They are huge in the warm, wealthy areas in Norway. In the rest of Norway they hardly exist. I got a really expencive EV a few months ago, and surprise, surprise, importants features stop working completely when it gets below +5 degrees. Not looking forward to the winter.
Late edit: Someone fell into a complete hysteria over this post, so I'll just post the statistics I was referring to here as well in case anyone else sees this post and are curious: https://elbil.no/om-elbil/elbilstatistikk/elbilbestand/
A couple of the numbers (from 2025 of course as we, naturally, don't have 2026 numbers yet): 11.9% of cars in Finnmark are EVs. 32.1% of the cars in Norway are EVs.
"Police responding to reports of a shotgun blast at a convenience store sounds like the opening of countless American crime movies[...]"
No, it sounds like the beginning of a normal day in America.
Electric cars (2025) in Finnmark: 11.9% Troms: 20.4% Nordland: 21.5%
The only place that's anywhere close to your claim is, like I hinted: Oslo with 48.7%
EDIT: Link: https://elbil.no/om-elbil/elbilstatistikk/elbilbestand/ Total electric cars in Norway in 2025: 32.1%