Norway's electric vehicle sales have increased from less than 1% of total auto sales in 2010 to a whopping 88.9% last year.

Summary

Norway is on track to become the first country to eliminate gasoline and diesel cars from new car sales, with EVs making up over 96% of recent purchases.

Decades of incentives, including tax breaks and infrastructure investments, have driven this shift.

Officials see EV adoption as a “new normal” and aim for electric city buses by 2025.

While other countries lag behind, Norway’s success demonstrates the potential for widespread EV adoption.

  • nogooduser@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    While other countries lag behind, Norway’s success demonstrates the potential for widespread EV adoption.

    Decades of incentives, including tax breaks and infrastructure investments, have driven this shift.

    Basically, if your government really wants it and doesn’t give in to lobbying then they can do it.

    It’s many years of concerted effort with successive administrations keeping up the commitment.

    Our 2024 figure for % of new cars being electric was 19.6% in the UK so I’d be very surprised if we hit the 2030 target of 80% new cars sold being zero emission.