[bro1999]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-02/denmark-is-killing-tesla-and-other-electric-cars

Odd numbers, sixty percent sales decrease in Denmark but an increase of higher percentage in Sweden and over all increase in EU. Still they are not where proponents think they should be and its a combination of price and limitations f the platform. Denmark's drop coincided with dropping the extravagant tax benefits which is likely to be reversed yet again. In other words ,the majority won't buy unless they get something in return.

Eliminating a government subsidy that allowed EV buyers to dodge a 180% import tax probably had a slight thing to do with the decrease.

 

[Mister Dave]

Eliminating a government subsidy that allowed EV buyers to dodge a 180% import tax probably had a slight thing to do with the decrease.

I wonder what they'd say if we put such a tax on Vestas Wind Systems A/S.

 

[obermd]

Better yet, put a fuel tax on liquid gasoline to account for the environmental costs and oil industry subsidies. This would raise the cost of gasoline for cars somewhere into the low double digits. EVs and alternative power sources get a lot more competitive when you add back the worldwide subsidies the oil industry receives.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

I wonder what they'd say if we put such a tax on Vestas Wind Systems A/S.

They would say "That is protectionism" and put a matching additional duties on other things, as allowed by the WTO. Unless you could successfully argue that wind turbines are luxury goods.

 

[Mister Dave]

Eliminating a government subsidy that allowed EV buyers to dodge a 180% import tax probably had a slight thing to do with the decrease.

Looked into it and I don't think it's an import tax, it's a registration tax. Seems Denmark doesn't much like car or motorcycle owners.

The Nordic nation's Vehicle Registration Tax (Registreringsafgift – RA), though, represents an enormous outlay for motorists almost unheard of elsewhere. Until now, Danish car and motorcycle owners have paid RA on registering their vehicle of 105 percent of its value for vehicles bought for under 81,700 kroner, and 180 percent of the value for vehicles bought for over this price.

https://www.thelocal.dk/20151120/whats-the-deal-with-denmarks-car-registration-tax

Humorous Denmark car buying story: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/9853662/Buying-a-car-in-Denmark-even-a-banger-costs-a-fortune.html

 

[obermd]

After reading more about this it really looks like Denmark doesn't want people to own cars.