The share of electric cars in new car sales has grown sharply from 2020 to 2021.
Both internationally and in Norway, more people have bought electric cars than before.
Not surprisingly, Tesla dominates. Elon Musk’s giant has occasionally struggled to keep up with demand, and will drastically upgrade production in 2022 with new factories in Berlin and Texas.
As of December 19, the Tesla Model 3 was by far the best-selling car model in Norway, with 11,195 sales. The Toyota RAV4 was the second most popular, with 8,506 sales.
Just behind followed the Volkswagen ID.4 (8,370 sales) and the Tesla Model Y (7,889 sales). It shows statistics that the Electric Car Association has collected from the Information Council for Road Traffic (OFV).
2020 was a historic electric car year, when the share of electric cars in new car sales exceeded 50 percent for the first time. Preliminary figures show that electric car sales will rise from 54 percent in 2020 to 65 percent this year.
Eight out of ten cars bought by private individuals were electric, while the electric car share among company cars was 43 percent.
– Electric cars are soon for everyone. That there is so much to choose from among the family cars is a crucial reason, says Christina Bu in the Electric Car Association in a message.
Believe in a raw strong 2022
Last year, Bu and Elbilforeningen estimated that the share would be around 65 per cent this year, and it seems to hit the mark with that forecast. For next year, Bu predicts an electric car share of 80 percent in Norway.
– First and foremost, we have been allowed to keep the VAT exemption for electric cars for another year. And then we have gained a foothold for brand new polluting cars to be a little more expensive. Therefore, 2022 will be a strong electric car year, Bu believes.
However, the global shortage of microchips or the sudden increase in raw material prices could create problems for electric car production in the short term in 2022. In that case, it will affect all manufacturers, whether they are called Tesla, Ford or Audi.
According to analysts at IHS Markit, the electric car share will be five percent in the US next year, compared to close to three percent this year. This will amount to around 775,000 electric cars, as new car sales are expected to reach 15.5 million cars by 2022.
There are great expectations internationally for a number of new electric cars from the established car giants. Toyota will release its electric SUV called BZ4X this summer, Ford will start selling the F-150 Lightning pickup, while Cadillac will release its Lyriq.
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10 on top
That the Tesla Model 3 comes out on top in Norway is not surprising. According to recent figures from analysts at Uswitch, the model is the best-selling electric car globally in 2021.
– This may be because it is the most affordable Tesla available on the market, according to Sarah Broomfield i Uswitch.
The analysis of electric car sales in 61 countries shows that Tesla is most popular in 24 countries, while Nissan and Volkswagen are most popular in ten and seven countries, respectively.
Here is the overview of the ten most popular electric cars in Norway this year:
The best-selling electric cars of the year (as of 19 December)
| 1. Tesla Model 3: 11,195 cars |
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| 2. Toyota RAV4: 8,506 cars |
| 3. Volkswagen ID.4: 8,370 * cars |
| 4. Tesla Model Y: 7,889 cars |
| 5. Volvo XC40: 6,317 cars |
| 6. Ford Mustang Mach-E: 5,969 cars |
| 7. Skoda Enyaq: 5,543 cars |
| 8. Audi e-tron: 5,431 cars |
| 9. Nissan Leaf: 5,037 cars |
| 10. Polestar Polestar 2: 4,032 cars |
| * including ID.4 GTX |
| Source: OFV, via the Norwegian Electric Car Association |
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