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Not really. They have a very simple tax device that ensures EVs are cheaper than thermal cars. China has put in place something similar. It is not a rich country thing. It is about being serious about its transition
I wonder whether they even buy EU car brands like Peugeot lol
We do. Lots of teslas and asian brands though. But we have seen more and more of the "normal" brands as well these last few years.
Which is just making all cars more expensive for everyone, meaning that Norweigans who can buy new cars are wealthy enough to buy expensive cars.
To my understanding, the taxes have been there all along. They didn't add new taxes for ICE cars, they just issued some tax breaks for EVs. So the cars haven't gotten any more expensive, since that's what Norwegians would have been paying anyway (Whether taxes in general are excessively high in Norway is another issue entirely).
So what. Nice red herring.
The cost of the EVs are in black and white listed on any dealers website in norway.
They are stil, on average, 3 times the price of an ICE vehicle.
They are not subsidised to parity, far far from it.
The tax has just trippled the cost of vehicles.
So, you live in the early 2000s?
So, you make bullshit up. Read the comment in its entirety.
So, you are ether uninformed or a liar... Got it!
Edit: Here are some real numbers. If you are even interested...
Do you haver a source for that?
I have read they reached parity, I would be happy to have a way to contradict that.