Thursday, February 6, 2025

Won't help people in gasoline cars: "It's wrong"

In the paradise of electric cars, Norway, a car dealership refuses to help its customers buy a gasoline car. The director thinks that would be wrong.

New petrol cars may soon be a thing of the past in Norway. The same applies to diesel cars. Some car dealers have already dropped the sale of petrol cars.

At one of the country's largest car importers, Harald A Moller, they believe outright that it is wrong to guide customers to purchase a gasoline car.

The future is electric, says the CEO in an interview with the BBC.

Despite Norway's cold climate, which reduces the range of electric cars, Norwegians are increasingly choosing electric cars.

The reason is that the country's government is holding on to the massive state support that, among other things, keeps the vast majority of electric cars tax-free. In addition, the government has just applied for permission to exempt the cars from another tax. Read more about it here .

This includes longer range, faster charging and no taxes on electric cars. But it's not just about economics, explains Ulf Tore Hekneby.

"We think it is wrong to advise a customer who comes here today to buy a car with a combustion engine. The future is electric," says Harald A Moller CEO Ulf Tore Hekneby to the BBC.

He points out that the number of charging stations in Norway is high. It is easy to charge your car, no matter where you are in the country.

Sales of electric cars have also increased sharply in recent years. By 2023, electric cars accounted for 82 percent of new car sales.

In 2024, this figure increased to 88.9 percent, according to figures from the Norwegian Road Association. However, the Norwegian Road Association had to retract some figures about gasoline cars last year.

The organization believed that electric cars had already overtaken the number of gasoline cars in the north. However, this turned out to be a lie.

Conversely, electric cars are also gaining momentum in Denmark. By the end of 2024, 61.5 percent of newly registered cars were electric.

For the whole of 2024, the figure was also high. Here, 51 percent of passenger cars sold were electric cars (during the year, ed.) powered exclusively by electricity.

An analysis from Mobility Denmark shows that one million electric cars are expected on Danish roads in 2028. But this is conditional on politicians keeping the current tax level unchanged.

However, the latest figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, ACEA, also show that electric cars have not caught on with European car buyers in general.

In January 2024, just 1.8 percent of all cars in Europe were electric. And if you add hybrids on top of that, the figure is still below 4 percent.

Latest

Don't miss

Newspaper: EU regrets ban on petrol and diesel cars

According to the German newspaper Der Spiegel, several EU-elected...

Secret report: Germany gave bankrupt car factory billions

Battery manufacturer Northvolt, which has sought bankruptcy protection in...

The number of reckless drivers is falling in Denmark

Denmark was the first country in the world to...

Volkswagen unveils new electric car for 150,000 kroner

The director of Volkswagen, Thomas Schäfer, believes that it...

Nobody wants to own Trump's Mercedes – it's been sitting idle for 11 years

A Mercedes 560 SL, delivered to Donald Trump in...
Boosted Magazine
Boosted Magazine
Boosted in Denmark has over a million unique users, surpassing two million sessions, and accumulating over seven million page views each month, and our platforms has become a hub for automotive enthusiasts. Now you can enjoy our content in English too! Enjoy our free car news - every day. Want to talk to us? Write an email to boosted@boostedmagazine.com
spot_img

There are now less than 2.5 million fossil cars in Denmark.

The latest figures show that there are now less than 2.5 million fossil-fuel cars in Denmark. On the other hand, electric cars are lagging...

Monitoring the car brands – now they are going to fire 1,000 people

The EPA - or Environmental Protection Agency - which enforces US environmental laws against car brands, is announcing layoffs of 1,000 employees. Trump has...

Volvo loses billions – has never been worth less

Volvo Cars' stock has hit a new low. In fact, the car brand has never been worth less after the market's reaction to the...

Car brands are firing all their dealers in Denmark

On February 6, both Ford and Hyundai, which are imported into Denmark by the same Nic. Christiansen group, announced that all dealers had been...

Jason Watt becomes Formula 1 commentator – debut March 16

The former racing coach joins Viaplay's Formula 1 team and makes his debut as an expert and commentator at the Australian Grand Prix. When...

Newspaper: EU regrets ban on petrol and diesel cars

According to the German newspaper Der Spiegel, several EU-elected politicians now regret the strict ban policy aimed at gasoline and diesel cars. The European...

Tesla plummets in Germany – sales more than halved

Tesla sales are plummeting in Europe's largest car market. The Americans sold just 1,277 cars in Germany during January. That's a drop of 59...

Russia's new electric car runs on 50 screwdrivers

Okay - the car may not be new. But there's still room for the 50 screwdrivers, right where the Lada's engine would otherwise have...

Car brand in crisis – cuts everything by 70 percent

Mitsubishi is not doing well at the moment. The brand, which is practically dormant in Denmark, is now lowering its expectations for 2025 by...

ISUZU D-MAX dominates the pickup market in Denmark

ISUZU D-MAX became the best-selling pickup in Denmark in January with a market share of 40.48%. New sales figures show that the model continues...

Volvo accuses KÃ¥re of smashing his own electric car

Volvo believes a Norwegian man has crashed his own electric car. In any case, the accelerator was pressed all the way down, says the...

Volkswagen unveils new electric car for 150,000 kroner

The director of Volkswagen, Thomas Schäfer, believes that it will be like entering the Champions League with an electric car for 150,000 Danish kroner....