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Tonight, a big car company is going to show off its new commitment to electric vehicles by comparing the US to Norway.
We're not going to "EV" our way out of today's transport problems unless we do some other things they're doing. https://www.bicycling.com/news/a20016487/norway-will-spend-almost-1-billion-on-bike-infrastructure/
We're not going to "EV" our way out of today's transport problems unless we do some other things they're doing. https://www.bicycling.com/news/a20016487/norway-will-spend-almost-1-billion-on-bike-infrastructure/
Oslo committed to changing how people got around by investing in public transit and bike lanes: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-03/oslo-bans-cars-builds-a-bike-lane-haven
And in 2017, Oslo limited car traffic and parking in their city center. https://www.fastcompany.com/90294948/what-happened-when-oslo-decided-to-make-its-downtown-basically-car-free
No surprise here, but this also resulted in an actual "vision-zero" for pedestrians and cyclists. https://thecityfix.com/blog/how-oslo-achieved-zero-pedestrian-and-bicycle-fatalities-and-how-others-can-apply-what-worked/
While discouraging cars, they're making transit use and active transport more attractive with new facilities, bike lanes, and pedestrian only zones. https://cleantechnica.com/2019/03/05/oslo-is-almost-car-free-and-likes-it-that-way/
The real uptick in EV adoption has been the e-bike. Sales of e-bikes doubled from 2016 to 2017 from 10k to 20k in Norway. https://www.bike-eu.com/market/nieuws/2017/02/norway-e-bike-sales-doubles-compensating-for-drop-in-overall-market-10128997
We can't trade in IC vehicles for EVs and think that's solved the climate crisis or our transportation woes.
An electric car is still a car.
So if we're looking at Norway, it might be wise to consider what else they're doing.
An electric car is still a car.
So if we're looking at Norway, it might be wise to consider what else they're doing.
Also, take note of the percentage of commercials on tonight's #SuperBowl 
that advertise cars or goods and services related to car ownership.
We're betting it's nearly 60%. And that's the only wager we're placing tonight.
that advertise cars or goods and services related to car ownership. We're betting it's nearly 60%. And that's the only wager we're placing tonight.
