The Norwegian car market marked a historical milestone: September, 96.4% of new registrations were all-electric vehicles.. This figure surpasses the previous record of 94.3% recorded just a month earlier in August 2024.
In figures from 12,966 new vehicles registered 12,495 models were battery powered. This means that only 471 vehicles were not equipped with a pure electric powertrain.
The Norwegian Road Administration (OFV) attributes this result to combination of factors. OFV director Øyvind Solberg Thorsen commented: “2024 saw sharp jumps in new car sales, with generally weak numbers. Now we’re seeing a recovery that could bring more consumers into dealerships.A significant contribution was also made by a large batch of Tesla deliveries resulting from previous orders.
The comparison to September 2023 is remarkable: EV registrations grew by 25.4%, rising from approximately 9,000 to 12,495 units. This is despite the introduction of VAT on electric vehicles costing more than NOK 500,000 and some changes to the benefits for using these vehicles. The market composition is now clearly unbalanced towards electric vehicles. Plug-in hybrids account for just 1.1% with 146 units (of which 145 petrol-electric and one diesel-electric).
traditional gasoline hybrids account for 1.1% with 142 vehicles, while pure diesels resisted at 1.0% with 135 registrations. In models with pure gasoline, the fuel content is reduced to 0.4%, only 48 units. Fuel cell vehicles are completely absent from the new registrations.
These figures bring Norway significantly closer to its policy goal of having 100% new electric vehicles by 1 January 2025. However, Solberg Thorsen notes that despite the September record, the annual average number of electric vehicles is 88%, indicating that a small portion of buyers still prefer alternative powertrains.
The ranking of best-selling models reflects this trend. Tesla Model Y dominates with 2,107 units, followed by Tesla Model 3 with 2,067 registrations, a notable jump from just 12 units in September 2023. In third place is the Volvo EX30 with 803 vehicles. They follow Skoda Enyak (702), Toyota bZ4X (659), Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5 (485), Nissan Aria (385), Volkswagen ID.3 (324), BMW i4 (274) and Hyundai Kona (265).
Interesting, even Hyundai Konaranked tenth in the ranking, received a market share of 2.0%, surpassing the total number of all new internal combustion engine vehicles. These data demonstrate the Norwegian car market’s rapid and decisive shift towards electric mobility.
Source: HD Motori
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