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Almost all new car sales in Norway last month were EVs

The country is miles ahead of any other nation in its transition to
electric vehicles.

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Ben Kesslen
PublishedSeptember 4, 2024
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More than 94% of the new cars registered in Norway last month were
electric vehicles, an all-time high for the Scandinavian nation
quickly adapting to the EV future.

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Norway's Road Information Council said the data puts Norway on track
to its goal in 2025 for all new cars sold to be 100% zero-emissions --
and places it far ahead of any other nation in the so-called
"electric car race."

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Norway has a slew of incentives in place that encourage residents to
buy electric vehicles instead of gas cars. Norwegians pay higher
taxes on cars they purchase that pollute, and lower ones on low and
zero-emission cars. The country also taxes bigger cars more than
smaller ones. EV drivers often pay lower parking fees and can use bus
lanes, too.

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The Road Information Council said that of the 78,832 new passenger
cars in Norway this year, 68,435 were electric.

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Of the cars registered in August, the most popular was the Tesla
Model Y, making up 19% of new car purchases. The second most popular
was the Volvo EX30, another EV. And the third most popular was Skoda
Enyaq, an EV from the Czech automaker.

Norway has a long way to go for truck electrification: just 7% of the
new trucks registered in the country this year were electric, which
is a 57% increase from last year.

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Still, it's miles ahead of the U.S. According to Kelley Blue Book,
EVs made up just 8% of the total new-vehicle sales in the U.S. in the
second quarter.

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