China may lead the electric car revolution

Re:China may lead the electric car revolution by rodionos on Monday April 24, 2017 @03:03PM (#14187033)

I think Norway has the best cards to play this game in a fully integrated way. They have the right tax policy in place, they have consumers who are trained to buy cars based on value-for-money as opposed to status, they have hydro energy in excess.

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Re:China may lead the electric car revolution by TheSpiceIsLife on Monday April 24, 2017 @03:36PM (#14187365)

Norway has a population about the same as Sydney's metropolitan area.

Place's like Norway can be fun demonstrator setups, but China will likely win the race by all other metrics.

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Re:China may lead the electric car revolution by otaviokz on Monday April 24, 2017 @06:25PM (#14188974)

Agreed. As much as I love Norway it seems to me only wishful thinking could explain the idea that such a small market could "lead the electric car revolution".

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Re:China may lead the electric car revolution by Gibbon1 on Monday April 24, 2017 @08:40PM (#14189828)

> Norway has a population about the same as Sydney's metropolitan area.

This is an absolutely meaningless argument.

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Re:China may lead the electric car revolution by chvid on Monday April 24, 2017 @03:09PM (#14187088)

Sell oil. Become so expensive no other industry exists. Buy electric cars. Live off government welfare?!

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Re:China may lead the electric car revolution by Reason077 on Monday April 24, 2017 @07:55PM (#14189591)

Norway's super secret masterplan(?):

1. Lead electric vehicle revolution, increasing demand for renewable energy in Europe

2. Sell abundant, clean hydro-electricity to Denmark, Germany, and the UK via new HVDC interconnectors

3. $$ Profit $$

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Re:China may lead the electric car revolution by jansho on Monday April 24, 2017 @08:24PM (#14189741)

I have my tin hat on so here's an upvote!

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Re:China may lead the electric car revolution by mee_too on Monday April 24, 2017 @03:27PM (#14187276)

Norway has a huge and profitable IT industry.

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Re:China may lead the electric car revolution by smartpants on Monday April 24, 2017 @03:44PM (#14187439)

Can confirm, currently working for an IT firm in Oslo, but god i'll be lying if i said it's not an expensive city to leave in.

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