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This could go here or in the Business/Economy and Politics section. From Green Car Reports:
"With electric cars taking up 3 percent of the market for new car sales in a country of only five million people, Norway is one of the most electric car-friendly countries on the planet.
"Geographically small enough to minimize range concerns and with huge financial incentives for going electric, that perhaps isn't surprising.
"But how much is Norway's pro-electric car stance actually costing the country--and can any of the country's techniques really be used elsewhere?
"Probably not, concludes Reuters. That's not to say that the market for electric cars won't grow elsewhere, but it might have to do so more organically than the heavily incentivized methods used by Norway.
$8,200 in savings per year
"The country's various subsidies for electric vehicles amount to as much as $8,200 per car--every single year."
Full article here:
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"With electric cars taking up 3 percent of the market for new car sales in a country of only five million people, Norway is one of the most electric car-friendly countries on the planet.
"Geographically small enough to minimize range concerns and with huge financial incentives for going electric, that perhaps isn't surprising.
"But how much is Norway's pro-electric car stance actually costing the country--and can any of the country's techniques really be used elsewhere?
"Probably not, concludes Reuters. That's not to say that the market for electric cars won't grow elsewhere, but it might have to do so more organically than the heavily incentivized methods used by Norway.
$8,200 in savings per year
"The country's various subsidies for electric vehicles amount to as much as $8,200 per car--every single year."
Full article here:
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1082915_how-much-is-norway-paying-to-promote-electric-cars" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;