Two consecutive months electric tops the list of sales in Norway

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In September and October of this year, leaders in car sales in Norway have become, respectively, Tesla Model S and the Nissan Leaf. If electric Tesla, who appeared in the Norwegian market in August, burst forth rather due to the implementation of pre-orders (in October sales fell several times), the Nissan Leaf показывает consistently high results. For 2013 Leaf took fourth place in sales, with a share of 3, 2%. Total in October in Norway has sold 925 electric vehicles - a 7, 2% of the total, more than double last year's figures.

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Norway - the world leader in sales of electric cars per capita. In 5,000,000th Norway sold only a half times less electric than 65,000,000th France. There are large-scale government support programs for owners of electric vehicles. In addition to direct tax relief, free use of toll roads and ferries, a network of free refills, electric vehicles are allowed to use the lanes for public transport, are available for special free parking with additional charge. Norway prefers to export its impressive reserves of hydrocarbons, rather than burn them inside the country. 99% of the electricity produced is generated by hydroelectric power plants.

Although the popularity of electric vehicles in Norway can be explained by significant benefits, it's not just them. No benefits could not get to buy cars that can not normally ride. Norway - The length of the country is quite difficult terrain. Despite the warm ocean currents, the climate is quite severe - in the north, the average January temperature is minus seventeen degrees Celsius. Electric boom here says that they are almost not inferior to gasoline in performance, and in some ways surpass them.

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