Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2023 01:18:56 +0000
Ford has just announced that the F-150 Lightning will be entering the most cutting-edge battery-electric vehicle market in the world, Norway, for the first time. In response to overwhelming consumer demand, a small number of exclusive Ford F-150 Lightning Lariat Launch Edition vehicles are now available for purchase by Norwegian customers. “In my 25 years […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 16:55:01 +0000
The bus fleet of Oslo, Norway has just received 183 articulated Solaris Urbino 18.75 electric buses. As a result, Solaris has finished the largest electric bus order it has ever received. The contract, which was signed in January 2022, is worth €100 million. Unibuss AS is the company that runs the routes on which the new Urbino […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 15:55:27 +0000
The transition to electric mobility is well underway. This transition is happening much faster than a lot of the big companies expected. In China for example, the plugin vehicle market share was a cool 33% in February. In Germany, another large and important market, the share is now close to 20%, and what was really […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 03:57:07 +0000
I recently spoke with FREYR CEO Tom Jensen for our CleanTech Talk podcast. We discussed FREYR’s plans for battery gigafactories in Europe and the USA, and particularly these regions catching up to China in EV battery production (including the battery supply chain). We also talked innovation in EV battery development and production. You can find […]
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:13:16 +0000
Growth in the energy storage market, including the transportation sector, has spurred a ramp-up in global battery manufacturing and investment in new technologies. Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the U.S. has brought a flurry of announcements from foreign companies eager to build manufacturing plants in America. FREYR, a Norway-based company, late last […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:13:43 +0000
Wind turbines must move farther offshore to gain greater efficiency. But the challenges associated with doing so are significant. At the Dutch village of Den Oever, just north of Amsterdam, the A7 motorway extends onto the Afsluitdijk, a 32-kilometer dike that separates IJsselmeer Lake and the North Sea. Near the midway point, approaching the village […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 03:01:44 +0000
A new super-sized electric truck from the company Scania is hitting the road in Norway.
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 06:00:49 +0000
Today, 80% of new cars sold in Norway are electric, compared to about 5% in the United States.
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:51:00 +0000
February saw Norway’s plugin electric vehicle share continue to grow to 90.1%, from 86.1% year on year. All the growth came from full electrics, whilst plugin hybrids lost share. Overall auto volume was 7,439 units, down some 9% YoY. The bestselling vehicle was the Tesla Model Y. February’s 90.1% overall plugin share comprised 83.1% full […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 04:40:41 +0000
One of the most exciting car companies in the world — from my perspective — is the Chinese “smart EV” startup XPeng. It’s been around for a few years, so it may seem like a veteran in some regards in this fast-growing and fast-changing market, but it’s very much a nascent company trying to scale […]