Why Has EV Adoption Been So Widespread in Norway?

Why Has EV Adoption Been So Widespread in Norway?

Here’s an encouraging piece of information for electric vehicle enthusiasts: in 2024, close to 90% of new vehicle sales in Norway were sales of EVs. This is an impressive figure for any country, but it’s especially so given that research has shown that colder temperatures can reduce EVs’ driving range — and Norway doesn’t exactly have a balmy tropical climate. What are the factors that have made Norway an EV success story?In a new article The Wa…

Most new cars in Norway are EVs. How a freezing country beat range anxiety

A deep dive into how Norway cracked the code on electric vehicle adoption.

New Study Reveals Hidden Challenges of Electrifying Public Transit

We humans don’t really like the cold. After all, our blood flow decreases, heat loss increases, and we suffer from reduced manual dexterity. But what about the machines, especially our electric vehicles (EVs)? Well, it turns out they don’t like the cold weather either. A new study1 has found that the total energy consumed and regenerated by electric buses increases by an average of 48% when the temperature is in the range of -4 °C to 0 °C compar…