Norway Is All In on Electric Cars. What Can the U.S. Learn?

Recent research by Aasness, the transportation economist, analyzed longitudinal data collected from drivers in and around Oslo to gauge their attitudes toward electric vehicles, tax

Learning From Norway''s Electric Vehicle Success Story

Oslo Taxi''s Tesla model Y (L) and the NIO ET5 electric vehicle from Nio Inc, a Chinese multinational electric car manufacturer, drive through the Norwegian capital Oslo, on September 27,...

Norway and electric cars: Oslo, the global capital

Learn how Oslo became a leader in electric vehicle adoption through infrastructure, mobility plans, and incentives.

Norway on track to be first to go all-electric

For more than 75 years Oslo-based car dealership Harald A Møller has been importing Volkswagens, but early in 2024 it bid farewell to fossil fuel cars. Now all the passenger vehicles for

How Oslo Became the World''s Leading Electric Car Capital in 2023

In this article, you''ll discover the unique steps Oslo took to accelerate its electric vehicle adoption, the infrastructure supporting this transition, and how other cities can draw inspiration from

Europe''s EV capital Oslo changes pricing model for AC Charging

Oslo is the capital city with the highest proportion of electric cars worldwide. What was previously little known: at public AC chargers, the capital''s residents used to pay by the minute. Now,

EVs are everywhere in Oslo. Here''s what Norway has done differently

For some of the wealthy Nordic country''s major cities, about 30% of all passenger cars are now fully electric, according to Norway''s EV Association. The EV adoption rate in the capital of...

How Oslo Built Out Its Immense Electric Charging Infrastructure

A European oil and gas titan, Norway has transformed itself into an unlikely EV leader after having all but fully electrified its car sales.

Plug-in electric vehicles in Norway

A total of 71,737 plug-in electric vehicles were registered in Norway in 2017, consisting of 33,025 new electric cars, 8,558 used imported all-electric cars, 29,236 new plug-in hybrid cars, 742 new all

Plug-in electric vehicles in Norway

OverviewMarket and salesGovernment goals and incentivesUsage patterns and attitudesEffects on oil consumptionEffects on average fleet CO2 emissionsControversiesSee alsoThe government''s initial goal of 50,000 pure electric vehicles on Norwegian roads was achieved by late April 2015. The stock of light-duty plug-in electric vehicles registered in Norway passed the 100,000 unit milestone in April 2016, and registrations of light-duty all-electric vehicles achieved the 100,000 unit milestone in December 2016. By December 2017, there were over 200,000 plug-in electric vehicles registered. As of

Oslo''s Electric Revolution: How EVs Transformed a City

In 2025, 93 percent of all new cars sold in the Norwegian capital are fully electric. That remarkable figure is not just a statistical curiosity; it reflects a deliberate, long-term effort to reshape how people move