Norway nears 100% goal of all-electric cars
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Norway nears 100% goal of all-electric cars

Raw Story  

by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES Almost 96 percent of new cars registered in Norway in January were electric, an unparalleled number in the world and close to the country's goal of selling only zero-emission vehicles as of this year. "But if we want to cross the finish line with 100 percent electric cars, it will be necessary to maintain the incentives that make it profitable to choose an electric car over other models," he added. Despite being a major oil and gas producer, Norway aims for all new cars sold to be "zero emission" starting in 2025, which is 10 years ahead of the goal set by the European Union, of which Norway is not a member. "We should finish the year at between 95 and 100 percent, and probably even in the high end of this range," Christina Bu, head of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association, told AFP.

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EV switching blueprint? The European country where 90% of new cars are already electric
3 weeks, 6 days ago

EV switching blueprint? The European country where 90% of new cars are already electric

Daily Mail  

Britain must vastly accelerate its transition to electric vehicles in the next decade, the country's climate change advisers said this week. The blueprint to EV transition: Fully electric vehicles accounted for 88.9% of all new cars in Norway in 2024 - here's how it has encouraged its drivers to switch to battery power. Fully electric vehicles accounted for 88.9 per …

Electric cars took 89% of Norway market in 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Electric cars took 89% of Norway market in 2024

Raw Story  

Electric cars accounted for 89 percent of the new cars sold in Norway last year, a report said Thursday, pushing the country closer to reaching its goal of going fully electric by 2025. Despite being a major oil and gas producer, Norway aims for all new cars sold to be "zero emission" starting in 2025, which is 10 years ahead …

The UK will consult on sales targets for automakers during the transition to electric vehicles
4 months ago

The UK will consult on sales targets for automakers during the transition to electric vehicles

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s new Labour government will launch a consultation on auto manufacturers’ sales targets during the transition to electric vehicles, following the decision by Stellantis, the owner of Vauxhall, to close its van factory in southern England at the potential cost of 1,100 jobs. Reynolds confirmed plans to review the ZEV mandate as part of a consultation on the …

New petrol car sales tumble while EVs rise as manufacturers push electric vehicles with targets looming
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

New petrol car sales tumble while EVs rise as manufacturers push electric vehicles with targets looming

Daily Mail  

New car sales fell by 6 per cent in October, marking only the second time registrations have gone into reverse this year. UK new car sales fell by six per cent in October, the second time the new car market has shrunk this year In October, businesses, fleet and private buyers registered 144,288 new passenger cars, the latest figures from …

Electric vehicles: What can the UK government learn from Norway?
6 months, 1 week ago

Electric vehicles: What can the UK government learn from Norway?

The Independent  

The UK’s transition to electric vehicles is a critical component in the government’s strategy to combat climate change and achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Additionally, the government has introduced tax incentives, such as the benefit-in-kind tax rate, which is currently set at a favourable two per cent for electric company cars. SMMT has called on the government to halve …

Seven in ten electric vehicles will be stung with the additional £410-a-year 'luxury car' premium tax when VED exemption ends next year
8 months ago

Seven in ten electric vehicles will be stung with the additional £410-a-year 'luxury car' premium tax when VED exemption ends next year

Daily Mail  

The end of electric vehicle car tax exemptions from next year could kill off demand for greener cars in Britain, a new report is warning. Auto Express said it will 'create further cost barriers' preventing the switch to battery cars In the Autumn Budget of 2022, former Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that electric cars will no longer be exempt from …

Norway could become first country to have more electric cars than petrol
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Norway could become first country to have more electric cars than petrol

The Independent  

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Electric car sales overtake diesels in 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Electric car sales overtake diesels in 2022

Daily Mail  

Sales of electric cars outstripped diesels for the first time last year – but the charging network needed to keep them on the road is failing to keep pace. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said the lack of chargepoints for drivers during long journeys was putting buyers off electric cars Electric overtakes diesel for the first time: Battery-powered …

Drop in demand for electric cars as cost of living crisis bites
2 years, 3 months ago

Drop in demand for electric cars as cost of living crisis bites

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The market is on thin ice where mass electric adoption is concerned Erin Baker, …

Over 300,000 electric cars in Netherlands, with Almere leading the charge
2 years, 4 months ago

Over 300,000 electric cars in Netherlands, with Almere leading the charge

NL Times  

Although electric vehicles still make up only a small percent of cars in the Netherlands, they are rapidly gaining popularity. In the first nine months of 2022, nearly 21 percent of all cars sold were emissions-free, according to De Volkskrant. Vlieland, Pekela and Westerwolde were the municipalities with the fewest electric cars at less than 1 percent. Hybrid cars are …

EVs and hybrids account for 43% of third-quarter EU new car sales
2 years, 4 months ago

EVs and hybrids account for 43% of third-quarter EU new car sales

The Hindu  

Electric and hybrid vehicles accounted for 43% of sales of new cars in the European Union in the third quarter, data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association showed on Thursday. Fully electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hybrids made up less than 40% of all sales in the same period last year, the association said. More than one in 10 cars …

Australia's EV sales are lagging. What can we learn from world leader Norway?
3 years, 4 months ago

Australia's EV sales are lagging. What can we learn from world leader Norway?

ABC  

A combination of cheaper electric vehicles and generous financial incentives has seen an unprecedented number of Norwegians switching from diesel-powered cars to battery ones over the past decade. As it happens, Australia is at a similar point to where Norway was at in 2011, with EVs making up about 1.6 per cent of new car sales. An "aggressive push" to …

European Union to Put End on Sale of New Petrol and Diesel Cars by 2035
3 years, 8 months ago

European Union to Put End on Sale of New Petrol and Diesel Cars by 2035

News 18  

The European Commission wants to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035, under a massive plan to fight climate change unveiled recently. “As a result, all new cars registered as of 2035 will be zero emission," the statement announcing the plan said. “We see that people want these developments, there’s been a huge increase in the …

Europe aims to kill gasoline and diesel cars by 2035
3 years, 8 months ago

Europe aims to kill gasoline and diesel cars by 2035

CNN  

London CNN Business — The European Union has announced plans to end the sale of polluting vehicles by 2035, an ambitious goal that would put hybrid cars on the endangered species list and usher in a rapid and dramatic shift to fully electric models. The European Commission said Wednesday that it wants to require the auto industry to slash the …

Electric vehicles will become more affordable than ICE models in Europe by 2027: Study
3 years, 10 months ago

Electric vehicles will become more affordable than ICE models in Europe by 2027: Study

Firstpost  

A drop in battery costs and use of dedicated production lines will make EVs more accessible for the masses. Electric cars will be cheaper to build than fossil fuel vehicles across Europe within six years and could represent 100 percent of new sales by 2035, according to a study published Monday. Carmakers are shifting en masse to electric and hybrid …

Electric cars will be cheaper than petrol by 2027
3 years, 10 months ago

Electric cars will be cheaper than petrol by 2027

Daily Mail  

Cheaper than petrol cars: A new report claims all EVs will be less expensive than models with internal combustion engines by 2027 A new report has claimed that by 2027 electric cars will be cheaper to produce than models with petrol and diesel engines. The study claims that lower costs will drive a surge in EV demand, predicting that more …

Four in five drivers say electric cars are still too expensive
3 years, 11 months ago

Four in five drivers say electric cars are still too expensive

Daily Mail  

Four in five motorists think electric cars are still too expensive for them to purchase, a comprehensive survey has found. Cuts to the Plug-in Car Grant mean some of the latest models - like the 2021 World Car of the Year Volkswagen ID.4 - are no longer eligible to benefit from the incentive Not one Tesla electric car qualifies for …

Drivers predict there will be more electric cars than diesels in the UK by 2030
4 years, 1 month ago

Drivers predict there will be more electric cars than diesels in the UK by 2030

Daily Mail  

The general consensus among motorists is that there will be more electric cars on UK roads by 2030 than diesels, a huge poll of drivers has found. Diesel to be overtaken by electric by 2030: Motorists have had their say and believe there will be more zero-emission cars on the the road by the end of the decade than oil …

Norway becomes first country to sell more electric cars than petrol vehicles
4 years, 2 months ago

Norway becomes first country to sell more electric cars than petrol vehicles

The Independent  

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Electric cars hit record 54% of sales in Norway as VW overtakes Tesla
4 years, 2 months ago

Electric cars hit record 54% of sales in Norway as VW overtakes Tesla

CNN  

London CNN Business — Battery electric vehicles accounted for more than half of all cars sold in Norway last year, putting the country way out in front in efforts to kill off the internal combustion engine. Record electric vehicle sales in 2020 means the country is now ahead of schedule, according to Oyvind Solberg Thorsen, CEO of the Norwegian Road …

Over 500,000 Full-Electric Cars Sold in Europe in 2020, Over a Million Vehicles Including Hybrids
4 years, 3 months ago

Over 500,000 Full-Electric Cars Sold in Europe in 2020, Over a Million Vehicles Including Hybrids

News 18  

This past November, Europe passed the symbolic milestone of half a million electric cars sold in the region. If we add in plug-in hybrid vehicles, over a million electrified cars have already been sold this year. When it comes to 100% electric cars, this figure could brush past the 600,000 milestone by the end of the year, representing one new …

How Norway Convinced Drivers To Switch To Electric Cars
4 years, 11 months ago

How Norway Convinced Drivers To Switch To Electric Cars

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Americans love their cars — their gas-guzzling, air-polluting, smog-producing cars. “These things take time, because you need those first guys willing to break the mold, buy an EV and tell their pals, ‘Shut up, this car is awesome!’” said Daniel Milford Flathagen, 36, from Trondheim, a government agency employee who waited 18 months for a Hyundai Kona …

Sales of electric vehicles rise by 144 per cent as diesel cars decline in popularity
5 years, 2 months ago

Sales of electric vehicles rise by 144 per cent as diesel cars decline in popularity

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In a depressed new car market, sales of electric vehicles …

Honda will sell only electric and hybrid cars in Europe from 2022
5 years, 5 months ago

Honda will sell only electric and hybrid cars in Europe from 2022

CNN  

London CNN Business — Europeans who want to buy a Honda powered exclusively by gasoline or diesel need to act quickly. The Japanese carmaker announced Wednesday that it will sell only electric and hybrid vehicles in Europe starting in 2022, three years earlier than previously planned. “The pace of change in regulation, the market, and consumer behavior in Europe means …

How Volvo is helping to electrify the car market
5 years, 5 months ago

How Volvo is helping to electrify the car market

The Independent  

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Here’s how 6 countries are stepping up to meet the Paris climate goals
5 years, 6 months ago

Here’s how 6 countries are stepping up to meet the Paris climate goals

LA Times  

World leaders are gathering in New York for Monday’s Climate Action Summit. Four years after the Paris climate accord was inked, countries’ promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions remain too weak to meet the agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to “well below” 2 degrees Celsius. But it is also at the top of two other lists: it is one …

Electric car ownership in NL now costs the same as petrol, diesel models
5 years, 6 months ago

Electric car ownership in NL now costs the same as petrol, diesel models

NL Times  

This post was produced with support from Besteonderdelen.nl. The monthly costs of driving an electric car in the Netherlands is currently only 1 percent higher than the costs of driving cars that run on petrol or diesel, according to car leasing company LeasePlan's annual Car Cost Index. In the Netherlands, the monthly costs involved in driving an electric car is …

Electric cars to hold more value after 5 years than gas, diesel models: ING
5 years, 9 months ago

Electric cars to hold more value after 5 years than gas, diesel models: ING

NL Times  

This post was produced with support from Reservedelenstore. Electric cars will do a better job of retaining value in second-hand vehicle sales when compared to motor vehicles that make use of more common combustion engines, according to a report published by economists at Dutch bank ING. "The demand for used electric cars will exceed supply, resulting in rising used car …

Electric cars in Europe would only cut global CO2 emissions by 0.4%
5 years, 10 months ago

Electric cars in Europe would only cut global CO2 emissions by 0.4%

Daily Mail  

If all European motorists switched to electric cars it would barely put a dent in the world's carbon dioxide emissions, an industry expert warned this week. Roberto Vavassori, president at CLEPA, the European Association of Automotive Suppliers, said CO2 outputs would fall by just 0.4 per cent if all vehicles in Europe were replaced with pure electric models overnight. Little …

For the first time ever, electric cars outsold gas and diesel vehicles in Norway
5 years, 11 months ago

For the first time ever, electric cars outsold gas and diesel vehicles in Norway

CNN  

CNN — Electric vehicles outsold gas and diesel models in Norway for the first time ever last month, accounting for 58.4% of all vehicle sales. Norway is a leader in the adoption of zero-emission vehicles and the government has set an ambitious goal to stop selling new gas and diesel passenger cars and vans by 2025. In March, 18,375 new …

Denmark plans to ban sale of new petrol,diesel cars from 2030 to promote EVs
6 years, 5 months ago

Denmark plans to ban sale of new petrol,diesel cars from 2030 to promote EVs

Firstpost  

The plan requires parliamentary approval to become law and will be presented to parliament next week. Denmark has proposed a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 and hybrid from 2035, joining international efforts to promote electric-only vehicles to reduce air pollution and combat climate change. Britain and France have both pledged to ban new …

Volvo vows half of all cars it sells in 2025 will be fully electric
6 years, 11 months ago

Volvo vows half of all cars it sells in 2025 will be fully electric

Daily Mail  

Volvo has set itself the target of half of its vehicle sales being made up of pure electric cars by 2025. Electric pledge: Volvo previous committed to only making 'electrified' models from 2019, and now it wants half of its sales by 2025 to be made up by battery electric models Volvo sold 46,139 new cars in the UK last …

Who wants to kill the electric car again?
7 years, 4 months ago

Who wants to kill the electric car again?

Salon  

Senate Republicans rolled out their version of a tax reform bill last week, and unfortunately, it's working from the same idea as the House version: Slash taxes for the rich and corporations and attempt to pay for it by increasing the deficit and jacking up effective tax rates on middle-class families. As Salon reported earlier this month, Senate Republicans are …

Volvo Plans To Go All-Electric. New Data Suggest Others Won’t Be Far Behind.
7 years, 8 months ago

Volvo Plans To Go All-Electric. New Data Suggest Others Won’t Be Far Behind.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Volvo Cars became the first major automaker to all-but abandon the combustion engine when it announced plans on Wednesday to build an electric motor into every car by 2019. By 2040, electric vehicles are predicted to make up 54 percent of worldwide new car sales, or 64 million automobiles, according to the latest projection. In May, Volkswagen …

Swedish student start-up signs deal to build electric cars for Siemens
7 years, 11 months ago

Swedish student start-up signs deal to build electric cars for Siemens

The Independent  

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Half of all new cars in Norway are now electric or hybrid
8 years ago

Half of all new cars in Norway are now electric or hybrid

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Norway said that electric or hybrid cars represented half of new registrations in the country …

Oslo to become the first European capital to ban cars in 2019
9 years, 5 months ago

Oslo to become the first European capital to ban cars in 2019

Daily Mail  

Oslo will soon become a motor-free metropolis with cars being banned from the city centre from 2019 in an attempt to reduce pollution, local politicians announced on Monday. Motor-free metropolis: Cars will be banned from the centre of Oslo from 2019 to reduce pollution in the Norwegian capital The newly elected city council, made up of the Labour Party, the …

Dutch-subsidized electric cars quickly sold abroad: report
9 years, 11 months ago

Dutch-subsidized electric cars quickly sold abroad: report

NL Times  

About twelve percent of electric cars purchased in the Netherlands with generous tax breaks and subsidies are eventually sold off abroad, data provided by VWE to the Financieele Dagblad. Owners of plug-in electric cars in Norway are also exempted from paying road tolls. Besides Norwegians, Russians and German are also major buyers of the Dutch-subsidized electric cars. “The government may …

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