Norway Wants to Make Gas-Powered Cars Illegal by 2025
One country is making the move to ban sales of gasoline-powered vehicles.
According to a new report from Dagens Næringsliv, Norway’s four main political parties have come to an agreement on a new energy policy that would result in a ban of gasoline-powered car sales as early as 2025. Making the law even more interesting is the fact that Norway is currently one of the world’s largest oil exporters.
Norway already has one of the highest percentage of electric vehicles on its roadways, with 24 percent of new vehicles being powered by electric drivetrains. It would also make the country the first to make it a law to only allow zero-emission vehicles to be sold in the country.
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Norway isn’t the only country considering such a move, as India has also confirmed a similar idea of making its entire fleet all-electric by 2030. The Dutch government is also looking into the possibility to ban gas-powered car sales by 2025, but the idea is still being debated by the parliament.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was understandably excited for the news, tweeting out the following message:
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
[Source: Electrek]
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Jason Siu began his career in automotive journalism in 2003 with Modified Magazine, a property previously held by VerticalScope. As the West Coast Editor, he played a pivotal role while also extending his expertise to Modified Luxury & Exotics and Modified Mustangs. Beyond his editorial work, Jason authored two notable Cartech books. His tenure at AutoGuide.com saw him immersed in the daily news cycle, yet his passion for hands-on evaluation led him to focus on testing and product reviews, offering well-rounded recommendations to AutoGuide readers. Currently, as the Content Director for VerticalScope, Jason spearheads the content strategy for an array of online publications, a role that has him at the helm of ensuring quality and consistency across the board.
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Fine by me. As long as Norge keeps pulling oil out of the ground for the rest of the world.
What happens during a blackout? Just sayin....