2024-08-21 02:56:33
The share of cars with an internal combustion engine fell to 0.7 percent in Norway. This Scandinavian country has long been an example of how a country can quickly switch to electromobility.
The success of electric cars in the country is also due to tax incentives from the Norwegian government, such as low registration costs, lower road tax and exemption from tolls. In addition, Norway is the cheapest country in the EU (after Luxembourg) in terms of the cost of charging.
Of the 6,456 new passenger cars registered in Norway in July, exactly 5,933 were fully electric, a share of 91.9 percent. In July 2023, this share was about ten percentage points lower, and for the whole of 2023, 82.3 percent of new cars sold in Norway were fully electric, Automotive Online reports. Four years ago, “only” 54.8 percent of newly sold cars in Norway were equipped with an electric motor.
According to the local organization OFV, 45 cars with a traditional internal combustion engine – gasoline – were sold in Norway last month. The best-selling model in Norway in July was the Volkswagen ID.4, followed by the Toyota bZ4X and the Skoda Enyaq.