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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% This is the first time Norway has seen 3 consecutive months with combined plugin share staying above 90% (see graph below). This is the first time Norway has seen 3 consecutive months with combined plugin share staying above 90% (see graph below). year-on-year.

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How Safe Are EVs for Fleets?

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As The Guardian reports, “In Norway, which has the world’s highest proportion of electric car sales, there are between four and five times more fires in petrol and diesel cars , according to the directorate for social security and emergency preparedness.” Now, EVs can handle short and long-distance trips.

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

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“We need to do some work with our landlords in airports so we can charge those cars,” says Macneill, adding that most charging is likely to be done by 22kW AC chargers, with occasional faster DC chargers at some locations. Places such as Norway already have extensive airport EV charging stations to cater for vast electric car fleets.

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Drive Electric Submission on the EECA Consultation Document, ‘Developing a Short Term Roadmap’ for the Public Electric Vehicle Charging Network.

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Therefore, investment in charging infrastructure must lead the transition to light Electric Vehicles to give buyers the confidence that they can charge their vehicles, as easily (if not more easily) as they can fill their petrol tanks at a petrol station. Hydrogen Fuel Cell powered DC Fast Chargers).

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

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With the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel across the country and the increasing number of electric vehicles available in New Zealand, we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. Petrol and diesel vehicles both use internal combustion engines (ICEs).

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

Drive Electric

With the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel across the country and the increasing number of electric vehicles available in New Zealand, we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. Petrol and diesel vehicles both use internal combustion engines (ICEs).