How Norway Convinced Drivers To Switch To Electric Cars
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING Americans love their cars — their gas-guzzling, air-polluting, smog-producing cars. “These things take time, because you need those first guys willing to break the mold, buy an EV and tell their pals, ‘Shut up, this car is awesome!’” said Daniel Milford Flathagen, 36, from Trondheim, a government agency employee who waited 18 months for a Hyundai Kona Electric, his second electric vehicle. Credit for this could go to an evolved cultural acceptance of functional electric cars over more “macho” gas-guzzlers, or Norway’s long-held reputation as a nature-loving, environmentally friendly population. "You need those first guys willing to break the mold, buy an EV and tell their pals, ‘Shut up, this car is awesome!’” Courtesy Daniel Milford Flathagen Successive Norwegian governments from across the political spectrum have been offering financial incentives to electric car owners as part of their wider efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “If EVs work here, they should work everywhere.” - Daniel Milford Flathagen “What’s been the most important goal of the Norwegian electric car incentive is that.
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