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Norway isn’t a large country in terms of area or population, but it’s huge on electric vehicles. March 2019 is when the Scandinavian kingdom’s EV sales have surpassed 50 percent market share for the first time, and for 2020, EVs accounted for 54.3 percent of new cars sold.
According to business newspaper Dagens Næringsliv, the Kingdom of Norway moved 141,412 new passenger cars last year. Of the 76,789 electric vehicles sold in 2020, most were for the Audi e-tron, while Tesla came in second place with the Model 3. The Volkswagen ID.3 compact hatchback, Nissan Leaf, Volkswagen e-Golf, and Hyundai Kona Electric followed suit.
No fewer than 9,227 examples of the e-tron were registered in 2020 as opposed to 7,770 for the Model 3 and 7,754 for the ID.3 that effectively replaces the e-Golf. Scandinavian brands Volvo and Polestar couldn’t do better than 2,950 units of the XC40 – including electric, plug-in hybrid, and internal combustion versions - and 2,831 examples of the 2 fastback sedan.
DN expects the market share for EVs to exceed 65 percent in 2021, which sounds feasible if you look at the bigger picture. For starters, taxation differs wildly in comparison to internal combustion-engined vehicles. Secondly, successive governments from across the political spectrum have made great efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by relying less on fossil fuels.
Last but certainly not least, Norway has one of the best charging networks in the world. Oh, and by the way, we shouldn’t forget that the Scandinavian country will ban the sale of ICE cars in 2025. At the current pace, there’s no mistaking that Norway is on track to reach the 2025 target.
The biggest losers of 2020 in Norway are diesel vehicles, which tumbled to 8.6 percent market share compared to 75.7 percent in 2011. Volvo is one of the first automakers to declare diesel obsolete in the aftermath of the Volkswagen emissions scandal that has changed the automotive industry forever, and the Swedish automaker’s plan is to get rid of diesel by 2025.
No fewer than 9,227 examples of the e-tron were registered in 2020 as opposed to 7,770 for the Model 3 and 7,754 for the ID.3 that effectively replaces the e-Golf. Scandinavian brands Volvo and Polestar couldn’t do better than 2,950 units of the XC40 – including electric, plug-in hybrid, and internal combustion versions - and 2,831 examples of the 2 fastback sedan.
DN expects the market share for EVs to exceed 65 percent in 2021, which sounds feasible if you look at the bigger picture. For starters, taxation differs wildly in comparison to internal combustion-engined vehicles. Secondly, successive governments from across the political spectrum have made great efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by relying less on fossil fuels.
Last but certainly not least, Norway has one of the best charging networks in the world. Oh, and by the way, we shouldn’t forget that the Scandinavian country will ban the sale of ICE cars in 2025. At the current pace, there’s no mistaking that Norway is on track to reach the 2025 target.
The biggest losers of 2020 in Norway are diesel vehicles, which tumbled to 8.6 percent market share compared to 75.7 percent in 2011. Volvo is one of the first automakers to declare diesel obsolete in the aftermath of the Volkswagen emissions scandal that has changed the automotive industry forever, and the Swedish automaker’s plan is to get rid of diesel by 2025.
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