Norway's electric car sales set new world record
- In August, Norwegians purchased 10,480 new electric vehicles, bringing the total to 68,435 in 2024, according to the Norwegian Road Federation .
- Electric vehicles constituted 94.3 percent of new car registrations, influenced by the Tesla Model Y's 18.8 percent sales share.
- Norway aims for 100 percent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2025, earlier than the EU goal, supported by tax benefits for electric models.
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New record in August
Norway plans to only allow emission-free new cars from 2025 - ten years earlier than planned by the EU. On the way there, a new record has been set in the Scandinavian country. In August, almost all newly registered cars were electric - the share was 94.3 percent, the country's transport authority announced on Monday. 10,480 electric cars were newly registered in August. Most of them were a Model Y from the US manufacturer Tesla, which had a mar…
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ORF.at NewsIn August, almost all newly registered cars in Norway were electric.
According to the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), electric vehicles accounted for 94.3 percent. New car sales in Norway in August are a new world record, as sales of electric cars stagnate in the rest of Europe.
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