# Norway leads the way in electric car sales

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/norway-leads-the-way-in-electric-car-sales/6004>\
**Category:** EV Small Talk\
**Created:** [April 29, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/norway-leads-the-way-in-electric-car-sales/6004 "2016-04-29T22:50:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![EvForum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/evforum/32/322_2.png) [@EvForum](https://community.electricforum.com/u/EvForum)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/norway-leads-the-way-in-electric-car-sales/6004/1 "2016-04-29T22:50:55Z")

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Even though Norway is often overlooked by those researching electric car markets this is a country which has already made great strides and has major plans for the future. It was recently revealed that 60% of new cars acquired in Norway in the month of March were either electric cars or hybrids. With other countries such as the Netherlands set to introduce legal obligations to sell more electric vehicles are the likes of the UK being left behind?

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**Author:** ![Cleanenergy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Cleanenergy](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Cleanenergy)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/norway-leads-the-way-in-electric-car-sales/6004/2 "2017-01-03T00:04:35Z")

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Why do countries not follow the Norway EV model rather than trying to re-invent the wheel every time and do it “their way”?