Over 80 percent of new cars sold in Norway were electric in 2023::New figures released by the Norwegian Road Federation say 82.4 percent of new cars sold in the country last year were electric, up from 79.3 percent in 2022. Tesla, Toyota, and Volkswagen were the most popular brands, with Tesla’s Model Y making up almost a fifth of new sales. Reuters notes that Norway intends to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in 2025.

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        10 months ago

        My understanding is their tax policy makes it so only the very wealthy can afford a car.

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          10 months ago

          Your understanding is that in one of the countries with the least difference between rich and poor only the rich can afford cars?

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            10 months ago

            Saying that the difference is small is wrong in today’s Norway. The difference is growing and are just getting worse.

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          10 months ago

          Singapore has a ton of policies that make car ownership extremely expensive, including a 10-year certificate of ownership that costs over $100,000 USD. Maybe that’s what you were thinking of?

          Fuel in Norway is very expensive, and I’m sure other ownership costs are similar. But that’s true of much of Europe and they have very good public transit so a car isn’t as much of a necessity as it is in the US.

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          10 months ago

          That is the most stupid thing I’ve ever read. It’s very expensive to own a car here but it’s not just for the rich.