5 % of cars in norway are electric.
5 % of cars in norway are electric.
what percentage of cars in norway are electric?
5 %
in december 2016, norway became the first country where 5% of all registered passenger cars was a plug-in electric. when new car sales in norway are breakdown by powertrain or fuel, nine of the top ten best-selling models in 2016 were electric-drive models. the norwegian electric-drive segment achieved a combined market share of 40.2% of new passenger car sales in 2016, consisting of 15.7% for all-electric cars, 13.4% for plug-in hybrids, and 11.2% for conventional hybris. a record monthly market share for the plug-in electric passenger segment in any country was achieved in norway in january 2017 with 37.5% of new car sales; the plug-in hybrid segment reached a 20.0% market share of new passenger cars, and the all-electric car segment had a 17.5% market share. also in january 2017, the electrified passenger car segment, consisting of plug-in hybrids, all-electric cars and conventional hybrids, for the first time ever surpassed combined sales of cars with a conventional diesel or gasoline engine, with a market share of 51.4% of new car sales that month. for many years norwegian electric vehicles have been subsidised by approximately 50%, and have several other benefits, such as use of bus lanes and free parking. many of these perks have been extended to 2020.
history of the electric vehicle
as an incentive to promote ev adoption, plug-in electric vehicles are exempted from public parking fees. politicians in trondheim, in sør-trøndelag county are complaining about the lack of parking spaces for owners of conventional cars due to preference to electric cars. the city has a five-hour time limit for electric cars to use street parking for free, but electric car owners who use their car to commute keep moving their cars during the day and end up having free parking all day while they are at work. a city council member noted that in many streets there are large numbers of plug-in electric vehicles parked all day, and sometimes there are more electric cars than regular cars. this situation makes it difficult to find parking for those who come to the city to shop. in addition, the municipality of trondheim is losing revenue. the city councillor wants to end the incentives electric car owners have to park downtown trondheim all day long for free.
plug-in electric vehicles in norway