Teslas Hit by 180% Danish Tax on Cars as Green Goals Ditched

This should actually be the title:

> Denmark to tax electric cars like other vehicles by 2020

I personally feel that electric cars should get a tax break. However the title at the moment makes anyone who hasn't read the article think that Denmark are punishing people for buying a Tesla rather than just putting them on even footing with oil-based vehicles.

Now if people want to argue about the pros/cons of giving electric cars a tax break, more power to them. That's a completely legitimate discussion and is based entirely on the reality of what was changed in Denmark.

This article is missing the context that conservative parties recently took power from the previous socialist government after elections in June.

The same thing is going to happen in Norway, and it's so sad.

It's still much better for everyone to ride a bike than a huge luxury electric car. 50% bike commuters is good, but it should be 90%. Of course, outside of the cities bikes are often not a viable alternative, so there is something to be said for tax breaks on electric cars.