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Norway Becomes World’s 1st Country to Sell Over 50 Percent New Cars as Electric in 2020

E-News | 08/01/2021 05:24 PM | Click to read full article

According to Opplysningsradet for Veitrafikken (OFV, “Information Council for Road Traffic”), electric vehicles accounted for 54.3 per cent of the new car market last year, up from 42.4 per cent a year earlier.

The four best-selling models in the Nordic country were the Audi e-tron, the Tesla Model 3, the Volkswagen ID.3 and the Nissan Leaf — all fully electric. In December, electric car sales set a monthly record in Norway with 66.7 per cent.

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