Nearly all new cars sold in Norway are now electric

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Over the past decade, Norway has seen a significant shift towards electric vehicles, with a staggering 96% of all new cars sold there in 2025 being electric.

Over the past decade, Norway has seen a significant shift towards electric vehicles, with a staggering 96% of all new cars sold there in 2025 being electric.

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Over the past decade, Norway has seen a significant shift towards electric vehicles, with a staggering 96% of all new cars sold there in 2025 being electric.

Graphic charts the rise of electric vehicle sales in Norway, against the fall of Diesel, petrol and hybrid vehicles.

Graphic charts the rise of electric vehicle sales in Norway, against the fall of Diesel, petrol and hybrid vehicles.

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Over the past decade, Norway has seen a significant shift towards electric vehicles, with a staggering 96% of all new cars sold there in 2025 being electric.

According to the latest data from the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), electric vehicles took a whopping 95.9% share of new vehicle registrations last year, with petrol plug-in and petrol hybrids accounting for 2.8% of sales between them.

Petrol and Diesel engine vehicles commanded an almost insignificant 1.3% of all new car registrations in Norway last year.

However, due to vehicle lifespans, only around a third of cars on Norway’s roads are currently electric – but this will obviously rise as the older gas-guzzlers are gradually scrapped.

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