Norway is considering a ban on diesel and petrol cars by 2025 as the four main parties are debating the action. The new law hasn’t been made into a law yet, but a white paper has been issued calling for new private cars, light commercial vehicles and buses to be emission-free after 2025.
Norway’s market has seen a huge rise in electric car sales as they account for 24% of the new car market. This makes it one of the leading countries for electric car sales. The Dutch Labour party PvdA is also pressing for a ban on petrol and diesel cars in the Netherlands from 2025.
Paris will become the first city to implement a zero-emissions-vehicle only zone as European leaders have been talking about such a ban for many years. Netherlands is one of the fastest growing markets for alternatively fuelled cars, with nearly one in 10 cars sold were electrically powered.
The UK has also seen high levels of growth, although overall number of sales for non-diesel and petrol fuelled vehicles is still small.
London is also only four years away from enforcing a permanent Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ), meaning all vehicles in the zone must meet strict emissions requirements. Nitrogen oxide and particulate matter from vehicles are expected to be halved as a result of the ULEZ.
Due to the rise in sales Tesla’s new all-electric Model 3 received more than a quarter of a million orders in its first 72 hours on sale and stricter enforcement of emissions limits.
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