Electric cars and hybrids account for an increasing number of road vehicles
The electric and hybrid car market has increased remarkably in 2018 and accounted for slightly more than 14 percent of the total passenger vehicles in…
Electric cars
Toll charges on the way for electric cars in Trondheim
Arbeiderpartiet’s (Ap’s) mayor, Trondheim and Trøndelag County Councillor, Rita Ottervik, believes the time has come for the city’s electric drivers to pay road toll. Ottervik…
The number of electric cars in Norway has passed 200,000
By the end of 2018, 200,192 electric passenger cars and vans were registered in Norway. In one year, the figure has increased by 41 per…
NSB launches city car service in Oslo
250 electric cars are now available for short term rental in Oslo through a car sharing service operated by NSB. NSB has made the service,…
EV batteries are bad for the climate
Electric vehicle (EV) batteries greatly affect the climate Electric Vehicles doesn’t seem to be the Columbus egg to solve the forecasted environmental crisis, after all….
Want discounts on parking for El-cars
The Majority of Parliament suggest discounts on parking for electric cars The majority in Parliament is for the government’s proposal that electric cars should have…
Can’t deliver enough electric cars
If you are not on one of the waiting lists, you can look far and wide for a family electric car for a while. Car…
Quick charging of electric cars more expensive than filling diesel
The electric car association strongly reacts to the increase of rates for quick charging which increases by 60 percent at 35 charging stations in Hedmark,…
OFV: Electrics are ZOOMING!
Fresh figures from the Road Traffic Advisory Board (OFV) reports that March, 2018 saw 14,401 passenger cars registered within Norway, a 7.5% increase over March,…
Norway Plugs 140,000 Electrics
Newest figures from Statistics Norway (SN) has Norway registering a total of 142,490 electric cars in 2018, (up 40% from 2017) and also of major…
Large municipalities not best on electric cars
The largest municipalities are not best on electric cars An overview of electric cars in Norwegian municipalities shows some unexpected results. The capital is surprisingly…
Only two fatal accidents involving electric cars
Only two fatal accidents involving electric cars There have been only two fatal accidents involving electric cars on Norwegian roads. Researchers believe electric car owners…
13 electric cars per charging point
13 electric cars per charging point On average, 13 electric cars share every commonly available charging point in their municipality. Parking availability is restricted…
Enova splashes out on fast charging
Enova splashes out on fast charging in rural areas Municipalities lacking fast-chargers for electric cars can, from autumn, receive support from Enova to build charging…
Statutory right to charge electric cars
Cooperative housing might obtain statutory right to charge electric cars Soon, all cooperative housing flats might obtain statutory right to charge electric cars. The parliamentary…
Health benefits for electric cars estimated to be NOK 47 billion
The Environmentalists in Bellona has used EU models and is estimate that the health benefits from switching to electric vehicles to be NOK 47 billion…
100,000 EVs rolls on Norwegian roads
Number of electric vehicles reached Monday another milestone – 100,000 electric cars are now running around on Norwegian roads without emissions. – Although we have…
Volkswagen will become the world leader in electric cars
German Volkswagen aims to become the world leader in electric vehicles by 2025. – By 2025, we plan to sell 1 million electric cars a…
President Obama promises ‘charging-stations’ for electric cars
The United States government is planning the construction of charging-stations for electric cars (EVs) along stretches of highway totaling 40,000 kilometers, running through 35 states….
Sales fall – only 15 of 100 new cars are electric cars
About 15 percent of all new cars sold in the first half of this year were electric vehicles. This is a decline from just over…
