9 in 10 new cars in Norway now EVs
Norway is on track to become the first country in the world to switch to fully electric vehicles (BEVs). According to data recently published by the Norwegian Road Federation, 89% of new cars will be sold in 2024.
In 2023, the share of BEVs reached 82.4%, up from 79.3% in 2022.
In contrast, in the UK, electric vehicles account for only 20% new car registrations in 2024. Although this was a record figure and increased from 16.5% in 2023. In the USA this figure was only 8% last year up from 7.6%
Secretary General of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association Christina, ma’am says the association hopes the Nordic country will achieve 100% BEV new car sales this year.
“We can already rejoice that electric vehicles have become the natural choice for most people. I firmly believe that this trend will continue and Norway is on track to achieve its target by 2025.”
In 2016, the Norwegian Parliament set a target for all new cars sold in 2025 to be zero-emission. The best selling car in Norway is Tesla Model Y. The powertrain change in Norway is primarily the result of a comprehensive set of government incentives to promote the sale of zero-emission vehicles.
For trucks and buses, last year 12.6% of newly registered heavy vehicles in Norway were classified as zero-emission vehicles, with a target of reaching 100% by 2030, including the use of biogas.
Over 75 years Motor show in Oslo Harald A Møller imports Volkswagen cars, but said goodbye to fossil fuel-powered cars at the beginning of 2024. Now all passenger cars sold at its showroom are electric (EV).
“We believe it is wrong to advise a customer who comes here today to buy ICE. [internal combustion engine] car, because the future is electric,” CEO Ulf Tore Hekneby. told the BBCas he walks around the cars on display. “Long range, high charging speed. It’s hard to go back.”
2025-01-13 14:38:23