Overview
- Official OFV data show 179,549 new cars registered in 2025, with 95.9% fully electric for the year and 97.6% in December.
- Electric cars now slightly outnumber diesels on Norwegian roads, reaching 31.78% of the fleet versus 31.76% for diesel vehicles.
- Tesla led Norway with a 19.1% market share and a record 34,285 registrations, even as its registrations plunged in France and Sweden.
- Automakers redirected inventory into Norway to beat the January 1 VAT threshold cut from 500,000 to 300,000 kroner, according to Ford Norway’s chief.
- BYD reported 2.26 million EV sales in 2025 versus Tesla’s 1.64 million, marking Tesla’s second straight annual decline, while Chinese brands lifted their share of Norway’s market to 13.7%.