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IIRC Norway has a 200% tax on petroleum-powered vehicles (despite being a huge producer), so this is not terribly surprising.

This makes a Tesla more in the price range of a small- or mid-sized BMW, and I suppose the Leaf would be extremely affordable, making it an obvious choice for anyone who is OK with the logistics of electric cars.

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despite being a huge producer

This is actually very sensible: conserve oil for export, add it to the long-term social fund. The exact opposite of the Saudi approach (burn it cheaply in nonsustainable vanity projects and things like desalinated water for golf courses in a desert)

The Tesla price range in Norway is roughly equivalent to the BMW 320i to 328i.

The Leaf is the same price as a Ford Focus or VW Golf. So if you're looking for a car in this class, there's no extra cost to going electric.

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