Re:Norway: 37% of new vehicles sold in January were electric
by toyg on Sunday February 19, 2017 @12:12PM
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The same as for any other car: road accidents, road maintenance and so on.
Most countries, in practice, actually subsidize car ownership by taking back in road tax less of what is actually spent on caring for externalities.
Add to that that, in most of Europe, population density is such that lots of people are actually able to live without a car. Buying a car if you live in a medieval city centre is 100% "for fun" and makes life awkward for everyone (parking and so on).
Most countries, in practice, actually subsidize car ownership by taking back in road tax less of what is actually spent on caring for externalities.
Add to that that, in most of Europe, population density is such that lots of people are actually able to live without a car. Buying a car if you live in a medieval city centre is 100% "for fun" and makes life awkward for everyone (parking and so on).