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Electric cars overtake petrol models in Norway
2 years ago(FILES) Electric cars are being charged on a street in the Norwegian capital Oslo on April 30, 2019. - Electric cars outnumber petrol cars in Norway for the first time ever, the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) said on September 17, 2024. Of the 2.8 million private cars registered in the Scandinavian country, 754,303 are all-electric, compared to 753,905 that run on petrol, OFV said, calling it a "historic" transition. Diesel models remain most numerous at just under one million, but their sales are falling rapidly, OFV said. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)
Hot on the heels of still-dominant diesel cars, electric vehicles now outnumber petrol models for the first time in oil-rich Norway, a world first that puts the country on track…