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Plugin EVs reached a new record market share in Sweden

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Sweden’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicle share continue to grow strongly in December, reaching a record 74.6%, up from 60.7% December’s combined plugin share of 74.6% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). Full year 2022 plugin share stood at 56.1%, up from 45.0% year on year. Full electrics alone took a record 51.3%

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Auto sales drop to new low in Norway

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Norway saw plugin electric vehicles take 76.3% January’s combined plugin result of 76.3% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). The new policies affect both plugins and non-plugins, although the latter are hit much harder. For example, petrol-only vehicles (with relatively high CO2 emissions) are now taxed much higher in Norway.

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April 2023 – Plug-in car market share continues to grow in Norway

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Norway increased its plugin electric vehicle market share to 91.1% This is the first time Norway has seen 3 consecutive months with combined plugin share staying above 90% (see graph below). This is the first time Norway has seen 3 consecutive months with combined plugin share staying above 90% (see graph below). year-on-year.

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EV sales in Norway explode ahead of policy changes

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Norway’s auto market saw plugin EV volume explode to take 87.6% December’s combined plugin share of 87.6% Plugin hybrids (PHEVs) took just 4.8% There are many separate vehicle tax categories in Norway, from simple sales taxes (VAT), to NOx tax, CO2 tax, weight tax, and more. share, their lowest for many years.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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Affordable, convenient, safe and sustainable transport choices should be available for all New Zealanders. Further, in 2020, the Australian car industry signed up to a new voluntary agreement to reduce vehicle CO2 emissions between 2021 and 2030. Vans: 147 g CO2/km. Less travel and mode shift are essential.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Neutral vdex34 @ Apr 19th 2009 8:18PM for the people bitch about garages, how about something that plus into your outdoor outlets, i got like 6 of them in my yard, at least 2 in the front of the house (and my house is over 100 years old) Highly Ranked Decoy @ Apr 19th 2009 8:56PM You can afford a Tesla, but not a garage?

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Before we were saying it will be an awfully long time before we can get the costs down so people can afford it, but actually if you offset the fuel costs, people can afford it." ( Green Car Congress ). 5/17/06 "Plugin hybrids have a lot of promise, especially to displace oil consumption. Reuters ).

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