Norway is expected to ban the sale of gas-powered cars within the next decade.

The country's MPs have reportedly reached an agreement to ban or significantly reduce the reliance on fossil fuels by 2025, a decision that has been welcomed by various industry leaders including Tesla Motors CEO, Elon Musk.

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According to Norwegian Liberal Party MP, Ola Elverstuen, his party along with Progress Party, the Christian Democrats and the Conservative Party have decided to meet the goals outlined in the national transport plan 2018-2029, which calls for a ban on all vehicles which harm the environment.

Elverstuen added, "Now it's no longer just a message about energy, but the message about climate."

Norway is currently one of the leading countries with a high electric vehicle count. 24 percent of the new vehicles sold in the country are electric.

Norway is also expected to offer financial assistance to potential electric car buyer in order to encourage them to make the transition from cars running on petrol and diesel.

Speaking with Dagens Naeringsliv, Ola Elverstuen said, "People should be confident that it will be significantly cheaper with a zero emissions car than with a traditional car."

Following the reports, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted the news, calling Norway "an amazingly awesome country." In February, Tesla was asked by Norwegian Petroleum and Energy Minister Tord Lien to collaborate on building a more efficient energy system in the country.

Norway is a major oil producing country and is also the world's third largest exporter of natural gas. Oil and natural gas accounted for 39 percent of the country's total exports in 2015. The country mainly exports these to other European countries including Belgium, Germany and France.

Just heard that Norway will ban new sales of fuel cars in 2025. What an amazingly awesome country. You guys rock!! pic.twitter.com/uAXuBkDYuR

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 3, 2016

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