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June 2023 – Tesla Model Y is again the bestseller in Norway

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Plugless vehicles will continue to be sold in Norway until plugin options — most likely BEVs — appear in all vehicle segments, and at affordable price points. Norway’s Bestsellers As usual, the Tesla Model Y is again the bestseller, with 3,125 units, almost 3x the volume of the runner up Volkswagen ID.4. YTD cumulative share.

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Big Auto is begging governments to let them go bankrupt as Chinese EVs loom

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The auto industry is electrifying, and all new cars will be electric in the relatively near future. And yet, the auto industry – which is responsible for more pollution than any other sector, at least in rich countries – still lobbies to worsen emissions reduction targets, even when those targets were already pushed back to begin with.

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A third of Aussies back 2030 ICE ban claims Polestar survey

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The government will issue a discussion paper on emissions strategy for auto industry comment and response this month. At the other end of the scale on 20 per cent of Finnish respondents favoured a 2030 ban while Norway was second last with 27 per cent. The European Union recently signed up to a 2035 ICE ban.

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Tesla Model Y wins UK bestseller spot in March

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This is roughly where they are in Norway today. BMW, however, slid from 3rd in Q4, to 6th in Q1. The auto industry body, the SMMT, is forecasting the auto market to be one of the few prospective growth stories of the coming year. Diesels continued to slide, taking just 3.8% share), to 9th in Q1 (3.8%

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EVs dominated the UK car market in December

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4) took December’s second place in BEV market share, and BMW (led by the i4) took 3rd. BMW and Volkswagen brands took second and third spots. Since we reached the end of another year, the UK auto industry association, the SMMT , provided a top 10 chart of the bestselling BEV models for the year.

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In December EVs took more than half of the German car market

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Recall though that Norway and Sweden have already largely moved on from the PHEV phase of the transition, with no major regrets. In fact, if we separate out autos by powertrain variant (e.g., Far outside the top 20, the new BMW iX1 had a strong second month on sale, registering 807 units (from a 77 unit debut in November).

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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New Zealand has the third highest rate of renewable energy as a portion of primary supply in the OECD (after Norway and Iceland). The mining industry as a whole is also being held more accountable globally and parts of the global auto industry are now focusing intently on ethical sourcing. THE BOTTOM LINE.