Why Norway Leads In EVs“”And The Role Played By Cheap Renewable Electricity.

Why Norway Leads In EVs“”And The Role Played By Cheap Renewable Electricity.

Go Ultra Low Nissan LEAF on charge on a London street. In the Superbowl ad with Will Ferrell, the comedian punches his fist through Norway's location in a globe of the world. The ad took potshots at Norway because its number of electric vehicles (EVs) per capita exceeded those in the US. But GM, who sponsored the ad, warned that the US is coming: GM plans on 30 EV models in the US by 2025. The fact is that Norway leads the world: 60% of new cars sold are EVs, compared with 2% in the US (Figure 1). How did they do it, and what can the rest of the world learn from Norway? Three posts will explain why Norway leads in electric vehicle uptake, how legacy energy companies influence national policy, and why the USA can be optimistic about green energy jobs based on Norway's runaway success. Figure 1. Projected uptake of electric vehicles as a percentage of sales, by country. Figure 1. Projected uptake of electric vehicles as a percentage of sales, by country. In Norway in 2021, there are more electric cars than non-electric. Ten years ago, nobody could have imagined this. But it's not just cars