Close to Half of All Cars Sold in Norway so Far This Year Are Electric
Norway may be an oil producing country, but that doesn’t mean its citizens aren’t falling in love with electric cars.
Of the new cars sold in the country for the first six months of 2019, nearly half were electric vehicles. Based on data released by the Norwegian Road Federation, 48.4% of the vehicles sold in the first half were powered by a completely electric engine. That’s an increase from 31.2% for all of 2018.
With the increase in electric vehicle sales, Norway has become a leader across the globe. With a goal to curb sales of diesel and petrol engines by 2025, Norway has put policies in place that reward vehicles that don’t use greenhouse emitting fuel to power vehicles. The government gives exemptions to battery-driven cars so they don’t have to pay the heavy taxes that vehicles powered by fossil fuels do.
According to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA), Norway electric car market share stood at 39% in 2017, while Iceland was in second place with 12% share and Sweden rounded out the top three with 6% share.
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Electric vehicle charging up spyderskidoo/iStock Norway may be an oil producing country, but that doesn’t mean its citizens aren’t falling in love with electric cars. Of the new cars sold in the country for the first six months of 2019, nearly half were electric vehicles. Based on data released […]
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