"Just seven new petrol cars were sold in Norway last month, data shows. The country, which is the frontrunner in the uptake of electric vehicles, shifted a record low number of new fossil-fuel cars in January, information from the Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council (OFV) reveals. Only seven petrol, 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars were registered, while more than 2,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold."
"Car sales were low across the board customers had rushed to buy cars in December to avoid January tax rises but the snub to petrol cars comes as Norway races closer to fully phasing out the sale of internal combustion engines that heat the planet and make extreme weather more violent. The January figures are not a sign that demand has stopped, but a result of the extraordinary final rush before the new year,"
"Analysts say the oil-rich country's electric vehicle boom is the result of high carbon taxes, generous EV subsidies and the lack of a powerful lobby to oppose the transition. The secretary general of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association, Christina Bu, said the data for 2025 certainly doesn't mean the job is over. Two out of three people still drive fossil-fuel cars, she told the Norwegian public broadcaster, NRK."
Just seven new petrol cars were sold in Norway in January, alongside 29 hybrids, 98 diesels and more than 2,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Car sales were low after a December rush to avoid January tax increases, producing a record low for new fossil-fuel registrations. BEVs accounted for 95.9% of new-car sales in Norway last year. Analysts attribute the EV surge to high carbon taxes, generous EV subsidies and the absence of a strong opposing lobby. Used-electric car sales rose 22.7% year-on-year in January, with EVs representing one in four used-car transactions. Two-thirds of drivers still use fossil-fuel cars, indicating continued transition work.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]