Norway sold only seven new petrol cars in January, a record low. Data from the Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council (OFV) shows 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars were registered in the same month. Meanwhile, over 2,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold. Car sales were low overall in January due to a rush in December before tax rises. Geir Inge Stokke, OFV’s director, said, "The January figures are not a sign that demand has stopped, but a result of the extraordinary final rush before the new year. We expect registrations to pick up again as the market stabilises." Last year, BEVs made up 95.9% of new-car sales in Norway. Experts say high carbon taxes, strong EV subsidies, and little opposition helped this electric boom. Christina Bu, secretary general of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association, told NRK, "Two out of three people still drive fossil-fuel cars. If they are to have the opportunity to choose electric cars, we must be just as ambitious in 2026." The electric trend also shows in the secondhand market. Used electric car sales rose 22.7% compared to last January. Now, one in four used cars are electric. Stokke said, "Electrification is now clearly taking hold in the used car market as well. This makes the electric car a more accessible alternative for far more buyers than before." Norway is a global leader in electric vehicle adoption. But other countries are catching up. Denmark saw electric car sales jump from 2% to 68% over the past decade. The Netherlands, Finland, Belgium, and Sweden have passed 33% BEV market share. China and India also lead big shifts, with China’s electric car sales now outselling internal combustion engine cars. Turkey matched the EU rate for BEV adoption and has a larger electric market than Norway.