Norway is leader in use of EV
2023.01.02 10:41
Norway is leader in use of EV
Budrigannews.com – Tesla (NASDAQ:) sold nearly four out of five new cars sold in Norway last year that were powered by batteries. the most popular brand for the second year in a row, according to Monday’s registration data.
Oil-producing Norway has so far exempted battery-powered fully electric vehicles (BEVs) from taxes imposed on rivals using internal combustion engines in an effort to become the first nation to end the sale of gasoline and diesel automobiles by 2025 (ICE (NYSE:).
According to the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), the proportion of new electric vehicles will reach 79.3% in 2022, up from just 2.9% a decade ago and 65 percent in 2021.
For the second year in a row, Tesla topped Volkswagen as the most popular brand in Norway with a 12.2% market share (ETR:). with 11.6%.
The single most popular model of the year was the Tesla Model Y, followed by the electric ID.4 from Volkswagen and the Skoda Enyaq from Skoda.
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