One follow-up:
Norway first introduced a weight tax in 1927 (see link below), and that included EVs (4 kroner per 100kg for EVs and 6 kroner for others). EVs were exempted in the 1990s. In 2023 the exemption was removed.
Norway first introduced a weight tax in 1927 (see link below), and that included EVs (4 kroner per 100kg for EVs and 6 kroner for others). EVs were exempted in the 1990s. In 2023 the exemption was removed.
www.skatteetaten.no
No, not suggested here. I was extrapolating from a very brief read of your opinion piece (without translation...), which seemed to suggest subsidies should account for emissions in production. My extrapolation was that this is equivalent to taxes based on emissions overseas.
It's certainly reasonable, although the speed of change can be questioned.
- EVs in Norway already pay tax according to weight, which is supposed to cover road and tyre wear.
- Introducing taxes in Norway for emissions overseas would be new, and one would have to ask why only EVs.
- EVs in Norway already pay tax according to weight, which is supposed to cover road and tyre wear.
- Introducing taxes in Norway for emissions overseas would be new, and one would have to ask why only EVs.
Great interview with @halsevesenet.bsky.social about the situation.
Elbilmomsen forsvinner gradvis - hva skjer da?
Elbilmomsen skal gradvis fases ut - først vil regjeringen senke momsgrensen på nye elbiler fra 500.000 til 300.000. Vi spør Askill Harkjerr Halse fra TØI hva det betyr for elbilsalget.
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The 500,000 kr limit on sales-tax exemption was introduced in 2023. Prior to that, all BEVs were fully exempted from sales tax, which is 25%.
This is a "suggested" budget because this is a minority government, and the budget must be negotiated with four minor parties.
The goal of 100% BEVs in new car sales by 2025 has effectively been reached, and incentives are expensive. The govt's suggestion is a sharp change in incentives, rather than the gradual changes recommended by many.
Norway's government presents its suggested budget for 2026 today. Includes reducing the sales-tax exemption for BEVs from 500,000 kroner to 300,000 kr: a 500,000 kr (~USD50,000) BEV will cost 50,000 kr (~USD5,000) more.
Lekkasjene stemmer: Regjeringen vil gjøre elbiler dyrere fra neste år av
Jens Stoltenbergs første forslag til statsbudsjett etter comebacket i norsk politikk er offentliggjort.
www.nrk.no
It looks an interesting read, so I'll have a look. But I didn't leave Twitter because I'm "left"; I left because it became so toxic. It's clear that there's a lot of important stuff still going on there, but it's also a huge drain of energy just being exposed to the anger and shouting every day.
NOAA data show Mauna Loa was about to be deluged, but perhaps the US government shutdown has saved it just in time?
robbieandrew.github.io/ppm/
robbieandrew.github.io/ppm/
The report is available for download here: www.globalccsinstitute.com/global-statu...
Global Status of CCS
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Update of the Global CCS Institute's report due out today, webinar starts in under an hour.
Global Status Report
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Stans i elektrifisering av sokkelen betyr lite for kraftbalansen🔌Å nærme seg vedtatte mål for solkraftproduksjon og strømsparing er mye viktigere for kraftbalansen i Norge.
Det er en av mange poenger vår ferske tilnull kvartalsrapport. Les mer her: www.klimastiftelsen.no/aktuelt/ny-r...
Det er en av mange poenger vår ferske tilnull kvartalsrapport. Les mer her: www.klimastiftelsen.no/aktuelt/ny-r...
tilnull kvartalsrapport 3 | 2025
En vellykket klimaomstilling handler om mye mer enn å kutte utslipp. En helt sentral komponent i omstillingen er det grønne energiskiftet. Derfor gjør vi et dypdykk i Norges energiskifte i denne kvart...
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Well then you'd be unlikely to find gasoline that would be cheaper than that!
US: How much it costs to drive an EV depends on where you charge (home or fast charger), electricity prices, and gas prices, and these last two vary a LOT by state. You can look up your own state here.
How Much It Costs to Drive an E.V. and a Gas Car in Every State
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The credit is that emissions didn't go up. They still need to come down!
No, IEA is not leap-year adjusted (just checked). And it's +0.4% for energy plus industrial processes (i.e. an estimate of total).
Those 26 countries cover 85% of global cement emissions, but data lags vary widely.
Probably somewhere -1% to +1%. China is down, but enough other countries are up (Egypt up >30% YTD!) that there's a lot of compensation. I have some 2025 data for 26 countries, and if I just use those directly, I get -0.7%. But China's annual is often closer to zero than monthly data suggest.
Makes little difference for China, but CM includes international transport in each country's emissions totals here.