Electric cars reach record 98.7 percent share in Norway
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Norway's new car market reached 98.7 percent electric vehicle sales in August 2026, up from 96.9 percent the previous August, with purely electric passenger cars accounting for 97.8 percent of registrations since the start of the year.
The market data is monthly registration figures; the overall car market declined 3.4 percent year-on-year during this period.
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