2024-09-16 0:00
Automotive
Alex Lowe

More cars on the roads in Norway could be EV than petrol

Norway has long been the world leader when it comes to EV adoption, and according to some recent data analysis from Norwegian automotive publication, Bilbransje24 we can now see how close the country is to becoming EV only.

Just like what the SMMT does for the UK car sales data, Norway also releases its own data for the car sales in the country and this has revealed some interesting figures over the recent months. For example, just last month, the country hit 94% market share for new EV sales.

Norway also has its own goal of 2025 to stop selling new ICE cars, with the rest of the EU set at 2035 and the UK being the outlier, with 2030. Back in 2021, Norway was only selling single digit percentages of new ICE cars in the country, so its goal of becoming EV only by 2025 is easily possible.

The main data that is of interest is how many cars are on the roads in Norway. As of the end of August, there were 751,450 EVs on the roads and 755,244 petrol cars. However, considering that 10,000 EVs are sold every month in Norway, there is a very high chance that as of writing, Norway is already over the threshold.

Our take

Norway is a prime example that EVs can be done, even (shock, horror) in cold climates. Norway is showing everyone up and is just getting on with it.

Alex Lowe

Alex Lowe is the owner and editor of the interface and started the website in 2013. He publishes the majority of the content on the website, hosts the three podcasts and the runs the YouTube channels. Alex has a professional background in computer networking, FWA and WiFi.

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