By Nicolas Zart and Zachary Shahan
If you ever need to see what the world of electric mobility (e-mobility) will look like, Norway offers a glimpse into our future and a template to follow. More than half of the cars sold in Norway had a plug last month.
Norway Leads The Global Clean Car Sales Record For 2017
In general, Scandinavian countries have been working hard to offer a blueprint for the future of energy.
Norway has wholeheartedly embraced electric vehicles (EV), with sales of hybrids, plug-in hybrids (PHEV), and pure EVs shooting passed 50% — to 57% — in 2017 and plug-in vehicle sales already shooting past 50% market share in December 2017 and March 2018, putting the country far ahead of the curve.
Denmark has been a clear leader with wind energy, but has had mixed results with electric vehicles; while Sweden has been moderate with both. But there’s no game in town that compares to Norway on EVs and driving with no-emission electricity.
In 2017, “fully electric cars had a market share of 20.8% and PHEVs had 18.4%.” The split in Q1 2018 was 28.7% and 19.2%. That means that after a year of 39% plug-in vehicle sales, the next quarter landed 48% plug-in vehicle sales. The total in March 2018 was 56%!
“No one else is close,” stated OFV head Oeyvind Solberg Thorsen, when speaking about the country’s high electric vehicle and hybrid market-share. “For the first time we have a fossil-fuel market share below 50%.”
Indeed.
What are the most popular electric vehicles — er, vehicles — in Norway? Have a look:
| Top 20 Cars in Norway (Q1 2018) | # of Registrations | Market Share | # of Plug-In Hybrids |
| Nissan LEAF (EV) | 2998 | 8.9% | |
| BMW i3 (EV) | 1519 | 4.5% | |
| Volkswagen e-Golf (EV) | 1419 | 4.2% | |
| Volvo V90 | 1151 | 3.4% | 869 |
| Tesla Model X (EV) | 885 | 2.6% | |
| Toyota Yaris | 867 | 2.6% | |
| Mitsubishi Outlander | 820 | 2.4% | 784 |
| Tesla Model S (EV) | 814 | 2.4% | |
| Toyota RAV4 | 797 | 2.4% | |
| Renault Zoe (EV) | 768 | 2.3% | |
| Volvo XC60 | 721 | 2.1% | 642 |
| Skoda Octavia | 641 | 1.9% | |
| Toyota C-HR | 613 | 1.8% | |
| Toyota Auris | 588 | 1.7% | |
| Volkswagen Passat | 571 | 1.7% | 400 |
| Hyundai IONIQ Electric (EV) | 541 | 1.6% | |
| BMW 2-serie | 531 | 1.6% | 509 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLC | 473 | 1.4% | 434 |
| Mazda CX-5 | 450 | 1.3% | |
| Peugeot 5008 | 448 | 1.3% | |
| TOTAL | 17615 | 52.1% | 3638 |
Related:
Over 50% Of New Car Registrations In Norway In 2017 = Plug-In Vehicles Or Hybrids
