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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% The bestselling vehicle was, again, the Tesla Model Y. This is the first time Norway has seen 3 consecutive months with combined plugin share staying above 90% (see graph below). plugin hybrids (PHEVs). in April 2023, up from 84.2% 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% 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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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% Several interesting new BEV models joined the market, and the Tesla Model Y was the overall best seller. December’s combined plugin share of 87.6% Plugin hybrids (PHEVs) took just 4.8% Norway’s popular BEVs (Tesla Model Y, VW ID.4,

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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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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. More Teslas were sold than Toyota Hiluxes. 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.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Reply Neutral KilgoreTrout @ Apr 19th 2009 5:14PM True, but if I havent been mislead by the documentary I have seen, the Tesla should have an even better solution: you just plug it in any normal home outlet and it doesnt require any special plug. Tesla probably did not sign up because they are already making EV cars.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The turning point came when tiny Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley start-up, announced in 2006 that it would produce a speedy electric sports car powered by those same laptop batteries. 5/17/06 "Plugin hybrids have a lot of promise, especially to displace oil consumption. "The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." Reuters ).

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