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Norway is Leading the Way in Electric Vehicles

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I have just finished reading how norway is way ahead of the rest of europe in changing to electric vehicles and why

The main factors are the government removed the 25% vat there was on imported vehicles as well as a very high registration tax

They also do not charge at the tolls if the vehicle is electric and parking is also free

This is the way to encourage people to change to electric, now there are only 2.3 % of diesel cars in norway compared to 75% ten years ago, and two thirds of electric vehicles sold there last year were electric

Why doesn't the UK adopt these types of measures instead of hitting the motorist with extremely high prices for buying and owning one ?

All they are worrying about now is the loss of oil revenue going electric and how to get it back from the EV owners in the future

public.uk.com/2022/01/22/how-do-we-make-the-move-to-electric-cars-happen-ask-norway-john-naughton/

telmel
over a year ago
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Mick82

The government has to do something to help with the changes the wait to get a electric vehicle is about two years so people are holding off changing car witch is driving up the price of used diesel and petrol cars . The supply line is clogged perhaps if they offered some of the big car companies an initiative to open factories in this country it could solve a lot of the problems

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telmel

Thats part of the problem M , they dont want to give anything away or subsidise it and still expect the public to pay in excess of £25,000 plus for a new electric vehicle that needs charging after a paltry distance and where you struggle to find a charging point working

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RnD194hd

Road networks are a major force too, Norway has a only about a third of the road network Britain has. Majority of EV's are no good for British drivers due to lack of distance in battery, cost of vehicles and lack of charging points and now with energy costs going up its not very appetising for many British drivers currently

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telmel

The only positive R is that manufacturers are developing batteries that can let EVs travel even further, Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled a concept vehicle that can travel 600 miles before it needs recharging

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RichardDoolin

If the future is going to be electric only vehicles then how can we protect against events that have the power to knock everyone offline? If you can't charge up to go to work or get food then what can you do? The risk of terrorist attacks, cyber attacks and the behaviour of The Sun. The coronal mass ejection of May 2021 wasn't a big issue but that was only because The Sun had only just entered into the 11 year cycle and any erections that could happen around 2025 and onward are predicted to be more intense. I understand the need for greener alternatives but we need to have a backup in case of events like this.

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telmel

If EVs fail they may end up going back to fossil fuels R

They will then have to raid the museums to get them back on the road

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RnD194hd

telmel how do you go back to fossil fuels if they stop drilling/mining? The cost of setting up of these is huge. Concepts are great, reality doesn't always match unfortunately

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Pppathome

As long as it's a self-charging car's because it won't work for most people trying to charge your car if you live in flats ect...

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MelissaLee1

Glad I don't drive for once! Friend just got stuck with a £160 fine for pulling over in the wrong place.

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BonzoBanana

Norway is a very rich country and the UK is hugely in debt and not comparable at all. Our government is constantly looking for ways to increase revenue to service the interest payments on our debts.

Getting people to buy EV's will add to our huge trade deficit and many of these cars are over-sized SUV's that are not efficient transport and also much heavier so wear down roads causing pot-holes etc much more quickly. We need small EV solutions people on ebikes, normal bicycles and electric scooters etc. It's extremely dangerous having some people on bicycles and ebikes and often reckless drivers surrounded in 2 tons of metal.

We need to think about all issues and come up with a transport solution that brings us back to a trading surplus, reduces road wear and reduces resources going into each vehicle. Something like the kei cars of Japan but electric. We shouldn't be causing people who drive their cars very rarely in addition to cycling etc to change their car. We want them to maximise lifespan of using that vehicle rather than replace it. We need to encourage occasional use of existing cars but punish high mileage use.

In the old days road tax was about paying for road infrastructure and maintenance with that in mind large electric SUV's need to be paying much more tax whatever they call it.

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