<p><img src="https://hawk-oss.hawkinsight.com//picture//202406/1189163875_836.jpg" style="width: 100%;">Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum said Norway, a pioneer in the adoption of electric vehicles, would not agree to the EU's decision to impose higher tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.。- ADVERTISE- "Tariffs on Chinese cars are neither relevant nor desirable for this administration," Widum emailed Bloomberg。According to Statistics Norway, Norway has the highest density of electric vehicles in the world, with 24% of cars being electric last year and more than 80% of new cars sold in 2022.。- Advertising - According to the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), more than 12% of Norwegian electric car imports come from Chinese manufacturers, a figure that includes Polestar but not Volvo Cars。Norway is not part of the European Union and is the first European market for many Chinese electric car startups。Weilai entered Norway in May 2021 and officially entered the EU a year later。Xiaopeng Motors to be launched in Norway earlier in 2020。Norway is also home to some Chinese brands that are very rare in Europe, such as Dongfeng brand Voyah, which has been selling its SUV Free in Norway since 2022.。In May, Xiaopeng sold 67 cars in Norway, while NIO sold 66 cars.。In comparison, Tesla sold 830 electric cars in the same month, while Volkswagen sold 1,372 electric IDs.。Series。-Advertising-Norway's Chinese electric car leaders are SAIC and Jill Group。MG delivered 497 electric cars in Norway last month。MG, a former British brand that is part of the state-owned SAIC Group, has been levied since July 4 on top of the 10 per cent tariff already in place in the EU..Tariff of 1%。Geely Group's Polestar sold 328 electric cars in May。All MG and Polestar electric cars are made in China。The UK, another European non-EU member, has not yet hinted whether it will follow the EU's policy of raising tariffs on electric cars made in China.。On June 12, the European Commission (EC) concluded that electric vehicles made in China benefit from unfair state subsidies。As a result, the European Commission announced a 17.4% to 38.1% additional import duty, depending on the automaker。READ ALSO EU imposes extra tariffs on Chinese electric cars: BYD 17.4%, Geely 20%, SAIC 38.1%</p>