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EVs market share continues to grow in Norway

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That low came as a hangover effect of new tax policies active from January 1st, which had pulled-forward a large number of auto sales into November and December. With the new tax policies further disincentivising combustion-only sales, their combined share in February fell to 4.4%, almost a new record low. tons of CO2 per year.

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Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

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Norway leads electric vehicle (EV) adoption, boasting the highest share of new EV purchases worldwide. in 2018 and 42.4% Compared to the USA, where EVs make up only 2% of new car sales, this gives one a good idea of Norway’s strong leadership position in terms of EV market share. Curbing CO2 Emissions with Electric Transport.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

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Shipping is responsible for an estimated 100 crore tonnes of CO2 per year, and 10% of that is shipping oil. of electricity comes from sources that emit no CO2. Support taxing of fossil fuels and using the subsidies to support the shift to Electric Vehicles, with the right incentives and political will change can happen very quickly.

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The 2021 Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron 4-door, 5-passenger EV coupe crossover is here!

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In Norway, which has a huge EV appetite, an incredible 92% of all Audi car deliveries there were e-trons. In May 2018, the VW Group, which owns Audi, committed US$48 billion towards creating electric vehicle batteries and outfitting 16 factories to build electric vehicles by the end of 2022. appeared first on Current EV Blog.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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Our 2020 study , published in Nature Climate Change , found that manufacturing a typical EV sold in the United States in 2018 emitted about 7 to 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide, compared with about 5 to 6 tonnes for a gasoline-fueled vehicle. Norway has the highest per capita number of EVs, which represented.