Thanks to electric cars, Norway will reach climate target in 2020
New figures reveal that Norway is expected to reach 2020 greenhouse gas emission targets, and it has its early transition to electric vehicles to thank.
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Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.
The great Norwegian paradox: oil expansion and electric revolution
Norway is a leader in electric vehicles, but also in the extraction and sale of fossil fuels. How do the two conflicting stories add up?
Norway environmental heavyweights to build $4.5 billion EV battery industry
From an a-ha! moment to a billion dollar plan to develop a world-class electric car battery industry: How two Norwegian heavyweights got together for a big battery production project.
One in two car sales in Norway electric, while petrol and diesel decline 60 per cent
Half of all new car sales in Norway are still electric, despite a one-third decline in the overall market due to the Covid-19 crisis.
Commercial electric planes set to take off in Norway by 2030
Electric planes could be flying short-haul routes in Norwegian skies as soon as 2030, a new government report has predicted.
Norway horrified as new rates make EV charging prices higher than petrol
Electric car charging rate hike draws backlash from EV owners who say new rates make powering an electric vehicle more expensive than fossil fuels.
Boom in Model 3 sales pushes Norway Tesla numbers to 40,000
Norway notches up 40,000 Tesla electric cars on its roads, led by sales of the Model 3 – the most popular electric vehicle sold in the country so far this year.
World first: All Oslo taxis will be electric and charging wirelessly from 2023
Oslo becomes the first city to insist all taxis are electric, making plans to charge them over the air.
Norway has 200,000 EVs and its best seller is the Nissan Leaf
Norway continues to lead the charge in electric vehicle uptake, hitting the 200,000 mark – and a quarter of those are Nissan Leafs.