Norway is the world leader in EV sales, but now it's crossed a new landmark: the first country with more EVs than gas cars in service.
  • pmk@lemmy.sdf.org
    8·
    5 days ago

    Norway is a rich country so the government can help people buy electric instead of gasoline cars. Of course, they got rich by selling oil, but yes.

    • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
      11·
      5 days ago

      They actually don’t use the fund to subsidize it. And many policies were added overtime, which any managed economy should be able to do.

      The Norwegian EV incentives:

      • No purchase/import tax on EVs (1990-2022). From 2023 some purchase tax based on the cars’ weight on all new EVs.
      • Exemption from 25% VAT on purchase (2001-2022). From 2023, Norway will implement a 25% VAT on the purchase price from 500 000 Norwegian Kroner and over
      • No annual road tax (1996-2021). Reduced tax from 2021. Full tax from 2022.
      • No charges on toll roads (1997- 2017).
      • No charges on ferries (2009- 2017).
      • Maximum 50% of the total amount on ferry fares for electric vehicles (2018)
      • Maximum 50% of the total amount on toll roads (2018-2022). From 2023 70%
      • Free municipal parking (1999- 2017)
      • Access to bus lanes (2005-). New rules allow local authorities to limit the access to only include EVs that carry one or more passengers (2016-)
      • 25% reduced company car tax (2000-2008). 50% reduced company car tax (2009-2017). Company car tax reduction reduced to 40% (2018-2021) and 20 percent from 2022.
      • Exemption from 25% VAT on leasing (2015-)
      • The Norwegian Parliament decided on a national goal that all new cars sold by 2025 should be zero-emission (electric or hydrogen) (2017).
      • «Charging right» for people living in apartment buildings was established (2017-)
      • Public procurement:​ From 2022 cars needs to be ZEV​. From 2025 the same applies to city buses​
    • CheeseNoodle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      5 days ago

      And a lot of smart investment, see the UK for an example of a country that got a 50% share in the exact same oil fields and continues to run itself into the ground to pay oligarchs.