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Nordic country becomes first in the world where electric car sales outstrip those powered by other meansNorway became the first country in the world where the sale of electric cars has overtaken those powered by petrol, diesel and hybrid engines last year, with the German carmaker Volkswagen replacing Tesla as the top battery-vehicle producer, data shows.Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) made up 54.3% of all...

After years of committed action, neither city recorded a single pedestrian fatality in 2019 They cut speed limits, changed street design, removed space for cars and generally made life harder for motorists.Now it appears the work is paying off. Two of Europe’s smaller capital cities – Oslo and Helsinki – are reaping the rewards of committed action on making their roads safer, reducing pedestrian...

Gilets jaunes-style movement has threatened to bring down national governmentRegional elections in Norway on Monday are being billed as a referendum on the country’s environmental policies, with the country split over road toll rises that have already threatened to bring down the national government.A sharp increase in motorway toll and congestion charges in recent years has helped fuel a political movement that is proving...