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Norway promoted for electric car tourism

After more than 60 electric cars carrying more than 100 passengers made it to the relatively remote mountain village of Geiranger for a festival last...

Electric car craze keeps rolling along

There are now so many electric vehicles in Norway that state authorities will soon run out of the special "EL" license plates made to...

Electric cars hang on to tax breaks

Owners of electric vehicles will retain all their tax breaks through 2017, and removal of VAT relief in 2018 will be offset by a purchase incentive....

EU OKs electric vehicle incentives

Just a day after Norway's 50,000th electric vehicle (EV) hit the streets, Norwegian officials won assurance that their economic incentives that make the cars so popular also...

Motor trouble strands Tesla drivers

Norway has been one of the most important new markets in the world for the trendy Tesla Model S electric cars, thanks to the...

Car-sharing steps on the gas

Increasing numbers of Norwegians in urban areas are opting to join car-sharing programs instead of owning cars themselves. Norway stands to become a world leader...

Surge of support for electric cars

The Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet, Ap) threw its support behind extending tax breaks for electric cars on Thursday, much to the relief of the thousands...

Tesla founder apologizes to customers

Elon Musk, founder of the California-based electric car company Tesla Motors, made a personal apology to his eager Norwegian customers when he visited Oslo...

Electric cars now king of the roads

Norway has emerged as a world leader in the introduction of electric vehicles, and Oslo seems to have become the electric car capital of the...

Workers abandon bankrupt carmaker

Norway's long-struggling electric carmaker Think has survived several earlier bankruptcies but now its future as a Norwegian firm seems to be over. Think's laid-off...

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