Norway, the auto market most advanced down the path to electromobility, has seen new records broken in December, with 87.1% market share for plugin electric vehicles. Over two thirds were pure electric vehicles, and non-hybrid combustion vehicles fell to just 7.5% market share.
December’s 87.1% combined plugin result comprised 66.7% pure electrics (BEVs) and 20.4% plugin hybrids (PHEVs), which is a swing towards BEVs relative to recent months. Over the full year, the combined plugin share has reached 74.75%, with BEV contributing over 54.3% and PHEV contributing over 20.4%. This compares to 56% combined plugin share in full year 2019.
