One of the European nations pioneering widespread electric vehicle (EV) adoption is Norway, though new regulation changes heading into 2023 are set to cost zero-emission buyers more than in the past couple of years. Norway is proposing budget policies to reinstate a previously removed Vehicle-Added Tax (VAT) for new EV purchases, accounting for 25 percent […]
SpaceX on Saturday announced the launch of its Starlink satellite internet service in Norway. Starlink’s Norwegian rollout comes after the high-speed satellite broadband provider achieved full-Earth coverage last month. You can check out SpaceX’s Starlink availability map for a full rundown of global availability on its website. Earlier today, SpaceX launched another 54 Starlink satellites […]
Tesla’s Model Y was the overall best-selling vehicle in Norway during June, according to the latest country’s automotive statistics (via @alex_avoigt). The Model Y didn’t just top electric vehicle (EV) sales in the country, but actually sold the most units of any car on the market — electric or otherwise. Tesla sold a total of […]
According to the latest statistics from elbilstatistikk.no, Tesla’s Model Y has dominated new passenger car sales in Norway so far this month and this year (via InsideEVs). The all-electric crossover had a lull in sales for the past couple of months, but it appears to be rebounding. As of June 25, Tesla has sold nearly […]
Major shifts in auto sales trends are taking place in Norway, primarily in a move away from the classic internal combustion engine (ICE) and towards electric vehicles (EVs). The Porsche Taycan outsold all ICE vehicles combined in Norway in January, representing a continued shift to EVs within the country, according to country data. The Norwegian […]
Tesla announced plans to expand its Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) last year, and a new update shows that the automaker is officially expanding the pilot service to other European countries. Non-Tesla vehicles in France and Norway can now charge at select Superchargers, according to a page on the automaker’s website (via @TeslaCharging). […]
Image credit: Weibo user ‘Delo loves to drive’ As NIO plans on rivaling Tesla and Volkswagen in Norway, the company is unfolding its electric vehicle (EV) roadmap in the new market with its first newly-operational battery swap station in the country. NIO’s first battery swap station in Norway is now operational, after beginning construction last […]
After last year’s electric vehicles (EV) sales in Norway made up 54 percent of all new car sales in 2020, the country has outdone itself once again. EVs accounted for almost two-thirds of total vehicles sold in Norway in 2021, with Tesla becoming the top-selling automotive brand overall, according to Reuters. Norway’s total car sales […]
A Norwegian court has found Tesla guilty of throttling Supercharger charging speeds, and ordered the automaker to pay $14,000 to affected owners, as detailed by StreetInsider Premium (via @SawyerMeritt). The case involves older Model S sedans with 85 kWh battery packs, with the latter discontinued in 2016. The allegations said Tesla throttled charging speeds at Superchargers […]
The Tesla Model Y arrived in Europe over the past couple of months, and one major adopter of the electric SUV is seeing its zero-emission sales increase as a result of the new range Tesla has helped drive up electric vehicle (EV) sales in Norway, to help them achieve a milestone of almost 80 percent […]
Tesla’s Model Y shipped to European countries for the first time this month, and according to a new update, the electric SUV is doing quite well in one of the most zero-emission vehicle-friendly countries on the continent. The Tesla Model Y has become the top-selling electric vehicle (EV) in Norway for August just five days […]
In a widescale test measuring range, battery consumption, and charge time featuring 21 different EVs and performed by the Norwegian Automotive Federation (NAF), Ford’s Mustang Mach-E Long Range came out on top in terms of range, while the Tesla Model 3 came in second by about 30 miles, as reported by Inside EVs. The test […]
Tesla is facing lawsuits around the world, and in a recent update, the company will now have to compensate Norwegian Tesla owners for past blunders. A conciliation court in Norway ordered Tesla to pay Model S owners 136,000 kroner ($16,000 USD) each, after finding that a given software update negatively impacted charging times, according to […]
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) company NIO has had a successful year despite an ongoing semiconductor chip shortage slowing production, and now the Shanghai-based company has shared plans to expand into new territory. NIO will rival Tesla and Volkswagen in Norway with the release of its ES8 SUV expected in September, and the ET7 luxury sedan […]
Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway, made massive investments in Tesla and a number of other companies at the forefront of the electrification revolution in Q4 2020 — reports Barron’s. The Norwegian bank currently manages the world’s largest sovereign-wealth fund–the Norway Government Pension Fund–and disclosed the stock investments in a form filed with the […]
