Almost a third of Norway's car sales in 2018 were electric

Electric cars are parked in Oslo on Jan. 1, 2019. (REUTERS\/Alister Doyle )

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Camilla Knudsen and Alister Doyle

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Reuters

January 02, 2019 06:42 PM

OSLO -- Almost a third of new cars sold in Norway last year were pure electric, a new world record as the country strives to end sales of fossil-fueled vehicles by 2025.

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