Besides:
- Norway has the highest taxes anywhere on buying and using gas cars. Horsepower and weight is taxed heavily.
- Urban sprawl around the biggest cities has created some of Europe's worst traffic congestions. It's a huge benefit to be able to use the bus lane.
Teslas high market share in Norway is also a symptom of some of the challenges we face here in Norway.
I find the idea of "urban sprawl" in Norway hilarious.... I'm from Oslo, but live in a London suburb that is larger than the "urban sprawl" around Oslo. Norwegians for the most part has no idea what proper congestion looks like.
Yeah, when I visited Oslo we walked at a leisurely stroll from Maridalsvannet just outside the city back to our city centre hostel in a couple of hours (me, my sister and my 60 yo mother). In about the same time in London I can get from the Thames to Tufnell Park, not even close to the North Circular :)
Of course, many of the world's capitals pale in comparison to cities like London or NYC...
Teslas high market share in Norway is also a symptom of some of the challenges we face here in Norway.