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by tpm 6 days ago
US will not overtake the EU on EVs in the near future.

> Norway's experience can't and won't be transferred to other countries

It's already been transfered to Denmark - close to 100% of private sales there are EVs, businesses are a bit lower. Sweden and Finland are between 40-50%, Netherlands and Belgium close to 40%. The major markets of France and Germany along with Austria and Portugal are 25% to 30%. Italy, Spain and central/eastern Europe are much lower, but that will change too. Altogether the EU is at around 20% EVs of the total passenger car market (ignoring PHEVs and the other hybrids as those are ultimately dead ends). This will continue to rise because of the fleet emission fines which make ICEs more expensive, together with carmakers creating cheaper EVs and more factories opening.

The USA is at 5%.

China is at 40%.

And the continually updated source of these numbers is here:

https://robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/