Norway recorded a strong rebound in electric vehicle registrations in February, with battery-electric cars accounting for about 98% of all new passenger vehicles registered during the month.
According to data from the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), 7,272 new passenger cars were registered in February, including 7,127 battery-electric vehicles. Only 145 newly registered vehicles were powered by other drivetrain types. Despite the rebound, total registrations were still 18.7% lower than in the same month of the previous year.
“Viewed in isolation, this may seem dramatic,” OFV said in a statement. “However, when examining the figures week by week, a different picture emerges: in the last two weeks of February, registration numbers were only 5.8% below the corresponding period in 2025.”
The downturn earlier in the year followed regulatory and incentive changes introduced on January 1, 2026. Many buyers advanced purchases to November and December 2025 to benefit from the previous tax framework, leading to unusually strong year-end registrations and a weak January, when only 2,084 electric cars were registered.
“We are now seeing signs that the market is returning to a more normal level of activity, similar to what we experienced after the VAT reform in 2022,” said OFV Director Geir Inge Stokke. “At that time, shifts in demand led to a weak start to 2023. We are observing the same pattern this year.”
Battery-electric vehicles accounted for a market share of 98.01% in February. Diesel vehicles represented 0.92% of registrations with 67 units, while petrol plug-in hybrids accounted for 40 units (0.55%). Petrol hybrids registered 20 units (0.28%), and twelve petrol-only vehicles represented 0.17% of the market. Diesel plug-in hybrids accounted for six registrations, or 0.08%.
By brand, Tesla led the Norwegian market in February with a 16.6% share, followed by Toyota at 12.9%. Volkswagen ranked third with an 8.6% share.
At model level, the Tesla Model Y was the best-selling vehicle with 1,073 registrations, representing a 14.8% share. The Toyota bZ4X ranked second with 514 units, followed by the Volvo EX40 with 425 registrations. The Toyota Urban Cruiser ranked fourth with 404 units, while the Xpeng G9 placed fifth with 254 registrations.
Several electric models from the Volkswagen Group also appeared in the top ten, including the Skoda Enyaq (235 units), Skoda Elroq (232 units), the Volkswagen ID.4 (228 units) and the Volkswagen ID.3 (191 units). The Deepal S05 from Changan Automobile rounded out the top ten.
