCRuUKHUgVB5IQFnoECBQQAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Felbil.no%2Fenglish%2Fnorwegian-ev-policy%2F&usg=AOvVaw3OFx8eVEQXbsRpAUw-3Evr

 

[rf065]

If this is any guide it's the way we'll all be going.

I think this might be a better guide to how it's going to end up.

Norway Is Running Out of Gas-Guzzling Cars to Tax

The oil producing nation is learning what happens after a country fills its roads with electric vehicles.

www.wired.co.uk

 

[Tony Dyson]

The progressive tax system makes most EV models cheaper to buy compared to a similar petrol model, even if the import price for EVs are much higher. This is the main reason why the Norwegian EV market is so successful compared to any other country.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi59rDXhqP1AhUCRuUKHUgVB5IQFnoECBQQAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Felbil.no%2Fenglish%2Fnorwegian-ev-policy%2F&usg=AOvVaw3OFx8eVEQXbsRpAUw-3Evr

Plus the fact that average salaries in Norway are almost twice that of the UK will of course help! Some will get there faster than others that's all, we will all get there in the end!

 

[Taffy7hfa]

It's only a matter of time before EV's start to look like value for money, with a little help from the taxpayer of course.
Elon Musk could do with a few quid after sp*****g all that money on pointless vanity rockets.

 

[SL63 Mark]

It's only a matter of time before EV's start to look like value for money, with a little help from the taxpayer of course.
Elon Musk could do with a few quid after sp*****g all that money on pointless vanity rockets.

I hear musk has recently overtaken Jeff Bezos as the world's richest man, which is some going.

I quite like Tesla's, especially the ones that look like a family SUV and leave the Veyron standing.

Our neighbour has recently acquired one, so I assume they are not all 0-60 in 1.5 secs.

 

[rorywquin]

It's only a matter of time before EV's start to look like value for money, with a little help from the taxpayer of course.
Elon Musk could do with a few quid after sp*****g all that money on pointless vanity rockets.

or this

Elon Musk's SpaceX now valued at $100 billion: report

SpaceX has apparently become the second-most valuable private company in the world.

www.space.com