EV Charging Cost in Norway 2026

The cost of charging an electric car is simple arithmetic: the energy the car uses, plus what is lost on the way from the plug to the battery, multiplied by the price per kWh. This calculator gives you the cost per 100 km, per trip, per charge and per year, for home charging and for public fast chargers side by side. Enter your car's consumption in kWh per 100 km (Norwegians usually say kWh per mil, and 1 mil is 10 km, so 2.0 kWh per mil is 20 kWh per 100 km).

The formula is: kWh paid for = kWh the car uses divided by (1 minus the charging loss), and cost = kWh paid for multiplied by the price per kWh. At home the price should include grid rent (nettleie) and taxes, because that is what each kWh really costs you.

Worked example: 20 kWh per 100 km

A car that uses 20 kWh per 100 km with a 10% charging loss needs 22.2 kWh from the plug for every 100 km. On a 400 km trip that is 88.9 kWh. Charged entirely at home at Norgespris plus average grid rent (NOK 1.01 per kWh), the trip costs NOK 90. Charged entirely at a fast charger at an example price of NOK 5.00 per kWh, it costs NOK 444. One charge from 20% to 80% of a 60 kWh battery adds 36 kWh, enough for about 180 km, and costs NOK 40 at home or NOK 200 at the fast charger.

Charging cost per 100 km

All electric figures include a 10% charging loss. The last column is the yearly cost at 20 kWh per 100 km and the Statistics Norway average of 11,350 km per passenger car in 2025. The fast-charging prices are examples inside the range NAF reports for Tesla Superchargers in 2026 (about NOK 2 to 7.70 per kWh), not a price list. †The petrol price is an estimate of the pump price from 1 September 2026: the Statistics Norway average for August 2026 (NOK 19.42, measured while the road-use tax was zero) plus the road-use tax of NOK 3.77/l that returned on 1 September, with 25% VAT. It will be replaced by the September figure.

Home charging: electricity price, Norgespris and grid rent

Your electricity bill in Norway has two separate parts: the electricity itself, bought from a supplier (strømleverandør), and the grid rent (nettleie) paid to the local grid company. Taxes are added to both. Norgespris is a state scheme that gives households a fixed price of 50 øre per kWh including VAT for the electricity part (up to 5,000 kWh a month for a home), and it does not cover grid rent. That is why the home price in this calculator is Norgespris plus grid rent: NOK 0.50 + NOK 0.51 = NOK 1.01 per kWh, using Statistics Norway's Q2 2026average for grid rent. If you have not chosen Norgespris, the electricity support scheme pays part of the price above a threshold, and Statistics Norway's average price households actually paid, with grid rent, was NOK 1.18 per kWh after support in Q2 2026. Use the button under the home price field to pick either value, or type your own from your last invoice. The electricity cost calculator, Norgespris calculator and grid rent calculator explain each part.

Public charging

Public chargers are run by many operators, and you pay per kWh. NAF (the Norwegian Automobile Federation) notes that prices differ between operators, and that some chargers marketed as ultra-fast cost more per kWh than ordinary fast chargers. It defines fast charging as roughly 23 to 50 kW, with some operators using the term up to 150 kW, and ultra-fast charging as faster still, for example chargers that can deliver 200 kW. There is no point paying for a faster charger if your car cannot take more power. Discounts and subscriptions exist, including charging agreements from car importers and apps that let you start a charge at several operators.

If you have just moved to Norway

• Order Norgespris yourself. It is voluntary and you have to order it at minside.elhub.no with an electronic ID. You still need an electricity contract, and you cannot combine Norgespris with the electricity support scheme. If you cannot order online, contact your grid company.
• Grid rent is the part people forget. A price of 50 øre per kWh sounds cheap, but the grid rent per kWh is about as large again, and it differs between grid companies.
• No home charger? If you rent or live in a housing association, ask the landlord or the board before you plan on home charging. Set the fast-charging share to a high number to see the cost if you depend on public chargers.
• Check the price before you plug in.Public prices are shown in the operator's app and can change through the day.
• Winter costs more. Consumption typically rises in the cold and at high speed, so use a higher figure for the winter months.
• Buying or comparing cars? The car cost calculator adds depreciation, insurance and the road traffic insurance tax, and the electric vs petrol car calculator compares the two with the break-even distance.

What this calculator does not cover

It does not include the cost of buying and installing a home charger, charging at work, subscription and membership fees, idle or parking fees at charging stations, or the time of day variation in spot prices and grid rent. Charging loss and consumption are your own estimates, and the fast charging price is whatever you enter. The Statistics Norway prices are quarterly averages for the whole country, and your own price depends on your price area, supplier and grid company.