Electric cars have long dominated new car sales in Norway. In 2025, electric cars accounted for 95.9 percent of newly registered passenger cars, according to the independent interest group Opplysningsrådet för veitrafikken (OFV). This is an increase of 7 percentage points compared to the previous year.
One reason sales accelerated last year is that the ceiling for purchasing electric cars VAT-free was lowered from 500,000 to 300,000 Norwegian kroner at New Year's.
"We see the effect of a long-term and targeted electric car policy, and how concrete fee caps have an immediate impact on the market," says Geir Inge Stokke, head of OFV, in a press release.
The remaining 4.1 percent of new car sales last year consisted of gasoline, diesel and hybrid cars.
In Sweden, 36.5 percent of all newly registered passenger cars last year were electric cars, according to Mobility Sweden's annual statistics.
