Behind Norway’s World Leading EV Adoption Rates - Incentives, Pricing, & Charging 

I wonder if it isn’t better to just drive slower to make it home. EVs are very sensitive to speed as wind resistance is the main thing that reduces range at higher speeds. I guess you have to do the calculations to decide if it’s more worth it to spend a few minutes extra driving bc you’re going slower or if it’s more worth the time to get off the highway and plug in a few minutes and get back on route…

The US has an Oil and Auto industry fighting EVs… There’s a reason they once collected up 10s of thousands of EVs and crushed them (See “who killed the electric car”) Now they manipulate the media etc to their own ends… GM also bought up trolly car systems in cities and ran them into the ground and out of business. So yeah…

Check them out, they look like brother and sister, look at the nose.

Yeah and EV customers will be more likely to spend more time and in turn more money on the convenience items. Gas stations don’t make much money on gas in the US that’s why they sell chips, soda, beer etc

@@michaelsmithers4900 Agreed

The other thing nobody mentions is how badly cold weather affects ICE - they are SO inefficient in normal conditions people rarely notice just how much extra gas or diesel they consume in cold weather. If you didn’t have electrically powered block heaters consuming loads of electricity in really cold places ICE drivers would be going nowhere.

Most European countries are/were mostly diesel because the efficiency of diesel engines helped with high fuel costs. Imagine the poor air quality in the winter during inversions.

They may have significantly fewer miles of multilane roads, but you can still travel long distances. Driving Oslo to Nordkapp in the extreme north (which I have done in an electric car) is like driving San Diego to Everett (north of Seattle). But, because of the lower speeds, it is still a multi-day trip (like crossing the U.S. east to west).

Speed is a big factor. TB's drives show this. His hammering during 1000km vs the chill trips where hes at or below the speed limit on slower roads.

@@Gazer75 it is a factor for consumption, but in the show the low speed limits in Norway was used as a factor Why people buys evs

@@evkx It does give EVs more range as consumption is lower per distance traveled. My EV get 30-50% more range if I don't go 110+ on the motorway.

@@Gazer75 yes, but again I am not sure this is a reason that 85% of cars sold in Norway is EVs. Most people live around Oslo, and Oslo is the city with the highest numbers of EVs. And here around it is highways with 110 km/h. My averge consumption on my e-tron is 27kWh/100km because of this.

@@evkx Speed and consumption is not a big part, but it is probably one reason. The average distance people get is more here. Not everyone drive on a motorway every day in Norway you know. And the EV adoption is pretty good all over the country. Even Finnmark is above 50% of new sales. Problem many Americans have is the range apparently. If you drive for hours at high speed the consumption will be high and range low. Many don't fee like stopping every hour or two to charge. Warm summer weather might also play a role with AC having to work harder. The 10-80% range is not that great on many EVs yet at high speed. Add the common problem with broken chargers in the US and it doesn't help I guess. My average for the past 3600km is less than 130Wh/km because my average speed is around 40. Obviously a lot of it is due to short local trips. My EV also counts while stationary so that's probably why speed is low. If it's on while charging average speed drops. My nearest motorway would be almost 2 hours away. Did som nice day trips during the nice May weather we had and got

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Norway has good public transport in the cities, but rely heavily on car infrastructure for travelling between and outside cities. I agree with you!

I can see the use of government funding to get charging to rural areas where it would otherwise be not economical, but in the long run, government money is too erratic to be relied upon, as it depends on politics which can rapidly change every four years. For example, I would not at all be surprised to see NEVI just disappear entirely in 2025 by executive order, whether Congress formally repeals it or not. Much more stable is revenue from customers who actually charge at the stations.

It seems like most will convert to EV charging, and the remainder will service the dwindling number of ICE cars. Seems like a death spiral.

In Europe EV drivers must carry their own cords. They are locked in place automatically by both the EVSE outlet and the car. This greatly helps reduce problems with theft.

In the long term, a lot of streetside charging will be done inductively using a plate in the vehicle and another buried below the parking space. This will eliminate external cables.

The problem is, while we're all sitting around saying the government is not going to tell us what to do, China is going to corner the world vehicle market and American automakers are going to be screwed because, to be competitive, automakers have to build on a global scale and they have to build cars that are cheaper to build. EVs, with the exception of their batteries, are already cheaper than ICE vehicles, and the entire vehicle will be cheaper as well assuming existing trends in battery prices continue for another 5-10 years (and that's not even factoring in what happens when significantly lower priced battery chemistries are introduced).

No nuclear. They shut down the last research reactor a few years ago. Doubt nuclear will be an option before hydro, wind and solar have exhausted their potential.

Why would Norway ever build a nuclear plant? They have 99% hydro, are they going to build nuclear for 1%? Sweden does have nuclear, since they don't have the hydro resources.

@@georgepelton5645 The cost per kWh is a factor here. Norway have almost exhausted its hydro power potential. What is left is mostly small scale unregulated run-of-the-river type, and those don't work in winter when demand is high because rivers freeze. Wind on shore is a very touchy subject and there are lots of conflicts. Offshore wind is also expensive due to deep waters that require floating installations. Some argue that floating wind farms are more expensive than nuclear over its lifespan. Still doubt any traditional nuclear plants will be built in a very long time if ever. Maybe if SMR is getting more popular and costs are reduced.

Keep in mind a large portion of the oil and gas industry is state owned in Norway. The big ones are Equinor and Gassco. It is also taxed roughly 75% and the money is put into the sovereign wealth fund.

@@Gazer75 Thanks for info.

I think the true cost of driving, whether fossil fuel or electric, should be part of the Monroney label (window sticker), and should factor in externalities like health impacts, fossil fuel subsidies, military cost to shore up/invade oil producing countries, etc. If externalities were factored in, fossil fuel vehicles would be more costly than electric and no incentives would be necessary to drive the transition to electric.

In this case it is the same. Sales tax is on the end product. VAT is added at all steps, but because we import cars in Norway its only the final sale that is taxed.

Is VAT near 25%, while our sales tax is 5-10%.

@@johnpoldo8817 with a vat tax throughout the supply chain. Why it's next to impossible to manufacturing anything that is not simple.

Yes, to some degree. For example, the MG4 was the third most sold car in Norway in June after Model Y and Model 3.

Most of Tesla model 3 are from china factory. 100% tesla battery is from china with china technology.

My friend just came back from a trip to Norway. He saw Polestar there.