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April 2023 – Plug-in car market share continues to grow in Norway

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All other powertrains lost volume YoY, with petrol-only vehicles at their 2nd lowest volume of the modern era (just 112 units), and 3rd lowest share ever, just 1.25% of the auto market. Looking at unit volumes, against the background of a 7.7% overall market drop YoY, BEVs grew volume by 3.7% to 7,471 units.

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

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Buying a new electric car is more or less the same price as buying a nice petrol or diesel car now, ” says Christiana Bu, secretary-general of Norsk elbilforening , the Norwegian EV Association. Furthermore, this doesn’t factor in the savings on lower running costs as well as cheaper ‘fuel’ costs per kilometer.

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ITF analysis finds that societal costs for electric cars and vans range from €7K to €12K more than fossil-fueled equivalents

Green Car Congress

An alternate storyline might highlight the elevated upfront opportunity costs of reducing energy dependency and greenhouse gas emissions via electric cars as opposed to advanced internal combustion engine vehicles and hybrids. personal or societal expenses), as well as how far the car is driven and how much the battery costs to produce.

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EV sales in India surge 41% to 1.66 million units in FY2024 | Autocar Professional

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They point to the sustained demand throughout FY2024 in consumer and market demand for EVs, in the face of stiff petrol and diesel prices as well as CNG (which were marginally reduced in early March 2024 after a long hiatus). Ninety-five percent – 37,70,971 units – of the 3.94 million in FY2024.

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Electric Car Grant | OZEV Explained

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There are many different Government grants available to support, drive and encourage the transition from petrol and diesel vehicles over to plug-in electric vehicles. Ultra-Low Emission Taxi Infrastructure Scheme. . Electric Car Grant. Other schemes include: – On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS).

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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For example, the new IDTechEx report, “Electric Buses and Taxis 2011-2021” forecasts more than 91,000 hybrid electric buses being made in 2021. They will sell for up to 65% more than the price of conventional buses but still have lower total cost of ownership over life.

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NYPD goes green

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It is believed that 20 of the hybrid cars will be unmarked and two of them will be disguised as taxi-cabs. At a cost of $25,391 per vehicle the cars are significantly more expensive than the current petrol vehicles used - the Ford Crown Victoria and the Chevrolet Impala.

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