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Electric car cold weather fears dispelled in Norway

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Electric car cold weather fears were recently dispelled in Norway. Norway has been experiencing a cold wave since the beginning of the year, increasing the need for car recovery services. He explained that 2022 was when Norway experienced its last typical winter. It holds an overall market share of 20% in Norway.

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Porsche Taycan outsells all ICE cars in Norway, EVs take 83.7% market share in Jan.

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More Porsche Taycans were sold in Norway than internal-combustion-engine (ICE) cars in January 2022. There were 181 Porsche Taycans sold in January 2022, making up 98% of the legacy sports car maker’s sales in Norway. In comparison, a total of 175 gas-only vehicles were registered in Norway last month.

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DOE: 23.5% of vehicles sold in Norway in 2016 were plug-ins; highest market penetration in Europe

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Nearly one of every four vehicles sold in Norway in 2016 was a PEV (23.5%), giving the country the highest plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market penetration of European countries, according to figures from Argonne National Laboratory. For comparison purposes, the United States PEV market penetration in 2016 was 0.9%. Although 17.3%

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Promising results for low-pressure casting of aluminum bolts

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It is thus important to exploit the material as optimally as possible, and a new casting technology developed in Norway has the potential to do just that. It has been conducting comparisons to identify optimal alloy compositions and looking into what changes need to be made to the production process.

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Study finds car dealerships pose significant barrier to EV adoption

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In 126 “mystery shopper” experiences at 82 car dealerships across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the team found that that dealers were dismissive of EVs; misinformed shoppers on vehicle specifications; omitted EVs from the sales conversation; and strongly oriented customers towards gasoline and diesel vehicle options.

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Tesla launches its 2nd-cheapest, longest-range Model Y in select European countries

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In comparison, the base Model Y RWD is listed with a WLTP range of 455 km (282 miles), the Model Y Long Range Dual Motor All Wheel Drive (AWD) is listed with a WLTP range of 533 km (331 miles), and the Model Y Performance is listed with a WLTP range of 514 km (319 miles).

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BEV adoption reaches ‘tipping point’ in 31 countries: Bloomberg

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Norway, Iceland and Denmark led the BEV market share charts in Q4, with Sweden and Finland following behind. By comparison, BEVs surpassed this milestone in the U.S. While each of these countries reached the 5 percent tipping point several years ago, others like Turkey, Thailand, Estonia and Bulgaria did so at some point last year.

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