Car statistics for Norway
In 2025, 182,031 new passenger cars were registered in Norway, of which 95.1% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 17.3%.
EV share of new cars over time
New passenger cars by fuel (2025)
New registrations per year
Electric car adoption over time
Electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) as a share of new car sales in Norway, 2010–2025.
Source: IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (CC BY 4.0).
Most registered car models in Norway (2025)
The car models with the most new registrations in Norway in 2025, by model.
| # | Model | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla Tesla Model Y | 27,614 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Volkswagen ID.4 | 8,802 |
| 3 | Toyota Toyota bZ4X | 7,274 |
| 4 | Volkswagen Volkswagen ID.7 | 6,978 |
| 5 | Tesla Tesla Model 3 | 6,608 |
| 6 | Volkswagen Volkswagen ID.3 | 5,572 |
| 7 | Volvo Volvo EX30 | 5,208 |
| 8 | Å koda Å koda Enyaq | 5,166 |
| 9 | BYD BYD Seal | 4,582 |
| 10 | Nissan Nissan Ariya | 4,564 |
| 11 | Ford Ford EXP | 4,190 |
| 12 | BMW BMW iX1 | 3,486 |
| 13 | Audi Audi Q6 | 3,172 |
| 14 | BMW BMW i4 | 2,949 |
| 15 | Xpeng Xpeng G6 | 2,924 |
Source: EEA COâ‚‚ monitoring (CC BY 4.0). Catalog-matched models only.
Car fleet by age (2025)
43.2% of passenger cars in Norway are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2025)
Of 2,949,180 registered passenger cars in Norway, 35.0% run on petrol, 32.9% on diesel and 32.1% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)
New passenger cars in Norway emitted on average 11.8 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Norway is below the average.
EV charging stations
Norway has 2,851 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 50.7 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
Norway recorded 1.6 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (87 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Norway is safer than the EU average. See the road safety ranking.