Source: Audi Norway
September is expected to mark a significant milestone in Norway, with the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the roads set to exceed that of petrol vehicles.
As predicted earlier this year by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, new figures from Norway’s Road Traffic Information Council, the Opplysningsrådet for Veitrafikken (OFV), expect EVs to overtake petrol cars this month with EVs running at more than 90 per cent of new car sales.
An analysis of OFV figures published last week by Bilbransje24, a Norwegian auto industry publication, revealed that at the end of August, there were 751,450 electrified cars in service on Norway’s roads and 755,244 petrol-only cars, each accounting for around 26 per cent of the total number of cars on the roads.
There were another 1 million diesel cars on Norway’s roads but, according to Bilbransje24, the stock of diesel-fuelled passenger vehicles peaked in 2017 at close to 1.3 million and has since been slowly declining.
Today, diesel cars make up just under 35 per cent of Norway’s passenger car fleet.
While Norway’s EV numbers include hybrids and pure battery electric vehicles, the numbers nevertheless highlight the electrification trend and the benefit of favourable government policies.
For example, while the number of diesel vehicles peaked in 2017, pure petrol vehicles peaked at 1.6 million in 2005, accounting for around 80 per cent of all cars on Norway’s roads. It has taken only twenty years for that number to fall to nearly 25 per cent.
Bilbransje24’s full “mini-analysis”, including graphs, can be found here.
Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.
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Spoiler alert - the analysis is in Norwegian
Norway light years ahead in EV adoption.
Yes.
Another small nation (hello NZ) putting larger ones to shame.
I'm pretty sure that ICE owners will be getting rid of the remaining 50% much faster than normal lifespans as gas stations, garages, parts etc. start to dry up. Normal 15 year (?) lives will probably reduce to 10 years and maybe even less. This entire transition is happening faster than most would've thought possible and Norway has been our "canary in the mines" all along. Thanks Norway!
As Norway is very close to Europe, selling their ice cars might be not as bad as you may think. A lot of Europe still has an appetite for those vehicles - albeit at a good price.
I believe this is why second-hand ICE prices have not crashed in Norway. Just sell your car to an exporter. Australia may be different, though.
We'll export to other RHD nations that have no appetite for EVs. Make a killing.
Meanwhile in Australia...
Chirp, Chirp (Crickets)!
I own a Ranger here in NZ and when the ev version comes out with the same range etc, I will be in there like a shot. I also own an MG ev for all my running around in town, and it has been faultless for the last 2 years.
So quite, instant acceleration at intersections and roundabouts, and cheap as chips to refuel with 'locally' made electrons. Plus I can run electrical tools off it, and that will be a huge plus for all ev utes in the future.
P.S. I will not be holding my breath however, as Chinese ev utes like BYD and LDV etc will be here much sooner and probably much cheaper too. We have 2 LDV vans in our small business fleet and they have been just as reliable as the Transit and the I'load.
this must be a world first, as even countries like Chine are kicking it out of the park as far as ev sales are going, in comparison Norway is blitzing it. Mind you the incentive NOT to have a dino fueled car is quite strong in Norway.
Can anyone please tell me if Norway's electrical grid has crashed?😉
Go to the IEA website and browse their data. Norway's electricity consumption has risen from 112 TWh in the year 2000 to 127 TWh in 2022. About at 14% increase.
Such a fatuous question.
Not to mention lazy.
You could have found the answer by yourself and then asked a better or funnier question.
It hasn't and the cookers tell me thats because the raging bonfires that have occured at every car park and stroad intersection have put all the EV's out of commision.
This was confirmed overnight by the Norwegian OFV:
https://ofv.no/aktuelt/2024/historisk-skifte-n%C3%A5-er-det-flere-elbiler-enn-bensinbiler-p%C3%A5-norske-veier
Thanks Ben. Your dedication to giving us the information we cannot be bothered searching for is appreciated.
Is there an English version?
(Not that I would bother reading it anyway) so it's a pointless question really, like so many here.
FUD!
EVs don't work in the cold!
Just watch Sky News.
Or Nine News.
Or Fox News.