Norwegians keep buying electric cars at unprecedented rate

Norway is on the run - electric run. Their plan is to have only electric cars sold by 2025 and it looks that they will achieve the target much earlier. They threw caution out the window, stopped worrying about range, cold temperatures and became the biggest testing ground for EVs in the world.

The numbers are staggering - within 12 months they halved the purchases of diesel and petrol cars, more than halved buying petrol-hybrids and went all in into battery power - 30% more than year before in fact. Nearly 83 percent of vehicles sold in the first three months of 2022 were electric. Only 2,000 ICE cars were sold in the first quarter of this year compared to nearly 4,000 in the same period last year.

And the winner is… Tesla Model Y! The Vikings really like Tesla and Model Y is closely followed by Model 3, VW started gaining some ground and ended up in 3rd place with its ID.4. The table below shows the top 10.

The statement from OFV (Road Traffic Information Council) was very encouraging:

“Most people want an electric car, and this year the trend is clearer than ever. In total, the number of first-time registered new passenger cars in the first quarter decreased by 10.9 percent compared to 2021. Of 32,342 new passenger cars in the first quarter, 26,800 are electric cars. This is a record high share of 82.9 percent.”

That ladies and gentlemen is amazing news, Norway clearly showing us all that it can be done, even in the current challenging environment. We have nothing to worry about then - right? Well, Norway is a fairly small country by population - just over 5.3 million - and they have invested heavily in the charging infrastructure. But they show clearly that it can be done and rather than look for excuses we should follow their example.

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