In Norway, the sale of electric vehicles reached a record level. This contributed to the demand for the Tesla models, writes Reuters.
Residents of the European country began to gradually refuse to buy ordinary cars with gasoline engines. According to the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), electric vehicles amounted to 77.5 percent of all new cars that were sold in September 2021. In the previous year, for the same period, the Norwegians purchased 61.5 percent of the electrocars from the total number of cars.
sales growth, the agency notes is due to the fact that Norway seeks to be the first among countries that will be completely refused to operate cars on gasoline and diesel engines by 2025.
In Norway, electric cars are already cheaper than buyers. The total market share of electric vehicles in Northern Europe has grown to 54 percent in 2020. An obstacle to the mass introduction of eco-friendly machines is not only the price, but also a long charging. However, in mid-January, the production of batteries began, capable of charging 322 kilometers in five minutes.
Tesla’s competitor in Europe can be Chinese NiO, who decided to start with Norway as the most developed electric car market. In addition to NIO, XPRENG electric vehicles will appear in the country. The company chose Norway due to the fact that in the northern country, electric cars are already popular, and the Chinese manufacturers remain just achieving fame. Among other Chinese automakers who start selling or planning to sell cars in Europe – Aiways, BYD, SAIC, Dongfeng and Great Wall.