Tesla has shared a notable milestone for its best-selling vehicle, the Model Y crossover, in Norway. As per the electric car maker, there are now over 60,000 Model Y units on Norway’s roads, making it the country’s best-selling electric vehicle.
Tesla celebrated the milestone on its official Tesla Europe & Middle East account on social media platform X. The electric vehicle maker was quite cheeky in its post, stating that electric vehicle critics have argued that EVs don’t work in colder climates.
“We were told EVs don’t work in colder climates. There are now more EVs than petrol cars on the road in Norway,” Tesla Europe & Middle East wrote in its post on X. The post was accompanied by a graphic stating that Tesla’s Model Y fleet in Norway has passed 60,000 units.
We were told EVs don't work in colder climates
— Tesla Europe & Middle East (@teslaeurope) September 23, 2024
There are now more EVs than petrol cars on the road in Norway 🇳🇴 pic.twitter.com/VjkU1llJHh
Norway is one of the most EV-friendly countries worldwide, so it is no surprise that Tesla’s electric cars have proven very popular among consumers. Norwegians were the first European customers to receive the Tesla Model S in 2013, and by April 2014, the vehicle broke the country’s record for most monthly sales of a single model, electric or otherwise.
Tesla’s mainstream models, the Model 3 sedan and Model Y crossover, also proved very successful in Norway. The Tesla Model Y became the country’s top-selling vehicle in 2023 with 23,088 units sold. The Norwegian Road Federation also noted that Tesla accounted for about 20% of all vehicles sold in Norway last year.
🎉 🎉 Congratulations Tesla 🎉 🎉
— Lasse Edvardsen (@nasalahe) September 20, 2024
Tesla Model Y is the most sold EV of all time in Norway 🥇
Beating the former number one, Nissan Leaf, with 426 cars 📊
These are numbers without import from https://t.co/RCpRAa4kY1$TSLA #Tesla #ModelY #Norway pic.twitter.com/u9VAIxpXq4
Despite the arrival of more rivals from new and legacy automakers, Tesla has maintained an iron grip in the Norwegian auto market. As per local sales data tracked by industry watchers at elbilstatistikk.no, Tesla has so far sold 61,540 Model Y and 45,612 Model 3 sedans in Norway as of writing. Overall, Tesla has reportedly sold 143,388 vehicles in Norway to date.
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