......... contrast Sweden and Norway. Norway has the highest per-capita Model S reservations of any country. By the end of 2014, there will be more Model Ss in the Oslo area than in the SF Bay area. Sweden? Although similar to Norway in many ways, there are very few reservations there. The only material difference between these two Nordic neighbors is the suite of pro-EV policies.
Great post Robert. Your last point here is certainly valid, but there is another important difference between Sweden and Norway. Sweden produces cars, and the population prefers to buy domestic, and vote for laws that promote domestic cars (like company car tax compared to income tax). Norway has no such adversion to imported cars, since everything is imported.
This is still minor compared to Norway's pro-EV policies however.
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