Monthly Archive: January 2023

OSLO (Reuters) -Almost four out of five new cars sold in Norway last year were battery-powered, with Tesla the top-selling brand for the second year in a row, registration data showed on Monday. Seeking to become the first nation to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2025, oil-producing Norway has until now exempted battery-powered fully electric vehicles (BEV) from taxes imposed on rivals using internal combustion engines (ICE). The share of new electric vehicles rose to 79.3% in 2022 from 65% in 2021 and from a mere 2.9% a decade ago, the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) said.

The Model Y is more expensive than many electric SUVs, so perhaps it's time for Tesla to offer an affordable version.

Volvo was a slow starter in the EV transition. Its mother company Geely then pushed Volvo to go electric. At first gently, later more forcefully. Eventually, Volvo announced it would be a fully electric brand by 2030. Volvo decided to call its line of plug-in cars “Recharge” models. Only two of the nine Recharge models […]

The project is set to start in Stuttgart, Germany, with a one-kilometer test track to be consturcted.

Is the Toyota-based Solterra crossover worthy of the Subie badge?

The company exceeded 15,000 units in a single month for the very first time.

It’s a welcome change, but traffic safety advocates might have a thing or two to say.

A brand-new Leaf and an old, second-hand Leaf are put to the test in freezing temperatures.