According to the report, Norway has 754,303 registered electric cars (accounting for 26.6% of the total 2.8 million registered cars). Of which, the number of gasoline vehicles is 753,905, 398 lower than electric vehicles.
In addition, the number of diesel-powered vehicles is 999,715, plug-in hybrids are about 210,000 and hybrids are about 156,000. OFV also informed that in August 2024, 94.3% of all cars sold in Norway were electric cars, of which Tesla's Model Y was the best-selling model.
OFV director said that electric vehicles outperforming gasoline vehicles is a "historic milestone" for Norway, something that few people expected 10 years ago. The electrification process in Norway is still taking place at a rapid pace, helping Norway gradually become the first country to have a large proportion of the total number of electric cars on the road. OFV predicts that the number of electric vehicles will be more than diesel vehicles by 2026.
The rapid progress of electric vehicles in Norway is partly due to tax incentives from the government. According to the Washington Post, Norway has a policy of funding tax breaks when purchasing electric vehicles from the sources of the rapidly growing oil and gas businesses here.
However, according to statistics from The Guardian, electric vehicle sales in other European countries are still declining. In many regions, electric vehicles only account for 12.3% of new sales.
