2 per cent share in China in 2017 and 1.South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group predicted on Wednesday another year of tepid car sales growth in 2019 on the back of a slow 2018, saying trade protectionism adds uncertainty and major markets such as the United States and China remained sluggish.The Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association (NEVA), a lobby group, predicted a 100 per cent market share was feasible.8 per cent in 2018 to 147,929 vehicles, breaking a rising trend in recent years, NRF data showed.2 per cent of all sales last year, from 20.3 million population.The independent Norwegian Road Federation (NRF) said on Wednesday that electric cars rose to 31.2 percent of all sales last year.Erik Andresen, head of Norway’s car importers’ federation, said the boom for electric cars was denting Norway’s tax revenues, raising questions about future reforms to raise cash from the 5.5 per cent in 2013, while sales of petrol and diesel cars plunged.“It was a small step closer to the 2025 goal,” by which time Norway’s parliament wants all new cars to be emissions-free, Oeyvind Solberg Thorsen, head of the NRF, told a conference.. (The Local Norway) Almost a third of new cars sold in Norway last year was pure electric, a new world record as the country strives to end sales of fossil-fueled vehicles by 2025.In a bid to cut carbon emissions and air pollution,.
Norway exempts battery-driven cars from most taxes and offers benefits such as free parking and charging points to hasten a shift from diesel and petrol engines.“We may be able to get to a 75 per cent (market share), provided that the tax breaks are maintained,” he added.The sales figures consolidate Norway’s global lead in electric car sales per capita, part of an attempt by Western Europe’s biggest producer of oil and gas to transform into a greener economyThe independent Norwegian Road Federation (NRF) said on Wednesday that electric cars rose to 31.The International Energy Agency (IEA), using a slightly different yardstick for electric vehicles that includes hybrids that can be plugged in, showed Norway’s share of such cars at 39 per cent in 2017, far ahead of China wholesale Pedal assist electric scooter second-placed Iceland on 12 per cent and Sweden on six per cent.. and there’s also a risk that not enough cars become available,” NEVA head Christina Bu said, adding that some customers must wait for a year or more before their electric vehicle is delivered.By contrast, such electric cars had a 2.The Institute of Transport Economics (ITE), a consultancy, doubted that the 2025 goal for emissions-free new cars could be reached.Sales of pure electric cars surged 40 per cent to 46,092 in 2018 while sales of diesel models fell 28 per cent, petrol cars were down 17 per cent and hybrids that cannot be plugged in fell 20 per cent.8 per cent in 2017 and just 5.2 per cent in the United States, IEA data show.“Strictly speaking I don’t think it’s possible, primarily because too many people don’t have a private parking space and won’t want to buy a plug-in car if they can’t establish a charging point at home,” ITE economist Lasse Fridstroem said.Overall, new car sales in Norway fell 6.Still, he cautioned that there was a long way to go since two-thirds of almost 148,000 cars sold in 2018 in Norway were powered by fossil fuel or were hybrids, which have both battery power and an internal combustion engine.“We know that charging access is a real barrier . The sales figures consolidate Norway’s global lead in electric car sales per capita.Nissan’s upgraded Leaf electric car was the top-selling car in Norway last year, while other top-selling cars overall ranged from small BMWs and Volkswagens to full-size sedans and electric sport utility vehicles by Tesla.(Source) end-of Tags: electric car, norway.