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The second quarter of 2026 saw plugin EVs at 98.1% share in Norway, up from 96.7% in Q2 2025. BEV share grew year on year (YoY), and PHEV share declined. Overall Q2 auto volume was 46,221 units, up some 5% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling BEV in Q2.
2026 Q2 auto sales saw combined plugin EVs at 98.1% share in Norway, with full electrics (BEVs) at 97.4% and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) at 0.6%. These figures compare YoY against 96.7% combined, 95.9% BEVs and 0.8% PHEVs.
Non-plugins now amount to only around 2% of new sales, and half of them are HEVs. By the end of this year, these residual categories will have reduced to just around 1% share, based on current trends.
The number of BEVs in the existing passenger fleet has now climbed to just over a million units, with a share of a little over a third of the overall fleet.
