In 2023, 82.4 percent of new cars sold in Norway were fully electric.
Plug-in hybrids accounted for around 8 percent and are therefore not included in this figure. This is to be compared with 2022, when that figure was 79.3 percent.
It reports Reuters.
Electric buses cause problems in Norway – here’s why
Bet everything
Oil country Norway has the ambition to become the first country in the world to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars.
Therefore, a series of tax breaks and other incentives associated with electric cars have been introduced, although some of these have disappeared in 2023.
Norway was an important market for Tesla at an early stage – already in 2014 it was sold out 1,500 Tesla Model S in the country.
China will soon be the world’s largest car exporter – bets on Russia
The strike has no effect
The ongoing Tesla strike has stirred emotions, but does not seem to have affected sales in Norway at all. Christina Bu, chairman of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association, thinks so.
The strike started with Swedish mechanics but has now been supported by dock workers, truck drivers, postal workers, electricians, cleaners, and a number of others who refuse to help Tesla.
It has also resulted in sympathy strikes from unions in Norway, Denmark and Finland.
Despite this, Tesla’s sales continue as usual in Norway. Even in Sweden, the strike seems to have significantly damaged Tesla’s sales.
Despite the strike: Tesla doubles sales in Sweden by 2023
Tesla leads the statistics
For the third year in a row, Tesla leads the Norwegian sales statistics.
The market share has grown from 12 to 20 percent, while Toyota ends up in second place with 12.4 percent and Volkswagen in third place with 10.8 percent.
More specifically, it is the Tesla Model Y that has been the best-selling car in the country.
According to the Norwegian Electric Car Association, electric cars are expected to have a market share of 95 percent in 2024.
The Norwegian importer of Volkswagen, however, believes that figure is expected to end up at 90 percent.
While some Norwegian electric car owners complain about the infrastructure, many are happy about the reduced local emissions.
F1 champion Verstappen was not allowed to rent a sports car – is too young