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EVs reach 90% market share in Norway as the overall auto market falters – Charged EVs

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The days of ICE vehicles in Norway are numbered. Some years ago, the government set a goal of 100% electric sales by 2025, and that goal is well within sight. Battery EVs took a 90% share, as recent tax changes make PHEVs less appealing. A total of 7,380 cars sold in Norway in February, a decrease from last February.

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EVs market share continues to grow in Norway

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February saw Norway’s plugin electric vehicle share continue to grow to 90.1%, from 86.1% All the growth came from full electrics, whilst plugin hybrids lost share. full electrics (BEVs), and 7.0% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). full electrics (BEVs), and 7.0% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). year on year.

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Auto sales drop to new low in Norway

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Norway saw plugin electric vehicles take 76.3% full electrics (BEVs), and 9.8% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). For example, petrol-only vehicles (with relatively high CO2 emissions) are now taxed much higher in Norway. For the midsized SUVs that Norway favours, the additional outlay is roughly 8% to 10%, or more.

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Norway leads the world in moving to EVs

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Norway has offered strong incentives for motorists to switch to Electric Vehicles with strong tax incentives for electric vehicles. ICE vehicles are subject to a significant tax, and electric vehicles are exempt from that tax. As a result, you can get a much better EV, at any price, compared to price-competitive gas cars.

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SEAT to introduce 500 km MEB-based EV, Leon PHEV in 2020

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SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will introduce its first fully electric vehicle in 2020. The EV launch comes as part of a product offensive, in which SEAT will launch one new car every six months until 2020. SEAT is going to launch one new car every six months until 2020. —Luca de Meo.

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Total alternative fuel vehicle reg in Europe up 17.4% in Q2 2015, EVs up 53%; EVs up 78.4% for H1

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Of these, electric vehicle (EV) registrations—Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) + Plug‐in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) + Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs)—significantly grew (+53.0%), rising from 18,024 units in Q2 2014 to 27,575 units in Q2 2015. from the same period the year before.

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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

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With more than 750,000 units sold over the year, the number of electric vehicles in the global parc—primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)—surpassed 2 million units in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2017.

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