Image: TeslaIn June, a total of 19,558 new passenger cars were registered across all drive types, marking a 6.4 per cent increase compared to the same month last year. While the share of electric cars declined slightly from May, when the EV share stood at 97.8 per cent, it remained nearly unchanged compared to June 2025, when 96.8 per cent of new registrations were electric. Thus, Norway’s new car market remained almost entirely battery-electric last month.The Tesla Model Y led the market significantly with 2,257 new registrations. In second place was the Kia Niro with 1,031 units, followed by the Tesla Model 3 (961), the Toyota Urban Cruiser (897), and the Volvo EX30 (696). Tesla also topped the brand rankings with 3,222 new registrations, accounting for a 16.5 per cent share.However, the Model Y’s lead was significantly smaller than in June of the previous year. At that time, Tesla had registered 5,004 units of its updated electric SUV, which accounted for 27.2 per cent of all new registrations. The June figures thus confirm Tesla’s strong position, while the market is becoming more diverse across multiple models and brands.“This shows that the electric car market is entering a new phase. Customers are no longer primarily choosing between electric and internal combustion engine vehicles but rather between different brands, models, prices, and usage needs. This is intensifying competition,” said Geir Inge Stokke, Managing Director of the Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council (Opplysningsrådet for veitrafikken, OFV).Regional differences were also notable. In several rural regions, the share of electric cars in new registrations during June exceeded the levels recorded in the capital region. Telemark achieved an EV share of 99.8 per cent, while Rogaland reached 99 per cent. By comparison, electric vehicles accounted for 93.7 per cent of new registrations in Oslo and 92 per cent in the surrounding Akershus region.According to the Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council (OFV), these figures show that electric mobility is no longer confined to urban areas but has become firmly established across the country.In the first six months of 2026, Norway registered 73,403 new passenger cars, a decline of 2.8 per cent compared with the same period last year. At the same time, the market became even more heavily electrified. Battery-electric vehicles accounted for 97.6 per cent of all new registrations between January and June, up from 93.7 per cent in the first half of 2025. In total, 71,661 battery-electric passenger cars were registered during the period.The Tesla Model Y remained the country’s best-selling model, with 11,132 registrations in the first six months of the year. It held a clear lead over the Tesla Model 3 in second place, which recorded 3,241 fewer registrations. The Toyota Urban Cruiser followed closely behind with 3,179 registrations.Electrification also continued to gain momentum in Norway’s light commercial vehicle market during the first half of the year. While total registrations of light commercial vehicles declined by 7.8 per cent year-on-year to 11,564 units, registrations of electric vans increased by 11.3 per cent to 6,303 vehicles. As a result, the share of electric vans rose from 45.2 per cent in the first half of 2025 to 54.5 per cent in the first six months of 2026.Alongside its near fully electric new car market, Norway has reached another milestone: the country’s electric vehicle fleet has now exceeded one million vehicles.“The electric car policy has proven successful. One million electric cars are an important milestone in Norwegian automotive history. However, this does not mean the transition is complete. Almost all new car sales are electric vehicles, while seven out of ten cars in the total vehicle fleet are still petrol or diesel vehicles,” said Øyvind Solberg Thorsen Stokke.ofv.no (in Norwegian)
