Oil rich Norway is a world leader in electric vehicle use, thanks to government incentives.
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While the U.S. and much of Europe are slowly adapting to electric vehicles, 9 out of every 10 cars sold to Norway are electric. The Scandinavian country is seen as an EV paradise. NPR’s Rob Schmitz went there to give Norway’s EV infrastructure a test drive.
ROB SCHMITZ, BYLINE: OK, so I have just got into the driver’s seat of my Volkswagen ID.3 here at the rental car agency in Oslo.
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