Warnings against reverse climate policy
The Electric Vehicle Association warns against combining taxes on electric vehicles with exemptions for fossil fuels.
07.10.2026 11:12 | Updated 14:52
This could easily happen during a budget debate in the Storting when the final state budget is adopted.
The Electric Vehicle Association is, however, satisfied that the tax change for electric vehicles remains as planned in the government’s state budget proposal submitted today.
- The tax change for electric vehicles is in line with what was announced last year, and it’s good that the government isn’t proposing anything unexpected, says Christina Bu, general secretary of the Electric Vehicle Association.
Several parties have already spoken out in favor of reducing taxes on fossil fuels.
– The Electric Vehicle Association warns the Storting against combining increased taxes on electric vehicles with cuts to fossil fuel taxes. Instead, consumers and businesses should be helped to move away from expensive fossil fuels, says Bu.
Impact on the used car market
The Electric Vehicle Association reminds that increased taxes on electric vehicles will also raise the prices of used electric cars, and it is in the used car market that most people buy vehicles.
– Making electric cars more expensive while keeping fossil fuel cars cheaper directly contradicts the goal of encouraging more people to choose zero-emission vehicles. It’s counterproductive climate policy, says Bu.
The Electric Vehicle Association is also concerned that the government plans to remove the national rule granting electric cars a reduced tax rate on tolls. Under current rules, electric cars pay an environmental tax of up to 70 percent of the fossil fuel car rate. Read more on this here:
What happens to support for electric trucks?
The Electric Vehicle Association is also reacting to the fact that support through Enova for climate incentives will be nearly halved.
– This is a problem for the push toward electric trucks and other effective climate incentives, says Bu.
Electric passenger cars get exemption from insurance fees
The Electric Vehicle Association has long fought for an exemption from insurance fees for electric passenger cars.
– This is now included in the state budget, and we are very satisfied with that, says Bu
Here are the points related to electric cars, passenger vehicles, and trucks in the government’s proposed state budget:
Tax on electric cars: The ceiling for the top tax is reduced from 300,000 to 150,000 kroner. This means an increased fee of 37,500 kroner for most electric cars. At the same time, the government warns of an end to the tax exemption for electric cars in 2028.
Fuel taxes – The CO2 tax increases by 89 öre for diesel and 75 öre for gasoline (including VAT). The road use tax decreases by 55 öre for diesel and 50 öre for gasoline (including VAT).
The government proposes removing the national environmental tax rule on cars. Read more about this.
The one-time fee for all passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles is being adjusted.
Traffic insurance fees are being adjusted for all passenger vehicles
All electric passenger cars are exempt from traffic insurance fees, resulting in a fee reduction of 3400 kroner per car per year.
The company vehicle regulations will change in 2027, mainly in line with the proposal submitted for public consultation before summer. Starting in 2027, lower operating costs of electric vehicles compared to those using fossil fuels will be taken into account, a cause for which the Electric Vehicle Association has been advocating.
The government will cut funding to Enova by 3.8 billion kroner for the support program for electric trucks (from 7.9 to 4.1 billion kroner).
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