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They are already obsolete for most usages in Norway.


What percentage of cars on the road are EV in Norway?


> according to Statistics Norway, in 2021 almost 6,000 million kilometres driven by passenger cars were powered by electricity. The total number of kilometres driven by passenger cars was 35,000 million, so EVs still account for less than 20%.

(I just stuck your comment into Google.)


This is a case of the government picking winners with tax incentives for adoption, and distorting the market. Tax credits don't change physics.


They probably meant obsolete when buying new


Indeed. Though because of the resistances and fears to change, some people still buy hybrid PHEV cars. This year is also a bit special because of big supply chain issues and extremely high energy prices. Mostly because of the war.

Some categories for some usages will stay on diesel for some time. If you need a pickup truck for work in the artic, you don't have any good electric option. But if you need to drive to school, to work, to the supermarket, and to the cabin once in a while, you would look a bit like an outlier if you buy a new (expensive) fossil car.




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