The sale of new electric cars in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/dollar-snaps-six-day-losing-streak-a-flat-start-for-2020-271653">Norway</a> rose by 30.9 per cent&nbsp;last year amid soaring demand for <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/study-finds-google-system-could-improve-breast-cancer-detection-271720">Tesla Inc's</a> vehicles, but the pioneering US&nbsp;firm faces rising competition from rival automakers in 2020.

Fully electric cars made up 42.4 per cent&nbsp;of sales in the Nordic nation last year, a global record, rising from a 31.2 per cent&nbsp;market share in 2018 and just 5.5 per cent&nbsp;in 2013, the Norwegian Road Federation said on Friday.

Seeking to become the first country to end the sale of fossil-fueled cars by 2025, Norway exempts battery-powered vehicles from the taxes imposed on petrol and diesel engines.

This year, as many as six in 10 of all new cars sold in the country could be fully electric, said <a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/volkswagens-german-plants-need-to-shape-up-production-chief-266997">Volkswagen</a> (VW) distributor Harald A. Moeller AS, which is preparing to launch several models in 2020.&nbsp;

"The electrification of the car market is accelerating,&nbsp;we forecast electric vehicles to hold a 100 per cent&nbsp;market share in 2025," the importer said of the outlook for Norway.

The country's best-selling car in 2019 was Tesla's mid-sized <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/tesla-says-will-start-delivering-china-made-model-3s-to-public-on-january-7-271722">Model 3 sedan</a>, which retails from 384,900 Norwegian crowns ($43,721.74), racking up an 11 per cent&nbsp;market share in the California-based firm's first attempt at addressing the mass market.

The sale of new electric cars in Norway rose by 30.9 per cent last year amid soaring demand for Tesla Inc's vehicles, but the pioneering US firm faces rising competition from rival automakers in 2020.

The sale of new electric cars in Norway rose by 30.9 per cent last year amid soaring demand for Tesla Inc's vehicles, but the pioneering US firm faces rising competition from rival automakers in 2020. Fully electric cars made up 42.4 per cent of sales in the Nordic nation last year, a global record, rising from a 31.2 per cent market share in 2018 and just 5.5 per cent in 2013, the Norwegian Road Federation said on Friday. Seeking to become the first country to end the sale of fossil-fueled cars by 2025, Norway exempts battery-powered vehicles from the taxes imposed on petrol and diesel engines. This year, as many as six in 10 of all new cars sold in the country could be fully electric, said Volkswagen (VW) distributor Harald A. Moeller AS, which is preparing to launch several models in 2020. "The electrification of the car market is accelerating, we forecast electric vehicles to hold a 100 per cent market share in 2025," the importer said of the outlook for Norway. The country's best-selling car in 2019 was Tesla's mid-sized Model 3 sedan, which retails from 384,900 Norwegian crowns ($43,721.74), racking up an 11 per cent market share in the California-based firm's first attempt at addressing the mass market.

Rivals gear up for 2020 after Tesla's Model 3 sedan hits record year in Norway

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Rivals gear up for 2020 after Tesla's Model 3 sedan hits record year in Norway