Tag: transport

Tesla founder thanks Norway

Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of the highly successful US-based Tesla Motors, was back in Norway this week and full of appreciation for how Norwegian officials...

Norwegian Air plays its climate card

The US government's top transport official was in Norway this week, but he reportedly had no time to meet one-on-one with the boss of the Norwegian...

New metro line and station opens at Løren in Oslo

It had been 10 years since a brand new metro station opened in Oslo, so folks turned out in droves to welcome the arrival of the...

Roadblocks ahead for transport plan

NEWS ANALYSIS: As hundreds of thousands of Norwegians hit the road this week, to spend the country's long Easter holiday weekend at mountain cabins or...

Police may not enforce anti-diesel law

There may not be much teeth in a new local law approved by Oslo's new city government that will forbid owners of diesel-powered vehicles...

Solvik-Olsen now set to sail

Norway's transport minister, Ketil Solvik-Olsen, has avoided being called into a disciplinary hearing in Parliament, for allegedly forcing the ministry's communications out of her...

Metro traffic ground to a halt

Commuters in the Oslo area faced severe challenges getting to work, school and other appointments on Wednesday morning, after all operations of the metro...

Popular minister runs into trouble

One of the most popular and highly rated ministers in Norway's conservative government coalition has become embroiled in what he dismisses as a personnel...

Bergen restricts driving to ease air pollution

The New Year got off to a smoggy start in Norway's West Coast city of Bergen. It's best known for lots of rain and...

More petrol station changes loom

Norwegian drivers need to brace for major changes when they're out driving this year. The country's three largest petrol station chains are all set...
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