Electric and hybrid cars number in Norway 2012-2020

Over the last years, the stock of electric and plug-in hybrid cars in Norway has increased, reaching over 464,000 in 2020. In 2012, there were fewer than 10,000 registered electric cars. The number of electric cars was highest in one of the most heavily populated Norwegian counties, Akershus.

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 16 percent of newly registered cars in 2019.

Support of electric cars by the government

In comparison to other European countries in 2019, Norway ranked second regarding 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.