The number of registered electric cars in Norway increased by 40 percent to 142,490 by the end of 2017 compared to the previous year, according to the latest figures of Statistics Norway (SSB).
The SSB said that the vast majority of electric cars are passenger cars - a total of 139,000, an increase of 42.5 percent compared to 2016.
Electric cars now constitute 5.1 percent of the passenger car stock compared to 3.7 percent at the end of 2016.
'The increase seems set to continue at about the same rate in 2018. In January and February this year, 4,324 electric cars were registered, 4.2 percent more compared to the same period in 2017,' the authority noted.
In the Nordic country, the capital city Oslo tops the list of having the most electric cars.
The stock of electric cars in Oslo increased from 16,773 to 24,808 between 2016 and 2017, corresponding to 47.9 percent.
This represented 37 electric cars per 1,000 inhabitants.
Bergen and Baerum cities followed Oslo.
By Murat Temizer
Anadolu Agency
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