- Registrations of new Tesla EVs more than tripled in Norway in May, led by the refreshed Model Y. But European buyers elsewhere are no longer lining up to buy Elon Musk’s cars, and a growing number are looking at China-based BYD.
There’s a paradise on Earth for EV enthusiasts, and it’s called Norway. More than nine out of 10 new cars there are fully electric—a statistic unmatched anywhere else—and despite its vast oil riches, fewer than 200 of the overall 43,000 vehicles sold there through April ran on gasoline alone.
