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According to the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (OFV), 17,799 new electric cars were registered in Norway in June out of a total of 18,376 new registrations.
In this context, electric vehicles (EVs) held a market share of 96.9%.
Compared to June 2024 – when EVs made up 80% of all new registrations – this technology increased by 3,790 units.
In addition, in May 2025, Norway recorded 4,415 new EV registrations.
Last month, only 577 new registrations were for vehicles without fully electric drive systems.
Among these were 152 plug-in hybrids (an 83.7% drop compared to June 2024) and 223 other types of hybrids (an 89.1% decline). Over the year, hybrids lost market share, falling from 17% to 2%.
Pure combustion engines also further reduced their market presence: 142 new diesel vehicles represented 0.8% of the market share, down from 2% a year earlier, and 57 new petrol vehicles made up 0.3% of the market, compared to 1% in June 2024.
Which EV Models Were the Most Popular in Norway?
Purely electric vehicles dominated the model statistics in the country.
While hybrid models appeared in the top ten last year, the trend in June 2025 was different.
With 5,004 new registrations, the Tesla Model Y remained at the top, accounting for 27.2% of all new registrations.
To highlight the difference, the Toyota bZ4X (825 units) and VW ID.4 (714 units) took second and third place, respectively.
The Tesla Model 3 was also on the list with 639 new registrations, followed by the BYD Sealion 7 with 604 units.
They were followed by models such as the VW ID.3 (573), Skoda Enyaq (461), Volvo EX30 (433), VW ID.7 (428), and Volvo EX40 (384), among others.
The Model Y also remained far ahead of the bZ4X (4,801) and ID.4 (3,923) in year-to-date figures, with 11,006 new registrations, meaning there were no changes in the top three rankings.
However, two more VW models followed – the ID.7 (3,075) and ID.3 (2,953) – before the Nissan Ariya (2,808) appeared in sixth place: in June, the Japanese electric SUV had a weaker month and only ranked eleventh.
The Norwegian Market Overall Recovered
Half-year results showed that not only EVs continued to grow, but the Norwegian car market overall also recovered, particularly for electric cars.
A total of 75,515 new cars were sold in the first half of the year – a 23% increase compared to the same period the previous year.
“Several campaigns with 0% or very low interest rates on new car purchases significantly boosted sales. The first interest rate cut by Norges Bank helped ensure that many people bought their dream car,” said Øyvind Solberg Thorsen, Director of OFV.
“It remained to be seen whether Tesla could maintain its strong position, and for how long.”
It was notable that new car models and brands constantly entered the market and quickly gained popularity, said Solberg Thorsen: “Many of them were characterised by a combination of price, equipment, space, and range, which posed fierce competition for dealers and importers and led to a tough battle for new car buyers in the future.”
