There seems to be no rest for the owners Electric cars in Norway. The Scandinavian country, where over 20% of the vehicle fleet in circulation is now locally zero-emission and battery-only, seems poised to completely change its approach towards all-electric.
Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygård had already predicted last May that the ministry he heads would carry out an assessment privilege review reserved for owners of electric cars. The rapid spread of all-electric vehicles (which became cheaper than petrol vehicles) ultimately led to an increase in the number of cars on the road and at the same timerevenue fell for the treasury. To encourage EV purchases, the government had guaranteed a 50% reduction in road tax and the elimination of 25% VAT. A long list of privileges that will soon be removed as announced.
Norway, taxes on electric cars are back
According to some estimates, the electric car boom in Norway has triggered one Loss of tax revenue of a good 2 billion euros. A shortcoming the Scandinavian country’s lawmakers are hoping to remedy by scrapping some of the privileges introduced over the last decade.
Above all Norway will reintroduce VAT at 25% also for electric cars. The measure affects premium vehicles priced above 500,000 Norwegian kroner (approx. 50,000 euros) and puts fully electric vehicles (commercially and fiscally) on the same level as vehicles with internal combustion engines.
Anyone who buys a car “on tap” will then have to pay a registration fee, but that may not be the end of the cut in the privileges of electric cars. The government in Oslo is thinking about it reintroduce vehicle tax – road tax, to be clear – to take advantage of the heavier weight of electric cars compared to petrol and diesel cars.
Electric cars taxed by weight: the novelty
Motor vehicle tax in Norway is calculated based on three parameters: CO2 emissions, emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and vehicle weight. Since electric cars emit neither CO2 nor NOx, the Scandinavian legislator is concerned “play” on theirs load to collect the missing crowns.
Specifically, Norway is considering levying a weight surcharge on cars weighing more than one ton. Based on the rumors circulating so far, the New weight tax for electric cars These are said to be fully electric vehicles weighing more than 900 kilograms, with vehicles over 1.4 tons increasing significantly. Motorists would find each other at pay around 1.2 euros per kilogram over 500 pounds.
Who pays the tax on the weight of electric cars?
Unlike the reintroduction of VAT for electric cars over 50,000 euros, the weight tax is weight-related would be paid by all electric vehicles. The “lightest” is the Dacia Spring with its 970 kg weight, but city cars like the 500e and the Renault Zoe also have a tonnage that varies between 1.2 and 1.5 tons. In short, a Christmas gift far from appreciated by electric car owners.