Source : WAM
Norway has effectively reached its goal of ending sales of new fossil-fuel cars by 2025, with year-end data showing that nearly all newly sold passenger vehicles were electric or plug-in models.
Figures released by the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) show that 179,549 new passenger cars were registered in 2025. Of these, 172,232 were fully electric and 2,751 were plug-in hybrids. This means 95.9% of all new car sales were free of fossil-fuel powertrains, an increase from 88.9% in 2024.
In total, 97.5% of vehicles sold during the year were capable of being charged via a plug.
The rest of the registrations consisted of 2,306 conventional hybrids without plug-in capability, 1,773 diesel cars and just 487 petrol vehicles. As a result, only 1.3% of new vehicles sold in Norway in 2025 lacked a traction battery. No hydrogen-powered cars were registered during the year, compared with nine in 2024.
