Certainly valid that there isn’t a cultural norm for it in the US. With that said, the US still has about 3.3 million EVs on the road. Norway has about 3.4 million cars on the road total.
So it’s a heck of a lot easier to enable 5.5 million people to replace their cars then 330 million people. Size matters as much as the identity we have with it on this one.
As I’m here now, I can attest to the great public transit. However I will also say the large and dispirit nature of their population means the car will still likely rule. Yes many may not afford it, and some prefer the bike (even now in winter) but they seem to love their cars as much as the US given the traffic.
I’m not saying they aren’t downplaying it, but it’s also a population of 5.5 million of highly educated and high per capita income, which makes easier to implement. Small population and people who can afford it.
And this is the nuanced answer that begins to give context to the issue.
Absolutely correct.