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Only seven new petrol-powered cars sold in Norway in January
Just seven new petrol cars were sold in Norway last month, data shows.
The country, which is the frontrunner in the uptake of electric vehicles, shifted a record low number of new fossil-fuel cars in January, information from the Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council (OFV) reveals.
Only seven petrol, 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars were registered, while more than 2,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/06/only-seven-petrol-powered-cars-sold-in-norway-in-january
The country, which is the frontrunner in the uptake of electric vehicles, shifted a record low number of new fossil-fuel cars in January, information from the Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council (OFV) reveals.
Only seven petrol, 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars were registered, while more than 2,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/06/only-seven-petrol-powered-cars-sold-in-norway-in-january
The environmental consequences of this are a mixed bag.
Air quality will be improved in Norway but the fossil fuels these automobiles don't use will be exported to other nations. And the electricity these cars use will not be available to neighboring nations where it is used as backup power for renewable energy schemes.
The environmental costs of manufacturing these vehicles compared to fossil fuel powered vehicles has been discussed previously in this forum.
