Summary

Norway is on track to become the first country to eliminate gasoline and diesel cars from new car sales, with EVs making up over 96% of recent purchases.

Decades of incentives, including tax breaks and infrastructure investments, have driven this shift.

Officials see EV adoption as a “new normal” and aim for electric city buses by 2025.

While other countries lag behind, Norway’s success demonstrates the potential for widespread EV adoption.

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      2 days ago

      I swear all my coworkers keep asking what I’m going to do when my battery dies in the cold smfh

      and even my wife still has range anxiety despite traveling half of I-95 multiple times

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        This was such a big worry of mine, but I’m only down 12% average versus the summer and I live in Canada.

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          Also, solar panels are worse for the environment than burning fossil fuels for 20 years and windmills make everyone nearby sick because they spin and disturb the atmosphere.

          Literally things I’ve heard IRL in oil country from people who, clearly, went looking for a personally affirming worldview.

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          yeah on a recent trip it went from like 2.8 mi/kw to 2.3 mi/kw as the weather went from above to below 0 C but the way you hear some people tell it if the snow falls you’ll be stranded at work and won’t be able to drive ten miles home 😑