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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Norway became an EV utopia. What can California learn?

    As California prepares for an EV future, KCRW looks at Norway, where nearly roughly 80% of all cars sold are battery-powered.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 23, 2023 • 1 min read

    As California prepares for an EV future, KCRW looks at Norway, where nearly roughly 80% of all cars sold are battery-powered.

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    Dodgers’ fiasco over Pride Night, Norway’s EV lessons for California
    1. 0:00What happened with the Battle of Bakhmut?
    2. 11:39Norway became an EV utopia. What can California learn?You’re reading this
    3. 20:51How Michael J. Fox became a star and lived with Parkinson’s
    4. 39:38Dodgers are in a mess over drag charity group and Pride Night
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Jack Ewing

      business reporter for the New York Times who covers the auto industry

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Dodgers’ fiasco over Pride Night, Norway’s EV lessons for California
    1. 0:00What happened with the Battle of Bakhmut?
    2. 11:39Norway became an EV utopia. What can California learn?You’re reading this
    3. 20:51How Michael J. Fox became a star and lived with Parkinson’s
    4. 39:38Dodgers are in a mess over drag charity group and Pride Night
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand