The market share of EV sales was 82.4% in 2023 and 79.3% in 2022.
Christina Bu, secretary general of the Norwegian EV Association (Norsk Elbilforening), said: "We are confident this share will grow even further in 2025, the year we aim to reach our goal of 100% zero-emission vehicle sales nationwide."
In 2016, the Norwegian Parliament committed to the goal that all new cars sold in 2025 should be zero-emission vehicles (fully electric or hydrogen-powered). The Parliament has also pledged to establish a zero-emission target for new heavy vehicles by 2030.
In addition to incentives for EV ownership, a robust and reliable charging infrastructure has helped drive Norway's impressive EV rollout.
Between 2017 and 2021 legislation establishing a 'charging right' for people living in apartment buildings was introduced. The Norwegian EV Association says that, even if EV owners are charging at home and manage without fast charging daily, they think it is essential to have the option to fast charge when needed.
For longer distance trips, a well-organized charging network has to be in place, and the association adds that a fast charging station infrastructure has been successfully established on all main roads in Norway. As of end of 2022, Norway had more than 5,600 cars that can fast-charge at the same time.
The association says that consumers are willing to pay a higher price for the service of fast charging - on average three times more than they pay for electricity at home.
Norway's list of top-selling passenger cars in 2024 is dominated by EVs, with the Tesla Model Y in first place with 16,858 sales, followed by the Tesla Model (7,264), and the Volvo EX30 (7,229).
