![]() Cars in Norway are a lot more expensive than elsewhere. “Norway was a very poor country before we discovered oil cars were a luxury item. That means switching to EVs is a much greener option for Norway than for countries whose power is generated mostly by coal plants – and that if it wants to significantly reduce its emission levels, it has little choice but to green its transport sector.ĭriven by the environmental imperative, the government began offering incentives to buy and run electric cars as far back as 1990, first by introducing a temporary exemption from Norway’s exorbitant vehicle purchase tax, which became permanent six years later. Now, a majority of Norwegians will say: my next car will be electric Christina Bu of the Norwegian EV Association Even in 2013 or 2014, people were sceptical. First, despite being a major oil and gas producer, almost all of Norway’s domestic energy comes from a single, and renewable, source: hydropower. The story of how and why that has happened has a straightforward, if unexpected logic. Now, a majority of Norwegians will say: my next car will be electric.” ![]() “Even in 2013 or 2014, people were sceptical. “It’s actually quite amazing how fast the mindset’s changed,” said Christina Bu of the Norwegian EV Electric Vehicle Association. It still has some way to go, but the country looks on course to meet a government target – set in 2016, with full cross-party parliamentary support – of phasing out the sale of all new fossil-fuel based cars and light commercial vehicles by 2025. Last month, in an economy hit by the coronavirus crisis, fully electric cars accounted for just under 60% of Norway’s new car market, and plug-in hybrids just over 15% – meaning three in four of all new cars sold were either wholly or partly electric.
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