Over 80 percent of new cars sold in Norway were electric in 2023.
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New figures released by the Norwegian Road Federation say 82.4 percent of new cars sold in the country last year were electric, up from 79.3 percent in 2022. Tesla, Toyota, and Volkswagen were the most popular brands, with Tesla’s Model Y making up almost a fifth of new sales. Reuters notes that Norway intends to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in 2025.

Over 80 percent of new cars sold in Norway were electric in 2023::New figures released by the Norwegian Road Federation say 82.4 percent of new cars sold in the country last year were electric, up from 79.3 percent in 2022. Tesla, Toyota, and Volkswagen were the most popular brands, with Tesla’s Model Y making up almost a fifth of new sales. Reuters notes that Norway intends to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in 2025.

  • TheRealKuni@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Plugin Hybrids are a bit different, but are still not electric, and shouldn’t enjoy the tax benefits of being electric, and shouldn’t be included in stats for electric, because they are not.

    I agree they shouldn’t be lumped in with EVs for statistical purposes, but they also shouldn’t be treated the same as ICEs or hybrids. There should still be some measure of the incentives (and penalties) associated with EVs.

    We got a tax break when we bought our PHEV, but a lower one than a full EV would get. We also pay more each year for our vehicle registration for road maintenance (since we pay less in gas tax), but less than a full EV would. This all seems fair to me since we can get anywhere from 25-40 miles of pure EV usage on a full charge (depending on how hard we’re driving and how cold it is outside). We’re averaging around 120mpg over the life of the vehicle, far better than a non-plug-in hybrid could hope to achieve.

    • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      There should still be some measure of the incentives (and penalties) associated with EVs.

      I suppose the easy solution would be to increase tax on gas, and lower it on electricity. That would also be the most fair IMO, but apparently people don’t want that?
      But that would make the hybrid more beneficial according to the gas savings. IDK maybe that somehow isn’t entirely fair either?

    • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      We’re averaging around 120mpg over the life of the vehicle,

      Wow, that’s actually quite good. Congrats.