On 19 June 2026, nine members of the Storting from Fremskrittspartiet (the Progress Party, currently in opposition) submitted a formal proposal (Representantforslag 312 S) asking the Norwegian government to restructure the one-time vehicle registration tax (engangsavgift). One part of it bears directly on range-extender EVs (REEVs): ending the double taxation of vehicle weight.
Where the problem comes from
Norway's registration tax has several components, including weight and CO2. The proposal points out that petrol, diesel, hybrid and range-extender vehicles currently pay weight-related tax twice — a structure the proposal's authors call an unreasonable double taxation. Pure battery-electric vehicles aren't affected by this, which means any brand planning to enter Norway with a range-extender model is carrying a cost that a pure-EV competitor doesn't.
Not just talk — a formal proposal
The proposal makes four asks: abolish the old weight component that causes the double taxation, replace the CO2 component with a linear tax model, exempt vehicles 15 years and older from the registration tax entirely, and let pickup trucks keep commercial registration status even with a back seat. The first of these is the one that directly addresses REEV double taxation.
What this means for Chinese brands
Norway's vehicle tax system currently leans structurally toward pure BEVs, putting range-extender and plug-in hybrid models at a real disadvantage. That's not unique to Norway, but for any Chinese brand planning to enter with a range-extender model, it's a cost that has to be modelled in from day one. If this proposal passes, it would partly close that gap — but it currently represents one opposition party's position, and whether it passes is genuinely uncertain.
Where things stand
To be clear: this is still a proposal, not law, and its sponsors are not part of the governing coalition. It was submitted in June, right before the Storting's summer recess, and is most likely still under committee review rather than voted on by the full chamber. We'll keep tracking its progress and update this post when there's a substantive result.
Original proposal (Norwegian): Representantforslag 312 S (2025–2026), Dokument 8:312 S