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Electric vehicles now outnumber petrol cars in Norway

Electric Cars Report

Recent data from the Norwegian Road Federation reveals that the country now has more electric cars on its roads than petrol-powered vehicles. million private cars registered, 754,303 are all-electric, surpassing the 753,905 petrol-driven cars.

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How Clean Are Electric Cars?

CleanTechnica EVs

How much CO2 can electric cars really save compared to diesel and petrol cars? To answer this question, we have developed a tool (see below) that compiles all the most up-to-date data on CO2 emissions linked to the use of an electric, diesel or petrol car.

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Petrol Sales In Norway Drop 8% Year Over Year

CleanTechnica EVs

Electric vehicle sales have been growing strong over the past decade, and especially over the past four years or so. One thing that some people have pointed out, though, is that growing EV sales is one thing, actually reducing use of petrol (gasoline and diesel) and cutting carbon emissions.

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Used EVs Are Now Cheaper & More Efficient In UK Than Their Gasoline Or Diesel Counterparts

CleanTechnica EVs

HPI data shows that average retail prices of EVs are cheaper than petrol and diesel vehicles by around 8.5% million battery electric cars on UK roads, HPI, a vehicle history check and valuation specialist, is offering motorists. at three years and rising to 14% at four years. With over 1.1

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ICE vehicles 80 times more likely to catch fire than electric cars

EV Central

Indeed, the available data indicate the fire risk is between 20 and 80 times greater for petrol and diesel vehicles. Fire risks are also greater for electric scooters and electric bikes.” Out of Sweden’s 611,000 electric vehicles there were 23 fires reported while the 4.4

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Electric cars have half lifetime emissions of ICE: See how your car compares

The Driven EV News

New tool shows that EVs have half the lifetime emissions of petrol and diesel cars, and more than one third less than hybrids. The post Electric cars have half lifetime emissions of ICE: See how your car compares appeared first on The Driven.

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63% of Europeans Living in Cities Support EU Ban on Petrol & Diesel Car Sales after 2030

CleanTechnica EVs

By Eoin Bannon Almost two-thirds of urban residents support banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in Europe after 2030, according to a new YouGov online poll in 15 European cities. A Europe-wide phase-out of fossil-fuel car sales is one option for EU lawmakers as they prepare sweeping legislation […].

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