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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Pierre-Henry DESHAYES

EVs Overtake Gas Cars In Norway

Norway aims to only sell zero-emissions cars by next year (Credit: AFP)

Electric cars now outnumber gas models for the first time in oil-rich Norway, a world first that puts the country on track towards taking fossil fuel vehicles off the road.

Of the 2.8 million private cars registered in Norway, 754,303 are all-electric, compared to 753,905 that run on gas, the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), an industry organization, said in a statement on Tuesday.

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