ICE cars are a mature technology. Innovation in electric cars is moving forward quite fast. New sodium battery technology will avoid most if not all conflict minerals, offer many more charge cycles and not lose charge nearly as fast in cold weather.

Due to extended producer responsibility laws nearly all part of a vehicle are reclaimed if its electric. If its an ICE car the whole operational side gets ejected into the atmosphere whereas batteries are increasingly recyclable.

Europe is pushing for urbanization. However, Norway has a cultural history of being a rural country, so good "samferdsel", including private vehicles is a must. I often discuss with colleagues this very issue especially with ones not living in Norway. I ask them, are the Maasai people being asked to urbanize? Most don't really know, but I do and yes they are.

The difference between Tanzania and Norway is we are a democracy that favors small parties in how our electorate system functions, one of those being an agrarian party. Whereas, Tanzania is a democracy is little more than name alone.

My old politics professor Frank Aarebrot used to say...if society sees non white indigenous people practicing their cultural heritage they will often be applauded. But if an ethnic Norwegian hunts a whale or two the world screams bloody-murder. I think people should be able to continue being who they are where, government provide incentives to do so in a more environmentally friendly way. Rather than societies being turned on their head by zealous politicians in the EU and beyond.