Agency “Volkswagen“(VW) will radically change its model range in some European countries – Norway will be the first country where VW will only offer electric cars. Such changes in the brand’s offering will be made from January 1, 2024, but petrol, diesel and hybrid cars are no longer offered in Norway will not fit.
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No wonder Norway is the first country where VW will practice this practice: Electric cars are particularly popular in this Northern European country, and the Norwegian government is rapidly moving towards the complete abandonment of new power-driven cars. internal combustion.
Norway has one of the highest percentages of electric cars in the national fleet. As of September last year, 77.5 percent of all new cars sold were electric and, if we include rechargeable hybrids, 91.5 percent. Overall, electric cars accounted for 64.5% of the new car market in Norway in 2021.
Their popularity in this country can be explained not only by relatively cheap electricity, but also by the high income level of the population and various state aid, for example, owners of electric cars are exempt from environmental tax and can drive with public transport lane.
In the first half of the year, the most popular car model in Norway was the “Tesla Model Y” electric car, which is also the most popular new electric car in the world market as of 2019. The second most popular electric car popular in Norway is the “VW ID.4” and the third is the “Škoda Enyaq iV”. Previously, the required electric car model was “Tesla Model 3”, but now it is giving way to the competition.
