{"id":13679,"date":"2024-03-12T15:37:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T14:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/how-did-norway-become-the-electric-car-superpower-oil-money-civil-disobedience-and-morten-from-a-ha\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T15:37:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T14:37:35","slug":"how-did-norway-become-the-electric-car-superpower-oil-money-civil-disobedience-and-morten-from-a-ha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/how-did-norway-become-the-electric-car-superpower-oil-money-civil-disobedience-and-morten-from-a-ha\/","title":{"rendered":"How did Norway become the electric car superpower? Oil money, civil disobedience \u2013 and Morten from a-ha"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 90% of new cars sold in Norway are electric. And it all started with some pop stars driving around in a jerry-rigged Fiat Panda<\/p>\n

I\u2019m kneeling on the snow outside the king\u2019s house, impersonating a 1980s heart-throb, with a man named Harald and an electric car. It\u2019s a situation that probably needs some explanation.<\/p>\n

Harald isn\u2019t the king, although the king of Norway is also called Harald<\/a>; we just happen to be outside the monarch\u2019s residence, a handsome red manor. I\u2019m in Stavanger to find out how, in a world where transport contributes about 20% of CO2<\/sub> emissions<\/a>, Norway came to lead the world in electric car take-up. In 2023, 82.4% of private vehicles sold<\/a> in the country were electric. In January, the figure was 92.1%<\/a>. The goal is to hit 100% by next year.<\/p>\n

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\nMore than 90% of new cars sold in Norway are electric. And it all started with some pop stars driving around in a jerry-rigged Fiat Panda
\nI\u2019m kneeling on the snow outside the king\u2019s house, impersonating a 1980s heart-throb, with a man named Harald and an electric car. It\u2019s a situation that probably needs some explanation.
\nHarald isn\u2019t the king, although the king of Norway is also called Harald; we just happen to be outside the monarch\u2019s residence, a handsome red manor. I\u2019m in Stavanger to find out how, in a world where transport contributes about 20% of CO2 emissions, Norway came to lead the world in electric car take-up. In 2023, 82.4% of private vehicles sold in the country were electric. In January, the figure was 92.1%. The goal is to hit 100% by next year. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More than 90% of new cars sold in Norway are electric. And it all started with some pop stars driving around in a jerry-rigged Fiat Panda I\u2019m kneeling on the snow outside the king\u2019s house, impersonating a 1980s heart-throb, with a man named Harald and an electric car. It\u2019s a situation that probably needs some …<\/p>\n

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