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Re:Where in Europe is electric car a good idea? by hnnsj on Saturday August 26, 2017 @11:03PM (#15108869)
E.g. Norway, the country where EVs are the most popular in the world?
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Re:Where in Europe is electric car a good idea? by YSFEJ4SWJUVU6 on Sunday August 27, 2017 @01:52PM (#15111797)
EVs being popular have little to do if they are the best cars there – the gov subsidizes the hell out of them (compared to other cars that are highly taxed to pay for the welfare state) so much so, that a Model S retails there for about the same as a $25,000 Audi (US price).

(And why is Norway so rich to begin with, you don't need to wonder.)

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Re:Where in Europe is electric car a good idea? by greglindahl on Sunday August 27, 2017 @02:59AM (#15109520)
Norway, land of hydropower, and where natural gas is more common than coal.
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