Norway is \u201can unlikely place for a transportation revolution,\u201d acknowledged Christina Bu, head of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the Skoda dealership in Alta, Finnmark\u2019s largest city, salesman Orjan Dragland marveled at the transformation \u2014 how five years ago, every car on the showroom floor had a combustion engine, and now the inventory is all EVs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2024, nearly 90 percent of new passenger cars sold in Norway were fully electric. Of the cars sold last month, the EV share was 97 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By comparison, EVs last year accounted for 8 percent of new car sales in the United States<\/a>, 13 percent in the euro zone and 27 percent in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat happened\u201d in Norway? Dragland said. \u201cThe government happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p> #AGoodRead<\/a> #Most<\/a> new cars in #Norway<\/a> are EVs. How a freezing country beat range anxiety #In<\/a> 2024, nearly 90 percent of new passenger cars sold in Norway were fully electric. Of the cars sold last month, the EV share was 97 percent https:\/\/t.co\/icnkGJsa8d<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tZz7JjwNEq<\/a><\/p>— Shashi Kumar (@shashinetwork) May 31, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>