The stock of electric and plug-in hybrid cars in Norway came close to 490,000 units in 2020, representing a significant increase from 2012 when there were fewer than 10,000 electric cars registered in the country.
Stock vs sales
The statistic only shows the electric cars that are registered per December 31 in the respective year in Norway. It includes both passenger cars and vans. In 2020 more than 70 percent of all cars sold in Norway were electric ones. Equally important is the number of newly registered electric cars or in other words, car sales for a year. Diesel accounted for only about nine percent of newly registered cars in 2020.
Support of electric cars by the government
In comparison to other European countries in 2020, Norway ranked fourth in terms of new electric car registrations. But why is the country so keen on electric driving? The reason is that the Norwegian government has made it easy for car owners to choose electric cars through tax reductions and subsidies, as well as free parking and lower annual fees for using the roads for electric car owners. Besides, the state has the goal of not selling more petrol or diesel cars in the country from 2025 onwards.
Number of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in Norway from 2012 to 2020
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Norsk Elbilforeningen. (October 31, 2020). Number of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in Norway from 2012 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 02, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696187/electric-and-hybrid-cars-number-in-norway/
Norsk Elbilforeningen. "Number of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in Norway from 2012 to 2020." Chart. October 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696187/electric-and-hybrid-cars-number-in-norway/
Norsk Elbilforeningen. (2020). Number of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in Norway from 2012 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696187/electric-and-hybrid-cars-number-in-norway/
Norsk Elbilforeningen. "Number of Electric Cars and Plug-in Hybrids in Norway from 2012 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696187/electric-and-hybrid-cars-number-in-norway/
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