kottke.orgFeb 4
Only 7 gasoline cars were sold in Norway last month. Seven! 98 diesel cars & 29 hybrids were also sold, but the rest were EVs. And this comes after Norway cut EV incentives. https://electrek.co/2026/02/03/even-after-cutting-ev-incentives-norway-only-sold-98-diesel-cars-in-january/
Even after cutting EV incentives, Norway only sold 98 diesel cars in January

Norway cut EV incentives, resulting in a rush and record sales. That would usually cause a hangover, but EVs still took 94% share in January.

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Show threadsoftproofFeb 4
@kottke Great. Let's hope all their e-juice is at least as clean as diesel cars. Incl. battery manufacture, of course.
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@softproof Given the shit the oil industry has done to the world, it is hard to make something worse than that.

I mean, the energy it takes just to produce that stuff is insane.

Diesel cars also put out very toxic fumes, the air in Oslo has gotten a LOT more breathable after we got rid of a ton of diesel cars. That is an important aspect.

But yah, it would be nice if they didn't push "large SUVs" as the "EV you need", giving a much bigger battery need. Ours has a 40kWh battery, the "norm" now seems to be closing in on 100kWh, that bit seems pointless.
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