Tag: electric cars
Oslo threatened to ban all ‘fossil’ cars
UPDATED: The City of Oslo, under state orders to beef up plans for cutting emissions in the Norwegian capital, was reportedly considering a ban...
Tesla meets some trouble in Norway
Tesla electric cars remain wildly popular in Norway, not least because of major tax incentives on zero-emission cars in the country, but not all...
New car sales shift into high gear
A total of 158,650 new cars were registered in Norway last year, making 2017 an historic year for sales. Only twice before have more...
New electric plane cleared for takeoff
Norway is taking its electrification of the transport sector to new heights. The state agency in charge of Norwegian airports, Avinor, has teamed up...
First electric bus ready to roll
Oslo's first all-electric bus is now being readied for some test runs between Mortensrud on the east side of the Norwegian capital and Vika...
New ‘Tesla tax’ gears up the opposition
After promising that electric cars would retain all their tax advantages in the new state budget, the Norwegian government has charged up opposition over...
Climate deal struck with California
The Norwegian government is joining California's battle against the climate policies of US President Donald Trump. While Trump wants to pull the US out...
Norway shifts to automatic gear
There's a quiet automobile revolution going on in Norway that will likely make life a lot easier for visitors renting cars who never learned how...
Oslo to test driverless transport service
Norwegian officials plan to introduce some boxy-looking electric vehicles next summer that will drive themselves where passengers want to go. They're set to be...
Police nab cheaters in the bus lane
Police in Oslo and Bærum have started cracking down on motorists who use the right-hand lanes of main thoroughfares that are reserved for buses,...
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