(CNN) - Norway has reached a significant milestone. It is now the first country to have more electric vehicles than pure gas-powered cars on the road. The Norwegian Road Federation says of its nearly 3,000,000 registered passenger vehicles, 26% are fully electric, slightly higher than gas vehicles.

Norway shows that with the right incentives, the goal of a completely electrified road network is a tangible possibility.

Of the 2.8 million passenger cars registered in the country, 26.3 percent are fully electric, just edging out the share of gas vehicles.

In Norway, electric vehicles (EVs) now outnumber gas-powered vehicles, according to latest vehicle registration data from the Norwegian Road Federation released on Tuesday.  Norway, a major oil exporter globally,

Electric cars outnumber gas-powered cars in Norway for the first time ever, an industry organisation said on Tuesday. Of the 2.8 million private cars registered in the Scandinavian country, 754,303 are all-electric,

Norway has achieved a significant milestone in its transition toward sustainable transportation, with electric vehicles (EVs) now outnumbering petrol cars for the first time. The

Norway’s drivers have set a new record—but not when it comes to speed.

There's a country, in northern Europe, where the electric car has overtaken the petrol car. Thanks to tax incentives, more than half Norwegians have chosen volts over octane ratings. Despite the cold,

They can afjord it. A new report has found drivers in oil-rich Norway — the country produces roughly 2 million barrels per day — now own more electric cars than gas guzzlers, The Guardian reported. The Norwegian Road Federation (OVF) stated that out of 2.