https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A commission appointed to facilitate conversion to electric cars in Denmark has said motorists should pay less tax for charging them at home. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210212/lower-danish-taxes-backed-for-home-electric-car-charging Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:41:00 +0100 lower-danish-taxes-backed-for-home-electric-car-charging Denmark’s government has announced a political deal which it estimates will increase electric and hybrid car ownership to 775,000 by 2030. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201204/denmark-announces-plan-to-put-775000-electric-cars-on-roads-by-2030 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 18:13:47 +0100 denmark-announces-plan-to-put-775000-electric-cars-on-roads-by-2030 Sales of electric and hybrid cars are on the rise and increasing numbers of consumers envisage that their next car will be environmentally friendly. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190516/four-out-of-ten-danes-want-a-greener-car Thu, 16 May 2019 18:46:53 +0200 four-out-of-ten-danes-want-a-greener-car Denmark will work for a phasing-out of diesel and petrol-driven cars and an end to production of new vehicles of this type in the EU by 2030. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181127/denmark-supports-ending-fossil-fuel-cars-in-eu-by-2030 Tue, 27 Nov 2018 12:01:00 +0100 denmark-supports-ending-fossil-fuel-cars-in-eu-by-2030 The government has defended its move to gradually phase out tax breaks on electric cars as a way to make things fairer for car owners, but the maker of Denmark's most popular electric model has slammed the plan as anti-competitive and a death knell for the industry. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151012/tesla-to-fight-denmarks-tax-on-electric-cars Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:51:38 +0200 tesla-to-fight-denmarks-tax-on-electric-cars