Nine in 10 new cars in the country are now battery-powered, and it aims to hit 100% later this year.

Summary

Norway leads the world in electric vehicle (EV) adoption, with EVs making up nearly 90% of new car sales in 2024 and over 30% of all cars on its roads.

This shift, driven by decades of policies like tax exemptions for EVs, higher taxes on fossil fuel cars, and perks like free parking, has put Norway on track to phase out new fossil fuel car sales by 2025.

The country’s wealth, renewable hydroelectric power, and extensive charging network have enabled its EV revolution, serving as a model for other nations.

  • splonglo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    17 days ago

    Amazing how easily it’s happened with barely any effort. We could have fixed climate change 50 years ago but the fossil fuel industry wanted their money so now the earth is fucked

    • The Octonaut@mander.xyzEnglish
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      17 days ago

      To be absolutely clear, Norway has achieved this by selling oil to other countries. This wasn’t a heroic sacrifice or noble vanguard effort.

      • WoodScientist@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        17 days ago

        The ability to pay for subsidies has no relation to the source of the funds. What matters is GDP, overall national wealth. And Norway is only slightly ahead of the US. Considering the US’s far superior manufacturing capability, if Norway could go all electric, than the US certainly could have by now. Norway’s had to import almost all its electric cars; the US can make its own cars.

          • Threeme2189@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            17 days ago

            Because the whole internet is America, at least that’s what Americans think.

            I’m kidding, he/she/they probably wanted to provide an example of a country with a similar GDP that is in the exact opposite position.

    • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      17 days ago

      Yeah. It’s the range that’s killer. EVs can run in cold all day long. But running heavy duty heating to keep the cabin comfortable and the windows clear of ice, plus heating the battery pack to maintain performance, can cut the already overstated manufacturer range down by 30-40% or more. Which can bring a marginally OK travel range in a lot of areas down to “shit this isn’t enough”.

      • karl_chungus@lemm.eeEnglish
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        17 days ago

        Nowhere near as much of a problem if you keep it plugged in and warm up prior to leaving, which most EVs have a timer feature to do automatically. Gasoline powered vehicles also lose significant range in the cold, it’s just not as noticeable to some because ICE are already extremely inefficient.

        Unfortunately this doesn’t help people who can’t charge at home, but that’s an infrastructure/housing issue not an EV issue.

          • bobs_monkey@lemm.eeEnglish
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            17 days ago

            Apartments are seriously lagging on getting EV stations installed. Then there’s the issue of running power from the tenants meter to a dedicated parking spot (which would require cutting up sidewalks and the like). Even on a condo it can be a mess with the HOA.

            There are plenty of landlords that won’t allow a tenant to install an EV outlet even on a SFU.

            • rayyy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              17 days ago

              Let’s rethink this. The owners could have a dedicated electric line for charging. Then have power stations along the parking spots. People would then use their credit/debit cards to pay for the electricity just like we do at gas pumps.