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Re:Electric cars grab 44% market share in Norway in January by keanzu on Monday February 03, 2020 @02:35PM (#22228043)
2015: A Chevrolet Camaro (3.6 litre V6) is over 156,000 dollars here in Norway (if I were to import). Why?

    Value-added tax = 9,000 dollars
    Tax for the weight of the car = 15,000 dollars
    Engine tax (horepowers mostly) = 27,000 dollars
    CO2 tax = 72,000 dollars
    N0x-tax (nitrogen oxide) = 1000 dollars
    First-time registration (to get license plates, don't know what this is called in us) = 115,000 dollars
    In case you want-to-scrap-your-car-tax = 400 dollars
Total taxes for a Chevrolet Camaro V6? 125,000 dollars.

https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/2iql6h/how_and_why_ca...

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Re:Electric cars grab 44% market share in Norway in January by newnewpdro on Monday February 03, 2020 @02:46PM (#22228166)
$72k co2 tax! That's epic, this is how you deprecate ICE vehicles.
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Re:Electric cars grab 44% market share in Norway in January by keanzu on Monday February 03, 2020 @02:50PM (#22228202)
That's a specific car but if you are interested you can use the government calculator and do your own numbers:

https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/person/duties/cars-and-other-...

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Re:Electric cars grab 44% market share in Norway in January by newnewpdro on Monday February 03, 2020 @02:52PM (#22228225)
Is the co2 tax only applicable to imports?
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Re:Electric cars grab 44% market share in Norway in January by keanzu on Monday February 03, 2020 @02:57PM (#22228269)
I don't believe Norway has an indigenous car manufacturing industry, at least not one that makes ICE cars, so all cars are imported.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Car_manufacturers_of_...

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Re:Electric cars grab 44% market share in Norway in January by newnewpdro on Monday February 03, 2020 @07:57PM (#22231198)
So is there no co2 tax paid on used vehicle purchases?

I'm mostly curious how this impacts lower income folks who won't likely be able to afford a shiny new EV.

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