They can afjord it.
A new report has found drivers in oil-rich Norway — the country produces roughly 2 million barrels per day — now own more electric cars than gas guzzlers, The Guardian reported.
The Norwegian Road Federation (OVF) stated that out of 2.8 million private vehicles registered in the wealthy Scandinavian nation, 754,303 are electric, while 753,905 run on gas.
And while the organization noted there are still nearly a million diesel-powered vehicles in the country, sales are plummeting.
“This is historic. A milestone few saw coming 10 years ago,” said OFV director Øyvind Solberg Thorsen.
“The electrification of the fleet of passenger cars is going quickly, and Norway is thereby rapidly moving towards becoming the first country in the world with a passenger car fleet dominated by electric cars,” Thorsen said.
Tax rebates were an incentive used to even off the prices of electric vehicles as well.
Norway has a goal for all new cars sold to be zero-emission transportation by next year — ten years ahead of the European Union’s anticipated timeframe.
Sales of Elon Musk’s Tesla Model Y also bolstered EV sales in Norway last August to a whopping 94.3% of new car registrations.
Elsewhere on the continent, electric vehicles only account for a meager 12.5% of new car sales since the end of 2023.
