Truck drivers across Norway are going to be congesting roads by driving at 40kph in the Easter holidays to protest record-high fuel prices caused by the Trump administration.
If a climate activist mentioned the *possibility* of doing this in a group chat they'd be jailed and fined millions within hours
https://www.nrk.no/sorlandet/_dieselbrolet_-er-i-gang-_-saktegaende-trafikk-flere-steder-1.17827420
@david_preston @ketan But the climate, now, it IS.
And it doesn't play well with diesel.
Quote: "Det er mulig at ikke alle er klar over hvor enkelt det er å søke om støtte til elektrisk lastebil, så vi ønsker å forklare prosessen noe nærmere. "
Or: 95% of those who apply for government support to buy an electric truck has gotten a positive answer, with between 70 000 and 160 000 Euro paid out.
So there are grants, and fairly big ones. The question is will.
@david_preston @ketan I'd say so, yes. If you need to buy a new truck, then 1.6 million NOK does quite a good bit to offset the extra cost.
In particular since companies can deduct rather a lot of their expenses from tax as it is.
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