Vårt Oslo: Sharp decrease in number of accidents involving electric scooters
The number of people injured in accidents with electric scooters in Oslo fell by almost 80% from July last year to July this year. In…
Electric scooters
Price of renting electric scooters in Norway to increase
New insurance rules for electric scooters mean that several rental companies are now increasing their prices by around 20%. From Thursday, the government mandates that…
Police in Oslo check blood alcohol level of electric scooter riders, seize two driving licenses
The police in Oslo have carried out another blood alcohol level check aimed at electric scooter riders. The operation resulted in eight reports and two…
One in four Norwegians wants to ban electric scooters
23% of Norwegians believe that a ban should be introduced on all use of electric scooters in Norway, according to a recent survey conducted by…
Survey: Eight out of ten Norwegians support the introduction of an age limit for using electric scooters
In a new survey, 85% of Norwegians said that they support a lower age limit for the use of electric scooters. “With the new rules…
New survey: 5 out of 10 Norwegians want to ban electric scooters on sidewalks
The government is considering a proposal to ban electric scooters on sidewalks. According to a recent survey, half of respondents support such a ban. In…
Voi, Tier, and Bolt win tender to rent e-scooters in Oslo
The three companies Voi, Tier, and Bolt won the tender to rent electric scooters in Oslo. The companies can rent out 2,667 e-scooters each. Twelve…
Oslo decides not to revoke licenses of companies accused of having too many e-scooters in operation
Several electric scooter players in Oslo have been accused of having too many electric scooters. After hearing out the companies, Oslo Municipality decided they would…
Municipality: Five e-scooter rental companies in Oslo have too many scooters
Oslo Municipality set a ceiling on the number of electric scooters in the city in September. However, it claims that five out of 12 e-scooter…
Electric scooter companies agree to Copenhagen’s requirements
The electric scooter rental companies agreed to the authorities’ ban on parking electric scooters on municipal land in Copenhagen. The ban was passed last year…
Oslo has received multiple complaints about the new electric scooter rules
The maximum number of 8,000 bicycles is generating dissatisfaction among Oslo residents. The local authorities have received multiple complaints about the new electric scooter rules,…
Electric scooter injuries in Oslo halved after the new rules were introduced
In September, the emergency services in Oslo registered 143 injuries in connection with electric scooters in September – a decrease of more than 50% compared…
Norway’s Public Roads Administration wants to stop the sale of illegal electric scooters
At the moment, online stores can sell electric scooters that are illegal in Norway as long as they state that they are illegal. The Norwegian…
Bergen now has the highest number of electric scooters per 10,000 inhabitants in Europe
Since the new regulations for electric scooters were introduced in Oslo earlier this month, Bergen has become the city with the highest number of electric…
Fewer injuries have been reported after the introduction of new electric scooter rules in Oslo
The number of injuries at the Oslo emergency department has decreased after the new rules on electric scooters – including cuts in the number of…
Electric scooter companies lose court case against Oslo Municipality – must cut the number of electric scooters
The electric scooter companies Tier, Voi, and Ryde lost the lawsuit against Oslo Municipality on Friday. Thus, they will be forced to reduce the number…
The number of electric scooter injuries in Oslo has decreased – doctors believe the new measures helped
In August, 301 people were treated at the Oslo emergency room for injuries connected to electric scooters. That is around 100 fewer cases than in…
Government plans to introduce blood alcohol limit and helmet requirement for some electric scooter drivers
A blood alcohol limit, a helmet requirement for children under the age of 15, and a ban on riding on sidewalks are among the restrictions…
Elderly woman hit by electric scooter in Oslo
An elderly woman was hit by an electric scooter at Majorstuen in Oslo late Friday afternoon. Police are searching for two people who drove the…
Elderly woman hit by electric scooter in Kongsberg
A woman in her 70s was transported to the hospital on Friday morning after being hit by an electric scooter in the center of Kongsberg….
