A new electric car milestone in Norway

Recent data suggests 1 out of 5 cars in the Scandinavian nation are now electric

Image by 政徳 吉田 from Pixabay

Recent data from the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association suggests that 1 out of 5 cars on Norwegian roads are now electric.

Here are some key points:

• It took over 10 years for the nation’s electric car fleet to grow from nothing to 10% of the market (a level it achieved in March 2020), but it only took less than three years for the percentage to double to 20%.
• Electric cars account for around 80% of new automobile registrations.
• Within two years, a 30% market share may be attained.
• In comparison, only 0.64% of cars on France’s roads were electric as per French government data from early 2021.
• By 2025, Norway wants all of its new vehicles to be “zero emission,” (aka electric and hydrogen-powered).
• Ironically, the country is the largest oil and gas producer in Western Europe.

Norway is, of course, a small country relative to other nations in Europe (and quite wealthy I may add); hence we have to assume some sample bias. Nonetheless, the figures above represent a great milestone and a window into the future.

This story was first published on The PhilaVerse (my Substack newsletter).