Tesla becomes most popular automaker in Norway
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#3This what happens when a basic sedan like a Volkswagen Passat plug-in starts at 450,000 NOK ($54,000), once you add even basic customization, fees and all the rest the on the road cost of a mid range sedan could be as much as Tesla 75d, since many Teslas come to Norway as secondary imports there are plenty of “refurbished” Model S 60d’s for less than that.
Don’t get me wrong it’s neat that this is the case but this is an anomaly which both isn’t “right” and not applicable to most places.
Norway has effectively a luxury tax of 100% on cars and it can go higher than that based on the rediculous EU pollution score.
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#4The funny thing is, if there’s a country that practically would adopt electric cars last, it would be Norway. It’s got large distances and low prevailing temperatures, neither of which are favourable to electric cars.
That’s how it would go if countries were equal. However, Norway’s a fairly enlightened and forward thinking place, so politically it’s not surprising they’re way ahead of the curve.
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#5This what happens when a basic sedan like a Volkswagen Passat plug-in starts at 450,000 NOK ($54,000), once you add even basic customization, fees and all the rest the on the road cost of a mid range sedan could be as much as Tesla 75d, since many Teslas come to Norway as secondary imports there are plenty of “refurbished” Model S 60d’s for less than that. Don’t get me wrong it’s neat that this is the case but this i…
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#6The funny thing is, if there’s a country that practically would adopt electric cars last, it would be Norway. It’s got large distances and low prevailing temperatures, neither of which are favourable to electric cars. That’s how it would go if countries were equal. However, Norway’s a fairly enlightened and forward thinking place, so politically it’s not surprising they’re way ahead of the curve.
Nothing to do with being forward thinking it’s about money.
When you can buy a Tesla for the same price or cheaper and a bloody Volkswagen Passat you are going to buy a Tesla.
The Passat which in the US would cost you $20,000 has an on road price which starts at around $60,000 in Norway and most versions would cost you $70-75K.
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#7By one estimate, owning an electric car in Oslo is worth US $8,200 annually.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in_electric_vehicles_in_N...
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#8This is a repeat of a prior Tesla publicity stunt. What they do is they only ship cars to Norway quarterly, and by filling a big backlog of orders they then claim to be the most popular make in that month, which is technically true but also quite silly. You can clearly see on the graph in the article that the reason Tesla "sold" a ton of cars in September is because it sold almost none in August and July prior. And Tesla has been pumping this PR trick for at least four years.
I think this says more about Tesla's bizarre production and delivery schedules than it says about the automobile market in Norway.
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#9The funny thing is, if there’s a country that practically would adopt electric cars last, it would be Norway. It’s got large distances and low prevailing temperatures, neither of which are favourable to electric cars. That’s how it would go if countries were equal. However, Norway’s a fairly enlightened and forward thinking place, so politically it’s not surprising they’re way ahead of the curve.
Retarded policy leads to stupid choice
Re: Tesla becomes most popular automaker in Norway
#10The funny thing is, if there’s a country that practically would adopt electric cars last, it would be Norway. It’s got large distances and low prevailing temperatures, neither of which are favourable to electric cars. That’s how it would go if countries were equal. However, Norway’s a fairly enlightened and forward thinking place, so politically it’s not surprising they’re way ahead of the curve.
Nothing to do with being forward thinking it’s about money. When you can buy a Tesla for the same price or cheaper and a bloody Volkswagen Passat you are going to buy a Tesla. The Passat which in the US would cost you $20,000 has an on road price which starts at around $60,000 in Norway and most versions would cost you $70-75K.
Yep. Norway discourages gas powered vehicle ownership through miles of red tape and taxes.