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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. Norway made that plan back in 2016. Sales of Petrol and Diesel car are falling faster that anyone expected. Top 50 car sold in Norway from January to August 2021. Cliff edge. 3 Volkswagen ID.4

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

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Reply ↓ ↑ report 8 Roger Smith 3:45PM (4/25/2009) Why do they even sell the Gas ver of the car in the states the Diesel ver just makes more sense it gets almost twice the mileage of the petrol ver. Motor Trend Magazine has extensive coverage of all cars online including road tests, free videos, buying guides, etc. and 49 mpg.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. They will buy a car and rent or lease the battery and the cost of leasing the battery will be the same as, or less than, the cost theyre paying today for petrol.

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