Half of all new cars in Norway are electric or hybrid

Half of all new cars in Norway are electric or hybrid Norway already has the highest per capita number of all-electric cars in the world: more than 100,000 in a population of 5.2 million. Now, the country has notched up another milestone: electric or hybrid cars make up half of new vehicle registrations. “This is a milestone on Norway's road to an electric car fleet,” Climate and Environment Minister Vidar Helgesen told AFP. “The transport sector is the biggest challenge for climate policy in the decade ahead. We need to reduce (CO2) emissions by at least 40% by 2030 and ... this requires the electrification of the car fleet.” Though Norway has the most all-electric cars per head of population, the country with the largest number on the roads is China, by a long margin. Sales are being boosted by a generous incentives programme and the Chinese government has set a target of 5 million plug-in cars by 2020. My comment: I still believe China will drive and create the tipping point for mass production EV's. See http://ift.tt/2mQfiaT