In Norway, the plugin electric vehicle market share decreased from 91.2% to 89.3% in November. Battery electric vehicles had a year-on-year increase in their share from 73.8% to 81.6%. Plugin hybrids fell 7.7% from 17.4% YoY, as reported by CleanTechica.
All that said, Norway’s overall auto volume had a 28% YoY increase to 19,513 units. Notably, The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling vehicle in November overall.
Passenger auto registrations in Norway in November 2022
Notably, 7.7% of plugin hybrids and 81.6% of battery electric vehicles made up the 89.3% total market share for plugins in November. For reference, the share was 17.3% PHEV and 73.8% BEV in 2021.
BEV registrations reached their best monthly levels ever with 15,915 vehicles, despite the backdrop of a robust month for overall auto sales. From March of this year (86.1%), their share was the second-highest on record.
As BEVs have progressively advanced their position, PHEVs have continued to lose market share. Its share decreased to 8.1% from 21.5% in the same period last year.
There were only 667 combined combustion-only powertrain units or just 3.4% of the market. Notably, gasoline contributed only 1.2% of that total.
Top Selling BEVs in Norway
November results
Leading American automaker Tesla returned to regular volume deliveries in November with 3,309 Model Y vehicle registrations. Remarkably, Tesla’s number is three times as many as the Volkswagen ID.4 (1,093) in second place. It is followed by the BMW i4 (907) and its sibling BMW iX (898).
Another interesting fact is that the Volvo XC40 experienced its highest monthly volume, with 842 units, landing in 5th place.
The newer model in the market, Toyota’s BZ4x, saw a respectable 342 units in 15th place. However, it must be noted that this number may just be keeping up with a backlog of orders rather than representing the size of the persistent demand.
Looking beyond the top 20, the VW ID.Buzz hit 215 units and took 22nd place. Meanwhile, the Nissan Ariya achieved a new high of 163 units, moving to the 25th position.
To go back even further, the new MG4 registered 70 units in November compared to 55 units in the previous month. It outsold the new, comparable-segment BMW i7 with 24 units.
Longer-term results
Tesla Model Y continued to lead the market with 6,319 registrations in the May-to-August period. It is followed by the previously dominating Volkswagen ID.4 with 2,991. On the other hand, the third placer Skoda Enyaq had 2,030 registrations.
The following are the top climbers from May through August:
• Volvo XC40 climbed to fifth place from 32nd.
• Volvo C40 climbed from 51st to 6th place.
• BMW i4 climbed from 19th to 7th place.
• VW ID.3 climbed from 14th to 9th place.
• Polestar 2 climbed from 21st to 10th place
• Mercedes EQC climbed from 27th to 13th place
• The Toyota BZ4X climbed from 59th to 18th
Looking beyond the top 20, the 22nd placer Renault Megane could finish in the top 10 soon, considering its current course. The Nissan Ariya and VW ID. Buzz is also still moving up the rankings.
Models falling behind
• Hyundai Ioniq 5 dropped from sixth to twelve.
• Hyundai Kona dropped from 7th to 21st place.
• VW ID.5 dropped from 8th to 16th place.
• Ford Mustang Mach-E dropped from 9th to 19th place.
• Tesla Model 3 dropped from 11th to 17th place
• BYD Tang dropped from 12 to 32nd place.
• Kia EV6 dropped from 13th to 25th place.
It is worth noting that these results may just be brought by shifting supply allocation and not caused by significant changes in demand.
Remarkably, the BEV share in Norway is consistently over 80% every month, and it continues to rise. It is no doubt that Tesla’s regular monthly supply volumes in Europe are partly the reason for this significant growth.
