Norway's electric vehicle sales have increased from less than 1% of total auto sales in 2010 to a whopping 88.9% last year.

Summary

Norway is on track to become the first country to eliminate gasoline and diesel cars from new car sales, with EVs making up over 96% of recent purchases.

Decades of incentives, including tax breaks and infrastructure investments, have driven this shift.

Officials see EV adoption as a “new normal” and aim for electric city buses by 2025.

While other countries lag behind, Norway’s success demonstrates the potential for widespread EV adoption.

  • partial_accumen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    8 hours ago

    Yepp, it’s odd to celebrate the milestone to emobility if one knows it’s paid all by carving carbon out of the earth.

    A nation converting nearly 100% to EV means less carbon needing to be carved out of the Earth going forward. How is that not something to celebrate for those that like less carbon being carved out of the Earth?

    • DrunkenPirate@feddit.orgEnglish
      11·
      8 hours ago

      Because this very nation makes tons of money by selling oil and gaz (carbon emissions)

      Same joke if Saudi Arabia would go 100% emobility and keeps selling oil (carbon emissions)

      • partial_accumen@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        8 hours ago

        Are you saying you would prefer they sell tons oil and gas (carbon emissions), as well as have their nation producing even more carbon emissions from ICE vehicle tailpipes? That seems to contradict your desire to have fewer carbon emissions.