Norway achieves 93.6 per cent EV share in November

With 10,940 new EV registrations in November, electric cars were almost exactly on par with October (10,862) and significantly higher than in November last year: back then, only 8,442 new electric cars were registered in Norway, which corresponded to a market share of 81.6 per cent. In November 2024, the EV share was a whopping 93.6 per cent.

Across all drive types, 11,689 new cars were registered in the Nordic country in November, an increase of 13.0 per cent. The maths is thus quite simple: 749 new registrations did not have a purely electric drive. Of these, 154 vehicles were plug-in hybrids, which corresponds to a market share of 1.3 per cent. That means 94.9 per cent of all new cars had a charging connection.

However, Norway has no intention of resting on its laurels, as Øyvind Solberg Thorsen, Director of the road information authority OFV, points out. Although Solberg Thorsen praises the situation in Norway (“Nobody even comes close to such high numbers of electric cars.”), he also advises a constant support policy and further investment. “If we want this trend to continue so that we can achieve the 2025 target that all new cars and vans must be zero-emission vehicles, both the policy and the level of taxation and incentives must be maintained,” says the OFV Director. “On the other hand, perhaps there should still be a possibility, even if not everyone agrees or likes to hear it, that an EV market share of around 95 per cent might be good enough for now. We can’t pretend that all the infrastructure is in place and that today’s electric cars will cover all needs.”

It is also clear to Solberg Thorsen that “for the absolute majority, the electric car is the right choice.” Exceptions are “geographical as well as climatic conditions and special needs.” This is also reflected in the current registration figures: in November, 67 petrol cars (0.6 per cent), 248 diesel cars (2.1 per cent) and 280 “non-rechargeable” hybrids (2.4 per cent) were registered. Given the rising number of BEVs, it is, of course, clear that all these drive types have lost market share over the years – especially hybrids.

That can also be seen when looking at the models: a year ago, hybrid models (mainly from Toyota) were repeatedly able to break into the top 20 of the Norwegian statistics. In November 2024, only electric models remain. The list is headed by the Tesla Model Y (1,491 new registrations) ahead of the Model 3 (764). In other words, more Model 3s were newly registered than all combustion engines and hybrids combined. The third-placed VW ID.4 (755) also single-handedly beat the combustion engine group.

One month before the big tally at the end of the year, the Model Y has an unassailable lead with 14,926 new registrations after eleven months – the Model Y accounts for 13 per cent of all new registrations over the course of the year. However, the second place is not yet written in stone. It is currently held by the Volvo EX30 with 6,623 units, closely followed by the ID.4 (6,544) and Model 3 (6,197). While the Model 3 and ID.4 were both in the top 3 in November, the EX30 had a weaker month with 408 new registrations and eighth place. December could still see a change of place here – because the Toyota bZ4X is not far behind with 5,901 new registrations (529 of which were in November).

ofv.no (press release), ofv.no (statistics), ofv.no (models, all three in Norwegian)