Norway EV survey: range wins, price next, charging lags
What drives EV choice in Norway: range tops a 15,200-driver survey
Norway EV survey: range wins, price next, charging lags
Survey of 15,200 Norwegian drivers: what drives electric car choice. Range leads (48%), price follows (39%), handling (37%); only 13% prioritize fast charging.
2025-08-28T08:19:41+03:00
2025-08-28T08:19:41+03:00
2025-08-28T08:19:41+03:00
In Norway, the country with the highest level of fleet electrification, a large-scale survey of 15,200 drivers has revealed what truly drives the choice of an electric car. Range topped the list: 48% named driving distance the decisive factor. The price tag came second, cited by 39% of respondents. Rounding out the top three were handling and performance (37%).Notably, range still dominates even today, when most new models confidently cover more than 500 km on a single charge. Ten years ago, the average was just 208 km. Even so, experts stress that a long range on its own isn’t enough: charging speed matters more for long-distance comfort because it dictates how long you pause on the road. Yet only 13% of those surveyed prioritized fast charging—a telling gap that hints at how peace of mind can overshadow the metrics that actually shape real trip times.
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2025
Michael Powers
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What drives EV choice in Norway: range tops a 15,200-driver survey
Survey of 15,200 Norwegian drivers: what drives electric car choice. Range leads (48%), price follows (39%), handling (37%); only 13% prioritize fast charging.
Michael Powers, Editor
In Norway, the country with the highest level of fleet electrification, a large-scale survey of 15,200 drivers has revealed what truly drives the choice of an electric car. Range topped the list: 48% named driving distance the decisive factor. The price tag came second, cited by 39% of respondents. Rounding out the top three were handling and performance (37%).
Notably, range still dominates even today, when most new models confidently cover more than 500 km on a single charge. Ten years ago, the average was just 208 km. Even so, experts stress that a long range on its own isn’t enough: charging speed matters more for long-distance comfort because it dictates how long you pause on the road. Yet only 13% of those surveyed prioritized fast charging—a telling gap that hints at how peace of mind can overshadow the metrics that actually shape real trip times.
