Electric Cars For Sale

Where Oslo has seen a 5 percent reduction in the sales of new cars in the past year, it has also been witness to increasing popularity of the electric car. According to figures, electric car companies have registered increased sales to the tune of 74 percent during the last year.

Electric car companies ElbilNorge and Think have been pleasantly overwhelmed with the increasing interest in their products. According to sources at ElbilNorge, which has been producing electric cars for sale since quite a few years, it made a mere 20 cars a year, five years back and about 190 in 2007. Compare that too the present situation, where the same company plans to deliver 300 to 350 cars by the year end! The other electric car manufacturer Think has already delivered about hundred cars in the last few weeks and has 700 customers in their waiting list. They plan to build 22 cars a day.

Apart from the usual advantages of being environment friendly and saving the cost of fuel, owner of electric cars in Oslo get the benefit of saving on the traffic charges, as electric cars are not charged. Moreover the traffic authorities are planning to build around 400 parking zones equipped with recharging outlets.