Overview
- Official OFV data show battery-electric vehicles made up 95.9% of 2025 registrations, with December at 97.6%, as total new cars hit a record 179,549.
- The VAT exemption threshold fell to 300,000 kroner on January 1, 2026, triggering a year-end rush to register EVs, with some brands redirecting shipments to Norway.
- Tesla led the market with a 19.1% share and a record 34,285 registrations, bucking its broader European slump.
- Chinese automakers expanded their presence, lifting share from 10.4% in 2024 to 13.7% in 2025, according to OFV.
- Norway is set to delay ending the EV VAT exemption to 2028, and vehicles priced under 300,000 kroner remain exempt in 2026.