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.

  • fatalicus@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Norways crude oil product amount to less than 2.5% of the global production.

    People don’t seem to complain as much about the US who produces just over 16%, or Russia at about 14%.

    They do complain a lot about Saudi Arabia who are also at 14%