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Originally Posted by Janie123
Norway is rethinking about EVs as more and more low income households cannot afford a car and tax subsidies are going to the higher income households that are buying more cars per household than before 2010 when the big push started. Also cities like Oslo although in the north have temperate climates unlike -20 deg in the US Midwest. Average temps in Oslo is around freezing in January.
Why Norway is rethinking its reliance on electric cars - Vox |
That's an interesting article about Norway and their subsidies of EVs to the point of 89% of new car sales. That compares to about 20% of new car EV sales in Europe and 7% in the US. One reason that EVs were so popular was the VERY LOW cost of electricity due to many hydroelectric plants. Norway stopped investing in bus and trolley car service for their big cities. And they failed to develop their own low to medium priced EV suitable for the middle class.
.........They were successful at promoting clean air through EVs. But, now they want their large cities to have wider sidewalks, walking paths, and to increase the bike and E-bike usage.
...........Norway likely put too much emphasis on one solution (clean air through EVs) and should have done more diverse solutions.
............Similarly, the US probably put too much emphasis on super-highways and air travel and not enough on trains, buses, and trolley cars. And too much suburbia and not enough clean, crime-free inner city.