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A few days ago, according to foreign media electrek reports, in August, Norway's new electric vehicle market share reached 94%, setting a world record.
Norway broke a world record for EV penetration in August
As of the end of last month, there were 751,450 electric vehicles and 755244 petrol vehicles in Norway, each of which accounted for about 26% of the total number of cars on the road.
Foreign media assessment said that given that the monthly sales of electric vehicles in Norway are about 10,000 units, and the monthly sales of pure gasoline vehicles are about zero, this also means that the current number of electric vehicles in Norway has exceeded gasoline vehicles.
However, it is worth noting that there are still 1 million diesel vehicles in operation in Norway, which is also the largest number of models in Norway at present, surpassing electric and gasoline vehicles.
Norway has long been a standout, with the highest market share of electric vehicles and plans to stop selling new gas vehicles by 2025.
The main reason for this shift is the high incentives offered by the Norway government, although analysts believe it will be a few years before pure electric vehicles surpass the number of diesel vehicles. The Nordic country, with a population of 5.5 million, aims to be the first country to stop selling new petrol and diesel cars by 2025.
In August, 11,114 new passenger cars were registered in Norway, just 31 more than in the same month last year, but a total of 10,480 new electric vehicles were registered, almost 13% more than in August last year. Among them, the highest-selling model is the Tesla Model Y, the Volvo EX30 in second place, and the Skoda Enyaq in third place.