Norway is still being the country which proves electric vehicles may dominate the market even in the nearest future. Last year’s electric cars market share accounts for an impressive 54%. 20% of cars sold are plug-in hybrids, and 9% are other hybrids. Petrol and diesel cars accounts only for 17% of sales combined.
It is interesting, that we are speaking about the country with major oil resources. However, the tax policy is a factor of success there, leading traditional internal-combustion pre-historic vehicles to become less and less cost-efficient option.
Norwegian Road Federation created the chart you may see here, demonstrating the dynamics of demand for vehicles with various types of drivetrain during last 10 years in Norway:
