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Norway is increasingly seen as the envy of the world. It is FIRST place in the world happiness index. It is #5 in median income (U.S. is behind at #8). It has a debt-to-GDP ratio of -90.5 percent. In other words it has a national surplus, not a national debt.
Norway has obviously made a lot of good decisions. Now they are making another good decision by banning the sale of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles by 2025. Not the 2030 plan of Gov. Jay Inslee, which was seen as way too ambitious and radical but 2025.
Can someone please explain to me why we are not following Norway's lead????
right so their cars will not be powered by fossil fuel...but will be powered by electricity generated by fossil fuels.....
right so their cars will not be powered by fossil fuel...but will be powered by electricity generated by fossil fuels.....
end result...nada
It wouldn't surprise me if a large power plant + an electric motor is more efficient than an internal combustion engine. OTOH, there's transmission loss to be dealt with
Personally, I'm pro-EV, but it's hard to beat the marketplace as a mechanism for easing them into common use.
Its at the seaside, so not a lot of snow. 4-8 inches at worse.
But, most of that is removed by snowplows in the morning.. so we are not wading through a lot.
But, Electric cars are popular in Norway from North to South, and those living further inland, see ALOT of snow.
Charging... not sure. She has never driven it to 0%.
Her commute is 40miles each day, so she drives it 3-4 days, then charge it. Its recharged by the morning.
Yeah, so people can either buy a $35,000 Tesla model 3 with a possible little tax credit, or get charged up to 100% tax on something else. What a great idea!
Where did you find a $35k Model 3 ? Everything I'm finding is close to $40k or more, pre owned.
It is not just Norway. Most of the European countries are attempt to get people and their cities on clean energy.
If you turn a gas guzzler for electric or hybrid car in Spain that is over 10 years old, there is a 5,500 euro subsidy for the purchase. The US has a tax credit program, but Trump wants to get rid of it of course--this admin is working on creating more pollution, not less.
Illustrates my point even further. I was just using the MSRP.
Living in MI, we would need the AWD long range version...MSRP $41K and some change. If I could get one in the low $30's I probably would. It would offset my full size gas guzzling pick up.
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