In Norway, significantly more electric cars are now sold than combustion engine vehicles. This is good news for the country, which plans to ban this type of engine from next year.
For many years, the public authorities have been doing everything possible to encouraging motorists to switch to electric cars. And in particular because this engine is cleaner than thermal engines, as several studies on the subject have already proven.
A growing trend
Across Europe, car manufacturers will therefore be banned from selling new cars equipped with petrol or diesel engines from 2035. In the meantime, the major authorities are slowly tightening the screws, in particular with the CAFE regulation which will become more severe from next yearIn addition, the French government continues to offer an ecological bonus to encourage drivers to opt for an electric car.
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Xpeng G6 // Source : XpengIn fact, according to the latest information from the BBCthere is now more electric cars on the country’s roads than internal combustion vehicles. Currently, there are no fewer than 2.8 million private vehicles in circulation in Norway, including 754,303 with zero-emission engines (at the exhaust). Compared to 753,905 petrol or diesel cars according to figures from the Norwegian Road Federation. Impressive figures, and above all a first on the Old Continent.
But this is still not enough for the country, which is multiplying measures to encourage motorists to buy an electric car. As a reminder, the latter plans to purely and simply ban the sale of thermal vehicles not in ten years as in the rest of Europe, but from next yearA radical measure to say the least, which should not be too difficult to achieve given current sales figures.
Many incentives
How does the country manage to encourage drivers to give up petrol and diesel, which are still the majority in Europe? Especially since electric cars are currently losing ground on the continent. Well, you should know that Norway multiplies measures and incentives of all kinds to convince drivers. Thus, the latter has notably decided not to increase taxes on Chinese cars, unlike the rest of Europe.
In addition, it continues to offer financial aid to motorists, unlike Germany which has decided to eliminate the ecological bonus. Furthermore, drivers of electric cars also have the right to travel on bus laneswhich is a very interesting argument. Not to mention the fact that the use of charging stations is facilitated by the obligation to offer a bank card payment terminal on them. Which is also starting to be in force in the rest of Europe.
Finally, parking is often free for electric cars in some cities, as well as tolls on motorways. Among the most successful models are the Tesla Model Y, the Volvo EX30 and the Skoda Enyaq.
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