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.
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Well… That was the last sign I needed. Hello Sweden, I’m moving over
We’ll see how they will drive their electric cars at -30 C.
stupid commie europe
And you probably are some Idiotic Redneck who thinks that only white Christians with no disabilitites, that hates everybody else who Ain’t these things are the best people.
How is an electric vehicle less polluting than a petrol-powerd one? Those batteries get most of their electricity from coal and after 100.000km they’re done and have to be recycled and replaced. all of them. then everyone is complaining about shitloads of batteries. PLUS you cant even have a proper soundsystem in your car. Sure, tesla is fast and everything but only the first 5 hard launches. i don’t think progress in technology can develop solutions for all this within 9 years.
That’s one of the stupidest laws to be established, the pollution produced by the creation of an electric car requires years of operation of an ICE to surpass or even match them…
Well if we have look how much people in 2025 still wont be able to afford a electric car i dont thin that will be poslible
probably same thing gonna happen to denmark with the leftist politicians, a focus rs is 75k dollars in denmark
if that happens i think i would move to sweden.. but i will most likely not drive a new car so i guess it would be okay.
the age of ultron is here!!!
if that happens im moving sweden or something..