Saturday, February 8, 2025

Special fines for diesel and gasoline cars are being raised enormously

In Norway, a special fine is payable when cars emit a certain amount of CO2 per kilometer. The limit is simply lower.

From the beginning of the new year, Norway will raise a special fine on petrol and diesel cars. This is part of an adjustment to the country's car taxes, which will, among other things, introduce a lower limit for CO2 emissions, as a one-time fee is imposed.

Until now, the limit has been 70 grams of CO2 per kilometer. But from next year it will be lowered to 60 grams. And this will affect almost all cars with combustion engines.

The changes particularly affect cars with higher CO2 emissions, including petrol and diesel cars and plug-in hybrids.

According to calculations from the Danish Road Traffic Information Council , OFV, for example, models such as the BMW 330e and Toyota RAV4 will face an increase in taxes of up to 32,000 Danish kroner. For the MG HS, the increase could reach almost 40,000 Danish kroner.

At the same time, some of the existing fees will be adjusted in line with inflation, which will lead to additional costs for car owners.

In addition, the CO2 tax on gasoline and diesel fuel will be increased. This means that it will be more expensive to refuel, regardless of whether the car is new or not.

Norway has long worked to reduce emissions from the transport sector and has on several occasions adjusted the tax system to support electric cars and other low-emission vehicles.

The new taxes should be seen as a continuation of this strategy and are also part of the country's overall climate goals. However, Norway must seek permission to give electric cars a special advantage. Read more about it here.

The upcoming changes will make it even more expensive to buy and own traditional petrol and diesel cars in Norway. This can be expected to influence consumer choices and push more people towards electric cars and other alternatives to the combustion engine.

Information from OFV should be taken with a grain of salt, however. Earlier this year, the association had to retract figures claiming that electric cars had halved the number of petrol cars in Norway.

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