Last month, 95.8% of the 9,343 vehicles registered in the country were battery-powered. Among the 50 best-selling models, only two had combustion engines. Four years ago, Norway became the first country in the world where sales of pure electric cars surpassed combustion ones.

In Norway, 8,954 of the 9,343 new passenger cars in January were electric cars. This corresponds to a share of 95.8 per cent. Even by Norwegian standards,

Almost 96 percent of new cars registered in Norway in January were electric, an unparalled number in the world and close to the country's goal of selling only zero-emission vehicles as of this year.

Norway nears 100% electric car sales, setting a global benchmark for EV adoption with 96% of new cars sold in 2024 being electric.