Norway, highest share of EVs

2022 CENorway

"Norway is the world leader on EVs, growing sales from less than 1% to 80% in 12 years . . . Eight out of 10 passenger car sales in Norway were all-electric vehicles in 2022, with 150,000 sold in total. Norway is so far ahead of the pack because the government has deliberately and consistently promoted EVs, starting those efforts in 1990, long before the rest of the world. It has a target to phase out internal combustion engine vehicle sales by 2025, the earliest of any country . . Tthe government has invested heavily in EV chargers and as a result Norway has the most public fast chargers per capita of any country in the world . . . Norway has also provided EV owners with some attractive perks, such as free parking in cities, exemptions or reductions in road tolls, access to priority bus lanes and reduced rates for EVs to be transported by ferry."

Joel Jaeger, "These Countries Are Adopting Electric Vehicles the Fastest," World Resources Institute, September 14, 2023.

Image: Norsk Elbilforening (Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons