Norway, with a population of 5.5 million, has set an ambitious target of all new car sales being zero-emission vehicles by 2025, a decade ahead of the EU’s goal. In August, electric vehicles captured a record 94.3% of new car registrations, driven by the popularity of the Tesla Model Y.

Norway has become the first country where electric cars outnumber petrol-powered cars. Of the 2.8 million registered private cars, over 754,000 are fully electric, surpassing petrol models, with diesel cars still being the most common but in decline.

"Electric cars outnumber petrol models in Norway in “historic shift”" was originally created and published by Energy Monitor, a GlobalData owned brand.

Electric car registrations outpaced gas-powered for the first time this month, thanks in part to tax breaks funded by a booming petroleum business.

The Nordic country just became the first in the world to have more electric vehicles on the road than gas-powered cars, the BBC reported on Tuesday. With 2.8 million private vehicles registered in Norway,