▲ 297 ▼ This is what it looks like to truly be one of the wealthiest countries (lemmy.world) submitted 1 month ago by jaykrown@lemmy.world to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net 77 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jdr@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 month ago (6 children) But where did you get that money Norway? Hmmm? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Nurgus@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago* (5 children) Invested their oil wealth in a massive highly diverse sovereign wealth fund generations ago. Nothing was stopping other countries from doing the same thing. But state investment is "ARGFFHG SOCIALISM BZZZZTT WANT TO BE LIKE VENEZUELA??" so we didn't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] jdr@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 month ago (4 children) Nothing was stopping other countries from doing the same thing. Except for having large quantities of oil, conveniently discovered after the country was stable and industrialized. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) The US also has lots of oil permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jdr@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago That is totally correct permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nurgus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Indeed. It's almost like my comment was aimed squarely at certain countries. My own UK and the USA being particularly in mind. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 month ago France has very little oil and EV purchases this summer hit around 45%. So it's doable. High oil prices helps ofc :-) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nurgus@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago* (5 children) Invested their oil wealth in a massive highly diverse sovereign wealth fund generations ago. Nothing was stopping other countries from doing the same thing. But state investment is "ARGFFHG SOCIALISM BZZZZTT WANT TO BE LIKE VENEZUELA??" so we didn't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] jdr@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 month ago (4 children) Nothing was stopping other countries from doing the same thing. Except for having large quantities of oil, conveniently discovered after the country was stable and industrialized. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) The US also has lots of oil permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jdr@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago That is totally correct permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nurgus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Indeed. It's almost like my comment was aimed squarely at certain countries. My own UK and the USA being particularly in mind. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 month ago France has very little oil and EV purchases this summer hit around 45%. So it's doable. High oil prices helps ofc :-) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jdr@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 month ago (4 children) Nothing was stopping other countries from doing the same thing. Except for having large quantities of oil, conveniently discovered after the country was stable and industrialized. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) The US also has lots of oil permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jdr@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago That is totally correct permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nurgus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Indeed. It's almost like my comment was aimed squarely at certain countries. My own UK and the USA being particularly in mind. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 month ago France has very little oil and EV purchases this summer hit around 45%. So it's doable. High oil prices helps ofc :-) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) The US also has lots of oil permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jdr@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago That is totally correct permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nurgus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Indeed. It's almost like my comment was aimed squarely at certain countries. My own UK and the USA being particularly in mind. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 month ago France has very little oil and EV purchases this summer hit around 45%. So it's doable. High oil prices helps ofc :-) permalink fedilink source parent