Battery-electric vehicles accounted for 97.6% of all new passenger car registrations in Norway during July, reinforcing the country’s position as the world’s most mature electric vehicle market despite overall registrations remaining broadly unchanged from a year earlier.
According to the Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council (OFV), 9,609 new passenger cars were registered during the month, representing a modest 0.5% increase year-on-year.
Of those, 9,379 were battery-electric vehicles (BEVs).
Electric Vehicles Continue to Dominate
The July result follows June’s record EV market share of 96.9% and confirms that nearly all new passenger cars sold in Norway are now battery powered.
Østfold recorded the country’s highest EV penetration, with 672 of 675 newly registered passenger cars powered by batteries.
During the first seven months of 2026, Norway registered 83,012 new passenger cars, a decline of 2.4% compared with the same period last year.
Despite the slight contraction in the overall market, battery-electric registrations rose 1.3% to 81,040 vehicles.
Toyota Tops July Rankings
Toyota emerged as Norway’s best-selling automotive brand in July with 1,260 vehicle registrations.
The Toyota bZ4X led the model rankings with 532 registrations, while the Toyota Urban Cruiser placed third after recording 437 deliveries.
Volkswagen’s ID.4 secured second place among individual models with 485 registrations.
Volkswagen ranked second among vehicle brands during the month, while Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Xpeng climbed to third place with 843 registrations, representing a 161% increase compared with July 2025.
OFV Chief Executive Officer Geir Inge Stokke said the results highlight how quickly competitive dynamics are evolving.
“The July figures show how quickly the competitive landscape can change, even when the overall registration volume barely moves.”
“Toyota has gone from tenth to first place in one year, and Xpeng from thirteenth to third place. Tesla is still the largest so far this year.”
Although Tesla registered only 24 new vehicles during July, it retained the leading year-to-date position with 14,413 registrations, ahead of Toyota with 9,972 and Volkswagen with 8,149.
Used EV Market Continues to Expand
Electric vehicles also continued gaining market share in Norway’s used vehicle market.
Ownership transfers of battery-electric passenger cars to private buyers increased by 8% during July, while transfers of diesel and petrol vehicles declined by 5.7% and 6.7%, respectively.
Year-to-date, ownership transfers of electric passenger cars have surged 43.2% to 103,892, narrowly overtaking diesel vehicles in overall ownership statistics.
Commercial Vehicle Electrification Advances
Electrification also continued across Norway’s commercial vehicle sector.
Battery-electric vans accounted for 61.4% of new van registrations in July.
Meanwhile, battery-electric truck registrations increased by nearly 70% during the first seven months of 2026, lifting their year-to-date market share to 23%.
Despite the rapid growth, electric vehicles still represent only 10.6% of Norway’s total van fleet and 4.8% of its truck fleet.
Stokke said continued progress will depend on stable policy support.
“The challenge now is to translate the growth in new registrations into a broader renewal of the vehicle fleet. This requires predictable taxes and support schemes, sufficient charging infrastructure and network capacity that allows companies to plan long-term.”
“Without stable framework conditions, we risk that necessary investments will be postponed.”