Milestone reached: more electric cars than gasoline
There's a country, in northern Europe, where the electric car has overtaken the petrol car. Thanks to tax incentives, more than half Norwegians have chosen volts over octane ratings.
Despite the cold, despite the distances, Norwegians have adopted the electric car (EV). They were somewhat forced to do so. Norway, an oil producer, wants to draw a line under the combustion engine car. In 2025, it will be banned as a new product, from dealerships. At the same time, taxation has been made very favourable for electric cars. Which also benefited from privileges such as free parking. Charging infrastructures have also been installed throughout the country; a country where road trips are sometimes long and slow because of the geography of the country which requires ferry crossings as well as because of a road network with very few motorways.
95% of sales
By the end of 2024, more than 95% of new cars registered in Norway are electric. The number of EVs currently in circulation in this country is 754,303. At the same time, there are 753,905 gasoline vehicles. EVs have therefore surpassed those running on Super. However, Diesel remains. Until 2017, sales of Diesel cars were at the top. This fuel was sought after for the range of vehicles and its consumption. Especially for those who regularly have to make long journeys or live in remote regions beyond the Arctic Circle. There are still nearly a million of them on Norwegian roads. It remains to be seen whether Norwegians, who love diesel, will be in a hurry to switch to electric or not...
(MH with Olivier Duquesne – Source: FranceInfo & Business AM – Picture: © picture alliance / CHROMORANGE | Michael Bihlmayer)