No, no free chraging here in Norway, you have to pay. Tesla used to have free charging, but not any more. You pay using an app on your cell phone, and there are several - so that is a nuisance. Anyway, there are strong opinions of being able to pay anywhere using your credit card, so I think there will be a change soon. Charging points are everywhere, both at highways and in the city and of course private. Usually they cope with the demand, but sometimes during holidays, festivity weekends etc. there may be a waiting time to charge. EVs are specially popular in the southern part of Norway, where the population is more dense. Up north and in the countryside matters are different, due to fewer charging points and long distances. A very important incentive for buying an EV is the price, as several taxes are reduced or even omitted when you buy a new car. If you took this away, most certainly the number of new EVs would be reduced. The reason for this is the inconviniences, which of course is the limited range and the limited number of charging points in certain areas. Most EVs have an overly optimistic range estimate, and with a cold and dark climate, li you easily enter "range anxiety mode". In the big cities, I would go for an EV any day. Out in the wilderness, preferably diesel or gasoline. I live in Bergen at the west coast and could do with an EV, but I frequently visit Oslo. The moment I can go 500 km Bergen-Oslo without being forced to charge I would consider an EV, but so far far I will stick to my diesel.
