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EVs and hybrids accounted for more than half of Norway's new-car sales in 2017

The BMW i3 was among the best-selling electrified vehicles in Norway last year.
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Camilla Knudsen Alister Doyle
January 03, 2018 05:00 AM

OSLO -- Sales of electric and hybrid cars rose above half of new registrations in Norway in 2017, helped by generous subsidies that extended the country's lead in shifting from fossil-fuel engines.

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