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Where will they dispose of all of those used dead batteries?
Recycling lithium-ion batteries will not be an issue, but finding enough generated electricity to power the electric cars will be. Coal, anyone?
Where did Norway get the bulk of its wealth for the past 40 years?
Amazing hypocrisy.
Where did Norway get the bulk of its wealth for the past 40 years?
Amazing hypocrisy.
Still exports shitloads of oil/gas.
I do have to wonder about the range (or lack thereof) on electric cars in cold weather though.
Unsaid in the article is that Tesla slipped from the #1 sale spot.
The New Order
Norway became the first country in the world where the sale of electric cars has overtaken sales of those powered by fossil fuels and hybrid engines, Reuters reported Tuesday.
Battery electric vehicles (BEV) comprised more than 50 percent of all new cars sold in the country in 2020, marking a global record and a substantial increase from a mere 1 percent of the overall market a decade ago.
German carmaker Volkswagen Audi took the lead last year as the top BEV producer, replacing US manufacturer Tesla.
The oil-producing nation is seeking to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2025 and has exempted fully electric vehicles from taxes imposed on those relying on fossil fuels.
Analysts suggested that the sale of electric vehicles is expected to rise in 2021, but there are still questions as to how many vehicles producers will allocate to Norway as European demand is increasing.