It's nearly incomparable. 1. Most of Norway south of Troms/Finnmark isn't really that cold due to proximity to a non-freezing ocean and gulf current, though if you are from Florida or similar it will of course seem chilly. 2. Norway has passenger rail, lots of it. It is clean, timely and most of all, safe & reliable 3. Most Norwegian EV's are in/very near to cities which is where almost everyone lives. 4. Norway has tons of hydro power with which they generate enormous amounts of 24/7/365 electricity. They can circumvent the challenges with current wind & solar 5. Norway has an enormous petroleum industry which funds infrastructure development and a responsible&functional government to boot, and they know how to build and plan infrastructure. 6. Norway is relatively tiny, about the size of Montana with 5.5m people (~1/2 of NYC) and culturally more homogeneous, or let us just say better able to get along well enough be sensible and functional when it comes to common sense decision-making. 7. Norway is immensely and intelligently wealthy, they more or less operate "in the black" and have (largely oil and gas industry-funded) sovereign wealth fund(s) that is the envy of the world. That plus the ability to think and act strategically allows them to plan for the future. The US is substantially different: huge and diverse in most every respect (climate, culture, etc.). We seem to be going in the opposite direction in key respects, and in ways that far transcend the remarkable ability of recreational right/left political angst to stifle most meaningful accomplishments. Norway's not perfect of course but the US, with its geography, sheer size and lack of common culture & discipline, etc., simply lacks the essential infrastructure, resources and most importantly decision-making to achieve what Norway is able to do with relative ease. There are a lot of arguments for and against EV's and to each his own, but IMO, for purposes other than short-range commuting for folks with their own heated garages and charging stations, EV's are really not now a good solution in the north, esp. rural and mountainous regions of the US. I would say let them grow in popularity and evolve in other parts of the country (Phoenix & solar power come to mind) and if&when it makes sense and the infrastructure is developed & built, they might make better sense up here. Personally, I'm betting on smart American engineers to eventually achieve breakthroughs in hydrogen or other technologies that are even more effective. For the next decade, unless I learn there are a hundred or so US nuke power plants already in the works to make electricity, I think diesel makes more sense than gas or EV.
