[cerberusss]

I think you guys are richer, to be honest.

Edit: I replied too fast. I looked it up on Wikipedia and the "purchasing power parity" isn't all that different between, say, Netherlands and Norway. So I can't really explain it.

[Reason077]

“Purchasing power parity” doesn’t apply equally across all products. An equivalent salary in Denmark or Sweden will buy you more groceries than in Norway, but in Norway it will buy you a nicer electric car!

[bipson]

That's the point. Taking what you earn a and live with in Norway, and comparing it with other countries, due to massive subsidies (luxury-tax excemptions that usually apply to cars), a Tesla is an affordable option for an Norwegian looking for a nice car, while this is simply not the case for most other European countries.

The same applies to Denmark and Netherlands to some degree, btw. They just have other subsidizing programs.

E.g. VWs built in Germany are cheaper to import back from Netherlands to Germany, because Netherlands adds more tax to cars in general, VW thus reduces the price for this market, and you I individually don't pay the tax if you export.

[buran77]

> a Tesla is an affordable option for an Norwegian looking for a nice car

Not only that but between the EV incentives and ICE disincentives, a Tesla won't be just affordable, it might end up costing just as much as a lower-end ICE car. The value proposition of the 2 options is reversed so one extracts more value by going the EV route. This has historically been called as "tax benefits for the rich" presumably because most EVs were still out of reach for much of the population. This should equalize now as more cars like Zoe come onto the market, assuming the incentives are there to stay.

[samoa42]

despite your edit, i'd second the purchasing power argument.

source: made vacation in norway and stuff was generally priced around double of what it costs in germany.

seems norwegians are richer.