Norway Wants To Ban The Sale Of All New Petrol And Diesel Cars By 2025
“That’s a bit drastic,” some of you probably thought, when it was announced that the city of Paris was to ban all cars built before 2010 from its centre by 2020. However, that all seems pretty minor in comparison to what the Norwegian government is cooking up. According to Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv, the country’s government is considering banning the sale of any new petrol or diesel powered car by 2025.
Almost a quarter of all new car sales in Norway are made up of electric vehicles, but to forcibly bring that up to 100 per cent would be an extraordinary move, and an interesting one given that the country’s economy relies heavily on the exportation of oil. It won’t just be diesel and petrol cars getting the boot, either: the plans also cover light commercial vehicles and busses.
It’s important to note this isn’t definite just yet; while the proposed law has been put forward, it hasn’t yet been passed. We’ll be watching this with interest.
What do you think of the proposals? We’re keen to hear your views, particularly if you’re a Norwegian petrolhead!
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
Somehow I like it and somehow, I hate it. Its a great idea to save the planet and to stop the climate change but on the other hand, the norwegian petrolheads are screwed.
They may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom!
I’d like to think William Wallace was a car guy
Only for new cars then? Could be worse. There still are plenty of good used cars around.
I live in Norway, and at this current moment of time, I see no way that this will happen within 9 years.
Well time to devise a plan to go to Mars
Has anyone noticed the upper part of he newspaper represents genitals.. XD
Lucky they’re making an all electric p1 then
Just pop over to literally any other European country to buy one then.
Unless they ban petrol/diesel imports as well…that would be the apocalypse.
When CT is copying your post…
No.