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Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

Green Car Congress

Without any such policies, the market for alternative-fuel vehicles will remain very niche, with a market share hovering around 1% for the foreseeable future—in other words, hardly greater than today. In Norway, for example, 40% of passenger cars sold in 2017 were either battery-electrics or plug-in hybrids.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

Most automotive manufacturers say they plan to use renewable energy in the future, but for now, most battery production relies on electric grids largely powered by fossil fuels. Norway has the highest per capita number of EVs, which represented. Those tax revenues are necessary for the maintenance of roads. passenger vehicles.