Tesla Model S most sold car in Norway

[KaareKanin]

During the first week of September, the Tesla Model S outsold every other car on sale in Norway.

 

Being 100% electric, the Tesla is exempt from taxes and fees, won't have to pay on toll-roads, and allowed in bus lanes. The car is considered to be "dirt cheap" by it's target customers as the price of a Tesla is lower than the most basic BMW 5-series and "almost" half that of a 535i, while performance is on-par with a top of the range-bmw.

 

The low prices, the fuel savings (petrol prices in Norway at about 10$/gal) and toll-road savings makes Norway, relative to the population, one of the best markets for electric cars in the world

 

(source in Norwegian http://www.bilnorge.no/artikkel.php?aid=41259)

[Air tree]

6 words...

 

I wish i lived in norway...

[Guest GRRigger]

i am packing, ...joke

but still, norway is one of the best countries out there, thanks to its oil resource management

like every other guy has a boat there, they get alot of welfare, the only thing that is expensive is food and hardware ( but that is expected )

but considering the payment and support from goverment, they live like kings

 

they goverment should be a perfect example to other 

[cDNA]

wow that is awesome, cant wait to see those babies come in France!

[linusforsell]

During the first week of September, the Tesla Model S outsold every other car on sale in Norway.

 

Being 100% electric, the Tesla is exempt from taxes and fees, won't have to pay on toll-roads, and allowed in bus lanes. The car is considered to be "dirt cheap" by it's target customers as the price of a Tesla is lower than the most basic BMW 5-series and "almost" half that of a 535i, while performance is on-par with a top of the range-bmw.

 

The low prices, the fuel savings (petrol prices in Norway at about 10$/gal) and toll-road savings makes Norway, relative to the population, one of the best markets for electric cars in the world

 

(source in Norwegian http://www.bilnorge.no/artikkel.php?aid=41259)

Meanwhile in Sweden - Almost no Teslas sold. Your government is doing a much better job at making electrical vehicles more attractive! Can't wait for the electric cars to go more mainstream.

[NinjaStyle013]

It's be cool if they had all sorts of systems like heat converters for brakes and in the engine bay and solar panels on the roof for extra range. I would NOT market it like a S+ as that creates two classes of car making the normal kinda cheap. Maybe in a later model.

[MetEishYa]

Would love to own one here in South Africa although they would have to do zero taxes to even sell 1 else the price would be enough to get a new BMW M5 or even an S-Class Merc (High End) both of which are better options.

[KaareKanin]

Meanwhile in Sweden - Almost no Teslas sold. Your government is doing a much better job at making electrical vehicles more attractive! Can't wait for the electric cars to go more mainstream.

 

Another "fun fact": Norway is only beaten by Japan and USA in total sales of Nissan Leaf. Both Japan and USA has about 6 times more sales of the Leaf, but Japan has about 25 times the population of Norway while USA has about 63 times the population. So yes, I guess they're doing a pretty good job of it, but then again, if your government were to do the same, they would have to raise your taxes on normal cars, which is bad!

[RatedBlam]

Pretty sweet that they sell much. But still I don't believe that the model s is the safest car. Has the agency tested Saabs ? Made to withstand a collision with a moose, and when dropped on its roof, the a-pillars bend slightly. Now that's safe

But GG Norway, no one owns an electric car in Finland

[SirReallySam]

COOL, go Norway

[nath10597]

Surely electric cars aren't that good for the environment as when you throw them away or replace the batteries they are made from harmful material as well as most electric is made from power plants anyway producing god knows how much waste. rather than a economical small car that uses minimal resources fuel and produces a small amount of CO2. although we have only have 400 ppm witch i'm sure will soon be balanced out.

[tovleander]

And now it's not long until the politicians is going to put taxes on that too.

When they said diesel was good, and everybody bought that. They raised the road tax on them to higher than gasoline cars. (the prices on the fuel isn't that much cheaper either anymore)

 

Just wait and see  

[Nicktrance]

AFAIK they don't even have quick charge stations, though. I really wish Tesla decides to expand quicker into Europe and other developed countries, or better yet we get a decent competitor.

[linusforsell]

AFAIK they don't even have quick charge stations, though. I really wish Tesla decides to expand quicker into Europe and other developed countries, or better yet we get a decent competitor.

I believe they do have a few (or there are at least some under construction), and there was a roadmap published not long ago on how they are going to fill Norway and then the rest of Europe with super chargers. (:

[Nicktrance]

I believe they do have a few (or there are at least some under construction), and there was a roadmap published not long ago on how they are going to fill Norway and then the rest of Europe with super chargers. (:

 

Awesome, maybe by 2025 we'll have them where I live :lol:.

[Liam-McShane]

Electric cars are for idiots that think they're helping the environment. Where does the power from the charging station come from? Power plants, which are bad for the environment. There range is terrible and so is the battery life (even worse if you use the fast charge stations). The batteries are expensive to replace when they do fail and they are also bad for the environment to dispose of.

[linusforsell]

Electric cars are for idiots that think they're helping the environment. Where does the power from the charging station come from? Power plants, which are bad for the environment. There range is terrible and so is the battery life (even worse if you use the fast charge stations). The batteries are expensive to replace when they do fail and they are also bad for the environment to dispose of.

The Tesla super chargers are self-sustaining through solar panels... As for the batteries, that will soon change with new types of batteries, for example graphene batteries.

[KaareKanin]

Electric cars are for idiots that think they're helping the environment. Where does the power from the charging station come from? Power plants, which are bad for the environment. There range is terrible and so is the battery life (even worse if you use the fast charge stations). The batteries are expensive to replace when they do fail and they are also bad for the environment to dispose of.

 

Actually, in Norway, EVs are for people who want to save money (that's why so many are sold) In the case of the Leaf, depending on where you live, the money you save by not having to pay for fuel and taxes means that by the time the battery needs replacing, you've basically saved more money by choosing an EV than you've spent on purchasing it. 

 

Another thing is that it would be interesting to do a comparison of the pollution created by one mile by electric power from a power plant and one mile with a normal combustion engine. 

[Liam-McShane]

The Tesla super chargers are self-sustaining through solar panels... As for the batteries, that will soon change with new types of batteries, for example graphene batteries.

 

Actually, in Norway, EVs are for people who want to save money (that's why so many are sold) In the case of the Leaf, depending on where you live, the money you save by not having to pay for fuel and taxes means that by the time the battery needs replacing, you've basically saved more money by choosing an EV than you've spent on purchasing it. 

 

Another thing is that it would be interesting to do a comparison of how the pollution created by one mile by electric power from a power plant and one mile with a normal combustion engine. 

Fair enough! I would also like to see that comparison on emissions over a mile

[KakaoDj]

Electric cars are for idiots that think they're helping the environment. Where does the power from the charging station come from? Power plants, which are bad for the environment. There range is terrible and so is the battery life (even worse if you use the fast charge stations). The batteries are expensive to replace when they do fail and they are also bad for the environment to dispose of.

 

In Norway. 99% of the energy comes from hydro power, so that argument is invalid in Norway at least.

[KaareKanin]

In Norway. 99% of the energy comes from hydro power, so that argument is invalid in Norway at least.

 

Might be true, but also wrong. The more hydro power we use, the less we can sell on to others, thus they'll have to use more "dirty power". Or even, the more we use, the less we'll have during winter and the more we'll need to buy from others, again "dirty power". 

 

Until politicians stops being sissies and decides that Thorium is the way to go, those arguments aren't all that great.

[ShiverMePenguins]

Surely electric cars aren't that good for the environment as when you throw them away or replace the batteries they are made from harmful material as well as most electric is made from power plants anyway producing god knows how much waste. rather than a economical small car that uses minimal resources fuel and produces a small amount of CO2. although we have only have 400 ppm witch i'm sure will soon be balanced out.

small amount of co2? co2 isn't the material that cars put out.

 

carbon monoxide is a horrible deadly chemical, which is directly correlated with some fucking disgusting diseases and health among people in the u.s. and china. a li-po battery isn't anywhere as bad by comparison.... because they still recycle those bats.

[criso8]

Cant wait until this happens in the US. Norway seriously knows what's up.

[KaareKanin]

small amount of co2? co2 isn't the material that cars put out.

 

carbon monoxide is a horrible deadly chemical, which is directly correlated with some fucking disgusting diseases and health among people in the u.s. and china. a li-po battery isn't anywhere as bad by comparison.... because they still recycle those bats.

 

Cars most surely "output" CO2, and some, but very little CO (as a result of incomplete combustion). CO clings on to your blood cells, prohibiting other stuff, like O2 to hitch a ride. I don't think CO has any other mentionable side effects.

 

Considering that it in general is way worse for the environment to produce a new car and take advantage of the cleaner technologies than it is to simply run an old car, and add in the filthy process of making batteries, I'm not prepared to just succumb to your claims. Another thing, lots of cars these days exhaust cleaner air than they intake (in big cities). That won't happen with electric cars.

[diiPex]

Electric cars are for idiots that think they're helping the environment. Where does the power from the charging station come from? Power plants, which are bad for the environment. There range is terrible and so is the battery life (even worse if you use the fast charge stations). The batteries are expensive to replace when they do fail and they are also bad for the environment to dispose of.

Electricity from the grid has much lower CO2 emissions than the equivalent produced from burning fossil fuels in a car.  The Tesla model S produces approximately 3 times less CO2 emissions per mile compared to the average gasoline powered car, but this depends on your location and what the power grid is using.  Go to http://www.teslamotors.com/goelectric#electricity to see what it is in your state.