Model 3 Single-Handedly Doubles Registration Statistics for Electric Vehicles in Norway this March

For months we have followed the sales numbers in the U.S. to see the impact of the Model 3 on other manufacturers. And the numbers already gave a glimpse of what may happen in Europe as soon as the Model 3 launches there.

With March 2019 ending we now have the first numbers for a country, where electric vehicles rule supreme. Norway, where more than half of all sold new vehicles are electric, has daily registration updates. And those show with what force the Model 3 shatters the traditional order.

Between 12,000 and 15,000 new vehicles are registered every month on average in Norway. Electric vehicle registrations varied between 3,000 and almost 6,500 per month. The top sold car in Norway so far is the Nissan Leaf, with a total off 13,249 overall.

But in March the Model 3 set a strong claim of the top position. 5,302 Model 3 were registered in March 2019, which totals with the February numbers – where the delivery started in the second half – to 6,110 vehicles. The Model 3 found more buyers than the next 10 electric vehicles taken together. Of all electric vehicles sold in March, the Model 3 has a 46 percent share, doubling at the same time the electric vehicle registrations.

Rank	Make and Model	March 2019	Year-to-Date	Total Overall	Tally
1	Tesla Model 3	5302	6110	6112	…
2	Volkswagen Golf	957	2643	34808	957
3	BMW I3	819	1904	21951	1776
4	Nissan Leaf	818	2450	52855	2594
5	Audi E-tron	669	787	794	3263
6	Jaguar I-pace	442	914	2004	3705
7	Hyundai Kona	360	1114	1963	4065
8	Hyundai Ioniq	356	1084	7043	4421
9	Tesla Motors Model X	343	638	11824	4764
10	Renault Zoe	330	707	10304	5094
11	Nissan Nissan E-nv200	268	515	4043	5362
12	Kia Niro	190	353	387	5552
13	Tesla Motors Model S	170	278	19688	5722
14	Kia Soul	133	545	16380	5855
15	Opel Ampera-e	68	180	2312	5923
16	Volkswagen Up!	56	235	8908	5979
17	Fiat 500 Electric	44	156	1066	6023
18	Mitsubishi I-miev	37	53	3881	6060
19	Renault Kangoo	34	60	796	6094
20	Peugeot Partner	18	94	1682	6112
21	Hyundai Kauai	12	13	13	6124
22	Volkswagen Crafter	11	25	41	6135
23	Citroen Berlingo Electric	10	50	680	6145
24	Peugeot Ion	8	28	2838	6153
25	Citroen C-zero	8	32	2530	6161
…	plus 200 more	…	…	…	…
…	Total	11,509	21,105	226,033	…

With the overall registration numbers – including combustion engine vehicles – the Model 3 share will probably be between 25 and 30 percent.

Registration number for other European countries are expected in the next days. The German numbers for the Model 3 will probably be in the same absolute range as for Norway .

Bloomberg expects a new production record for the Model for the first quarter of 2019. Not as most analysts expect an average of 64,400 vehicles, but 80,00 are indicated by Bloomberg’s tracking tool. But it could be that those increased production numbers could yet not have an effect on delivery numbers, as there are 10,000 vehicles in transit and the cars only then count as sold, when they are delivered to customers. A strike of dock workers in Belgium and delays in China due to false labeling add to the delivery delays

This article has also been published in German.