Boom in Model 3 sales pushes Norway Tesla numbers to 40,000
Norway notches up 40,000 Tesla electric cars on its roads, led by sales of the Model 3 – the most popular electric vehicle sold in the country so far this year.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
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