Norway has put like 30 years of efforts into building up impressive electric transmission and EV-charging infrastructure. Check out e.g. these articles:

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/08/how-norway-became-the-w...

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/...

Also note that the amount of habitable land in Norway is rather limited, so you don't get to drive hundreds of miles over flat highway-friendly terrain, like e.g. in the US Midwest.

Due to the recent shifts in the economy, last year was a bit of a downer in terms of new cars sold[1], about 127000. In comparison 2021-2022 had roughly the same number of new cars sold[2], about 175000. The number of used cars sold was roughly the same across 2021-2023.

In 2023 roughly 20% of cars sold were new cars. In 2021-2022 roughly 25% of cars sold were new cars.

Roughly 50% of new cars in 2020 were BEVs. In 2023 that number was 82%. So far[3] in 2024 it's almost 87%.

[1]: https://ofv.no/bilsalget/bilsalget-i-desember-2023

[2]: https://ofv.no/bilsalget/bilsalget-i-desember_2022

[3]: https://ofv.no/bilsalget/bilsalget-i-august-2024

Who needs a garage for charging? I’ve got a 7kWh charger on my driveway but no garage. Over the road there are chargers on the street lamps. Where I live I’ve even seen charger cables run inside gullies under pavements for people with no driveways.

Level 2 chargers are super common on a lot of houses, and there are plenty of other options around most towns and roads.

I tend to see mostly new cars, no clue what the breakdown is, though.