As of may 2018 there are 230 000 registered battery electric cars bevs in norway.
Norway electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
So deep is the penetration of electric vehicles charging infrastructure and governmental commitment that much of the country can now readily be traversed on battery power.
Norway s capital city of oslo will be the world s first metropolitan area to install wireless induction based charging stations for electric taxis in a bid to make a zero emission cab system.
The market penetration passed 5 in december 2016 and attained 10 in october 2018.
Almost 60 of new cars sold in norway during march 2019 were entirely electric powered.
Most streets you walk down you ll see a charging point.
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The norwegian parliament has decided on a national goal that all new cars sold by 2025 should be zero emission electric or hydrogen.
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Oslo launched a municipal charging infrastructure program in 2008 and the outcomes are clear.
In march 2014 norway became the first country where one in every 100 passenger cars on the road was a plug in electric.
They re ubiquitous across the city and it s common to see a cable snaking out plugged into the side of a nearby car.
The norwegian plug in car segment market share has been the highest in the world for several years.
Battery electric and plug in hybrid vehicles together hold a 50 market share.
By 2011 norway had 1 900 charging points.
In norway the number of electric car charging stations has increased in recent years reaching more than 16 thousand for roughly 400 thousand electric and plug in hybrid cars registered as of 2020.