Where Data Tells the Story
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Norway is leading the way in the transition from petrol to electric cars. Almost every new car sold in Norway is electric. Hardly anyone buys a combustion engine car anymore.
However, data on new car sales doesn’t tell us about the distribution of cars on the road. There is a lag between sales and stocks, because people can hold on to their existing petrol and diesel cars for as much as a decade or more.
But after years of electric cars dominating the market, one-third of cars in use in Norway are now electric. The chart shows this growth.
The share was only 12% five years earlier, which shows that this transition can happen relatively quickly.
As the global leader, Norway’s experiences can help to inform other countries on factors like charging networks, grid management, and the impacts of electric car uptake on emissions and air quality.