Truck drivers across Norway are going to be congesting roads by driving at 40kph in the Easter holidays to protest record-high fuel prices caused by the Trump administration.
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Truck drivers across Norway are going to be congesting roads by driving at 40kph in the Easter holidays to protest record-high fuel prices caused by the Trump administration.
If a climate activist mentioned the *possibility* of doing this in a group chat they'd be jailed and fined millions within hours
https://www.nrk.no/sorlandet/_dieselbrolet_-er-i-gang-_-saktegaende-trafikk-flere-steder-1.17827420
@ketan Ah yes, because this is totally the citizens of Norway's fault. /s.
Perhaps they'd have better luck at the US Embassy.
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@CorioPsicologia @ketan Farmers certainly have more claim on fossil fuel use than Americans driving lifted pickup trucks to go to work in office cubicles.
@Patrickoldhiker @CorioPsicologia @ketan
they tried this in my bit of England a year or two ago, on the A12 highway between Suffolk/Essex and London.
It had near 0 effect, as the roads are often so congested anyway no one really noticed the traffic was going that much slower
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@tina @ketan Norway has done very well to electrify a lot of it's cars with grants and incentives and extensive charging points, this hasn't happened in trucking yet obviously so I think it's fair to protest the cost of diesel. I don't think Norwegian truckers are the enemy and I don't think they are against climate preservation or electric lorries but maybe their protest will make some of the Norwegian politicians look into grants for the purchase of electric heavy duty transportation.
Quote: "Det er mulig at ikke alle er klar over hvor enkelt det er å søke om støtte til elektrisk lastebil, så vi ønsker å forklare prosessen noe nærmere. "
Or: 95% of those who apply for government support to buy an electric truck has gotten a positive answer, with between 70 000 and 160 000 Euro paid out.
So there are grants, and fairly big ones. The question is will.
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Truck drivers across Norway are going to be congesting roads by driving at 40kph in the Easter holidays to protest record-high fuel prices caused by the Trump administration.
If a climate activist mentioned the *possibility* of doing this in a group chat they'd be jailed and fined millions within hours
https://www.nrk.no/sorlandet/_dieselbrolet_-er-i-gang-_-saktegaende-trafikk-flere-steder-1.17827420
I sure hope Norwegian electeds get the message on how important this is and take some action to end Trump.
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Truck drivers across Norway are going to be congesting roads by driving at 40kph in the Easter holidays to protest record-high fuel prices caused by the Trump administration.
If a climate activist mentioned the *possibility* of doing this in a group chat they'd be jailed and fined millions within hours
https://www.nrk.no/sorlandet/_dieselbrolet_-er-i-gang-_-saktegaende-trafikk-flere-steder-1.17827420
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My apologies.
And that explains why the motorways are nose to tail electric HGVs@Photo55 @etchedpixels @ketan yes, they're not because noone listened to your genius /s
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Quote: "Det er mulig at ikke alle er klar over hvor enkelt det er å søke om støtte til elektrisk lastebil, så vi ønsker å forklare prosessen noe nærmere. "
Or: 95% of those who apply for government support to buy an electric truck has gotten a positive answer, with between 70 000 and 160 000 Euro paid out.
So there are grants, and fairly big ones. The question is will.
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Truck drivers across Norway are going to be congesting roads by driving at 40kph in the Easter holidays to protest record-high fuel prices caused by the Trump administration.
If a climate activist mentioned the *possibility* of doing this in a group chat they'd be jailed and fined millions within hours
https://www.nrk.no/sorlandet/_dieselbrolet_-er-i-gang-_-saktegaende-trafikk-flere-steder-1.17827420
@ketan On the good side of things, these guys have probably never driven as fuel-efficiently as today!
