Get a load of this.
Norway, that EV loving country ofSalmon slappers, has pretty much moved on entirely from gasoline cars.
According to sales figures for last month, 85% of new cars sold were battery electric, or plug-in hybrid.
Drilling down into those numbers a little more, BEVs come out on top. Some 56.3% of new cars sold in Norway last month were battery powered, while 28.6% were plug-in hybrid.
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Plug-in car sales are up 10% over the same period last year in the Nordic country.
If you want to see a pretty breakdown, check out this article byDr Maximillian Holland over on CleanTechnica.
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Story byMatthew Beedham
Matthew is the editor of SHIFT. He likes electric cars, and other things with wheels, wings, or hulls.Matthew is the editor of SHIFT. He likes electric cars, and other things with wheels, wings, or hulls.
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