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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

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The move would have raised market share of all-electric vehicles in the U.S. Norway, more ambitiously still, aims to eliminate sales of new ICE vehicles by 2025. It stands to reason that Norway is far ahead of the rest of the world in terms of EV adoption. Even if Washington hadn’t buckled to outside pressure, the U.S.

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Tesla Model Y continues to lead auto sales in Norway

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Norway’s plugin electric vehicles took 91.1% share of the auto market in March, down from 91.9% The slight dent in share came from a drop in plugin hybrid volume, against overall market growth. This is likely a temporary blip, the result of a resettling of the market following regulatory changes that came in on January 1st.

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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 auto market is still settling down after policy changes that came in at the start of the year. This is the first time Norway has seen 3 consecutive months with combined plugin share staying above 90% (see graph below). in April 2023, up from 84.2%

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Auto sales drop to new low in Norway

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Norway saw plugin electric vehicles take 76.3% share of the auto market in January, down from 90.5% The January auto market was highly anomalous due to the new year’s introduction of tighter auto emissions and tax increases, which had pulled sales forward into December. year on year. January’s combined plugin result of 76.3%

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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% Petrol vehicles also saw a relative sales surge ahead of increased emissions taxes. Several interesting new BEV models joined the market, and the Tesla Model Y was the overall best seller. Petrol vehicle volumes were 4x to 5x recent seasonal norms.

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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. 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. It Pays To Drive Electric in Norway. in 2018 and 42.4%

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Hertz goes big on EVs, now with 100 Polestar 2s in Australian rental fleet

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Places such as Norway already have extensive airport EV charging stations to cater for vast electric car fleets. Electric cars charging at Norway airport. Electric cars are more expensive to buy than petrol-powered alternatives, but there are big benefits in lower running costs. More money in EVs.

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