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A comment on Norway: 37% of new vehicles sold in January were electric. Parent comment

Re:Norway: 37% of new vehicles sold in January were electric by ptaipale on Sunday February 19, 2017 @11:58AM (#13680585)
>A Used Renault Zoe can be bought for well under 10k EUR.

What? Where? Denmark? I'd seriously consider. Here (Finland) they are completely unavailable as used, and new ones start at 32 990 €.

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Re:Norway: 37% of new vehicles sold in January were electric by ZenoArrow on Sunday February 19, 2017 @12:11PM (#13680667)
The GP linked to a UK website in their comment.
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Re:Norway: 37% of new vehicles sold in January were electric by ptaipale on Sunday February 19, 2017 @12:17PM (#13680700)
Oh. Right-hand drive. Not very good here.

It looks like a new Zoe sells for exactly half the price in UK (14 k£ , 16 400 €) than here in Finland (33 k€). Is there a substantial subsidy on electric cars in UK? Here they have less tax than others.

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Re:Norway: 37% of new vehicles sold in January were electric by ZenoArrow on Sunday February 19, 2017 @01:16PM (#13681024)
There is a substantial subsidy, but not one that covers the full price difference you've highlighted:

https://www.gov.uk/plug-in-car-van-grants/what-youll-get

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