The population of Norway is 5.457 million with an area of 385,207 square kilometres (148,729 sq mi).
The population of Great Britain is 66.97 million with an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi).
From these figures, the population density of Britain is twenty-four times that of Norway. And when we look at the main urban centres, London has a population sixteen times that of Oslo.
Put simply, there is less pressure on infrastructure and more room in Norway. So it’s easier to make a success of introducing electric cars in Norway because it’s not just the cars, of course, it’s the charging stations.
Still, the Norwegian road federation reports a milestone this year. Electric cars now outnumber petrol cars, but are still far behind the almost one million diesel vehicles on Norway’s roads.
New car registrations, however, are 95% for electric vehicles, so it won’t be long before diesel car numbers fall.