Elon Musk cheers as Norway moves toward ban on petroleum-powered cars
Elon Musk cheers as Norway moves toward ban on petroleum-powered cars |
Norway’s top political parties have reportedly reached a tentative deal that would ban the sale of new gasoline- and diesel-powered cars within the next decade—prompting a nod of approval from Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk.
Energy blog electrek, cited a report in a Norwegian business newspaper that said the country’s four main political parties reached a long-sought understanding on a new energy policy that would ban sales as early as 2025. That’s particularly remarkable, electrek noted, since Norway is one of the world’s biggest oil exporters.
The blog also noted that the move isn’t a done deal, but that the news was enough to prompt a congratulatory response from the electric-car pioneer TSLA, +1.37% via Twitter:
Elektrek noted that two of the parties have corroborated the report, while two others say they haven’t actually agreed.
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