Norway’s 4 major political parties have been discussing to ban new gasoline-powered vehicle sales (diesel or petroleum) for rather some time, but they were not able to come to an understanding, as per recent report from Dagens Næringsliv.
The four major political parties, both from the right and the left, have actually settled on a brand-new energy policy that will consist of a ban on new gasoline-powered car sales as quickly as 2025– making it among the most aggressive timeline of its kind for such a policy. Exactly what’s most likely most remarkable here is that Norway is currently one of the world’s 15th largest oil exporter.
Norway’s effort looks like it could be the very first made into law and would only enable zero-emission automobiles to be offered in the country beginning in less than a years.
With 24% of new cars being powered by electrical drivetrains, Norway already has the highest portion of electrical vehicle market share of any country– suggesting that it’s less of a leap for Norway than any other nation, however it’s still a huge step.
In order for the effort to really work, the electric car offering on the Norwegian market would have to enhance, but almost every automaker is planning to offer a wide range of electrical cars in their lineups by the end of the years, which must aid the task.
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla has already congratulated Norway:-
Just heard that Norway will ban new sales of fuel cars in 2025. What an amazingly awesome country. You guys rock!! pic.twitter.com/uAXuBkDYuR
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 3, 2016
