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Scandic Hotels – in all major cities from north to south
Nordic Choice Hotels – a different hotel company
Thon Hotels – with fantastic breakfast
Hostelling International – the door to Norway
Radisson Blu Hotels – discover your favourite destinations
Widerøe – the largest regional airline in Scandinavia
AutoEurope – always a smooth car rental experience
Vy express – travel with bus throughout Norway
DFDS – Europe’s leading ferry operator 2012-2020
Rent-A-Wreck – the smart car rental alternative
Arctic Campers – Norway’s camper van rental
NOR-WAY Bussekspress – travel green with express busses
Vy – it should be easy to travel green
Hurtigruten – "The World’s Most Beautiful Sea Voyage"
Authentic Scandinavia – exciting Norway tours
Up Norway – tailored journeys
Norrøna Hvitserk – expeditions and adventure holidays
Fjord Tours – experience Norway in a nutshell® with one ticket
50 Degrees North – unforgettable tailor-made and small group tours to Norway
Discover Norway – skiing, biking and hiking tours in Norway
Norwegian Holidays – low-price package holidays with Norwegian. Flight, hotel and rental car
Secret Atlas – Svalbard and Northern Norway. Small Ship with 12 guests.
DanCenter – your specialist in holiday homes in Norway
Norgesbooking – book your perfect cabin stay in Norway
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When it comes to electric vehicles, Norway is top of the class. They are everywhere! In 2020, we actually bought more electric cars than any other types of cars altogether. How can that be?
“In 2020, 54 per cent of the new cars that were sold in Norway were EVs. And it is important to note that when we talk about EVs, we mean fully electric cars. Plug-in hybrids aren’t part of that number. If we included those like they do in many other countries, we would get to a whopping 74 per cent!” says Christina Bu, secretary general of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association.
But why? The political goal is for the whole of the Norwegian car fleet to be zero-emission (electric or hydrogen) by 2025. Which means that there are all sorts of incentives to get people to go green: purchase subsidies, cheaper parking, tolls and ferry tickets, and access to bus and taxi lanes.
“But the maybe strongest incentive is that we heavily tax the purchase of polluting petrol and diesel cars”, Bu explains.
No wonder, then, that no other country in the world has more electric vehicles per capita.
Secondly, electric cars are cool! They don’t smell bad. They are silent. And you can drive them for several hundred kilometres before you need to charge them. Not that charging is a problem in Norway – we have more than 16,000 charging stations, including 3,300 fast chargers, all over the country. So no need for range anxiety.
The easiest way to locate a charging point is on a map provided by ladestasjoner.no. To make sure you have access to the charging stations, it is important to register with the major providers in advance. Norway has about ten of them.
“Even in the northernmost parts of Northern Norway – an area with huge distances, more reindeer than people, and really low temperatures in the wintertime – you can easily get around with an EV”, Christina Bu claims.
She goes on to say that in 2021, close to 40 new electric car models will be launched in Norway. “That is more than the new petrol, diesel, and plug-in hybrid models combined!”
If you want to go on a road trip through the country, you can easily rent an electric car from most rental companies. In Geiranger and Flåm, the company eMobility has even set up a rental service for a car/scooter hybrid with two seats and open sides. Perfect for environmental-friendly sightseeing!
But why stop there? Cruise the fjords and lakes or go whale-watching on electric boats, travel with electric cable cars up mountainsides, and hop on good old-fashioned metros and trams in the larger cities. Not to mention all the electric bikes you can rent. Visit a certified sustainable destination, or check out 10 green ways to explore Norway.
And the future? It’s electric, of course!
Number of electric cars: 346,921
Per cent of electric cars: 12,06
Number of plug-in hybrids: 142,858
Per cent of plug in-hybrids: 5,11
Charging stations: almost 17,000
Fast chargers: more than 3,300
Source: elbil.no
Find charging stations at ladestasjoner.no (only in Norwegian) and get general EV information on elbil.no to plan your journey.
Reserve your electric rental car well in advance. Check rates and make reservations at Auto Europe.
See our selection of companies that work hard to make you happy all through your trip.
To find sustainable products, click on “Eco-certified providers” in the filter below.
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