Norway set two new milestones in September as battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) made up 98.3% of all new passenger car sales, the highest monthly share ever recorded in the country, while BEVs also accounted for 95% of sales in the first nine months of the year.
Figures from the Norwegian Road Administration (OFV) showed 14,084 new BEV registrations in September out of a total of 14,329 new passenger cars. Only 245 cars registered during the month had a combustion engine or hybrid drive. Diesel cars made up just 105 units, or 0.7% of sales, while petrol hybrids and plug-in hybrids combined for less than 1%.
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“This shows that we are well on our way to achieving our zero vision, whereby all new passenger cars in 2025 will be zero-emission vehicles. Pure petrol and diesel cars are on their way to being phased out. Now it is important to get vans and lorries moving in the same direction,” said Geir Inge Stokke, Director of OFV.
Total new car registrations rose 10% year-on-year in September to 14,329 units, while year-to-date registrations stood at 113,325, up 23.5% from the same period in 2024. Tesla continued to dominate the Norwegian market, with the Model Y leading sales at 4,132 units, representing 28.8% of the market, followed by the Model 3 with 696 units and the Volvo EX30 with 581. Combined, Tesla’s two top-selling models accounted for 33.7% of sales.
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Electrification of vans is progressing at a slower pace, though still ahead of most other countries. New van sales rose 51% year-on-year in September to 2,889 units, with 43% of those being electric—up from 23% a year earlier. So far in 2025, electric vans account for 45% of total new van registrations.