The electric car revolution has swept through Norway, transforming the country’s car market.

Only 10 years ago diesel cars accounted for 75 per cent of new sales in Norway. Today they make up just 2.3 per cent.

Here in Australia, less than 1 per cent of car sales in 2020 were electric.

Today on Please Explain, Europe correspondent Bevan Shields joins Bianca Hall to discuss Norway’s transition to electric vehicles, and what 80s pop group A-ha had to do with it.

The electric car revolution has swept through Norway, transforming the country&rsquo;s car market.
Only 10 years ago diesel cars accounted for 75 per cent of new sales in Norway. Today they make up just 2.3 per cent.
Here in Australia, less than 1 per cent of car sales in 2020 were electric.
Today on Please Explain, Europe correspondent Bevan Shields joins Bianca Hall to discuss Norway&rsquo;s transition to electric vehicles, and what 80s pop group A-ha had to do with it.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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