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Yeah, they do. Luxury cars are taxed heavily in Denmark. Import tax on new cars can be up to 180%. After removing the subsidy on EVs, Tesla prices became comparable to other cars and sales dropped sharply.

Yes. A new car is subject to a registration tax of 105%, or 150% over ~$16,000. New cars in Denmark are very, very expensive.

http://www.skm.dk/skattetal/satser/satser-og-beloebsgraenser...

> electric car dealers were for a long time spared the jaw-dropping import tax of 180 percent that Denmark applies on vehicles fueled by a traditional combustion engine

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-02/denmark-i...