Why do new energy vehicles choose Norway for the first stop?

Recently, I saw more and more electric vehicles on the road, and most of them are also domestic brands, such as BYD, Xiaopeng, and Weilai, remembering that in 2021, there are already domestic electric vehicle brands going abroad and moving towards the world. But also found that the first stop of the brand out of the sea is often to choose Norway, Norway is a "cold" Nordic small country, the cold is not friendly to the use of electric vehicles, the population base is not large, it means that the car market will not be too large, then what is the attraction of Norway?

The geography is very friendly

Norway is mostly mountainous and abundant in precipitation throughout the year, bringing water resources that cannot be reached by other countries, while Norway's wind resources are also abundant, rich natural resources bring cheap electricity; in addition, as a Nordic country, Norway is close to the Arctic Circle but not as cold as expected, benefiting from the Atlantic Current, most of Norway belongs to the temperate marine climate, such as the Norwegian capital Oslo, the average temperature throughout the year is around 7 degrees, and the average temperature in summer is about 20 degrees. The average temperature in winter is rarely below minus 5 degrees, and the battery of electric vehicles does not perform very poorly in such a temperature environment. Norway is located in Northern Europe, although the land area is not large and the population is not large, but such conditions also make norwegians not have high requirements for electric vehicle endurance, because the land area is so large, even if the intercity travel, electric vehicles can meet the requirements. Landing in Norway, and then taking the opportunity to force the European market, I believe this is also the European market goal of many domestic electric vehicle companies.

The acceptance of electric vehicles is higher

Taking 2020 as an example, among the 141,000 new cars sold in Norway, pure electric vehicles are about 76,000, accounting for about 54%, and just past November 2021, pure electric vehicles have increased to 74% of the sales share of the month, please note that this is pure electric data, not including hybrid new energy, behind the high sales represents the Norwegian people's acceptance of electric vehicles is generally very high, but the deep reason is that Norwegians use electric vehicles very conveniently. Norway's land area is not large, but the charging pile coverage rate is far more than other countries, at the end of 2020, Norway's charging pile reached 18,500, so that Norwegians can not fully experience the "mileage anxiety", while driving electric vehicles in Norway can also enjoy tolls, parking fees, congestion charges and other benefits, and even use bus lanes during rush hour, which is a lot of benefits. Not inferior to the experience of a petrol car, but enjoying more benefits, which makes Norwegians generally very receptive to electric vehicles.

The government's various policies have been vigorously supported

Norway will directly ban the sale of fuel vehicles in 2025, and may be the first country in the world to put a ban on the sale of fuel vehicles into action. At the same time, Norway is tariff-free for imported electric vehicles, which is very different from the practice of the United States, which imposes a 25% tariff on imported cars, which leads to an increase in the price of electric vehicles if they are imported into the United States, resulting in a decline in product competitiveness. In addition, Norway in the electric vehicle trading link, do not need buyers to pay purchase tax and value-added tax, the government's strong support for electric vehicle policies, so that the current Norwegian electric vehicle penetration rate is much higher than the rest of the world.

Maybe just like smart phones replaced feature phones, maybe just like online video replaced video discs, electric vehicles to replace fuel vehicles will also be unstoppable, Norway also provides a blueprint for the world, when 2025 Norway fired the first shot of banning the sale of fuel vehicles, I hope that Chinese electric vehicle companies will also overtake in the corner, and also have their own benchmarking position in the world automotive industry.